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At long last, the 4K OLED gaming monitor with dual refresh rate options that ASUS first showed off at the Consumer Electronics Shows (CES) earlier this year—the ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDP—is finally available to purchase. Granted, it’s not a cheaply priced display, but depending on your perspective, it’s sort of like...
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Microsoft has unveiled a new special edition Xbox wireless controller that leaves little to the imagination. The Sky Cipher Special Edition controller offers a look into the intricate technology that powers a gamer’s playing experience with its transparent blue design.
Every ‘90’s kid can probably remember having...
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Bungie will see a major reduction to its headcount, according to a letter posted by CEO Pete Parsons detailing the layoffs. The game studio will be losing 220 employees, or 17% of its staff. Moreover, another 155 employees, comprising 12% of its staff, will be shifted to Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) over the...
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The AI chip boom is benefiting the bottom line of big tech firms, and further proof of that comes by way of AMD's latest earnings report. For the second quarter of 2024, AMD generated over $5.8 billion in revenue, which is a gain of 7% sequentially and 9% year-over-year, and increased its net income to $265 million...
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AMD seems to like releasing technologies that aren't quite perfect out of the gate, only to release a second version that's quite good. The company did this with Precision Boost Overdrive, it did this with FidelityFX Super Resolution, and now it has done it once more with its Fluid Motion Frames feature. A new driver...
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The latest Elden Ring patch brings with it good news for weirdos who care way too much about how other people beat games, as well as big boosts for players who rely heavily on Spirit Ashes to help with the fantasy RPG's punishing combat. This patch might also make major changes to the PvP meta, as it comes with...
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We're starting to see more projectors aimed at gamers, though mostly from ViewSonic, which recently unveiled its LX700-4K RGB model. Now, however, Hisense is getting in on the action with its new Laser Cinema PX3-Pro. According to Hisense, it has the distinction of being the world's first ultra-short throw projector...
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It can be hard to fathom the scale of Nintendo Wii hysteria if you didn't try and fail to buy one. Nintendo's 2006 console release was so successful you couldn't reliably find a Wii in stock for more than a year after release. Many gamers still have fond memories of the device, and some like to mod the console to make...
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Sony's PlayStation VR2 headset (PS VR2) just got a huge discount that sees it fall to an all-time low price. Moreover, the timely deal arrives just a little over a week away from the arrival of a $59.99 adapter that will enable support on gaming PCs via Steam. The current discount more than makes up for the cost of...
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Fans who have been patiently awaiting the release of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, will have to wait a little bit longer than anticipated...again. In a statement posted to X/Twitter, Ukranian video game developer GSC Game World said it was pushing back the release date a couple of months in order to "fix more...
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Epic Games is taking what it describes as a “quantum leap” to bring its games to players on mobile platforms. The new path forward includes taking advantage of new regulatory realities to launch its own store, bringing its games to stores with favorable terms, and leaving platforms that introduce new...
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In case you missed it, we recently posted a roundup of back-to-school deals on a variety of gaming laptops powered by NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs. If none of those systems caught your eye, however, then here's one more that is worth some serious consideration—it's a "limited time deal" on Amazon that brings it...
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Maingear has launched an upgraded high-end gaming laptop that is brimming with top tier components and features, including flagship mobile CPU and GPU hardware components from Intel and NVIDIA, respectively. Called the ML-17, Maingear says it developed the latest version of its portable gaming powerhouse in...
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Don't look now, but we're creeping towards the end of July. You know what that means, right? Yes, school is almost back in session. To help prepare for the next semester, NVIDIA and its retail partners are offering up a bunch of back-to-school bargains on gaming laptops powered by GeForce RTX 40 series hardware at...
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The ASUS ROG Ally X is due to launch on the 22nd of this month. That's this coming Monday, if you haven't been keeping up. Arriving alongside the revised version of ASUS' gaming handheld is a new version of the Armoury Crate software designed specifically to improve the user experience on the handheld gaming...
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ViewSonic just leveled up its LX700-4K projector by adding an RGB laser to its newest model, aptly called the LX700-4K RGB. In doing so, ViewSonic can (and does) lay claim to offering the first-ever ceiling-mounted home projector powered by RGB laser technology. And like the previous iteration with laser phosphor...
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The Prime Day sales event may have come and gone, but there are still deals out there, like a chunky $500 discount on a Sony mirrorless camera that we already highlighted. One more you can add to the pile is MSI's Claw handheld. The Intel-powered game console has hit a new low price, making it a more interesting...
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The rumors surrounding Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro continue to swirl. Recently, there was speculation that this console update would potentially overshoot the 2024 holiday season and land sometime in 2025. That may not be the case, however.
Leaker Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming tweeted "If it releases this...
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Gamers disgruntled by Microsoft's price hikes to its Xbox Game Pass service are not the only ones taking issue with the company's latest move. So is the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which raked Microsoft over the coals in a scathing letter to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, both for the price...
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Xbox is giving longtime fans another blast from the past by holding a fire sale for titles from what many consider to be its best console, the Xbox 360. Moreover, it’s releasing a free dynamic background that neatly ties into the sale, and is a great addition to “The Original” dynamic background the company release...
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Nintendo raised some curious eyebrows last week when it dropped a creepy, 15-second age-restricted trailer that appeared to tease a first-party horror game for the Switch. This prompted tongue-in-cheek comments about the direction of Luigi's Mansion 4, though we now know exactly what Nintendo was actually teasing—a...
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There is still time to bag yourself a Prime Day deal, and perhaps you already did on the heels of us posting a roundup of discounted gaming desktops as well as gaming laptop bargains (among other things). If that's the case, you should consider fleshing out your new system with peripherals and other hardware. Now is...
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