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Donkey Kong Bananza is full of fast-paced exploring and destructiveness. Sadly, the furious action is causing motion sickness with some players. With the auto-adjusting camera system likely to blame, some settings can minimize dizziness and nausea.

Looks like a new Ghost Recon game is in fact being developed at Ubisoft. It was rumored as of last month but company CEO and CFO seemed to have confirmed its existence during a shareholder meeting.

Sony and Rockstar seem to have a marketing deal in place that is enabling collaboration of engineers on both sides. This is said to culminate in 60 FPS support for GTA 6 on the PS5 Pro.

Martial-arts action RPG, Bloody Spell, is now 88% off and under $3 on Steam. The game is characterized by fast, combo-driven combat and a lot of replayability, but polarizes with rough translation and some questionable art style choices.

The Oppo K13 Turbo lineup has officially launched in China. It brings two upper-mid-range phones that feature a built-in cooling fan. Even with an active cooler, the new smartphones have IPX9, IPX8, and IPX6 water-resistance ratings.

GTA fans with a taste for medieval themes and dark humor should take note: Rustler is currently 80% off on Steam, priced at just $5 instead of the usual $25.

You couldn’t ask for a better start: Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition ranks number 1 in two SteamDB categories and currently holds the top spot among Steam’s bestsellers. For a limited time, players can still purchase the RTS with a 10% launch discount.

A YouTuber modified an RTX 5090 laptop to bypass Nvidia's 175 Watt power limit. With 250 Watts of power available, it offered up to a 41% performance increase in synthetic benchmarks.

A Monster Hunter set has been created using various LEGO products. And the result is so surprising that some people are calling for a collaboration between the two licenses.

Assassin’s Creed is a popular gaming franchise. One of its acclaimed entries, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, is currently available at 80% off for a limited time.

MSI has now brought its next Claw gaming handheld to more markets after releasing the device in parts of Southeast Asia earlier this month. Now available to pre-order in Europe, the MSI Claw A8 costs slightly less than the existing Claw 8 AI+ but with AMD's new Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU and a more versatile M.2 2280 SSD.

In anticipation of the release of GTA VI, a mod will enable you to rediscover GTA IV and Liberty City from a different angle, with improved graphics.

The remake of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater, termed the "Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater", is officially landing in August on PCs and consoles. However, the game's storage space requirement has stirred controversy, as some fans contend that 100 GB of space is too much for a PS2 game's remake.

Noted leaker Kepler_L2 has shed some light on AMD's upcoming RDNA 5/UDNA GPUs. Specs-wise, the flagship model will be identical to the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, with lower-end SKUs mirroring the 9070 XT and 9060 XT.

That One Otter Game launched on Steam as a free game on July 15, 2025. Shortly after the release, the title made its way to Steam's trending chart with a "Mostly Positive" player rating that's based on over 120 reviews.

The developer has yet to get their hands on even a single Switch 2 developer kit, citing shortages and a large backlog which requesting assistance from anyone who can help them procure one.

58% of Ubisoft's PC revenue in the fiscal year 2024 came from digital microtransactions, which it states are 'always optional'.

The title is expected to be showcased to content creators before its public unveil on the 31st of July, later this month.

Many Steam games are no longer available at the request of payment providers. Ana Valens, formerly of Vice, believes that activist groups have too much influence over payment processors and Valve's marketplace. The writer who labels the censorship as unjustified now finds herself out of work.

The update to Mario Kart World, while welcomed by fans, was relatively unexpected given Nintendo's increasing focus on ensuring a successful launch for its Nintendo Switch 2 console with a solid content pipeline.

While the creative director Nate Fox admitted that they would like to work on an Infamous title, he also conceded that the studio is currently only focusing on Ghost of Yotei, expected to release later this year.

The Grand Theft Auto franchise has historically run afoul of state regulations in some middle eastern countries who cite its heavy emphasis on alcohol, sexual content and gambling to be key factors.

The performance deltas between RTX 5070 laptops are thankfully quite small even when comparing the small Razer Blade 14 to the larger Asus ProArt P16.

The Switch 2 specs include an internal microphone, which may seem like a convenience. On the other hand, the Portal 2 Switch version offers no option to turn off voice chat. Despite the console's native backward compatibility, some games require updates to solve issues.

A Reddit user creatively powered their ASUS ROG Ally X with a 48V eBike battery, enabling up to 24 hours of gameplay using a custom voltage step-down adapter. The DIY project sparked praise, curiosity, and safety concerns, showcasing just how far users will go to push the limits of their tech.

