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LG has started selling the UltraGear 25GR75FG, an IPS monitor that combines a 1080p resolution with a 360 Hz refresh rate. The monitor also has three video inputs and a USB 3.0 hub, among other features.

A Porsche 963-themed Xbox Series X was shown off at Summer Games Fest. However, it is not up for sale and can only be obtained via a raffle. Furthermore, only residents of the US, UK and Germany are allowed to participate.

Insomniac has announced Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will hit the PlayStation 5 on October 20. Pre-order bonuses and the contents of the Digital Deluxe and Collectors Editions have also been confirmed.

Acer has started selling the Nitro XV272URV in Europe, where it is available for €399. The Nitro XV2 series monitor is VESA DisplayHDR 400 certified, offers 400 nits peak brightness and combines a 1440p resolution with a 170 Hz overclocked refresh rate.

The RX 7800M XT performs identically to the desktop RTX 4070 if the latest leaked 3DMark TimeSpy Graphics score of the GPU is any indication. Based on the score, the mobile RDNA 3 GPU matches the RTX 3080 desktop card while leaving the mobile RTX 3080 in the dust.

MSI has unveiled the MAG 275CQRF-QD, a 27-inch Fast VA monitor with a 170 Hz refresh rate. The MAG 275CQRF-QD also combines a 1440p resolution with 1 ms response times and a 4,000:1 contrast ratio, among other features.

Fnatic has secured a long-term development partnership with Sony to provide input on next-gen INZONE products. The new collaboration is slated to result in new content from the brand as well as follow-ups to PlayStation-themed monitors such as the M9. Sony asserts that the e-sports team members' experience and feedback will lead to a revolution in its own-brand gaming gear in the near future.

MacOS Sonoma beta appears to be running DX12 games with relative ease on the M1 and M2 processors via the Wine emulator included with the Game Porting Toolkit. Cyberpunk 2077 struggles on the M1 with Ultra settings, but the M2 processors can run Diablo IV, Hogwarts Legacy and Spider-Man at more than 30 fps.

The new DLAA performance Quality mode would make it easier for game devs to integrate the AI-powered anti-aliasing algorithm as a selectable mode along with the various DLSS performance and quality modes.

Leaker All_The_Watts has revealed specifications of five upcoming RDNA 3 mobile GPUs. The RX 7800M XT occupies the top of the leaked lineup with bring 60 Compute Units, 16 GB of RAM, and a 165 W TDP, while the bottom is served by the RX 7800S with 48 CU, 12 GB of memory, and a 120 W TDP.

One-netbook has revealed the ONEXPLAYER 2 Pro, the third version of the ONEXPLAYER 2, after it released AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Intel Core i7-1370P versions. Now, the company has brought the Ryzen 7 7840U to the ONEXPLAYER 2 platform, which brings Zen 4 cores and the RDNA 3 architecture via the Radeon 780M.

Blizzard wants to celebrate Diablo IV's launch by giving away two GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards with a custom backplate. Gamers can try their luck via the social media platform of choice. Entries are valid till June 20, and Nvidia will announce the winner on June 31.

LG has presented two new UltraGear gaming monitors. Launching later this year as the UltraGear 27GR93U and UltraGear 32GR93U, the pair both feature 4K IPS panels with 144 Hz refresh rates. LG markets the pair as being VESA DisplayHDR 400 certified with 500 nits peak brightness too.

For decades, macOS has been regarded as the pariah of operating systems when it comes to gaming. Things are about to get a lot better for macOS as the upcoming Sonoma update is bringing a dedicated Game Mode along with a Game Porting Toolkit which should greatly streamline game coding on Apple's operating system.

Sony has now outright confirmed that it has partnered with Square Enix to bring Final Fantasy XVI (FFXVI) to the PlayStation 5 (PS5). The latest instalment of the iconic game can be pre-ordered for that console (and only that console) through a number of channels from now. Sony has taken this opportunity to strongly hint that it is best played on a BRAVIA TV or INZONE monitor.

The mid-range gaming laptop further sports 16GB of DDR5 memory, a 1TB SSD as well as a fairly basic 144Hz FHD display. On sale for US$1,149, the 15-inch Lenovo LOQ is arguably one of the better bargains in the RTX 4060 gaming laptop segment.

