Not much I could find in that regard. There are some keyboards where the cable is off-axis, but none where it's really on the side.

There are however some where the cable plug is actually under the keyboard and generally gets routed behind it for connection. But with it's feet lifting the keyboard up a bit, it's entirely doable to route the cable under the keyboard to exit on the side with those.

Keychron connect from the side or at least some of them do not sure if everyone one of their range does and can be used as a wired or wireless keyboard.

The Tuesday news:

SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS

Steam’s Top 10

(Click here for the Top 100)

GOG has a new publisher sale, with GSC putting its games up to 75% off during 6 days: https://www.gog.com/en/promo/20240304_gsc_publisher_sale.

Steam has new deals, sales and weeklong deals:

• Crab Champions, still in Ealry Access, will be 25% off until Monday: https://store.steampowered.com/app/774801/Crab_Champions/
• Crusader Kings III gets a 50% discount until the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158310/Crusader_Kings_III/
• Democracy 4 will be 70% off until Monday, the 11th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1410710/Democracy_4/
• ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN features an 84% discount until the 11th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/app/502500/ACE_COMBAT_7_SKIES_UNKNOWN/
• Seven: Enhanced Edition, that has a demo, is going to be 95% off until March, 11: https://store.steampowered.com/app/471010/Seven_Enhanced_Edition/
• Beyond Contact will sport a 65% discount until the 13th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/app/877010/Beyond_Contact/
• Against the Storm can be yours with a 35% deal until March, the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1336490/Against_the_Storm/
• The Saints Row franchise is on sale, up to 84% off until the 14th: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/SaintsRowFranchiseSale2024
• Publisher Arc System Works puts its games on sale with up to 90% discounts until the 14th of March: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/ArcSystemWorksPublisherSale2024
• Now I’d list some of t he weeklong deals, but Steam is being stubborn and only shows me a handful of items. So, you’ll have to check them out by yourselves.

Fanatical has a new bundle, among other things:

• The Batman: Arkham Collection will be 88% off during 13 days: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/batman-arkham-collection
• There is a contest to win one of 4 games: Wo Long Dynasty, Tomb Raider Remastered, TEKKEN 8 and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. Learn more here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/win-a-most-wishlisted-game-for-spring-sale-24
• And you can also get a free gift if you spend above a certain amount in the Spring Sale. Learn more, including what could this gift be, here: https://www.fanatical.com/en/blog/24-what-are-your-free-spring-sale-choices

SOFTWARE & DRIVERS

NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 551.76 driver
https://videocardz.com/driver/nvidia-geforce-game-ready-551-76
Highlights
Game Ready for The Thaumaturge This new Game Ready Driver provides the best gaming experience for the latest new games supporting DLSS 3 technology including The Thaumaturge. In addition, this driver supports the beta release of NVIDIA App, which unifies GeForce Experience and the NVIDIA Control Panel.

Fixed Issues
Fixed Gaming Bugs

• The Talos Principle 2: Game stability issues when DLSS FG is enabled [4492121]

Fixed General Bugs

• Using NVENC to encode videos may result in corrupted videos or error message on GeForce GTX 16xx GPUs [4511046]
• Steamwebhelper.exe blocking notebook display mode switch [4536504]

