Valve: Proton 8.0-5 introduces HDR support for Linux and the Steam Deck OLED
The latest stable version 8.0-5 of Valve's Proton compatibility layer for Windows games on Linux includes support for new games, as well as HDR support for several titles.
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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown in review: Laptop and desktop benchmarks
An unexpected success. Ubisoft revives a time-honoured game series with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, which has been well-received by both gamers and the press. Our benchmark check clarifies whether the hardware requirements are also convincing.
Palworld smashes the 2 million concurrent players barrier but fails to beat PUBG
From the peak of 1,864,421 concurrent players that was reached on January 23rd, the latest smashing hit of the gaming world, Palworld, is now above the 2,000,000 limit for the first time. However, more than 1,200,000 players still...
Steam sale: Pirates vs Ninjas Fest slashes prices on 4 punchy platformers and raucous RPG romps
CheckMag Dig into the fast-paced action of Ghostrunner II, seek revenge in Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice, or sail the open seas in One Piece Odyssey and Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, all thanks to Steam's peculiar sale event. The Steam...
Deal | Gorgeous Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED gaming monitor is back on sale for its lowest price yet at Dell
The 34-inch QD-OLED monitor from Alienware is curved and sports a QHD resolution of 3440 by 1440 pixels. Thanks to another 20 percent markdown, the AW3424DWF has dropped back to its all-time low sale price at Dell's official onlin...
MAINGEAR x MSI Zero launches as limited-edition PC with RTX 4070 Ti Super and custom cable management
MAINGEAR has marked the launch of the RTX 4070 Ti Super card by conducting a "limited drop" of a new "handcrafted and individually numbered" PC custom-built in collaboration with MSI. The Zero is touted to bring a revolution in ga...
Rumours of Microsoft Xbox controller 'Sebile' refresh re-emerge before alleged May announcement
Fresh speculation about the state of an Xbox controller refresh has emerged online. Expected to be released this spring, the controller is being developed under the codename and could retail for $69.99 in the US.
Death Stranding Director's Cut to launch soon at a low price for iPhone, iPad and Mac
Death Stranding is finally being released on the Apple iPhone, iPad and Mac, in the extended Director's Cut and at a reduced price. The game will take full advantage of the capabilities of Apple's ARM chips and support both Metal ...
Ubisoft threatened with class action lawsuit after shutting down online services for popular game
A popular YouTuber has threatened to take action against Ubisoft for shutting down The Crew. While the game remains playable for now, Ubisoft plans to shutter The Crew in a few months' time.
Nintendo announces termination of online services for Wii U and 3DS systems, effective this April
Nintendo has officially announced the impending termination of online services for its 3DS and Wii U systems, effective after April 8th at 4 pm PDT. However, the company states that software updates and purchased items will contin...
CEO says Sony PlayStation games will expand to PC, cloud, and mobile in future
The CEO of Sony, Kenichiro Yoshida, has talked about the future of PlayStation games in an interview with Norges Bank Investment Management. According to the CEO, Sony’s “gaming experiences” will “expand to PC, mobile, and cloud.”...
Disney Imagineer Lanny Smoot unveils Holotile - a multi-person, VR walking treadmill prototype
Disney Imagineer Lanny Smooth has unveiled the Holotile VR treadmill for multiple users. This device users to stand on the platform and walk in any direction for any distance during VR sessions and games without physically moving ...
Palworld beats Counter-Strike 2 and becomes Steam's second most popular game of all time
With a new all-time peak value of 1,864,421 concurrent players, Palworld only needs to beat PUBG for the crown of most played game on Steam. However, while Counter-Strike 2 is less than 50,000 players behind, the difference betwee...
Deal | Legion Go: Lenovo's Steam Deck competitor receives first-ever price cut
Lenovo's counterpart to the Steam Deck has experienced its first price drop on Amazon as a welcome 7% discount brings the 8.8-inch Legion Go gaming handheld down to a slightly more reasonable price point of $649 for the entry-leve...
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX Dragon Range CPU benchmarked alongside new Asus gaming laptop
A BiliBili creator has benchmarked AMD's new Ryzen 9 7940HX CPU. It was tested alongside an Asus laptop with a GeForce RTX 4070 and 16 GB of DDR5 5600 RAM.
Razer Blade 14 2024 goes up for pre-order with new Ryzen platform and RTX 4000-series graphics
Razer has now outlined the specs with which the Blade 14 2024 is available from today (January 23, 2024), the first day of its pre-order phase. They include the new Ryzen 9 8945HS silicon touted to confer "advanced AI" on this ite...
Riot Games: lay-offs at Valorant developer see 11% of global reduction — generous severance package softens the blow
The maker of League of Legends has announced lay-offs that will affect 11% of its global workforce. Aside from offering a generous severance package, Riot is approaching the workforce reduction with a lot more candour and transpar...
ONEXPLAYER X1 launches as first Intel Meteor Lake gaming handheld with Intel Core Ultra 7 155H and OCuLink eGPU support
One-Netbook is now selling the ONEXPLAYER X1, the first gaming handheld available with Intel Meteor Lake processors. Beating the MSI Claw to the punch, the ONEXPLAYER X1 has a 10.95-inch display, a substantial battery and will com...
