Gaming

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake has gone back to the conception stage, according to Ubisoft. The developers said that the game, which missed several launch timelines since it was first announced in late 2020, will focus on modern gameplay mechanics, combat, and puzzle solving, while still retaining the story and key characteristics the defined the original trilogy 20 years ago.

MSI has announced a new variant of its flagship Raptor Lake-HX laptop, the MSI Raider GE78 HX Smart Touchpad. It adds a touchpad next to the trackpad, complete with programmable keys and quick access to commonly used Windows functions.

The 2022 Dell G16 (7620) gaming notebook with a Core i9-12900H processor and an RTX 3070 discreet laptop GPU is now enjoying a mentionable 17% discount at Dell's official store. Aside from the powerful CPU and GPU, the laptop also comes with a 165 Hz display and upgradable RAM and storage.

Two stackable coupon codes for Dell's official online store bring a well-equipped mid-range configuration of the popular G15 5525 down to US$999, which is a quite reasonable price for an RTX 3070-powered gaming laptop that also features AMD's quick Ryzen 7 6800H.

The Alienware m17 R5 with a Ryzen 9 6900HX CPU, an RX 6850M XT GPU, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and 1 TB of PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD is going for an amazing 43% off thanks to stackable coupons. What’s more, the notebook can also be upgraded down the line as there are SO-DIMM slots for memory and two M.2 slots for storage.

Sony has announced its Days of Play sale is scheduled between June 2 and June 12. Gamers can get hefty discounts on PlayStation Plus subscriptions, games, accessories and merchandise.

Lenovo US has unveiled its Memorial Day 2023 sales with offers such as savings of just over US$700 on the Legion Slim 7 Gen 7 laptop. There are also ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 configurations with 13th-gen Intel processors for up to 39% off, with the possibility of even more off with new limited-time coupons.

ASUS is reportedly preparing a new line of RTX 40 GPUs without any traditional power connectors. The GPUs will instead rely on a proprietary interface that slots in and draws all power from the motherboard.

With the ROG Swift OLED PG49WCD, ASUS has unveiled another ultra-wide gaming monitor. Offered with a 32:9 aspect ratio, the ROG Swift OLED PG49WCD has a QD-OLED panel that achieves 1,000 nits peak brightness with a 1440p resolution and a 144 Hz refresh rate. The gaming monitor also has a USB Type-C port that supports 90 W charging via USB Power Delivery, among other features.

The Xiaomi Redmi G27 and Redmi G27Q have arrived in China, both with 27-inch and 165 Hz panels. Xiaomi distinguishes the pair in a few areas though, including I/O and native resolution.

With a list price of US$299.99, the Acer EI322QUR Pbmiippx 1500R curved gaming monitor is now down to US$209. Its list of highlights includes a WQHD VA panel, 165 Hz refresh rate, 1 ms VRB latency, two 2 W speakers, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro support, as well as two DP 1.4 and two HDMI 2.0 inputs.

A well-placed industry insider estimates that Sony's Project Q handheld will have a battery life of between three and four hours. While the figure isn't final and could change later, it is relatively low for a device that exclusively streams games off a PlayStation 5.

Introduced at the end of June 2021, the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Twin Edge OC LHR video card reached its highest Amazon price of US$669.99 at the end of March 2022. Now, a 29% discount is keeping it at the lowest price until now, so those interested can grab it for a tempting US$377.99 (Camelcamelcamel reveals an average price of US$449.04).

XREAL, formerly known as Nreal, has announced the Beam accessory for the Air AR glasses. The device makes the headset compatible with various games consoles, laptops and smartphones running Windows or iOS. Plus, the brand's new Spatial Display enhances the AR experience.

Anbernic has lifted the lid on the RG Nano, its next miniature gaming handheld. Smaller than a Dreamcast VMU, the Anbernic RG Nano will still feature full gamepad controls and a relatively large display considering its diminutive form factor.

After getting roasted by reviewers, the RTX 4060 Ti and the RX 7600 GPUs are also getting abandoned by gamers if the newest report from 3DCenter is any indication. Per 3DCenter, the RTX 4060 Ti and the RX 7600 has had an extremely slow launch day on MindFactory compared to the RTX 4070 Ti and the RTX 4070 that also went on sale this year.

