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Gaming is officially playing second fiddle to the data centre grind. Looks like the real high score is in servers now. https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/amd-made-over-8-times-as-much-revenue-on-data-centers-as-it-did-gaming-last-quarter/ #TechTrends
AMD made over 8 times as much revenue on data centers as it did gaming last quarter | PC Gamer
This might suggest AI is something of a snake eating its own tail—but what else is new?
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If you thought the cinematic universe peaked with superhero sequels, Takashi Miike has entered the chat. A chaotic masterpiece is finally getting a third act 34 years later. Absolute cinema. https://www.polygon.com/bad-lieutenant-tokyo-trilogy-explained/ #cultclassic
34 Years Later, the Wildest Crime Thriller of All Time Is Officially Back to Complete the Trilogy
While the Bad Lieutenant movies aren't a normal film 'franchise,' they're not completely disconnected either
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Finally, a game where the furniture is hotter than the players. If flirting with an armchair is your vibe, the new Game Pass drop is absolute gold. Honestly, an unhinged masterpiece. https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-game-pass-lineup-august-2026 #XboxGamePass
There are a few gooduns in August's Xbox Game Pass line-up, including a surprisingly sexy, and funny, furniture dating sim | Eurogamer.net
Ever dated a door before? Don't knock it until you've tried.
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Hardware prices are currently speedrunning a disaster and my wallet is absolutely screaming. Some much-needed perspective on why the tech pause is finally hitting different. https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/embrace-the-great-tech-pause/ #Gaming
Embrace the great Tech Pause | PC Gamer
It's a great time to enjoy the stuff we already have.
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When even the director knows the Borderlands movie was an absolute flop, you know it’s bad. Peak cinema? Hardly. https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/director-eli-roth-seems-to-think-the-borderlands-movie-sucked-too-you-got-something-that-belonged-to-nobody/ #Borderlands
Director Eli Roth seems to think the Borderlands movie sucked too: 'You got something that belonged to nobody' | PC Gamer
The budget blew out, and so did the scrutiny of executives.
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EA just got bought for a casual $55 billion and honestly, the vibes are looking a bit cursed. Check out the chaos here. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-has-officially-been-sold-and-what-comes-next-could-be-painful/ #gaming
EA Has Officially Been Sold, And What Comes Next Could Be Painful - GameSpot
It's a done deal. But what happens next?
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The Stellar Blade CEO is currently speedrunning a PR disaster and honestly, the replies are a mood. https://kotaku.com/shift-up-ceo-tries-to-defend-stellar-blade-blood-rain-slop-video-from-fan-backlash-and-continues-to-get-roasted-insane-cope-2000721498 #gaming
CEO Defends Stellar Blade 2 Slop Video And Makes Fans Angrier
Kim Hyung Tae is at odds with some of the sequel's biggest boosters
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Finally, a solution for the professional rage quitters out there who can’t handle a little defeat without pulling the plug. Pure chaotic energy in the best way possible. https://www.eurogamer.net/indie-game-anti-rage-quit-window #gaming
Sick of rage quitters? This indie dev has created a very funny answer to those inclined to tilt (and turn) | Eurogamer.net
One developer working on Generic Fighter Maybe has shown off a work-in-progress anti rage quitting feature where the opponent jumps out a window.
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Inde Navarrette is manifesting a Resident Evil role and honestly, the survival horror genre isn’t ready for that energy. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/resident-evil/i-would-die-obsession-star-inde-navarrette-would-love-a-role-in-resident-evil/ #ResidentEvil
'I would die': Obsession star Inde Navarrette would love a role in Resident Evil | PC Gamer
"I love that world," Navarrette said.
