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The best sword games on PC 2023
Want to try the best sword games on PC? Hacking and slashing your way through hordes of enemies with an oversized sword in hand is one of videogaming’s greatest delights. Sword games can strive for realism, both in their combat and setting, or set out to be ludicrous power fantasies – there are no hard and fast rules here, which makes it all rather exciting.
So given that it’s an extremely broad genre, you might well be having a tough time finding the best of the bunch. That’s precisely why we’ve collated a handy list that spans all types of sword games, from 2D co-op titles and hack ‘n’ slash actioners to VR rhythm games and expansive sandbox RPGs. We’ve also tried to get a nice mix of single-player and multiplayer games, just in case you have a strong preference for either.
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The Elden Ring player who fought its hardest boss over and over until an expansion announcement is hanging up his sword: “I had been doing it so long”
Neal Stephenson Celebrates ‘Snow Crash’ 30th Anniversary by Auctioning Sword with NFT, Manuscripts
“The sword took us a year to create and is one of the finest pieces of craftsmanship WETA has created,” said Sir Richard Taylor, founder of WETA workshop. “The whole collection is then housed in a crate from a fictitious gaming company that in theory has owned this sword that has now come up for auction. It is an insane, inworld fusion of ancient craft with the digital age.” Taylor adds that “the swords Tansu storage case itself is an, automated, internally driven, magnetically activated, very unique box, with hidden compartments, secret items, coded messages and other inworld special nods to the world Neal authored.”
This auction will not only celebrate Stephenson’s legacy and the lore of Snow Crash but could also serve as a springboard to expand the Snow Crash universe further. [Taylor adds that Stephenson is exploring “future transmedia developments”.] For Taylor, they are at the cusp of creating a body of creative work that blurs the line between the physical and the digital, which we have been affectionately calling ‘Masterworks for the Metaverse’.
The sword will, of course, have its own unique NFT “capturing every detail of its physical twin,” and someone’s already bid $60,000 for it.
Also up for auction are two original manuscripts for Snow Crash and the painting used as the original edition’s cover art — but also two forgotten artifacts from the book’s afterlife:
“The only surviving materials from the original graphic novel concept for Snow Crash titled Dioxin Posse, ca. 1989”
“The leather jacket meant to be worn by Y.T. in the original graphic novel concept for Snow Crash, featuring the ‘Elmo’ logo used by her group, the “Dioxin Posse,” ca. 1989.”
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Daily Deals: Pokemon TCG: Sword & Shield Charizard Collection, 4K Gaming TVs, Dell Gaming Laptops, Apple Studio Monitor, and More
Today’s daily deals include the Pokemon TCG Sword & Shield Charizard Collection, a magnificent Apple Studio Display, the gargantuan 85″ Sony X85K TV bundled with an Atmos ready soundbar, a powerful Dell G15 laptop with an RTX 3070 TI GPU, and more below.
Pokemon TCG Sword & Shield Ultra-Premium Collection Charizard for $99.99
The set includes three etched foil promo cards: Charizard V, Charizard VMAX, and Charizard VSTAR, sixteen Pokemon TCG booster packs from the Sword & Shield series, a playmat, 65 card sleeves, metal coin, six metal damage-counter dice, 2 metal condition markers, an acrylic VSTAR marker, a player’s guide to the entire Sword & Shield series, and a code card for Pokemon TCG Live.
Dell G15 15″ QHD Intel Core i9 RTX 3070 Ti Gaming Laptop for Only $1367.09
Dell has been going all out with their gaming deals lately. Right now you can get a Dell G15 gaming laptop equipped with a 15″ QHD (2560×1440) display, 12th gen Intel Core i9-12900H 14-core Alder Lake CPU, and a powerful NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU for a mere $1367.09 after $300 in instant savings and stackable coupon codes “AWSMITE09” and “ARMMPPS“. Pair that with 16GB of DDR5-4800MHz RAM and a 1TB SSD and you have yourself a lean, mean gaming machine out of the box at a really good price.
85″ Sony X85K 4K TV with Sony HT-A7000 Soundbar Bundle for $1698
Normally the TV itself costs $1698, but Amazon is essentially throwing in the soundbar for free. The HT-A7000 is actually a really nice soundbar; it actually retails for $1400. The X85X is a great gaming TV. It has a 120Hz native refresh rate, which means it supports 4K @ 120Hz over HDMI 2.1 when connected to the PS5 or Xbox Series X consoles. The HT-A7000 soundbar features a near 7.1.2 channel setup for Dolby Atmos support.
27″ Apple Studio Display with Higher-Than-4K Resolution for $1299
When it comes to color fidelity, Apple Studio monitors are the cream of the crop. Unfortunately, they’re also very expensive. Today, you can get the 27″ variant for $1299.99 thanks to a rare $300 price drop from its original $1600 MSRP. The Apple display features a higher-than-4K resolution of 5120×2880, 600 nits of brightness, support for one billion colors, and P3 wide color. It also has a built-in webcam and mic as well as a Thunderbolt 3 port with up to 96W of Power Delivery. If you connect a MacBook to this monitor, it can be used as an external display AND charge your laptop at the same time.
