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PCGamesN Tuesday, January 9, 2024 9:31 PM
     Intel just told us why AI PCs matter, and we're kinda convinced

While I've been mostly seeking out the latest in gaming PC tech at CES 2024, the single biggest theme of the world's biggest trade show so far has been AI. AI integrated into new Intel CPUs, AI workloads run on GPUs, a clearly AI-derived logo for the show, and even AI-driven speakers. Most of it is a little too "crypto enthusiast" for my liking but while watching the CES keynote conversation with Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger, I was somewhat won over.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, January 9, 2024 6:22 PM
     The Finals is 'too much' for Call of Duty players says esports pro

 The Finals has taken the gaming community by storm, hitting ten million players two weeks after it launched. But if you're about to jump ship from Call of Duty, you might want to think twice, according to an esports pro who suggests it's "too much for the 'COD brain'".

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PCGamesN Tuesday, January 9, 2024 5:39 PM
     LG's new OLED gaming TV looks like a bookshelf and we dig it

LG had just unveiled its latest flagship TV and it's a baffling combination of bookshelf and TV. The crucial technology of the new LG Signature OLED T screen is a transparent OLED panel that's held in a metal frame that looks like a minimalist piece of furniture. When you want to watch the screen, a black canvas rolls up behind the panel, making the image visible.

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PCGamesN Tuesday, January 9, 2024 5:15 PM
     Lethal Company dev trolls players with new challenge mode update

Lethal Company's new update is here, adding a welcome new challenge mode. There are no new enemies in the new update, though an excellent piece of trolling has players wondering whether they're going to run into a familiar but disturbing face.

 

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PCGamesN Tuesday, January 9, 2024 6:15 PM
     RuneScape meets Stardew Valley in cozy Steam survival game

Ever wandered into an equipment shop and wanted to be on the other side of the counter? Cozy Keep, available to demo as part of Steam's Capitalism and Economy Fest, offers just that opportunity. But if you're to be a successful fantasy merchant, you'll still need to get your hands a little dirty.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, January 9, 2024 6:23 PM
    

Cult Of The Lamb's Sins Of The Flesh update promised to allow your followers to breed, in a way, by finding an egg that would hatch and produce new potential cult members. Players of the action-RPG/management hybrid on social media quickly did what people on social media do: demanded that they add sex.

Its developers said they would and now we get to see what that means when the update launches on January 16th.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, January 9, 2024 5:48 PM
    

The odd mashup of Pokémon-like monsters, crafting, and machineguns, has made each new trailer for Palworld a delight over the past couple of years. Now it's taking the bold step of moving beyond meme by becoming a playable video game, when it launches on January 19th.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, January 9, 2024 5:25 PM
    

On January 18th, the Xbox Developer Direct will offer updates on games from some of the studios the behemoth have swallowed over the past several years. Most excitingly, that'll include an update from MachineGames on their in-development Indiana Jones game.

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Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed Tuesday, January 9, 2024 5:09 PM
    

Some of the makers of planet-tossing real-time strategy game Planetary Annihilation are working on a sequel, called Industrial Annihilation, which aims to blend together RTS combat with factory building. It's now in its last week of investment funding and is aiming to release into early access sometime this spring.

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Twinfinite Tuesday, January 9, 2024 8:17 PM
    
Quake and Kingpin finally playable? Stop the press.

Twinfinite Tuesday, January 9, 2024 8:06 PM
    
Just a skilled solider. Nothing to see here.

Twinfinite Tuesday, January 9, 2024 5:43 PM
    
Give me more adaptations!

Siliconera Tuesday, January 9, 2024 6:00 PM
    

Resident Evil Village Pachislot Machine Appears in Japan

Enterrise and Capcom announced the release of a new Resident Evil Village pachislot machine. The machine started operating on January 9, 2024, at pachislot parlors throughout Japan.

The new Pachislot Resident Evil Village is based on the Pachislot Resident Evil 7 Hazard Rush machine, released in Japan in 2020. Since the pachislot games don't involve actual gameplay, the different stages of the machine adopt the aesthetic of the game. These stages include the titular Village, Castle Dimitrescu, Moreau's Reservoir, the Village tunnels, and the Megamycete. Scenes from the game were recreated for the machine.

Triggering certain conditions and slot combinations leads to events such as Judgement Evil and Panic Zone. Both of these events have different chances of achieving a Climax Battle against one of the lords of the Four Houses, which in turn also leads to a Hazard Rush. These sequences replicate the plot of Resident Evil Village. Chris Mode is one of the special events advertised, which leads to various scenes imitating the sequence near the end of the game in which players control Chris Redfield.

Additionally, Enterrise shared a promotional video for the new machine, and you can check it out below. However, the video contains flashing lights, so viewer discretion is advised:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLv5fiCMQHU

Pachislot Resident Evil Village is now available at pachislot parlors throughout Japan. Meanwhile, Resident Evil Village is immediately available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Windows PC, and Nintendo Switch via cloud streaming. Capcom revealed that the game sold over 8 million units in June 2023.

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Siliconera Tuesday, January 9, 2024 5:30 PM
    

Square Enix Donates 50 Million Yen for Noto Earthquake Relief

Square Enix Holdings has announced that it donated 50 million yen to the Japanese Red Cross Society to support the victims affected by the 2024 earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula on January 1, 2024. The equivalent in dollars would be approximately $346,120. [Thanks, Gamebiz!]

In a statement shared on the official Square Enix website, the company expressed its "deepest sympathies" to the victims of the Noto peninsula earthquake and wished for the earliest possible recovery of those affected. The 2024 Sea of Japan earthquake occurred on the evening of January 1, 2024.

The earthquake struck 4.3 miles (or 7 km) away from land, in an area close to the Noto Peninsula located in Ishikawa Prefecture. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.6 M, and it affected several Prefectures on the west coast of Japan, with tsunamis producing waves of up to 4.2 meters.

In addition to Square Enix, The Pokemon Company and the Pokemon With You Foundation announced the donation of another 50 million yen for disaster relief. Hololive owners Cover Corporation contributed with a donation of 5 million yen as well.

Square Enix Holdings announced the donation of 50 million yen (~$346,120) to aid in the support of the victims of the 2024 Sea of Japan earthquake that affected the Noto Peninsula.

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