Steam Deck looks like it might be the handheld PC from your wildest dreams — but it's also not got much storage. With the most affordable version only having 64GB (and even some of that is taken away by the Steam-OS), and even the largest model sitting at just 512GB, you're probably going to run low on storage rather quickly.
Lucky for us, the Steam Deck comes equipped with a handy SDXC compatible SD card slot, so expanding the storage shouldn't be much of an issue at all. If you're expecting your Steam Deck soon, or even having to wait until Q2 of 2022 like a lot of us, you'd still be wise to look into what SD cards will suit the new system. So, to give you a headstart, we've found the absolute best SD cards for the Steam Deck right...
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Thank your own personal God—possibly the All-Mother—it's Friday! Speaking of the recently celebrated Horizon series, it's worth noting that a Sydney-based Clawstrider statue holds the potential for a free PS5. Standing at 7 metres tall, it'll be hard to miss at Bennelong Lawn in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden.
According to PlayStation AU: "There is also the chance for one lucky winner to get their hands on a PS5 by entering the hidden code found at the Clawstrider at playstation.com. Get there quick, there’s only one to be found!"
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Earlier this week, a video published to the official Final Fantasy Twitter account seemed to suggest that in Final Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster, the iconic train suplexing scene would be missing a very important, specific level of suplex-ness.
As you can see, the train does not flip upside down:
For context, the scene is supposed to look like this, with the train upside down as Sabin descends back to earth with it.
Suplexing the train has historically been one of the most famous and delightful scenes in Final Fantasy 6. And understandably so. Your party is literally fighting a giant sentient ghost train while sprinting away from it down train tracks, and when resident monk martial artist Sabin uses the move Meteor Strike, he doesn't...
For Cuphead creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, seeing their characters come alive on television is beyond just exciting — it's an out-of-body experience.
"There's almost no words for it… it blows our minds," Chad tells IGN. "I can't quite tell you what it's like because when I watch it, it almost feels like I'm watching it but I'm outside my body watching it... It's crazy, we can't even conceive that this first indie game we created is now this super high-quality, fun Netflix show."
The Moldenhauer brothers' dreams of creating a television show reminiscent of the golden age of animation dates back years — well before Netflix approached them with the idea to adapt the Cuphead video game into a cartoon show, and even before...
Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard. Take-Two Interactive buying Zynga. Sony buying Bungie. Embracer Group buying, well, everything. Amid a wave of mass games industry consolidation, it's no surprise that shareholders grilled Ubisoft executives today during the publisher's third-quarter earnings call about its own interest in making major acquisitions of its own, or being acquired. But Ubisoft's leadership is, at least publicly, maintaining an air of disinterest for now.
It's clear that the publisher knew the issue would be on the mind of shareholders, as it tried to preempt the discussion in its own earnings report with a page-long manifesto of sorts extolling the virtues of organic growth. You can read the whole thing here on page...
Intel has shared more information on its upcoming line of consumer graphics cards, the Arc series. Today, the well-known CPU maker confirmed that its Arc brand GPUs for laptops will begin shipping this quarter, while those looking to buy a desktop GPU will need to wait until Q2 of this year.
Originally announced last August, Intel’s Arc brand will serve as the company’s foothold into a market, taking on GPU giants AMD and Nvidia. But Intel is playing the long game here with the Arc brand as the company also confirmed during its initial announcement that its GPUs will span “multiple hardware generations,” under the codenames “Battlemage,” “Celestial,” and “Druid.”
The Arc brand will also include its own supersampling tech, XeSS...
The Borderlands series is famous for a lot of things, but the signature feature that comes immediately to mind is its vast collection of guns, ranging from simple revolvers you might see in a Western all the way up to fanciful and ridiculous creations like the The Eridian Fabricator, the legendary "Gun Gun" that shoots guns. This incredible variety is attributed in equal parts to the imagination of the Gearbox weapons team and the modular weapon system they've developed.
By giving each gun its own system of parts and pieces, and through the modern alchemy known as "random number generation," or RNG, the number of weapons in the Borderlands series is almost impossible to count. And yet with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Gearbox has added...
NERF and Minecraft have mashed up once again, this time in the form of a Minecraft Dungeons-inspired Sabrewing motorized NERF bow.
