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For that, you’re getting a capable 144Hz refresh rate for smooth output, alongside the powers of a 4K resolution to offer some great levels of detail and clarity in any games you play. The fact it comes on a 28 inch panel also provides a handy mid-range between smaller 24 inch monitors designed more for competitive gameplay, and larger 32 inch options for more cinematic gameplay. This Acer model is also an IPS display, meaning it provides wide excellent viewing angles, and with AMD FreeSync Premium on-board, you also shouldn’t be at the mercy of any screen-tearing or juddering....

This Alloy Origins keyboard has a small footprint, and would look great if you’re challenged for desk space. But the quality is undeniable thanks to the doubleshot PBT key caps and red key switches. These HyperX switches are designed for minimal key travel time while balancing responsiveness and accuracy. And the aluminium body reinforces the durability of the overal keyboard. Of course, there’s RGB lighting here, but the LEDs are designed to shine brighter thanks to the exposed design....

Baker and Johnson, who play Joel and Ellie in Naughty Dog’s games, took to the stage during Summer Game Fest alongside The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann. Here, the duo revealed that, while they can’t say which characters they will be playing, they are very excited to be part of the show. They also introduced the leaked PlayStation 5 remake of Part 1 officially. You can see the trailer for it below....

Booth streamed a “quick AMA” video on Twitch (ironically, six hours long) in which a fan asked if the duo were involved in Metroid Prime’s music (thanks VGC). Both Booth and his musical partner Rob Brown appear in the credits of the 2002 game, sparking much speculation as to their involvement. Watch on YouTube Metroid Prime 4 - First Look - Nintendo E3 2017 “I am violating an NDA technically by saying this, but basically we got asked to do the soundtrack by [Retro Studios],” said Booth....

This type of content has been popular on the streaming platform for quite some time but ran across multiple categories. Now it’s all in one place. Watching fluffy friends is cute, but there’s more to it than that. As Twitch says, “it’s an exciting way to elevate the importance of environmental and conservation issues facing these critters of varying sizes and origin”. That’s why they’re working with zoos, aquariums and non-profits to support animal conservation....

From 4th - 11th November, three months of PC Game Pass will be available when you purchase two new Twitch subs (or gift subs). This is only valid for new Game Pass members. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer Newscast: Who will buy PlayStation VR2? Although not available in every country globally, the offer is available in Twitch’s biggest territories. “This is just one of the ways we’re experimenting with giving you more for watching and streaming on Twitch,” reads a blog post with further details....

The announcement stated the committee would assist Ubisoft with “major strategic orientations to achieve a strong, sustainable and inclusive growth” and would “accelerate its transformation” (thanks GamesIndustry.biz). De Waubert was previously managing director of Ubisoft Paris and will now report directly to CEO Yves Guillemot and lead all Ubisoft studios worldwide. She’s one of seven additions to the committee and one of three women, adding some much needed diversity to the top of the company....

This could mean rebates for those who avoid using consumer goods such as computers and games consoles between the hours of 5pm and 8pm each evening, BBC News wrote. The scheme is reportedly being planned by the National Grid electricity system operator (ESO) for those with smart meters, with full details to be set out in the next two weeks after consultation with energy companies and UK regulator Ofgem. The BBC’s article calls out video game consoles in particular as devices to be avoided during peak hours, with a possible saving of up to £6 per kWh....

Project Palianytsia is an “eldritch horror coupled with Victorian-era mystery”, and a smaller-scale title than the open world game it previously planned as its next project. The word palianytsia refers to a Ukrainian bread - chosen, says Frogwares, “for Russians who often can’t pronounce it correctly when trying to pass off as Ukrainian. And so now it’s often used in the field as a test to quickly identify possible affiliation of unknown individuals”....

Unpacking follows a woman across 6 formative moves over a timespan of roughly twenty years, starting with her childhood bedroom. Each move starts with boxes, neatly stacked in a random room, inviting you to just pull things out and find a place for them. Where you place items is largely up to you - Unpacking has a few rules and is fairly strict about you just dumping things on the floor, but you’re given plenty of freedom, and if you don’t like that the magnetic whiteboard absolutely has to go on the fridge, you can even activate an accessibility setting that lets you put stuff wherever....

