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Sick of laptop docks and spaghetti cables, I moved my entire daily workflow to a Windows 11 PC no bigger than a bagel

A quiet Geekom mini PC proves a far cleaner solution for my busy desk than a docked laptop with a mess of trailing wires and adapters.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 pays homage to an iconic Elden Ring hero with this amazing easter egg — here's where you'll find it

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's open world is full of special secrets, and this easter egg will delight Elden Ring players in particular.

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Assassin's Creed Shadows PC system requirements: Does my computer meet minimum or recommended specs?

Make sure your gaming PC can handle Assassin's Creed Shadows before the game launches.

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My love affair with the ROG Ally lasted less than two months — even my first girlfriend stuck around longer than that.

After less than two months my ROG Ally decided to completely die, leaving me with a bad taste and deciding against replacing it.

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Why have I wasted time flashing USB drives to install Windows (and Linux) on PCs when I could have been doing this all along?

Never flash a USB drive again to install Windows or Linux, just use Ventoy. It's so easy, why didn't I know about it before now?

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in-game bundle raises $1.6 million for LA Fire Relief

Activision reveals it will donate $1.6 million in proceeds from sales of the LA Fire Relief bundle to LAFD Foundation and Direct Relief.

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I tested an upgradeable mini PC that handles my daily Windows 11 workload and cloud gaming for under $500

The Geekom A6 mini PC features an AMD Ryzen CPU, Radeon graphics, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. It's a fantastic device that costs under $500.

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7 new Windows 11 features and more big changes coming in 2025 that you'll actually care about

Microsoft is working on several new features for Windows 11 in 2025. Let's take an early look at them.

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UPDATE: NVIDIA says it's "investigating the reported issues with the RTX 50-series" as reports of faulty GPUs pile up

Just a few days after the official RTX 5090 launch, some early adopters are reporting black screens and unrecognized hardware. Here's what you need to know.

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Can I play Kingdom Come: Deliverance II on ASUS ROG Ally, Steam Deck, and other gaming handhelds?

I spent time figuring out if I could play KCD2 on gaming handhelds. Here's how well it plays on ROG Ally, Steam Deck, and Legion Go.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is the perfect RPG sequel — bigger, better, and bolder than ever

The long-awaited sequel to Kingdom Come: Deliverance is finally here, and it's phenomenal. Here's my full review.

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Testing Multi-Frame Gen on Cyberpunk 2077 Ray Tracing Overdrive with an RTX 5080 — 40 FPS to 135+ with 63°C temps at 1440p

A $2,000 RTX 5090 delivers 60 FPS, but max-setting gaming is realistic with an RTX 5080 using DLSS 4 and Multi-Frame Generation.

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7 essential plugins for the Steam Deck to make the best handheld even better

The Steam Deck is incredible, but thanks to Decky Loader plugins, it can be even better. Here are the 7 I recommend the most.

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SteamOS isn't just for Steam Deck anymore — Here are the pros and cons of it coming to other gaming handhelds like Legion Go S

SteamOS will soon officially be available on multiple third-party gaming handhelds, which is both good and bad.

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Secretlab took the best gaming chair you can buy and perfected it, and my back is thanking me for it

The Secretlab TITAN Evo NanoGen Edition chair takes the award-winning TITAN Evo (2022) and refines it, and it makes a great case for being the absolute best.

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HP's best 4K, 240Hz OLED gaming monitor boasts some incredibly useful features, but the stand falls short

The HP OMEN Transcend 32 is the company's highest-end gaming monitor, and its gorgeous display is paired with some excellent features. That stand, though...

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Samsung's latest laptop is long-lasting, ultra-thin, and elegant — It's one of the most appealing AI PCs yet

The Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro is a Copilot+ PC that offers very good performance and can even handle a bit of gaming. Our review.

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I'm now tracking live player counts directly from my Steam Deck without using a web browser — here's how

This new Decky Loader plugin for Steam Deck lets you track live player counts from SteamDB without needing to open a web browser.

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The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon somehow got thinner, lighter, and smarter, but familiar problems remain

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 13) is thinner and lighter than its predecessor without compromising on anything, but new Intel chips don't fix all the weaknesses.

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 review: The new high-end GPU for rational gamers delivers FPS wizardry with DLSS 4

NVIDIA's redesigned RTX 5080 Founders Edition is the new king of the hill for PC gamers as the sensible enthusiast GPU if you can find it at its intended price.

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How to pin and track Camo and Calling Card challenges in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

A new feature in Black Ops 6 allows you to track your various challenges easily. Here's how.

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How to disable cross play in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Ranked Play on console

Cross play has become a sore spot due to rampant cheating, leading Activision and Treyarch to concede to player demands and introduce segregated cross play options between console and PC. Here is how to disable cross play on Xbox.

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Microsoft is closing its flagship London retail store

Oxford Circus "Experience Center" set to shut as Microsoft scales back.

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How to access and use Xbox Game Bar on the ROG Ally

The ROG Ally has a stock Copilot shortcut, but not Game Bar. Here's how you can change that.

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Sniper Elite Resistance Xbox and PC review: Rebellion's stealthy shooter is like comfort food for fans of the Nazi-blasting genre of gaming

Our review of the latest entry in Rebellion's long line of Nazi-sniping stealthy third-person-shooters, Sniper Elite: Resistance.

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