The Sabrewing Bow comes with an 8-round clip, and fires darts one at a time by pulling "back the string with the priming handle to power up the motor" and hitting the fire button. It also includes a clip-worth of darts, so you can go full-bore right out of the box.
They're NERF Elite darts, too, which means they travel fast, far, and surprisingly accurately. As someone who remembers the days of plastic toys that shot crappy suction cup darts, I am constantly delighted by the advancements we, as a society, have made in the world of foam projectiles. Take a look at the slideshow below to see the NERF...
Last year Wizards of the Coast announced a Magic: The Gathering crossover with Street Fighter, and today we’ve got the first official look at the eight cards that will be part of that Secret Lair drop – as well all 33 cards included in the other drops that will be part of the upcoming February Superdrop.
The Street Fighter Secret Lair will include eight legendary creature cards (as well as one more secret card that will be revealed during the Capcom Cup Pro Tour this weekend), each of which depicts one of the fighters from Street Fighter 2’s original roster.
You can flip through the gallery below to see all eight cards, and read on for the rest of the Superdrop reveals and details:
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EA has reportedly admitted that Battlefield 2042 "failed to meet the expectations of our players" in an internal meeting, and blamed the failure of the game on factors such as Halo Infinite's launch and the ongoing COVID pandemic.
According to a report by Xfire, EA held an internal company-wide meeting to discuss Battlefield 2042., where executives spent over 20 minutes examining what went wrong with the game's launch. Chief Studios Officer Laura Miele reportedly emphasized that it's important to acknowledge when the company has its misses, including Battlefield 2042.
One of the factors that Miele apparently mentioned was responsible for Battlefield 2042's problems is the Frostbite Engine, which had to go under a massive update...
Alongside its headless schoolgirls, savage demons, and various other ghouls and goblins, Ghostwire: Tokyo also features pettable Shiba Inus. It appears they're intended to do more than look cute, however, as developer Tango Gameworks has revealed they actually play a part in completing Ghostwire's side activities.
The game's official Twitter account posted (below) a short clip of protagonist Akito speaking to a Shiba and revealed the dogs are actually key to unlocking some collectibles in the game.
The player can collect dog food throughout Ghostwire's spooky version of Tokyo and feed it to magical, glowing Shibas. Akito will then proceed to engage the Shiba in conversation before it runs off and digs up Meika (presumably the game's...
Elden Ring spoilers have leaked online just a week ahead of its official launch on February 25.
The game's opening cinematic has been unofficially published, so for those avoiding all Elden Ring content until its release, avoid searching the game's name on YouTube.
Several screenshots have also been posted on Reddit that show a never before seen area of the game, clearly something developer FromSoftware wanted players to discover organically themselves.
Eurogamer spotted the leaks and also reported that several extended gameplay clips had been published, though Bandai Namco quickly took these down.
A less impactful leak that actually delighted fans came a few weeks ago, however, when Elden Ring's incredibly in-depth character...
Baldur's Gate 3 is nearing an official release as developer Larian has said this will be its last year in development.
Studio head Swen Vincke told PCGamesN that, while the priority is always to make the game as good as possible, he expects Larian to achieve a full release in the next year.
He said: "We’re going to release it when it’s ready. The main goal here is quality: getting the game at the quality level that it needs to be.
"That said, we do think we still need a year to do that. But it will be the last year. We’re getting to the end of it."
Vincke added that Baldur's Gate 3's full release is "probably not this year, but it's not going to be much later than that."
While this still seems uncertain, Larian said in June last...
Switch fans have been showered with tons of announces recently, and today's a great time to whack a preorder down. That being said, my daily trawls also target bargains on the best of yesteryear, too. If you've never had the pleasure of Limbo or Inside, it's time to get buying and truly start living. At least until you're murdered horribly in either game...
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An expansion pack for The Sims 4 that was previously announced as not coming to Russia due to restrictions on LGBTQ media content in the country will be released in Russia after all, following community outcry.
The pack, "My Wedding Stories," is an expansion for The Sims 4 that adds the ability to plan and perform detailed weddings. The pack's marketing centers around the courtship and marriage of two women, Dominique and Camille. Initially, EA and developer Maxis had cited Russian federal law as the reason for skipping the release in the country, saying that doing so would have forced them to alter their storytelling, "compromising the values we live by."
Since then, Sims community members have pushed back using the hashtag...
