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Eera Thains

Eera Thains is a gaming hardware analyst and tech journalist with over a decade of experience tracking console lifecycles. Specializing in next-gen architecture and AI-driven rendering, they provide deep-dive insights into the future of Sony and Microsoft ecosystems. When not benchmarking 8K performance, Eera consults on virtual economy shifts and cloud gaming infrastructure.

GeForce Now vs Xbox Cloud Gaming 2026

The End of the Console Wars? GeForce Now vs. Xbox Cloud Gaming in 2026

In 2026, the traditional “Console War” between PlayStation and Xbox has evolved into something entirely different. We are now in the era of Platform-Agnostic Gaming. High hardware prices and global silicon shortages have pushed gamers away from $3,000 PCs and toward a simpler solution: Cloud Gaming. Why buy a GPU when you can rent one […]

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Starlink Mini Review 2026

Starlink Mini Review 2026: Fiber-Speed Internet in Your Backpack?

For years, the “digital nomad” dream had one major hurdle: unreliable internet in the world’s most beautiful places. In 2026, that barrier has finally been shattered. The Starlink Mini—a device no larger than a thick tablet—promises to bring low-latency, high-speed broadband to the most remote corners of the globe. After 30 days of testing the

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AI NPCs in Gaming 2026

The Death of the Dialogue Tree: How AI NPCs are Making Games Sentient in 2026

If you’ve played an RPG in the last twenty years, you know the drill: you approach a villager, they repeat one of three pre-set lines, and you move on. But in 2026, that “dialogue tree” is officially dead. We are entering the era of Living NPCs (Non-Player Characters)—entities powered by Large Language Models (LLMs) that don’t

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