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After Math: Tesla recalls, Steam streams and COVID checks
If you bought a Model S between 2012 and 2018 or a Model X between 2016 and 2018, you’ll want to get in touch with your local Tesla dealership sooner rather than later. Turns out that Tesla’s sold during that period used NVIDIA Tegra 3 chips in their central displays. According to the NHTSA, 158,000 Teslas are susceptible to the fault and is encouraging the company to issue a formal recall.
'Bloodstained' goes old school with new classic mode
As if the game wasn't already enough of a spiritual successor to Castlevania.
Gamers spent a lot more time playing on Steam in 2020
Valve also hit new highs in terms of daily active players and peak concurrent users.
The Razer Blade 15 vs. Alienware's M15 and the ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE
We take a look at the specs of some of the premiere gaming laptops of CES 2021.
HyperX unveils a $100 compact RGB mechanical keyboard
The $100 price tag of HyperX's Alloy Orgins 60 makes it one of the more interesting mechanical keyboards we've seen in a while.
Disney's decommissioned '20,000 Leagues' ride gets a second life in VR
A volunteer team has recreated Disney's old '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' ride in VR.
'Hitman 3' trailer shows off stealth violence in VR
PSVR owners will be able to play the entire Hitman trilogy in virtual reality.
Acer’s newest Nitro monitor supports HDMI 2.1 for 4K, 120 fps console gaming
The XV282K KV is 28-inch display with a 3,840 by 2,160 resolution IPS panel that features a 144 Hz refresh rate and it comes with that all elusive HDMI 2.1 port.
HP Reverb G2 review: A great VR headset with middling controllers
HP's Reverb G2 is a solid VR headset held back by middling controllers.
Podcast: Answering your questions on the PS5, foldable PCs and more!
This week on the show, we answer over a dozen listener questions.
Valve adds a new way to filter for discounts during Steam sales
Faceted Browsing allows you to narrow down what you’re looking for while trying to find discounts during Steam sales.
Microsoft Flight Simulator's new VR mode haunts my dreams
Microsoft's Flight Simulator is so realistic in VR it's now haunting my reams.
'Sons of the Forest' trailer teases a 2021 release date
It’s been almost exactly a year since we had seen new footage of Sons of the Forest.
'Cyberpunk 2077' patch targets save file limits on PC, crashes on consoles
The 1.06 hotfix is rolling out on PC and consoles (no word about Stadia, yet), and while console players will hopefully benefit from improved memory management that should reduce the game’s crashing (especially on memory-limited PS4 and Xbox One systems), the most important fix is on PC.
KFC made a bucket-shaped gaming PC that warms chicken
“KFC and Cooler Master have unveiled a bucket-shaped gaming PC that also warms chicken,” is a sentence I never expected to write in my tech journalism career.
The Steam Winter Sale is live with savings on thousands of games
You can also lock in your votes for the annual Steam Awards.
Microsoft brings 'Flight Simulator' to the VR headsets people care about
The latest update adds real-time snow and ice coverage along with a holiday scavenger hunt.
Kickstarter cautionary tale 'Unsung Story' hits Steam early access tomorrow
One of the most infamous games in Kickstarter history has something approaching a release date
Taiwanese horror game 'Devotion' won't be getting a re-release after all
Earlier today, Taiwanese developer Red Candle Games announced that its first-person horror title would be coming to GOG.com on December 18th. The game was immediately review bombed on Steam.
Valve officially launches Steam's personalized news hub
The personalized news portal that Valve started testing for Steam back in March is no longer an experimental feature. Unlike Steam’s old news feed that showed the same information for everyone, the News Hub will show you posts from the developers of the games you play, the games in your wishlist and the games you follow — so long as you’re signed into your account, of course. The News Hub even lets you add gaming sites through the Steam Curator system, so you can read the blurbs or full articles they post and watch the YouTube videos they upload, right on your feed.

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