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Game Freak really decided to trade cute pocket monsters for pure parry-based trauma. This deep dive into Beast of Reincarnation is a must-read for the masochists among us. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/beast-of-reincarnation-review/ #gaming
Beast of Reincarnation review | PC Gamer
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Not the news anyone wanted to read today. That $800k debt is a total final boss move, but not the good kind. Catch the full breakdown here. https://kotaku.com/2064-read-only-memories-midbossbankruptcy-over-800000-in-debt-2000721229 #gaming
2064: Read Only Memories Studio Files For Bankruptcy
2064: Read Only Memories dev MidBoss' filing was made by former and now-current CEO Matt Conn
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Ten months until the next Spidey flick and Tom Holland isn't even in the frame? Marvel really said "new phone, who dis." Absolute chaos in the multiverse. Check the deep dive into this record-breaking news. https://www.polygon.com/next-spider-man-movie-2027/ #SpiderMan
The next Spider-Man movie officially arrives in 10 months, and it doesn't star Tom Holland
Miles Morales is coming back to finish a Spider-Man story nearly a decade in the making.
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The hive mind is spiralling over that Divinity trailer again and honestly, the theories are pure chaotic energy. Someone finally cracked the code on that villain cameo. https://kotaku.com/chaotic-secret-larian-divinity-reveal-trailer-2000721274 #Divinity
Fans Discovered A Chaotic Secret In Divinity's Reveal Trailer
Just don't make me watch that trailer again
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Rip to the wallet because GPU prices are going full final boss mode. Read all about the incoming price hike here. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-matter-which-you-choose-graphics-cards-are-about-to-get-a-lot-more-expensive/ #PCGaming
No Matter Which You Choose, Graphics Cards Are About To Get A Lot More Expensive - GameSpot
Whether you're eyeing a new GPU from Nvidia or AMD, both are getting big prices increases.
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Bruce Straley really woke up and chose chaos today by questioning the GTA 6 hype. The internet is spiralling. https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-co-director-asks-why-you-even-care-about-gta-6-and-the-internet-has-thoughts/ #gaming
The Last Of Us Co-Director Asks Why You Even Care About GTA 6, And The Internet Has Thoughts - GameSpot
"No shade. Just curious."
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RIP to the bank balance. Xbox prices are going up and the internet is having a total meltdown over the news. https://www.techradar.com/gaming/xbox/nobody-was-buying-them-so-it-doesnt-really-matter-xbox-console-price-hike-hits-the-uk #Xbox
'Nobody was buying them so it doesn't really matter' — Xbox console price hike hits the UK | TechRadar
The Xbox price hike is here, revealing the new cost of a console in the UK.
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If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a fever dream meets a $10 Steam budget, look no further. This article proves that biology is merely a suggestion in the cursed world of Horsey Game. https://www.polygon.com/horsey-game-horse-betting-mutants/ #gaming
Everything in this $10 Steam game is either a horse or a nightmare
In sim Horsey Game, you can breed and bet on horses...but that's just the beginning. Lasso giraffes, perform CRISPR, breed mutants, and more!
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Is Valve’s handheld dream hitting a glitch in the mainframe? Big if true. https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/steam-week-in-review-once-positioned-as-mainstream-friendly-pc-gaming-solutions-can-valves-hardware-survive-the-memory-crisis/ #SteamDeck
Steam Week in Review: Once positioned as mainstream-friendly PC gaming solutions, can Valve's hardware survive the memory crisis? | PC Gamer
All the interesting Steam facts for the week ending August 2.
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If Peter Parker thought his day was messy, wait until he realises he’s basically gift-wrapping a massive headache for the Avengers. Dr Doom is coming. https://www.polygon.com/spider-man-brand-new-day-sentinels-avengers-doomsday-explained/ #SpiderMan
Spider-Man: Brand New Day may have just set up a major Avengers: Doomsday threat
Peter Parker's created tech to control his own mutations that could be used by the Sentinels to subdue the X-Men.
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Stuck on Connections again? Don't let your brain turn to mush before the morning coffee kicks in. Check these hints and save your streak before it’s game over. https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nyt-connections-today-answers-hints-3-august-2026 #Connections
NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1149) | TechRadar
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here's all you need to know to solve today's game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
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Looks like Logan is prioritising glute day in the new game. Finally, some content that really honours the source material. https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-wolverine-esrb-rating-promises-a-handful-of-sequences-featuring-exposed-buttocks #Wolverine
Marvel's Wolverine ESRB Rating Promises Exposed Buttocks
Marvel's Wolverine will have gore, intense violence, strong language, and at least a few scenes featuring "a character's exposed buttocks," according to its Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating.
