OLED adoption soars: Gaming monitors beat TVs with 22% share
Gamers love OLED for a reason
A racing heart didn't stop this speedrunner from achieving a new Super Mario Bros. record
Just 18 frames away from literal perfection
Microsoft DirectX embraces neural rendering for next-gen graphics
A cross-platform revolution in real-time PC graphics rendering?
Activision keeps frighteningly granular data on your Call of Duty gameplay - here's how to see it
A stats goldmine exposing crazy match details
Tetris has been crammed into a tiny 60KB PDF, works in any browser
Falling tetriminos find new life in a PDF
Pocket Power: The Game Boy's Legendary Journey
The Nintendo Game Boy revolutionized handheld gaming, captivating generations with its simplicity, portability, and iconic games like Tetris and Pokémon, leaving a legacy spanning decades.
Nitro Concepts' latest sim racing build blows wind on your face for that open-cockpit feeling
When fans become more than cooling devices
Yes, video game budgets are skyrocketing, but the reason goes beyond graphics
Just one employee could cost a studio between $15,000 to $20,000 per month
Federal watchdog aims to extend bank-like protections to in-game currencies
Gamers complain of unauthorized transactions, scams, hacking attempts, and account theft
Someone just traded a hat in Team Fortress 2 for a record-breaking $40,000
More than doubling the prior record after just one year
Intel Arc B580 GPU Re-Review: Old PC vs New PC Test
Intel's Arc B580 debuted as a budget-friendly GPU champion, but new data reveals performance struggles with older CPUs. Our re-review dives deep into benchmarks, CPU limitations, and gaming scenarios.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 expected to start at $479, available as soon as late January
Attempting to steal some of Nvidia's thunder
AMD blames Intel's "horrible" CPUs for Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortages
Burn!
Big quote: What do you do when your latest CPU is proving so popular that consumers are struggling to get their hands on it? If you're AMD, it's to partly blame rival Intel for releasing such a "horrible product" as a competitor – i.e., the Arrow Lake desktop processors.
AMD FSR 4 upscaling shows much improved image quality, fewer artifacts, but it will be exclusive to newer GPUs
Meanwhile DLSS 4 will also improve image quality, but across all RTX series GPUs
Early DLSS 4 test showcases cleaner images and multiplied framerates
A relatively small latency penalty and the biggest upscaling improvement in years
Alienware resurrects iconic Area-51 gaming PCs with monstrous $4,500 model
Massive 80L tower has room for 600W+ GPUs and 280W CPUs
Analyst says Nintendo Switch 2 will face supply constraints, PlayStation 5 will remain the best-selling console in the US
The Nintendo Switch 2 is predicted to sell 4.3 million units in the US this year
AMD Radeon RX 9070 benchmarked in Call of Duty, could be a match for Nvidia's RTX 4080 Super
Further analysis of GPU performance, ray tracing, and upscaling is still needed
Sony's immersive gaming concept lets players sniff monsters in The Last of Us
Will people actually pay to augment their interactive experience with smelly, rotting cannibal zombies?
Microsoft to merge Xbox and Windows features for better gaming on handhelds
Will Windows handhelds get a much-needed boost?
TL;DR: Microsoft is looking to bring the Xbox experience to PC and handheld gaming. Speaking at an AMD and Lenovo event at CES 2025, Microsoft's VP of "Next Generation," Jason Ronald, said that the combined Xbox and Windows experience could be rolled out before the end of this year. But isn't this just a reactionary move to SteamOS coming after PC gaming?
Acer unveils comically large Nitro Blaze gaming handheld with 11-inch screen
There's also an 8.8-inch sibling if that's a bit much
SteamOS is coming to third-party handhelds, starting with the Lenovo Legion Go S
Lenovo's handheld running SteamOS could cost $100 less than the Windows variant
Asus leverages Thunderbolt 5 to power its latest eGPU
A Blackwell-powered docking station
Tencent added to DoD's list of Chinese military companies, shares take a hit
The world's largest electric vehicle battery maker was also added to the list