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MacBook Neo outperforms Dell XPS 13 in Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark—though I wouldn't recommend gaming on either notebook
Affordable AND performant.
Samsung, who've been accused of worsening the RAM crisis via price fixing, reckon components will only get more expensive in 2027
Samsung have become the latest company to declare that the ongoing memory crisis isn't going away or getting better any time soon. The chip makers think the RAM shortage will only get worse in 2027 and supply of the tech won't stop being squeezed until 2028 at the earliest. Read more
Halo: Campaign Evolved was the 4th most popular game on Xbox at launch in the US but only 29th on PS5, analyst says
That doesn't mean it's doing badly on PlayStation, though
Tongue your friends in Big Hops Together, the froggy platformer's new eight player co-op update, which was inspired by Mario mods
Big Hops is the cool 3D platform game with the frog who can use their tongue as a grappling hook. Despite much questing and fervent prayer, I have yet to encounter a frog that can do this in reality. Real-life frogs are a slothful, unimaginative bunch, content to use their tongues purely to catch food with. Some frogs, like the African dwarf frog, don't even have tongues at all . What foul sorcery is here! It's just as well, then, that we have Big Hops, which is being updated with the ability to play through the whole campaign in eight player co-op. With eight frogs in the field, the tactical applications of tongues multiply exponentially. You can tongue items right out of your friend's backpack! You can tether yourself to another frog like in Chained Together , but with the option of letting go before your mate walks you into a laser! The developers, Luckshot Games, are calling the update Big Hops Together. It's available right now in beta, with the official release coming 9th August. Read more
Indie game bundle saving buyers over $1,000 in support of laid off developers has raised over $100,000 in three days
An indie game bundle aimed at helping laid off video game developers has raised over $100,000 in a matter of days. Read more
After Baldur's Gate 3, Divinity scholar tries to unmask Larian's next big RPG villain by painstakingly translating ancient symbols from behind-the-scenes footage
The Lord of Chaos could be on his way
Razer acquires StreamElements assets
Razer has acquired the assets of the cloud-based live streaming platform, StreamElements . Read more
Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review For Xenoblade Chronicles 2 On Switch 2
Been waiting Aegis for this. Nintendo has just released Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition digitally, meaning the classic Monolith Soft RPG has finally been given the performance upgrade it's needed for yonks . You can check out our updated review for a few impressions on the new release, but the tech boffins over at Digital Foundry have also provided their own analysis on how Nintendo's latest Switch 2 Edition holds up. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Capcom are reworking Dragon’s Dogma 2's infamous Dragonsplague so you can "enjoy the strategic decisions we originally envisioned" for it
I know full well that pally RPG Dragon’s Dogma 2 has its Dark Arisen expansion out this year. Still, two years and one megalo-DLC announcement after release, what I still find most fascinating about it is the Dragonsplague : an insidious affliction that quietly infects your mates (or Pawns, whatever) and heightens their fighting prowess, but if left untreated, can induce a bescaled hissy fit that will kill the entire population of your favourite NPC village. Overtuned, ill-communicated bullshit, or laudably bold application of arrogance-punishing friction? These days I lean the latter, but still, what an interesting mechanic that I can think about it on and off since 2024. Capcom, meanwhile, always seemed to play the hedging game, patching in various tweaks and tunings to Dragonsplague in an attempt to placate both camps. The game’s Title Update 3.2 , due in late August (ahead of Dark Arisen on October 9th), appears to come down further on the 'Angry fire virus can be fun, actually' side - though according to a Q&A with producer Naoto Oyama and expansion director Kento Kinoshita, these upcoming changes will bring Dragonsplague more in line with Capcom’s original vision for it. Read more
RPG Star Trek Legends is being delisted this month and shutting down in September
The game was already quietly delisted from consoles, but PC and mobile versions are following suit
League of Legends codes (August 2026)
If you're looking to celebrate LoL Classic's launch with some new cosmetics, these are all of the currently active League of Legends codes.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is coming to IMAX very soon after missing out thanks to The Odyssey
Spider-Man and The Odyssey will share IMAX screens "across select digital IMAX locations"
If you bounced off Baldur's Gate 3: now is the time to try again
I hated Baldur's Gate 3 on my first run, but if you, like me, struggled to gel with Larian's epic, here's why you need to return to Faerûn.
Tom Holland hasn’t watched ‘The Last Of Us’ because he loves the game too much
He’s also not very good at ‘Fortnite’ The post Tom Holland hasn’t watched ‘The Last Of Us’ because he loves the game too much appeared first on NME .
The ELO Vagabond combines the best parts of Razer and GameSir to make the ultimate mobile controller
The ELO Vagabond is the best mobile controller I've tested to date.
Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says the base game will definitely end the story, any DLC would be a spin-off
Naoki Hamaguchi has assured players that there won't be a DLC epilogue
The Making Of: Star Wars Episode 1 Racer - "Maybe We Can't Make A Great Racing Game, But We Can Make An Excellent Toy"
With Galactic Racer on the way, we revisit a N64 (and Dreamcast) classic. Being a kid in the '90s, it was pretty much impossible not to get swept up in the anticipation and excitement for Star Wars Episode 1 . Arriving just a couple of years after the rerelease of the original trilogy in cinemas (which had introduced a whole new generation to the films), the new Star Wars title seemed to absolutely dominate entertainment headlines and news broadcasts at the time, and gave birth to mountains of partnerships and merchandise: everything from toys and Koosh balls to toothpaste and kids' meals. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Mistfall Hunter is more Dark Souls than Arc Raiders, thanks to infusing its extraction shooter structure with RPG vibes
Mistfall Hunter's mix of Soulslike and Extraction can be delightfully devilish, even if I'd like to see more originality
Fantasy RTS Flow of War is an immediately moreish blend of worker herding, fortress building, and 90s-style visuals
My workers in Flow of War are tireless and uncomplaining, labouring away silently in the face of all adversity. Nonetheless, I can feel their seething irritation when I plant my fortress layout awry. Flow of War is a "classic RTS" with an economic element that mostly runs itself. You conjure a bunch of minions from your town hall, pop down templates for cropfields, forges, wells, and suchlike, and watch as your drudges get on with the building and resource-gathering. Where you can contribute is in laying out those structures in an efficient way, so that your serfs accomplish as much as possible before the timer runs down and you have to fend off a fresh wave of attackers, emerging from hellportals around the map. After 30 minutes with the demo, I have mostly learned what not to do. Read more
Ustwo Games was pushed out of mobile by the rise of free-to-play – but the mobile way of doing things is coming to PC
Ustwo Games has always been synonymous with tactile mobile game experiences, chiefly their breakout hit Monument Valley and subsequent releases Assemble With Care and Desta: The Memories Between. Earlier this year it announced plans to change that, and shift to a PC-first strategy . Read more
One of Mario's iconic abilities was actually just a glitch in the NES original, but Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto decided "it's fun" so "leave it as is"
Hidden blocks were also unintentional
When is the Big Walk release time?
Big Walk launches on August 4, but there are different release times depending on your location and format
Razer Blade 16 (2026) review
It's still one of the best gaming laptops money can buy, but the massive price tag throws me for a loop.
New Patch Unlocks WipEout 3's Euro-Only 'Special Edition' Content For U.S. And Japanese Players
Speed boost. WipEout fans will be aware that the third game in the series launched in two different versions; the standard edition arrived in all territories, but the enhanced 'Special Edition' was exclusive to Europe. This updated version showcased altered physics, AI fixes, new circuits and four-person multiplayer via two consoles and two televisions. On the downside, because it was intended for PAL regions, the game runs slower. Read the full article on timeextension.com