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Featuring multiplayer skirmishes and castle sieges that bring together up to 100 players, Warlander includes a medieval-inspired setting with supernatural items and abilities, as well as powerful robots. This free-to-play title is now available on Steam, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles scheduled to follow in April.

Nearly six years have passed since Nintendo revealed the Switch. While the console has remained a household favourite since its introduction, Nintendo has done little combat Joy-Con drift, an infamous issue with the device's controller joysticks. Instead, a third-party manufacturer has released an upgrade kit that allows people to upgrade their Joy-Con controllers to Hall Effect joysticks.

Introduced yesterday, version 528.24 of NVIDIA's GeForce Game Ready Driver package provides support for the DLSS 3 updates scheduled to arrive soon in Hitman 3 and Marvel's Midnight Suns. It also comes with pre-release optimizations for other titles with day-1 DLSS support, such as Dead Space, Forspoken, and Deliver Us Mars.

Amazon US and LG have reduced the UltraGear 48GQ900, the latter's flagship OLED gaming monitor. The UltraGear 48GQ900 has a 47.5-inch OLED panel that resolves at 4K, up to 138 Hz and has three HDMI 2.1 ports, among other features.

The Abxylute will be another 7-inch Android gaming handheld. Apparently launching later this quarter for US$200, the Abxylute will look to take on the likes of the Logitech G Cloud as a cloud gaming-first device.

With a TGP range as low as 35 W, the mobile GeForce RTX 4050 may effectively kill the aging mobile GeForce MX series for good. There's very little reason to prefer a discrete GeForce MX when an integrated AMD solution can offer faster performance in a smaller and more efficient package.

The RZ09-03148E02-R3U1 Razer Blade Pro 17 model arrived in 2019 with Intel Core i7-9750H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q inside. Although quite outdated from a gaming perspective, it can still act as a capable desktop replacement and the ongoing 25% Amazon discount makes it an interesting choice.

With more "affordable" configurations that start just north of US$4,000, the Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 upgraded by GreatPriceTech tops at no less than US$8,568. For this price, Amazon customers can get the 64 GB/2 X 8 TB version of this laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080, as well as a mouse and a pad.

The upcoming Dead Space remake will supposedly add another ending, according to data mined from the game's achievements. The game is also said to feature new side quests and will be playable on January 27th across all major platforms.

Launch reviews of the RX 7900 XT/XTX found that the GPUs weren’t performing as well as AMD had advertised. This disparity between the marketed and the measured performance sparked speculation that the Navi 31 GPU might be suffering from bugs. Later rumors suggested that a revised Navi 31 could be in the works. Also called RDNA 3+, reports now claim that the possible RDNA 3 refresh has been canceled.

Microsoft's recent layoffs seems to have impacted 343 Industries — makers of the popular Halo franchise — the most along with studios such as The Coalition and Bethesda. With several former employees voicing their opinion about leadership and the unwarranted need to cull workforce despite good cash flow, Halo fans fear these moves will have an adverse impact on Halo Infinite even while being assuaged officially that the game's development will go as planned.

Bringing together the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS processor and NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15, model GA503QMBS94Q, also sports 16 GB memory and 1 TB internal storage. The Amazon list price of US$1,987.99 is now down by 35%, so those interested can get this gaming laptop for US$1,289.99.

With a list price of US$339.99, the Lenovo Legion Y25-25 is now available on Amazon for US$269. This 24.5-inch FHD gaming monitor sports a 240 Hz refresh rate, 1 ms response time, NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium compatibility, as well as a 99% sRGB color gamut. It also has a hook for headphones and 4 X USB 3.2 ports.

The flashy League of Legends special edition of the popular Logitech G Pro with mechanical switches has gone on sale for its lowest price ever on Amazon, where the wired gaming keyboard can now be ordered for just US$59.

On sale at US$3,199.99 for a limited time on MSI's website (down from US$3,499.99), the MSI Stealth GS77 gaming laptop with Intel Core i9-12900H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is available on Amazon with a 24% discount. While the final price is the same, Amazon's list price of US$4,199.00 is much higher.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is one of the best-selling video games in history, with more than 40 million copies sold. Now "enhanced with numerous visual and technical improvements," the Complete Edition of this title that arrived back in 2015 brings together the base game and its two expansions for 80% off.

