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Asus is offering a new WiFi 7 router. The new model is said to offer a high data transfer rate and support for mesh networks, which should provide good coverage for larger apartments or houses.

AYANEO has followed up its recent Pocket Micro and Pocket DMG releases with another Pocket series gaming handheld. Building on the Pocket S, the Pocket EVO boasts a 7-inch OLED display, Qualcomm's most powerful gaming handheld chipset and improved cooling, among other features.

As Jez Corden announced in the Xbox Two podcast, the new Xbox will not be a hybrid console, but a standalone device with a separate handheld add-on. The Microsoft insider also predicts that online gaming on the new Xbox will be free.

Epic Games has stepped up its weekly giveaway this week with not one but two games, as well as various free in-game items for Apex Legends. While the storefront only gave away LumbearJack last week, it has now switched to DNF Duel and CYGNI: All Guns Blazing, the latter of which Konami released a few days ago.

Available for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, SteamOS 3.6.9 Beta sports a rather long list of minor changes, including a faster cold boot alongside fixes for several external display-related issues and corrupted sound output. The Machenike G5 Pro and Asus ROG Raikiri Pro join the list of supported hardware. 

Samsung's G85SB 34-inch ultrawide OLED gaming monitor is on sale for 33% off from Samsung and Amazon, bringing the price of the gaming behemoth down to just $799.99. Amazon also sweetens the deal with a $50 gift card for the same price.

The Logitech G Pro has closed in on its all-time low sale price on Amazon as the e-commerce giant is granting a steep discount of more than 50% on the popular wireless gaming mouse.

The Alienware AW3225QF has been discounted by $200 as the 32-inch OLED gaming monitor with G-Sync, 4K resolution, 240Hz refresh rate and striking peak HDR brightness of 1,000 nits returns to its lowest sale price thus far.

The Dell G16 7630 might be one of the more attractive RTX 4070 gaming laptops as the Core i9-equipped configuration of the 16-inch notebook has once again received a notable discount at Dell's online store.

RedMagic has announced that its inaugural gaming laptop is about to go global. The Titan 16 Pro packs Intel Raptor Lake silicon and has NVIDIA RTX graphics in an aluminum unibody. Then again, it already seems there will be discrepancies between this upcoming international version and the one sold in China.

Anbernic has offered up another retro gaming handheld, shortly after releasing the RG40XX H. This time, it has refreshed the K101 Plus, which can play Game Boy Advance cartridges or play ROMs via a K card adapter.

There are three new games for Game Pass subscribers until mid-August - including two remakes for fans of retro games and a new release that will be included in Microsoft's gaming subscription directly on release.

After having dropped to the all-time low price of $901.70 at the end of last month, the 49-inch Samsung Odyssey OLED G93SC curved gaming monitor briefly returned to its list price of $1,599.99. Now, it can be acquired once again for less than $1,000 thanks to a 39% discount, which drives the price down to $981.52.

The AMD Ryzen 5 8600G has received a substantial price cut on Amazon. The Zen 4 APU can now be bought for just $181 on the e-commerce platform.

The 32-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 boasts a 240 Hz refresh rate, 4K resolution, and peak brightness of 1,000 nits thanks to its Mini LED backlight. It also offers support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync for tear-free gaming. Amazon is offering a massive 43% discount on the Odyssey Neo G8, bringing the gaming monitor to its lowest price ever.

A 30% off sale has dropped the price of the Asus ROG Flow X13 by as much as $500, bringing the gaming 2-in-1 down to the same price as many entry-level gaming laptops. The ROG Flow X13 is a convertible gaming laptop powered by the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU and the AMD Ryzen 7940HS. It also sports pen input for digital art and impressed us with solid build quality and reliable gaming performance.

Cooler Master has now officially unveiled the GP57ZS, its take on the Acer Predator Z57 and Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NC. Not only does the Cooler Master GP57ZS offer a DUHD resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate, but it also has 2,304 Mini LED local dimming zones that help deliver up to 1,000 nits peak brightness.

A well-known data miner has found strings in Valve game files that clearly point to a new Half-Life game being made.

PlayStation Plus members can now grab bonus freebies for two Call of Duty games: Warzone and Modern Warfare 3. Players with PS Plus can get the new Combat Pack for both games, offering two weapon blueprints, one weapon charm, one sticker, one large decal, one new skin for the Operator Lockpick, and one emblem.

Nvidia has a new desktop GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card lined up. Instead of an Ampere GPU, it will use an Ada Lovelace-based AD106 chip as found on the mobile RTX 4070. Update: Further information on the RTX 3050 A from Nvidia and MSI

The Intel Core 9 Ultra-powered version of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 is still a fairly expensive OLED gaming notebook, but gamers who have set their sights on this impressive RTX 4080 machine can now benefit from a welcome discount.

Nvidia has announced it is giving away one full-fledged gaming PC. It features a GeForce RTX 4080, a 1,000 Watt power supply, 32 GB of RAM and an Intel Core i7-14700K

CheckMag AMD Radeon products have been fending Nvidia off rather well in recent years, providing better rasterization performance and more VRAM at a lower cost. That’s great for gamers, but what about everyone else? Update: Clarification on the state of ProRender; further information on Nvidia's 3D rendering advantage added

BenQ has unveiled the MOBIUZ EX381U, a new gaming monitor that is said to be built around the same display as last year's ASUS ROG Swift PG38UQ. Not only has BenQ confirmed various hardware specs, but it appears to have outlined an official launch date too.