Dell G15 15″ Core i7 RTX 3060 Gaming Laptop for $1058
Dell is also offering this Dell G15 gaming laptop equipped with a 12th gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-core Alder Lake CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU for only $1058.39 after $150 in instant savings and stackable coupon codes “AWSMITE09” and “ARMMPPS“. The RTX 3060 is more powerful than the previous generation’s RTX 2070 and will be able to power through any game on the laptop’s 1080p display.
75″ Hisense U7H 4K QLED ULED Google TV for $948
The U7H is Hisense’s lowest priced TV model with a native 120Hz refresh rate. That’s right, this TV supports 4K @ 120Hz for PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles. That, along with VRR and ALLM makes this an excellent gaming TV. The U7H boasts a quantum dot panel with full-array LED backlighting (120 local dimming zones) and wide color gamut. It also pumps out an impressive 1000nits of peak brightness so you can easily use this TV in rooms where light control might normally be an issue.
Alienware m17 17″ 4K AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Radeon RX 6850M XT Gaming Laptop for Only $1675.79
Equivalent to Intel Core i9-12900H with RTX 3080
Expiring today, Dell is offering its Alienware m17 17″ gaming laptop equipped with AMD’s most powerful CPU and GPU for $1675.79 after $700 in instant savings and stackable coupon codes “AWSMITE09” and “ARMMPPS“. That’s a phenomenal price for one of the most powerful gaming laptops available at the moment. Please note that dual stacking coupon codes are extremely rare at Dell.
This Alienware m17 config spares absolutely no expense to make the perfect gaming laptop. The newest 6000-series CPU is designed to compete with Intel’s latest Alder Lake CPUs. The AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX is the most powerful CPU in the 6000-series lineup, and it performs almost as well as Intel’s own Core i9-12900H. That is to say, it’s a monster of a processor in terms of both workstation and gaming performance.
Likewise, the AMD Radeon RX 6850M XT is currently AMD’s most powerful mobile GPU and its performance is comparable to NVIDIA’s mobile RTX 3080/Ti. It will hold its own in any game you throw at it, and you’ll certainly need the power in order to run games smoothly on the laptop’s native 4K display.
Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 RTX 3080 Ti Gaming PC for Only $1587.59
Dell is offering the Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition R14 gaming PC equipped with a powerful GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU for under $1600. That’s right, you can get it for $1587.59 after $580 in instant savings and stackable coupon codes “AWSMITE09” and “ARMMPPS“. There are newer (and far pricier) 4000 series of GeForce cards out, nevertheless this is still a very powerful and very relevant gaming rig.
This Alienware gaming PC is equipped with a liquid cooled AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core CPU, GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU, 8GB of DDR4-3200MHz RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The RTX 3080 Ti is one of the most powerful cards in the RTX 30 series linup, features DLSS and ray tracing, and is an excellent GPU for 4K gaming. It’s about 10% more powerful than the RTX 3080 at 4K. It’s on par with the RTX 3090 in gaming prowess (the RTX 3090 has more VRAM which is better for graphics workstation builds but not for gaming). This PC will be able to push just about any game at 60fps+ speeds, even at 4K resolution. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X CPU is an excellent all-around processor and won’t bottleneck your gaming.
48″ LG 48GP900-B 4K OLED Gaming Monitor
The 48GP900-B is the first Ultragear gaming monitor that uses an OLED panel. This is a simliar WOLED panel to the one that you find in the 48″ LG C1 OLED TV but there are a few key differences. Instead of the semi glossy coating found on the OLED TV, the 48GP900 features an anti-glare low reflective coating that is undoubtedly a better fit for close up monitor usage. It also has DisplayPort connectivity and lacks the built-in Smart TV interface. It does carry over the HDMI 2.1 ports with 4K @ 120Hz compatiblity for PS5 and Xbox Series X owners, as well as VRR and G-SYNC support. Additionally, the 120Hz refresh rate can be overclocked to 138Hz when used as a PC monitor. Lastly, if aesthetics matter for you, there is subtle RGB backlighting on the rear of the monitor that isn’t present on the OLED TVs.
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Classic point-and-click adventure Broken Sword: Director’s Cut is free on GOG
The Winter Sale continues over on GOG, and they’re giving away Revolution Software’s classic point-and-click Broken Sword for free until Thursday. It’s the Director’s Cut too, which adds some more stuff for nosey American tourist George ‘Goat-wrangler’ Stobbart and French journalist Nico ‘Curtains’ Collard to investigate. Good grief, I can’t even remember the last time I played a Broken Sword. The first one is a classic adventure game from a time when they were beginning to fade from PC, goat puzzle notwithstanding.