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ProtoArc EM25 review: budget MX Master lookalike that falls short

The ProtoArc EM25 aims to be a budget alternative to Logitech’s MX Master line, borrowing the ergonomic chassis, extended thumb rest and twin scroll wheels while keeping a low price. It looks promising on paper, but clumsy control implementation, noisy, edgy-feeling skates and a general lack of refinement undermine

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Fabled Legacy codes (June 2026) for Gems, Dawnbreak Coins, and more

Fabled Legacy codes can give you a useful boost in this RPG dungeon crawler as you team up with friends to explore the depths for loot and secrets. They top up in-game currencies so you can reroll gear or buy cosmetics to change your appearance in this Roblox experience. Current

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RPG Maker users race to save 14 years of forum resources

Gotcha Gotcha Games, the Kadokawa-owned subsidiary that holds the RPG Maker IP, has announced the 14-year-old RPG Maker Forum will close on December 11, 2026. A new site called RPG Maker Guild will replace it, but Gotcha Gotcha Games says it will not be archiving the original forum’s contents.

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A16 iPad discounted on Amazon: Wi‑Fi models from $299

If you’ve been looking for the right moment to upgrade to a new tablet, Apple has given you an enticing reason to act. On Amazon, Apple’s flagship iPad is about $50 off across most configurations, covering all color options and storage capacities; one of the cellular models is

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iOS 27 adds Bluetooth Channel Sounding — but adoption will be slow

Apple is adding support for Bluetooth Channel Sounding in iOS 27, a feature first announced with Bluetooth 6.0 in the fall of 2024. Channel Sounding enables precise localization, giving devices a finer sense of distance and direction. The change could expand the Find My network beyond UWB-equipped Apple devices,

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Considering a modern Shuttle XPC instead of Valve's Steam Machine

Valve says the Steam Machine will release this summer, and FCC listings highlighted by wayTooManyBugs on Reddit suggest the mini PC could launch before the end of June, with public regulatory documents set to be released on the 29th. If it does pop up before June is out, you'

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Leaker backs Fallout: New Vegas remake reports

Rumors of a Fallout: New Vegas remake have picked up steam after prominent leaker NateTheHate said, "The previous reports have merit." NateTheHate has a track record of revealing Nintendo plans early, from predicting the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal to leaks about a Star Fox revival and The Legend

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Gothic Remake sales show we still love eurojank

Just a week after launch, Gothic Remake has reached the 500k sales milestone, and Steam users have given it a Very Positive rating based on 3,369 reviews. That reception is a little surprising—"I'm quite a bit more fond of it than Jody, who gave it

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Crimson Desert DLC will be "substantively different," PR lead says

Pearl Abyss has not yet revealed details of its Crimson Desert DLC, but PR and marketing lead Will Powers says the expansion will be "substantively different, whether it's in scope, scale, size, it'll be different." He added, "What it means beyond that, we&

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Melted Asus ROG Equalizer cable surfaces amid ongoing Nvidia connector concerns

Asus introduced the ROG Equalizer cable to address fears about melting connectors on certain Nvidia RTX cards, but a clear photo posted on ChipHell shows a seriously fried ROG Equalizer plug. Three of the six power pins appear scorched and one plastic housing looks considerably melted. No details were provided

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Final Fantasy 7 director calls streaming a 'crisis' for choice-poor RPGs

Streaming has long let players skip buying games by watching others play, from uploaded cutscenes to live streams. Naoki Hamaguchi, director of the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, warned this can pose a serious problem for RPGs that don’t give players enough reason to engage directly. He made the

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I should've set up a NAS a lot sooner

I set out to keep a copy of my most precious data at home and to reduce reliance on Google, and the project quickly grew into a personalised server with far more capability than I expected. I bought two Seagate IronWolf Pro 8 TB HDDs for £240 each—drives designed

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Arm demo shows neural rendering could suit handheld gaming PCs

