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![A screencap from Compusemble's YouTube video benchmarking Alan Wake 2's SSD bandwidth usage.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e93TUEwppgYx7gK5QKfPi5-320-80.png)
Alan Wake 2 Punishes Your NVMe SSD at 2.7 GB/s
By Christopher Harper published
Remedy Entertainment's latest and greatest is already known as a GPU benchmark, but also proves quite demanding on your SSD.
![A screenshot of the Epic Games Store on November 7th, 2023— day one of its trial against Google over revenue share.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RMwUYatX28NwwwyCVjhxDk-320-80.png)
Epic Store Unprofitable, but Keeps Giving Away Free Games Anyway
By Christopher Harper published
As revealed in recent Epic v. Google testimony, the Epic Games Store on PC has yet to turn a profit. All the free games and exclusivity contracts apparently haven't helped the situation.
![Steam Software and Hardware Survey](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TMqSN5Czzh3URvFLUqdFTF-320-80.jpg)
Steam October 2023 Survey Shows Windows 10 Holding Strong
By Roshan Shaikh published
Steam published out its monthly survey for October, indicating people's preferred choices with everything from operating systems to VR systems.
![Starfield for PC, Game Pass and XBox X|S](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3c6cX3qbrCpqBhiQ9RryQb-320-80.jpg)
Bethesda Confirms DLSS 3 for Starfield Next Week, FSR 3 to Arrive Soon
By Roshan Shaikh published
Better late than never, Starfield will now have new upscalers available for both Nvidia RTX and AMD Radeon users.
![Starfield PC](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9gZAFDpniBWaGtekACoKkR-320-80.jpg)
Intel Releases Starfield-Centric Graphics Driver to Iron out GPU Bugs
By Mark Tyson published
A new QHQL graphics driver for Intel Arc delivers faster load times, better stability, and fewer visual artifacts.
![Starfield on AMD's desktop APUs](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5wGV6wFDQtf8WndH2Syns4-320-80.jpg)
YouTuber Tests Starfield on AMD Athlon 3000G, Ryzen 7 5700G APUs
By Mark Tyson published
There were few surprises when testing Starfield on desktop APUs. The Vega 3 Athlon 3000G was woeful, but the 5700G experience wasn't too bad.
![Starfield running on the Steam Deck](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oAsGBXnRaA3UJfM5gapRPa-320-80.jpg)
Starfield on Steam Deck Gets Mixed Reception
By Mark Tyson published
Starfield is getting something of a mixed reception by YouTubers testing it on the Steam Deck because even the lowest settings aren't low enough in some areas.
![Rachet & Clank: Rift Apart](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mKRWzvy26a5bmHFAaqRPLU-320-80.jpg)
'Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart' Could Be First PC Game With DirectStorage GPU Decompression
By Aaron Klotz published
After almost a year of waiting, GPU decompression is finally making its way to a PC game. The tech will be used to smooth out inter-dimensional gameplay that puts huge stress on SSD performance.
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