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Acer’s new RTX 4090-powered PC is puny but hella powerful Water cooling makes RTX 4090 graphics plausible in a semi-portable package. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Phenomenal cosmic power. Itty bitty living space. We give you the new Acer Predator Orion X, an Nvidia RTX 4090-powered gaming PC crammed into a puny 15.4-liter box. Oh, and you also get an Intel Core i9 13900KS clocked up at 6GHz....

After playing Half-Life with this new ray tracing mod, I need a cold shower in a dimly lit room Just when I thought I was out, Half-Life pulls me back in When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. I’ve played the original Half-Life through to completion more times than I can remember. However, until very recently it’s fair to say that I hadn’t slipped back into Gordon’s HEV Suit for a fair few years....

Alone in the Dark, Trine 5, and more to be shown off at THQ Nordic’s summer showcase Featuring world premieres and news on previously-announced games. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase will grace our screens again this summer, and promises to “not only include world premiere announcements but also updates and reveals for previously-announced games”. It’ll run onAugust 11 at 12 pm PDT / 3 pm EDT / 8 pm BST / 9 pm CEST / 10 pm EESTon the company’sYouTubeandTwitchpages, and also itsSteampage, if you’re really keen to watch it there for some reason....

Bad news: Your progress from the last Diablo 4 beta doesn’t carry over into May’s ‘server slam,’ and you’ll have to hit level 20 all over again to get the new reward You’ll have to start completely from scratch. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. As Blizzard playfully teased earlier this week,we’re getting another Diablo 4 playtest next month. That’s great, but if you were hoping to carry your progress over from the March beta, you’re out of luck....

BS your way through interviews and first dates with this ChapGPT-powered AR monocle Need help with awkward social encounters? Surely wearing a monocle will help. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. “So tell me about yourself.” To some, it’s a dreaded phrase that ruins blind dates or job interviews right from the start. Don’t you ever wish you had a little AI assistant in your ear feeding you the right lines to say in any social setting?...

Dark and Darker lawyers fire back at Nexon: ‘nothing more than anti-competitive bully tactics designed to put a small indie firm out of business’ After months of relative silence, Ironmace has issued a full-throated response to Nexon’s copyright claims as it asks Valve to restore Dark and Darker to Steam. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Dark and Darker developer Ironmace may be the “punk hero of PC gaming” right now, but it’s also making some power moves in the strait-laced chambers of the law....

Dead Island 2: 10 tips for getting started in Hell-A Hack, slash and electrify your way to victory. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Dead Island 2 takes you to Hell-A as you bash, electrocute, and explode your way through zombie hordes. It’s more than just a simple hack-and-slash adventure, though; using the destructive environment around you can save you if you’re in a pinch and the new weapon upgrades will see you burning and melting foes as you go....