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Grab this 2TB WD Black mini SSD for Steam Deck at its lowest price so far this year

I recently ripped out my Steam Deck’s SSD and enthusiastically slapped in a WD Black SN770M 2TB mini SSD, and it's easily the smartest thing I’ve done with it that didn’t involve tinkering around in desktop mode. Read more ...
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Here’s What Donkey Kong Bananza Looked Like On Switch 1

Devs started thinking about moving to Switch 2 in 2021.In a recent interview, developers Kenta Motokura and director Kazuya Takahashi from Nintendo confirmed that Donkey Kong Bananza was originally intended for the Switch 1.In a new Ask the Developer feature, fresh screenshots have been shared that shows the visual difference ...
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Coming to Game Pass: Grounded 2 (Game Preview), Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Farming Simulator 25, and More

July 15, 2025 Coming to Game Pass: Grounded 2 (Game Preview), Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Farming Simulator 25, and More
  • Megan Spurr, Senior Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass
Ride around on your bike, your tractor, a bug in the park, or with your friendly neighborhood RoboCop in ...
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Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Pass July 2025 Wave 2 Lineup

Microsoft has announced Wave 2 of the Xbox Game Pass July 2025 lineup, which includes the launch of Grounded 2 via Xbox Game Preview, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and more.As revealed in a post on Xbox Wire, returning today, July 15, is High on Life (Cloud, Console and PC) across Game ...
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Tales of the Shire’s system requirements have me considering grafting a graphics card to a Hobbit’s bum

Tales Of The Shire: A The Lord Of The Rings Game is finally coming out this month, offering terrifyingly cosy Hobbitiness to us bumbling Bilbos. Its system requirements have just dropped, and they're pretty reasonable. In fact, its needs are so modest and homely that I'm wondering whether you might ...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Update 1.2 Quietly Closes the Door on Dark Brotherhood Lore Blunder

Bethesda has quietly fixed a door in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered that had left Dark Brotherhood lore fans scratching their heads.Warning! Potential spoilers for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered follow.Let’s cast our minds back to April and the hugely successful release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion ...
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Helldivers 2’s latest patch lets you impale baddies with flags, as the bots take aim at the Democracy Space Station

Fresh Helldivers 2 patch alert. This one's patch 01.003.200, and it brings the latest in pointy flag tip technology, in addition to another round of weapon balancing. You'll need that flag stabbiness too, as the latest Galactic War twist has seen the Automatons try to wrestle control of Super Earth's ...
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2014 Dead Island 2 ‘Would Have Killed The Franchise’ Says Former Exec — ‘It Had Nothing To Do With What Made The Original Really Fun’

A former head of communications at Dead Island 2 publisher Deep Silver has opened up about the "eight-year product delay" Dead Island 2 endured after early playtests reported "horrific feedback."At the end of a Develop:Brighton talk as reported by GamesIndustry.biz, Martin Wein — now at GameFlex Consultants — talked candidly ...
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I’m travelling this week, and I wish I’d ordered one of these power banks for my Steam Deck

One of the best things about my job is that I get to fly around the world and go to events, and while I’m off to Warframe’s TennoCon this week (and very excited about it) there’s always a bit of a panic about what to pack to keep oneself sane ...
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