31% of you go full goth and keep your RGB lighting turned off, while a mere 7% drench your rigs in unicorn vomit

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The Surprising RGB Preferences of Gamers Revealed in Recent Poll In an intriguing survey conducted among gaming enthusiasts, it became apparent that preferences regarding RGB lighting in gaming PCs varied widely. A striking 31% of participants favored a minimalistic approach, opting to keep their systems devoid of any RGB lighting. Despite the colorful allure of … Read more

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No USB connectivity? Like, at all? It's a good job SteelSeries' new gaming mice are two of the best I've felt under my fingertips

A Steelseries Rival Pro gaming mouse.

SteelSeries Revolutionizes Gaming Mice with Innovative USB-Free Design Last month, a visit to SteelSeries headquarters unveiled two groundbreaking gaming mice, the Rival Pro and Sensei Pro. What set these models apart from their predecessors was the absence of traditional USB ports, marking a daring shift in design philosophy. For weeks, extensive testing revealed that this … Read more

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Here's a gallery of the times The Witcher 3's remastered lighting had me like, 'Damn'

Here's a gallery of the times The Witcher 3's remastered lighting had me like, 'Damn'

<head>&NewLine;<&excl;– &lbrack;METATAGS – critical&rsqb; –>&NewLine;<meta charset&equals;”utf-8″&sol;>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”viewport” content&equals;”width&equals;device-width&comma;initial-scale&equals;1″&sol;>&NewLine;<title>Here’s a gallery of the times The Witcher 3’s remastered lighting had me like&comma; ‘Damn’ &vert; PC Gamer<&sol;title>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”pub&lowbar;date” content&equals;”2026-09-28T15&colon;23&colon;22&plus;00&colon;00″&sol;>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”description” content&equals;”It simply looks rather nice&period;”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”canonical” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;pcgamer&period;com&sol;games&sol;the-witcher&sol;heres-a-gallery-of-the-times-the-witcher-3s-remastered-lighting-had-me-like-damn&sol;”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net&sol;pcgamer” crossorigin&equals;””&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;bordeaux&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;mos&period;cms&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;bordeaux&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;mos&period;cms&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;slice&period;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;sommelier&period;futurehybrid&period;tech”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” … Read more

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Vignette vs chromatic aberration – which is worse?

Vignette vs chromatic aberration - which is worse?

<head>&NewLine;<&excl;– &lbrack;METATAGS – critical&rsqb; –>&NewLine;<meta charset&equals;”utf-8″&sol;>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”viewport” content&equals;”width&equals;device-width&comma;initial-scale&equals;1″&sol;>&NewLine;<title>Vignette vs chromatic aberration – which is worse&quest; &vert; PC Gamer<&sol;title>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”pub&lowbar;date” content&equals;”2026-09-28T14&colon;09&colon;20&plus;00&colon;00″&sol;>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”description” content&equals;”It’s time for round 2 of our worst graphical effects in games tournament&period;”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”canonical” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;pcgamer&period;com&sol;hardware&sol;vignette-vs-chromatic-aberration-which-is-worse&sol;”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net&sol;pcgamer” crossorigin&equals;””&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;bordeaux&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;mos&period;cms&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;bordeaux&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;mos&period;cms&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;slice&period;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;sommelier&period;futurehybrid&period;tech”&sol;>&NewLine;<link … Read more

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Steam Week in Review: Great, haystack slop is a thing now

Figures search for a needle in an oversize haystack

The Rise of Haystack Games: A New Trend in Gaming Clones In a surprising twist within the gaming industry, a surge of so-called “haystack” games indicated a growing trend in clone simulations. The phenomenon was initiated by Needle In A Haystack Simulator, which, despite the absurdity of its premise, piqued the interest of gamers. Set … Read more

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Industry insiders and Tokyo gossip suggest Kojima is getting less money from Xbox than original PlayStation budget for Physint

Industry insiders and Tokyo gossip suggest Kojima is getting less money from Xbox than original PlayStation budget for Physint

<head>&NewLine;<&excl;– &lbrack;METATAGS – critical&rsqb; –>&NewLine;<meta charset&equals;”utf-8″&sol;>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”viewport” content&equals;”width&equals;device-width&comma;initial-scale&equals;1″&sol;>&NewLine;<title>Industry insiders and Tokyo gossip suggest Kojima is getting less money from Xbox than original PlayStation budget for Physint &vert; PC Gamer<&sol;title>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”pub&lowbar;date” content&equals;”2026-09-28T01&colon;19&colon;40&plus;00&colon;00″&sol;>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”description” content&equals;”Whatever this game costs&comma; people seem to agree it’s in the nine figures&period;”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”canonical” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;pcgamer&period;com&sol;games&sol;industry-insiders-and-tokyo-gossip-suggest-kojima-is-getting-less-money-from-xbox-than-original-playstation-budget-for-physint&sol;”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net&sol;pcgamer” crossorigin&equals;””&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;bordeaux&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;mos&period;cms&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” … Read more

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This ambitious Half-Life 2 mod asks: what if Iron Lung had a submarine and an airship?

This ambitious Half-Life 2 mod asks: what if Iron Lung had a submarine and an airship?

<head>&NewLine;<&excl;– &lbrack;METATAGS – critical&rsqb; –>&NewLine;<meta charset&equals;”utf-8″&sol;>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”viewport” content&equals;”width&equals;device-width&comma;initial-scale&equals;1″&sol;>&NewLine;<title>This ambitious Half-Life 2 mod asks&colon; what if Iron Lung had a submarine and an airship&quest; &vert; PC Gamer<&sol;title>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”pub&lowbar;date” content&equals;”2026-09-27T13&colon;43&colon;47&plus;00&colon;00″&sol;>&NewLine;<meta name&equals;”description” content&equals;”Oh&comma; and a space shuttle&period;”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”canonical” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;pcgamer&period;com&sol;games&sol;horror&sol;this-ambitious-half-life-2-mod-asks-what-if-iron-lung-had-a-submarine-and-an-airship&sol;”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net&sol;pcgamer” crossorigin&equals;””&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;bordeaux&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;mos&period;cms&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”preconnect” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;bordeaux&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;mos&period;cms&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;slice&period;vanilla&period;futurecdn&period;net”&sol;>&NewLine;<link rel&equals;”dns-prefetch” href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;sommelier&period;futurehybrid&period;tech”&sol;>&NewLine;<link … Read more

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After Warcraft 3's first new campaign in 23 years, let's normalize releasing new DLC for ancient RTS games

Image of modded units from Command & Conquer Combined Arms

New Expansions for Classic RTS Games Signal a Nostalgic Revival In the ever-evolving landscape of gaming, there has been a notable surge in remastered expansions for established titles, particularly within the realm of real-time strategy (RTS) games. Recently, Blizzard made headlines during BlizzCon 2026 with its announcement of the Forsaken Kingdom expansion for the 23-year-old … Read more

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Microsoft CEO says Xbox's 'streamlining' process is 'great to see' following its most recent round of layoffs

Satya Nadella on Copilot, the AI backlash, and Microsoft’s future - YouTube

Xbox Undertook Major Restructuring and Layoffs Amidst Industry Changes This week marked a significant shift for Xbox as the company announced that it had let go of 268 employees, following a staggering 1,600 job losses earlier in the year. This decision was part of a broader restructuring effort aimed at streamlining operations. As part of … Read more

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