Steam Controller puck charger nearly catches fire after contact with Pixel Watch 3 — sparks fly after the metal wristband magnetizes to the puck’s pogo pins

A Steam Controller charging puck nearly causes a fire after the wristband on a Pixel Watch 3 magnetically attaches to the charger, causing the exposed pogo pins to arc electricity.

Retro enthusiast injects Snake game into vintage S3 graphics card VBIOS — enjoy some serpentum fun while your old PC boots

A retro PC enthusiast has modified the VBIOS of a vintage graphics card to embed a version of Snake – the game everyone used to play on their dumb phones.

‘Off the wishlist it comes’: 007 First Light fans are requesting refunds after learning about Denuvo DRM addition ahead of launch

Denuvo is the talk of the town again among Steam users, as IO Interactive adds the controversial DRM to 007 First Light, days before its launch.

If I could only have one laptop for work and gaming, I’d get this one
If I could only have one laptop for work and gaming, I’d get this one

I’ve loved the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 since it launched in 2020. I bought one for my wife after reading about how awesome it was on a little site called The Verge dot com. Since then, the G14 has gotten some facelifts, chip bumps, an occasional special edition, a full redesign, and a 16-inch sibling […]

LG will release the first 1000Hz, 1080p gaming monitor this year
LG will release the first 1000Hz, 1080p gaming monitor this year

If you just can’t choose between refresh rate and resolution, LG’s next gaming monitor could solve your problem, as the UltraGear 25G590B monitor is the first one announced that will be capable of a native 1000Hz refresh rate at 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. So far, the 1,000Hz models we’ve seen have only been capable of […]

PlayStation exclusives aren’t coming to PC anymore
PlayStation exclusives aren’t coming to PC anymore

Sony reportedly won’t release its major single-player PlayStation games on PC anymore. According to Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, Hermen Hulst, who heads up PlayStation’s studios business, informed employees in a town hall on Monday about the change in strategy. Schreier had previously reported on the shift in March, saying that Sony scrapped plans to launch PC […]

Discord’s latest ‘year of the Linux desktop’ update is a game-changer for Steam Deck, but fans are concerned about its age verification plans

Discord’s latest efforts to improve the user experience, particularly on Linux, are certainly noteworthy, but its age-verification plans remain a concern.

‘I’m confused and I need an adult’ — that unsettling Steam game you’re seeing on Instagram is real, it’s coming soon, and frankly, I’m terrified

If you’ve been seeing loads of posts about a disconcerting indie game called HoverGrease 2, then you’re not the only one.

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is a masterful Disco Elysium successor

Zero Parades: For Dead Spies is an excellent Disco Elysium successor that still establishes its own identity.

Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less
Turtle Beach made a good SteelSeries headset clone that’s $50 less

I really liked the SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, so the company didn’t have to say much to get me excited about its successor. The $399 Nova Pro Omni that came out on May 5th has a similar design to the 2022 model, but with some new and improved features – support for wireless hi-res […]