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Sony will soon launch the world's most powerful games console, the PlayStation 5 Pro. Following recent rumors that the PS5 Pro might not be released in time for Christmas 2024, an insider provides further details on the console's launch period.

@StreamerBans on X/Twitter reported Donald Trump's Twitch account getting unbanned earlier today. The account was banned in January 2021, following Trump's supporters' raid on the Capitol Building in DC. Twitch stated that there is value in hearing from Presidential nominees directly, when possible. In the meanwhile, Twitch will continue to enforce its community guidelines.

Redmi has finally unleashed the top-end, or Extreme, variant of its flagship K70-series Android smartphones. It comes with an up-to-4,000 nit 1.5K AMOLED screen touted to maintain 144fps gaming. The Dimensity 9300 Plus-powered "Performance Demon" also has a Supreme Champion Edition with custom Lamborghini styling and 24GB of RAM.

Best Buy currently has the 2023 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 in open-box fair/good/excellent condition on sale for lucrative prices. For instance, the “Open Box Fair” ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 with an RTX 4060 laptop GPU and a Core i7-13620H can now be had for less than $800

Epic Games has now confirmed which game in its vast library is next in line for its free game giveaway treatment. Incidentally, a reliable leaker beat to the storefront to revealing which Metroidvania-inspired game will be discounted to $0.00 from its $29.99 retail price.

Epic Games' latest game giveaway is now live. While recent giveaways have focused on providing one free game, this week's giveaway extends to two titles with a $44.98 face value.

Paramount+ has canceled the series of the popular Halo franchise after the second season, but fans can still hope for a sequel.

Three games will be leaving the Xbox Game Pass on July 31. Until then, subscribers still have the chance to buy the respective games at a 20 percent discount with Microsoft's member discount.

The Nintendo Joy-Con charging stand could have arrived sooner, but better late than never, right? The charger also works for Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) controllers.

The 32GS95UE is LG's first ever UltraGear monitor to combine 1080p/480Hz and 4K/240Hz modes in the same OLED display. Now, it is on sale for the first time for the brand's Black Friday in July 2024 event. It makes the device's potentially impressive gaming specs (AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and NVIDIA G-SYNC support included) available for less than $1,200 right now.

While the price point is enticing for the CPU and GPU combo, HP is not including any other outstanding features with this configuration, as the 16.1-inch IPS display is limited to 1080p and 300 nits, plus there is no Thunderbolt 4 connector.

According to a well-known leaker, Microsoft is planning to add two other games to Game Pass in addition to those already announced for the second half of July - including a hyped indie title and an AAA game that Game Pass subscribers are eagerly awaiting.

Available since July 10, 2022, Nobara Linux is a Fedora-based distro aimed at gamers and content creators. Yesterday, version 40 arrived with a completely remade updater, KDE 6.1.1, Gnome 46, as well as the Nvidia 555 drivers and much more. Five versions are available for download, including two made to look and feel like the Steam Deck.

UTM SE is a free PC emulator now available in the App Store for the Apple iPhone as well as for the iPad and Vision Pro. The emulator not only supports numerous Windows versions, but also systems based on PowerPC and RISC-V.

Although only three new games will be added to the Xbox Game Pass by the end of the month, all of them are new releases that will be available in Microsoft's gaming subscription from the day of release.

For all those eagerly awaiting the latest installment of The Sims series, there is sad news: Leaked documents indicate that development of the game has been discontinued.

Those wanting to repair their gaming console or gaming handheld can now order repair kits from iFixit that have been specially put together for such devices. These kits are much cheaper than the Pro Tech Toolkit, which also contains tools that are not required for consoles.

Microsoft's latest giveaway will let one lucky winner get a Wolverine and Deadpool themed Xbox Series X console. The company is also giving away two controllers and a console stand as a part of the promotion.

Similar to its Fire TV Stick + Luna Controller game streaming bundle, Amazon is now selling a Fire TV Stick 4K and Xbox Controller bundle for those who wish to get on the Xbox game streaming service. Although, availability seems to be limited to select regions.

Corsair's new TC500 LUXE gaming chair has a premium price tag — $499.99. It's available in 3 colors: Shadow (dark gray), Frost (off-white), and Sherwood (dark green), and Corsair is claiming that it's the best chair they have ever made. The TC500 LUXE has a non-traditional, flatter, wider seat design for comfort, and features four-way adjustable lumbar support, Omni-flex armrests and a 120 kg weight capacity.

Beats by Dre has teamed up with Minecraft to launch special edition Solo 4 headphones on July 18. Priced at $199, they have the same specs as the standard Solo 4 - Bluetooth, USB-C, 3.5mm jack, 50-hour battery life, a 40mm audio driver and personalized Spatial Audio. The special edition Solo 4s will be available at Apple and Target.

Unleashed earlier today, Nvidia's video driver package with version number 560.70 comes with day-one optimizations for the following DLSS 3 games: Stormgate, Dungeonborne, and Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn. This new piece of code also includes support for no less than 14 G-Sync Compatible displays.

The Asus TUF Gaming A16 features the RTX 4060-tier Radeon RX7700S and an eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 CPU, and comes in at a whopping $679.99 while the deal lasts, making it a stellar option for budget-conscious laptop gamers. The TUF Gaming A16 impressed in our review with a MUX switch, high refresh FreeSync display, and upgradeable RAM and storage.

