Gaming

Sony has revealed the free games for PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium/Deluxe subscribers for November. They are Nioh 2, Lego Harry Potter Collection and Heavenly Bodies. All three titles will be downloadable on November 1.

The original The Witcher from 2007 is all set to get a new lease on life. CD Projekt Red has confirmed that Fool's Theory is remaking the game in Unreal Engine 5. Unfortunately, its release date or platform availability has not been revealed.

There has been good news for those waiting for AMD’s upcoming series of RDNA 3-based graphics cards, widely known as the Radeon RX 7000 range. It has been confirmed by one of Team Red’s executives that RDNA 3 (and Radeon RX 6000) GPUs will not require the use of the 12VHPWR power connector involved in multiple reports of damaged GeForce RTX 4090-based PCs.

For a significantly discounted sale price of just US$479, the inexpensive HP Victus gaming laptop may be a good choice for very frugal gamers who are content with playing less-demanding or older games at reasonable settings.

Manli has officially unveiled the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB. It has the same number of CUDA cores, base/boost clocks as the 12 GB version, but reduces the total memory bandwidth to 240 GB/s. The OEM is yet to specify its price.

AMD is planning to launch an improved version of the Radeon RX 7900 XT called the Radeon RX 7900 XTX. It will feature 24 GB of GDDR6 VRAM on a 384-bit bus and a mostly uncut Navi 31 GPU.

GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition renders have leaked online, not long after NVIDIA cancelled the RTX 4080 12 GB. Sporting a design reminiscent of the RTX 3070 Ti, the RTX 4070 is thought to feature lesser specifications than the vanquished RTX 4080 12 GB.

While many retailers are facing GeForce RTX 4090 stock problems, quite a few RTX 3000-series video cards are available for generous discounts. This weekend's highlight is the discount offered by Amazon for the ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 Trinity OC 24GB, which is down to US$999.99 from a list price of no less than US$2,399.99.

TCL is an OEM that describes itself as a "first mover" in terms of getting smart TVs based on cutting-edge miniLED technology onto the market. Now, the company claims that its latest, third-quarter sales figures for 2022 (or for 3Q2022) show that its industry leadership in this area has paid off. TCL's miniLED-related sales volumes are up by just over 20% year-on-year (YoY) for said quarter, and have seen "significant" growth over the year as a whole so far.

Released to universal critical acclaim for multiple platforms back in 2016, Persona 5 got the Royal version in 2019, and now this version is finally making its way to the Nintendo Switch system. This title includes more than 40 items of previously released downloadable content and carries a price tag that reads US$59.99.

A new leak says that Nvidia plans to bring the GeForce RTX 4090 to laptops. It will use an AD103 GPU and have a TGP of around 175 Watts. The GeForce RTX 4080 Ti is also expected to come with identical specs, although it'll probably use a cut-down version of the AD103.

Wccftech has learned from its sources that the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT will launch with 20 GB of GDDR6 VRAM. AMD plans to launch an RX 7950 XT later with 24 GB of video memory.

After months of leaks and rumors, AMD RX 7000 GPUs based on the RDNA 3 architecture are less than two weeks away. The company previously revealed the launch event date for the upcoming RDNA 3 boards. Now, in a press release, Team Red has confirmed the time at which the “together we advance_gaming” event is set to take place.

Hot core temperatures are not unsurprising on most gaming laptops especially if they are thin and light. At over 95 C when gaming, however, the Dell G16 is pushing it to somewhat uncomfortable levels.

Xiaomi has presented the Redmi X Pro, its first gaming TV. Launching in 65-inch and 75-inch sizes, the Redmi X Pro offers a 4K native resolution, a 120 Hz refresh rate and excellent colour accuracy, among other features suited to gamers.

Team Green seemingly produced quite a few of the bulky quad-slot coolers, as one picture suggests. Good thing these will most likely not be commercialized, since the Titan lineup is said to be dead.

Sony has finally outlined how much the DualSense Edge controller will cost. Announcing the wireless controller's release date in the process, the DualSense Edge will be the PS5's alternative to the Xbox Elite Series 2 wireless controller.

Soundcore touts its latest VR P10 Gaming Earbuds as the first audio products of their kind to be officially approved for use with the Meta Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headset. They come with a USB type-C dongle for potentially reduced latency over a 2.4 GHz wireless connection, and are rated for up to 24 hours of use between charges.

Besides revealing the advantages of the Intel Arc A770, the AV1 8K decoding test performed through the CapFrameX tool also exposes some unexpected optimization problems with the Nvidia RTX 4090, as well as some perplexingly low scores coming from AMD's RX 6800 XT card.

Greymon55 says that some Navi 31 test boards are already in the hands of AIBs. The GPU is reportedly 2X faster than its predecessor in rasterization and raytracing. AMD will unveil its next generation of graphics cards on November 3.

ViewSonic's latest gaming monitor combines Mini LED technology with a high refresh rate panel. Not only does the Elite XG341C-2K output at 1440p and 200 Hz, but it also delivers up to 1,400 nits of peak brightness thanks to its 1,152 local dimming zones.

Scheduled to launch next week, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has just received an in-depth list of PC requirements for a minimum, recommended, competitive, and ultra 4K level of gaming experience. Early access to the campaign will begin tomorrow, and today at 10 AM PT, the game will be available for pre-load.

