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Steam Deck official photo showing the device from up close

Given the popularity of the Nintendo Switch, and Valve's fascinating obsession with hardware development, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to hear that Valve is now working on their very own handheld gaming PC - the Steam Deck. As the name would suggest the Steam Deck will allow you to play all of your Steam games on the go, while still serving as a standard gaming PC while plugged in.

Judging by the technical specs it seems like the Steam Deck will be fairly a powerful device, though obviously nowhere close to an actual gaming PC. This was to be expected given that the Steam Deck ranges in price from ~420€ to ~680€ while a modern graphics card will set you back that much on its own. So if you plan on getting a Steam Deck purely to play the newest and fanciest games out there, expect to make some hefty graphical sacrifices in order to get them to run smoothly.

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Fall Guys artwork for the adventuring Season 5 update

If you're itching for a bit of wacky nonsense to distract you from the summer heat, you'll be happy to hear that Fall Guys' Season 5 update is now nearly upon us. Once it arrives this July 20th Season 5 will bring with it six new rounds, duo and trio game modes, as well as a whole assortment of new obstacles to overcome and cutesy cosmetics to collect.

You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this looks like in action through two of the recent trailers. The first one is the cinematic short setting up the whole adventuring theme, while the second one is a more gameplay focused preview. Have a gander, they're both rather easy on the eyes:

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Ys IX: Monstrum Nox official artwork and logo

Despite being a long-running series the premise behind each Ys game can be very quickly summarized. You play as the ever-adventuring Adol Christin as he crashes yet another ship into yet another island, becomes involved in some sort of grand mystery, saves the world in a heroic fashion, and eventually leaves everyone behind with smiles on their faces and their priceless monuments in ruins.

While this does get a little bit silly sometimes, there is one very important upside - you can pick up just about any game from the main series and start there without worrying about previous context or who the characters even are. So if you're thinking about doing just that with Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, or if you're simply curious about how it compares to its predecessor Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, allow me to share my thoughts and impressions now that I've spent two rather eventful weeks with it.

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Streets of Rage 4 Mr. X Nightmare DLC artwork

A full year has gone by since Streets of Rage 4 first arrived, so if you're looking for some sort of excuse to give it another whirl, you'll be happy to hear the very first DLC has now arrived. The aptly titled Mr. X Nightmare will have you enter a simulation created from the remnants of Mr. X's brain, in which you will encounter three new playable characters, a brand new Survival mode, a new character customization system, as well as new arenas, traps and enemies to toy around with.

You can get a pretty good idea of what all of this nonsense looks like in action through the recently posted launch trailer. Have a gander, it's a rather straightforward one:

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NieR: Automata screenshot of 2B and an overgrown robot

The Steam version of NieR: Automata has sadly been a technical mess ever since it first launched. Between strangely implemented resolution settings, glitchy anti-aliasing and the broken aspect ratio during cutscenes, playing through NieR: Automata was a bit of a nightmarish experience without mods to fix all of the nonsense.

With that in mind, I am incredibly happy to say that the developers have now returned in order to fix up most of the long-standing issues and bring the Steam version up to the same level as the Xbox Game Pass one. Here's what has been changed:

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Syberia 2 screenshot of a snowy environment

In celebration of France's Bastille Day, as well as to honor the late comic book artist and developer Benoît Sokal, GOG is currently giving away two of his classic point & click adventure games - Syberia 1 and 2. Simply head on over to GOG, add the two games to your account, and you'll be good to go after a short download.

The one catch, as always, is that the giveaway is time limited. As such, you'll need to add the two games to your account before 1pm UTC on July 17, after which you'll be able to play them whenever you want.

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide screenshot of the Chaos forces

The pandemic has caused an unprecedented amount of delays over the past year, and sadly today we have a brand new one to add to the pile. This time around it's the co-op focused Warhammer 40,000: Darktide that is getting its release date pushed back. So instead of launching in 2021 as previously expected, Darktide will be arriving onto PC and Xbox in early 2022.

"We have a responsibility to deliver the best game we possibly can, and frankly we need more time to accomplish this goal," reads the brief update. "It's no secret that building a game during a pandemic is a challenge and we are not immune to this."

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