AYA NEO continues to provide more details about the NEXT II, the company's future premier gaming handheld. Likely drawing comparisons with the Steam Deck because of its design, the NEXT II is slated to arrive before the end of the year with an 8-inch IPS display, an AMD Ryzen 7000 series APU and discrete graphics. AYA NEO has designed the NEXT II to be capable of cooling an APU and GPU combination that draws up to 100 W too.

A retailer has revealed European pricing for the Odyssey OLED G9, a 49-inch ultra-wide-angle monitor with a 1440p resolution and a 240 Hz refresh rate. The same retailer also appears to have disclosed the monitor's release window and is already accepting pre-orders.

This 17.3-inch Schenker laptop is one of the most powerful of its kind on the market right now: featuring a Core i9-13900HX and GeForce RTX 4090, the device is kitted out for 4K gaming, video editing and rendering. It can accommodate up to three SSDs (incl. 1x PCIe 5.0) and offers very decent battery life.

Ada Lovelace-powered gaming laptops are finally getting some long-awaited price cuts, and the RTX 4050-equipped configuration of the budget-friendly 2023 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 is slowly but surely closing in on the US$900 threshold.

ASRock has showcased the PG32UMF, a 31.5-inch gaming monitor that combines a 4K resolution with a 144 Hz refresh rate and 1,400 nit peak brightness. The ASRock PG32UMF is also colour-accurate and can charge a connected device a tup to 90 W via a USB Type-C port.

Samsung has shared new details about the Odyssey OLED G9. First shown at CES 2023, the Odyssey OLED G9 has a 49-inch QD-OLED panel with a 1800R curvature, a 1440p resolution and a 240 Hz refresh rate, among other features.

The APEX 15 / 17 models as well as a new 16-inch CORE laptop are scheduled to receive the AMD Phoenix treatment with a Ryzen 7 7840HS APU later this summer. However, even though the integrated Radeon 780M GPU is already good enough for 1080p gaming, XMG cannot eliminate the dGPU options.

After releasing the RX 7600 and the RTX 4060 Ti, AMD and NVIDIA are expected to follow the boards up with more cost-effective cards such as the RX 7500, and the RTX 4050. Per a new report by RedGamingTech, the RX 7500 and the RTX 4050 could have multiple SKUs differentiated solely by the amount of VRAM and the resulting lower MSRPs.

AYA has announced a new Mini PC Kit for owners of the AYA Neo 2 and Geek 1 who want to opt in to their new motherboard upgrade program to AYA Neo 2S and Geek 1S performance. The program is similar to the Framework laptop upgrade approach.

ASRock has showcased the PG558KF, a 55-inch IPS gaming monitor that will run natively at 8K and 60 Hz. The ASRock PG558KF will also be VESA DisplayHDR 1000 certified and will come with numerous modern ports.

Powkiddy is preparing to release a new compact gaming handheld. Thought to be the Max 3 Pro or the RGB10 Max 3 Pro, the device is expected to arrive with a 5-inch display and has a design reminiscent of the RGB10 Max.

AYA NEO has teased a AYA NEO 2S refresh, only a few days after it started selling the gaming handheld. So far, the company has confirmed two major improvements for the AYA NEO 2S, which should improve visual fidelity and gaming performance.

The system on display at Computex '23 is drawing 660 W of power including the storage components. Streacom makes use of a new approach to cooling that combines traditional heat pipes with AIO closed loops, but does not require an active pump.

XMG has brought its first ever gaming laptops to support the AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS to show off as part of its Computex 2023 showcase. The latest (or M23) APEX 15- and 17-inch models also boast 'full power' RTX 4050 or 4060 graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0. The potentially affordable new PCs also feature upgradable RAM and SSD storage.

Schenker has announced its intention to make a new, 16-inch addition to its XMG Pro series of laptops at Computex 2023. This Studio edition is now slated to launch later in 2023, as are new WORK 14 BASE and 15 BASE models with Alder Lake-U platforms. An updated CORE 16 with up to RTX 4070 graphics is also now on the cards.

