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Archives for October 2026

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
A Valorant player says they got banned after accidentally buying a cheater’s used CPU.

Buying used PC parts to dodge price hikes could come with a catch, like the hardware ban a Reddit user claims they got stuck with after trying to run Valorant with a pre-owned Ryzen 7 5800X3D. The CPU was reportedly already blacklisted in the Vanguard anti-cheat system because its previous owner was flagged for cheating.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Steam’s latest hardware survey says 32GB is now the most popular RAM configuration.

As of September, 42.2 percent of Steam users have 32GB of memory, with 16GB now trailing at 37.8 percent, down from 41 percent in August. It looks like some Steam users may still be upgrading their RAM, despite months-long shortages and price hikes.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
007 First Light’s new DLC adds photo mode and a dog you can pet.

The free DLC, which launches today, also adds some new missions, a New Game Plus that lets you wear the various unlockable outfits wherever you want in the game, and a harder 00 difficulty. Seems like some great updates for an already excellent game.

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Sean Hollister
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Mike Tomlin’s Minecraft city is amazing.

The former NFL coach went deep on his extremely detailed Minecraft project in a nearly 20-minute video that was published yesterday. I love how much he thinks about lighting and good views.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Nerial, the developer of Reigns, is “entering hibernation mode.”

The studio is ending development, according to a post today. Earlier this year, the team launched a Witcher-themed version of Reigns. And if you haven’t played Card Shark, you should!

A screenshot from Nerial about entering “hibernation mode.” The provided alt text says: “Unfortunately, another one of those announcements with text on a somber background color. We’re stopping the activity of our studio, Nerial.”
Image: Nerial
Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster
A whole lot of changes for Control Resonant.

Remedy just put out version 1.4.0 of the game, and it includes a huge list of updates, which are detailed in these very extensive patch notes. The highlight is the New Game ++ mode, but there are bunch of other quality of life improvements. My favorite? “Dylan now audibly reacts to doing Tasks.” Same, buddy.

Nobody does it like Remedy

Andrew Webster
Gears of War: E-Day is a great game launching at a terrible time

A confident return for one of Xbox’s most iconic franchises is coming during a period of dramatic upheaval.

Andrew Webster