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PC wins Golden Joystick Award for ‘Ultimate Hardware of All Time,’ accepted by Gabe Newell Who else would it be? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. It’s good to remind ourselves now and then that video gaming of any form has only been around for about 50 years. The explosion of home electronics over the past half-century has featured some amazing platforms along the way, from the Atari VCS and Colecovision through the NES, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo Switch....

Save $800 on this Nvidia RTX 3070-powered Razer Blade 15 Advanced That’s an impressive saving on an equally impressive gaming laptop. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Razer is the king of slapping RGBs on everything in sight, which makes the restraint it shows to its laptops all the more impressive. The fact that this Razer Blade 15 Advanced is a serious slice of laptop gaming but doesn’t light up like a demented Christmas tree the moment you turn it on is all the more surprising....

Shadowlands' first year was so disappointing I’ve given up on WoW Big delays, underwhelming updates, and inconsistent direction have squandered whatever potential Shadowlands once had. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When Shadowlands first launched a year ago, it felt like World of Warcraft was on a comeback streak. Battle for Azeroth, the previous expansion, had been one of the most contentious in the MMO’s history—even if Blizzard did improve some of the features that players hated....

Sneaky Forza Horizon 5 players have been exploiting accessibility options for easy cash AFK racing is here. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. A few weeks ago, Forza Horizon 5’s barn-based gifting system was beingflooded by cheap Jeeps. This was due to the car mastery system—which lets players unlock bonuses by spending skill points earned through driving. The Willys Jeep was not only cheap, but its unlock grid required just five skill points to earn a Super Wheelspin—a particularly lucrative loot box that can grant players hundreds or thousands of credits per spin....

Some GPUs still selling for twice retail price on average in Europe Our advice? Probably don’t buy one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. It’s no secret. Between gamers wanting the freshest graphics and the demand from crypto miners, GPUs are really hard to get lately, which also makes them incredibly expensive. Last month we saw them selling for their highest prices sinceApril in Germany and Austria, and it looks like the trend is going to continue....

Spreading the love in Crusader Kings 3, part 1 This is the tale of Randy Cockburn. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This diary first appeared inPC Gamer magazineissue 360. We do one every month, taking on new challenges and approaching our favourite games from entirely new angles—and letting you know how we got on. A wise man once said “Make love, not war”....

Spreading the love in Crusader Kings 3, part 2 King Randy’s adventure concludes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This diary first appeared inPC Gamer magazineissue 361. We do one every month, taking on new challenges and approaching our favourite games from entirely new angles—and letting you know how we got on. This is the second part of our Crusader Kings 3 diary....