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Skip the Game Pass drama: The best Xbox game deals right now Unless you've been living under a warthog, Xbox players are going through it right now. Game Pass price hikes (But postponed for some?), rumored cancelled next gen hardware and all in all an uncertain future for the platform. The main issue here is players like me who have an Xbox...

Asus has just seemingly revealed a crucial detail in the marketing materials for a new motherboard, which is that the BIOS for one of its new AM5 boards will support next-gen AMD Ryzen CPUs based on the new Zen 6 architecture. The new space-age Asus B850M AYW Gaming OC board is designed for overclockers looking to squeeze as much performance as possible out of their system, and a marketing image suggests its going to support new AMD CPUs well into the future.AMD is rumored to be making big changes to both core counts and clock speeds with Zen 6, with leaks circulating about a 24-core AMD CPU in the range, as well as 7GHz clock speeds. Importantly, it now looks as though youll be able to simply flash the BIOS on your existing AM5 motherboard and pop in one of these new CPUs when you want to upgrade, without having to overhaul your whole system.Read the full story on PCGamesN: New AMD Ryzen Zen 6 CPUs work on old AM5 motherboards, Asus appears to confirm

The amazing price drops on Asus gaming laptops continue, thanks to Walmart. This epic gaming laptop deal drops the price of this Asus Gaming TUF A16 machine down to just $599, an almost unbelievable price for a rig that packs an Nvidia GeForce RTX GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and an AMD Ryzen gaming CPU, with a huge $400.99 discount on offer.Asus is one of the biggest brands in gaming, and weve recommended a number of its devices on our best gaming laptop guide over the years. A $599 price tag, down from $999.99, makes the TUF A16 a brilliant budget-friendly contender, however, with a packed-out spec sheet that few can rival at this price.Read the full story on PCGamesN: For $599, this Asus TUF Nvidia GeForce RTX gaming laptop is jaw-droppingly good

Its hard to top Valve when it comes to its catalog of timeless, competitive multiplayer games. Dota 2 and Counter-Strike are of course the poster children, but Team Fortress 2 is still going extremely strong all these years later and benefitting from occasional updates, too. However, over time, classics like TF2 evolve - new mechanics, maps, and modes, balance changes, and even engine upgrades often mean that a games original feel gets lost. Team Fortress 2 Classic is a long-running mod that aims to take things back to those early days of TF2, and it recently made its way to Steam. However, its upcoming open beta has been scrapped after coming across an unusual issue - Valve wont let something be a mod and a demo at the same time. This strange case may have also spawned a new problem for Team Fortress 2 Classic - it might have to rebrand.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Valve red tape sees long-running Team Fortress 2 Classic mod scrap Steam beta

What is the best BF6 M39 EMR loadout? The DMR class of weapon fills a very specific niche, and sometimes it can seem like theyre stuck somewhere in between a carbine and a sniper rifle. Not capable one one-shotting enemies, they take a bit of getting used to, but you need to master the M39 EMR if you want to unlock the most powerful sniper in the game.The Deadeye challenge forces you into using a DMR, and although its the first one you unlock, the M39 EMR is one of the best BF6 guns for the job. With decent stopping power, a reasonable fire rate, and surprising range, you might just find that this rifle is one youll stick with throughout your Battlefield 6 career.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Best Battlefield 6 M39 EMR loadout

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