These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone
These are the laptops I recommend for pretty much anyone

Need a new laptop? It’s a tough decision. If you’re like most people, a laptop is one of the most expensive tech purchases you’ll make, and it’s something you’ll use and live with nearly every day for years to come. So there’s a lot riding on this pricey expense. I’ve tested all kinds of laptops, […]

One of Intel’s fastest desktop CPUs is $50 off
One of Intel’s fastest desktop CPUs is $50 off

The Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus was billed by the company in late March as one of its “fastest gaming desktop processor ever.” That hype was evidently accurate, as benchmarks done by Gamers Nexus show the processor giving AMD’s pricier X3D cache-equipped Ryzen 9000-series CPUs a run for their money. The Ultra 7 270K […]

One of the most underrated soulslikes of 2025 just arrived on Steam with a huge content update

Blades of Fire has just launched on Steam following an Epic Games Store and console release last year.

Razer’s Blade 18 is getting a $500 price hike and a new Intel chip
Razer’s Blade 18 is getting a $500 price hike and a new Intel chip

Razer just announced a new Blade 18 gaming laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus chip. The flagship laptop is available now on Razer’s site, starting at $3,999.99 with an Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti and configurable with up to an RTX 5090. That starting config is $500 more than the 2025 model with […]

AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards
AMD’s FSR 4.1 upscaling tech is coming to older graphics cards

AMD is bringing its FSR 4.1 upscaling tech to older graphics cards. In an announcement on X, Jack Huynh, AMD’s head of computing and graphics, says FSR 4.1 will roll out to RDNA 3 GPUs in July, followed by a launch on RDNA 2 chips in early 2027. This summer’s update will allow Radeon RX […]

Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display
Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display

Asus’s latest gaming monitor is a little smaller than usual. The ROG Strix XG129C, announced on Friday, is a 12.3-inch touchscreen IPS display that’s intended to be a sidekick for a larger main monitor, similar to the 14.1-inch secondary display in the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15. It’s a slightly smaller competitor to Corsair’s […]

The Steam Controller’s reservation queue is open
The Steam Controller’s reservation queue is open

After quickly selling out of the Steam Controller on May 4th, Valve has launched a reservation system to ensure that you can get one without too much hassle. You may not get one as quickly as you’d like to, but at least you can now easily reserve the $99 controller. If your Steam account is […]

Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system
Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system

Valve’s new Steam Controller sold out quickly when it went on sale on Monday, and the company is going to open a “reservations queue” on Friday at 1PM ET for anyone who missed that initial run. When the controller initially went on sale, many potential buyers experienced difficulties checking out before the controller went out […]

GameNative unlocks up to 100 fps gameplay for PC games on Android devices by adding multi-frame generation — Vulkan version of Lossless Scaling boosts performance

GameNative’s latest update brings Lossless Scaling’s multi-frame generation technology to Android devices. Enabling a triple-digit FPS experience from a 30 FPS base frame rate.