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Latest Steam Deck update keeps the fan quiet and temps low

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

Coming with the latest Beta update for the Steam Deck, Valve's made some changes to the fan curve, and it looks like all our prayers have been answered. We, like many of you, noticed how loud the Steam Deck is…

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Today's Wordle answer #314: Friday, April 29

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

Have you been looking for the Wordle April 29 (314) answer? I like to change up my opener from time to time—to try and lock in a common letter early, or know for sure I'm not going to get tripped…

CyberpowerPC Infinity X125 RTX gaming PC

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

This isn't the first Alder Lake gaming PC we've looked at this year, but the ones before it have all been very, very expensive. If you've got the budget to stretch to an all-singing all-dancing high-end system, then you're spoiled…

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This RTX 3090 Ti is cooled by no less than five fans

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

With smart engineering, some cards run surprisingly cool, like the Asus TUF RTX 3090 Ti, which recorded a peak temperature of under 70 degrees in our review. The RTX 3090 Ti isn't one of them, and it's been well-documented how…

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Here are all the free games you can grab right now

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

There are lot of free games floating around there right now, from Epic's weekly freebies to publisher promos on Steam, GOG sale giveaways, and more. But staying on top of them all can be a real chore, and you might…

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Knotwords might replace Wordle as my favorite daily word puzzle

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

Wordle and its many, many clones—some of which are quite good games in their own right—have dominated the daily puzzle discourse for the past several months. But I'm happy to say there's a new contender in the daily word puzzle…

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Valve just fixed my biggest complaint about the Steam Deck

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

Wow. I've been playing with the Steam Deck regularly since I reviewed it in February, and every update Valve has released over the past two months has made something about the Deck a little bit better. But the most recent…

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Magic: the Gathering's roaring '20s set has me trying new things for once

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

Magic: the Gathering has always been about wizards who cross the multiverse, though they usually seemed to end up on standard medieval fantasy worlds. That's changed recently, and I don't just mean with crossovers like the upcoming Warhammer 40,000 set,…

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The best webcams in 2022

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

The best webcam captures you accurately and without flaw. It should be able to handle you in dimly-lit or bright office settings and do it consistently. A good webcam adapts to whatever scenario you need it to display and hopefully…

Best PC speakers in 2022

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

The best PC speakers punctuate your gaming and desktop experience with superb audio. With good speakers, big games sound big, small games pop, and the entire experience of using your PC feels complete. While the best gaming headsets can offer…

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Activision Blizzard shareholders approve Microsoft buyout, but it's not a done deal

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

Activision Blizzard's shareholders have overwhelmingly approved Microsoft's offer to buy the company for $95 a share. As Bloomberg points out, however, the vote doesn't mean that the acquisition is a done deal, and the Wall Street crowd isn't fully convinced…

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Stardew Valley players won't stop making increasingly unhinged Grandpa death mods

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

As is written in the farm life sim bylaws, Stardew Valley begins the way so many do: with your character inheriting a plot of land from their dear, deceased relative. In Stardew, your kind, old grandpa gets a quick farewell…

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The Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will stream on June 12

3 weeks ago PC Gamer

There may be no E3 this year but, let's be honest here, there's still pretty much E3 this year. Microsoft announced today that the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will stream on Sunday, June 12, at 10 am Pacific /…

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Dune: Spice Wars delivers the 4X war, but could use more Dune

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

I thought he who controlled the spice controlled the universe, but it turns out he who controls the spice mostly just pays hella taxes. Here I am on Arrakis, spreading Fremen warriors to more and more territories so I can…

Mobile Games

The mysterious Warcraft mobile game is giving nothing away before its May 3 reveal

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Out of all the things that have leaked out of Blizzard in the past few years, the Warcraft mobile game has remained a secret. The working title for it—which is really just a description—is all there is to know, and…

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The fifth Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is called Modern Warfare 2, not to be confused with Modern Warfare 2

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Surprise, there will be a new Call of Duty game this year. It's Infinity Ward's turn up to bat and we've known for a while that its next game is the sequel to 2019's Modern Warfare. Today, Infinity Ward formally…

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Sonic creator Yuji Naka goes nuclear: 'I don't think Square Enix cares about games'

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Yuji Naka, the celebrated game designer best-known for his years at Sega and as the head of Sonic Team, has posted an extraordinary condemnation of Square Enix and its approach to making games. The remarks, posted to Naka's social media…

