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It took a minute (and not a New York minute) but as of right now, Windows 11 is the most widely-used operating system among gamers on Valve's Steam platform. It finally leapfrogged Windows 10 after trailing its predecessor by around 6% just a few short months ago. In addition, there was some interesting movement in...
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Ayaneo has been one of the more active participants in the handheld PC gaming console market, though up until now the bulk of its systems have been crowdfunded affairs with Indiegogo. That just changed—the Chinese manufacturer is apparently making a bigger push to infiltrate the US market, with two of its handheld...
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One of the best times to splurge on a gaming laptop without any guilt is when heading back to school. For one, these days you pretty much need a laptop (or at minimum, a capable tablet) for the school season, at least for college classes. And two, there are often timely deals as the summer season winds down. We've...
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According to a report in Bloomberg, NetEase is seemingly on the verge of closing down Ouka Studios, developer of the latest entry in the storied Mana video game franchise. Visions of Mana, which released earlier this week, has received mostly positive reviews, although that doesn’t seem to be enough to stave off the...
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Remember when Corsair was best known for its DRAM products, followed by gaming peripherals and cooling gear? It's expanded quite a bit since those early days, and its newest product announcement has nothing to do with RAM or gaming keyboards or CPU coolers, etc. Instead, it's a promising 34-inch monitor with a sleek...
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Star Wars Outlaws has had a rocky start to its early access period, with reviewers having a gulf in opinions regarding how good of an experience the game delivers. Unfortunately, a patch meant to fix bugs and add visual enhancements isn’t helping, as it brings with it a huge headache for PlayStation 5 players. For...
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The PlayStation 5 Pro was the talk of the town during this year’s Gamescom, but there are still several unknown details about Sony’s beefier console. That’s possibly no longer the case thanks to new reporting in Dealabs Magazine by well known leaker Billbil-kun, who has claimed to have seen the console in the...
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We were very fond of Lenovo's Legion Go gaming handheld when we reviewed it—particularly its massive 16:10 display and detachable controllers. It's arguably the most feature-filled of all of the gaming handhelds out there, and no other handheld offers the unique options that it does, like the ability to use the...
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Intel Gamer Days is officially underway with weeks of deep discounts on gaming PCs, including both desktops and laptops. Several of Intel's hardware partners are on board with the event. Among them is Acer, which is serving up a bunch of deals on its Predator and Nitro systems, several of which we've rounded up below...
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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 open beta period will be hitting soon before launching on Game Pass for the first time, giving gamers their first chance to play one of the most anticipated releases of the year. While console players don’t really need to worry about hardware requirements, the player base on PC does, and...
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Volkswagen looks to up its in-car entertainment, with online video game console designer AirConsole riding shotgun. AirConsole will be available in upcoming ID.7, ID.5, ID.4, ID.3, Passat, Tiguan, Golf, and Golf Estate models via the infotainment display. This is separate from the automaker's collaboration with...
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A prototype of a Nintendo PlayStation SNES controller has sold at auction over the weekend, with the winning bid coming in at a whopping $35,000. Yes, controllers are expensive in general these days, but $35,000 could get you a decent vehicle (or at least a really nice down payment on one). So why would someone pay...
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Crash Bandicoot 5 was cancelled early on in the development cycle, according to a new video by Liam Robertson of the Did You Know Gaming YouTube Channel. The game was being developed by Toys for Bob as a follow up to Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time. However, Activision didn’t believe it was worth it for the company...
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It certainly is an interesting experience sitting anywhere in the house and loading up PlayStation 5 game, without being next to Sony's console. This is what Sony's PlayStation Portal has allowed owners of the console to do, and it has been surprisingly successful. Due to this surprise success, it appears Sony is now...
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China has had a thriving game industry for a fair while now, but the country hasn't produced many developers that can stand alongside the giants of Japan, Europe, and the US. Well, now there's at least one more: Game Science, developers of new mega-hit action RPG, Black Myth: Wukong. Based around the character of Sun...
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It's not too often that I do a double-take when looking at a deal, but today it happened. What caused the unexpected reaction is a deeply discounted ASUS ROG gaming laptop that's brimming with desirable features, such as a fast OLED display powered by Intel's flagship Meteor Lake processor, the Core 9 Ultra 285H. The...
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Avowed, an upcoming RPG from Xbox studio Obsidian, was confirmed to be running at 30fps on Xbox Series X|S hardware by the game’s art director, Matt Hansen. During an interview at Gamescom, Hansen said that “our core target is 30 frames per second bare minimum - that's the expectation.” This game isn’t getting as much...
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We're still waiting on AMD to flesh out is newly minted Ryzen 9000 lineup with X3D models sporting mountains of 3D V-Cache, which as we know is great for gaming. It's why we declared in our Ryzen 7 7800X3D review that it was the "return of the PC gaming king." It also happens to be on sale at Amazon right now, along...
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There were rumors circulating about an Xbox exclusive title being destined for the PlayStation 5, with several games being thrown around as potential candidates. This rumor was confirmed at Gamescom’s Opening Night Light event when Xbox and Bethesda revealed that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is headed for Sony’s...
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Well, that was quick. Game developer Gearbox Software screened a teaser trailer for Borderlands 4 at Gamescom, perhaps to quell any uprising by fans of the franchise following the horrible Borderlands live action movie earlier this month. To say the trailer was cryptic (even for a teaser) would be an understatement...
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Samsung is evidently unbothered by the lack of embrace for 3D display solutions from consumers over the years, as evidenced by a new display announced at Gamescom 2024 in Germany. Called the Odyssey 3D, it's Samsung's first 3D gaming monitor, and the "groundbreaking" monitor does not required any special glasses...
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When we talk about technological advancements in video games, there are a few things that always spring to mind: new rendering techniques or paradigms, advanced physics simulation, or perhaps new ways of presenting the game, like streaming. There's an area where nothing has really changed in 40 years, though, and...
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