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Split spacebars are surely the next big gaming keyboard trend

There are countless upgrades you could make to a gaming setup, but one small change feels like a genuine improvement: splitting the spacebar. Most keycaps are 1U, the bottom row is often 1.25U, the right shift around 2.75U, and a spacebar typically measures 6.25U. That makes it

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Xbox is bringing main character energy with Project Helix

At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Microsoft used its annual slot to present Project Helix. Giovanni Colantonio observed that the “Festival of Gaming” rebrand largely amounted to some inconveniently placed food trucks, and despite concerns that some international attendees might avoid traveling to Donald Trump’s America, the

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Timberborn leaves early access with Factorio-style automation

Timberborn has moved out of early access with a 1.0 launch that adds new environment objects, maps and, most notably, automation. Mechanistry's update introduces twenty new buildings intended to act as logic nodes so structures and objects can operate independently. The new components range from simple levers

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Pocket Taco launches today, but Amazon shows taco kits

Back in January I shared my first GameSir Pocket Taco review, based on an early sample that quickly became my favorite controller for playing Game Boy classics on my phone and handhelds like the Analogue Pocket. The Pocket Taco releases today, but a search on Amazon currently returns Mexican meal

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Computer Worlds showcase featured 15 distinctive indie games

The games industry’s turbulence has made it harder for small studios to secure funding, but a new showcase aims to put distinctive indie projects in the spotlight. Computer Worlds celebrates “the beautiful, the strange, and the distinctive,” and was organized by independent developers in collaboration with Noclip 2. The

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Prime members save $200 on Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete

As of March 13, Prime members can buy the Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete robot vacuum and mop on Amazon for $1,499.99, a $200 discount from its list price of $1,699.99. The offer is exclusive to Prime members. The model secured the top spot as the

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Slay the Spire 2 Sells 3 Million Copies, Patches HP Exploit

Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies in its first week, the developer says, with the $25 game bringing in roughly $75 million before Steam’s cut. Players have already gone on more than 250,000,000 runs, which works out to over 80 runs per buyer on average.

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Randal Linden reworks his Super Nintendo Doom

Randal Linden’s official Super Nintendo port of Doom, released in 1995 by Williams Entertainment, showcased impressive technical ingenuity but was hampered by the console’s limits. The port suffered from a near-unplayable framerate in later levels, altered maps, removed floor and ceiling textures, and the fourth episode cut entirely,

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Adult Friend Finder app: Where to download the AFF app and how secure is it?

There isn’t an official Adult Friend Finder app. Many users still access the site on mobile via Safari or Chrome, while some use a workaround that mimics the app experience. Apple and Google disallow apps that include on-site nudity in profiles, chat forums, and live broadcasts, so the site

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Epic defends Fortnite V‑Bucks price hike as tied to operating costs

Epic Games says the upcoming V‑Bucks price increase is intended to "help pay the bills." Andrea Balta, senior director of ecosystem growth at Epic, told The Verge during GDC 2026: "It's pure operating costs of running a business, and that was the main push.

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The best external hard drives of 2026: Expert tested

Cloud storage is popular, but external hard drives still matter for freeing up local space and storing important files without a subscription. After hands-on testing and scouring online reviews, the Lexar SL500 emerges as the top pick: about the size of a credit card, it delivers read speeds around 2,

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Who, what, and why of the attack that shut down Stryker's Windows network

Within hours of the US and Israel launching airstrikes on Iran two weeks ago, security professionals warned organizations to be on heightened watch for destructive retaliatory hacks. On Wednesday, Stryker, a multinational maker of medical devices, confirmed a cyberattack that took down much of its infrastructure, and a hacking group

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DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo drops to $1,099 on Amazon

The DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo has reached a record-low price this weekend: as of March 14 it is on sale at Amazon for $1,099, $500 off the $1,599 list price. A ban on DJI imports has tightened stock, but some popular models remain available on

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Slay the Spire 2 sold 3 million copies in its first week

Pulling off a sequel can be tricky, especially for one of the most celebrated deckbuilding roguelikes, but Slay the Spire 2 appears to be resonating. A Steam community blog post from developer Mega Crit shared details about the game's launch performance. Most strikingly, Slay the Spire 2 sold

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Melbourne to start Myki-free payments on four train lines

Melbourne is finally poised to join other Australian cities in the tap-and-go era, with the state government confirming public trials for contactless credit and debit card payments will launch for suburban rail commuters on Monday. Commuters on the Craigieburn, Upfield, Ballarat and Seymour lines will be the first to test

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13.3-inch MacBook Air (8GB, 128GB) refurbished for $199.97

A 13.3-inch Apple MacBook Air is on sale for $199.97 (regularly $999) through March 22, while supplies last. Weighing just 2.96 pounds, the Air is easy to carry. It runs a 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 processor with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and features

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Vampire cathedral PC mod from Zombie Tech Gaming

Zombie Tech Gaming is a two-person Pacific Northwest team — Zoë Baye and Brandon Ayala — that makes 3D-printed cathedral kits which magnetically attach to PC cases. Their vampire, Bloodborne-inspired design went viral on X, and Zoë quips that 'We can do Bloodborne on the PC—not on PC, on the

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RAM crisis could reshape how games are made

At this year’s Game Developers Conference a persistent worry threaded through conversations: a global RAM shortage driven by surging AI demand. The spike in memory costs hung over discussions of projects such as Xbox’s Project Helix and raised broader questions about how rising prices could affect how games

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Marvel Rivals devs cautious on balance after Jeff the Land Shark episode

Marvel Rivals' developers say they are careful about balance changes because the loudest fans in the room are not always representative of the majority. Case in point: Jeff the Land Shark, an adorable support hero who drew many complaints for being overpowered — until players discovered that simply jumping countered

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Fallout 4 QA tester 'super-nuking' the entire wasteland found 4 crashes

Well before co-founding Pedalboard Games or joining indie powerhouse Strange Scaffold, developer Colin McInerney cut his teeth testing games at Bethesda Softworks in quality assurance during college. In an interview at GDC, McInerney tells of one particularly eventful Fallout 4 QA side quest that, like a sufficiently severe DEFCON warning,

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FBI seeking victims after malware found in several Steam games

The FBI has asked anyone who may have been scammed by games “embedded with malware” on Steam over the past two years to come forward. The agency made the “Steam Malware Investigation” alert public on March 11 and said affected users who were victims of Trojan-horse-infected scams “may be eligible

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Creator of Stephen's Sausage Roll releases egg-based puzzle-platformer

The creator of 2016's Stephen's Sausage Roll has released a new puzzle-platformer in which you play as an egg. Titled Oeuf, it arrives from developer increpare. Developer increpare estimates the main game takes four to 10 hours to complete, depending on how skilled players are at

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Xenonauts 2 leaves early access on April 2, developer pledges continued support

While X‑COM’s future remains unclear, Steam is full of tactical alternatives—from Phoenix Point to the grand‑strategy scale of Terra Invicta. The Xenonauts series stands out as a faithful modern take on Julian Gollop’s X‑COM: UFO Defense, with the original Xenonauts released in 2014. The

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The best Hisense TVs of 2026 — expert tested

Hisense may have started as a budget TV brand, but it has become one of the most trusted options for shoppers who want a strong balance of features and price. Screens run from 32 inches for secondary rooms up to 116 inches for a cinematic experience, and many models include

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Bungie reverses loud gunshot change in Marathon patch

Bungie’s extraction shooter Marathon received its first major post‑launch patch, 1.0.0.4, on March 11. The notes promised things like more ammo in free loadout kits, better objective markers and fixes, but one tweak—an increase to the range at which players could hear gunfire and