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'Easily the dumbest thing I've ever built': Guy puts spikes and taser on Steam Deck to stop family from using it

Have you ever been sick of your family using your electronics without asking, and thought 'boy, I should put spikes and a taser on this thing'? If the answer is yes, then you're like Redditor ConroyyJenkinss (presumably no relation to Leroy), who has done just that. Taking to the Steam Deck subreddit, they recently ann...

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Micron's low power DRAM 'consumes approximately one-third the power of DDR5' in AI data center workloads, but I'm not sure that's good news

AI's hunger for both power and memory, plus the resulting supply crisis of the latter, has led to many industry players engaging in a spot of creative problem solving. Case in point, Micron and Meta have collaborated on an experimental data centre roll out of low power DRAM.Micron has developed SOCAMM2, a fresh form fa...

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Far Cry Extraction Shooter Reportedly Cancelled By Ubisoft

It's been almost five years since the release of Far Cry 6, the longest gap between two mainline releases since the series' inception in 2004. This has coincided with a tumultuous period for Ubisoft, characterised by project cancellations, layoffs and studio closures.

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Baldur's Gate 3 players on PC can't decide if the latest third-person camera mod is a revelation or a crime against Larian's original vision

The discussion of whether Baldur's Gate 3 needs an actual third-person camera mode or not is ongoing, but with Larian now focused on Divinity, modders keep putting out modifications that try to deliver what many players demand in different ways. Now, a 'true third-person camera' mod has blown up in popularity and reign...

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Dragon Age: Thedas at War is a BioWare RPG-inspired Crusader Kings 3 total conversion mod that's here to keep the series alive while it sits in EA limbo

Who knows when or if BioWare'll ever be allowed to make a follow-up to Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Whatever ends up being the future of a series EA've left in a rather ambiguous place, a group of Crusader Kings 3 modders have stepped up to make a Dragon Age total conversion that lets folks play out a bit of their own ki...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 4
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New Baldur’s Gate 3 Mod Has Given Me All The Excuse I Need To Play The Game Again

Oh no! A third-person camera mod that makes it feel just like Dragon Age? Guess I'll just have to spend another 100 hours testing it out.

1 month ago πŸ‘ 4
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Naruto: 7 Most Overpowered Swordsmen, Ranked

The Naruto series has its share of overpowered swordsmen. From the kenjutsu masters of the Hidden Cloud Village to the infamous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, Naruto features plenty of skillful sword masters who can end battles in a single draw, swing, or strike of their blades.

1 month ago πŸ‘ 3
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STALKER 2 Confirms Launch Date For Cost of Hope Story Expansion and Major 2.0 Update

Developer GSC Game World has just confirmed that STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl's Cost of Hope expansion and its 2.0 update will launch on August 20, 2026. STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl's Cost of Hope DLC was first announced back in March, and while details are still scarce, it's said to feature new story missions, weap...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 5
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls had a Magik-al open beta weekend, as character popularity data reveals a surprising community favourite

The data is in! Following the weekend open beta for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, one player has done the work and discovered which character was the most popular among enthusiastic players. Read more

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User-made maps from Steam top-seller Meccha Chameleon have been found to contain malware, just as the game's official Discord server got hacked

The indie viral mega-hit prop hunt game Meccha Chameleon has had quite the unfortunate weekend. The game's developer has responded to a report claiming some of the game's Steam Workshop maps included malware. Those maps are user-created, and - like all Workshop maps - were available to download by anyone who owns the g...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 5
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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Quietly Improves Hated Feature

Ubisoft has quietly released an update for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced that, in some instances, removes one of the most hated features of any Assassin's Creed game in recent years. Of course, this is mostly a visual thing, so fans shouldn't expect any major changes to gameplay in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Re...

1 month ago πŸ‘ 7
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Veteran Dragon Age Developer Has Bad News For Fans

Mark Darrah, one of the key figures behind the development of the first few Dragon Age games, recently shared his thoughts on why another entry in the fantasy series is unlikely to happen at EA. Essentially, Darrah believes that after Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet EA's sales expectations, no one at the compa...

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