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This £38 Steam Deck dock is a great alternative to Valve’s official model – and I’ve tested it
official Valve Steam Deck Docking Station looks great, with DisplayPort and HDMI, ethernet, three USB ports and a design that perfectly fits the Steam Deck for £79. However, delivery times are 1-2 weeks, and you can now get a functionally identical alternative for half the price.
It’s the iVoler Steam Deck Dock, which normally costs £49.99/$55.99 but is now down to £37.59 in the UK or $44.99 in the US. I’ve been testing this model for the past few days; here’s why I rate it.
Gamedec, First Class Trouble and Divine Knockout are free on the Epic Games Store
Gamedec – Definitive Edition, First Class Trouble, and Divine Knockout are all free for the next week, so you can pick them up for precisely zero outlay right now wherever you are in the world. The three games are a canny mix of genres, so there could well be something of interest there even if you’re not bothered about jacking into things or whacking chibi deities with a comically large mallet.
A new trailer for scenic travelogue Season shows who you’ll meet on your bicycle travels
Season: A Letter To The Future is out on January 31st, and a new trailer reveals a little more about the game’s story and the people you’ll meet on your journey. Season puts you in the loafers of Estelle, a young woman from an isolated village who sets off on a two-wheeled trek to capture and preserve memories from her home valley before a soggy disaster wipes them off the map. You can watch the trailer below for a glimpse of Season’s very pretty, but doomed, world.
Old World’s The Sacred And The Profane DLC gets religious with Saint Paul next week
Old World is doubling down on religion for its second wave of DLC on January 16th. The Sacred And The Profane pack bundles in more than 350 fresh events, mostly themed around worshipping things. There’s also six new figures from the past to encounter, including the Christian apostle Saint Paul and ancient poet Sappho, all bringing their own events. You can see some of the new characters in a teaser for the DLC below.
Are video game achievements good?
Twitter by developers, with Ubisoft Massive’s lead gameplay designer Fredrik Thylander saying they’ve been actively “bad for gaming”. So we thought we’d put the question to you, readers. Do you agree and think achievements have been a blight on the industry, or do you think they’re actually good way of getting more out of a game? Come and tell us in the comments.
FTC hearings could delay Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard
schedule that sets dates for final hearings to decide on the merger, and they’re going to begin on August 2nd. As this is just the kick off for hearings about the case, it’s likely that any FTC decision on whether the $68.7 billion (£56 billion) deal can go ahead will take some time to emerge.
The RX 6950 XT, AMD’s former GPU flagship, is down to $730
most powerful graphics cards on the market even after the release of the first Radeon RX 7000 series cards. It is designed for gaming enthusiasts, content creators, and professionals who demand the highest levels of performance from their graphics card – and now that the next gen is out, this bleeding-edge card has been heavily reduced. In fact, you can now pick this up on Amazon for $730, a $370 reduction from the $1100 price this XFX Speedster Merc319 card launched at in August last year.
The LG 27GL83A gaming monitor is back down to its Black Friday price of $249.99
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Bang! You can now join the Company of Heroes 3 multiplayer Tech Test
Company of Heroes 3 multiplayer Tech Test just went live, giving you ’til 10am PT/ 6pm GMT on Monday to blow up some tanks. It’s a good chance to try the game out for free.