Some Xbox Series S owners are unhappy with how Cyberpunk 2077 runs on the console in the wake of yesterday's 1.5 patch, and CD Projekt Red is taking note. The developer is pledging to look into bringing the experience on Series S closer to the other next-gen versions.
Even after the new next-gen upgrade, the Xbox Series S version of Cyberpunk 2077 only performs at 30 FPS, while the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X versions can reach 60 FPS with occasional frame drops. The PS5 and Series X versions also have a ray-tracing mode that drops the framerate to 30 FPS while providing 4K resolution. The Xbox Series S version currently supports 1440p.
In a post on the CD Projekt Red forum, the developer said they've heard the request for the...
The Steam Deck, Valve’s handheld gaming PC, is nearly here… well, at least for those who were able to preorder it fast enough. But not only does this device give access to the Steam Store and a user’s Steam library wherever they may be, it can also be run as a regular PC that supports the install of third-party storefronts like the Epic Games Store.
However, the entry fee for Valve’s new handheld isn’t cheap, as the base model will run potential buyers $399. To help ensure you have all the information you may need when deciding on whether you want Valve’s Steam Deck for yourself, we’ve tried to answer all of Steam Deck’s biggest questions below, including what games it can play, how long its battery life is, how you can pre-order one...
We're used to seeing next-gen console upgrades that improve visual fidelity or framerates, but it's so far been rare to see next-gen only features that centre around AI. However, one update to Cyberpunk 2077's NPCs was deemed too demanding to bring to PS4 and Xbox One.
Cyberpunk 2077's latest 1.5 patch came with many, many changes for all available platforms – but one next-gen only feature caught the eye. Covered in yesterday's Cyberpunk announcement stream, CD Projekt Red announced that the game's crowd reactions had been improved, both for pedestrians and vehicles.
The changes mean that crowds in the game will now react more realistically to your aggressive actions, with NPCs fighting back, running away, or even fighting each...
No Man's Sky creator Sean Murray says his galaxy-spanning sandbox isn't close to being finished, despite receiving its 19th major update today.
Speaking to IGN, Murray said the team at Hello Games is continuously coming up with new features they'd like added to No Man's Sky, and each new update inspires more and more ideas.
He said, for "as many updates as we've done since launch and as many bucket list items we've checked off, our list of things we're excited about never seems to get any shorter. The team are always coming up with new things that they want to do with the game: new content and features and areas for improvement.
"I'm amazed that the energy levels are as high now as they've ever been. We tend not to talk about what's...
Skybound's latest comic book announcement is a bit different from the norm. Rather than debuting a brand new series, the publisher is bringing the complete run of acclaimed French comic Lastman to the English language market for the first time. As it turns out, Skybound founder Robert Kirkman is "absolutely obsessed with" the series.
Lastman was created by Bastien Vivès, Yves "Balak" Bigerel and Michaël Sanlaville. This heavily manga-influenced series is set in a fantasy world called Valley of Kings, where each year the king and queen hold a tournament of magicians. The series' protagonist, 12-year-old Adrian Velba, dreams of winning the tournament. But when his partner falls ill, Velba has no choice but to team up with the brutish...
Damage State, a three-person development team from the same UK town as Forza Horizon 5 developer Playground Games, has announced Scathe, a bullet-hell first-person shooter due out this year for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. A playable PC demo will be available as part of Steam Next Fest from February 21-28.
Scathe is being published by Kwalee. As you can see in the announcement trailer above, Scathe is a fast-paced FPS that emphasizes speed, promising "big guns and even bigger demons."
Scathe will also include a drop-in/drop-out cooperative mode. As the developers describe it, "You play as Scathe, Enforcer of the legions of Hell, forged from the earth by the Divine Creator themself. And you, like...
No Man's Sky is getting a complete combat overhaul with its Sentinel Update. The free update changes the look and feel of weapons, adds new ones altogether, and provides an array of new and tweaked enemies to use them on.
Due to be released today, developer Hello Games says Sentinels should create "a more dynamic and impactful combat experience". Sentinels have existed as robotic enemies in the game since launch, but will themselves be tweaked in the update, and Hello is also adding new Sentinel-focused story missions to let players explore the range of new features.
The arsenal of new weapons includes a high-energy Neutron Cannon, an active camo cloaking device, and an electrifying stun grenade, but players can also upgrade current...
