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Blackwood is almost the John Wick-inspired third-person shooter I’ve been waiting for, and after 2 hours of playtime, I’m really excited for all of it — but it’s rough around the edges right now

Indie games have arguably become a cornerstone of PC gaming, even more so with modern-day entries becoming huge hits such as Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades 2, and a superhero surprise from developer Adhoc, Dispatch. In comes Blackwood, a cinematic third-person action indie, set in New York in 2012. You play…

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“In terms of price-to-performance, it’s hard to beat”: This Xbox gamepad might be better value than Microsoft’s version — but there’s one feature I desperately wish it had

Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. Drakong Challenger: One-minute review The Drakong Challenger takes aim at the budget controller market by offering a basic but…

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Why is the internet so upset about NVIDIA’s DLSS 5?

NVIDIA calls DLSS 5 the biggest graphics breakthrough since ray tracing; critics call it an AI slop filter. Source

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I was an Nvidia DLSS 5 sceptic —but here are 5 reasons why I’m now hopeful that it’ll revolutionize graphics in PC games

Following the leak of the tech and a raft of unofficial mods, this week saw Nvidia‘s official launch of DLSS 5, with the company showing it off in NBA 2K27 at Gamescom 2026 and providing some further illuminating details. Before, after Nvidia’s initial DLSS 5 reveal in March, I was…

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Is the Steam Deck still worth it in 2026?

The Steam Deck is a solid gaming handheld, but after the arrival of several competitors and higher prices, is it still worth picking one up? Source

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From eating the elderly to selling kids, Afterworld gives you the freedom to do terrible things in the post-apocalypse — ‘We shouldn’t judge the player’ says director

Afterworld is a new strategy game by Paradox Interactive It tasks the player with building and managing a post-apocalyptic society Director Dan Lind says the studio won’t “judge the player” for any terrible choices Upcoming grand strategy game Afterworld is all about building your own society in a post-apocalyptic North…

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