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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon gets 'huge' update overhauling Act 3

Patch 1.20 for Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon arrived earlier this week, and Questline calls it "huge". The update is aimed squarely at improving the game's weaker final act. It not only adds content to Act 3 but tweaks many existing locations. The layout

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Fortnite leaker who worked for Epic sued over alleged NDA breach

Epic Games is suing a prominent Fortnite leaker who was contracted by the company. Hayden Cohen, known online as AdiraFN or AdiraFNInfo, worked for Epic as an Associate Producer and is accused of leaking trade secrets. Epic filed a legal complaint in the Eastern District of North Carolina, saying Cohen

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Sony WH-1000XM6 review: Strong noise cancelling and improved sound

Sony positions the WH-1000XM6 as its most advanced consumer headphones. They retain the brand's warm, smooth sound with a slight bass emphasis and fewer high-frequency peaks; without ANC the XM6 still sounds fuller than the XM5. Sony 360 Spatial Sound expands the soundstage and is available across platforms,

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Valve’s Steam Machine May Miss 2026 Ship Date as Memory Shortages Persist

Valve’s Steam Machine, the company’s PC-oriented answer for the living room, might not ship in 2026 after its pre-order announcement was delayed earlier this year. The timeline has grown more uncertain as an AI hyperscaling race has led to RAM component shortages. Update 3/6/2026, 8:43

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I resurrected a ten year-old Dell XPS 13 with Linux

I pulled an old Dell XPS 13 2‑in‑1 out of a wardrobe and, after a sticky, slightly moldy cleanup with isopropyl, tried to boot it up. The machine—an Intel 7th Gen Core i7‑7Y75 with 8GB of LPDDR3—initially showed a rotating series of solid colour debug

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Analyst warns Project Helix could be costly as 2028 timeline remains uncertain

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma offered the tiniest sliver of a tease with her March 5 Twitter reveal of next-generation console Project Helix. Kantan Games founder and industry consultant Dr. Serkan Toto warned fans to prepare for another fat price tag by the time Project Helix launches. He added, '

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The best antivirus software to protect your computer in 2026

Antivirus software for desktop PCs, laptops and mobile devices provides an additional layer of protection beyond an operating system's default security. Modern solutions do more than signature-based scans: they guard against phishing, ransomware, trojans and worms, alert you to untrusted sites or exposed personal data, and can remove

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Trump gets data center companies to pledge to pay for power generation

The Trump administration announced that a group of tech companies has signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge. Initial signatories—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI—agree to pay for the new generation and transmission capacity needed for any additional data centers they build. The agreement contains no enforcement mechanism

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The Obsbot Tiny 3 is seriously overkill for most folks shopping for a webcam

True to its ‘tiny titan’ moniker, the Obsbot Tiny 3 crams a surprising amount of audio‑visual capability into a very small package. Its video and audio performance exceed typical webcam expectations, but a $349 price places it squarely as a niche product that mixes flashy AI features with a

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Project Helix risks losing console roots if Xbox chases a Steam Machine

Microsoft’s pitch that the next-gen Xbox will rival the Steam Machine is a bold shift, and Asha Sharma’s emphasis on “performance” and “PC games” makes it clear Project Helix is heading toward PC territory. I’m glad there’s a plan, but I worry the project could abandon

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Nvidia may refresh the RTX 5050 with 9 GB of GDDR7 VRAM

Hardware leaker MegaSizeGpu, corroborated by Benchlife, says Nvidia will move the RTX 5050 to GDDR7 later this year, using 3 GB memory dies to reach 9 GB total. The change would come with a reduced 96‑bit bus; the standard RTX 5050 currently uses four 2 GB GDDR6 modules for

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Project Helix and the Steam Machine edge into the same living room space

Microsoft has begun unveiling Project Helix, a newly teased Xbox console promised to play both Xbox and PC games. Details remain scarce, but Asha Sharma, the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming, says more will be revealed at next week’s GDC. That announcement has made the Steam Machine—Valve’s

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Annual check: The KOTOR remake is still alive

