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Early Black Friday deals have already slashed some gaming laptops to eye-catching prices. This time, it’s time for the Gigabyte G5 KF. The variant equipped with Intel Core i5-12500H and Nvidia RTX 4060 is currently enjoying a 32% discount, reducing its price from US$1099 to US$749.99.

AYANEO is now selling the SLIDE, a 6-inch gaming handheld powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7840U APU. Available with up to 64 GB of RAM and a 4 TB SSD, the AYANEO SLIDE has plenty of tricks up its sleeve, including a hidden five-row keyboard.

Sony and Naughty Dog have officially announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered for PS5. It will be available for PlayStation 5 on the upcoming January 19 with a brand-new "rougelike" game mode. PS4 owners who already own the game can upgrade to the sequel by paying an additional US$10.

The coveted 16-inch version of the 2023 Legion Slim 5 has now hit its lowest price point yet as a well-known electronics retailer grants a big 33% discount on the wallet-friendly RTX 4060 configuration of Lenovo's sleek gaming laptop.

CheckMag November 2023's top 5 Android games deliver a mix of horror, strategy, and adventure, each game standing out with its unique narrative and immersive gameplay. Perfect for gamers seeking new worlds to conquer and stories to experience.

Minixpc has showcased the TerransForce Handle 5, a new AMD Ryzen 7 7840U-powered gaming handheld. To be available from around US$650, the TerransForce Handle 5 also features a 120 Hz display, PCIe 4.0 storage, LPDDR5 RAM and a 50 Wh battery, among other hardware.

A new, alternative casing for the ROG Ally promises better cooling. According to the manufacturer, this is reflected in higher performance, as the APU reportedly requires less throttling.

ZOTAC has started its Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2023 event with deals on cards based on more or less up-to-date NVIDIA graphics. They include an RTX 4070 Ti AMP AIRO with a Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse customization kit, not to mention a 12GB Twin Edge based on the RTX 3060 for under US$270.

Thermaltake has announced its "early Black Friday and Cyber Monday extravaganza" with discounts of up to 40% off some of its pre-built Liquid Cooling Gaming System (LCGS) PCs, even one with the latest Intel 14th-gen platforms. The brand has also put a selection of its cases, cooling solutions and PSUs up for sale.

This TUF A15 version also packs 16 GB of DDR5-4800 RAM and a 512 GB PCie 4.0 SSD, as well as a 15.6-inch display with 1080p resolution and 144 Hz refresh rate. At this price point, it is among the few models to include a USB4 connector.

Valve has now started selling the Steam Deck OLED, an updated Steam Deck that is more than just a display upgrade. To coincide with the new gaming handheld's release, SteamOS has received no fewer than four new builds, as well as an extensive new Client update.

While the latest app update comes with Xbox Game Syncing alongside other improvements, GeForce Now subscribers can also get a Guild Wars 2: Heroic Edition freebie. On top of these, every six-month Ultimate membership also includes three months of PC Game Pass, currently priced at US$30.

Viewsonic has launched the LX700-4K, a new projector designed for Xbox. The gadget has a laser light source delivering up to 3,500 ANSI lumens brightness and a maximum recommended image size of 300-in (~762 cm). Gaming features include a 240Hz refresh rate, a 4.2ms input lag and HDMI 2.0b/HDCP 2.2 ports.

CheckMag Most gaming laptops have extravagant and eye-catching designs, something that isn't necessarily welcome in the workplace. If you want one single laptop for gaming and taking to the office, the 16-inch Lenovo Legion Pro 5 might just fit the bill thanks to its discreet looks and powerful components.

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TrendForce's research on the third-party SSD space has found that Kingston was its #1 brand in 2022. The company had weathered the supply storm of 2021 to remain a market leader. It attributes its success to the ability to offer both cost-effective and high-end drives for both gaming and non-gaming use-cases, and to the continuing demand for PCIe 4.0 NVMe.