Arm has teamed with Sumo Digital to release a short video called Neural Dawn that demonstrates neural rendering in its next‑generation mobile GPU architecture. Built with Unreal Engine 5.6 and Megalights, the demo showcases ray‑traced graphics, AI denoising and frame generation. Neural Dawn will be released later

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Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II's charging dock button deserves praise

The Turtle Beach Stealth Pro II headset includes a charging dock designed to charge a battery pack while you use the other. I appreciate it most for the large RGB-lit button: pressing it releases a mechanism that pops the battery out in seconds, avoiding the annoyance of hunting down a

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US task force tests autonomous counter-drone system at southern border

The Joint Interagency Task Force 401, or JIATF-401, tested a new autonomous counter-drone system at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, near the US-Mexico border. The two-day evaluation of SkyValor, a long-range platform that can sense drones around the clock, proved successful and validated the system for operational use. SkyValor uses

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Havn unveils smaller, lighter HS 360 with convenient upgrades

Havn introduced the HS 360 at Computex 2026 as a smaller, lighter take on the HS 420, shrinking the chassis by 19.4% and trimming weight by 29.5%. The panoramic glass that wraps from the front to the side required a reduction in thickness and a tighter bend radius

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Shouting at data‑centre hard drives can slow them down

Seventeen years ago an engineer showed that shouting at hard drives in a data centre can increase their latency. Bryan Cantrill uploaded a December 2008 video titled "Shouting in the Datacenter" demonstrating the experiment, and Ben Dicken recently resurfaced the clip from Brendan Gregg, who now works at

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6 Android Auto apps essential when off-roading

Android Auto now goes beyond roads, helping you explore outdoors. Thanks to a recent rise in developer support, it's even expanding beyond roadways. Whether you're driving across the country in an RV, heading to national parks for some camping, driving off-road vehicles in a remote area,

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The 9 games we're most excited about after Summer Game Fest's showcase bonanza

Geoff Keighley is back together with Hideo Kojima, and that can only mean one thing—Summer Game Fest has come and gone. Nearly 20 showcases and spotlights, including the Future Game Show by GamesRadar, and hundreds of trailers left players with plenty to add to their Steam wishlists. Standouts included

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Steam Frame shipments land in US, suggesting imminent launch

Valve has said the Steam Frame will launch sometime this summer, and a recent shipping manifest suggests the headset may arrive in US warehouses very soon. A post on X shows five separate imports from Quanta Computing landing at a Valve facility, a company that did not work on the

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Nine Google Messages settings to change on a new Android phone

Google Messages looks simple until you dig into its options for RCS chats, read receipts, typing indicators, verification codes, nudity warnings, Gemini, spam filtering, bubbles and more. When I set up a new Android phone I quickly tweak several settings so I can text easily and privately, with fewer interruptions

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BioShock 2 team nearly made Destiny before Destiny existed

David Lindsey Pittman, a programmer who worked on BioShock at 2K Marin, revealed on BlueSky that the studio prototyped a project known as Project Richmond. The concept was described as a shared-world, co-op experience that prefigured ideas later seen in Destiny. He said the game would have felt distinctly BioShocky,

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Microsoft packages again laced with credential stealer

Dozens of cryptographically verified open source packages from Microsoft were altered late last week to include credential-stealing code that activated when developers opened them in AI coding agents. Multiple researchers said 73 packages were flagged as malicious after automated systems on GitHub blocked them. Rather than labeling the packages malicious

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Total War: Warhammer 40K beta confirmed after PC Gaming Show 2026 reveal

Creative Assembly showed alpha gameplay for Total War: Warhammer 40K at the PC Gaming Show 2026 and confirmed a closed beta later this year, though an exact date was not given. The demo opened on a clash between the Astra Militarum and an orc horde on the outskirts of a

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Sonos Era 100 Smart Speaker on Amazon for $189

The Sonos Era 100 Smart Speaker is on sale at Amazon for $189, down from its usual $219 — a $30 discount. The offer brings the speaker to a new low price, but it may not last long. You can place the speaker almost anywhere and connect to it via Bluetooth