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Palworld AI controversy, Pokémon plagiarism accusations explained

Palworld is 2024's biggest new game right now, but it's also its most controversial. Here's why.

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"Pokemon with guns" game Palworld sells 5 million copies, tops Steam most played in a single weekend

"Pokemon with guns" game Palworld sells 5 million copies, tops Steam most played in a single weekend

Palworld launched on January 19th, and became Steam's Most Played Game within the span of three days despite (or perhaps encouraged by) a simultaneous launch on Xbox and PC Game Pass. The game's rise hasn't come without controversy, though, for very Nintendo-shaped reasons.

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Little things that matter: Valve is making performance settings in its Steam Deck easier to understand

Little things that matter: Valve is making performance settings in its Steam Deck easier to understand

Motherboard BIOS creators, please could you do the same?

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Dear Xbox, your app is miserable on the Asus ROG Ally — please fix it

There’s no excuse why the Xbox app should be as miserable on a gamepad as it is. And until we get something decent, I will continue screaming about its issues on Windows 11.

2024 is make-or-break for VR, and the Quest 3 or Vision Pro won't save it alone

The year ahead is a massive one for VR/AR/MR headsets with the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro bringing fresh eyes and open minds to the scene. But it’ll take more than great headsets for VR’s make-or-break 2024 to be a success.

Absurdly rare Team Fortress 2 hat called 'The Crone's Dome' sells for a record-setting $18,000 worth of keys because 'it's one of a kind and will not ever be unboxed again'

The Crone's Dome is a one-of-a-kind hat, and one player was willing to pay through the nose for it.

Exclusive: World's largest SSD finally goes on sale — 61.44TB Solidigm SSD costs far less than I expected, with a per-terabyte price that's much cheaper than 8TB SSD

D5-P5336 is the first quad-level cell (QLC) SSD and is available in E1L and U.2 formats.

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The loss of GAME’s trade-ins is a blow to video game accessibility

The loss of GAME’s trade-ins is a blow to video game accessibility

The phasing out of trade-ins at UK retailer GAME is a blow to affordability and accessibility for video game enjoyers.

Steam Deck 2 specs reportedly leaked — source claims big OLED screen upgrade and next-gen GPU

Steam Deck 2 specs reportedly leaked — source claims big OLED screen upgrade and next-gen GPU

While the notion of a resolution upgrade is exciting, it’s a pity you should take this latest Steam Deck 2 rumor with a gigantic pinch of salt.

MSI Claw vs Steam Deck OLED: Which gaming handheld could win?

MSI Claw vs Steam Deck OLED: Which gaming handheld could win?

The MSI Claw wants to take on the Steam Deck OLED, but does it have a chance? In this face-off, we compare the two handhelds to see how MSI's machine compares to Valve's.

Square Enix says its new multiplayer party game contains AI-generated art, but don't sweat it: It's only 'about 0.01% or even less'

Square Enix says its new multiplayer party game contains AI-generated art, but don't sweat it: It's only 'about 0.01% or even less'

The president of Square Enix said he wanted to be "aggressive in applying AI" to content development, and apparently he meant it.

This absurd GMod map is 2,048 times the size of the universe, requires 12GB RAM minimum: "Probably the biggest map ever in videogame history"

This absurd GMod map is 2,048 times the size of the universe, requires 12GB RAM minimum: "Probably the biggest map ever in videogame history"

A GMod player has created an absolutely ridiculous map that's 2,048 times the size of our universe. Because why not?

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Team Fortress 2 modders withdraw much-loved VR mod following Valve's crackdown on fan-made creations

Team Fortress 2 modders withdraw much-loved VR mod following Valve's crackdown on fan-made creations

"TFVR will be put on hold until further notice"

Portal 64 dev urges fans not to be mad at Valve for shutting down the fan-made demake

Portal 64 dev urges fans not to be mad at Valve for shutting down the fan-made demake

"I don't blame them at all and I don't think you should either"

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'Don't be mad at Valve,' insists creator of the canceled Portal 64 demake

Portal 64 demake creator asks fans to not be mad with Valve following the project's cancellation.

I own a Steam Deck OLED and the MSI Claw has me worried — here's why

Steam Deck has beaten off every handheld PC that’s dared to make a dent in its market share so far, but the MSI Claw looks like it could be the handheld sensation’s biggest threat yet.

The creator of the canceled Portal 64 demake says, 'Don't be mad at Valve here'

"The project was probably doomed to be taken down from the beginning."

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Desperate Team Fortress 2 fans get #SaveTF2 trending again after Valve pledged to fix the cheater Bot Crisis, then didn't

With Valve largely failing to address Team Fortress 2's hacker problem, its fans have taken to social media.

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Valve continues to improve the gaming performance of Linux open source drivers for AMD GPUs, as part of the Mesa project

The Steam Deck will obviously benefit from the work but so to can anyone using a Linux+Radeon combination.

Ayaeneo's Next Lite is 'the cost-effective choice' but only because it cloned SteamOS off Github and jammed a 4 year-old APU into it

This or an original Steam Deck? Bit of a one-sided fight, unfortunately.

Ayaneo is cooking up its own Steam Deck, but its specs target indie games

The Ayaneo Next Lite is an upcoming budget handheld that uses an unofficial version of SteamOS, but features lighter specs than Valve's Steam Deck.

Of course Steam said 'yes' to generative AI in games: it's already everywhere

Here's hoping Steam's AI disclosure policy saves us from wasting so much time on speculation and sleuthing.

That Portal 64 demake we liked so much has been kiboshed by Valve: 'They have asked me to take the project down,' creator says

It looks like Valve doesn't want to get involved in a potential dispute between the creator of Portal 64 and Nintendo.

Tom’s Hardware

Ayaneo Next Lite uses HoloISO, not official SteamOS

Ayaneo Next Lite is going to be released soon. But contrary to eaerlier reports it will be preinstalled with HoloISO and not the official OS by Valve.

13 years on Portal: Revolution has reminded me I'm still an idiot

Portal: Revolution is a worthy successor to Portal 2 with aggravating yet fun puzzles and a storyline that rounds off the impressive saga.

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