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  • As AI supply disruptions grip the market, almost two thirds of PC owners have no plans to upgrade

    As AI supply disruptions grip the market, almost two thirds of PC owners have no plans to upgrade

    Parroted as the end-all, be-all of modern living, AI has proved to be more of a nuisance to everyone and, ironically, has hit tech enthusiasts the hardest. Instead of bettering their day-to-day, AI is only helping to surge prices and make them unavailable to the general populace while big-name corporations rake in the surplus and enjoy the shortage.

    And that leaves you, the average Joe, unable to go in and buy new components or bring your machine up to snuff since some corporation out there (cough, OpenAI, cough) said "pretty please" to all the RAM manufacturers, and all of them somehow jumped ship and started only selling to them (who weren't actually buying them, just promising that they would, maybe).

    Now, according to Tom's Hardware, 60 percent of PC owners have no plans to upgrade over the next two years. That is the result of a survey of 1,500 Tom's Hardware readers done over the last couple of weeks, thus reflecting the current state of PC enthusiasm or lack thereof.

    There's a small fortune in this image now. Image via Andrey Matveev/Pexels

    What's even more interesting is just how few people are planning to actually kit out their PC with some shiny new tech within


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  • Forza Horizon 6’s early access rakes in $140 million in its first weekend

    Forza Horizon 6’s early access rakes in $140 million in its first weekend

    We're all a little opposed to paying more to play a game early, i.e., on the date when it was actually supposed to come out. But it seems a lot of us are much less insistent on opposition, as Forza Horizon 6's early access is now the franchise's most-played game, not to mention one of the most profitable launches in gaming history.

    In just two or so days of early access, Forza Horizon 6 has brought in over $140 million for Microsoft and developer Playground Games (via Insider Gaming), even though it's only available to players who forked over $120 a pop.

    We wrote on Friday how, despite being locked behind this early access program, Forza Horizon 6 is nevertheless the most-played game in the franchise, peaking at 170,000 concurrent players (a number that has since grown to over 181,000), which is more than double Horizon 5's full release.

    Forza Horizon 6 looks absolutely breathtaking. Screenshot by Destructoid

    Last week, Forza Horizon 6 also became the best-reviewed game of 2026 with a 92 average score on Metacritic, putting it well above heavy hitters like Resident Evil Requiem and Pragmata, to name just a couple.

    However, fans don't seem to agree that much with criti


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  • Phasmophobia admits it "missed the mark" and prepares "to earn back this community’s trust"

    Phasmophobia admits it "missed the mark" and prepares "to earn back this community’s trust"

    Phasmophobia maker Kinetic Games has apologised to players for issues with its long-awaited 'Player Character Update', admitting it "missed the mark" and "didn't deliver on our promises to you". Read more


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  • Best players for FC 26 TOTS Career Path Evolution

    Best players for FC 26 TOTS Career Path Evolution

    The TOTS Career Path Evolution is now live in FC 26, and we can use this brilliant set of upgrades to get a 93-rated item. The entire evolution is broken across three stages, with the first two available as of writing.

    Let's find out how to get the best possible start for this evolution.

    Table of contents

    FC 26 TOTS Career Path Evolution requirements
    FC 26 TOTS Career Path Starter Evolution upgrades
    FC 26 TOTS Career Path II – LM Evolution upgrades
    FC 26 TOTS Career Path II – RM Evolution upgrades
    FC 26 TOTS Career Path II – CAM Evolution upgrades
    Best players to use in TOTS Career Path Evolution

    FC 26 TOTS Career Path Evolution requirements

    Here are the requirements of the TOTS Career Path Evolution in FC 26.

    Overall: Max 89

    Total Positions: Max 4

    PlayStyle: Max 10

    PlayStyle+: Max 2

    Not Rarity: World Tour Silver Stars

    Position: ST

    Not Position: CB

    FC 26 TOTS Career Path Starter Evolution upgrades

    The evolution has five upgrade levels, each with specific conditions to meet. This is the first of the three stages.

    Level 1 upgrades

    Overall: +45|90

    Physical: +30|70

    Finishing: +40|87

    Positioning: +40|89

    Sprint Speed: +40|88

    Weak Foot


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  • All Wheelspin exclusive cars in Forza Horizon 6 and how to get them

    All Wheelspin exclusive cars in Forza Horizon 6 and how to get them

    The Wheelspin is one of my favorite ways to get cars in Forza Horizon 6, and there are some amazing options. We can find a few models from Wheelspins that are exclusive to the mode. If you're unlucky, then you won't be able to find these cars elsewhere.

    Let's find out all the models that are exclusive to Wheelspins.

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    All Wheelspin exclusive cars in Forza Horizon 6
    How to get more Wheelspin cars in Forza Edition 6

    All Wheelspin exclusive cars in Forza Horizon 6

    Here's a list of all the Wheelspin exclusive cars that you can find in the game.

    Apollo

    2019 Intensa Emozione

    Aston Martin

    2018 DBS Superleggera

    2019 Valhalla Concept Car

    Audi

    1983 Sport Quattro

    Bentley

    2016 Bentayga

    BMW

    2020 M2 Competition Coupe

    Casey Currie Motorsports

    #4402 Ultra 4 Trophy Jeep

    Chevrolet

    1960 Corvette

    2019 Corvette ZR1

    Dodge

    1968 Dart HEMI Super Stock

    1970 Challenger R/T

    2016 Viper ACR

    Ferrari

    1984 288 GTO

    1992 512 TR

    1994 F355 Berlinetta

    2012 599XX Evolution

    2019 F8 Tributo

    Ford

    1968 Mustang GT 2+2 Fastback Forza Edition

    1986 F-150 XLT Lariat Forza Edition

    2014 Ranger T6 Rally Raid

    2017 M-Sport Fiesta RS


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  • Fence off a free-spirited horse that can't stop eating grass in the daily puzzle game enclose.horse

    Fence off a free-spirited horse that can't stop eating grass in the daily puzzle game enclose.horse

    There is a horse in the middle of the field. It wants to escape, run free, to graze upon the grass where it thinks it is greener. The horse knows not of the dangers of the outside world, for it is simply a horse. So what must we do? We must put up enclosures to form a pasture for the horse, yet we only have so many walls to use, so we must be choosy. This, more or less, is enclose.horse, a daily puzzle game where you must stop a horse from running away to eat grass.
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