Chris Harper
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AMD made some waves recently when it announced that it would be relegating its RDNA 1 and 2 based Radeon RX 5000 and 6000 Series GPUs to a security-update focused branch of its Radeon GPU driver software. In follow-up comments made to...
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In this best-of rundown, we're going to outline the top 10 best gaming processors available in 2025. The CPUs featured here should offer some of the best gaming performance per-dollar in their respective price ranges. In fact, many of the cheaper options are still powerful contenders in modern...
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Forty-five years ago, Pac-Man made his U.S. debut in October—and today for Halloween, Google is collaborating with Namco Bandai to present a playable Pac-Man Doodle with eight levels and four brand-new haunted house-themed maze layouts...
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Corsair just announced its entrance into the leverless fightstick scene first popularized by Hit Box, the new Corsair Novablade Pro. Or to be more specific, the Corsair Novablade Pro Wireless Hall Effect Leverless Fight Controller—but...
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Nintendo's ongoing patent lawsuit case against Palworld developers Pocketpair has hit a surprising speedbump, though the battle is far from over. For those unaware, Nintendo is suing Pocketpair for patent infringement in Japanese court...
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Just a month since its initial tease, One-Netbook's OneXFly Apex, an AMD Strix Halo-powered handheld gaming PC has debuted. One-Netbook has pre-launched the OneXFly Apex on Indiegogo, confirmed its pricing for the Chinese market, and even...
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Windows Server 2025 is currently open to a Remote Code Execution exploit via the Windows Update Service, and at the time of this writing a fix from Microsoft has yet to fully patch the issue. Reports to The Register indicate that...
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Yet another dual-screen "DS" handheld has been born, though this time it's through user modification of the Steam Deck OLED rather than a dedicated clone like the Anbernic RG DS.
This particular Steam Deck DS modding project is the most...
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Retroid is making waves in the handheld gaming space—a year after the September release of the Retroid Pocket 5, Retroid is following up with both a proper Retroid Pocket 6 and a Retroid Pocket G2, the latter of which serves as a souped-up...
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Since the bombshell announcement of new Halo installment coming to PlayStation just two days ago, the wider public seems convinced that Xbox's battle in the console war is over. And now, comments made by Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty...
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In an unexpected but also unsurprising turn of events, OpenAI's new ChatGPT Atlas AI browser has already been jailbroken, and the security exploit was uncovered within a week of the application's release. As is the case with other AI...
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In a bombshell announcement, it was revealed that Halo: Campaign Evolved would be a multi-platform release and that it was coming to the PlayStation 5, of all platforms. Following ports of Forza Horizon 5 and Gears of War Reloaded on...
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It took a while, but Razer has finally introduced a pro controller for the PS5, dubbed the the Raiju V3 Pro, that keeps the PlayStation layout. The signature symmetrical analog stick design is here, and so too are the other Razer...
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After months of musing by leakers and insiders, the rumor mill is convinced that the PlayStation 6 could end up coming in at half the price of the next-generation Xbox console—rumors that, if proven to be true, could mark Sony and...
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In the face of ever-growing generative AI usage and YouTube's own dabbling with those features, Google has announced an important safeguard for creators on the platform—Likeness Detection. Likeness Detection is a new feature YouTube is...
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This week, Google is rolling out new features for its Google Fi wireless service—and while one has been requested for years, others are a surprise. The most surprising highlight of the Google Fi Wireless Feature Reveal for October 2025...
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Black Ops 7 is just around the corner, and PC fans looking to upgrade their GPU in time for the game may be interested to know that ASUS will be offering a limited edition run of 1000 Call of Duty-branded AMD Radeon RX 9070 XTs. The AMD...
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NVIDIA is determined to share the fruits of its labor with Unreal Engine 5 developers, and has now released a Bonsai Diorama demo showcasing several features, including RTX Mega Geometry, to the public.
Before AMD users get too...
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Corsair just launched the Corsair Air 5400, which is being marketed as the world's first triple-chamber case. This somewhat-bulky advancement in PC case design does have a functional use, though—as Corsair demonstrates with its own...
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A few unfortunate users of the Windows 11 October 2025 update (and Windows Server 2025) may have stumbled upon a critical issue where the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) failed to pick up mouse or keyboard input—but thankfully...
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Up until Grand Theft Auto V, the 'GTA' series had one main producer: a man named Leslie Benzies. He was renowned for his work directing the development and marketing of the flagship AAA open world series, but left Rockstar in 2016...
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Following the worldwide launch of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, Microsoft announced some interesting upcoming features for both of the initial models specifically, and for Windows 11 gaming PCs at large. While this launch has been...
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