A previous joke that the KOTOR remake would make an "annual" return proved literal when the project reappeared almost exactly a year later to confirm it was still alive. Willits offered no additional details—no indication of the remake's development state, no timeline, and no word

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Amazon Prime free PC games for March 2026 announced

Amazon Prime members can play more than 20 games for free this month, and a separate batch of 13 PC titles is available to claim and keep via storefronts such as the Epic Games Store and GOG. The Luna game library, which tops 50 PC games, adds Remedy’s Control:

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Gamers buying fewer graphics cards as Nvidia holds roughly 94% share

New Jon Peddie research finds AIB (graphics card add-in board) shipments decreased by 4.4% in the final quarter of 2025. Nvidia’s market share increased by 1.6% to roughly 94%, AMD’s overall AIB market share decreased to about 5%, and Intel’s share was flat. Although shipments

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Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (Gen 2) review

The QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (Gen 2), or QC Ultra 2, arrive as a subtle evolution rather than a reinvention. After months of use, the headphones look and feel much like their predecessor, with polished metal yokes and slightly shallower earcups that may affect fit for larger heads and ears. More

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Cloudflare says today’s threat landscape is more varied and chilling than ever

Cloudflare’s yearly threat report opens bluntly: "Today’s threat landscape is more varied and chilling than ever: Sophisticated nation-state actors. Hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. Deepfakes and fraudsters interviewing at your company. Even stealth attacks via trusted internal tools like Google Calendar, Dropbox, and GitHub." AI is not the

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Pulsar Playstore in Tokyo is a gaming-mouse wonderland

The writer long fantasised about living near a large mouse and mouse-pad testing facility and, to their delight, discovered one — only to find it is halfway across the world in Tokyo. Called the Pulsar Playstore, the shop stocks numerous mice and pads for testing and even features a mouse wall.

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Corsair Galleon 100 SD tops full-sized keyboards with built-in Stream Deck

The Corsair Galleon 100 SD has made it into my hall of fame, taking the top slot among full-sized gaming keyboards I've tested. I compared it directly with the Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro, my previous go-to, and the Galleon came out on top. At $349.99 it is

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Renpho Eyeris Zen review: Eye massager doubles as a meditation tool

The Renpho Eyeris Zen Eye Massager, priced at $130, is a thinner, quieter update to Renpho’s earlier Eyeris 1 and holds a longer charge. The device delivers pain relief with heat and massage while adding built-in meditation tracks to its feature set. It includes three massage modes (temples only,

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How to Skip Building Times in Pokémon Pokopia

Pokémon Pokopia is out today, and the cozy life sim lets you build houses and other structures as you terraform a desolate wasteland into a livable home for Pokémon. Building a home requires gathering supplies, finding Pokémon who can help, and then waiting an allotted real-world time for your friends

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Coruna iOS exploit kit may stem from US government hacking tools

Google Threat Intelligence Group published a report this week on an exploit kit that targets older Apple iPhones. Called Coruna, the framework can affect devices running iOS 13.0 through 17.2.1 and can quietly harvest sensitive data — including photos and emails — and steal cryptocurrency. GTIG tracked Coruna'

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Neighbors reported internet outage before Nancy Guthrie vanished

Neighbors in Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson community said they experienced an internet outage just before the 84-year-old matriarch disappeared. One neighbor told NewsNation that his Ring camera footage from the night between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 is “not available,” and FBI investigators have questioned residents about an “internet service

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How to increase vault capacity in Marathon

The vault acts as your storage or stash in Marathon. Since the game revolves around looting, you’ll likely want to increase vault capacity to hoard more items, guns, and equipment. Managing your inventory is especially awkward early on, and upgrading your stash space takes time but makes long-term inventory

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Is 8GB of RAM still enough for a Mac in 2026?

Apple’s new entry-level MacBook Neo starts at $599 with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, a configuration that may look modest next to many Windows laptops. In everyday use, though, it can be perfectly adequate. I use a 2022 MacBook Air with the M2 chip, 8GB of RAM