Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi are the joint winners.

Video game difficulty is a pretty cyclical thing. As gamers, we tend to go through periods craving a challenge of monumental proportions to break us from the spell of cookie-cutter open-world slogs. But, after that hardship, we are quick to bounce back to simpler games to cleanse the palette before another gargantuan challenge.

I cant lie, I was a touch nervous in the opening hours of the Black Ops 7 beta. It didnt take long at all for evidence to emerge of cheaters tearing up lobbies. Call of Dutys anti-cheat efforts have suffered from some infamous dips in recent times - could a hacker-infested debut for Black Ops 7 be the next? Well, my initial concerns have now turned into hopeful optimism. Anecdotally, I havent encountered a single player I legitimately suspect of cheating in the dozen hours Ive played so far, and now, Activision has released some stats showing that its Ricochet anti-cheat has been doing the business in the BO7 beta. It claims that bad actors were being caught faster than ever, and that only 1% of those using cheats ever made it into a match before being detected and dealt with.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Less than 1% of Black Ops 7 beta cheaters got into a match, Activision says

Theres a whopper of a discount to be had on a Steam Deck storage upgrade, thanks to this Steam Deck SSD deal. The 2TB Crucial P310 SSD is on sale for just $121.99 now, which is its lowest ever price on Amazon. That saves you $43 off its MSRP, and gives you the chance to boost the storage in your handheld gaming PC without breaking the bank.Only a few models in our best handheld guide actually offer 2TB of storage. If youre a Steam Deck owner, it isnt even an option, with 1TB the maximum available in the default configs. Thanks to this Crucial SSD upgrade, however, you can push past these limits, giving you loads of space for your favorite games.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Grab this 2TB Crucial Steam Deck gaming SSD for its lowest ever price

Texas Roadhouse doesn't have the most robust dessert menu, which is why it pays to know this clever trick for injecting a little more extra variety.

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