CheckMag Nvidia’s MXM modules may have let the users upgrade their laptop’s graphics cards up until Ampere days, but only mating those upgraded graphics cards to an upgraded socketed mobile CPU would truly make such a laptop a force to be reckoned with. Eurocom was the only company to give the consumer that option, sadly. And then one day, laptops that supported this got discontinued.

Multiple leaks have provided details into the upcoming video game — EA Sports FC 25. The leaks provided details on launch date, cover photo, logo, and information on when the game will be available for pre-order.

The long-awaited fourth installment in the BioShock series has been in development for years. First impressions of the game are still a long time coming. However, a screenshot has now emerged that allows us to make some assumptions.

Anbernic has decided to offer yet another compact gaming handheld. Arriving shortly after the RG Cube, the RG40XX H starts at just $69.99 and should be powerful enough to emulate most retro game consoles up to the PlayStation Portable.

The Steam Fighting Games Fest has officially started, offering as much as 90% off stalwarts like Soul Calibur VI, Mortal Kombat 1, Injustice 2, and Guilty Gear Strive, along with excellent discounts on a few underrated indie fighting games.

Pricing and availability details for the Hyperkin's modernized version of the Xbox Controller S have been revealed. The controller is the third in a trio of Xbox controllers modernized by Hyperkin.

Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner, but Walmart has already brought the Nintendo Switch Lite down to $159. That is a generous $40.99 discount from what the gaming console usually sells for.

As part of a hacker attack, over a terabyte of information was stolen from Disney servers - possibly including sensitive data on Marvel projects.

The Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop with a 16-inch QHD+ display running at 240 Hz and an RTX 4070 dGPU is now going for only $1,299.99 at Best Buy. With a 4.5/5 user rating and an excellent 90% review rating from us, the Alienware is a capable mid-ranger that is bound to make many gamers happy.

Xiaomi is offering a powerful gaming notebook, the Redmi G Pro 2024, that comes with a dedicated GPU and an Intel Core i7 processor. A screen with a high resolution, high refresh rate and decent brightness is installed.

Seasonic's official PSU wattage calculator page was updated with Nvidia's upcoming GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs and their respective wattage. The all new 50-series cards will consume fairly more power than their predecessors. An October launch is expected, with the RTX 5080 and 5090 being the first ones to be unveiled.

The PlayStation 2 emulator PCSX2 has been updated to version 2.0, and it brings some major improvements to the table. Among all the changes are big picture mode, better performance, and wider compatibility.

Nintendo Switch was released nearly 2,700 days ago, and it has now become one of Nintendo's longest-running video game consoles without a successor. This made the gaming handheld surpass NES, which was in the market for 2,686 days without being replaced by a new generation console.

JSAUX has put a number of its accessories on sale for Prime Day 2024. Some, like the 6-in-1 USB dock that can also house an M.2 SSD, are specifically intended for the Steam Deck, whereas others can work with other handheld consoles such as the MSI Claw, ROG Ally and Legion Go.

The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS-powered version of the latest Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 has become pretty affordable as the RTX 4060 gaming laptop is approaching the $1,000 threshold thanks to a significant price cut at Best Buy.

The Epic Games Store has now revealed its next weekly game giveaways. However, a renowned leaker once again beat the storefront by announcing its plans ahead of schedule.

Analogue Pocket was first announced in October 2019 and was later released in December 2021. After launch, the gaming handheld that can play Game Boy games got multiple limited-edition variants, and now, it's getting another limited-edition aluminum version. But this refresh is a pricey one, costing $499.99.

The Samsung Odyssey G8 curved screen gaming monitor is enjoying a hefty $350 discount on Amazon. While it's a late 2022 model, the OLED screen, paired with the gaming-focused features, makes it a good purchase at $849.99.

Sales figures for the Xbox Series X/S are declining and are well below the sales figures achieved by Sony with the PlayStation 5. The well-known gaming insider Tom Warren suspects that Microsoft could soon stop marketing Xbox consoles in Europe altogether. Update: According to Microsoft Insider Jez Corden, the rumors are not true

You can now play one of 2024's most hated games without having to pay for it — all thanks to Amazon Prime Gaming's free game giveaway. Rise of the Tomb Raider and Chivalry 2 are also free for Prime Video subscribers. The games will only be available for 48 hours on Prime Day.

YouTuber Naga previously tested a modded Nintendo Switch with 8 GB of RAM, overclocked CPU, and Ubuntu with PC games. The gaming handheld performed well and was able to turn many titles at steady frames. Now, Naga has decided to push this modded console to its limit by running more demanding games than before.

The Neo9S Pro Plus (or Pro+) is now official as iQOO's latest smartphone with Qualcomm's top-end Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. It drives a 144Hz AMOLED display equipped with a cutting-edge 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The new series flagship also boasts a custom 50MP main rear camera and the latest version of the brand's exclusive two-tone vegan leather backing.

Epic Games has updated its free game of the week giveaway with Floppy Knights. Available to download for free until next Thursday, the game should be playable on pretty much any Mac or Windows machine released in the last decade.

Apple Arcade subscribers will soon be able to play a new Temple Run title, a BAFTA award-winning game, and a spatial version of Castle Crumble.