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‘Hellraiser: Revival’ Is Coming To Nintendo Switch 2

‘Hellraiser: Revival’ Is Coming To Nintendo Switch 2

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Credit: Saber Interactive The developers of Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival shared two pieces of news: the Nintendo Switch 2 has joined the platform list, and pre-orders have also opened. To mark the occasion, the game received a new trailer. The standard version of Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival will cost players $40, while the expanded version will cost $50, which includes: The Carnation melee weapon; A Cenobite-themed shotgun skin; A Punisher-themed baseball bat skin; A Leviathan weapon amulet; A digital artbook, soundtrack, and comic; An '80s horror-themed filter. The trailer also reveals that, in addition to the platforms listed, Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival will also be coming to Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch version will launch alongsid...
‘No Man’s Sky’ Turns 10 Years Old: Even 1% Of Game’s Planets Not Explored 

‘No Man’s Sky’ Turns 10 Years Old: Even 1% Of Game’s Planets Not Explored 

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Credit: Hello Games The ambitious space sandbox game No Man's Sky, from the British developer Hello Games, is celebrating 10 years since its original release. Studio head Sean Murray addressed players to mark the anniversary. "I'm incredibly happy to be working with my team on a game I love for one of the most supportive communities in video games. If you're reading this, it means you've shown us your kindness... Big or small, it helps Hello Games do what it does. And for that, I'm truly grateful." Disappointed by the release of the highly anticipated new game (the developers hadn't skimped on promises), gamers subsequently witnessed a true redemption story. The developers weren't sitting idle, however, and were constantly releasing major updates—a total of 40. It's these ongo...
Steam Machine With Windows Turned Out To Be Slightly Faster Than With SteamOS

Steam Machine With Windows Turned Out To Be Slightly Faster Than With SteamOS

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Credit: steampowered.com In his new video, blogger ETA PRIME answered the question of whether the performance of a Steam Machine PC/console will improve if Windows 11 is installed on it instead of SteamOS. The experimenters increased the DDR-5600 memory from 16 to 64 GB, which may slightly distort the accuracy of the experiment, but this configuration was used both with SteamOS and in Windows, for which Valve kindly published drivers. The most noticeable difference was in the Geekbench 6 benchmark: Windows demonstrated a 3.3% performance increase in single-threaded mode and a 22% performance increase in multi-threaded mode. In games, the gap wasn't as dramatic. For example, Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p resolution ran at 74 fps on SteamOS and 68 fps on Windows 11. When the resolution...
‘Slay the Spire 2’ Launched Into Early Access With 96% Rating And Immediately Became A Top Steam Bestseller

‘Slay the Spire 2’ Launched Into Early Access With 96% Rating And Immediately Became A Top Steam Bestseller

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Credit: Mega Crit Mega Crit's card roguelike Slay the Spire 2 recently launched in Steam Early Access. This ambitious sequel already has plenty to offer, even compared to Bungie's evacuation shooter Marathon. Within the first hours of its release, the sequel's peak online player count on Steam surpassed 175,000. This was more than enough to make Slay the Spire 2 the most popular roguelike on Valve's store by concurrent players. Until yesterday, Mewgenics held the lead in this category (115,000 peak players), and before that, Hades II (112,000). However, Slay the Spire 2 didn't stop there, and its concurrent player count continued to grow, reaching 282,000 players. The first Slay the Spire only reached 57,000 players. When it launched in 2017, it had just 193 peak players, as the d...