Princess Peach: Showtime trailer showcases multiple costumes for titular heroine
A new trailer for the upcoming Nintendo Switch title Princess Peach: Showtime! dropped today, showcasing multiple costumes for the Mushroom Kingdom Princess to use while conquering the stage. The game launches March 22.
Radeon RX 7700S performance debut: Framework Laptop 16 review
Detachable Radeon discrete graphics. The name may be generic, but the design is anything but. The environmentally-friendly Laptop 16 takes everything great about the Laptop 13.5 and bumps it up a notch with even more upgradeable and customizable components including a removable Radeon RDNA 3 GPU.
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS | AMD Radeon RX 7700S | 16.00" | 2.4 kg
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS | AMD Radeon RX 7700S | 16.00" | 2.4 kg
DeckHD: 1200p Steam Deck screen upgrade now available for purchase
Steam Deck owners can now upgrade their screen to a 1200p IPS panel. It has a peak brightness of 400 nits and is more colour-accurate than the original. You
Nvidia's DLSS 3 was the biggest loser of CES 2024
CheckMag NVIDIA showed off a lot at their CES keynote back on the 8th of January. They showed off their Super series of GPUs. They showed off their renewed belief in saying "AI" a lot to boost their stock market performance. But they also ...
Deal | LG UltraGear 34GP83A-B WQHD 144 Hz curved gaming monitor gets 27% discount on Amazon
With a list price of $749.99, the 34-inch LG UltraGear 34GP83A-B curved gaming monitor currently goes for $546.99 on Amazon thanks to a generous 27% discount. Although it arrived in 2020, it remains relevant thanks to the 144 Hz r...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Preorders receive Remake Intergrade for free
Sony is offering a bonus to those who preorder Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, namely the full version of Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade for the PlayStation 5. The Digital Deluxe Edition is also being offered as a value double pac...
Deal | Dell G16 gaming laptop with Core i7-13650HX and 240Hz QHD display gets $550 discount
An interesting RTX 4050 configuration of the current G16 7630 has been put on sale at Dell's official online store. Thanks to an additional 10% coupon, it becomes a mentionable budget option for gamers with less than $1,000 to spe...
Linux Gaming: Valve could warn against using Ubuntu's Snap version of Steam
In the future, Valve may display a warning when using the unofficial Snap version of Steam on Ubuntu Linux. A flood of bug reports to Valve may make this move necessary.
Nintendo Switch 2 Pro model with 12 GB RAM and 12 SMs hinted at in flawed Switch 2 specs leak
More supposed Nintendo Switch 2 specs and performance details have surfaced, although as ever they remain unconfirmed until the Big N says different. While specifications for a base Switch 2 model seem somewhat uninspiring, there ...
Palworld is the weekend's most played game and breaks into Steam's all-time top 5
With a peak value of 1,291,967 concurrent players so far, Palworld got the leading position on Steam for this weekend, ahead of Counter-Strike 2's 1,008,813. However, there are still four places left to conquer in the all-time ran...
Nintendo Switch 2: Game development in full swing, speculation about cross-gen productions
As far as the release of a Switch successor is concerned, Nintendo has remained largely silent to date. Nevertheless, it considered to be a certainty that a new console is in the works. Another clear indication of this is a recent...
Please! When will Pokemon Go die?
CheckMag A franchise whose opening marketing statement was “Gotta Catch Em All”, yet introduces new Pokemon characters every 3 years. How feasible is it to actually collect every single one? A game that spawned zombies on street corners fr...
RedMagic Shadow Blade Gamepad 2.0 goes international
RedMagic has just released its latest mobile gaming controller to regions such as North America. The Shadow Blade Gamepad 2.0 is rated to fit "all types" of smartphones, its maker's new 9 Pro flagship included, and stands out in i...
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle looks like it could be the future of the franchise
CheckMag The first proper Indiana Jones game in 15 years is set to release in 2024. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has heavyweights Bethesda and Machine Games behind it. Having successfully relaunched the Wolfenstein series to critical...
Dubious rumour says Ghost of Tsushima, Demon's Souls, God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us Part II, and Gran Turismo 7 will get PC launches in 2024
An alleged Nixxes employee has revealed the company's PC roadmap for 2024. It plans to bring a plethora of PlayStation exclusives to the platform, even older games like Infamous: Second Son.
Anbernic RG566 gaming handheld launching soon as specifications and photos leak online
Various details about a new Anbernic gaming handheld have leaked online. Not only has the device's retail name, Anbernic RG566, surfaced online, but so have various specifications and hands-on pictures that point towards it being ...
Palworld hits 1 million sales in just 8 hours
Pocketpair's latest creation, the crafting and survival title Palworld, launched with a bang, breaking the one million sales threshold in just eight hours. This open-world game is available on Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X ...
Machine Games subtly teases new Quake game
Machine Games is reportedly working on an upcoming Quake game, internally referred to as Quake 6. It is not immediately clear if it is a new entry to the franchise or a remaster.
