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Software News
Deadlock rumors: everything we know so far
It’s no secret that Valve has slowed down considerably in terms of developing new titles. After releasing some of the best games of all time with the likes of Portal, Left 4 Dead, and Half-Life, we haven’t seen much in the way of software from the team since Half-Life: Alyx. After tons of rumors, leaks, and hard evidence have appeared around a new game called Deadlock, Valve has finally publicly confirmed the game is real. What remains to be seen is if Valve can keep up its streak and make one of the best PC games with this new multiplayer shooter. If you don’t have Deadlock on your list of most anticipated upcoming PC games, here are all the reasons why it should be.
Tesla Appears To Be Backing Out Of Its Promise To Equip All HW3 Cars With Robotaxi-Grade FSD, But The Refund Liability Might Not Be As Ginormous As Initially Feared
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Keychron K2 HE review
The Keychron K2 HE combines two interesting things in a keyboard: magnetic switches and wood. Alright, that may seem like an odd combination, but that’s at least part of what makes this ‘board such a compelling choice for its $140 asking price.
After 20 years of patience and negotiations, RPG veteran Brian Fargo managed to buy back a lost haul of memorabilia from Fallout, Baldur's Gate, and more: 'It was like a very exciting version of Storage Wars'
Christmas came early this year for Interplay co-founder and inXile Entertainment studio head Brian Fargo. In a series of tweets last month on X, «The Everything App,» Fargo showed off industry sales awards and other Interplay goodies he had recently re-acquired. Over email, Fargo explained to me how they had left his possession in the first place, and the long march to get them back.
Space Marine 2 lead says Doom 2016 was a big inspiration, just as the original Doom inspired Space Marine 1 which in turn inspired Doom 2016: "It's a grand circle of coolness"
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is nearly here, 13 years and one massive leak later. According to chief creative officer Tim Willits of developer Saber Interactive, previously studio director at Doom house id Software, the upcoming sequel was looking directly at the modern Doom for reference on some key details, and he reckons the two series have traded notes multiple times over the years.
Elgato Facecam Neo review
The maker of our current pick for the best webcam, the Elgato Facecam MK2, has recently released a brand new Facecam. The Facecam Neo is aimed a little lower in the market than the MK2 and retails for $50 less at $99 USD. This can get cheaper if you bundle it, positioning the Facecam Neo as a hefty budget friendly contender.
Intel Is Ready To Take Its Second Crack At Discrete Gaming GPUs With Arc Battlemage “Xe2”: Larger Configs, Faster Memory & Bigger Caches
Intel is ready to enter the market with its 2nd Gen Arc discrete GPUs codenamed Battlemage, powered by the Xe2 core architecture.