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Manufacturers have effectively forced Valve to overpay for hardware components. Valve recently identified a primary cause behind the high price of the Steam Machine. Engineer Pierre-Loup Griffais explains that the company faces significant hurdles when purchasing RAM and lacks the leverage to negotiate with suppliers. Memory manufacturers impose fixed supply terms on Valve, leaving no...

Sesame Street Brings the Beats: New ‘Parody Party’ Album Reimagines Pop Hits for Kids Cookie Monster takes center stage for his performance of “Take a Bite.” — Credit: Sesame Workshop “P” is for parody, and the gang at Sesame Street is ready to hit the charts. We can officially report that the beloved educational program...

Prospective buyers of the Retroid Pocket Nova handheld finally know which processor and graphics unit power the device. The console also supports the company’s dual-screen accessory. Retroid continues to release details about the Pocket Nova as it prepares to compete with the Anbernic RG556 and Ayaneo Pocket Micro for the interest of retro gaming fans....

Wham during their historic 1985 China tour. Martyn Goddard The year 1985 served as a seismic shift in pop culture. Following the global success of Live Aid that July, the music industry realized its profound capacity for collective action and advocacy. It was a moment that redefined the purpose of stardom. As the post-punk and...

Following last week’s official announcement, Rockstar Games has pulled back the curtain on the pricing structure for Grand Theft Auto VI. With pre-orders officially opening tomorrow, June 25, players finally have clarity on what to expect for both the base and premium editions of this highly anticipated title. The standard edition of the game is...

Image: Critical Role The visionaries behind Critical Role have never hesitated to share their expansive ambitions for the universes they’ve crafted. CEO Travis Willingham recently emphasized that there remains vast untapped potential within the realm of Exandria. Beyond merely producing animated series, the team is actively eyeing opportunities in literature and interactive gaming. However, Willingham...

In Matt Reeves’ 2022 noir-inspired The Batman, the Riddler took center stage as a chilling, serial-killer-esque antagonist, forcing the Dark Knight to sharpen his investigative instincts. While that film successfully launched a gritty spinoff revolving around the Penguin, fans continue to speculate on which rogue will emerge to terrorize Gotham in the upcoming The Batman...

David Robert Mitchell, the visionary director behind It Follows, Under the Silver Lake, and the upcoming thriller They Follow, has been tapped to pen the screenplay for the third installment of the Five Nights at Freddy’s horror franchise. According to reports from World of Reel, the news was confirmed by actor Skeet Ulrich. He further...

Caretakers, Update 5.0: New Horizons has officially arrived for The Last Caretaker. While this is a substantial update, the real significance lies in how the world now intertwines. The humans you launch into the void no longer vanish into a static victory screen. The Committees awaken, their influence cascading back down to Earth. Project Eden...

AMD RX 5000 users can now play in Full HD without crashing. Pearl Abyss continues to refine Crimson Desert following the major 1.12.00 update. The studio released patch 1.12.02 to address several technical issues. These fixes ensure stable performance on AMD RX 5000 graphics cards, prevent crashes in photo mode after disabling HDR, and populate...