Exynos 2400 trades blows with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy in gaming performance
A YouTuber compared the Galaxy S24+ (Exynos 2400) and Galaxy S24 Ultra's (Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy) gaming performance. Both phones performed identically, with the Snapdragon faring better at Call of Duty: Mobile and the Exyn...
Ubisoft share price in free fall: Gamers "no longer need to own games"
Ubisoft's share price experienced a dramatic slump recently. Controversial statements made by Philippe Tremblay, who heads Ubisoft's gaming subscription service, are considered to have been a possible cause.
ASRock Phantom Gaming PG27QFW2A arrives as new 27-inch gaming monitor with 1440p and 400 Hz capabilities
ASRock has revealed the Phantom Gaming PG27QFW2A, an upcoming gaming monitor built around a 27-inch IPS panel. While many gaming monitors of the same panel size already exist, few combine the resolution and refresh rate of the Pha...
ASRock Phantom Gaming PGO27QFS2A debuts with 1440p and 240 Hz OLED panel
The ASRock Phantom Gaming PGO27QFS2A is a forthcoming OLED gaming monitor that will operate natively at 1440p and 240 Hz. ASRock has confirmed several other details too, including VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black certification and H...
ASRock Phantom Gaming PGO270W2A teased as a new gaming monitor with a modern 360 Hz OLED panel
ASRock has previewed the Phantom Gaming PGO270W2A, a 27-inch gaming monitor. Built around what could be a Samsung Display QD-OLED panel like the Dell Alienware AW2725DF, MSI MAG 271QPX, and MSI MPG 271QRX, the ASRock Phantom Gamin...
ASRock Phantom Gaming PGO34QRT2A previewed as new curved OLED gaming monitor with 1440p resolution and 240 Hz refresh rate
The PGO34QRT2A is another ASRock gaming monitor that sits within its Phantom Gaming brand. Sporting a 1440p and 240 Hz OLED panel, the ASRock Phantom Gaming PGO34QRT2A is also VESA DisplayHDR 400 True Black certified, has three vi...
ASRock Phantom Gaming PG27FFX2A to launch as first gaming monitor with 520 Hz IPS panel
The PG27FFX2A is one of several upcoming 27-inch gaming monitors that ASRock intends to sell under with Phantom Gaming branding. However, it is the only one that delivers a 520 Hz refresh rate across its 1080p IPS panel. Other hig...
ONEXPLAYER X1: Global pricing and release date confirmed for powerful new gaming handheld
One-Netbook has confirmed full global pricing and availability for the ONEXPLAYER X1. Launching in under a week's time, the ONEXPLAYER X1 will combine modern Intel Meteor Lake processors and Arc iGPUs with a 65 Wh battery and a 10...
Acer Nitro V 15 ANV15-51 review: Budget gaming laptop with RTX 4050
Affordable gaming laptop. The Nitro V 15 is aimed at gamers looking for a powerful laptop in the €1,000 (US$1,085) price bracket. Read our review to find out whether the configuration with a GeForce RTX 4050 can keep pace with the competition.
Intel Core i5-13420H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 15.60" | 2.1 kg
Intel Core i5-13420H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop GPU | 15.60" | 2.1 kg
MIG Switch: Flashcard for Nintendo Switch is now available for pre-order, first review proves functionality on current Switch and firmware
The MIG Switch, the first flash card for the Nintendo Switch, is now available for pre-order. The functionality of the card is already described in detail in an extensive video - according to that, the system works quite smoothly ...
MSI Claw A1M: 4 epic features that turn the latest gaming handheld into a Steam Deck killer
CheckMag The Intel Core Ultra 7 CPU and its Arc iGPU in the MSI Claw A1M are set to break AMD's apparent monopoly on gaming handhelds, but hall-effect joysticks and a Thunderbolt 4 port are also strengths that cannot be ignored with this p...
MSI MPG 272QPX: New 27-inch gaming monitor debuts with 1,152 Mini LED backlight zones and 500 Hz refresh rate
The MSI MPG 272QPX is one of the first monitors that combines 1440p and 500 Hz visuals with 1,152 Mini LED backlights across a 27-inch display. Based around an IPS panel that also delivers 0.5 ms GtG response times, the MSI MPG 27...
ViewSonic VX2758-4K-PRO-2 debuts as affordable new 4K gaming monitor with four video inputs
ViewSonic has launched the VX2758-4K-PRO-2, a 27-inch gaming monitor reliant on a Fast IPS panel that delivers 1 ms GtG response times. The ViewSonic VX2758-4K-PRO-2 has started life in China, where it retails for under ~$250 at c...
Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld review: Good idea, not quite perfectly executed
Detachable: The Lenovo Legion Go is a different kind of detachable. Instead of removing the keyboard, on this device, you simply take off both of its controllers—turning the gaming handheld into a tablet. Its FPS mode is particularly interesting, which transforms the controllers into a mouse and keyboard. Unfortunately, not everything ran smoothly in our test.
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme | AMD Radeon 780M | 8.80" | 845 g
AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme | AMD Radeon 780M | 8.80" | 845 g
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