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There’s a specific moment I remember from playing SOCOM 2, the Counter-Strike-style online shooter launched in 2003. It was me versus one remaining opponent. They were running away from me, far enough that they passed beyond the game’s draw distance, so all I could see was fog. On a total prayer, I took out my handgun and fired a random bullet. Suddenly, the pop-up appeared confirming a fresh kill. I didn’t see it happen, but I’d somehow hit them directly in the back of the head. It was the greatest shot I’ve ever pulled off in any game, ever. Published by Devolver, the label behind Hotline Miami and Cult of the Lamb, Children of the Sun is an FPS driven by this moment, and not only does it have a new update, it’s now cheaper than ever. Continue reading Ultra-violent, unique FPS is one of 2024’s best, and it just got a big update MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games, Best FPS games, Best upcoming PC games

Intel’s latest CPUs are on their way to getting back on track, according to ASRock. The motherboard manufacturer has posted an update on the performance of the recently released Intel Core Ultra 200 (Arrow Lake) processors. On the gaming front, the company expects Intel’s next big update to improve performance by 13%. The Intel Core Ultra 200 series has been dogged by gaming performance issues since launch, as we found in our Core Ultra 7 265K review. Once the obvious choice for the best gaming CPU, Intel has since been outpaced by AMD with its hugely successful X3D processors, including the sold-out Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Continue reading Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs get a 13% gaming boost in this new update, says ASRock MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review

Where are the Stalker 2 stashes? Your power in Stalker 2 is directly proportional to the equipment you have on hand. Personal experience plays a massive part in not dying, but if you want to wreak your own brand of havoc in The Zone, you’ll have to have some firepower on your side, too. Stashes are hidden all over Stalker 2, and the most important come in two flavors: personal, and journalist. Journalist stashes are unique boxes hidden all over the map, often containing unique Stalker 2 weapons and equipment, while personal stashes allow you to store what you have collected, and can be accessed in a variety of locations. Continue reading Stalker 2 stash list - all journalist and personal stashes MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Stalker 2 weapons, Stalker 2 review, Stalker 2 artifacts

An experimental new Steam Deck rival from Intel and Chinese behemoth Tencent has just been announced. The Sunday Dragon 3D One is a fully featured gaming handheld PC that comes with Nintendo Switch-style removable controllers on each side and an Intel Core Ultra 7 285V APU powering the proceedings. However, its biggest feature is the huge, 11-inch display on offer, which Tencent suggests makes it the first glasses-free 3D gaming handheld. This isn’t the first Intel Lunar Lake gaming handheld that’s been announced, but it’s certainly the biggest. In fact, this Tencent handheld easily dwarfs any of the best handheld gaming PCs that you can buy right now, including the Steam Deck OLED, with an extra three to four inches of screen real estate. Continue reading Intel and Tencent are cooking up a Steam Deck rival with a massive 3D display MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Core i5 14600K review, Best gaming CPU, Core i9 14900K review

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Sonic the Hedgehog is a difficult franchise to be a dedicated fan of, not because of the admittedly variable quality of the games, but because people who aren't fans are usually antagonistic. Most Sonic fans just like the games, enjoy the characters and have fun talking about it, just to get told in extreme detail how bad a game from 18 years ago was.

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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge The Biden administration is giving Intel $7.865 billion in CHIPS Act funding to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing in the US. The agreement confirmed by the US Department of Commerce today is the largest award granted under the CHIPS Act to date, though notably smaller than the up to $8.5 billion earmarked for the chip maker in March. “Today’s award marks another key step in implementing President Biden’s CHIPS and Science Act and the Investing in America agenda to reshore manufacturing, create thousands of good-paying jobs, and strengthen our economy,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Natalie Quillian said in the announcement. The confirmed CHIPS investment will be put towards building and expanding Intel’s semiconductor... Continue reading…