You can finally accept your mum's friend request now Steam officially lets you hide your mountain of weird sex games
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/you-can-finally-accept-your-mums-friend-request-now-steam-officially-lets-you-hide-your-mountain-of-weird-sex-games/
Good news for anyone who's spent the last six years in a cold sweat, veins pulsing in their forehead as their hand hovers over the purchase button on the Steam page for Hentai Backend Developer 4: that feature that lets you hide all your most shameful games from your Steam library is finally out of beta.
We first caught wind that Steam was going to add a Mark as Private option to your library back in November last year, and Valve put the feature into beta in December. It works simply enough: just right-click a game in your library, go down to Manage, then hit Mark as Private (not "Hide this game," which just obscures an entry from your list of games but keeps it viewable on your profile and when you play it). Boom, suddenly you can accept that pending friend request from your local vicar without fear.
While the ability to stick a game under your proverbial mattress is the obvious headline item, the update actually comes as part of a suite of new additions to Steam's purchasing experience. For instance, you can now gift a game to multiple friends all at once and your shopping cart will follow you across devices. You can also mark a game as private right there when you buy it: handy if you might otherwise forget to mark it later while you're overcome with, uh, emotion.
If, like me, you share your Steam library using the platform's family sharing functionality, you're probably wondering if marking a game as private impacts that. After some testing, I can confirm that it does. Games I marked as private in my own library didn't appear in the games lists of people I share with. Your private games are just for you. And god, to whom you will one day have to justify your purchases.
>> That’s a nice surprise Jizz will find when he comes back from his honeymoon. And he’s not the only one around here...

MODS, EMULATORS & FAN PROJECTS

Yuzu is dead and its creators will pay $2.4 million in damages to Nintendo
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-creators-of-yuzu-will-pay-2-4-million-in-damages-to-nintendo/
Last week, Nintendo sued the creators of the Nintendo Switch emulator, Yuzu. Nintendo claimed in its lawsuit that Yuzu was responsible for the illegal downloads of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Moreover, the big “N” claimed that its tech illegally circumvents Nintendo’s software encryption. And from the looks of it, the Yuzu team will have to pay Nintendo $2.4 million in damages.
Not only that but the Court has ordered the team to surrender, and permanently cease to use, the domain name YUZUEMU.ORG. The court has also ordered the destruction by deletion of all circumvention devices, including all copies of Yuzu, all circumvention tools used for developing or using Yuzu, and all copies of Nintendo cryptographic keys. Basically, Yuzu is now officially dead.
Now I don’t know what this could mean for the future of console emulation. I also don’t know whether Nintendo will now go after Ryujinx. What I do know is that this win for Nintendo may have a huge impact on the whole emulation scene.
It will be interesting to see whether Nintendo will now go after Ryujinx. Alongside Yuzu, Ryujinx was able to play A LOT of Nintendo Switch games at launch. So, make sure to back up copies of these emulators while you still can.

Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra taken offline as collateral damage in Yuzu lawsuit settlement
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/nintendo-3ds-emulator-citra-taken-offline-as-collateral-damage-in-yuzu-settlement/
The developers of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu entered a surprise settlement with Nintendo on Monday, agreeing to pay the game company $2.4 million in damages and cease development and distribution of the emulator. Now, as a result of that settlement, Citra—a 3DS emulator that shared developers with Yuzu—has also been taken offline.
The Citra Twitter account posted a message that was originally shared in the Yuzu Discord, addressed to "Yuz-ers and Citra fans," stating that "Yuzu and Yuzu's support of Citra are being discontinued, effective immediately."

New Nintendo Switch emulators Nuzu and Suyu rise from the ashes of Yuzu
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/nintendo-switch-emulators-nuzu-and-suyu-rise-from-the-ashes-of-yuzu/
Earlier today, we shared news about Yuzu, the Nintendo Switch emulator, shutting down. But guess what? Two new emulators have popped up since then – Nuzu and Suyu. They’re built on the latest Yuzu version. Cool, right?
If you didn’t know, Yuzu used to be a Nintendo Switch emulator that anyone could use and improve since it was open-source. Now that the emulator has closed, folks can still use its code and make it even better. That is of course under a different name.
From what I know, there aren’t any teams working on them right now. In short, these are forks of the latest Early-Access version of Yuzu. As such, they can run all the games that Yuzu could. They also suffer from the same issues that Yuzu did.
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Some say that Yuzu’s Patreon was what forced Nintendo to hunt them down. Yuzu made a lot of money via Patreon as it kept its Early Builds behind its Patreon wall. That’s basically what modders do with their beta/early-access mods. So, if that’s the case, the rest of the Nintendo Switch emulators should be safe. After all, Nintendo will soon launch Switch 2 so it makes no sense to hunt down the remaining emulators.