A new leak suggests that game developers have started receiving PlayStation 5 Pro devkits from Sony. There is no word about when the console will be unveiled, but it is unlikely to happen within the next six months or so.

Already released for consoles and PC, the Crysis Remastered Trilogy has only been available for the latter as an Epic Games Store exclusive. Now, the trilogy is ready to land on Steam, where it will become available on November 17 with a generous first-week discount of 40 percent (55 percent for those who already own Crysis Remastered).

Analogue is preparing to re-release the Super Nt and Mega Sg, a pair of retro games consoles that natively support SNES and MEGA Drive games, respectively. Both consoles will be available for US$199.99 and will come in multiple colours.

AOC has announced the AOC GAMING 25G3ZM/BK, a mid-range gaming monitor with a flat 24.5-inch panel. Outputting at 1080p and 240 Hz, the AOC GAMING 25G3ZM/BK also delivers 0.5 ms GtG response times and excellent colour space coverage. AOC has revealed the price of the AOC GAMING 25G3ZM/BK and its release window, too.

Apple has patented its own glove for virtual reality applications. The accessory incorporates a comprehensive array of sensors that might translate hand and finger movement to a game or metaverse-like environment with high accuracy and precision. Therefore, a final product based on this IP might be unveiled alongside the Cupertino giant's long-rumored AR/VR headset.

The virtual reality (VR) industry seems to have developed a distinct predilection for OLED as a display material going forward. However, according to an industry blog, Samsung now concludes that augmented reality (AR) has different requirements, and that microLED is a better fit for them. Therefore, the OEM is allegedly working on a new type of panel for the AR-optimized headsets of the future.

Based on launch reviews, the RTX 4090 is an extremely high-performance GPU. Tech publication 3DCenter has now gathered review results from a variety of outlets to see how much better, on average, the RTX 4090 is compared to the previous gen. It turns out, the board leads the charts when it comes to efficiency.

Nvidia could be willing to compensate its AiB partners for repackaging costs following the unlaunch of the RTX 4080 12 GB. It is not fully clear what the cards will be rechristened as, but AiBs are likely to have incurred considerable costs in packaging, shipment, and even labor or BIOS flash expenditure for the unlaunched card.

Although this affordable 15-inch gaming laptop does not sport the most exciting or powerful components in comparison to some fancier but also much more expensive machines, the Asus TUF Dash F15 may still be a sensible choice for budget-minded gamers who are content with gaming at 1080p and reasonable settings and frame rates.

The Google Pixel 7 Pro has now been put through a Genshin Impact gaming test in an attempt to see just how well Google's Tensor G2 chip performs. Results are damning, and pose the new Pixel 7 phones as inadequate for gaming purposes.

Razer has officially announced its first-ever handheld gaming console at Razercon 2022. The Razer Edge has some interesting specs, such as a high-refresh-rate AMOLED panel, a beefy Qualcomm chip and a 5,000 mAh battery. It goes on sale in January 2023 starting at US$399.

The Razer Kraken Kitty Edition V2 has been unveiled at Razercon 2022. It includes kitty, bunny and bear ears in the box, along with a detachable microphone. It goes on sale later this year for US$199.

In an unprecedented move, Nvidia has announced that the GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB graphics card has been "unlaunched". The company has also confirmed that the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB will be purchasable starting on November 16.

With 27 days left in the campaign, 77 backers, and US$13,872 pledged out of the US$19,574 goal, the UDU CONSOLE can be already considered beyond the "Kickstarter project looking for funding" stage. However, it might take a while for it to hit the market. If everything works as planned, shipments should start in April 2023.

XMG has confirmed that it has made improvements to the OASIS, its laptop liquid cooling solution. Already shipping with compatible CORE and NEO machines, the XMG OASIS (Rev.2) retails for €199 on its own.

AOC has introduced the AGON AGM600, a wired gaming mouse equipped with the Pixart PW3389 sensor. Available for £39.99, AOC claims that it has designed the AGON AGM600 for Esports players and hardcore gamers alike.

DirectStorage 1.0 did not seem to improve load times in a meaningful way, but the 1.1 version is introducing GPU decompression that completely relieves the CPU of any game asset decompression tasks and speeds up game load times by an additional 3x.

Nvidia released the RTX 4090 on September 20. Aside from the absurdly high price, the GPU has gotten stellar reviews across the board. Not only does the card produce incredible fps numbers at 4K, but it can also do 8K/60 fps in some titles as shown recently by The Tech Chap on YouTube.

MSI has introduced a new version of the MAG META S. Available for £999 in the UK, the new MAG META S utilises the Ryzen 5 5660X, an AMD A520 chipset, the GTX 1660 SUPER and 16 GB of RAM, among other features.

The limited stock issues associated with flagship GPU launches could become a thing of the past with Nvidia's new "Verified Priority Access" program that offers GeForce Experience users a chance to order an RTX 4090 Founder Edition without worrying about retailer stocks.

8K displays are barely a thing right now, and 16K is clearly far away, but there is no doubt that the DisplayPort 1.4 standard is not enough for full chroma resolution, especially on ultra-wide monitors. While Nvidia seems reluctant to make the jump to DP 2.0, AMD is now rumored to introduce unannounced DP 2.1 connectors on the upcoming Radeon RX 7000 series.