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Steam Deck may have its work cut out for it soon, as pre-orders for the upcoming Claw device from MSI are being taken. We also have a release date, with one of the models launching on March 8 in the US, followed by the other two variants a week later. As reported by Videocardz, the Claw is up on sites like Newegg, with options to place a pre-order ready for launch day. There are three variations planned, and it looks like the mid-range device releases first, priced at $749. Which is not cheap, really. For that price,…

Fanatical's annual Spring Sale is now live, giving you the chance to grab some of the best new and old PC games for cheap, and even preorder upcoming titles at a discount. You can even earn extra goodies like bonus free games and coupon codes while the sale is live for the next two weeks.Many recent releases are included in Fanatical's Spring Sale, including Balatro for $13 (was $15), Like a Dragon Gaiden: Infinite Wealth for 61 (was $70), and Tekken 8 for $59 (was $70). You can also scoop up popular…

Wings Interactive A Women’s Day Sale, spearheaded by indie game funding organization Wings Interactive, is currently taking place on Steam. Until March 10, a wealth of games starring and made by women are seeing some significant discounts. From mind-bending puzzle games to vibrant action titles, this sale is full of fantastic indies worth a look during Women’s History Month. Here are seven highlights to check out if you’re looking to grab some great games for cheap. Call of the Sea Raw Fury Call of the Sea is a…

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two film wormed its way through theaters over the weekend, and if you’ve still got sand in the brain, there’s plenty more where that came from. Namely, Funcom shared a closer look at the upcoming Dune: Awakening survival game, which is in the works for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. To bridge the gap more elegantly, let’s start with the “Creating Worlds, from Book to Film to Game” developer diary. This one has Funcom CCO Joel Bylos and Oscar-winning cinematographer Greig Fraser…

Gather ’round, children, and let me tell you a story about the old bugaboo we used to call DRM.Digital Rights Management was the beast under every gamer’s bed in the mid-2000s, an invisible bit of software baked into game discs that dictated and tracked player behavior under the guise of preventing piracy. DRM software, like SecuROM, limited the times a game could be downloaded and forced players to regularly connect to the internet for authentication checks, at a time when less than half of American adults had reliable…

Having turned 20 last year and being a dominant force in digital PC gaming, it’s hard to imagine Steam got off to a rocky start when it launched in 2003. However, here we are, and the Valve service continues to reign supreme, as it reaches another concurrent player milestone. According to the latest figures from SteamDB, 34,649,583 players were using Steam over the weekend. To put that into perspective (not that it really needs it), Worldometer shows the population of the UK is over 67.8 million people. This means…

One of this console generation's surprise hits, Helldivers 2 has racked up approximately 3 million sales after making its PlayStation and PC debut at the start of February. While it hasn't been all smooth sailing for the game since launch, fans have largely enjoyed the relentless, over-the-top shooting action - or at least when the servers have been online. Unfortunately, however, it looks like Helldivers 2 may be a victim of its own success, as scammers use the game to target unsuspecting customers on PC.Indeed, as…

Bethesda has announced that it will be putting Starfield's next update on Steam Beta on March 6. This update focuses on quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.Bethesda has outlined some of the features that will be coming, such as adding expressions to photo mode. The scanner will also be improved so that players can continue to use it monitor the world while harvesting resources or opening doors. You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.Size:640 × 360480 ×…

Bad news for Roblox fans on Linux — the workarounds are dead. GamingOnLinux reports that the latest version of Roblox “forcefully blocks it from working with Wine,” throwing a “Wine is not supported” error message even when Roblox-specific tools like Vinegar and Grapejuice are added. Wine is the compatibility layer that lets many Windows games run on Linux systems.But Roblox claims it’s not personal. “Confirming there has been no change on our end to specifically block Linux or Steam Deck since Roblox never supported…

Gearbox Remnant 2, one of the best multiplayer games of 2023, just received an update that added crossplay and is now available at a discounted price of $30 on Steam for a limited time. Released in July 2023, Remnant 2 is a co-op third-person looter shooter with surprisingly great boss fights. Campaigns are made up of procedurally generated worlds and narrative moments pulled together from a wider pool, making each replay of Remnant 2 feel unique. It’s very fun on your own, but most enjoyable with friends as it…