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Right now, PAYDAY 2 has 15 times more players than PAYDAY 3, excuse me?
By Michael Hoglund published
YIKES PAYDAY 3 released to rough scores and now faces the challenge of attracting players from its predecessor, PAYDAY 2. Will Starbreeze right the ship?
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Diablo 4: All Altar of Lilith locations, statue maps, and fastest routes
By Brendan Lowry, Jennifer Young published
Find 'Em All! There are 160 Altars of Lilith statues to find in Diablo 4. Here's the location of each and every one.
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Recommended game specs are a joke — PC devs need to temper expectations
By Ben Wilson published
RTX 4090 or bust My latest personal PC upgrades still don't stand a chance of running my most anticipated titles with smooth framerates, so what's the big deal with poor optimization recently?
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Upcoming PC games 2023: Best new titles for your Windows PC
By Rebecca Spear last updated
For PC gamers This is going to be a great year for PC gamers as several huge titles are set to release in 2023. Here are the ones to get the most excited about.
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Final Fantasy XIV Guide: List of playable Jobs
By Alexander Cope last updated
FFXIV Jobs list Having trouble deciding what Job to take to save the land of Eorzea? Come check our list of Jobs for Final Fantasy XIV.
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Final Fantasy XIV guide: List of playable races
By Alexander Cope last updated
Gaming Are you unsure as to what race you want your character to be? Come check out our list of playable races in Final Fantasy XIV so we can help you decide.
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Is Diablo 4 available on Steam?
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Diablo on Steam? Diablo 4 is one of 2023's biggest games, but can you play it on Steam? Here's what you need to know.
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Intel Meteor Lake CPU and Arc 5 GPU appear in leaked handheld gaming console
By Sean Endicott published
Portable power Emdoor has a new portable gaming console on the way that pairs an Intel Meteor Lake-H CPU with Intel Arc 5 graphics.
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