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Rust’s Anti-Cheat Overhaul Sparks Backlash—And a Fight Over Fair Play

Facepunch Studios is enforcing Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 to combat cheating in Rust, but the move risks alienating pl...

Feb 01, 20263 min readAI

How BioShock Infinite’s Impossible Music Rewrote the Rules of Game Sound Design

A floating city in 1912 shouldn’t have a 1970 Bee Gees hit. But *BioShock Infinite* didn’t just bend time—it turned...

Feb 01, 20262 min readPC

Skyrim’s NPCs Glitch Out So Badly During Door Transitions, a Tiny Mod Fixes It—And Players Are Obsessed

A modder’s 1KB fix for Skyrim’s jarring NPC door animations has become an instant essential, exposing how much play...

Feb 01, 20262 min readGaming

Larian’s New ‘Chill Beats’ Animation Celebrates Baldur’s Gate 3’s Mod Culture With Deep Easter Eggs

A half-hour lo-fi animation from Larian Studios turns the game’s iconic characters into a relaxed campfire scene—pa...

Jan 31, 20263 min readAI

Galaxy S26 Ultra Price Jump Reflects Chip Cost Reality—Here’s What Samsung Is Gambling On

The Galaxy S26 Ultra’s 6% price increase over the S25 Ultra isn’t just about inflation—it’s a direct response to ri...

Jan 31, 202612 min readPC

Terra Invicta’s Hardware Test: Can Your PC Handle the Solar System?

The game’s stunning visuals and complex mechanics demand serious specs—but even high-end rigs struggle with late-st...

Jan 31, 20262 min readAI

Skyrim’s Design Lead Admits Morrowind Would Be Painful to Play Today—And Remakes Aren’t the Answer

Bruce Nesmith, lead designer of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has dismissed nostalgia-driven calls for a *Morrowind*...

Jan 31, 20263 min readAI

FromSoftware’s *Elden Ring: Nightreign* Gets a Tabletop RPG—And It’s a Bigger Challenge Than You’d Think

The studio behind Dark Souls* and Elden Ring tabletop adaptations is tackling Nightreign*—but translating its battl...

Jan 31, 20262 min readAI

ASRock Motherboards Linked to Widespread Ryzen 5 9600X Failures—Users Report Multiple Dead CPUs in Months

A troubling pattern has emerged where Ryzen 5 9600X processors are failing on ASRock motherboards, with at least fo...

Jan 31, 20263 min readGPU

Xiaomi’s G Pro 27Qi: A Mini LED Monitor That Blurs the Line Between Gaming and Content Creation

The new Xiaomi G Pro 27Qi brings Mini LED tech to 1440p gaming with 180 Hz refresh, 2,000 nits peak brightness, and...