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Aerospace engineers at Airbus have repurposed Valve's handheld gaming PC as the control interface for their ExoMars rover prototype. The modified Steam Deck steers the rover across test terrain as the company develops autonomous navigation ahead of the
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Marvelous and developer Grounding are bringing the farming life sim to VR, with a worldwide release planned for 2027. The adaptation will feature first-person and third-person perspectives depending on the activity.
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The ultra-realistic physics-based racing simulator BeamNG.drive will launch on PS5 on October 19th, with enhanced support for PS5 Pro. The port includes a new vehicle, split-screen support, and FSR 3.0 upscaling on standard PS5, though mod support won't
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PlayStation Portal's latest update introduces a new battery health feature that caps charging at 80% by default, with PlayStation warning that higher limits could reduce long-term battery performance.
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According to hardware leaker KeplerL2, Sony has finalized the PS6 chip design with 40 teraflops of performance and double the power of the PS5, though it falls short of the new Xbox's 56 teraflops. A portable model is also planned.
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The 3D artist has made seven animation-ready character rigs available for non-commercial use, including Shadow, Amy Rose, Tails, and multiple Sonic variants. Shadow's final version arrives October 1.
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UK retailers Argos and Smyths have slashed the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 to £354.99, offering a significant saving following earlier price increases.
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Razer's new $50 compact gaming keyboard impresses with solid build quality, responsive tactile switches, and sharp aesthetics, though it skips features like Hall effect switches and height adjustment.
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Alienware is developing a firmware update to address edge dimming on its 39-inch 5K2K OLED gaming monitor, adding user control over the feature causing the problem.
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A PC Gamer writer tested Nvidia's latest upscaling tech on an RTX 4070 Super through unofficial means, applying DLSS 5 to Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix+. The results highlight limitations of neural rendering on anime-adjacent visuals.
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Meta announced VR glasses at Connect with Micro-OLED displays and a tethered processor puck, positioning them as an XR experience closer to the Apple Vision Pro than traditional gaming headsets.
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Logitech's new haptics-based gaming mouse arrives October 6th with better battery life, a more responsive sensor, and wireless support for 8000Hz polling, though improvements over the X2 are modest.
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