Gaming

ViewSonic touts its XG272-2K-OLED display as ideal for fast-paced content in rich color thanks to its ratings for ultra-low latency and a 240Hz refresh rate. The 27-inch monitor is compatible with NVIDIA G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium, and is also Blur Busters Verified. It is now finally available via a channel other than its own OEM.

AOKZOE has revealed its intentions to offer up a new gaming handheld following last December's release of the AOKZOE A2. Arriving later this year, the AOKZOE A2 Ultra will be the company's fourth gaming handheld after the AOKZOE A1, AOKZOE A1 Pro and AOKZOE A2.

Darkest Dungeon is known for its high level of difficulty and is very popular with players considering the ratings. On Steam, the rougelike RPG, which normally costs 25 $, is almost free with a 90 percent discount.

Mid-range GPU buyers could be in for a treat as AMD’s next-generation RDNA 4 cards are reportedly quite capable. The latest RDNA 4 performance leak which touches on the Navi 48 and Navi 44 alongside RDNA 3+ Strix Halo suggests that the mid-range Navi 48 outshines Navi 31-based cards like the RX 7900 GRE while Strix Halo is ahead of the current entry-level desktop GPUs.

Besides selling gaming phones, Nubia also offers gaming accessories. Among the newly launched ones is the RedMagic VC Cooler 5 Pro. But this cooler isn't just for Nubia's smartphones. It's compatible with a wide range of phones. More importantly, it claims to drop a phone's temperature to as low as -12 degrees Celsius (10.4 degrees Fahrenheit).

Minisforum has presented a new mini PC, the UM890 WE, which is equipped with a powerful APU from AMD and also comes with water cooling. Strong and stable performance is thus guaranteed.

The TCL C855 is a new mini LED TV with 4K resolution and a particularly large screen diagonal. A powerful sound system is also integrated.

Capcom's numerous microtransactions in Dragon's Dogma 2 caused a lot of discontent among fans. Will there be as many in-game purchase options in future CD Projekt games? CFO Piotr Nielubowicz answered this question in an interview.

The HN14X is a new and compact mini-PC that not only has a high-performance Intel processor but also a dedicated graphics card. Several mass storage devices can be installed.

The ASUS ROG Ally with the Ryzen Z1 processor is now available at an all-time low price at Best Buy after a sizeable $100 off over the previous discounted rate. At the newly reduced price, the ASUS ROG Ally should be a no-brainer for fans of indie games as well as folks who are into emulating older systems.

Following the requests from communities, Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada has seemingly sent a proposal to Waffle House to add a stage themed after it in Tekken 8. It remains to be seen whether the proposal would go through or not.

The LG UltraGear 27GL83A-B is on sale at Amazon for a limited time with a 30% discount. With the deal in place, the 27-inch gaming monitor with 1440p resolution, 144 Hz refresh rate, Nvidia G-Sync, and AMD FreeSync is down to $209.99, which is very close to the record-low price of $199.99.

Capcom seems to be planning new DLC content for Dragon's Dogma 2. In a recent survey, players can tell the publisher what content they would like to see.

Three new games will be added to the PlayStation Plus subscription at the beginning of April. This time, two current games from 2023 are included - and one of them still costs the full price of 80 $.

Insider Gaming has leaked the requirements for upcoming games to qualify for the "PlayStation 5 Pro Enhanced" tag. Developers will have to make their games run at a minimum resolution/framerate and add raytracing features.

Microsoft is significantly expanding options for the playablity of titles via Xbox Cloud Gaming. The range of titles is rather limited, but also includes strong titles.

RedMagic has just unleashed the latest officially Transformers-branded version of its new top-end gaming Android flagship. This new version of the 9 Pro Plus (or 9 Pro+) has a Bumblebee theme, and as such combines a cutting-edge smartphone design with an exclusive new colorway and a retail box packed with limited-edition collectibles and accessories.

A modder has ported Gothic 1 to the Unreal Engine 4. The fan remaster has now entered open beta - and can be played for free by anyone who owns the original game on Steam.

Power is something the 16-inch Legion Pro 7 doesn’t lack, with the GeForce RTX 4080 and Core i9-14900HX achieving some of their best results in the laptop. The remaining specs are great as well: 32 GB of RAM, Thunderbolt 4, a bright QHD+ display (Dolby Vision, G-Sync, 240Hz, 16:10 aspect ratio). Is this the ideal laptop for gamers and creators?

While it topped at $499.99 back in early 2022, the 27-inch Samsung Odyssey G50A gaming monitor carrying the model number LS27AG500PNXZA now has a $399.99 list price on Amazon and, thanks to a generous 38% discount, can be acquired for the all-time low of $249.99 once again. The last time Amazon offered this price was in July–August 2023.

For fans of role-playing games, space adventures or capitalism humor, 'The Outer Worlds' will soon be available for free in the graphically enhanced 'Spacer's Choice Edition', which includes both expansions and a number of other improvements.

The 2024 HP Omen Transcend 14 features a 2.8K OLED display and other decent components for mid-range gamers who have set their sights on a portable 14-inch gaming machine with an RTX 4060.

The Razer Edge's Wi-Fi-only variant has received its first-ever discount on Amazon. Its price has been slashed by $100, effectively bringing it down to $299.

