Items tagged with Gaming
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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The highly anticipated, Tencent-backed game Black Myth: Wukong has taken Steam by storm, surging past 2 million concurrent players to claim a single-player record. The action RPG surpassed the all-time peaks of games such as Palworld, Elden Ring, Dota 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Counter-Strike 2, representing a mix of...
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A little over a year after releasing on PlayStation 5, Final Fantasy XVI is now coming over to PC, and players can check out a demo of the game’s opening prologue on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. Any progress made while playing the demo will carry over to the full game. There will two versions available, the...
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Gamescom doesn't official begin until tomorrow (August 21-25), but the announcements are already starting to pour in. Among them are a handful of new gaming and streaming gear from HP, including its Omen 35L desktop and the HyperX QuadCast 2 S, which the company is pitching as the world's first gaming microphone to...
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The amount of gamers in the world seems to increase drastically year-over-year. There are now a myriad of ways you can game, from consoles, PCs, to mobile devices like smartphones. It is only fitting that attention is drawn to the mental health and practical aspects of such a heavily practiced genre.
There is some...
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Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws, which will take gamers through a tour of the galaxy’s underground, is slated to debut at the end of the month. With the launch quickly approaching, Ubisoft has released the hardware players will need to tackle this new Star Wars adventure, even including a trailer detailing all of the...
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The highly anticipated H2M mod for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered has been cancelled just before its scheduled release. The mod’s developers posted the news on social media platform X, saying that “our team members received a cease & desist order on behalf of Activision Publishing in relation to the H2M-Mod...
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World of Warcraft is one of the longest running game franchises in history, with an ardent following amongst its fans. Likewise, NVIDIA is the current champ of anything gaming in the world (in terms of GPU hardware and advanced features like real-time ray tracing), so it is befitting both work in synergy. As such...
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Just how popular have handheld game consoles become in the PC space? So much that even Antec, a company best known for its extensive lineup of computer cases and cooling accessories, is getting in on the actin with its Core HS, a Ryzen-powered handheld with a unique twist. Unlike popular contenders like Valve's Steam...
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There's a small but growing army of gaming monitors that wield dual refresh rate options for players who can't decide between a fast 4K panel for gorgeous visuals, or an even faster 1080p display for competitive gaming at a lower resolution. Dual-mode models offer the best of both worlds in a single package. Most...
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The art department and marketing team for monitor maker AOC must have dipped into a case of Red Bull, because their superlative descriptors for the company's new Agon Pro AG276QZD2 "tournament gaming" display have the hallmarks of a caffeine binge (and hey, we can relate!). One of the images (shown above) has a chat...
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In a world where playing classic games on consoles is usually left to emulators (and/or maybe an older console or two we have laying around), there's someone like Ibrahim Al-Nasser who can pull off playing those games on their OG consoles anytime he wants, because he owns hundreds of consoles, controllers, and games...
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Beautiful ray-traced visuals, that is, if your PC can handle it. Chinese developer Game Science's long-awaited action-adventure title Black Myth: Wukong is finally nearing release, so the newbie studio has released a stand-alone benchmark utility that users can use to gauge whether their machines are ready for the...
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With one of the longest incubation periods of any Assassin's Creed titles, the next one called Assassin's Creed Shadows will only be released when the Ubisoft development team feels like they've struck the "right balance." At four years since its announcement, the November-bound title, if done right (and assuming...
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This weekend, thousands of FPS fans, boomer shooter devotees, and many literal boomers have descended on Dallas, Texas suburb Grapevine for the yearly Quakecon event. Id Software and its parent company Bethesda like to use the event to disseminate news about their products (like last year's surprise Quake II remaster...
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God of War Ragnarök, follow up to God of War and one of the best games to come out in 2022, is making its way to PC soon. Gamers looking to join Kratos and Atreus as they journey through the Nine Realms now know what kind of hardware they’ll need to play at a variety of performance tiers. The most eye-catching part of...
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Believe it or not, it's already been eight months since Rockstar Games delighted gamers with a trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI, which has been viewed well over 204 million times, with 11 million thumbs up votes. That means we're eight months closer to launch for one of the most highly anticipated games of the decade...
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At long last, Ayaneo is ready to accept crowdfunded preorders for its upcoming Pocket EVO gaming handheld, which is available to back on Indiegogo with early bird pricing serving up deep discounts over the advertised retail price. According to Ayaneo, the "groundbreaking" Pocket EVO stands as the world's first...
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You probably think of 8-bit and 16-bit games as "retro", but the PlayStation 3 is old enough to vote, and that also makes it "retro" to plenty of adults right now. On the other hand, if you read that headline and the part that confused you was "Adds Ryzen 9000 Support," then let us explain.
The PlayStation 3 is an...
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To all my fellow New England Patriots fans, sadly I'm not here to report that future hall of famers quarterback Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick are reuniting to get the dynasty back on track. Those days are long gone, and we'll see what Drake Maye and company bring to the gridiron. However, if you own an iPhone or...
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Remember the ASUS ROG Flow Z13? We've never reviewed one, but we took a peek at them during CES in both 2022 and 2023. If you don't recall, they're kind of like the Microsoft Surface Pro, but oriented for gaming rather than productivity. They are from the "Republic of Gamers" brand, after all. The extant ROG Flow Z13...
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ASUS ROG Ally X Gaming Handheld: $799.99 at Best Buy The second gaming handheld from ASUS refines the machine significantly, fixing many issues users had with the original model. Impressive Gaming Performance Great Software Compatibility Fantastic Battery Life Outdoor-Usable Freesync Display Solid External Connectivity Drivers Only Available...
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