NVIDIA released the RTX 4060 Ti on May 24 to a generally cold reception. According to various reports, consumer interest in the GPU was quite low and much of it could be due to the bad launch reviews. 3DCenter has now published a launch review roundup of the board alongside the AMD Radeon RX 7600.

The RX 7600 is AMD’s debut sub-US$300 RDNA 3 GPU. The board brings 32 Compute Units, 8 GB of VRAM, and has a TDP of 165 W. 3DCenter has now published a detailed review roundup of the card and, sadly, the GPU doesn’t look as impressive as it ought to be thanks to poor performance/price and performance/watt showings over the last-gen Radeon RX 6600.

Introduced in the last half of January 2023, the Asus ROG Harpe Ace Aim Lab Edition gaming mouse is now down to US$99.99 thanks to a 33% discount applied to the US$149.99 list price. Its highlights include wired and wireless connectivity alongside a next-gen 36,000 dpi sensor with less than 1% cpi deviation.

(Update: Now available) As usual, Sony is providing its paying PlayStation Plus subscribers with three quite different games next month. In addition to a well-known basketball simulation, the second title revolves around a famous Hollywood movie franchise while the third free PS Plus game for June 2023 might be a good fit for fans of Japanese games.

Arriving less than a week after its predecessor, the Nvidia GeForce Game Ready Driver 535.98 software package brings day-1 support for DLSS 3 and Reflex in Diablo IV, as well as DLSS 2 optimizations for the Unreal Engine 4-based remake of System Shock. However, there are no other changes mentioned.

Gamers can soon run Nintendo Switch games on their Android devices via Yuzu. The software is still in the early stages of development; hence its hardware requirements are pretty high (Snapdragon 865 or higher and 8 GB RAM minimum).

Gigabyte is back with its latest Aorus Gaming Box and this time it is loaded with the might Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU. As in the past, the eGPU connects over Thunderbolt 3 and can transform any laptop into a graphics powerhouse.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 with a Core i7-12700H and an RTX 3060 is a powerful gaming laptop that is also quite portable thanks to its comparatively low weight and slim profile. Best Buy now has an open-box unit in like-new condition for US$850 off the US$1,649.99 list price.

The ROG Strix XG259QN is a new 1080p and 380 Hz gaming monitor. Offered with a 24.5-inch IPS panel, the ROG Strix XG259QN also has low response times, VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification and USB 3.2 Type-A ports for connecting peripherals.

ASUS has lifted the lid on the ROG Swift PG38UQ, a new gaming monitor equipped with a 38-inch IPS panel. Arriving later this year, the ROG Swift PG38UQ combines 4K visuals with a 144 Hz refresh rate, VESA DisplayHDR 600 certification and modern connections.

ASUS has unlocked performance gains for the ROG Ally, its Steam Deck competitor. Now one of many AMD Ryzen 7 7840U-derived gaming handhelds, the ROG Ally failed to reach its potential at various wattages with early software. A new firmware update has brought upwards of 20% performance gains, putting it on par with the AYA NEO 2S, another Zen 4 and RDNA 3-based gaming handheld.

AYA NEO is now selling the AYA NEO 2S and GEEK 1S, its first AMD Ryzen 7 7840U-based gaming handhelds. Available in various memory configurations and colours, the pair should start shipping in under two month's time.

Sony has confirmed Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is coming to PC. It is being developed by Nixxes, the same studio that bought Marvel's Spider-Man to PC. The game is up for pre-order now and will be playable on July 26.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang talks about a possible collaboration with Intel in an effort to diversify production venues and alleviate supply chain issues rising with the escalating tensions between the US, China and Taiwan.

It appears AMD’s bet of reducing the price of the RX 7600 mere days before the press reviews went live seems to have worked as the newest report from Moore’s Law Is Dead claims that the RDNA 3 GPU outsold Team Green’s mid-ranger at launch. Per the leaker’s sources, the RTX 4060 Ti appears "to have sold 1/10th as well as the RTX 4070 did on its launch week".

Although Asus skipped giving the RTX 3000 series this treatment, the ROG Matrix custom video card design is back with a metal liquid-cooled Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. The card sports a thick 360 mm radiator with three 12 cm fans and also marks the first use of indirect Aura Lighting. Sadly, sales will kick off in the third quarter.