Intel's Lunar Lake is here to remind you x86 still has a place in laptops: 'You've never seen x86 power characteristics quite like this'

It's coming out swinging, promising faster AI, CPU, and gaming performance than AMD and Qualcomm

The Industry Wasn't Ready For This Drag-Based Fighting Game

On May 15, the official X (formerly Twitter) account for Drag Her!, an indie fighting game set to feature famous drag performers, shared a sad update: After three years of development, and around $75,000 in funding via Kickstarter , the game was shutting down and the dev team

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New Super Mario 64 Mod Lets You Build And Share Your Own Levels

Once again, fans and modders are doing the work that Nintendo won’t. This time it’s a new tool, out now, that lets anyone quickly and easily make custom Super Mario 64 levels and share them with friends online. Read more...

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Why is it Summer Game Fest and not Summer Games Fest (plural)?

Graphic: Maddy Myers/Polygon | Source Image: Summer Game Fest I keep saying it wrong and I’m not the only one Continue reading…

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Ben Schwartz and other comedy greats join Make Some Noise season 3

Image: Dropout Dropout TV’s improvisational spinoff series returns with a murderer’s row of improvisational guests Continue reading…

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Iwata's comments in restored 2004 interview look downright prophetic

Two years into being Nintendo's global president, Iwata looks ahead to the company's strategy with the Nintendo Wii and DS, and its console competition.

Game Developer • 1h

Ubisoft wants to be very clear that XDefiant won't have any pay-to-win elements, pinkie promise: 'We know this is an important topic'

Your money is no good here.

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Hollywood might finally start making mid-budget movies again soon

Robert Pattinson in Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 | Image: Warner Bros. Pictures The age of the blockbuster might finally be ending, for now Continue reading…

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Where to pre-order the Ursula’s Return expansion for Disney Lorcana

Image: Ravenburger Here’s where you can get your tentacles on the new Disney Lorcana expansion before the May 31 launch Continue reading…

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10 Years Ago, The Hades 2 Devs Made An Amazing Cyber-Noir RPG (And My Favorite T-Shirt)

On May 20, 2014 developer Supergiant Games (the team behind 2020’s hit roguelike Hades and its recently-released-in-early-access sequel ) released its second game, Transistor . The sci-fi action RPG was widely considered a wonderful sophomore outing for the developer, receiving

Kotaku • 1h

Escape from Tarkov dev's latest wheeze is to offer players $50 'compensation' after a price U-turn, but rather than a refund it's a one-time use $50 Tarkov voucher

But "in-game stash size has been increased by two lines."

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These New Retro Gaming Handhelds Look Fantastic

As the handheld gaming market continues to blow-up, high-end PC gamers aren’t the only ones swimming in options. Retro enthusiasts also have a bigger selection of sleek emulation machines to choose from, including a handful of new devices with impressive specs and beautiful

Kotaku • 1h

Logitech Pro X 60 keyboard review

Are you an esports pro? No, me neither. But what of their keebs?

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The top 5 times a remastered Phantom Menace trailer made me incorrectly go ‘Star Wars is so back’

Image: Lucasfilm Ltd. Wait, is this movie actually good??? Continue reading…

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Fired X-Men ‘97 Creator Says He Wrote ‘A Lot’ Of Season Two

The first season of the widely acclaimed X-Men ‘97 animated series wrapped up last week. The 10-episode run was praised for its writing, understanding of the original ‘90s animated series, and its ability to balance that authenticity with a modern spin . However, the second

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Finding Your Voice: How to target press and influencers for your game

In today's crowded gaming market, getting your indie game noticed feels like shouting into a hurricane. That's where strategic media and influencer partnerships come in.