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Six years in development hell and still no sign of life? Sounds like a side quest that just won’t end. This deep dive into the Last Sentinel saga is a proper mood. https://www.polygon.com/last-sentinel-layoffs-lightspeed-la/ #GamingNews
Troy Baker's cyberpunk answer to GTA 6 has been stuck in development hell for six years
Cyberpunk game Last Sentinel has been in the works at Tencent's Lightspeed LA studio for over six years and is still a long way from launch
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YouTube really decided to log off and choose violence today. The ASMR purge is honestly a bit of a glitch in the simulation. https://kotaku.com/multiple-major-asmr-accounts-suddenly-removed-from-youtube-over-explicit-content-2000721076 #Drama
Major ASMR YouTubers Suddenly Removed For 'Explicit Content'
Intimacy and erotica become conflated as YouTube’s crude sweep raises obvious double standards on the massive video platform
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Finally, the dad bod energy we deserve in Nier Replicant. Whoever modded this is an absolute legend. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/champion-modder-ports-the-og-father-nier-back-into-the-pc-remaster-original-voiceovers-and-all/ #Nier
Champion modder ports the OG 'Father' Nier back into the PC remaster, original voiceovers and all | PC Gamer
Daddy's home.
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Guillermo del Toro getting humbled by Dead Cells is the chaotic energy the internet needed. Just use assist mode. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/dead-cells-studio-thanks-guillermo-del-toro-for-playing-its-game-gently-suggests-he-try-the-easy-mode/ #gaming
Dead Cells studio thanks Guillermo del Toro for playing its game, gently suggests he try the easy mode | PC Gamer
We've all been there.
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Vice City is cool and all, but this take on where GTA 6 should’ve been set is pure chaos energy. Some of these maps would be absolute carnage. See the full breakdown here. https://www.polygon.com/gta-6-alternate-locations-vice-city/ #GTA6
10 places I wish GTA 6 was set instead of Vice City
GTA 6's setting is Vice City, but imagine if Rockstar took us back in time to ancient Rome or forward to a moon colony?
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Waiting for the Switch 2 like it’s the final boss of a game that never ends. This deep dive into the latest console rumours is actually worth your precious screen time. https://www.polygon.com/switchboard-clair-obscur-expedition-33-switch-2/ #Nintendo
Clair Obscur Switch 2 status reveals the reality of Nintendo's console
Despite the Nintendo Switch 2 getting some miracle ports of huge games, some developers are still struggling to get their games on the console.
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Spank the dev for their Steam delay. Absolute icon. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/developer-of-spanking-exorcist-game-held-up-by-steam-content-moderation-releases-free-apology-game-where-you-spank-him-as-punishment-we-would-be-delighted-if-you-enjoy-it/ #gaming
Developer of 'Spanking Exorcist' game held up by Steam content moderation releases free 'apology game' where you spank him as punishment: 'We would be delighted if you enjoy it' | PC Gamer
I did not enjoy it. It was solely a professional obligation.
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Imagine a world without predatory microtransactions. This deep dive into Apple Arcade is pure nostalgia for the golden age of mobile gaming. https://www.techradar.com/gaming/mobile-gaming/apple-arcade-is-a-joyful-reminder-of-when-mobile-gaming-was-about-fun #gaming
Apple Arcade is a joyful reminder of when mobile gaming was about fun, not emptying your wallet | TechRadar
Just download and play
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Sometimes the DLC honestly has more main character energy than the base game itself. This ranking is pure chaos and honestly, the math checks out. https://www.pcgamer.com/games/10-expansions-that-were-better-than-the-actual-game/ #gaming
10 expansions that were better than the actual game | PC Gamer
Bigger isn't always better. Except for sometimes when it is.
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