One of the most powerful upcoming rivals to the Steam Deck, the GPD Win 5, is set to launch in just a few weeks time, but its maker is already showcasing an experimental new feature that it hopes will make it lighter and easier to use. In a recent video, GPD has shown off a new battery extension cable for the gaming handheld that allows you to detach the battery to make the device lighter and easier to use.Unusual battery options aside, this AMD Strix Halo-powered GPD handheld looks set to take portable power to a new level with specs that easily best those of any other model on our best handheld guide. There's already been an GPD Win 5 performance teaser showing it playing Black Myth Wukong with a high and steady frame rate, and we were impressed by the same 16-core AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU that this handheld uses in our Asus ROG Flow Z13 review, but we'll still have to wait and see just how well the Win 5 performs ourselves. Continue reading This new Steam Deck rival wants you to stick its battery in your pocketMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming

Jagex has been cooking up a storm as of late. Old School Runescapes impressive Varlamore expansion brought with it a boatload of new quests and ways to hone your skills, and conveniently coincided with a small explosion in popularity that has seen the legacy MMO break player records. Keen to keep the momentum going, Jagex has now announced its first limited-time community event, and its sure to go down a treat with OSRS demographic. Eyes down, mouse ready, lets play Grid Master. Continue reading OSRS's new event isn't what I had on my bingo card, but I'm not complainingMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best MMORPGs on PC, Runescape system requirements, Old School RuneScape: Beginner's guide

What are the Silksong map locations? Travel through Pharloom, the vast interconnected world of Silksong as Hornet, the hunter on a mission to defeat the evil insects attempting to take over the land. Navigating the map will be just as big of a challenge as battling all the enemies standing in your path, so its a good idea to know where youre going.Just like any good Metroidvania game, youre going to be referring back to the Hollow Knight Silksong map whenever you gain a new ability, providing you with access to key locations. Weve pieced together everything we know about the Silksong map to show you what biomes and key locations youll be exploring when the platform game officially launches. Continue reading Hollow Knight Silksong map - all confirmed locations so farMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Hollow Knight Silksong release date, Hollow Knight Silksong system requirements, Hollow Knight Silksong Game Pass

The Ninja Gaiden 4 system requirements are a little confusing when it comes to the notes on performance and upscaling, possibly due to a translation issue, but we can see that the technology has indeed been used, and it is a slight mark against what are otherwise fairly straightforward specs.While you won't need any of the best graphics card picks from our buying guide to run Ninja Gaiden 4, it's hard to say exactly which cards you'll need to run the game at the native resolution of your gaming monitor, given that upscaling has been used to determine the current specs. Upscaling in system requirements is a topic I've touched on before, and don't agree with, but at least we know exactly which technology is being used here, and the level of upscaling that has been applied. Continue reading Ninja Gaiden 4 system requirementsMORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card, Best gaming PC, Best SSD for gaming

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Meta might have access to your camera roll. How to check, turn it off That issue with Meta secretly scanning your camera roll continues to rear its head. Check your Facebook privacy settings to see if this feature is turned on for you — even if you didn't provide explicit consent. Back in June, Mashable reported a notice that popped up on the...

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