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Where to find Zarium Accolade in Warframe

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Getting Zarium Accolade in Warframe isn't too difficult, if you know where to look. Or, rather, listen. The bounty that asks you to find this resource becomes available after you've started the new The Angels of the Zariman missions, but…

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Yes, you can absolutely game on an ergonomic keyboard

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

The world of gaming keyboards is a funny old business. In the last few years, we’ve seen everything from analogue switches to low profile ones, to ones with OLED displays and a shedload more. So, essentially it’s become a case…

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Where to find the hidden dragon boss in Elden Ring

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

You don't need to fight Elden Ring's Placidusax boss to complete your journey in the Lands Between, but if you're determined to take on every boss, this dragon is very easy to miss. It's also required for one of the…

Hyte Revolt 3 PC case review

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

There is something supremely industrial about the almost utilitarian design of the mostly metal Hyte Revolt 3 mini-ITX PC case. It doubles down on the angular, cuboid aesthetic with every facet of the external design being unashamedly sharp. Well, apart…

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How do I hide my Steam activity?

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

It shouldn't be this hard to find the setting to make your Steam activity private. Who needs Steam to send out a notification every time you start up a game? Frankly, it's a little obnoxious. Look, no one cares that…

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Neopets jumps to 4.1M visits per month but is now unsurprisingly wracked with cheaters

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Neopets was once a blindingly popular, browser-based universe—filled with faeries, aliens and legendary, battle born puppers. Since its conception in the late '90s, it's seen millions of users pass through, playing games to earn Neopoints in order to feed, dress,…

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Halo Infinite Season 2: Start time, battle pass, maps, modes, and more

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

After a lengthy wait, Halo Infinite's second season, Lone Wolves, is about to begin next week. You can expect to see new maps, modes, loot, more challenges and, of course, a brand new battle pass that seemingly never expires. Season…

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Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal headset review

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

You'd be forgiven if you don't feel the desire to spend money on a pair of gaming cans for your desktop, earbuds for your walk to work, and audiophile headphones for lounging with some tunes. There's a benefit to more…

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 now the highest-grossing videogame movie ever in the US

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is now the highest-grossing domestic videogame movie ever made—making $147 million in the US to just tip the $146 million of the original. The domestic qualifier is necessary because, while the blue blur's sequel has made…

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Stalker 2 site banned by Russian authorities in petty censorship

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine has had an enormous impact on studios and independent developers anywhere near the conflict. Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World was based in the Ukrainian capital city Kyiv, but is currently in the process of…

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Dying Light 2's new game plus mode is here to shake up the horde

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Dying Light 2's eagerly awaited new game plus mode is now live, as part of the chunky 1.3.0 update. The mode means that, after finishing the game once, it can be played again with modified parameters. Developer Techland says the…

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Call of Duty cheaters have recently found themselves blind to other players

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

In the last few days, cheaters in Call of Duty: Vanguard may have noticed their games have been curiously empty—at least, until a silent, invisible bullet pierces their skull. That's thanks to a new technique called Cloaking, a feature recently…

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RAM manufacturer reveals Ryzen 7000 will support DDR5-5200

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Memory manufacturer, Apacer, has revealed on its site that AMD intends to support faster memory than the JEDEC specification by default. The slide on Apacer's site lists the current supported memory standards for Intel and AMD platforms, including the unreleased…

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Today's Wordle answer #313: Thursday, April 28

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Are you hoping to find the Wordle April 28 (313) answer? Good luck tends to take the day off at the worst moments—like when I've somehow dodged every correct letter on my keyboard and found myself staring at two yellow…

Meta's new high-end VR headset is coming this year but it's not for gamers

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Meta has confirmed it's working on a new higher-end VR headset than the popular Quest 2, which will release later this year. However, before you get too excited, Mark Zuckerberg has said the new device, codename Project Cambria, is “more…

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Nvidia spent 1.8M hours testing GPU drivers in 2021

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

It's no leap to say that the quality of a graphics card comes down to the quality of its driver. You could have a card that can play Cyberpunk 2077 at 8K 144Hz with full ray tracing, but it wouldn't…

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Artesian Builds files for bankruptcy with an estimated $1.3M in unfulfilled orders

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Last Friday, defunct custom PC maker Artesian Builds filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in California with over $3 million in liabilities on its balance sheet, including $1.37 million in unfulfilled orders. A court-appointed restructuring officer is now seeking buyers for…

