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How to get the Grappling Hook in Valheim
Don't leave the Mistlands without it.
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Valheim 1.0 progression guide: What to do in every biome and when to do it
A checklist for materials, dungeons, and bosses in every area–including the Deep North.
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Should you start a new character and world for Valheim 1.0?
Advice from the developers and PC Gamer on how to play the completed version of Valheim.
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No more USB installation: Windows 11 Insiders now able to fully reset their system via cloud download even when the OS won't boot
It's called 'cloud rebuild' in the Windows Recovery Environment.
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Good news for some: Framework swims against the tide of the RAMpocalypse by 'retroactively reducing' its LPCAMM2 prices
Some already shipped orders can even apply for a refund.
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'No-one puts Double Fine out of business except me', says Tim Schafer on taking Double Fine independent: 'Asha's not going to shoot my dog'
"The games industry is full of terrible things, and I can't change most of them."
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Switzerland trials ditching Microsoft and using free and open-source software, available for 'around 3,000 employees' from the end of 2027
The European country joins some others in moving away from Microsoft 365.
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Steam may have leaked achievements for countless forthcoming PC games via a third party site, including Persona 6, Ace Combat 8, and even some unannounced games
Also hinted are a new Thief Dark Project campaign, and a possible new Balatro.
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Wi-Fi 8 is upon us, so here are two routers we saw at Computex that should be hitting the shops soon
Unsurprisingly, Asus ROG is launching its Wi-Fi 8 routers with an extreme gaming monster.
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Corporations want to kill physical media because it suits them, but Big Box PC game packaging just got a second chance
It's now much easier to take the DIY approach.
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Less than a week after launch, The Blood of Dawnwalker developer is already getting to work on the sequel
Rebel Wolves is hiring.
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Thousand Hells is a 'tactical narrative' feast of infernal storytelling, but its defeats can feel brutal
From the developer of King of Dragon Pass, a gorgeously imagined meat grinder for hapless adventuring parties.
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Inspired by the success of games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, French president Emmanuel Macron declares 'videogames are part of our culture' and announces a new international gaming festival
It seems like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 really made an impact on Macron.
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Breaking Benjamin frontman pauses concert to rant about Fallout 4 modding beef: 'There was a modder in the community that was really mean to me'
The singer and guitarist spent several minutes asking fans to download his Fallout 4 'True First Person' mod after another modder apparently criticized it.
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Just days after The Tetris Company warned that 'we take copyright infringement very seriously,' the Tetris clone in the White House Arcade suddenly disappears
Maybe it's a coincidence, and maybe it's not.
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Over 1,000 cut voice lines from Resident Evil 4 and Requiem reveal more about Leon Kennedy, the zombies he fights, and a lowkey bromance
We also got some hints to how later games are linked to Resident Evil 4.
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Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail's final story patch is exactly what the game needed, and has the 4-month wait for Evercold suddenly feeling a whole lot longer
Setting the stage to perfection.
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Our absolute favourite gaming keyboard, the Wooting 80HE, is getting a BIG KNOB, improved switches, and more
This could become the new best gaming keyboard.
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I got my hands on Razer's new $50 mechanical mini keeb and it makes a damn good first impression
It's got an entry-level MSRP, but still feels like an enthusiast-level device.
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Why does this sort of thing never happen to me? Redditor says they found $10,000 worth of RAM just sitting in their garage
This memory stash doesn't grant an automatic upgrade for their gaming rig, though.
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New RTX 5070 variant could help bolster GPU supply but it surely won't help prices
Nvidia is reportedly prepping a new version of the RTX 5070 potentially using failed RTX 5070 Ti or RTX 5080 cores.
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Former Skyrim co-lead says Bethesda making Starfield instead of TES6 came out of nowhere: 'It was very much: Guess what, team? We're making this space game'
"It wasn't like Starfield was this big internal like, 'Hey, we all want to make this space game, Todd.'"
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Valheim 1.0 review
Your long journey is at an end, Viking.
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Chinese memory makers have reportedly stocked up on enough western DUV machines for the next three years of expansion
More chips!
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SteelSeries throws everything but the kitchen sink in the feature list of its Aeon Pro controller
It can seamlessly switch between Xbox and PC, but is very expensive.
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Sources say another 10% price increase for Intel CPUs is on the way, and it could be here as soon as October
Up, up, and away.
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Don't Nod might not have enough cash to make it through January 2027, and even if it does, pulling up could 'involve the reduction of up to 90 positions'
"Amid systemic pressures in the video game industry."
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Arc Raiders' last live update until Frozen Trails releases today bringing players new rubber ducks and a reminder that you've one month to spend your expiring currency
There's also a new Raider Project to fill the time with.
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Big chipmakers are already committed to using ASML's next-generation production technology by as soon as 2028
High NA EUV and even 12-inch photomasks.
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Valve appears to implementing a reservation system for the Steam Frame, and we all know how well that worked last time
Closer than you think.