Gadget

‘Deck de France’ is a new free software that can turn your bike trainer into a controller for your Steam Deck

If you’ve ever felt like your bike trainer has a disturbing lack of Rocket League or Forza Horizon, you are in luck. One app called Deck de France can let you use your bike as a controller for games, though it’s pretty limited so far. Shared on GitHub (via Hackaday), Deck de France is technically

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Memory chip maker Samsung says the component shortage will continue to get worse in 2027, while earning a pretty penny from it

As reported by TechCrunch, the Korean tech giant said supply will remain constrained in 2027, while demand will continue to rise. Samsung expects this to continue until at least 2028. Samsung’s estimates are based on data from AI companies, which Samsung said have been “sharing their medium to long-term demand forecasts” in an effort to

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Microsoft raises prices of Xbox by 25% to 30% in Europe with the Series S now costing more than the Series X at launch

If Microsoft gutting its Xbox division, laying off staff, and struggling to give its console a real unique selling point hasn’t quite put you off the brand, you will now have to pay hundreds more for its devices if you live in Europe. As originally spotted over in a Resetera thread, the prices of Xbox

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OEM Steam Deck LCD batteries are back in stock on iFixIt, but now cost $130 for just the part

Last month I reported that replacement batteries for the original LCD version of the Steam Deck would return to the iFixIt store after a brief absence. Well, Valve sent more batteries, and you can purchase these replacements from iFixIt right now. Unfortunately, the replacement battery alone now costs $130. Purchasing a new L-shaped battery without

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Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen director casually announces a Hard Mode is in the works

"We're aware that there's a very wide range of player level across the community." But many players see a few of those changes – such as making fast travel far more accessible – as having lessened the game’s level of challenge. Capcom wants to cater to those players too, and its solution is very straightforward.

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AMD is reportedly raising graphics card prices—it was just waiting for Nvidia to do it first

Earlier this month, we noted that AMD was reportedly bumping the price of its GPU and VRAM bundles for its partners. Now it seems like that bump will be at least 10%. That is according to industry analyst Harukaze5719, who has shared a report stating as such, claiming “information confirmed by AMD’s internal supply chain”.

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Halo: Campaign Evolved doesn’t have split-screen on PC, but this mod fixes that, if you’re willing to look past some quirks

Cortana between a rock and a hard place. Split-screen works on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, which is what makes the lack of support on PC strange. Thanks to a new mod, however, PC players can now join in on the fun. The mod, available on Nexus Mods (via PC Gamer), lets you play

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Path of Exile 2 finally has a fix for two of its longest-lasting, and most frustrating, technical problems

In a new video released by PoE2 developer Grinding Gear Games, Rogers explained that the new Nvidia Game Ready driver (version 680.88) alongside the latest Path of Exile 2 patch will significantly improve problems with both shaders and device removed issues, which have proven painful thorns in the side of players for months. The device

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Gears of War: E-Day’s new Horde may be the game’s most interesting mode, but it left me with more questions than answers

Before I get into my time with it, I have to add a caveat: this hasn’t been the most organised preview event I’ve taken part in. Account authentication and build encryption issues – on two separate occasions – prevented me from delving as deep into it as I could. All told, I only got to

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