Version 2.12 of The Dark Mod, THIEF game in the Doom 3 Engine, brings major performance and optimization improvements
https://www.dsogaming.com/mods/version-2-12-of-the-dark-mod-thief-game-in-the-doom-3-engine-brings-major-performance-and-optimization-improvements/
The team behind The Dark Mod, a THIEF game that is powered by the Doom 3 Engine, has released a brand new version of it. According to the devs, Version 2.12 brings major performance and optimization improvements.
For those unaware, The Dark Mod is a free dark and moody stealth game, that is heavily inspired by the Thief series by Looking Glass Studios. It’s a great game, so be sure to at least give it a go.
Version 2.12 brings a big improvement to the game by overhauling its culling system. In short, it improves how the game handles things you can’t see, like hidden objects, lights, and shadows. As such, your PC won’t waste resources on things you’re not looking at, making the game run better. You’ll notice that missions which used to slow down your computer now run much more smoothly. So, big thumbs up to the team for this awesome optimization change. If you’re curious, you can find more details about the new culling system here.
This latest version also packs a number of QoL improvements. For instance, the game now has more seamless and accessible controls. Mantling is now smoother, faster, and less prone to cause the player to clip through geometry. Leaning is also more subtle and less prone to cause motion sickness. Plus, you can now configure TDM to automatically loot any frobbed AI.
>> The article has three videos.

Baldur's Gate 3 players can't figure out why Astarion sometimes goes full Grinch-mode after patch 6, but there's a mod that fixes it
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/baldurs-gate/baldurs-gate-3-players-cant-figure-out-why-astarion-sometimes-goes-full-grinch-mode-after-patch-6-but-theres-a-mod-that-fixes-it/
One baffling result of Baldur's Gate 3's latest patch—which arrived with plenty of bugs and subsequently a bunch of hotfixes—is, well, Astarion turning into the Grinch. It's only happening under certain mysterious circumstances, but it is certainly happening. Act 3 and Astarion spoilers to follow.
>> The article has a 4 minutes video.

GAMING NEWS

Dune: Awakening is powered by Unreal Engine 5, will take advantage of Lumen & Nanite, gets first gameplay trailer
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/dune-awakening-unreal-engine-5-lumen-nanite-first-gameplay-trailer/
Funcom has shared some new tech details about its upcoming online multiplayer survival Dune game, Dune Awakening. According to the devs, Dune Awakening will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, and it will take full advantage of both Nanite and Lumen. And below, you can find its first gameplay trailer.

Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition PC Requirements Revealed, Will Require 150GB of Free Disk Space, Will Support DLSS 3 at Launch
https://www.dsogaming.com/news/horizon-forbidden-west-complete-edition-pc-requirements/
Sony and Nixxes Software have shared the official PC system requirements for Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition. In addition, NVIDIA revealed that the game will support DLSS 3 Frame Generation at launch.

Tuesday news, part two:

Dune: Awakening devs had to get permission from the Herberts to change a tiny piece of Dune lore so players wouldn't constantly nuke each other
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/dune-awakening-devs-had-to-get-permission-from-the-herberts-to-change-a-tiny-piece-of-dune-lore-so-players-wouldnt-nuke-each-other-constantly/
In Dune: Awakening, Funcom's upcoming survival MMO set on the harsh desert planet of Arrakis, you'll be able to build your own home, ally yourself with one of the Great Houses, flee from enormous sandworms and fight other players with both ranged weapons and up-close melee combat. But you will not be allowed to shoot one of Dune's laser weapons at a player with an active personal shield, a gameplay constraint that will make a lot of sense when you read this description from the Dune wiki 