Analogue has revealed Classic Limited Edition, a new set of colour options for the Analogue Pocket. Available to order later this week, the Classic Limited Edition run comes in eight colour options with nods to classic game consoles.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 SUPER cards are expected to be announced at CES 2024 with a Q1 launch. The boards which could include the RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 4070 SUPER reportedly pack improved performance and better pricing than vanilla Ada offerings. Moore’s Law Is Dead has added to the past leaks by revealing a bunch of new details of all three GPUs.

An apparent leak of the Black Friday 2023 deals coming to the Epic Games Store has thrown up some mighty games with mighty discounts. It seems Final Fantasy fans will be able to get Intergrade for half price while there is a huge Witcher-related discount incoming. In addition, some gamers in certain countries might even be able to use a coupon for further discounts in the Epic Games Black Friday sale.

Nvidia's board partners are reportedly placing orders for the RTX 4070 Ti Super and RTX 4080 Super GPUs releasing in early 2024. In order to ensure sufficient supplies for all AIB partners, Nvidia is apparently enforcing a temporary inventory cutoff for the non-Super cards.

X user @emuonpsp dug into the PlayStation Portal's innards and found it to be a glorified Android tablet. It runs a Snapdragon 6xx series from Qualcomm and Android 13.

Although the new driver package only comes with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III full support alongside optimizations for the beta update of Starfield's Steam, the latest GeForce Experience update brings support for GeForce RTX 40 series laptops as well no less than 50 optimal settings presets.

CheckMag The gaming handheld space has gotten pretty exciting lately, and there's no better time to get in on the excitement than now. But with quite a few good options available for the casual mobile gamer, making a choice on which one to buy may not be an easy decision.

The Lenovo Legion Pro 5i Gen 8 (Intel) with an RTX 4070 GPU and a Core i9-13900HX CPU has been priced down by a massive 30% at B&H Photo. The laptop features an expansive 16-inch panel with a quick 240 Hz refresh rate which the notebook can take full advantage of thanks to the powerful CPU and GPU combo.

Larian has confirmed that Baldur's Gate 3 will be playable on Xbox consoles in December 2023. It will announce the exact date at The Game Awards on December 7.

The 8BitDo Ultimate wireless controller is 20% off on Amazon, reaching its all-time lowest price — as long as you get the black one. The controller includes a charging dock, and is compatible with everything from Windows and Android to Raspberry Pi, Steam Deck, and Apple devices.

Nvidia has announced its latest holiday season giveaway. Eight lucky winners can walk away with top-of-the-line RTX 40 series graphics cards or an MSI Stealth 17 Studio.

RedMagic boasts that it will unveil the ultimate candy-bar smartphone later in November 2023, thanks to its new, camera hump-free design. Now, the brand has previewed this new chassis in terms of its color options. 9 Pro-series smartphones will blend their brand's hallmark active RGB accents and transparent esthetics with their new minimalist builds.

Kopite7kimi and RedGamingTech have shed some light on Nvidia's upcoming GeForce RTX 5000 "Blackwell" gaming cards. The previously rumoured 512-bit bus has been readjusted to 384 bits. Similarly, the top-spec GeForce RTX 4070 could use 32 Gbps GDDR7 memory modules.

The Xiaomi-linked mobile gaming brand Black Shark has released its latest accessories just in time for the 2023 Black Friday/Cyber Monday event. The T9s seem like standard budget AirPod clones in black or white; nevertheless, they do offer up-to-date Bluetooth technology. They have started with a discount: the same as the rest of the OEM's line for the holiday season.

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An entry-level configuration of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2023) has dropped to its lowest-ever price on Best Buy. The laptop features a Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU, an RTX 4050 GPU, 16 GB of expandable DDR5 RAM, and 512 GB of upgradable storage. The notebook is a solid option for folks searching for a manageable 14-inch gaming laptop with mid-range performance.

