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Ideally, it’s a question we should have answered in the main review, but there’s a problem: despite running Steam, the Deck is based on Linux rather than Windows, meaning that a wide range of games still don’t run, while features such as hardware-accelerated ray tracing are not supported. Essentially, every single game or feature required to test Steam Deck’s next-gen credentials has issues: the path-traced Quake 2 RTX or Remedy’s Control’s RT features cannot be accessed from Linux....

Looking at the specs, the two systems don’t look quite as far apart as you may think. Both machines are based around the same AMD technologies - Zen 2 CPUs paired with RDNA 2 GPUs. The Steam Deck is substantially pared-back relative to its stronger console cousin, but critically it is targeting a much lower output resolution. The Series S is typically aiming for pixel counts in the 1080p to 1440p range, while the Steam Deck is limited to just 1280x800 on its internal display, or 720p with 40-pixel black bars top and bottom....

While they all unlock from playing different modes, and some will take longer than others, but you should get them naturally as you put some time into the full World Tour and Toad Rally modes. If you’re looking for more help with Super Mario Run, our guide on Ghost House Coin locations might come in handy. How to change characters in Super Mario Run To change characters, or simply catch a glimpse of who else you can play as, on the main screen tap the Menu icon in the bottom left corner, then select Notebook and Characters....

In an interview with our friends at VGC, studio director Will Byles said that while he wasn’t sure “how far [the team] could stretch the teen horror thing out further”, another horror is on the way in either 2025 or 2026, and it will be the equivalent size of The Quarry rather than follow the episodic format of its anthology series, Dark Pictures. “We’ve started working on [the next game],” studio director Will Byles told VGC....

Thanks to a Bloomberg article and earlier reporting by Eurogamer, we now know several key features of the Switch Pro ahead of a reveal from Nintendo itself. With the console soon to enter production and a Switch Pro release window pencilled in for 2021, it’s likely we’ll hear an official announcement sooner than later - but until then, here’s everything we know - and don’t know - about the Switch Pro so far....

The game’s Definitive Edition, which launches today, 9th June, is a digital collection of the whole game and all its 26 DLCs, including skin bundles and expansion packs, with a 70 percent discount. (A digital and physical version for Nintendo Switch will launch at a later date.) Anyone currently holding a Platinum Edition of Dying Light will get upgraded to the Deluxe Edition for free, adding an additional five content dollops....

While it might not be the cheapest, Sky is still pretty reasonably priced for a premium tier broadband provider, and has a solid reputation for delivering fast, reliable internet speeds and strong WiFi connections. Not only does Sky Broadband offer a wide range of internet products, subscriptions can be easily tailored to fit your needs. This includes Sky’s broadband add-ons such as WiFi Boost and WiFi Guarantee, as well as customisable options to include Sky TV....

Ultimate Team, which drives hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for publisher and developer EA each year, revolves around the idea of building a squad of players, which you then use to play in matches, both offline and online. There are a number of ways you can obtain players in the game, but one of the main methods is through packs of virtual cards. These card packs contain a random assortment of items, including players of varying potency you then use out on the pitch....

The game is set for release on 2nd December across PlayStation and Xbox consoles and PC, but 13 minutes of footage has been shared on YouTube. Of course, it’s low quality off-screen footage but it still details the title screen, settings, and the beginning of the story. Watch on YouTube We’ve played The Callisto Protocol! We won’t give details here to avoid spoilers, but the video was shared on video game fan forum Resetera....

It’s a co-development between Telltale and Deck Nine, the studio behind this year’s Life Is Strange: True Colors. You play Drummer, voiced by Cara Gee from the TV series, who works on The Artemis spaceship and, as you’d expect from a Telltale game, must make tough decisions. The Expanse: A Telltale Series is currently in the early stages of production. Expect a launch on PC and consoles.

