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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
“Personally, I really don’t read or watch theories.”

That’s Toby Fox writing about the fandom around Deltarune. He says he doesn’t follow theories because “I already know what my game is.” But he also recognizes that theorizing is part of the fun: “It’s not an exaggeration to say that thinking about this game can be just as much of the experience as playing it is. Anyone who keeps thinking about it, like I have, gets my highest blessing.“

Fox also says that “I believe” Deltarune Chapter 6 will release in 2027. Chapter 5 launched in June, and it’s great, building on an already excellent package.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Hyperkin’s cartridge-playing SNES handheld is coming to Europe with two new colors.

Unlike many retro handhelds that require access to ROM files, Hyperkin’s SupaBoy plays original Super Nintendo and Super Famicom cartridges from all regions on its 4.3-inch display. After 14 years the console is finally coming to Europe alongside two new color options: bright red crimson and transparent prime.

<em>Both the SupaBoy Crimson (left) and SupaBoy Prime (right) are expected to ship this fall with an estimated price of $129.99 / €129.99 / £119.99.</em>
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Both the SupaBoy Crimson (left) and SupaBoy Prime (right) are expected to ship this fall with an estimated price of $129.99 / €129.99 / £119.99.
Image: Hyperkin
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
This Steam Machine-inspired 5.5-liter PC is so damn clean.

Yes, it’s bigger than the 3.8-liter Steam Machine and the 4.5-liter Framework Desktop, but nicnic’s DIY desktop oozes style — and fits Valve’s open-source “Inkterface” e-paper status screen. If you don’t care for slime green, why not print your own in any color you like? The files are free.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Minecraft launches on the Switch 2 in October.

The game launches on Switch 2 on October 27th. Microsoft says there will be a “digital upgrade path” for players who own the game on the original Switch, though it’s planning to share more details on that later.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
A PC game banned from Steam last year is getting a physical release.

VILE: Exhumed had been banned last year following pressures from payment processors affecting Valve and other platforms, though the game was made free to download from its website. From the website, you can now sign up to be notified about an upcoming CD-ROM release, as reported by Polygon. It will cost $9.99 plus taxes and shipping when it’s available.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
What if Steam Machine faceplate = Steam Controller Dock?

And it’s got its own little kickstand to prop it up separately?? WANT. Check out more photos of NefariousnessWhole25’s prototype (and a few other cool Steam Machine faceplates from Reddit) in our gallery below.

<em><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1ve3942/new_face_plate/">This Super Famicom one’s by interfreak</a> on Reddit.</em>
<em>And of course an obligatory GabeCube <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1vb3tc1/ive_been_making_a_few_custom_steam_machine/">from harrisoncassidy.</a></em>
I love <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1v46os6/steam_machine_faceplate/">PortGames’ toaster</a> (or wooden slatwall?) too!
And <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/steammachine/comments/1uq5kx8/i_made_a_radar_face_plate_for_the_steam_machine/">this retro radar</a> just plain looks cool.
1/8Image: NefariousnessWhole25 (Reddit)
Kallie Plagge
Kallie Plagge
Pokémon ecology is more of an art than a science.

The new Pokémon book Pokécology has lots of fun details about various pocket monsters, but as Bulbapedia notes, some of the math might be off. I don’t know enough to check the numbers in the thread myself, but I know enough about Pokémon to say that maybe Spheal is just being a goofy guy.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Xbox is adding chat audio toggles for captures.

Xbox Insiders will be able to choose if they want game chat and party chat audio in their captures, according to a blog post. Players can individually control if their voice is included in a capture.

The post also includes details about new ways to their sort achievement history, the ability to restore previous versions of cloud saves, and an upgrade to wishlists that now lets you add up to 1,000 games.

A screenshot showing chat audio capture options for Xbox.
Image: Xbox
Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
It’s a good week for deals on multiplayer friend games with prox chat.

Big Walk came out this week, and it seems like a hoot if you have friends or family to play with. It’s $14.99 (down from $19.99) on Steam. Peak, which popularized the “friendslop” subgenre of co-op games, is even cheaper at Fanatical. You can grab the game for $3.75 (usually $8) today.

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Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Lenovo pulls update that people say bricked their Legion Go handhelds.

Lenovo hasn’t replied to us yet, but we can see Lenovo’s BIOS page no longer shows the “N3CN42WW” version, only the earlier “N3CN40WW.” Earlier this week, PC Gamer reported that “N3CN42WW” was leaving some users’ devices stuck on a black screen.

A screenshot of a Lenovo Legion Go BIOS updates page
A screenshot of a Lenovo Legion Go BIOS updates page
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The Legion Go BIOS page as of August 5th.
Image: Lenovo
Thomas Ricker
Thomas Ricker
Mass layoffs ahead for EA?

The newly privatized company is now saddled with $18 billion of debt, with annual interest payments of about $1.8 billion. Big changes are coming to justify the deal.

Stevie Bonifield
Stevie Bonifield
Gigabyte’s bringing back AM4 motherboards.

It’s launching a new B550 X series “engineered to be the most powerful refresh of the AM4 platform,” which is now 10 years old, as PC Gamer reports. The new motherboards were designed around the Ryzen 7 8500X3D that AMD recently relaunched as component shortages continue to drive up prices.