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“Honestly, it’s still getting worse” – Valve Steam Machine engineer says component prices are still rising, potentially paving the way for a price increase

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The result was a Steam Machine that costs £879 ($1,049) at minimum – a price Valve admitted was well above what it originally wanted. But things aren’t getting any better; unfortunately, current component prices are even more expensive than when Valve shipped in that initial wave of Steam Machines. “Honestly, it’s still getting worse,” Valve […]

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“Professional lurker” Todd Howard reappears on internet forums following Bethesda’s Fallout and Elder Scrolls announcements to thank fans for their support

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"We're constantly listening." His comments come after confirmation that Bethesda Game Studios will be working more closely with other studios in the future, such as Obsidian Entertainment on a future Fallout project and with ZeniMax Online on The Elder Scrolls’ ongoing development. Until recently, Howard’s last comment on Reddit had been about a Fallout 4

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“The Gears of War trilogy was largely developed hungover by me” – Cliff Bleszinski reckons with a difficult past while plotting a return to games and a brighter future

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In a candid interview with 80 level, Bleszinski, now 51 years old, recalled the moment he was handed a bottle of vodka on an Unreal Tournament press tour in 2003 and his drinking began, and how a culture of heavy drinking in the games industry encouraged it. “You go to your GDCs, you go to

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Call of Duty voice chat lobbies turned into ASMR app that takes veterans back to the cacophonies of the MW2 and BO1 days

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Mike Wing, who’s already crafted other off-beat apps like Steam Sale Simulator and Xbox 360 Messenger, uploaded Call of Duty Ambience to AppDrop, a site where developers can upload their own small applications. “Most people fall asleep to white noise… I fall asleep to grown men arguing in CoD lobbies,” Wing wrote as the app

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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 3 million in its first week

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The figure was shared on the official Assassin’s Creed X account and elsewhere, alongside a message thanking players for their support, and officially announcing that a New Game Plus mode is in the works. New Game Plus was initially revealed in a recent interview with the game’s director, who called it a natural addition, but

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AI-driven memory crunch jolts India’s smartphone market

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Months after analysts warned that AI-driven demand for memory chips would ripple through consumer electronics, India is providing the strongest evidence yet that the disruption has arrived, with rising handset prices reshaping the smartphone market. The memory chips in question — RAM and storage components — are the same ones tech giants need by the

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Vertu wants executives to pay $6,880 for an AI agent — here’s how it actually performs

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AI has become the smartphone industry’s latest battleground, with manufacturers racing to add AI-powered features to attract mainstream consumers. Vertu is taking a different path. The UK-founded luxury phone maker, known for hand-finished devices often costing tens of thousands of dollars, sells status instead of specs. Its Alphafold, a foldable phone, targets affluent buyers, particularly

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Can an Apple lawsuit derail OpenAI’s hardware plans?

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Apple recently filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI company of a pattern of misconduct aimed at getting current and former Apple employees to share confidential information. (In response, OpenAI said it is “not aware of any evidence that this complaint has merit.”) On the latest episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Kirsten

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Those rumoured Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas remasters are real, Fallout 5 is in pre-production, and Fallout 76 is getting a massive expansion

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The next canon game in the RPG series, Fallout 5, didn’t get much information as part of this announcement, but Howard notes “Fallout 5 remains our long-range destination”. Given the post notes explicitly that there will be a massive celebration for Fallout Day 2027 (typically held on 23rd October), we can probably expect movement on

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Star Wars: KOTOR remake is alive and eyeing a 2028 release window, according to Sabre Interactive’s chief business office

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Steve Allison, who was promoted to the CBO role only three days ago, took to the internet to answer a few questions. One paragraph from Allison was captured and reposted to the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Subreddit. While the post was later deleted, it was spotted and saved by PC Gamer, who also verified

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