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PC gamers looking for portable hardware have increasingly found themselves choosing between traditional gaming laptops and handheld PCs such as the Steam Deck. Acer’s Project DualPlay Mini takes a different approach by attempting to combine both form factors into a single machine, similar to the OneXPlayer X2 Mini handheld that we have recently covered. At its core, the DualPlay Mini is a Windows gaming handheld, similar in concept to Acer’s Predator Atlas 8. What makes the prototype stand out...

Nintendo has given Mario Kart 8 Deluxe a surprising new lease on life with a free update for Nintendo Switch 2, adding one of the game's biggest local multiplayer upgrades yet. Version 4.0.0 is now available and allows up to eight players to race together on a single console using split-screen. Eight players, one console The headline feature in this update is undoubtedly the new eight-player local multiplayer mode. With a Nintendo Switch 2 and enough compatible controllers, a full group can...

Another week means another batch of games competing for the spotlight, and dLcompare is once again rounding up some of the most interesting titles in the latest TOP 10 weekly recap video. The new YouTube episode brings together ten games spanning action, strategy, simulation, RPGs, and more, offering a quick tour through some of the releases and upcoming adventures worth keeping an eye on. Our highlights of the week The recap kicks things off with Bomb Farm, a title that sounds like...

Humble has unveiled its September 2026 Choice lineup, and after several strong months, subscribers once again have eight Steam games to add to their collections. The latest Humble Choice is available for $14.99 / €12.99 / £11.49, with the usual membership perks included. This month's selection covers everything from major strategy games and platformers to quirky indie adventures and roguelikes. Leading the lineup is Frostpunk 2, 11 bit studios' ambitious follow-up to its acclaimed frozen-city survival game. Players must guide...

Following the success of ACE COMBAT 7: SKIES UNKNOWN, the ACE COMBAT series is preparing to return with its next numbered entry, ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE. This is a new mainline title in the series, developed by Bandai Namco using Unreal Engine 5 and scheduled to launch on October 2, 2026. The publisher has now released the Online 101 trailer, offering the first look at ACE COMBAT ONLINE, an endgame online mode built for the new game....

With only a few hours left before The Blood of Dawnwalker officially reaches players, the first reviews of the full game have arrived with plenty of positive signs. Rebel Wolves’ debut project is not without some technical and design issues, but it also shows clear ambition in the way it builds a dark fantasy world, tells its story, and gives players meaningful choices. At the bottom line, the question worth asking now is: what makes The Blood of Dawnwalker worth...

Nvidia is officially taking the wraps off DLSS 5 tomorrow, with NBA 2K27 becoming the first game to support the company's latest neural rendering technology. Exclusive to GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs, DLSS 5 introduces 3D-Guided Neural Rendering, which Nvidia says could bring games closer to Hollywood-style photorealism. Unlike previous DLSS technologies that primarily focused on upscaling and frame generation, DLSS 5 uses AI to enhance lighting, materials, and other visual details within a game's existing rendering pipeline. Nvidia claims...

Peter Quill, better known as Star-Lord, brings his trademark space-outlaw attitude into Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. As the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Quill is defined by his improvisational personality, confidence, and willingness to turn unconventional technology into an advantage. In Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, that identity becomes a flashy gunslinger who relies on his Element Guns and jet boots rather than overwhelming physical strength. His arsenal gives him access to four different elemental modes, allowing his attacks to...

Ubisoft has released Title Update 1.0.7 for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, continuing to refine the pirate adventure with a broad range of gameplay, quest, visual, and stability improvements. Alongside the technical changes, the update introduces a few new customization options—and an unexpectedly adorable addition to Edward Kenway’s hideout. So, What's in the Patch? One of the most useful new features gives players the option to hide Edward’s pistols. The weapons remain available during gameplay, but they no longer have to be...

Sony is giving PS5 owners another way to watch entertainment without paying for a subscription, although there's a catch: they'll have to sit through advertisements. The company has announced Live TV on PS5, a new free, ad-supported streaming app from Sony Pictures Television. The service will offer more than 100 live TV channels, alongside a library of movies and TV shows that users can access without a subscription. The lineup will cover a broad range of content, including movies, television,...

Valve has been frequently release many varied official sales and events, cementing Steam's reputation for constant value through frequent discounts and widespread game participation. With the latest themed festival now live, it's the perfect week to pick up those survival or crafting games you've been eyeing. The Steam PvE Survival Crafting Fest 2026 is now live, bringing discounts and demos for a wide range of games centered around exploration, crafting, building, and surviving against environmental threats and hostile creatures. The genre...

Breathedge 2 has officially entered Steam Early Access, but the version players can jump into today is quite different from the demo that introduced the sequel. After looking closely at that early slice of the game, RedRuins Softworks decided to rebuild it, putting much more emphasis on the survival, exploration and crafting systems that sit at the heart of Breathedge. According to the studio, the demo was well received, but it also exposed a problem. There were plenty of quests, dialogue,...