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A fan-favorite Lenovo Legion laptop is back with a beautiful redesign, and 14th Gen Intel is here across the board
By Zachary Boddy published
LOQ and Loaded Lenovo's next-gen Legion lineup looks mostly the same, but 14th Gen Intel and the return of two fan-favorites redesigned is still exciting.
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My game of the year from 2021 is available for FREE right now on PC
By Michael Hoglund published
FREE STUFF The Epic Games Store has released my 2021 game of the year for free on their storefront. You need to grab it and play it before it's gone!
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Diablo 4 gets ray tracing shadows and reflections in March on Windows PC
By Samuel Tolbert published
Ray-tracing hell Diablo 4 is getting ray tracing support in March on Windows PC, with enhanced shadows and reflections to further detail the dark world of Sanctuary.
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This Halo Infinite Forge map remakes one of the series' biggest campaign missions so perfectly it requires two downloads
By Brendan Lowry published
IWHBYD... Thanks to Forge, one of Halo: Combat Evolved's biggest and best levels is now playable in Halo Infinite.
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Volkswagen integrates OpenAI's ChatGPT into its upcoming lineup of vehicles to act as a 'copilot' (not that one)
By Kevin Okemwa published
CHATGPT WAGON OpenAI's AI-powered chatbot is on its way to Volkswagen vehicles to enhance the driving experience with better navigation and infotainment controls.
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MAINGEAR is trying to make building gaming PCs better for all of us, and I'm here for it
By Richard Devine published
Gamechanger MAINGEAR is pulling the curtain back on a radical new way of building gaming PCs, including a pair of its own in partnership with MSI and Phanteks.
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NVIDIA turbocharges its best GPUs with the introduction of RTX 40 Super
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Time to upgrade NVIDIA's RTX 40 Super series is now official, and there's a lot to like.
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Microsoft's next Windows 11 feature update is coming next month — here's what to expect
By Zac Bowden last updated
Update The brakes don't stop when it comes to new Windows 11 features. Microsoft is gearing up to ship its next feature drop as soon as next month, so here's what to expect.
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AMD's new Ryzen 8000G Series desktop processor revolutionizes gaming and empowers users to run AI models on their own devices rather than putting their ideas into AI services on distant servers
By Rebecca Spear published
Faster speeds The powerful Ryzen 8000G, specifically, offers small form factor gaming without a graphics card.
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