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Intel's handheld lineup could soon have a cheaper option. According to leaker Jaykihn, who has a pretty solid track record with Intel leaks, the company may be preparing a Panther Lake chip designed for handheld gaming with a "4+0+4+4" configuration. In plain English, that means four P-cores, no E-cores, four low-power E-cores, and four Xe3 graphics cores. That's a much smaller setup than the Arc G3 and G3 Extreme chips currently found in high-end handhelds such...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has come a long way since its rough launch, but GSC Game World clearly isn't finished rebuilding the Zone. Update 2.0 feels less like another patch and more like the developers asking players to come back and see how much has changed. Arriving as a free update on August 20, it brings major visual, gameplay, AI and technical improvements that could make returning to the Zone very tempting. One of the biggest changes comes under the...

PEAK has already enjoyed one of the most surprising multiplayer success stories of the last year, and its latest update proves that players still aren't ready to stop climbing. The Final Ascent, the game's last major content update, arrived on August 11 and quickly brought a huge wave of players back to the mountain. The update introduces two new biome variants, GLOOM and THE CITADEL, giving groups even more dangerous places to explore. GLOOM takes PEAK into darker and creepier...

Creative Assembly has officially detailed Grey Seer Thanquol, the long-awaited Skaven Legendary Lord who is headlining the upcoming Lords of the End Times expansion (Update 9.0), launching on September 24, 2026. Leading Clan Scruten, the iconic arch-schemer brings new campaign mechanics, monstrous battle units, and devastating magical versatility to the Total War: Warhammer 3 sandbox.  ...

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam has officially launched, opening up a completely new battlefield for Team17 and Expression Games' tactical FPS franchise. This time, instead of the battlefields of World War II, players are taken to the Vietnam War, where jungles, rivers, and challenging terrain can directly affect how each battle unfolds. With large-scale multiplayer and gameplay built around coordination, the game continues to focus on an experience where a single soldier cannot decide the outcome of a battle alone. Every...

Lootbound officially launched on Steam on August 14, taking players into a dark fantasy world where each run starts with a single character and gradually grows into a full party. Combining tactical roguelite gameplay with turn-based combat, loot management, and elements inspired by D&D, the game puts a strong focus on route choices, party building, and making the most of every piece of equipment. One of its standout features is the grid-based inventory system, where the position of your equipment...

Captain America enters MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls as the embodiment of Steve Rogers' classic heroic ideals: discipline, courage, and an unwavering commitment to protecting others. As one of the leaders of the Fighting Avengers, Captain America fights alongside Iron Man, Hulk, and Black Panther against a threat powerful enough to endanger Earth. His role reflects the character's traditional position within Marvel—he may not possess the overwhelming strength of Hulk or the technology of Iron Man, but his determination and tactical...

Grab your hardhat, because Humble has just rolled out another bundle for anyone who loves building things, managing them, and inevitably watching all those carefully laid plans go completely sideways. The Humble Built Differently: Builder Games Bundle packs 10 builder-focused games into three price tiers, with a pretty nice mix of cozy, survival, strategy, and sandbox experiences. Starting at $7 / €5.95 / £5.18, you get three games that take a more laid-back approach to the genre. Gourdlets lets you...

Until now, getting storefronts like the Epic Games Store running on the Steam Deck has usually meant relying on community tools such as Heroic Games Launcher alongside Proton. That could soon become a thing of the past, as Epic Games has officially confirmed that a native Linux version of its PC launcher is in development. First reported by SteamDeckHQ, the confirmation came during an AMA hosted on the Epic Games Store's Discord server, where an Epic Games staff member revealed...

Lara Croft is about to get very busy. After years of remasters and re-releases, the Tomb Raider franchise is finally preparing for a major new chapter, with Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis and Tomb Raider: Catalyst set to arrive relatively close together.  The first piece of the puzzle is Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, the ambitious reimagining of the original 1996 adventure. The game is scheduled to launch on February 12, 2027, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Switch 2...

Green Man Gaming is giving Warhammer fans another reason to expand their Steam libraries, with the new Warhammer Collection: Bolts & Blades now available. The bundle highlights just how wildly different Warhammer games can be, from co-op shooters and boomer shooters to massive strategy and tactical RPGs.  Bringing together seven distinct titles from across Games Workshop's renowned universes, this PC gaming collection spans everything from deep, story-driven RPGs and tactical strategy to high-intensity shooters and visceral co-op melee battles - with four...

It's giveaway time again on the Epic Games Store, giving PC gamers another week to grab a free game. Last week's Beacon Pines and We Were Here Together offers have now expired, and Caravan SandWitch has taken their place as the latest freebie. Developed by Studio Plane Toast, Caravan SandWitch is a combat-free open-world adventure set on the colorful, post-apocalyptic planet of Cigalo. You play as Sauge, a young woman who returns to her home planet after receiving...