PCD TOP 5 | [2026] | KEYBOARDS | FIVE BOARDS, FIVE PURPOSES

A useful Top 5 should not pretend that every PC player needs the same keyboard. Competitive shooters reward extremely fast reset points and precise actuation, long RPG or strategy sessions demand comfort and a layout that does not throw useful keys away, while work, writing and everyday desktop use can expose weaknesses that never appear in a latency chart. Our selection therefore covers five genuinely different approaches rather than filling the list...

PUBLISHED | 22.O6.IIO26

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SPECIAL | GAME OF THRONES: WAR FOR WESTEROS | WINTER MEETS WAR

A proper Game of Thrones strategy game should never begin and end with large armies marching beneath familiar banners. Westeros is defined by what happens before the battle begins, by the promises made in private rooms, the territories left unprotected, the allies who arrive too late and the ambitious commanders who understand that political victory can be more valuable than military strength. PlaySide Studios is finally placing that world inside a...

PUBLISHED | I7.O7.IIO26

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EFOOTBALL | BEST FOOTBALL GAME, INCOMPLETE FOOTBALL GAME

Long before online seasons, weekly player cards and carefully engineered engagement systems, football games belonged to living rooms, small bedrooms and groups of friends who needed little more than two controllers and enough time for one more match. Winning Eleven, and later Pro Evolution Soccer, became part of that routine for us. We did not play each version for several weeks and move on. We played almost every day. A quick match regularly...

PUBLISHED | I5.O7.IIO26

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SPECIAL | STAR TREK: SHADOW FRONTIER | ...SUPPOSED TO BE BRIGHT?

My modest personal view of Star Trek begins with a simple belief: this universe should ultimately represent a bright future for humanity. The franchise I grew to love was never valuable because it pretended that suffering, hatred or fear had disappeared, but because it imagined a civilisation mature enough to confront those things without being defined by them. Starfleet represented exploration rather than conquest, cooperation rather than permanent...

PUBLISHED | I4.O7.IIO26

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PREVIEW | MANDATE ORDER | CITY BUILDING WITH CONSEQUENCES

Mandate Order approaches the city-building genre from a harsher direction than the usual settlement fantasy. Its ancient Chinese stronghold is not being raised simply to grow, decorate and prosper; every farm, workshop, warehouse and defensive wall exists under the possibility of invasion. Set during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, Digital Sky’s strategy game combines free-form construction, resource management, government policy...

PUBLISHED | I4.O7.IIO26

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SPECIAL | BLADE RUNNER 2033: LABYRINTH | A SIGNAL IN NOISE

Blade Runner 2033: Labyrinth does not present itself as a typical modern game announcement designed to immediately dominate attention or generate fast excitement through spectacle or marketing rhythm. Instead, it feels like something that has been slowly forming inside the Blade Runner universe for years, as if the idea itself was always waiting for the right moment to be translated into an interactive structure rather than introduced as a new concept. Set in...

PUBLISHED | O3.O7.IIO26

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SAMSUNG ODYSSEY G55C MONITOR | MAX IMMERSION, LOW PRICE

Samsung Odyssey G55C 32” has entered a noticeably different position in the gaming monitor market after a sharp price drop to $190 from its original $330, effectively shifting it away from its intended mid-range identity and placing it directly into the aggressive value segment where size and immersion start to matter more than panel refinement or competitive-level precision. Instead of being viewed as a standard mid-tier QHD curved monitor, it now comp...

PUBLISHED | O3.O7.IIO26

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PREVIEW | STRANGER THAN HEAVEN | FIVE ERAS, ONE JOURNEY

Stories about organized crime have been part of video games for decades, but very few attempt to capture how an entire lifetime can be shaped by the world around it. That is the direction RGG Studio appears to be taking with Stranger Than Heaven, a project that immediately separates itself from the developer's previous work through its historical setting, ambitious timeline, and unusually personal approach to storytelling. Rather than focusing on a single...

PUBLISHED | O3.O7.IIO26

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GPU BRANDS | COOLING, POWER & WHAT YOU ACTUALLY GET

When you buy a graphics card, you are not simply selecting a chip from NVIDIA or AMD, but a fully engineered product that defines how that chip behaves in real-world gaming conditions. The GPU silicon itself is only the base layer of performance, while the actual experience is shaped by the add-in board (AIB) partner who designs the cooling system, power delivery, PCB layout, firmware tuning, and even the acoustic profile of the card. This is why two GPUs...

PUBLISHED | O2.O7.IIO26

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SPECIAL | STAR WARS: ECLIPSE | A BEAUTIFUL SILENCE ...

Star Wars Eclipse did not disappear like a normal delayed game. It left behind an image that still feels too strong to ignore. The first reveal looked less like a routine announcement and more like a warning from some older, darker part of the galaxy. Drums, temples, ships, strange faces, heavy shadows, the High Republic, Quantic Dream, Lucasfilm Games everything in that trailer was built to make Star Wars feel ancient, ceremonial and dangerous again. That...

PUBLISHED | O1.O7.IIO26

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