You can claim land for your base on Arrakis in survival MMO Dune: Awakening, but you'll have to pay the Emperor for it
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/mmo/you-can-claim-land-for-your-base-on-arrakis-in-survival-mmo-dune-awakening-but-youll-have-to-pay-the-emperor-for-it/
Since its reveal back in 2022, we've gradually been learning more about Dune: Awakening, Funcom's upcoming survival MMO set on a "vast and seamless Arrakis." Along with a new gameplay trailer released today that you can watch above, PC Gamer editor Wes Fenlon got the chance to chat with Funcom's Joel Bylos, the MMO's creative director, about some of the finer details, like Dune: Awakening's base-building.
>> What you won’t be able to do is sandwalking.

'A lot of us are old school MMO players': Dune: Awakening's creative director on how Star Wars Galaxies was a 'huge inspiration' for the new survival game
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/a-lot-of-us-are-old-school-mmo-players-dune-awakenings-creative-director-on-how-star-wars-galaxies-was-a-huge-inspiration-for-the-new-survival-game/
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"It's funny you mentioned Star Wars Galaxies—that was a huge inspiration for us," Joel Bylos said. "That's the style of MMO we really like, the old sandboxy MMOs. Then World of Warcraft came out and everyone copied that for a few years, or still do. But a lot of us are old school MMO players. Funcom's been around for awhile—even made one of the originals, with Anarchy Online."

Get back in the war: Helldivers 2 daily orders have returned, and earlier than announced
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/get-back-in-the-war-helldivers-2-daily-orders-have-returned-and-earlier-than-announced/
I do not want to die in a bug-infested hellscape for nothing. If I'm going to get murdered over and over again in Helldivers 2, I better be getting a big stack of medals out of it. Such rewards haven't exactly been pouring in, however, since one of the biggest sources, the daily personal orders, hasn't been working. 
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The good news is that the medal drought will soon be over. "Starting 09.00 CET tomorrow, daily orders will be back online," a Discord announcement posted earlier today reads. I just hopped in a moment ago and I actually do have one already, where there's 16 hours left to kill 100 enemies with an Eagle strafing run. I've confirmed that Helldiver 2 fanatic Harvey has the same one. Judging by the Discord, we're not alone. It might be that they aren't working for everyone, however, or that the current one is still a bit buggy, so you might still want to wait until tomorrow. 

Tribes 3: Rivals hits early access next week promising 'rebirth' for the exquisite fusion of skiing fast with a flag and explosive frisbees
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/tribes-3-rivals-hits-early-access-next-week-promising-rebirth-for-the-exquisite-fusion-of-skiing-fast-and-explosive-frisbees/
If you want to know what I think of Tribes, I reviewed the last entry in the series (2012's free-to-play Tribes: Ascend) for Eurogamer and it's one of the few games I've ever given a 10. God that game was good, though, sadly, it didn't quite stick the landing with enough players to survive: Ascend went into that good night in 2016, since when there's been a large Tribes-shaped gap in my collection.
Thing is, there's nothing really like Tribes. It's an FPS, sure, but its particular take on capture the flag (momentum and speed-based plays), unique weapons, and face-blistering pace as you ski-slash-fly through the maps doesn't have even a close equivalent. Tribes 3: Rivals (this is not the third Tribes game: don't ask) aims to bring it all back, and developers Prophecy Games have just announced that, following its excellent NextFest demo, the game will launch in early access on March 12. 

The Joker joins Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League at the end of March
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-season-1-date/
The first season of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will go live on March 28, and as promised it will see the arrival of one of DC's most infamous villains: The Joker.

Group that claimed it stole data from Epic admits it didn't happen, Epic says the whole thing was 'a scam'
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/group-that-claimed-it-stole-data-from-epic-admits-it-didnt-happen-epic-says-the-whole-thing-was-a-scam/
Following a report last week of a ransomware attack on Epic Games that allegedly made off with nearly 200GB of data, Epic now says the whole thing was in fact "a scam"—and so does the group that claimed credit for it in the first place.