Game Developer • 2h

MultiVersus Adds Murderer Jason Voorhees And Matrix Villain Agent Smith

MultiVersus, WB’s Smash Bros. clone which launches next week, has just added two more popular faces to its odd roster: Agent Smith from The Matrix films and Friday The 13th’s hockey-mask-wearing killer Jason Voorhees. Watch out, Fortnite, there’s a new IP fever dream simulator

Kotaku • 2h

All Destiny 2 Zero Hour floor puzzle solutions

Save yourself some time in the vault with these floor patterns.

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The Matrix and Friday the 13th villains join the MultiVersus roster

Image: Player First Games/Warner Bros. Games Agent Smith and Jason Voorhees confirmed, many more teased Continue reading…

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Remix players went on a frog-killing rampage, Blizzard put a stop to it, and now nobody is happy

Hopping mad.

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What’s Up With MultiVersus’ PVE Rifts Mode?

Earlier this year, developer Player First Games started rolling out information for the 1.0 launch-slash-return of MultiVersus (MVS), WB Games’ mascot platform fighter. The relaunch date of May 28, 2024 was paired with other new information, and one particular point of intrigue

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This Dungeons & Dragons book is the world-building deep dive you’ve been waiting for

Graphic: Sadie Gennis/Polygon, Image: Ten Speed Press Take an exclusive tour inside Worlds & Realms with its author Continue reading…

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The PC Gaming Show's 10th anniversary celebration features hosts of old, games brand new, bear exclusives, and Citizen Sleeper 2

Mica Burton, Sean 'Day9' Plott and Frankie Ward return to hosting duties on June 9

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Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios opens new doors in Warsaw to help share the load of not 1, but 2 'very ambitious RPGs' in development

My excitement is immeasurable.

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100+ Mods Turn Starfield Into The Star Wars Mandalorian Game We'll Never Get

Star Wars fans have long awaited the arrival of a truly great Mandalorian video game, just to have their hopes repeatedly dashed. First, it was the long-in-development hell (but still not technically canceled) 1313 , and most recently it was Respawn’s Mandalorian game , which

Kotaku • 3h

The messy DisplayPort 2.1 specs mean you could be limited to a monitor cable too short to be of any use if you want to hit 4K at 240 Hz

The devil is in the details, as the saying goes, but also in the wiring in this case.

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You Can't Play Steam Games In Your New Tesla Anymore

Tesla, the electric car manufacturer run by social media website vandal Elon Musk, has announced that it’s rolling back Steam support in its vehicles. Booting up a video game on the scale of Cyberpunk 2077 from the comfort of your parked car is the definition of bougie and

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Here's a Baldur's Gate 3 mod that lets your party scrabble around on 4 legs like a plague of sleep paralysis demons, if you're into that sort of thing

Concerning.

PCGamer • 3h

Bluey Receives The Full Willy Wonka Experience, Making Kids Cry

This is a free country, or so I’m told. While that doesn’t mean you’re entitled to lifesaving healthcare without going bankrupt, it does mean that if you own a hot dog bar in Las Vegas, Nevada, you can host an unofficial meet-and-greet with world famous cartoon pup Bluey and

Kotaku • 4h

Life in Reterra is the highly replayable board game that now lives rent-free in my family room

Photo: Charlie Hall/Polygon We picked it up, we plopped it down, and now we may never put it away Continue reading…

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Baldur's Gate 3 Devs Open Seventh Studio To Help With Two 'Very Ambitious RPGs'

Larian Studios, the enormous team behind recent smash hits Divinity: Original Sin 2 and the GOTY-sweeping RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 have announced they’re opening a seventh studio, this one in Warsaw, Poland. The new recruits will be joining the efforts to work on at least two RPGs,

Kotaku • 4h

The Taskmaster VR game is out in a few weeks, and Little Alex Horne is resigned to what his avatar can expect from you sickos: 'They will definitely do things to me'

But he's at least pretty sure you can't strip him like they do in the show.

PCGamer • 5h

Video game movies keep relying on the wrong kind of violence

Image: Roadside Attractions/Everett Collection Middling films like Boy Kills World have incredible fights, but they’re missing the point Continue reading…

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