Gaming

Say Goodbye to Buying Air Canisters in Bulk With This $20 Cordless Electric Reusable Air Duster

• Amazon discounts JUFINX cordless electric air duster to $18.99 with a code
• Reusable device reaches 150,000RPM and air speeds up to 52m/s
• Comes with four nozzles and USB-C charging; no Prime needed

Amazon is offering a discounted price on the JUFINX Cordless Rechargeable Electric Air Duster, a battery-powered alternative to traditional compressed air canisters for cleaning dust from computers and other equipment. Electric air dusters have grown in popularity as a more convenient and less wasteful option compared to disposable…

‘I was this close’: Teenage dev’s $200 joke game made nearly $1.4 million on Steam before the refunds came flooding in

• Teen developer's $200 joke game earned nearly $1.4 million on Steam.
• A flood of refund requests followed the initial success.
• Full article details unavailable due to a content-fetching issue.

A teenage independent developer created a joke video game for around $200 and released it on Steam, where it went on to earn nearly $1.4 million before a wave of refund requests hit its earnings. The story highlights how quickly a low-budget, humorous project can find viral success…

Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls release time in your time zone

• Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls launches Thursday 6 August on PS5 and PC.
• UK release time is 4pm BST (11am EDT).
• 20 characters available at launch, including Iron Man and Spider-Man.

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, a new four-versus-four tag-team fighting game, launches on Thursday 6 August for PlayStation 5 and Windows PC. The title lets players build custom squads from a roster of Marvel heroes and villains, including Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Doom and Carnage, and its release has…

AMD’s datacenter business is booming while gaming takes a backseat

• AMD's data centre revenue more than doubled to $6.7 billion on AI demand
• Gaming revenue fell 31% amid price hikes and shortages
• Overall quarterly revenue hit a record $11.5 billion, up 50%

AMD's latest quarterly earnings show a stark divide between its booming data centre business and a struggling gaming division, underlining how demand for AI computing power is reshaping the chipmaker's revenue mix. Data centre sales more than doubled year-on-year to $6.7 billion (£5.3 billion), while gaming revenue slumped…

Shang-Chi would have “two sequels already” if the industry hadn’t gone to “s***” when it was released, director says

• Shang-Chi director says two sequels would exist by now
• Blames a downturn in the film industry, not the film itself
• No confirmed Shang-Chi sequel currently exists at Marvel

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton has said the Marvel film would already have spawned two sequels had the film industry not taken a downturn since the movie's 2021 release. His comments point to a broader shift in Hollywood's approach to franchise…

Deadlock’s new ranked mode is driving players mad as they try to escape the casual modes and climb back to where they were

• Deadlock's new ranked mode has upset many players.
• Players are being dropped into casual modes from their old ranks.
• They must climb back up to regain their previous standing.

Valve's hero shooter Deadlock has introduced a new ranked mode, and the change has proven controversial among its playerbase. Many players report being pushed out of their previous rank standings and into casual queues, forcing them to grind back up through lower-tier matches to reclaim the rank they…

Juniper romance walkthrough: All the best gifts for the arrogant witch in Fields of Mistria

• Juniper is a romance option in Fields of Mistria.
• The guide identifies her most effective gifts.
• It helps players build affection efficiently.

The article is a romance walkthrough for Juniper, the proud and sharp-tongued witch in life-simulation game Fields of Mistria. It explains which gifts are most effective for increasing her affection, helping players progress her relationship storyline more efficiently. It also provides practical context on Juniper’s personality and preferences,…

I Hope Xbox Project Helix Is Still a Gaming PC When It Launches

• Writer hopes Xbox's Project Helix stays an open gaming PC, not a closed console.
• Rising hardware costs may push Microsoft to scale back Helix's openness.
• PS6 unlikely before 2028; pricing for both consoles remains uncertain.

IGN writer Jacqueline Thomas argues that Microsoft's next-generation Xbox, codenamed Project Helix, should remain a true gaming PC rather than being scaled back into a more closed, console-like device. The piece follows weekend speculation, sparked by Jez Corden's Xbox Two podcast and later addressed on Windows Central, that…

Almost 10,000 people have played Baldur’s Gate 3 in a portrait aspect ratio, so join me in figuring out why they’d commit such sacrilege

• 9,008 players used portrait mode for Baldur's Gate 3
• 500 million mods downloaded; NPC Zevlor died 12.31 million times
• Under 1% of players collected all 180,000 available gold

Larian Studios has published fresh player-behaviour statistics for Baldur's Gate 3, highlighting that 9,008 people have played the game in a portrait (9:16) aspect ratio, while 114 have opted for a square (1:1) view. Rock Paper Shotgun's writer finds this baffling given the game's isometric design, and speculates…

EA Has Officially Been Sold, And What Comes Next Could Be Painful

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