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Test your ARC Raiders knowledge with this quiz — See if you can get a better score than your squad mates

Think you really know ARC Raiders? With the game smashing player records, earning a Game Awards nomination, and sparking plenty of conversation since launch, now’s the perfect time to put your knowledge to the test. Try the quiz, compare your score, and see if you’re a true Raider.

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I played Goat Simulator 3's new Baadlands DLC, and making a goat and pineapple pizza is not the worst crime you can commit

Goat Simulator 3: Baadlands – Furry Road delivers a massive new wasteland map, new quests, wasteland gear, a summonable motorcycle, and cam building. We went hands-on for a preview of the post-apocalyptic DLC.

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As Half-Life 3 hopefuls convince themselves that an announcement is imminent, Geoff Keighley accidentally causes chaos with a screenshot of one wishlisted Steam game

Keighley may have tried to fake the evidence after it was pointed out

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide reveals new Hive Scum class — it makes me so nostalgic for Borderlands 2's Krieg that it may end up my new favorite class

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has revealed its 6th class, the Hive Scum, in a new cinematic trailer, along with articles detailing how its gameplay will function.

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Despite 'Mixed' Steam reviews and a touch of AI slop, strategy city builder Anno 117: Pax Romana has the best launch in series history

The eighth city builder in the Anno series has become its fastest seller, according to Ubisoft.

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Valve accidentally steps on the make-up deal it offered to the indie game whose 2024 release was ruined by a Steam bug: 'I really get the feeling that Planet Centauri is cursed'

Permadeath's sci-fi sandbox game was showcased as a Steam Daily Deal on November 12—the same day Valve announced the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller.

PC Gamer

Who Should Win Best Sports Game at The Game Awards 2025?

The Best Sports/Racing Game category is stacked with a competitive lineup of nominees this year at the Game Awards 2025. Five titles are put in the ring, each bringing a distinct vibe to the genre. The nominees prove just how much the genre has transformed over the year, and what…

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Megabonk dev wants their hit title withdrawn from Game Awards consideration: ‘I don’t think it qualifies’

Well, now what?

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Valve accidentally smothers indie game with 138,000 wishlists by not telling anyone it existed, then apologizes to studio by accidentally revealing Steam Machine on the same day of promotion

The devs hold no ill will towards Valve, it's "just bad luck and we must accept it"

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Steam Machine price "will not be cheap," with analysts predicting anywhere between the "mid-five hundreds" and $1,000, as Valve "can basically do what it wants"

But some think even Valve won't know what it wants to charge just yet

GamesRadar

Valve's Steam Machine could be more powerful than we think – it'll outgun 70% of gaming PCs on Steam anyway

From the way Valve is spinning the discussion around the specs, I'm inclined to believe this mini PC will be good enough.

TechRadar

Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller vs Nintendo Switch Pro Controller - which should you buy this Black Friday?

Learn the pros and cons of each Nintendo Switch Pro Controller in our handy guide.

TechRadar

Steam Machine is "a console that refuses to admit it's a console," analyst says, but "Valve isn't trying to beat Sony or Microsoft at their own game so much as rewrite the rules"

Analysts don't necessarily see the Steam Machine as a PS5, Xbox Series X, or Switch 2 rival

GamesRadar

Escape from Tarkov lead admits 1.0 Steam launch was "rough for sure," and problems fixed in the latest version were "not enough"

He says the team needs to "finally crack" the game's performance problems

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Valve says the Steam Machine is better than what 70% of PC gamers have at home, a convenient reminder that not all gaming PCs are monster rigs

All well and good, if the price is right.

PC Gamer

7 years after launch and 18 years after Steam, the Epic Games Store will now let you gift games directly to your friends

Consider it a late birthday present.

Tom’s Guide

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is a nostalgic platformer that takes me back to my childhood

SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide is a fun, nostalgic platformer with charming characters and colorful locations, but its repetitive gameplay and lack of challenge keep it from fully shining.

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Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick says gaming is 'moving towards PC' as the industry shifts away from closed systems, but we still don't have a GTA 6 announcement

Console gaming isn't going anywhere, but consoles? That's a different matter.

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Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Hits a New High as Series Popularity Skyrockets

Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road has had a very successful launch. The game received “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews on Steam, which just goes to show how much love it got from the community.

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Xbox ROG Ally X Sales Outpace Expectations as Asus Ramps Up Supply

Between Valve’s New Steam Machine and the multiple new PC handhelds released just this year (MSI Claw 8, Lenovo Legion Go S, ROG Ally X), PC gaming is more popular than ever. In the ASUS Q3 Investor Conference presentation (h/t IGN), the Taiwanese manufacturer details how it is facing a…

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Video games should be cheaper, but ex-Metroid Prime dev breaks down why studios may have no choice

It will be hard to stop the price hikes on AAA games.

TechRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 exec argues there's 'no point making a high-spec Steam Machine' – and that makes a lot of sense

Think the Steam Machine is underpowered? Baldur's Gate 3 exec says there's "no point making a high-spec Steam Machine" and he's not wrong.

PC Gamer

2005 survival horror shooter ups and vanishes from Steam suspiciously soon after entering Nightdive's orbit

Cold Fear stone-cold vanished.

Windows Central

I'm re-reviewing the Xbox Ally after a month of daily use — Everything I love, desperately want fixed, and why it really is an Xbox

The Xbox Ally has totally changed my gaming habits, and honestly, other leisure habits too. But the criticisms are valid, particularly so if you're trying to use this more like a PC than an "Xbox."

GamesRadar

Open world action RPG Where Winds Meet tops 2 million players in its first weekend, with a concurrent peak of 190,000 on Steam alone as it rakes in Very Positive reviews

"It's like a $300m Sony game that randomly dropped one weekend"

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