The package comes with the Left Behind DLC bundled in, which helps give Ellie some more backstory while filling in some gaps from the main story. It even has its own collectibles to find. We’ve put together a The Last of Us Part 1 Left Behind walkthrough for the game, one that will take you all the way through the Left Behind DLC . Should you find yourself breezing through Left Behind, you still might find it useful to refer to our guide to all the collectables that are spread throughout the DLC, too....

Weighing just under 63 grams, the Logitech G Pro Superlight is a lightweight mouse with up to 70 hours of use on a single charge. This is an excellent size, more than capable of taking you through even the longest gaming session. Stated to have a 1ms report rate, it makes up for its flashy specs with its performance. The Logitech G Pro Superlight is also capable of delivering 25600 DPI tracking, making it a solid choice, regardless of the type of gaming you do....

We’ve seen discounts of over 50 per cent on laptops, SSDs, headsets, mice, and more, and now we’ve spotted another over half price reduction on a gaming keyboard that you’ll never have to take off your desk. Logitech makes some fantastic gaming gear, like the G Pro X headset I’ve already written about, and that includes keyboards like the G815 which right now is at its lowest ever price for Prime members....

The Sims 4’s Paranormal Stuff Pack introduces a range of ghostly features and diversions, including new Haunted House Lots enabling Sims to settle into homes that come with their very own ghosts in residence - undead occupants that can either be appeased for some peace and quiet or left to rampage around the house, scaring up a storm. Other new additions include the option for Sims to hold seances and commune with the dead, banishing unwanted guests, removing accursed objects, receiving gifts from across the astral plane, even summoning recurring Sims character Bonehilda the skeletal maid, in the process....

Still, it gave many of us a good chuckle, and the boat has at last been freed - opening up the canal and world trade once more. Yet the infamous boat now lives on in digital form, as Microsoft Flight Simulator modders have been hard at work adding it to the game. Made by FlyBoyRez1 (and inspired by the work of Zepingouin35), the Suez Traffic Jam mod does exactly what it says on the tin… which is plonk a big old boat in the middle of the canal....

By what was just a single frame, the 4:55 barrier has been broken, and the SMB speedrunning community is celebrating a historic occasion. The last time a second barrier was broken for the titles was in 2018, so for Super Mario Bros. this isn’t a common occurrence, and the emotion in Niftski’s video shows how big a deal it is. “It just feels insane that I have this good of a time in [Super Mario Bros....

Ruination, as the forthcoming novel will be titled, is the work of Riot Games’ principle writer, Anthony Reynolds, and will focus on two League of Legends champions: Kalista, the Spear of Vengeance, and the Ruined King Viego. As publisher Orbit Books explains in its announcement, Ruination “tells the story of Kalista, military general to King Viego, as she searches for a legendary realm that may have access to ancient magic - the only way to cure the poisoned Queen Isolde....

The company currently has this excellent G2722HS monitor with a 1080p panel and a 165Hz refresh rate available for just £129 this Black Friday weekend. This makes it one of the cheapest high refresh rate monitors we’ve come across. It’s a big 27-inch display with an IPS panel. This means it has great viewing angles and is ideal if there’s more than one person sitting in front of it, as you won’t experience that weird colour shift you get with traditional TN display....

Moreover, its random read and writes of 630K/700K IOPS are strong, translating into short game load times and boot times, and the 1TB capacity is enough to provide a meaningful amount of game storage with enough left over for an OS install if required. It’ll actually more than double your existing PS5 storage, given that the internal drive is an 825GB SSD, but only 667GB of that is used for storin’ stuff on....

WD Gold 14TB SATA HDD for £249.99 from eBuyer (was £337.98) For reference, this is a hard drive that sits firmly in the enterprise category, as opposed to for consumer use, meaning it’s designed for practically constant use in servers or workstations that are going to be running for longer than your average PC in a daily basis. As a result, this WD Gold HDD should be an especially reliable drive if you chuck it in your PC....