The new AMD Strix Point processors come with the best-performing iGPUs to date, and it's great for laptops that don't feature a dedicated GPU to keep the price down. In our analysis, we found the Radeon 890M of Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 to be comparably faster than the 8-core Intel Arc iGPU of Meteor Lake, and a recent comparison from TechEpiphany shows how efficient AMD's offering is.

Z-Pocket Game has quietly restocked the ZPG A1 Unicorn, its long-awaited alternative to the Anbernic RG Cube. Based around a MediaTek Helio G99, the ZPG A1 Unicorn runs Android and combines a 4-inch 1:1 display with 6 GB of RAM, 128 GB of storage and a 4,500 mAh battery for $129.

A massive leak for Black Ops 6 reveals the playable maps, the available score streaks and the game modes that can be played in the beta phase.

A voice actor accidentally revealed the codename of Valve's upcoming game, titled Project White Sands. It could be Half-Life 3 or a Half-Life:Alyx sequel, but Reddit speculates it is the former.

Lenovo is currently selling the Legion Pro 7i Gen 9 with a steep discount of more than $1,100 relative to MSRP. Thus, the RTX 4080 gaming laptop is closing in on the $2,000 mark and becomes a viable choice for high-end gamers.

PlayStation is taking pre-orders for a new limited edition DualSense Wireless Controller based on Concord, a new 5v5 shooter game coming to the PlayStation 5 later this month. While reviews of the game are mixed, the controller, on the other hand, is gorgeous.

It appears that Lenovo is hinting at releasing two new gaming handhelds, both under its existing Legion Go brand. While there have been rumours for months that the company would introduce a Legion Go 'Lite', this 7-inch variant could also be joined by an 8-inch model that adds dual fans and a dedicated HDMI port.

According to well-known industry insider Jez Corden, Activision Bilzzard is forming a new team to develop AA titles based on Bilzzard franchises such as Warcraft and Diablo.

The new Gothic trailer includes over four minutes of scenes which, according to THQ Nordic, were recorded directly in the game. You can see battle scenes, iconic enemies and all three camps.

The US Senate has passed the “Kids Online Safety Act” (KOSA) to protect children online. The bill requires large social media, online gaming, and virtual reality sites that act as forums for user-generated content to actively prevent minors under 17 from harm. Safeguards include limits on ads, communications with minors, geolocation, automatic recommendation, and time use.

Nintendo has unveiled its Zelda-themed wireless earbuds in new white and green colors. The earbuds claim to deliver high-quality sound with deep bass and clear treble. Unfortunately, these earbuds are currently exclusive to the UK and Ireland, with no immediate plans for a wider release. Priced at £34.99, the earbuds come with essential accessories, and they feature Zelda's 'Triforce' insignia on the earbuds as well as the game logo on the charging case.

Asus plans to refresh its ROG Flow lineup with AMD's new Strix Halo silicon. The new ROG Flow Z13 will be launched in 2025 with a 110 Watt APU.

The Ayaneo Pocket EVO has been fully detailed by the company. This new Android gaming handheld sports the Snapdragon G3x Gen 2 gaming SoC, a 7-inch OLED screen, an 8600 mAh battery, and a lightweight design. It will be available on Indiegogo on August 8 with a starting early bird price of $389 for the base variant.

Huawei has just launched the MateBook GT 14. While it features top-end specs, it doesn't sport a dedicated graphics card. That's basically where the company's WIKO Hi GT Cube external GPU steps in. It launched alongside Huawei's gaming laptop, and it packs the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT.

Ubisoft has revealed system requirements for Star Wars Outlaws. To play the game at 4K 60 FPS, you'll need a Ryzen 7 5800X3D/Core i7-12700K and a GeForce RTX 4080/Radeon RX 7900 XTX and run the game with an AI upscaler of your choice.

AMD has released the Technical Preview of Fluid Motion Frames 2, which promises noticeably better performance, especially in low-power devices. YouTuber ETA Prime has put it to the test on the Asus ROG Ally X handheld, and the technology offers noticeably better performance in many games.

A recent review tested the performance of AMD's new Ryzen AI 9 365 processor and its Radeon 880M iGPU in Ubuntu 24.04 on Linux kernel 6.10 and Windows 11 and found that the CPU and iGPU combination performed better under Linux in most scenarios. The biggest surprise comes from GPU benchmarks, where Linux often beat Windows by up to 50%.

The alluring top-end configuration of the Alienware x16 R2 also sports a good-looking 240Hz QHD+ panel with 100% DCI-P3. Thanks to a considerable discount of well over $1,000, the RTX 4090 gaming laptop is now on sale for a quite enticing sale price.

AMD's Zen5-based Strix Point APUs have proven to be quite efficient which could prove to be a huge asset if and when the Strix APUs start to appear in handheld game consoles. To see what kind of a handheld performance the Strix APUs could bring, one YouTuber has put the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 through its paces in a bunch of games at just 17 W.

MSI has quietly started selling the MAG 321UP, another 32-inch gaming monitor based on a modern Gen 3 QD-OLED panel produced by Samsung Display. Curiously, the company has equipped the MAG 321UP with a 4K panel that peaks at 165 Hz, not 240 Hz.

Epic Games has only just refreshed its weekly game giveaway. Nonetheless, the company has already revealed its plans for its next freebies, which will be available from August 8.

Epic Games has kicked off August with another free game giveaway. Having offered F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch and in-games for Olympic Go! Paris 2024 last week, the storefront has now moved onto an indie puzzle game that has received 'Very Positive' status from Steam customer reviews.

The RTX 40 GPUs may become harder and pricier to buy in the coming days as Nvidia has seemingly drastically reduced the supply of the Ada Lovelace cards. The supply cut is reportedly triggering a price increase from Nvidia's AIB partners like ASUS.