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Save big on this awesome new roguelike game that's basically co-op Hades
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Deal SWORN is a sweet new roguelike that's basically co-op Hades, and thanks to this deal, you can pick it up for less right now.

NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics cards are melting (again), but why?
By Ben Wilson, Cale Hunt published
PC Gaming Who's to blame for this recurring nightmare with NVIDIA's RTX 12VHPWR and 12V-2x6 GPU power cables?

STALKER 2 just got a huge Patch 1.2 update with over 1,700 fixes
By Brendan Lowry last updated
News STALKER 2 Patch 1.2, the first big 2025 update for the game, is officially out now. Here's a look at all the highlights from the patch notes.

Microsoft's 'Avowed' early access annoyingly skips Xbox cloud for NVIDIA GeForce Now
By Jez Corden published
Xbox If you paid the extra $23 for early access to Avowed and $20 per month for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you may find that Microsoft prefers your custom on NVIDIA GeForce Now instead.

PowerToys and Windows Package Manager are coming together in glorious matrimony
By Richard Devine published
Software PowerToys and Windows Package Manager (winget) are two of the best Windows 11 tools, and they're getting closer integration.

Indiana Jones wins three awards at 28th D.I.C.E. awards — but not GOTY
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Bethesda Softworks and MachineGames' Indiana Jones and the Great Circle won three nominations at the 28th D.I.C.E. awards, but Astro Bot won Game of the Year.

After skipping Xbox for 20 years, a major Japanese studio returns with the reveal of their latest RPG
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Level 5 hasn't worked with Xbox since the cancellation of "True Fantasy Live Online" some two decades ago. With Xbox's renewed effort to court developers from across the world, Level 5 has returned with "Fantasy Life i."

Free video editor Clipchamp gets a major update
By Sean Endicott published
Apps The default video editor on Windows 11 now has a cleaner interface, timestamps, and new AI features.
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