Helldivers 2 uses its game master to stop the live service side from being 'just a calendar with automated events tied to major holidays'
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/helldivers-2-uses-its-game-master-to-stop-its-live-service-side-from-being-just-a-calendar-with-automated-events-tied-to-major-holidays/
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The galactic war is something that we understand the broad contours of, but Arrowhead's wisely kept vague about the specifics of how it's working. The most fascinating element of it can probably be summed up in one proper noun: Joel. The mythical game master was revealed to PCG in an interview last week, since when they've acquired meme status among the community. Bad mission? Blew up your mates? Goddamn it, Joel!
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A community manager from developer Arrowhead has now spilled a few more beans on the idea behind the game master, and what the studio's hoping it will mean for the game.

Man, searching for keyboards made me realize how few full sized mechanical ones are in the market right now. The numpad is useful!

In any case, I could one find ones like those that Boffer described.

Let's do some hardware news:

It's black, brown, and beige from here on out, as Noctua confirms it has ditched development on white fans and coolers
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/cooling/its-black-brown-and-beige-from-here-on-out-as-noctua-confirms-it-has-ditched-development-on-white-fans-and-coolers/

Destructive testing of six liquid cooling radiators reveals some don't match the marketing
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/destructive-testing-of-six-liquid-coolers-reveals-some-dont-match-the-marketing/
How do you find out what's actually inside your all-in-one liquid cooler? What's clear from an investigation by Igor's Lab is that the manufacturer's specs sheet won't always provide an accurate answer to that question. Wallossek found two out of the six coolers ripped apart and prodded for testing did not contain the copper parts the manufacturer advertised and were usually replaced by copper/zinc alloy, or brass by another name.

LG confirms its 32 inch OLED monitor with 4K 240Hz/1080p 480Hz Dual-Mode is priced at $1,399
https://videocardz.com/newz/lg-confirms-its-32-inch-oled-monitor-with-4k-240hz-1080p-480hz-dual-mode-is-priced-at-1399

AMD Gained 17% While NVIDIA Gained 4.7% Discrete AIB GPU Shipments In Q4 2023, Market Up By 32%
https://wccftech.com/amd-nvidia-intel-aib-discrete-gpu-market-share-report-q4-2023/
The latest market survey is out from Jon Peddie Research and covers the AIB Discrete GPU markets which includes graphics cards. It is reported that the graphics card shipments increased by 6.8% vs the previous quarter and 32% vs the previous year. Starting Q1 2000, a total of 2.3 billion AIB GPUs have been shipped which adds to a total value of $482 Billion.
When it comes to the market share breakdown, AMD was the one to gain +2 points with its share rising to 19% (17% last quarter) which mainly clawed away NVIDIA's share which remains at a dominant position of 80% (82% last quarter). Meanwhile, Intel still holds just 1% market share and that's despite its Arc A770, A750, and A580 lineup being available in the mainstream market at attractive price points.

ASUS offers up to €100/£110 cashback for Radeon RX 7000 GPUs
https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-offers-up-to-e100-110-cashback-for-radeon-rx-7000-gpus
ASUS has introduced a new cashback initiative targeting specific countries. The cashback offer extends to select TUF Gaming and Dual models featuring Radeon RX 7000 GPUs. The amount of cashback provided is dependent on the region and completion of required tasks by the user. Always make sure to check if your favorite retailer is included in this promotion.

AMD Teases Next-Gen FSR “FiedlityFX Super Resolution” Upscaling Tech With AI, Following DLSS & XeSS
https://wccftech.com/amd-teases-next-gen-fsr-fiedlityfx-super-resolution-upscaling-tech-ai-rival-dlss-xess/
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In a jam-packed session with No Priors, AMD's CTO, Mark Papermaster, highlighted the fact that they are working to bring AI-powered upscaling technology to gaming devices. By gaming devices, Mark may not just be talking about the Radeon GPU lineup but also consoles as they amount to a significant portion of AMD's gaming business. While we probably won't see this technology in the current iteration of consoles, rumors are already floating of a refreshed lineup from both Sony & Microsoft so that could be a pivot point for AMD to deploy its next-gen upscaling tech.

