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They say it’s for business, but it’ll run games, too Meta have announced their much-teased new VR headset, the Meta Quest Pro. It promises a swankier virtual reality experience over the Meta Quest 2, with higher resolution displays, a lighter headset, and new Quest Touch Pro controllers included. It’s also launching imminently, on October 25th, with pre-orders open now. The downside: it’ll cost you £1500/$1500 versus the Quest 2’s £400, with Meta saying the headset is designed for business and not gaming....

If you’re not into that kind of thing Not keen on the snazzy driving effects in recently announced racerNeed For Speed Unbound? That’s okay, because devs Criterion Games have confirmed that you don’t have to play the game with great big puffs of colourful smoke dredging up from your car’s wheels, or cartoon wings popping out when you drive up a ramp and get some air. I’m into the effects myself, but it’s good to know you have the option to turn them off if you’re not....

A highly recommended Steam Next Fest demo for all my fellow monster-dating weirdos I picked up theRomancelvaniademo at Steam Next Fest on Alice Bee’s recommendation, and she was quite correct when she described it as “extremely relevant to [my] interests”. So relevant, in fact, that I’m starting to wonder if this wasn’t an attempt at psychological sabotage disguised as a friendly gesture. (You wouldn’t do that to me, would you, Alice?...

Discover the best Lengthy players in FIFA 23 Looking for the best Lengthy players in FIFA 23?FIFA 23introduces a new AcceleRATE system on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series consoles, changing how player speed works. This new system splits FIFA 23 players into three categories: Lengthy, Explosive, and Controlled. Lengthy players have quickly become recognised as some of thebest players in FIFA 23, as they can gain speed and outpace almost any other player while sprinting long distances....

A compact version of our favourite wireless mechanical keyboard We’ve never ran a full review of the Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless TKL keyboard – my bad – but all you really need to know is that it’s theG915 Lightspeed Wireless, one of thebest gaming keyboardsever, without the number pad. That, and it’s currently a lot cheaper than usual in the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale, which runs until midnight tomorrow (October 12th)....

Over £100 / $100 off the 1TB SanDisk Ultra Update:It looks like the UK’s 512GB deal and the US’s 1TB deal are no longer available. Boo, but also, the 400GB model is now on sale, so I’ve replaced the former with this mid-sized card in the lists below. I’ve also updated the 256GB SanDisk Ultra’s price, as it’s dropped slightly further. The otherwise original version of the article is as follows…...

Next-gen memory is getting less ‘spenny I was underwhelmed byPrime Day’slack of compelling desktop RAM deals, and Amazon’s follow-up – thePrime Early Access Sale– is also pretty quiet for good memory discounts. However, there are some intriguing offers on DDR5 RAM, which is perfect timing:AMD Ryzen 7000CPUs have just launched, and unlike theirIntel 13th Gen/Raptor Lakerivals, won’t be compatible with older DDR4 at all. AMD claim this is for the benefit of the Ryzen chips’ performance, but it does compound the issue of upgrading from a DDR4-based system....

Hints and the answer to today’s Wordle word In this guide, you’ll find three clues that you can use to solve the Wordle answer today. If you don’t have time and just want to know the answer, you can scroll down a little further to find it below. Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Thursday 12th December! Wordle October 11 hints The Wordle answer today might be tough, but we’re here to point you in the right direction....

Normally $95, this is a great price on speakers I’ve used and can recommend. Over at Walmart in the US, you can pick up a set of Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 Bluetooth PC speakers for $59, rather than the $95 they normally cost. This is a better deal than I expected to find for this model, which offer a small but powerful 100W subwoofer and two speakers with ‘exclusive horn-loaded tweeter technology’....

A real action game If I remember correctly, Action Man: Raid On Island X dropped out of a cereal box. This was back when cereal had that Happy Meal generosity, and you’d look forward to that thump as a gift caked in dust landed in your bowl. You won’t find any game demos in those wheat crunchie crumbs anymore. Definitely not one on the level of Action Man: Raid On Island X at least....

Taking a leaf out of Overwatch 2’s phone book Remember whenOverwatch 2launched last week and people were struggling to register their pre-paid, or pay-as-you-go, numbers so they could play the game? Well, now Activision Blizzard are planning to insist people sign up for two-factor authentication to play the upcomingCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, too. They’re also warning that players with pre-paid plans might not be able to get the process to work....

And it’s looking very promising Wild Heartsis Koei Tecmo and EA Original’s effort to muscle in onMonster Hunter’s monopoly on video games where your primary goal is to make nice pants from gigantic fire geckos. I was lucky enough to go hands-on with an early build of the Wild Hearts’s opening hours to see how it stacks up against its age-old competitor, and whether it has any chance of melting down Monster Hunter’s trophy cabinet and forging itself a golden crown....

An introduction to every character in Overwatch 2 and how to play them effectively Looking for a full list of all the characters in Overwatch 2?Only if you’ve been living under a rock for the past 6 years (goodness, has it really been 6 years?) could you not have heard about at least some of the colourful, larger-than-life characters in theOverwatch 2roster. These characters hail from all over the Earth - or beyond, in some cases - and they each come equipped with a set of unique abilities that allows you to play them completely differently from any other character....