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Disney Dreamlight Valley looks like Kingdom Hearts minus the anime nonsense

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Move over, Elden Ring, it's time for the adults to have some fun. Disney Dreamlight Valley is a life sim and adventure game that lets you live in a town populated with characters from Disney and Pixar films. The game's…

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You can now transfer your Bethesda Launcher games to Steam

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

It lived for a while but never really grew up. The Bethesda Launcher arrived in 2016, but it unfortunately didn't evolve into much of anything besides a desktop client with two buttons: buy game and play game. And now it's…

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QA workers on Dragon Age 4 have applied to form a union

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Days after Raven QA got the green light to go forward with their union vote, another QA unit working with a big developer has moved to unionize. This time, external contractors doing QA for Bioware have applied to the Alberta…

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Maxis performed an exorcism on The Sims 4's cursed main menu

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Among the many unearned stereotypes about millennials, the one unanimous truth is that we are horrified by unexpected phone calls. And getting repeated unexpected calls? Well I may just choose to chuck my phone out a window. Maxis has harnessed…

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Did Bungie accidentally leak one of next season's Destiny 2 exotic weapons?

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Okay, who's ready to go down the rabbit hole, via a brief detour to Japan? Last week we talked about what I'm pretty sure were the longest balance change notes PC Gamer has ever encountered in the form of a…

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The best builds in Elden Ring

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

The best Elden Ring builds start with a strong weapon or play style that will help you carve through the Lands Between. Every other piece of equipment revolves around that weapon choice or playstyle: there are tons of weapons, armor…

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'Block Quake' delivers the Lego Quake experience we didn't know we needed

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Modder Kebby_Quake has spat in the face of Shub-Niggurath, creating a mod for Quake that replaces weapons, enemies, and pickups with Lego facsimiles, bringing a childlike innocence and whimsy to the gruesome, Trent Reznor-scored FPS. Kebby's work is impressive, and…

Trailers

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe launch trailer is not here

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

It's 4/27, which means Employee 427 is back on the clock. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe has arrived, and Stanley stans are no doubt excited to explore the “expanded reimaging” of 2013's brilliant comedy adventure. I'd honestly just skip my…

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Nike's NFT sneakers are selling for obscene amounts of money

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Nike and RTFKT have launched a line of virtual sneaker NFTs, and some of their “CryptoKicks” have now sold for well above six figures. It's just like physical sneaker collecting, except you don't get any sneakers. Nike CryptoKicks is a…

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Where to find map fragments in Elden Ring

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

The Lands Between is huge, but you can make navigating a little easier by collecting Elden Ring map fragments. These collectables are often found next to pillars and collecting them reveals a section of the map so you can plan…

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The best Wordle starting words

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Looking for the best Wordle starting word? For many of us, Wordle has rapidly grown from cute social media novelty to a daily habit; the popular word guessing game is as much a part of our everyday lives as fresh…

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Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific Season 3 is out now

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

I hope you wrapped up your last battle pass, because a new season of Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific starts today. Season 3, Classified Arms, is lighter on content at launch than past seasons, but players have something bigger to…

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Tesla's valuation nosedives alongside Musk's Twitter takeover

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

This week it was announced that Twitter “has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity wholly owned by Elon Musk”, for a deal that will end up being worth about $44 billion. The proposed acquisition would…

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Magic Arena gets all dark and dangerous in the Streets of New Capenna

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

Ask most gamers what they can expect to find in Magic the Gathering and you'll hit the usual high-fantasy tropes of ogres, demons, dragons, and maybe planeswalkers. All of those are present and correct in the Streets of New Capenna,…

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Final Fantasy 14's director is already working on the next expansion's story

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

It's hard to believe that it's nearly been five months since Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker was released. The latest expansion wrapped up the game's decade-long story, bringing a close to the Hydaelyn/Zodiark arc. I've been itching to know where director…

Reviews

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe review

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

NEED TO KNOW What is it? The Stanley Parable rebuilt in the Unity Engine, but with much more of itself. Expect to pay: $24.99/£19.49 Developer: Crows Crows Crows Publisher: Crows Crows Crows Reviewed on: RTX 2080, Intel i7-9700K , 16GB…

NZXT H1 V2 mini-ITX PC case review

4 weeks ago PC Gamer

I was a big fan of the original NZXT H1 mini-ITX chassis when it first came out. But then, mine never caught fire, which is a good thing because I've been using it as the basis for my office work…

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