Acer now has the Predator Helios 300 PH317-55-59J9 on sale for 28% off. The config on offer rocks a Core i5-11400H, an RTX 3060 laptop GPU, 16 GB of RAM, and 1 TB SSD. Both the RAM and the storage are user-replaceable as the Predator Helios 300 has two SO-DIMM and two M.2 slots. There is also a slot for a 2.5-inch SATA SSD for which Acer provides the required hardware in the box.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 laptop GPU has been compared against the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, highlighting the difference between the two graphics cards. While the GeForce RTX 4090 offers a health performance uplift in most cases, DLSS 3 technology also does plenty of heavy lifting to help NVIDIA's latest flagship laptop GPU.

Google is now allowing people to enable Bluetooth on their Google Stadia Controllers. Unfortunately, there are a few catches, including a time limit for updating your Google Stadia Controllers.

Philips is finally ready to start selling the Evnia 27M2C5500W, one of its first Evnia series gaming monitors. The Evnia 27M2C5500W outputs natively at 2.5K and 240 Hz with 1 ms response times, among other features.

A CD Projekt Red spokesperson has said Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty will be the company's largest expansion to date, suggesting it could eclipse The Witcher 3's Blood and Wine expansion. The expansion does not have a release date, but should ideally be ready before 2023 ends.

AMD's latest Adrenalin drivers for the RX 6000 series were ruled out from the list of possible suspects after more than a week of testing with brand new GPUs. Digging even deeper into the root of the problem, the German GPU repair service discovered that most customers had no original invoices, having bought the defective cards at around the same time from online third parties.

Confirming a series of leaks and rumors, GTA: The Trilogy Definitive Edition is finally available on Steam and also playable on Steam Deck. Although this buggy remasters bundle that arrived in November 2021 hasn't received any fixes for roughly a year, at least it can be acquired for half the price until February 2.

Unveiled in 2020 as the first gaming laptop to feature a 300 Hz refresh rate option on a 17.3-inch display, the Razer Blade Pro 17 with Intel Core i7-10875H and GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q is no longer a high-end gaming laptop. However, it remains a worthy desktop replacement thanks to the ongoing US$1,000 discount for the two display options available.

AYA NEO has showcased the Pocket AIR, its first Android-based gaming handheld. Available later this year, the Pocket AIR will feature a 5.5-inch OLED display and an ARM-based chipset, among other features.

Unveiled earlier this month at CES 2023, the latest Asus TUF Gaming A17 gaming laptops are not available for purchase yet. However, last year's model with AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, and 16/512 GB is now 20% off on Amazon. Thus, it can be acquired for US$1,115 (down from US$1,399.99).

AYA NEO has updated the processors its plans to offer for the AIR Plus gaming handheld series. While the Intel Core i3-1215U remains, AYA NEO appears to have stopped developing a Pentium Gold 8505 version. Instead, AYA NEO will offer two AMD APU options, with the Ryzen 5 7520U and Ryzen 7 6800U representing the Mendocino and Rembrandt architecture.

AYA NEO has refreshed the SLIDE, a Windows gaming handheld that it announced nearly a year ago. Initially presented with the Ryzen 7 6800U, the AYA NEO SLIDE will eventually come to market with a Ryzen 7000 APU instead. The gaming handheld will also contain a 6-inch display and a physical keyboard, among other features.

RedMagic touts its latest premium smartphone as a serious device for serious Android gamers. It is also now the first 2023 flagship to undergo the famous JerryRigEverything durability test on YouTube. Can it keep its under-display selfie camera, active fan-powered cooling and iPhone-esque chassis together under this onslaught?

AYANEO is ditching the Alder Lake or Ryzen 6000 processor options for the more advanced Ryzen 7000 chips with Zen 4 cores and RDNA3 iGPU. A discrete GPU will also be included, possibly from the Radeon RX 7000S series, and the handheld will feature a larger 8-inch+ screen.

The LG UltraGear 27GL83A-B 1440p 27-inch monitor is now available on Amazon with a US$50 discount. Among other niceties, the display boasts a 144 Hz refresh rate, 1 ms Gray-to-Gray response time, and support for VRR. The monitor is extremely well-reviewed on Amazon with more than 9,900 reviews resulting in an average rating of 4.7/5 stars.