Thanks to a massive 41% early Black Friday deal, the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NA has dropped by US$900 on Amazon. While Samsung released this monitor in 2021, it was ahead of its time with Quantum HDR2000, 1000R curvature, 240Hz refresh rate, and lightning-fast response times.

A new leak says that AMD is working on two new CPUs with 3D V-cache, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D and the Ryzen 7 7700X3D. Both feature 96 MB of L3 cache and are underclocked versions of their better-specced siblings.

One-Netbook has revealed more details about the ONEXGPU, its alternative to the GPD G1 eGPU. Based around the AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT like its GPD counterpart, the One-Netbook ONEXGPU adds an Ethernet connection, an additional video output and has a built-in M.2 2280 slot for PCIe SSDs.

CheckMag As November approaches, we look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday, the most unique sale of the year. Restful holidays wouldn't be complete without moments of relaxation. Below are the top five PlayStation 5 games that offer great family entertainment.

Microsoft has unveiled the world's first official Xbox controller made from chocolate, making it completely edible. In keeping with the new Wonka film, there is also an Xbox Series X in a chocolate design and a controller in burgundy. These products will be raffled off and thus cannot be purchased.

RedMagic has set the date on which its next-gen flagship Android smartphones will be unleashed. They are backed to improve on their 8 Pro and Pro Plus forebears with an even more premium SoC and all-round performance that should go beyond even their brand's hallmark gamer appeal. They may also rock some of the Android market's best-developed camera-under-panel displays and active cooling technology.

According to a reliable leaker, Microsoft plans to bring a huge discount to the Xbox Series X in time for Black Friday 2023. The deal will bring the console below its previous price and should be running for a week throughout the final days of November. Update: Microsoft now rumoured to have discounted the Series X by even more than previous leak suggested.

Unveiled at the end of May, the Asus ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 4090 extreme video card with a maximum TDP over 450 W has an MSRP of US$3,199, twice as expensive as the reference model. However, Chinese retailers sell it for roughly US$8,200, while most mainstream models carry price tags around US$2,600.

Early Black Friday deals have already started to roll in, and some are too good to be missed. For example, the Gigabyte G5 gaming laptop with Intel Core i7-12650H and NVIDIA RTX 4060 has dropped by US$300 on Best Buy.

AYANEO has announced the Retro Power Bank, an accessory for its gaming handhelds whose design is rooted in Nintendo nostalgia. The AYANEO Retro Power Bank sits within the company's REMAKE series, which also includes the Game Boy-inspired Pocket DMG.

The Intel Core i9-14900HX has shown up on Geekbench, scoring 2,998 and 17,937 in the single and multi-core tests. The laptop in question is from Acer, and it packs 32 GB of RAM and a GeForce RTX 4080.

The Steam Deck OLED improves the gaming handheld not only with a high-quality OLED display, but also with a modernized Ryzen chip, a larger battery and an improved cooling system. A comparison with the original, both in tests and in a teardown, reveals the advantages in detail.

AYANEO has teased the FLIP KB and FLIP DS once again, its pair of clamshell gaming handhelds. Despite being teased in mid-2022, AYANEO has now confirmed that the AYANEO FLIP series will not be ready until sometime during 2024.

AYANEO has outlined launch details for the SLIDE, one of several gaming handhelds that it has been developing this year. Based around the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U, the AYANEO SLIDE offers USB4 connectivity, an M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD, a built-in keyboard and a 6-inch display, among other features.

AYANEO has begun teasing the Pocket DMG, one of several products revealed today. Inspired by the design of the Game Boy, the Pocket DMG also resembles an Analogue Pocket. As such, the AYANEO Pocket DMG has a vertical layout and various buttons for playing retro games.

The U27G3XM is a new gaming monitor by AOC with 576 Mini LED backlight zones that deliver up to 1,200 nits peak brightness when viewing HDR content. The AOC U27G3XM also has a 4K native resolution, a 160 Hz refresh rate and 98% DCI-P3 colour space coverage, among other features.