The BRS is a group of Valheim players dedicated to helping others recover their items, no matter where the tombstone is stranded - and they do it all for free. Players in need of assistance can head over to the community’s Discord server, join a channel called #assistance-application, and hit an “SOS” button which changes their Discord role and allows them to request help in the channel. At this point one of the team members (known as operators) will get in contact with the client, organise to join their server, and a bunch of burly Vikings will set sail to help them recover their gear....

It’s not unusual to turn on a console and be greeted by a screen of pending downloads for games you have installed. It happened to me today. Several games needed updating, meaning hundreds of gigabytes of data to download. This didn’t particularly bother me. I have an uncapped and relatively speedy internet connection. My primary concerns were exactly how long it would take and how much hard-drive space it would require....

EA deciding to bin its partnership with FIFA - the organisation regularly associated with greed, run by very unpopular people, etc. etc. - is a big deal. It is, however, probably a much bigger deal for the organisation than it is the video game. Some reckon EA was paying something in the order of $150m per year for the FIFA brand, with the New York Times claiming FIFA the organisation was asking for up to double that to renew the partnership after it expires with this year’s FIFA 23, and for EA to still lose its exclusivity in the new deal anyway....

So let’s talk performance, first of all. AMD has highlighted that these top of the line RX 7000 cards should be up to 70 percent faster than their predecessors, with 1.5x better FPS figures in COD: MW2 for instance, and 1.7x in Cyberpunk 2077. AMD is accomplishing this through a new chiplet-based design, which combines a cutting-edge 5nm process for the graphics compute die and six 6nm memory cache dies plumbed together via a 5....

These are all valid questions - after all, nabbing one of these processors will make for a costly adventure, given you’ll need to change over to a new AM5 motherboard, find a compatible CPU cooler and grab some DDR5 RAM if you want to build a Ryzen 7000 based PC. To make things easier, we’ve rounded up the cheapest prices we can find for each of the four Ryzen 7000 processors across both UK and US retailers....

You’ll get 20K XP for completing each Skywalker Week quest, which will help you towards unlocking skins in the current Battle Pass. To help you get some fast XP, we’ve detailed where to find Star Wars weapons and Darth Vader’s location in Fortnite below. For help with other Skywalker Week quests, check out our page on how to block hits using a Lightsaber. On this page: Where to find Star Wars weapons in Fortnite There are currently four Star Wars weapons in Fortnite:...

For the uninitiated, the aim of Wordle is to work out a daily five-letter word within six guesses. The fewer the guesses, the better - and if you fail to guess it at all, you’ll break your streak. The latter is why working out today’s Wordle answer is such a priority, as players pride themselves on keeping their streak going. So why gamble on a risky final guess when you can learn a few clues and, failing that, get the definitive answer?...

In the meantime, the Xbox Support Twitter account said there had been “significant improvement to the issue”. Word of a forthcoming system update to address the issues is intriguing, however. Will this see Microsoft deactivate its digital rights management (DRM) which has blocked access to certain games over the weekend? It’s likely we’ll hear more when the update is announced. In the meantime, Eurogamer has contacted Microsoft for comment. ORIGINAL STORY 11am UK: Xbox has been criticised for several periods of server downtime over the weekend, which left some players unable to boot games they own....

Microsoft will drop the subscription requirement at the same time as it also removes the need for Xbox Live Gold to play online free-to-play games such as Fortnite and Rocket League. We knew about that latter part already, after a dramatic U-turn from Microsoft over a Xbox Live Gold price hike. That discussion prompted fierce criticism over the fact Microsoft continued to place games like Fortnite behind a paywall, in contrast to the situation on PlayStation and Nintendo platforms - something it then announced it would drop....

There are several in the game, and see evil sidekick Dr Quack halt your progress unless you win his game show. Guess 10 questions correctly (or less if you have a chain of correct answers to help you jump ahead) and you can pass. However, get three wrong will see you start over, so having access to quiz answers will help a great deal - which is where this article comes in....