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Slay the Spire 2 devs have a radical stance on piracy

Slay the Spire 2's engine choice has shaped the studio's approach to piracy. By 2024 Mega Crit had spent two years building the roguelike in Unity, but the studio switched to Godot after Unity announced it would start charging developers for downloads. Godot is open-source, and

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Console and PC players trade hope and despair over Crimson Desert and Denuvo

Theres a phrase that keeps coming up in discussions about Crimson Desert: "It looks too good to be true." PS5 and Xbox players in particular have been skeptical, since you don't have to look much further than Cyberpunk 2077 for a game that looked great

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Microsoft drops 'This is an Xbox' campaign

Microsoft appears to have removed all references to the “This is an Xbox” campaign from its Xbox Wire site. Game Developer noted the original announcement now leads to a 404 page and a tied quiz has disappeared. The timing follows weeks after Xbox head Phil Spencer announced his retirement and

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Top PlayStation trophy hunter permanently banned, blames hacker

David Tremblay, who once held the record for earning the most PlayStation Trophies, has been permanently banned from the PlayStation Network. His PSN account, dav1d_123, was "permanently suspended" earlier this week over alleged rule violations. Tremblay blames a hacker and Sony’s "incompetent" support and

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Google Maps adds Ask Gemini and Immersive Navigation

Google Maps is introducing two new features: Ask Gemini, which brings conversational answers inside Maps, and Immersive Navigation, a redesigned driving view that changes how routes are presented. Ask Gemini lets you ask Maps conversational questions instead of searching elsewhere. Sample queries include: "Is there a public tennis court

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Chained Echoes developer preparing lawsuit against First Press Games

Chained Echoes was funded on Kickstarter in early 2019 and released digitally on December 8, 2022. The campaign met stretch goals for physical editions on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC. Matthias Linda, the solo developer behind Umami Tiger, announced he is terminating his business relationship with First Press Games

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Testers told Embark 'they didn't like the PvP'

Arc Raiders sits in the awkward position of being a popular PvPvE game while some players strongly dislike the PvP element, and developer Embark Studios has encountered that reaction before. Production director Caio Braga said during a Game Developer Conference 2026 panel that PvP has been controversial from the moment

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Valve Defends Loot Boxes, Compares Them to Pokémon Card Packs

Valve has replied to the New York attorney general’s lawsuit over paid loot boxes and item trading in games like Counter-Strike 2 and DOTA 2 with a lengthy statement posted on Steam. The company defended how its loot boxes work, comparing them to physical products such as baseball card

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Save $44 on the Renpho MorphoScan Nova — best price yet

As of March 12, the Renpho MorphoScan Nova Smart Scale is on sale at Amazon for $189.98, down from $233.99 — nearly 20% off and the lowest price on record. The discount is a Lightning deal and will disappear when the timer runs out. The scale uses eight high-sensitivity

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Xbox’s Next Console Looks Powerful, But Dev Kits Won’t Ship Until 2027

At GDC 2026, Jason Ronald outlined Microsoft’s next console, codenamed Project Helix. He said Helix will support path tracing and machine learning-based frame generation, run on a custom AMD SOC with a large increase in raytracing performance, and include a next-generation version of AMD’s FSR upscaling, Neural Texture

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I switched to a Wi‑Fi 7 mesh router at home - it was overkill in the best way

After moving from a one‑bedroom apartment to a three‑story condo, my old Wi‑Fi setup couldn't cover every floor. A previous mesh system, the TP‑Link Deco BE25, improved coverage, so I tested the newer TP‑Link Deco BE77 to see how much further things could

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Game dev union marches at GDC with draft 'Game Workers' Bill of Rights'

Around 50 developers and members of the United Videogame Workers of CWA marched through the Game Developers Conference on Wednesday in a demonstration similar to last year's. The group chanted "videogames are worker-made" and "game workers united will never be defeated." Outside at Yerba

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Asus leans on high-end mix and AI to weather the memory crisis