Amazon US has reduced the HP X27q, a 27-inch IPS gaming monitor with a 2.5K native resolution and 165 Hz refresh rate. Currently available at a 30% discount, the HP X27q also offers 400 nits peak brightness, an adjustable stand and a choice of DisplayPort or HDMI ports.

Shown at CES 2023 with new AMD Zen 4 processors up to the Ryzen 9 and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics, the updated Asus TUF Gaming A15 is still not available for purchase. However, last year's model with AMD Ryzen 7 6800H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is now 21% off, so its price tag currently reads US$1,099.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti is allegedly dominating the GPU sales at the German retail outlet Mindfactory during the ongoing week. Additionally, midrange boards like the RTX 3060, the RX 6700 XT, and the RX 6600 are also moving quite well. When it comes to sales of current-gen flagships, the RX 7900 XTX has so far stayed ahead of the pack this week.

After reporting RTX 4060 Ti’s hardware specifications last month, kopite7kimi is back with a revised power target for the card. The leaker now maintains that the midrange RTX 4060 Ti will have a much lower TDP than previously assumed. The new TDP figure is even lower than the RTX 3060 Ti which may come as a surprise to some.

Compared to the combinations of Intel CPU and Nvidia graphics, gaming laptops with a CPU and a GPU both from AMD are in the minority. If all pure AMD machines have major driver problems similar to the current Alienware m17 R5, then this is unlikely to change. It's a shame really, because the potential remains untapped.

Square Enix and Luminous Productions' Forspoken will be quite resource-heavy, as confirmed by its system requirements on PC. It requires at least 16 GB of RAM and 150 GB of hard drive space on top of beefy hardware. The game will launch on PC and PlayStation 5 on January 24.

Using a chipset often hailed as the best budget solution for 1080p gaming, the MSI Radeon RX 6600 MECH 2X 8G is a video card coming with a high list price of US$399.99. However, the ongoing 23% Amazon discount takes its price tag to a more reasonable US$309.95, less than 10% down from the US$329 launch price.

MSI's high-end Titan GT77HX packing the RTX 4090 and the Raider GE78HX with RTX 4090 or RTX 4080 are expected to ship on February 8. The Pulse and Katana models with RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 / RTX 4050, respectively will ship on February 22. Reports suggest that pre-orders should start February 1.

Google has outlined plans to update the Stadia Controller. Soon, the controller will be able to connect to devices via Bluetooth, rather than only using a wired connection outside the Google Stadia ecosystem.

Those HBO subscribers who are just now coming across Naughty Dog's Last of Us game universe thanks to the new TV series pilot that premiered there, will have a chance to play the PS5 game for free, too. Sony is giving away two full hours of gameplay to PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers.

Acer has introduced the Nitro XV5, a gaming monitor series that will combine modern connectivity standards with fast and high-resolution panels. The Nitro XV5 series will launch within the next few months with 200 Hz refresh rates and HDMI 2.1 ports, among other ports.

RedMagic has unleashed a combination of forward-looking AMOLED display technology, cutting-edge internals and a disproportionate amount of battery in the form of the 8 Pro (Global Edition). It also stands out due to its "sci-fi-inspired" design, with an exposed, active and RGB-lit fan in its higher-end Void SKU. The international market's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 flagship smartphone will start at under US$700 on its release.

LG has announced the UltraGear 25GR75FG, its latest IPS-based gaming monitor. Equipped with a 24.5-inch and 1080p panel, the UltraGear 25GR75FG also delivers a fast refresh rate, low response times and VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification, among other features.

With a boost clock of up to 2622 MHz and 12 GB GDDR6 192-bit memory, the Gigabyte Radeon RX 6700 XT Gaming OC video card is now available on Amazon with a generous 38% discount. However, the discounted price of US$599 is still high for an RX 6700 XT, since most of its competitors (with slightly lower frequencies) retail for less than US$400.

A new mod for the original Final Fantasy 7 adds voiced lines throughout the game. The team behind the mod, Tsunamods, hired voice actors to record the entirety of the game's script. The mod is free to download but is only available for the PC version.