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2026-05-18 7 stories
- Here's Why Switch 2 GameChat Actually Boosts Performance in Pragmata 2 sources
- This "punchy" 4K 27-inch PC gaming monitor switches to 1080p and 320Hz for esports, and it's even better with this price drop
- The first true MacBook Neo rivals are here, packing double the RAM and storage of Apple's budget laptop
- The Adventures of Elliot’s development team has quietly been mastering the modern minigame, and its latest action-RPG once again shows us how it’s done
- Slaying 2,401 treasure goblins is too many treasure goblins for Diablo 4: Lord of Hatred to handle, says bloodthirsty player who lost all their loot
- Overclockers squeeze a record-topping 9.2 GHz out of a 14900KF, just 800 MHz shy of the ten gigs that Intel promised us all those years ago
- Gravity Rush 2 Fans Find a Way to Play Sony's Neglected PS4 Classic at 4K, 60fps
2026-05-17 6 stories
- Winhanced 0.9.6.5 rolls out low‑power downloads and key Legion Go fixes, improving handheld gaming life
- Review: SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Omni is The Best Multi-Console Gaming Headset
- Port specialist Virtuos says it wants to bring GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 to Switch
- Nintendo 64 emulator just implemented rollback netcode for the entire library: 'It was honestly not that hard'
- Microsoft is rebuilding XBOX and Windows 11 while Surface collects dust
- Beat productivity tasks in no time with this Intel Core processor with "Chart-topping application performance" that's now on sale for Memorial Day
2026-05-16 6 stories
- Xbox finally fixes its clinical PC achievements problem — a welcome change for handheld players
- Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less
- Review: MacBook Neo: Apple's $600 Budget King Tested in Gaming Benchmarks
- Asus Enters the RAM Market with "ROG Mode" 48GB DDR5-6000 CL26 Kit
- "Sets a new standard for affordable QD-OLED gaming monitors": I tested Alienware's $349 AW2726DM display, and there's no way it won't be massively popular
- "I'm totally sold on Snapdragon X2": I spent a month with Qualcomm's latest chip — here's why you shouldn't believe the detractors
2026-05-15 14 stories
- Windows 11’s May update is causing install failures and slow internet — here’s what we know
- We're getting closer to a 100% ROG rig as Asus gets into the DRAM game for its 20th anniversary
- ROG’s new XREAL R1 glasses turn your handheld into a 171-inch gaming theater (and you can pre-order them today at Best Buy)
- One of Intel’s fastest desktop CPUs is $50 off
- Microsoft fixes annoying BitLocker lockout — but only for Windows 11, leaving Windows 10 stuck
- Microsoft and its partners are rebuilding how Windows 11 talks to hardware to save your PC from itself
- Long-awaited Xbox Elite Series 3 controller leaks in photos from Brazilian government body
- Intel's 270K Plus is worthy of being picked by Thermal Grizzly as a delidded option, and it's even cheaper than a stock 285K
- I really hope you weren't considering a GPU upgrade this year, as Nvidia may raise the price of the already pricey RTX 5090 by as much as $300
- How to fix the invalid gaming services detected error for Forza Horizon 6
- Forza Horizon 6 makes a viable Steam Deck game, assuming you can find room to park it
- An engineer has worked out how to speed up a 3D printer by 1000% with a Nintendo Switch, though 'for most people, a Raspberry Pi is a better choice'
- Alienware's new 'budget' laptop is a damning indictment of the current state of PC gaming hardware
- 'Going just 0.5 mm thicker would probably have saved me months of engineering': Redditor crafts actual credit card sized computer
2026-05-14 17 stories
- Xbox Elite Controller 3 Leaked, Includes Removable Battery And Extra Buttons 6 sources
- Photos of Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming Controller Have Leaked Online Via Brazil 6 sources
- AMD FSR 4.1 Now Coming to Older Radeon 7000 GPUs in July After Radeon 9000 Debut, With Radeon 6000 Support Coming in 2027 5 sources
- Review: Forza Horizon 6: PC Ray Tracing Looks Great - A Hint Of The Project Helix Port To Come? 4 sources
- Feature: Four Things I Love About Playing Forza Horizon 6 On The ROG Xbox Ally X 2 sources
- WWE 2K26 Patch 1.10 – Full Patch Notes
- While I can barely find two sticks of 16 GB to rub together, Micron unveils a 256 GB memory module destined for AI servers
- Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Verdict For Indiana Jones On Switch 2
- The latest Nvidia drivers reportedly fix stutters when using frame generation and VSync, so you can generate to your heart's content
- Razer’s Blade 18 is getting a $500 price hike and a new Intel chip
- Nvidia's solution to the AI energy problem is mini data centers next to local power substations and, of course, selling even more GPUs
- Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got its first big discount
- Major Windows 11 performance upgrades set to rollout within weeks, Microsoft confirms: New 'Low Latency Profile' improvements confirmed to "accelerate app launches and core shell experiences"
- I can’t shake the feeling Xbox’s Project Helix has a major flaw, and Windows K2 might decide its future
- BioShock Creator: Switch 2 Proves Graphics Have Reached "Diminishing Returns"
- AOC's new 34-inch gaming monitor gets the same sizzling 5th Gen QD-OLED panel tech as our current favorite ultrawide but it's a whole lot cheaper
- AMD now owns 38.1% of the overall x86 CPU market according to new research but actually lost ground in desktop PCs