AOOSTAR has introduced the GEM12 for the global markets. The gaming mini PC is available in three variants, with the expensive option coming with the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and the affordable one featuring the Ryzen 9 6900HX. All sports an OCuLink port, and the starting price is $339.

A renowned retro gaming handheld leaker has delivered a fresh look at the Anbernic RG35XX SP, shortly after the release of the Anbernic RG35XX 2024. As its name suggests, the RG35XX SP takes after the Game Boy Advance SP and will serve as the company's foil to the Miyoo Mini Flip.

Epic Games has announced its latest game giveaway. Running between today and April 4, the giveaway has shifted to an indie Metroidvania game that debuted in mid-2022 and typically costs $19.99.

Released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles back in 2019, World of Warships: Legends landed on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2021. Earlier this week, Wargaming's arrived on Google Play and the Apple App Store. Its features include cross-progression, four new Japanese cruisers in Early Access, the new Planet Clash event, and more.

HP has revealed when it intends to release the Omen Transcend 32, its alternative to the Alienware AW3225QF, Gigabyte AORUS FO32U2P and MSI MPG 321URX, among others. HP has also confirmed how much the 4K and 240 Hz gaming monitor will cost, although it will be a while before anyone can actually pick one up.

One of Samsung's retail partners has revealed the launch price for its new Odyssey OLED G8 gaming monitor. Surprisingly, the G80SD will cost anywhere from 15% to 57% more than its ASUS, Alienware, AORUS or MSI competitors despite using the same 4K and 240 Hz QD-OLED panel.

Images of an alleged Xbox Series X refresh have leaked online showing a console that carries a different finish to the current Series X. The leak claims that the new console will launch this summer with some upgrades over the original model.

No Man's Sky is getting another free update that adds lots of new content. Players will finally have the opportunity to design their own spaceships, while space stations will have different designs instead of looking like one egg on top of the other.

Anbernic has now released the RG35XX 2024, an updated RG35XX that relies on the same Allwinner H700 chipset as the RG35XX Plus. Available for under $50, the RG35XX 2024 is powerful enough to emulate SEGA Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 1 games.

Nintendo recently announced which new games are coming to the Switch in April - including a Switch-exclusive game. We provide an overview.

In addition to its successful title Stardew Valley, ConcernedApe has been working on a new game for several years. However, as the solo developer announced, the current focus is on Stardew Valley. Work on Haunted Chocolatier will only continue once version 1.6 is running smoothly.

Clearly inspired by the popular Civilization franchise, Paradox Interactive's Millennia is a historical turn-based 4X game that covers the same time period but has enough of its own to make it stand out. Available as a vanilla release alongside a Premium Edition, it has moderate system requirements and starts at $39.99.

Video of a Snapdragon X Elite reference laptop running Baldur’s Gate 3 has surfaced online, showing performance in the vicinity of the AMD Radeon 780M and Meteor Lake’s Intel Arc iGPU. Qualcomm has previously claimed that the Adreno GPU of the X Elite massively outshines the Radeon 780M when using identical power.

The 2022 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (GA402RK) has been priced down to less than $800 on ASUS’s official store. The discount, which amounts to $310 in total, makes the machine a potential bargain owing to its strong internals, excellent 14-inch display, and more than 9 hours of battery life during browsing.

As more and more Arc Battlemage leaks surface, the possible lineup of Intel’s next GPUs is becoming clearer. Now, two purported Battlemage SKUs have made a pit stop at the SiSoftware Sandra database with, among other things, 12 GB of memory and 8 MB of L2 cache.

The Topton FN60G is a mini PC that is now available in a wide range of model variants, including with powerful processors and graphics cards. The look is simple and the dimensions are correspondingly compact.

Asus will soon launch a new WiFi router that comes with WiFi 7 and is said to benefit from artificial intelligence support. The device can also be used to set up a high-performance wired network.

Early details about a new Anbernic gaming handheld have surfaced online. Slotting in between the RG35XX and the RG35XX Plus, the so-called RG35XX 2024 is expected to combine the former’s looks with the latter’s performance upgrades.

As per a recent report, Tencent studios are working on new games that resemble this year’s hit, Palworld. The upcoming games will combine elements of open-world exploration, crafting, survival, and pet nurturing.

Since the release of Dragon's Dogma 2, there have been some significant performance problems, especially on PC. Another point of criticism is the many microtransactions in the game. With the recently published update roadmap, Capcom has announced how the problems are to be solved.

A recently released trailer shows the facial animations of the RPG Unawake, planned for the end of 2024, which look quite realistic with the help of Nvidea's Ki-based Audio2Face technology.

Most of Dell's monitors can currently be had for at least 10% off, including the brand-new Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED and the Alienware AW2725DF 360 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitors. The sale even includes already-discounted items, meaning that the ultrawide Alienware AW3423DWF is currently $200 below MSRP.

Cooler Master has announced the GM2501 and GM27-CQS2, a pair of GM series monitors that will hit different price points. Not only has Cooler Master revealed how much these monitors will cost when they launch later this year, but it has also outlined various key specifications like a 240 Hz refresh rate for the GM27-CQS2.