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dLcompare’s Summer Event has officially come to an end, and the community certainly didn’t go quietly. After weeks of ratings, comments, reviews, and plenty of competitive leaderboard climbing, the seasonal event has wrapped up with more than $2,000 in prizes handed out. The event turned dLcompare into something of a gaming community marathon, with participants earning points through different activities across the platform. By the time the final scores were tallied, the numbers were impressive: users collectively submitted 8,300 game ratings,...

Nvidia has introduced another massive Blackwell GPU, although this one isn't aimed at gamers looking to squeeze a few more frames out of their games. The new RTX Pro 5500 Blackwell Workstation Edition is designed for professional workloads, offering an enormous 84GB of GDDR7 ECC memory and a power envelope that can reach 600W. The RTX Pro 5500 sits between the RTX Pro 5000 and flagship RTX Pro 6000 in Nvidia's professional lineup. However, its 84GB memory...

Tomorrow, September 15, 2026, Marvel's Wolverine will finally arrive exclusively on PlayStation 5, giving fans the chance to step into the boots of one of Marvel's most iconic mutants. Developed by Insomniac Games, the studio behind the hugely successful Marvel's Spider-Man saga, this long-awaited adventure is one of the biggest superhero releases of the year. But there is an interesting question hanging over Logan's big debut: does having a famous Marvel hero at the center of a game automatically make it...

World of Warcraft: Forever aims to offer fans a fresh way to experience Azeroth by combining the foundations of Vanilla WoW with original content designed to evolve indefinitely. Its announcement also comes as little surprise following Blizzard’s recent actions against several private Classic+ servers, which had already fueled speculation about the company’s own plans for the Classic experience. Rather than simply recreating the original game or following the traditional expansion path of The Burning Crusade and Wrath...

The week of September 14 - 20, 2026, brings a mix of superhero action, railway simulation, classic Japanese RPGs, survival horror, and family-friendly adventures. The biggest name on the list is undoubtedly Marvel's Wolverine, one of the most anticipated games of the year. From Insomniac Games' highly awaited Marvel adventure to the return of a beloved Trails classic, here are the video game releases to watch this week. September 14 -20 releases The wait is finally over for fans of Marvel's most...

If you're a fan of roguelikes and don't mind a little high-stakes chaos, Humble has a new bundle worth checking out. The Run It Back - Roguelikes Bundle brings together nine games across three pricing tiers, giving you plenty of ways to expand your library without spending too much. The collection starts at $5 / €4.30 / £3.70, which gets you two games. Spellmasons offers turn-based magical tactics that can be played alone or cooperatively, while...

When the Nintendo Switch 2 launched, one of the lingering questions surrounding its display capabilities was VRR support while docked. Nintendo had initially mentioned variable refresh rate for compatible displays, only to remove those references from its website and later clarify that VRR would be restricted to handheld mode. That limitation has finally changed. Around 16 months after launch, Switch 2 docked VRR is now available through system software update 23.0.0. Unfortunately, Nintendo's implementation comes with a significant limitation...

Blizzard returns to the front pages across the world with the announcements made at BlizzCon 2026. We already knew that something big was cooking for Starcraft, but there's been quite a few exciting surprises for most of the company's franchises, including World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, and Hearthstone. However, three major announcements could shape the future of its biggest franchises. Diablo V is official, StarCraft is returning in a surprising new form, and World of Warcraft: Forever...

In an unexpected move, AMD today silently introduced new processors for the AM4 and AM5 platforms. Starting with the Ryzen 5 5500F, AMD is giving its long-running AM4 platform another lease on life with the launch of the new Ryzen 5 5500F. The 6-core, 12-thread Zen 3 “Vermeer” processor arrives as an entry-level option for the Ryzen 5000 family, while AMD has also quietly introduced the AM5-based Ryzen 5 7500. The Ryzen 5 5500F is effectively a lower-end relative of...

Steam has plenty of themed sales throughout the year, but the latest one is aimed at a particularly niche audience. Steam Programming Fest 2026 is now live, offering discounts on games that mix programming, automation and puzzle-solving into their gameplay. If variables, loops and functions sound more exciting than intimidating, there should be plenty here to keep you occupied. Discounts reach as high as 90% off, making the event a good opportunity to experiment with games that sit well outside the...

The Epic Games Store has refreshed its latest weekly giveaway, replacing last week's Breathedge and Rival Stars Horse Racing with two more games for PC players to claim. This week's freebies are Astral Ascent and Luftrausers, and both can be permanently added to your Epic Games Store library at no cost. The bigger of the two games is Astral Ascent, a 2D action roguelite from Hibernian Workshop built around fast-paced combat. You can choose from four playable characters and...

How to Fish became one of Steam's biggest surprises of 2026, but its extraordinary launch momentum is already fading. The multiplayer fishing game attracted hundreds of thousands of players during its viral breakout, yet SteamDB's latest numbers show that most of that audience has now moved on. According to SteamDB, How to Fish reached an impressive all-time peak of 373,971 concurrent players on August 26. That figure transformed the quirky indie title into one of Steam's biggest games almost overnight....