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In the wake of our initial Baldur's Gate 3 review coverage, questions were asked about performance in the game's most stressful area - the city of Baldur's Gate itself, as found in Act 3. In this video, Alex tackles this head-on, finding that the more dense environment is particularly challenging to your CPU, with older chips unlikely to maintain a decent level of performance. By the way, as our initial optimised settings were GPU-based, they remain the same here - and there's not much scalability in settings on the CPU side, as this content shall reveal.

Check out this teaser gameplay trailer for the return of the beloved military shooter Delta Force.

We can't quite believe that seven years have passed since launch. What a crazy journey!

Our journey continues with ECHOES - coming soon!

Progression 2.0, Upgraded Equipment and much more...

The new "Modern" interface is designed to be more flexible and readable on a wider variety of devices, including tablets and the Steam Deck.

The conclusion of the groundbreaking tale is set to arrive at the end of 2023.

Erase your past to protect your future.Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name launches November 9, 2023

The Making of Karateka, a new "interactive documentary" telling the story of Prince of Persia and The Last Express creator Jordan Mechner's classic 1984 martial arts game, is launching for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation on 29th August, with a Switch version to follow in September.

Intel has unveiled its "Gamer Days" bundle which includes a free copy of Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Nightingale with Arc GPUs & latest CPUs.

A dark new chapter begins in Modern Warfare III 🔥

💪 Blockbuster campaign featuring new Open Combat Missions
🗺️ Iconic Multiplayer maps
🧟 The largest Call of Duty Zombies map ever

Plus so much more. Ready up for #MW3 soldier

Lenovo is working on a gaming handheld called Legion Go, which might be the best on-the-go gaming device yet! And if you think this is just another rumor like Lenovo’s Legion Play from a few years back (as we also did), think again.

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At first glance, it doesn’t look that much different from its competitors, but the thing that sets it apart (we think) it’s the similarities with another huge player in this space, the Nintendo Switch.

• Deprecated old engine, it won't be updated anymore. All main branches are now on the new engine. The old engine is only available on a private beta branch accessible using the password PhaserVersion. It will not be updated anymore.

v1.6 New Features:

Added local co-op mode!
Added "Disable Blood" option.
Added "Pixel Font" option.
Added "Border Type" option.
Added Twitch integration (Steam only).

Local Co-op Features:

Added Friendship Amulet.
Added extra options for co-op:
-Player colour selection.
-Player outlines toggle.
-Player indicators toggle.
-UI Selection tint toggle.
-Controller/Keyboard assignment toggle.
-Sequential chest mode toggle.
Added support for Steam Remote Play Together.

Rather than have multiple threads and review links I Figured Id start a megathread to pin to the top for the release of Starfield

Preload UP On Xbox App 139.84GB - https://www.eurogamer.net/starfield-install-size-revealed-available-to-preload-now

Preload Now Up On Steam 116GB

Starfield will release on September 6, 2023 for Normal Editions & September 1st for Deluxe.

Lore:
https://www.pcgamer.com/sign-me-up-for-starfields-snake-worshipping-death-cult-which-communes-to-its-god-via-cool-low-grav-jumps/

https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-will-tantalise-you-with-a-bunch-of-mechs-you-cant-use/

https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-timeline/

Reviews:

General Articles:

https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-release-date-trailer-2022/

https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-wont-support-full-pacifist-runs-but-there-are-some-good-non-lethal-options-says-quest-designer/

https://www.pcgamer.com/starfield-has-gone-gold-preloads-are-coming/

https://www.pcgamer.com/why-people-are-talking-about-starfields-start-screen-gamings-latest-twitter-dust-up-explained/

The PC requirements to run Starfield at minimum specs are:

OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 (10.0.19043)
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X, Intel Core i7-6800K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 5700, NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 125 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required

If you want a smoother experience, then you should aim to run Starfield at recommended specs:

OS: Windows 10/11 with updates
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, Intel i5-10600K
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080
DirectX: Version 12
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 125 GB available space
Additional Notes: SSD Required

"October is an amazing month for game launches and we hope this date shift gives more space for everyone to enjoy their favorite games," Remedy Entertainment says.

💵 How is the Economy system designed in Cities: Skylines II? Complex but not complicated! 📈Watch the developers get down to business on all things Economy ...

Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game.

The new pinnacle of the genre.

Big Battlemage is, well, big!

Maple Valley is coming to #ForzaMotorsport on October 10th, 2023! Out-build the competition in the all-new career. Race your friends in multiplayer. Compete ...

For Reasons relating to LTT on its coverage of PCGaming and PC Hardware I thought it important to share this here.

Link to Post Images. https://imgur.com/a/0Mt6luL

@suuuoppp: To stop the speculation and DM's I am receiving. I chose to quit my role at LTT because it, and the working environment I was facing, were ruining my mental health. The number of daily items...…

Update : LTT Responded https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/16/23834190/linus-tech-tips-gamersnexus-madison-reeves-controversy
"The company has currently paused all production to improve its review processes, and CEO Terren Tong tells The Verge an outside investigator will be hired to examine the harassment allegations."