Apex Legends: Defiance sees the popular shooter kick off Season 12, and heralds the arrival of a new Legend - Mad Maggie. A fast-talking, quick-to-hit warlord, with a distinctly Kiwi cadence, Maggie has been a labour of love for Respawn. The team sees Maggie as not just a gameplay opportunity, but a chance to bring an authentically realised Māori character into the game.
“It became apparent very early on that we had an opportunity and responsibility to make the character not Pākehā like me,” says Sam Gill, Narrative Lead on Apex Legends and New Zealander abroad. “Not some white European, we've covered that. To expose multiple cultures to the world at large, that's a really big deal for us. We've got a user base in excess of a hundred...
Another week brings another important new update in Xbox's huge acquisition of Activision-Blizzard. Microsoft is making it clear that Call of Duty will continue on PlayStation - and come to Switch - so we discuss the ramifications of that decision for Xbox. Plus: Cyberpunk 2077 comes to Xbox Series X, our thoughts on Netflix's BioShock movie, impressions of The Cuphead Show, and more!
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Today it's nothing but good news for patient Switch owners who've been biding their time. Amazon AU has taken the Donkey Kong Hammer to a bunch of titles—you can score 20 bucks off in most cases. I'm also scrambling to find the best Elden Ring prices for you. Quick note: Horizon Forbidden West seems to have sold out quite quickly after those glowing reviews. Maybe stake your claim early on FromSoftware's oncoming odyssey to elegantly dive-roll around any low-stock situation.
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At long last, Cyberpunk 2077 has received its next-gen upgrades in a surprise drop this morning, alongside a massive 1.5 patch for all versions. The patch contains a ton of new features of varying sizes and scopes, many of which are delighting the Cyberpunk community as they discover them.
One of the best-received updates is the ability to change the protagonist's appearance after the game's prologue via the mirror in their apartment. You can't change everything — cyberware and tattoos are off the table, for instance — but there seem to be new hair colors and other small adjustments added to the creator. There are also a few new apartment options to change up the look of the place, including the option to move to a different apartment...
If you're one of many players trying to upgrade your disc copy of Cyberpunk 2077 to the PS5 version that released today (alongside the Xbox Series X version), be aware that you may run into an issue. Numerous players are taking to Reddit and social media to complain about being unable to upgrade thanks to a region lock issue.
CD Projekt Red confirmed it's aware of the issue in a FAQ post earlier today.
"For disc owners in order to download the Next Gen update the CUSA (PlayStation code) from your disc has to match your PlayStation account region. You can check out the codes here," the support post states. If you run into the same issue, you can reach CD Projekt Red's support network via the same FAQ post.
Put simply, some European...
Tech teardown specialist iFixit has uploaded a new video taking apart the Steam Deck. While this is not the first teardown we have seen on Valve's portable gaming PC, the latest teardown provides better context on the reparability of the Steam Deck.
One of the biggest takeaways from iFixit's video was that replacing the battery on the Steam Deck will be difficult, noting that battery replacements for the handheld are "rough."
But should you feel the need to replace the battery, iFixit suggests users drain the battery "below 25%" before you disassemble the Steam Deck to prevent any thermal runaway while also using "plenty of heat to soften the adhesive" and to pry the battery out from the bottom edge.
iFixit also noted that...
Cyberpunk 2077 is now fully upgraded on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with a whole slew of new features and updates, bringing 4K 60FPS, alongside ray-tracing and other new additions. If you already own a copy on PS4, you can upgrade it to the PS5 version right now for free.
If you haven't yet tried the game out, there's a new free trial that will allow you to play 5 hours of the game (but expires after 30 days). Not only that, but you can currently buy the full game for just £19.99 on the PlayStation Store right now (see here). If you're on Xbox, the game has also been discounted and can be bought for £24.99 instead (see here).
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Ubisoft is a massive company. According to its own data, the video game publishing giant owns over 45 development studios and employs over 20,000 people — significantly more than competitors such as EA — though Ubisoft is reportedly dealing with an exodus of talent.
Despite its ongoing struggles, Ubisoft is continuing to focus on producing new entries in its stable of established franchises — Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy, and Far Cry, to name a few — while intermittently experimenting with new franchises like Immortals Fenyx Rising and Riders Republic. It’s a one-two punch that makes Ubisoft and its development decisions interesting to follow, even if those experiments don’t always pan out.
To give you a better idea of the company’s...