Just before the weekend, the Dune: Awakening system specs dropped for all to see — and included in them was the surprising news that the game would support Razer Sensa HD haptics. This means the game will work with both the Razer Freyja chair cushion and the Razer Kraken V4 Pro headset to immerse players deeper into the game world.
While it’s not entirely clear how the haptics will be implemented, we can hope it means more realistic ornithopter rides. The good news is the system requirements are relatively light, and even the minimum storage requirements are on the lower end (60GB minimum, 75GB recommended). You will likely be able to run the game without forking over a years’ worth of Solari.
It’s possible the entire game will utilize haptics for general feedback, such as firing a weapon or feeling nearby explosions, but it’s also possible that it will be limited to cinematic moments. We already know Dune: Awakening has a wide range of weapons to choose from, and the thud of a rifle or the rumble of a jetpack seem like perfect candidates for a bit of haptic feedback.
If you’re eager to get started, you can go ahead and download the game’s character creator and play around with it ahead of launch. Don’t worry; you’ll easily be able to import your character into the game.
The long-awaited title launches on Steam on May 20, but you can go ahead and preorder now if you’re interested. The preorder bonuses aren’t too crazy, but they do include a cute little desert mouse decoration for your base and a knife skin.
Acer’s Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on November 1 for $1,299.99.
Acer originally said the Atlas 8 would arrive in North America in October, but left pricing open at the time. The launch came amid the ongoing DRAM crunch, which has made memory more expensive across the PC industry and complicated pricing for hardware makers.
Gaming laptops and I have a complicated relationship. One of my first gaming rigs was an Acer Predator that was already outdated when I bought it. I was a broke college kid, and that was the best I could afford. So trying out high-end gaming laptops is always fun. But ASUS' ROG Zephyrus G14 is a lot more than a laptop that can run AAA games. It is portable, so you're not lugging around a 2.5kg machine everywhere you go. It is built well, none of that plastic chassis, and can even function as a normal laptop outside of just gaming.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.