The Lenovo LOQ 15 15IRX10 gaming laptop is now on sale at a sizeable discount of close to $400. The laptop is the latest iteration of Lenovo's premier budget gaming laptop series and packs a good combination of an RTX 5050 GPU and a Core i5-13450HX CPU.

Epic Games Store Summer Sale 2025 is now live, and this limited-time game discount event has made many well-rated titles drop to their all-time lows. Some have even dropped below the $5 mark.

The Ayaneo Pocket S2 held up impressively through a 100-hour stress test, delivering stable performance, strong emulation across PSP, PS2, Switch, and even Windows titles, with excellent thermals and build durability. While not a major leap in raw power, its biggest strengths lie in improved compatibility, refined controls, and long-lasting battery life.

The Anbernic RG477M and KT Pocket KT-R1S are two new compact retro gaming handhelds that should be launching soon with similar designs. While both will also feature a metal design, Anbernic is rumoured to have created the RG477M to directly target the upcoming KT Pocket KT-R1S with no accompanying RG477H either.

Black Stigma is a new free-to-play hero shooter now in Steam Early Access, featuring ranged and melee combat across various modes and maps. It’s earned nearly 400 "Mostly Positive" player reviews at launch.

A new batch of free games has been spotted on Steam by X users @SteamGamesPC. Most of these newly released freebies became available in early July 2025, and quite a number of them have good ratings by players who have already tried them.

A Japanese company conducting market research polled 180,000 gamers in the country. The results show which titles younger buyers are flocking to. Several Square Enix games, including Final Fantasy releases, are struggling to find new audiences.

One-Netbook has finally confirmed full specifications and launch pricing for its innovative hybrid gaming handheld. Launching early next week as one of the first options powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, the OneXSugar Sugar 1 also features two OLED displays and a 16 GB of RAM too.

Workers should feel more secure in their Nintendo jobs than with positions at Xbox Game Studios. Statistics confirm that Nintendo's employee turnover rate is well below industry averages. Analysts believe that the company's rigid control over the development of Switch 2 games leads to the stability.

Cyberpunk 2077 has made its way to macOS. To see how well it actually runs, YouTuber Andrew Tsai put four different Macs to the test, from the fanless M1 Air to the GPU-heavy M3 Max. The results range from surprisingly smooth to barely playable, depending on which chip you’ve got.

The K13 Turbo and Turbo Pro are slated to launch as the world's first Oppo smartphones with an active fan. The latter is now said to have a feature not often seen in handsets with its type of active cooling technology. It might also have some other advantages on the high-performance Android market.

An emulator allows you to play video games even on systems with a rather unusual processor architecture, namely RISC-V. It's even possible to use Steam, which at least potentially provides access to numerous games.

If you’re looking for a fun game to dive into now and then, FTL: Faster Than Light might be worth checking out. This sci-fi roguelite is highly rated and currently available on Steam for just $3 thanks to a 70% discount.

While new games are added every week, three titles will be removed from Xbox Game Pass at the end of July. If you haven’t tried them yet, there is still time to jump in – and you might even benefit from Microsoft’s member discount.

EA will reportedly reveal Battlefield 6 in late July with a multi-day event, as hinted by a content creators' now-deleted tweet regarding a promotional package with the game branding.

A dark Pinocchio-inspired action RPG, Lies of P, hits its lowest price at 50% off on Steam through July 25. The soulslike title has sold 3+ million copies and earned a lot acclaim for its gameplay style.

The game collection page on Humble Bundle has been refreshed, and with this update, the storefront has added a new games bundle. Called Indie Roulette, it has 10 titles that are worth $166 and are playable on the Steam Deck. They can be scored for as low as $12.

With gaming laptops, performance sometimes comes at the expense of portability. The slender Intel Core Ultra 9-powered Alienware x16 R2 breaks that mold with stable, high-refresh rate gaming. At a $1,800 sale price, the 16-inch Alienware laptop features a discrete RTX 4080 graphics card.

The Donkey Kong Bananza and Mario Kart World credits have some curious similarities. Two voice actors who appear in the 3D platformer also participate in the kart racing Switch 2 game. Now, some gamers expect the characters to become part of Mario Kart World DLC.

The next generation PlayStation console is expected to arrive in 2027 but leaks and rumors have been popping up for a while now. The latest is that the PS6 could come with 24 GB of RAM to enable machine learning and improved ray tracing.

Currently, only Cyberpunk 2077 mods allow for any type of gambling. That may change after suspicious billboards arrived with a recent patch. The Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.3 added advertisements for casinos visible when cruising around Night City.

Following a successful launch in Asia, Razer’s official Pokémon gear is now available in Europe, the U.S., and other regions, attracting fans of the franchise who want to incorporate the iconic aesthetic into their gaming setups.