There's yet another leak related to the upcoming Intel Arc Battlemage GPU launch, with the latest information showing a benchmark run on one of the new graphics cards. As well as seemingly confirming some specs of the new GPU, the test run's score also makes for surprising reading. Intel Arc Battlemage is the second generation range of Intel Arc GPUs, following the launch of the Intel Arc Alchemist range back in 2022. As we found in our Intel Arc A770 review, these first-gen GPUs were reasonably capable but lacked driver support at launch such that they didn't do enough to earn a spot on our best graphics card guide. With Battlemage, the hope is that Intel will have cranked its GPU performance up a notch, and have an even stronger contender to take on AMD and Nvidia's next generation of GPUs. Continue reading This Intel Arc Battlemage benchmark leak hints at new gaming GPU performance MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review

As Throne and Liberty continues to hold strong on Steam in the wake of its first round of colossal castle siege battles, developers Amazon Games and NCSoft unveil a new game-changing weapon. The Spear is set to be the first new weapon added to the global version of the free MMORPG, and it’s a versatile, mobile option capable of diving in on the enemy backline to disable them, rush to your allies’ side to help turn the tide of combat in your favor, or unleash fiery explosions. Continue reading Throne and Liberty’s explosive new weapon promises to change combat forever MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best MMORPGs, Throne and Liberty codes, Throne and Liberty weapons

After launching into early access to mixed reviews last month, No More Room in Hell 2 has a long way to go before it takes its 2011 predecessor’s crown. Thankfully, it’s already receiving its first major additions and tweaks with the Reinforcement update 0.2.0, which sees new weapons, sweeping balance changes, and handy UI improvements. Continue reading Co-op zombie slayer No More Room in Hell 2 gets first major update

Ah, the strategy game. More than any other genre, strategy is synonymous with the PC. From the earliest days of XCOM UFO Defense, through Civilization and Age of Empires, and right up to Stellaris, our beloved platform has been defined by base building, resource gathering, and the application of military might. Civ 7 is on the way. Manor Lords is growing and growing. But if you’ve missed out on some of the best contemporary strategy classics and want to play catch up, stalwart publisher and developer Paradox is hosting a big sale right now, and some of its greatest works, including Cities Skylines 2 and Crusader Kings 3, are available for cheap. Continue reading Get Cities Skylines 2, Crusader Kings 3, and tons of strategy classics for cheap MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Europa Universalis IV DLC guide, The best Europa Universalis 4 mods, Play Europa Universalis 4

Released just three days before Manor Lords, which at the time was the most wishlisted game on Steam, Bellwright was always at risk of being overshadowed. But like the competition, Bellwright is an early access marvel that developer Donkey Crew steadily keeps improving, and the latest update is a big one. So if you've stepped away from Hooded Horse's medieval strategy epic and want to try something a little different, now's the time to give Bellwright a shot. Continue reading Medieval strategy game and Manor Lords rival Bellwright drops a big update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best RPG games, Best survival games, Best open-world games

ATLUS is known for many amazing games. While most are typically uber-challenging RPGs, that's not all the publisher is known for. As such, we compiled a handy little list of the top franchises ATLUS has published.

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images TikTok is placing age restrictions on some of its beauty filters to address concerns about how they impact the mental health of its teenage users. Some of the changes rolling out “in the coming weeks” include preventing under-18s from using certain appearance-altering effects, and expanding filter descriptions to specify what the filters adjust when applied. The press release says that age restrictions won’t apply to filter effects that are “designed to be obvious and funny,” such as adding animal ears or comically exaggerating certain features. The change likely aims to address beautifying effects like Bold Glamour that give users smoother skin, longer eyelashes, and slimmer faces — which can be more difficult to detect. As the... Continue reading…

Deutsche Bank sees the bull market continuing due resilient risk appetite, with the S&P 500 hitting 7,000 in 2025, CNBC reports. This would translate to an additional 17% gain for the S&P 500 next year, which has returned 25.5% so far in 2024.

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