A new city in Helldivers 2 will be named ‘Gun’ because 82,188 players voted for it—making it twice as popular as the other 4 options combined

If you don’t have enough money to LARP, you might want to become a Helldivers 2 player, because those guys are embodying the spirit of the satire-laden universe without setting a single foot outside. As evidenced by a recent Discord poll that allowed players to rename the city of Remembrance, which was reduced to near-rubble … Read more

I reckon this RTX 4070-equipped 14-inch gaming laptop is the unsung star of our deals pages, so let’s give it some time in the sun

I know what you’re probably thinking—why on Earth am I recommending an RTX 4070 gaming laptop now that the RTX 50-series machines are out? Two reasons, actually. One, this little Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 has been singing to me from our cheap gaming laptop deals page for its sheer value proposition at $1,199, and … Read more

Musk saying ‘game on’ to AI and creating a Baby Grok for kids makes me miss ‘in denial’ Elon, when he was oracle of the impending AI apocalypse

Upon opening pretty much any news site, I’m immediately reminded that the freight train of AI continues to plough through any and all barriers, oblivious to puny human protestations. Technological determinism has a certain ring of truth to it. So, I’m not entirely surprised by Elon Musk recently posting on X, “I resisted AI for … Read more

One Dune: Awakening player ‘will not bend the knee’ to hackers laying waste to ornithopters—’I am personally on their hit list now’

I’ve always said that the worst part of any multiplayer game is the people you play with. Yes, there are some absolute gem moments of camaraderie and teamwork, but most of the time, you have to deal with the worst sides of people, as some players in Dune: Awakening have sadly found out for themselves. … Read more

Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI review

You can turn the noise off in the BIOS. There, I’ve saved you a second. The Acer Predator Helios Neo AI makes a horrific sound upon startup, and you’ll hear it a couple of times during setup as Windows downloads updates and restarts. The Mute button does nothing. Instead, hit F2 as it boots, enter … Read more

Microsoft warns of ‘active attacks’ on its government and business server tech, with one cybersecurity expert claiming that they should ‘assume that you have been compromised’

I can’t remember ever liking the sound of the phrase “active attacks”, least of all when it’s concerning software used by governments. Something about it just rings stomach-droppingly scary, but that might just be me. So, kindly share some mild terror with me as I pass on the message that was generously passed on to … Read more

‘The hunting genre was because of Wal-Mart:’ Doom dev John Romero says the entire category was created to appease one Texan executive

In the latest episode of Nightdive Studios’ podcast series, legendary FPS developer John Romero came on to talk about the industry, past and present. He ended with a surreal anecdote about the inception of the Deer Hunter series, and thus hunting sims as we know them. “Back in the ’90s, Wal-Mart had a ton of … Read more