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2026-06-19 3 stories

• The new Epic Games Launcher might not suck so much thanks to 'ground-up' rebuild with 5–6.5x improved performance—still a long way to catch up with Steam 2 sources
• Slay the Spire 2 patch fixes RNG bug after a fan's '8 hour descent into madness' proves it exists—alongside heaps of other updates and a new Act 3 boss 2 sources
• MSI Has a New Handheld That Costs Almost $2,000 – And You Thought Consoles Were Expensive

2026-06-18 18 stories

• As GTA Online readies for another large update, and GTA 6 approaches, Rockstar offers free upgrades to GTA 5 on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X 3 sources
• Valve's latest SteamOS is out with 'initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware' 2 sources
• Mods Enable Bloodborne to Run on PS5 at 120 FPS and Super High Resolution 2 sources
• You can buy an Xbox Series X, PS5, and Switch 2 for less than the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ — It feels to me like the handheld PC gaming era is over
• Valve upgrades AMD's 9070 XT GPU in the Steam Hardware Survey, finally allowing the credit it deserves
• Trump says Apple has agreed to build chips with Intel in the USA
• Snapdragon Reality Elite chip aims for 'up to 60% higher GPU performance, up to 30% increase in CPU performance' in VR gaming
• SanDisk's latest Optimus gaming SSDs start at $799 MSRP for the 2 TB model and you don't even get Gen 5 speeds for that
• Review: 007 First Light: PC Review and Optimised Settings Guide
• No Law's Dense Cybergrunge City Might Just Be the Most Alive Open World Ever Created
• My quick test of Lumen Lite shows that it's probably good news for ray-traced gaming on handheld PCs, but I suspect that it will be used everywhere because of the pressure developers are now under
• MSI prices its latest handheld at $1,800 as exec says ‘it will be a tough year for us and the gamers’
• I think I just found the best VR headset for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — it's so light and comfortable, but it's pricey
• Gears of War: E-Day revs up hype with a playable demo at Gamescom's upcoming Xbox FanFest, along with tech presentations
• Digimon Story Time Stranger Adds 60fps Option, Photo Mode, and More in Promised PS5 Patch
• Apple Reportedly Has a Foldable iPhone Successor in the Works
• Apparently some of the best gaming mice aren't staying at the right DPI when moved slowly
• After years of forgetting Windows shortcuts, I finally found a method that makes them stick — and it’s surprisingly simple

2026-06-17 11 stories

• GTA 5 For PS5 And Xbox Series X|S Will Be Free For Last-Gen Owners This Week 8 sources
• SanDisk Announces $3000 PS5 SSD as Component Pricing Surge Continues 5 sources
• Unreal Engine's big new idea is letting gen-AI LLMs plug directly into it and talk to it 4 sources
• Gears of War: E-Day – Raven Extract Cinematic Trailer 2 sources
• Finally you can use all PlayStation DualSense controller features wirelessly on PC, but you will need to pay for it 2 sources
• Samsung 990 Pro SSD Gets Rare Discount Ahead Of Prime Day
• It's STILL a terrible time to buy a Surface, but it's not just Microsoft's fault
• Intel's 18A-P chipmaking process has started risk production and promises 9% improved CPU performance for the same power
• DDR3 RAM should be dirt cheap in 2026, but the market has other ideas — here’s what’s going on
• Acclaimed Point-And-Click Adventure 'The Drifter' Hits Switch 2 Next Week
• 'Half-Life 2 RTX has shrunk from 80 GB to 50 GB': RTX Remix 1.5 update shrinks file sizes, and also starts letting in AI agents

2026-06-16 18 stories

• Nearly a decade later, the original Switch finally has an eShop that isn't painfully slow, thanks to a new system update 6 sources
• Sony has patented a controller with buttons that harden when you play with it 2 sources
• Report: Intel and Nvidia's "Suspected Collaboration" Set to Arrive as "Serpent Lake" CPUs with RTX graphics at CES 2028 2 sources
• Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 with Snapdragon X2 chips, featuring better performance and battery life, and higher price tags to match 2 sources
• Viewsonic unveils the world's first 24-inch 4K gaming monitor for super crispy visuals in a smaller form factor
• This portable 1TB SSD is just what I need to store my PC and Xbox games while traveling — without costing me a fortune
• There are stirrings in the VR industry that much better displays could be in the pipeline
• The world's most popular truck simulator games will be much easier to learn with a future patch for Windows and Steam Deck
• Review: Rise Of The Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration (Switch 2) - The Crown Jewel Of The Survivor Trilogy
• Phanteks XT View Matrix case review
• Noctua's AIO liquid cooler is here but hooo boy is it expensive
• Netflix’s FIFA World Cup: Launch Edition Has Been Compared to a PS2 Game
• Modular laptop maker Framework forced to push SSD prices even higher but says DDR5 is 'stable'
• Halo: Campaign Evolved Goes All-In on PS5 Pro Support as Xbox Bets Big on Rival Console
• Feature: Bloodborne PS5 Modded: Big Resolution Boosts, 120Hz, VRR - And It's Superb
• Enterprising User Hacks SteamOS onto Their Intel Arc B580 Desktop PC
• DualSense PC gamers have been vindicated at last, as haptic support is finally here—though no thanks to Sony
• "Context matters a lot": New Steam Machine CPU benchmark numbers are underwhelming, but they're far from the full picture