NVIDIA discontinues GeForce GTX 16 GPUs, the end of GTX series
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-discontinues-geforce-gtx-16-gpus-the-end-of-gtx-series
Once the remaining stock of GTX 16 depletes, there will be no more cards based on this Turing architecture shipping to partners, distributors, retailers and in the end to gamers. Chinese sources report that the most recent product roadmap confirms that the product has been discontinued and will no longer be restocked.
>> Press F to pay respect to the GTX brand.

JEDEC Unveils GDDR7 As The Next-Gen Graphics Memory Standard, AMD & NVIDIA Onboard
https://wccftech.com/jedec-unveils-gddr7-as-the-next-gen-graphics-memory-standard-amd-nvidia-onboard/
JEDEC has officially announced GDDR7 as the next-gen graphics memory standard, having both AMD & NVIDIA onboard.
As of right now, both Samsung & Micron have laid out their plans for the development of next-gen GDDR7 memory modules. Samsung is aiming for 32 Gbps speeds while Micron is aiming for 24 Gb+ 32 Gbps dies too. Micron, in its latest roadmap, also unveiled up to 36 Gbps & 24Gb+ memory dies by 2026.

AMD next-gen “Sound Wave” APU spotted, might be using Zen6 architecture
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-next-gen-sound-wave-apu-spotted-might-be-using-zen6-architecture
Gamm0burst is a site specializing in data mining, with particular focus on LinkedIn profiles of people working for major semiconductor companies. In the latest update, it is revealed that one of such profiles shows a list of five AMD codenames that were not released or some even named yet.

Intel Core i9-14900KS spotted in the wild with 6.2 GHz clocks and high voltage
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-core-i9-14900ks-spotted-in-the-wild-with-6-2-ghz-clocks-and-high-voltage

Intel Arrow Lake series to feature up to 4 Xe-Cores, no hyper-threading and DDR4 support
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-arrow-lake-series-to-feature-up-to-4-xe-cores-no-hyper-threading-and-ddr4-support
Intel Arrow Lake set to launch by the end of this year, will be Intel’s first top-to-bottom series for desktop, laptops and mobile devices featuring AI-acceleration cores. The move to Arrow Lake for desktop computers also means moving to a new computer platform with a socket called LGA-1851. Chinese leaker Golden Pig Upgrade, who has a good record of leaks from Intel, confirmed that there is no DDR4 memory support.

The post on Bilibili serves as a reminder on Arrow Lake specs, which are more or less set in stone at this point. It is also a response to some of the recent rumors that for some reason suggested Intel is working on 15th Gen Core series, which is not true. Instead, the next-gen client CPU series will likely adopt Core Ultra 200 series naming, or how Intel calls it Second Generation Core Ultra.

The leaker reaffirms that there is no hyper threading support in the Arrow Lake chips, as well that the new CPUs will not have LP (low-power) E(fficient)-Core as found in Meteor Lake chips. There will be a NPU core (Neural Processing Unit) which should offer similar performance to Meteor Lake NPU.

The games for Humble Choice March have been revealed.

• Afterimage
• Black Skylands
• Citizen Sleeper
• Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter
• Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
• Saints Row
• Soulstice
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin Ultimate Edition

Pretty good month, three games on my wishlist. Two I already owned, that's life.

Can you offer them more money to not include Saints Row?

lol

Grabbed the bundle.

Had 2 already in the bundle , the rest are new ones I didnt have.

Wanted Saints Row, surprised I was able to get it on bundle

Happy to hear that AMD is planning to add machine learning to FSR in the future. It needs it for sure.