Sony's PlayStation Showcase was host to quite a few surprises. Metal Gear Solid being resurrected was nice, as was Alan Wake 2 and Dragon's Dogma 2. Unfortunately, Project Q and the PlayStation Earbuds weren't one of them.

Acer has introduced the Predator Triton 16 in addition to the previously announced Triton 14 and Triton 17 X variants. The Predator Triton 16 offers Intel 13th gen Raptor Lake-H CPU options and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop GPU together with a 240 Hz 1600p IPS G-Sync display. Acer uses liquid metal as the thermal interface material for the CPU.

The AGON Q24G2A/BK is AOC's latest small gaming monitor. Equipped with a 23.8-inch IPS panel, the AOC AGON Q24G2A/BK combines a native 1440p resolution with a 165 Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response times (GtG). The new gaming monitor has a three-sided frameless bezel design too, among other features.

The Alienware m15 R7 with an 8-core Ryzen 7 6800H CPU and an RTX 3070 Ti GPU is currently going for US$915 off the list price. In addition to capable hardware, the laptop comes with 16 GB of DDR4 memory and 1 TB of PCIe storage both of which are upgradable.

Despite its very recent release, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB graphics card has reportedly already been subject to a price cut by one retailer. In addition, it appears the RTX 4060 Ti has also been spurned in the key Japanese market with sales looking lethargic at the moment. The current SKU comes with just 8 GB of VRAM, with a 16 GB variant planned for a July launch.

The new driver package released by Nvidia yesterday delivers full support for the new GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GPU alongside DLSS 3, Reflex, ray tracing, and other optimizations for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a title that launches today. There is also support for 2 new G-Sync Compatible gaming monitors and 7 Optimal Settings presets.

Introduced last year, the Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop with model number RZ09-0421NED3-R3U1 sports an Intel Core i7-12800H processor, Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti graphics, and a fast 240 Hz QHD display. Now, thanks to a generous 33% discount, it can be acquired for US$1,999.99 instead of US$2,999.99.

The RTX 4060 Ti is the direct successor to the RTX 3060 Ti. Although the Lovelace GPU offers a meaningful bump in rasterization performance at 1080p, it reportedly fails to provide a decent enough pure rasterization performance uplift at high resolutions like 1440p and 4K owing to a few questionable decisions by NVIDIA like the narrow bus width.

For the grand finale of Sony's latest showcase, the gaming behemoth shows a ten-minute video of action-packed gameplay of the highly anticipated PS5 exclusive Spider-Man 2. However, PlayStation fans who are waiting for a precise release date have been disappointed once again.

Ubisoft has officially confirmed that Assassin's Creed Mirage will be playable on October 12, 2023. It is available on previous and current-gen consoles, PC and Ubisoft+. Those who pre-order the game get a bonus quest.

Sony has announced it is working on a cloud-based gaming handheld called Project Q. It has an 8-inch 1080p screen and a DualSense-shaped controller complete with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.

The RTX 4060 Ti is now up for sale at an MSRP of US$400. However, per the latest information from Moore’s Law Is Dead, the sales of the GPU could be very low based on pre-launch data from the leaker’s retail sources. Furthermore, the RTX 4060 Ti stock at launch is reportedly similar to the RTX 4080 launch supply.

The Retro Pixel Pocket is a new 3-inch gaming handheld with a minimalist aesthetic. Designed by Funnyplaying to look like a Game Boy Pocket, the Retro Pixel Pocket utilises an Allwinner A64 chipset, 1 GB of RAM and a 720p display, among other features.

Powkiddy has refreshed the RK2023, its Rockchip RK3566-based gaming handheld. Equipped with 1 GB of DDR4 RAM and a 3.5-inch display, the Powkiddy RK2023 is now also available with Wi-Fi connectivity, plus a new black colourway.

Mostly on par with the RTX 3060 8 GB, even when it comes to image super sampling techniques and ray tracing, the Arc A750 8 GB LE represents the best budget option right now, seeing that the price difference between the two GPUs is bigger than US$100 with the latest Newegg discount.

Both the compact TKL and full-sized version of the Logitech G413 SE have been put on sale at Amazon with discounts ranging between 26 and 29 percent, which results in a noteworthy deal for prospective buyers of an affordable mechanical gaming keyboard.