The memory crisis appears to be hitting almost everyone, from PC gamers to PC suppliers, but Asus doesn't seem too worried. Opening the topic, Asus CFO Nick Wu says, "I would like to briefly add that as investors are currently focusing on the rise in memory prices

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Elden Ring Tarnished Edition on Switch 2 is surprisingly solid

Elden Ring Tarnished Edition was billed as a Nintendo Switch 2 showcase when it was announced alongside the console, but a shaky Gamescom demo and a subsequent delay left fans worried. Bandai Namco unveiled a newly optimized build at the Game Developers Conference, and a hands-on session in both docked

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Save $502.03 on Hisense 100-inch QD7 Mini-LED 4K TV at Amazon

As of March 12, the Hisense 100-inch Class QD7 Mini-LED 4K TV is priced at $1,397.96 on Amazon, $502.03 below its $1,899.99 list price and the lowest price yet at the retailer. The set is a smart Fire TV with 4K resolution and QLED Color,

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PlayerUnknown wants to reclaim the term 'metaverse'

Three years ago the executive class seemed possessed by a fixation on words like "blockchain," "NFT," "Web3," and "Metaverse." Those dark days are behind us now—the execs got bored and decided to make RAM cost $1,000 a stick—but you

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How I streamed my off-road Miata race using Starlink and StarStream

Remote off-road courses are often unreachable by traditional broadcast infrastructure—what if your course is 100 miles (161 km) from nowhere or 1,000 miles (1,610 km) long and only reachable on bumpy, dirty roads? This satellite streaming technology transforms off-road racing for fans and teams, using Starlink paired

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How Nintendo Built Donkey Kong Bananza's Satisfying Destruction

Donkey Kong Bananza on Switch 2 lets players destroy almost everything in its levels, and includes a menu option to restore a level if you go too far. The team put destruction at the heart of the design but also made sure the world looked worth smashing; "It'

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Essential VPN tips and tricks for personal and business use

A virtual private network (VPN) not only improves online privacy and security but also helps bypass geo-location blocks, age checks, and other forms of censorship. At its core, a VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between your device and the internet; consumer VPNs are typically standalone apps you can install on

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Ex-Overwatch dev reveals new game: The Legend of California

The Legend of California is an indie multiplayer action-survival FPS from developer Kintsugiyama, led by Jeff Kaplan. Kaplan, known for his work on World of Warcraft and as Overwatch's lead game director, departed Blizzard in 2021; comments on the game's teaser trailer show continued support from

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New Hello Kitty Razer Kraken Kitty V2 USB headset is a US Target exclusive

Razer has released a Hello Kitty Edition Kraken Kitty V2 USB headset as a Target exclusive in the US, leaving buyers elsewhere unable to pick it up. Priced at $139.99, the headset sports a rose-gold colorway that runs from the earcups to the tips of its kitty ears. The

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Jeff Kaplan Says Profit Pressure and Overwatch League Drove His Exit

Jeff Kaplan, a 19-year Blizzard veteran who left the company in 2021, says corporate mismanagement and mounting profit pressure pushed him to resign. He had been Overwatch's director and departed two years before the sequel shipped. Kaplan blamed the company's focus on competitive esports for diverting

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How to watch Minecraft Live 2026

The first Minecraft Live of 2026 is set for Saturday March 21 at 1 pm ET/12 pm CT/6 pm GMT, and will stream on the official Minecraft YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as at minecraft.net/live. The showcase promises updates on what’s coming to the

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Overwatch director’s The Legend of California mixes Red Dead and Rust

Jeff Kaplan’s new studio Kintsugiyama has unveiled its debut game, The Legend of California, a multiplayer action-survival FPS that looks like Red Dead Redemption 2 reimagined as a survival crafting sim. The reveal arrived out of the blue late yesterday and the Steam page places the game on the

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Best note-taking apps for iPad in 2026

Think of the iPad as a powerful digital notebook for organizing life, taking class notes, and transcribing meetings. Modern note-taking apps add flexibility for handwriting, audio recording, and multimedia, and testing focused on cost, functionality, practicality, and design across more than a dozen apps to find those that enhance handwritten