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  1. Crimson Desert: Best PC Graphics Settings for Low, Mid, and High-End PCs

    Crimson Desert: Best PC Graphics Settings for Low, Mid, and High-End PCs

    Crimson Desert looks gorgeous but can drop frames like it's on holiday. Tweak a few heavy hitters and you can hold 60 FPS without sacrificing too much eye candy.

    3 min read
  2. LEC confirms Berlin studio will remain home through 2027

    LEC confirms Berlin studio will remain home through 2027

    Riot says the LEC will continue to play primarily at the Riot Games Arena in Berlin through 2027, while still testing production tweaks like Roadtrips, no-audience match days, and limited online play.

    2 min read
  3. Bungie made a maths test to explain Marathon's complicated Ranked mode, and it actually helps

    Bungie made a maths test to explain Marathon's complicated Ranked mode, and it actually helps

    Marathon's Ranked system is surprisingly complex for an extraction shooter, so Bungie published a short 'ranked calculation worksheet' to walk players through score targets, penalties, and potential gains. The little quiz actually makes the rules clearer.

    3 min read
  4. Shyvana’s Rework Gets a Speedy Nerf — Riot Patches Her Down After Day One

    Shyvana’s Rework Gets a Speedy Nerf — Riot Patches Her Down After Day One

    Shyvana launched strong in Patch 26.6 with a 57% winrate, and Riot rolled out a hotfix within 24 hours that trims her defenses, damage, healing, slow, and crowd control duration.

    2 min read
  5. Clair Obscur Star Warns: Don’t Let 'Small Team' Hype Drive Bad Decisions

    Clair Obscur Star Warns: Don’t Let 'Small Team' Hype Drive Bad Decisions

    Ben Starr, an actor in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, says the games industry may copy the wrong part of the J'RPG's success if studios fixate on team size instead of reasons behind the game's quality.

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  6. Crimson Desert review roundup: early scores, praise, criticism, and verdict

    Crimson Desert review roundup: early scores, praise, criticism, and verdict

    Crimson Desert arrives with big visuals and even bigger ambitions. Critics like the world and the combat, but they also call out weak story, awkward systems, and a punishing inventory. Early scores sit around the high 70s.

    3 min read
  7. First Stand 2026 Day 3: LEC collapse, and Diable’s second pentakill

    First Stand 2026 Day 3: LEC collapse, and Diable’s second pentakill

    Day 3 at First Stand delivered a clean knockout from BLG over G2, and BFX’s rookie star Diable picked up his second pentakill of the event as his team swept Team Secret Whales.

    3 min read
  8. Hearthstone Cataclysm Drops: Big Angry Dragons and New Card Tricks

    Hearthstone Cataclysm Drops: Big Angry Dragons and New Card Tricks

    Blizzard has launched the Cataclysm expansion for Hearthstone. Expect a Deathwing hero card for Shaman and Warrior, new keywords 'shatter' and 'herald', the return of colossal minions, free temporary access to older sets, and a refreshed tavern pass and rewards track.

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  9. Helldivers 2 roadmap teases new missions, enemies, and biomes through June

    Helldivers 2 roadmap teases new missions, enemies, and biomes through June

    Arrowhead finally shared a short roadmap for Helldivers 2. Expect new warbonds, galactic campaigns, quality-of-life fixes, fresh biomes in April and June, and new enemies arriving in March with another variant due in April.

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  10. Spider-Man: Brand New Day dethrones GTA 6 with trailer surpassing 500 million views in a day

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day dethrones GTA 6 with trailer surpassing 500 million views in a day

    The first teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day pulled in over 500 million views in its first 24 hours, overtaking GTA 6's previous record.

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  11. Asus ROG Strix XG27JCG review: tiny pixels, big questions

    Asus ROG Strix XG27JCG review: tiny pixels, big questions

    A 27-inch monitor with a native 5K panel. The Asus ROG Strix XG27JCG delivers incredible pixel density and flexible modes, but its price and some compromises mean it is not the obvious buy for everyone.

    6 min read