According to the latest report from 3DCenter based on TechEpiphany’s analysis of GPU sales on German retailer MindFactory, board sales have reached a new yearly low after dropping for the 5th consecutive week. Sales in the 20th week of 2023 declined by a troubling 53% since the 15th week.

European and US pricing has surfaced online for the upcoming Radeon RX 7600, AMD's next-generation mid-range graphics card. Based on the Navi 33 XL GPU, the Radeon RX 7600 will arrive for less than the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060.

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 is now sale at Best Buy for almost 15% off the US$1,579.99 list price. The machine features an Intel Core i7-13700HX Raptor Lake CPU, an RTX 4060 laptop GPU, 16 GB of expandable RAM thanks to two SO-DIMM slots, and 1 TB of PCIe storage that can also be swapped out.

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 is expected to launch within a couple of days with a performance that should ideally be a big step up vs the RX 6600. Now, according to an allegedly official spec sheet that pits the RX 7600 against the RX 6600, the RX 7600 power requirement appears to be significantly more than its predecessor.

Path tracing is significantly more taxing even on high-end RTX 4000 GPUs compared to traditional ray tracing methods. Nvidia's real-time neural radiance caching for path tracing is designed to solve the severe performance hit. This new AI-accelerated method has been in development for a couple of years now and the first implementation could soon be featured in the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion Phantom Liberty.

The Radeon RX 7600 is expected to be AMD’s first affordable RDNA 3 GPU. So far, leaks have alleged the RX 7600 MSRP to be US$300, matching the newly-announced RTX 4060. But, based on a handful of listings for AIB RX 7600 boards, Team Red could end up pricing the GPU below US$300.

The RX 7600 is reportedly launching on May 25 with reviews landing on May 24. The GPU allegedly employs a Navi 33 XL chip and could be priced at or less than US$300. Now, a reference Made by AMD RX 7600 has leaked featuring a design that resembles other RDNA 3 cards.

Dough has announced that its line of "crowd-developed" gaming monitors can now ship to Europe. They include the Spectrum 4K 144Hz as well as its new OLED 240Hz counterpart - only just in time for the last days of its pre-order event. The displays can be ordered directly from the less than conventional OEM with prices in Euros.

A new leak from Weibo says next-gen SoC from Qualcomm and MediaTek cannot output a steady 60 FPS in Genshin Impact at 1080p. It is unknown if this is due to the SoC's inability to run the game at the said resolution or poor software optimization.

Targeting budget gamers with a 24-inch size and a rather low resolution of 1,920 X 1,080 pixels, the Samsung CRG5 LC24RG50FZNXZA curved gaming monitor is now down by 48% on Amazon. Thanks to this massive discount, those interested can get it for US$129.99 instead of the US$249.99 retail price.

Medion's gaming laptop offers a well-rounded level of equipment: Core i7, RTX 4050, 16 GB of RAM, 1-TB SSD, and 144-Hz display. If you set it up right, the laptop allows for gaming with a low noise development. The whole package is available for about 1,500 Euros (~$1,658).

PowerA asserts that its latest MOGA-series controller is the first "Licensed Wireless Controller for Xbox", and can thus connect "seamlessly" to the Series X|S or One consoles. The XP-Ultra is also touted as compatible with Game Pass, Android smartphones and cloud gaming in general. It comes with a modular build to go with these versatile use-cases.

PNY has confirmed that it has integrated the latest RTX 4000 graphics into new XLR8 Gaming VERTO RGB- and VERTO-series cards. The two new lines will support both the 4060 and 4060 Ti between them, in sizes of 8GB as well as 16GB. Their release will start with those of the Ti 8GB variety later in May 2023.

With the latest Memorial Day deals, HP is offering an RTX 4060-powered Victus for just over US$1,200. This is the 16.1-inch model with 1080p 144 Hz IPS screen, 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM and 512 GB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD storage.

Colorful, Inno3D, Gainward, Palit and Zotac have revealed their small form-factor RTX 4060 GPUs. The cards are at most 17 cm in length and occupy only two slots, making them ideal for mini-ITX HTPC / 1080p gaming builds.