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Passive M.2 SSD heatsink features a dual ultra-thin vapor chamber — Cooler Master Kaze cools double-sided M.2 drives

Cooler Master has launched a brand new passive M.2 heatsink with a low-profile vapor chamber intended for use in tight spaces. It’s also compatible with the PlayStation 5.

Valve massively nerfs Deadlock’s Bebop just to buff him a day later


Deadlock‘s Bebop is in the middle of a turbulent phase right now. The MOBA robot was just given a pretty big nerf that impacted how you use his hook, only for Valve to go back on many of the changes. Every one of Deadlock’s heroes becomes a menace in the late game if left unchecked, but Bebop himself has just undergone quite the shift.

>Valve massively nerfs Deadlock’s Bebop just to buff him a day later

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Once Human offers free rewards as compensation for lag woes


Starry Studio is apologizing for ongoing lag problems in Once Human, and offers up a slate of free items as compensation. There’s also a three-step plan in place to remedy the free Steam game’s connectivity problems, which is set to come into force in October and beyond. There have been lag issues since Once Human launched earlier this year, but their repetitive nature continues to put a dampener on the experience.

>Once Human offers free rewards as compensation for lag woes

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XCOM is “the one thing that works” in tactical games, Paradox executive says


Turn-based strategy games and tactical RPGs come and go, but XCOM is forever. At least, it can certainly feel that way. It’s been more than eight years since Firaxis unleashed XCOM 2 on the world, and almost six since the arrival of its masterful War of the Chosen expansion. Since then, we’ve seen some excellent contenders in the space – the likes of Gears Tactics, Battletech, and Warhammer 40k Battlesector come to mind – but none have become quite the cultural phenomenon that XCOM is. In the wake of its own attempt, I asked Paradox deputy CEO Mattias Lilja about trying to compete with such established titans.

>XCOM is “the one thing that works” in tactical games, Paradox executive says

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Arrow Lake CPUs get Intel APO support for improved gaming performance — Intel APO game library also expands with 12 new titles

Intel supports Intel Core Ultra 200S chips and more games in APO.