Acer is reportedly working on a ‘Predator Atlas 8’ handheld featuring Intel’s Arc G3 chips — Panther Lake-based handhelds expected to be revealed at Computex 2026

At Computex next month, Intel is expected to reveal a bunch of handhelds rocking its Arc G3 series of chips, and Acer is now rumored to be one of the manufacturers showing off its devices. New leaks say a “Predator Atlas 8…

Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC — third-party OmniDrive firmware unlocks game rips from physical media on select players

Third-party firmware has unlocked the ability for Blu-ray players to rip physical game media for retro consoles, transforming the way game preservation and emulation will work for retro gaming enthusiasts.

Star Citizen reaches $1 billion in lifetime funding, 14 years after the project was first announced — game still in early access with no release window, including ‘Squadron 42’ campaign

Star Citizen, originally announced back in 2012, has just amassed $1 billion in crowdfunding despite the game still not having any release date. The game is currently expected sometime in 2027-2028, which means it might ha…

Steam Machine appears in Vulkan’s conformant product database — upcoming Valve console is certified compliant with the graphics API

The Khronos Group, which created the Vulkan API standard and continues to develop and maintain it, added the Steam Machine to its list of conformant products. This does not indicate how far or soon a product will come to t…

007: First Light drops last-minute Denuvo DRM bombshell, leaving pre-order customers and fans furious — Bond title risks FPS drops and strict online check-ins, Pirates eagerly await repack as day-one cracks become the norm

IO Interative’s latest James Bond adventure has been hit with the curse of Denuvo DRM, leaving many paying customers frustrated over a deliberate roadblock. With all versions of Denuvo now cracked anyways, there’s a high c…

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.

Lenovo G02 retro handheld allegedly comes preloaded with thousands of copyrighted games, including Nintendo ROMs — company confirms that it’s an officially white-labeled device meant for the Chinese market

Lenovo confirms that it partnered with a third-party manufacturer to build, sell, and market the G02 retro gaming handheld in China. However, it allegedly contained thousands of gaming ROMs, many from Nintendo, right out o…

Enthusiast crams reversed-engineered PS2 into a handheld, designs custom motherboard — bespoke “PlayStation 2 Portable” pairs modern features with original silicon

What if you wanted to play PS2 games on the go but didn’t want to emulate them? Meet the PS2 Portable: an open-source handheld pieced together with a custom motherboard featuring original PS2 silicon and modern niceties su…