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This week in games: Borderlands 3 is an Epic exclusive, Obsidian shows off The Outer Worlds
Plus: Prince Harry calls for Fortnite to be banned, Rage 2 adds a wandering wizard who sells cheat codes, and more. This is gaming news for April 1 to 5.
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The best graphics cards for PC gaming
These are the best graphics cards that PC gamers can buy today from Nvidia GeForce and AMD Radeon.
HyperX Alloy FPS RGB review: Rainbow lights and silver switches at an affordable price
HyperX's entry-level Alloy FPS keyboard gets an RGB upgrade but otherwise stays the same, for better and for worse.
Microsoft powers up Windows 10's Game Bar with truly useful tools for PC enthusiasts
Performance tracking, Spotify integration, better volume management tools, and cross-platform chat are all coming to the Windows 10 Game Bar.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4's battle royale mode Blackout is free to play throughout April
Yeah, you read that right: An entire month of free Blackout for people who haven't purchased Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. At some point, you have to wonder whether there's a free-to-play pivot in the works.
Upgrade your PC with a powerful 8-core AMD Ryzen CPU and an overclock-ready motherboard for $290
Get started on a great PC build with this Ryzen 7 and MSI B450-A Pro motherboard combo for $290 at Newegg.
This week in games: Free copies of Morrowind, Divinity: Original Sin 2 gets a tactics spinoff
Plus: CD Projekt says it will release not one but two games before 2021, and release dates for Heaven's Vault, Observation, and Wolfenstein: Youngblood. This is gaming news for March 25 to 29.
Apple Arcade FAQ: Games, price, compatibility, and everything else you need to know
Apple's upcoming game subscription service features carefully curated games with no ads and no in-app purchases.
Magic Leap hands-on: Magic, sure, but augmented reality is still a long way away from mass consumption
Next week Magic Leap One devices will start showing up in select AT&T stores, but at more than $2,000 this very-much-prototype tech is hard to recommend even to early adopters.
Borderlands 3 reveal brings back familiar faces and "over one billion guns," including a gun that walks
Click here to watch the debut trailer for Borderlands 3 without sitting through Gearbox's padded panel or Randy Pitchford's magic tricks.
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5G could be the foundation of next-gen 'cloud VR'
AT&T, Ericsson, and a number of companies showed off streamed VR to headsets, using 5G to minimize nausea-inducing latencies while keeping the resolutions high.
Amazon's one-day PC gaming blowout offers juicy deals on Threadripper, huge hard drives, and more
Amazon's selling the Threadripper 1920x for $280 as one of the top deals in its one-day PC gaming sale.
Hands-on with Control: Weird, unsettling, and Remedy's best-playing game since Max Payne 2
We went hands-on with Remedy's surreal new game Control at GDC 2019, and the biggest surprise? It's one of the most exciting shooters of the year, in addition to hooking us with an intriguing story.
Myst developer Cyan returns to Kickstarter for new game Firmament
It's been about a year since Cyan teased its new project, Firmament, but it's finally headed to Kickstarter ahead of a planned 2020 release date. And contrary to last year's VR-only stance, there's a traditional PC release planned now...
Upgrade your gaming setup with killer deals on peripherals we adore—and a free game
We've put together a great gaming deal package today that includes the Corsair K63, Roccat Tyon mouse, and Tacoma.
15 years later, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is finally happening
Paradox announced the long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 at GDC 2019, set in Seattle.
Your Steam library is getting a massive visual overhaul this summer
Valve revealed a new-look Steam library interface at its GDC 2019 panel.
The Epic Games Store won't always push for exclusives 'at this scale'
At GDC 2019, Epic discussed planned improvements for its rookie game store, including cloud saves, user reviews, and scaling back its exclusives program.
Rotor Riot Game Controller for iOS review: The herald of a new age of iOS gaming
No other MFi controller currently lets you use the thumbstick buttons, which puts the Rotor Riot in a class all by itself
Intel's gaming odyssey takes voyage with a slick new Graphics Command Center
Intel's modernized Graphics Command Center lays the groundwork for the launch of "Xe" discrete graphics cards in 2020.
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