The latest Steam Hardware Survey for September 2024 is out and it looks like gamers' tastes in graphics cards are rapidly changing. The survey revealed that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 is now the second favorite GPU for Steam players, showing a huge 34% percentage increase in market share since the last survey in August, with the RTX 4060 Ti and the laptop version of the RTX 4060 following closely behind. While the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and the RTX 4060 Ti are great cards for 1080p gaming, they’re not the very best graphics cards out there, but that’s not the point. Most gamers aren’t running top-spec hardware, and while it’s unlikely that anyone would turn down a brand new Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 for their rig, the Steam Hardware Survey shows more gamers than ever are choosing more budget appropriate options. Continue reading PC gamers are now quickly snapping up this Nvidia GeForce RTX gaming GPU MORE FROM PCGAMESN: GeForce RTX 4070 Super review, DLSS explained, Best graphics cards

There’s good news for Earth Defense Force 6 fans today, as developer Sandlot Games announces it has removed one of the most controversial features from the Steam co-op game. Playing EDF 6 with others is certainly the way to go, but the requirement to connect an Epic Games account to your Steam one to play online has left many frustrated, with the game’s average user score dropping to a ‘mixed’ 58% on Steam. Now, however, that restriction is gone - and you’re free to unlink your accounts if you so wish. Continue reading Earth Defense Force 6 removes controversial Epic Games account requirement MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best co-op games, Best multiplayer games, Upcoming PC games

Digital card and casino-style table games are usually presented to players without a lot of extra flair. Even videogame-first iterations of card games like Balatro, Card Shark, or Stacklands typically keep their attention focused on the cards themselves, rarely venturing away from the table to depict in-world characters as we see in Inscryption or Buckshot Roulette. Liar's Bar, a new game that resembles the above projects — or a much darker and more involved version of Telltale's bygone Poker Night at the Inventory — has just come out in Early Access on Steam, though, providing a gruesome take on this style of design. Continue reading Liar’s Bar is an absurd gambling simulator with animal people, out now

The latest expansion for Hearts of Iron 4, the historical strategy game from Paradox Interactive, has been revealed. Called Götterdämmerung, the expansion focuses on the German Reich, with an alternate history story that can dramatically change the course of the nation, but how will you deal with the Fascist regime coming to power again and will the socialist resistance be powerful enough? Continue reading New Hearts of Iron 4 DLC adds dramatic alternate history opportunities MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best Hearts of Iron 4 mods, Hearts of Iron 4 DLC guide, The best grand strategy games on PC

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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast is fundamentally changing how Magic: The Gathering’s most popular format will operate. Earlier this week, the card game’s publisher announced that it will assume control of the Commander format after a week of controversial decisions punctuated by an outpouring of violent harassment. The decision ends the format’s 13-year run as a volunteer-led and community-driven entity wholly independent of Wizards of the Coast. Last week, the Commander Rules Committee, a volunteer panel of Magic: The Gathering experts, made the decision to ban four highly sought-after and powerful cards, prohibiting their inclusion in Commander decks. In response, some players began harassing committee members, which included sending death and... Continue reading…

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images It had all the makings of a typical recruiting event for a tech startup in San Francisco. There was free food, drinks, and live music generated via code being written in real time. But there were also mandatory metal detector screenings, ID checks, and security guards everywhere. It was held by Elon Musk at the original Mission District headquarters of OpenAI, which Musk cofounded before leaving after (reportedly) failing to take it over. And Musk was there to convince people to join his latest startup, xAI. The timing felt intentional. That same day, OpenAI was hosting its annual Dev Day across town, where CEO Sam Altman had spoken hours earlier to a packed auditorium of developers. The Silicon Valley rumor mill was buzzing about... Continue reading…

Image: Google Google is rolling out ads in AI Overviews, which means you’ll now start seeing products in some of the search engine’s AI-generated summaries. Let’s say you’re searching for ways to get a grass stain out of your pants. If you ask Google, its AI-generated response will offer some tips, along with suggestions for products to purchase that could help you remove the stain. The products will appear beneath a “sponsored” header, and Google spokesperson Craig Ewer told The Verge they’ll only show up if a question has a “commercial angle.” GIF: Google Google’s AI Overviews could contain relevant products. Google has been testing ads in AI Overviews since May but says it’s moving forward with a full rollout because it... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube Shorts, the company’s answer to TikTok, is getting updates including longer video lengths, the company announced today. Beginning on October 15th, creators will be able to upload YouTube Shorts that are up to three minutes in length — a feature YouTube says was highly requested by users. TikTok currently allows videos as long as 10 minutes and has steadily increased the limit over the years. YouTube also announced a template feature that lets creators reuse the format of other Shorts. YouTube says creators will be able to match their clips to trending sounds pulled from other videos, which is similar to a TikTok feature where users can pick from preset video styles and then tweak their own clips based on their preferences. Both... Continue reading…