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Tekken's game director follows in Harada's footsteps by saying sayonara to Bandai Namco, causing fans to worry about the game's future
Nakatsu worked at the developer for 20 years.
The Asus Xbox Ally X just got a massive screen upgrade, days after the Steam Deck OLED price rise
The ROG Ally X20 adds an OLED display and a special chassis to celebrate 20 years of ROG, just as many will be reconsidering the Steam Deck.
Nvidia RTX Spark Superchip could change the gaming PC landscape forever
Combining an Nvidia GPU with an Arm-based CPU in one chip, RTX Spark will soon power gaming PCs and laptops with no need for AMD or Intel.
AMD confirms that AM5 will continue to be supported by new processors through to 2029, and drop the deets on a forthcoming EXPO update
The AM6 socket looks like it'll be an end-of-the-decade release.
Noctua aims to effectively banish thermal paste horror stories and gooped-up CPU sockets
Keeping your cool.
'Return of the king': AMD is bringing back the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for DDR4 platforms, launching it alongside the mid-range AM5 Ryzen 7 7700X3D
I suppose more options are always a good thing.
Factorio's next major update will be a swansong, as Wube Software "shift the focus onto long term support" and new projects
Clunk. Kachunk. Thunk. That's the sound of Factorio's last major update being smushed into shape, before the factory sim is left ticking away in the background while devs Wube Software turn their attention to new projects. Yep, following ages in early access and some chunky DLC following its full release in 2020, Factorio'll only recieve minor tweaks once this last big update arrives. Read more
A Baldur's Gate 2 remake is apparently in development, with the original co-lead designer returning
The Bhaalspawn are back, baby!
Nvidia unveil their first all-in-one laptop processor, with support for DLSS, ray tracing, frame gen, and all those other RTX features you love and hate
After years of whispers around Nvidia maybe, possibly, perhaps getting into CPU-making, they’re making it official with RTX Spark: a fully integrated laptop SoC (System on a Chip), coming to thin 'n' lights in Autumn this year. Unsurprisingly, given the source of Nvidia’s trillions, RTX Spark has a big focus on agentic AI work, the official descriptions of which are so inducive of malaise that I can’t even bring myself to copy them in from the press release. But there is plent
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 6, Homeworld 2, SHOGUN: Total War and more
Valve released another small update to Proton Experimental for June 1st, to bring in some fixes for running Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
MSI announces the MEG Vision X2 AI Plus, a gaming desktop with an AI agent and a 'cylindrical display interface' built in
Pause for the OpenClaw.
Arc Raiders is finally getting a PvE mode, but only in China
The Chinese branch of Arc Raiders is beta testing some new modes, with a PvE-focused map condition offering more safety than ever before.
Tekken 8 game director bids goodbye to Bandai Namco following series boss Katsuhiro Harada's exit last year, but doesn't do an hour-long DJ mix
Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has left Bandai Namco, kicking his way through an exit door that had long-time series producer and general advocate for the virtual graps Katsuhiro Harada pass through it late last year. Harada's since set up a new studio, dubbed VS Studio, under Fatal Fury publishers SNK. All Ikeda's said about his future plans so far is that he'll "continue taking on new challenges as a game developer". Read more
Cast n Chill developer reveals Wild n Chill, a cozy wilderness survival game
With some more impeccable pixel artwork, Wild n Chill has been revealed by Cast n Chill developer Wombat Brawler giving you another cozy casual experience.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
After being shut down by Blizzard, one of WoW's biggest private servers is saying screw it, we'll make our own MMO
TurtleWoW's coming out of its shell.
Call of Duty doubles down, promises "no BS" or "clowny skins" in Modern Warfare 4
Call of Duty's X account has been bullish about claims that Infinity Ward will bring unrealistic skins and crossovers to Modern Warfare 4.
AMD announce global rollout of the RX 9070 GRE, which is slower than the standard model for the same original MSRP
Though MSRP means little right now.
Nvidia announces that a DLSS 4.5 update for Ray Reconstruction is finally on its way, promising better ray-traced and path-traced graphics for 'similar performance' as the old model
It's very late to the party, but better than never having it at all.
Minecraft's 3rd game drop of 2026 has been revealed, and its new biome automatically makes it the best one yet
I just can't get enough.
Tekken 8 Game Director Kohei Ikeda leaves Bandai Namco after 20 years, marking yet another major dev departure
Ikeda worked on the likes of SoulCalibur and Ace Combat: Infinity, before eventually taking point as Tekken 7 and 8âs Game Director.
This week in PC games: Summer Game Fest, the Gothic remake, and the policing of furry Chicago
Last week, I blithely commented that the Maw was "taking a break", because we had too much else to do besides feeding our resident cosmic newsbeast. We have now paid a grievous price for my negligence. Friends, I am horrified to report that the Maw has broken containment and eaten Geoff Keighley, the face of Summer Games Fest. In the process, it may also have devoured the very concept of the future. Time has lost its gradient, and the harvest may never come. Without Geoff, there will be no barr
Moonsigil Atlas is a genuine delight that makes you rethink deckbuilders
Moonsigil Atlas has officially released, a deckbuilder that's really like nothing else.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.