Gaming

The Legion 9 is Lenovo's flagship gaming laptops and features high-end specifications inlcuding an Intel Core Ultra 9 with 64GB DDR5 memory as well as an RTX 5090, 2TB SSD and a 4K IPS display.

The Redmi K90 Ultra has been officially unveiled ahead of its June 30, 2026, launch. Xiaomi is positioning it as an affordable gaming phone powered by the last-gen flagship SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Elite. There's an active cooling fan as well.

The Onexplayer 3 has launched on Indiegogo, featuring an Intel Arc G3 Extreme, an 8.8-inch 144Hz AMOLED display, and a modular design that works as a handheld, tablet or mini laptop. Its high-end specs and 85Wh battery position it against premium Windows gaming handhelds.

Continuing its daily reveal of new info about the upcoming Pocket Nova, Retroid has announced the processor that powers the handheld. The new chip is quite powerful, but also hints at a not-so-pocket-friendly price tag.

Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick earlier confirmed a GTA 6 physical edition. However, pre-order buyers now know that boxed copies will ship without discs inside. The decision, which may curtail leaks, has reignited the debate over what qualifies as a physical release.

AOC has introduced the Agon PRO AGP277QKDC, a 26.5-inch QHD gaming monitor featuring a fourth-generation Tandem WOLED panel. Scheduled for a September launch, the display features high-end OLED specs, broad color coverage, DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1 and USB-C power delivery.

According to SteamDB, Assetto Corsa is the most popular racing simulation on Steam and should be a welcome alternative for anyone looking for a change from the arcade-heavy driving feel in FH6. The game is currently available on Steam at a 75% discount for around $5 – but only until tomorrow.

The much-hyped cartoon shooter MOUSE: P.I. For Hire is on sale on Steam for the first time. With a 20% discount, the game is currently available for around $24 – but only for a limited time.

Konami confirms Silent Hill: Townfall launches September 24, 2026, for PS5 and PC at 49.99 USD. Details include first-person gameplay and CRTV mechanics.

Lords of the Realm II is one of the great strategy classics of the ’90s and is currently available for less than $1. The medieval strategy game is 76% off on Steam until June 25 and costs just $0.71.

A free tactical FPS is currently taking the gaming world by storm. However, the reason has less to do with revolutionary gameplay mechanics and more with the platform it was developed on: Roblox.

Ugreen has listed a new Honkai: Star Rail-themed 65W charger on Amazon. The special-edition Nexode Air 65W costs $10 more than the standard model and swaps the plain finish for a Yao Guang-inspired design, complete with a matching braided USB-C cable.

A New Zealand team used Claude Fable 5 to create a playable online role-playing game in just one weekend. The MMO was developed using vibe coding and is free to play in a browser, but it has also drawn significant criticism.

Anyone who has never been to Japan can hardly judge just how authentic the world of Forza Horizon 6 really is. A Japanese player is now shedding some light on the matter. The Reddit user has plenty of praise – but one detail bothers them.

The next generation of consoles could potentially breach the $1000 market with relative ease, thanks to increasing chip, storage, and memory costs all contributing to a much higher bill of materials.

After months of rumors and speculations, Rockstar Games has officially confirmed the price for GTA 6 Standard and Ultimate Editions.

According to the official Halo: Campaign Evolved system requirements, the Steam Machine is not the ideal platform to play the game. The CPU and GPU recommendations for even a "Low" tier experience in Halo: Campaign Evolved appear to be a tough ask for the Steam Machine.

Play the Gears of War: E-Day campaign early at Gamescom 2026. Xbox confirms its public show floor presence and details for the upcoming anticipated shooter.

Once again, an evaluation of a Nintendo Switch 2 game has appeared ahead of schedule. The Norwegian Gamer.no published its Star Fox review score before promptly deleting it. Lacking the article’s text, it’s unclear what gamers can anticipate with the remake on its June 25th release date.

A Polish storefront advertises that GTA 6 PS5 and Xbox players can expect two graphics presets. Fans have questioned whether the consoles are powerful enough for a 60 fps performance mode. The pre-order description could be a placeholder and replaced when pre-orders start on June 25th.

Scammers are exploiting anticipation for Grand Theft Auto 6 with polished fake websites offering bogus “VIP” or early access in exchange for cryptocurrency payments. Official preorders begin June 25, ahead of the game’s November 19 launch.

Dragon Age's ex-lead writer David Gaider warns that generative AI could introduce unreliable workflows, ethical issues, and long-term harm to developer training in game production.

Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died at 69 in a plane crash near La Baule-Escoublac in western France, with authorities investigating the cause of the incident.

Demand for Valve’s new Linux mini PC exceeds supply in Japan and Taiwan. This market may view the Steam Machine price as reasonable enough to invest in the console challenger. Lacking a reservation system before its release date, Komodo Station disappointed customers.

The Steam Machine was eagerly anticipated for months. After the official price reveal, however, the mood in the community has become noticeably subdued. Among more than 2,700 Reddit comments, hardly anyone says they actually plans to buy one.

Global retailers Microsoft, PlayStation and MediaMarkt deploy placeholder pages for Grand Theft Auto VI ahead of the official June 25 pre-order date.

More than 20 years after its release, Act of War: Direct Action might still be worth a look for fans of classic real-time strategy in the style of Command & Conquer: Generals. On Steam, the RTS classic is 60% off until June 25 and currently costs just $1.19 instead of $2.99.

Hexarchy blends classic 4X strategy with deckbuilding and condenses an otherwise complex genre into a surprisingly compact format. The strategy game is 90% off on Steam until June 25 and currently costs just $1.99.

Valve is opening SteamOS to traditional gaming PCs. Starting with SteamOS 3.8, users will be able to build their own Steam Machine from the PC components of their choice. This should be especially interesting for those who are not convinced by the price or performance of Valve’s official Steam Machine.

Valve’s new reservation system is designed to make the Steam Machine launch more orderly and fair. The approach has gone down well with the community – but the account requirements completely exclude one group of potential buyers.

Retroid has revealed the color options, its upcoming handheld, the Pocket Nova will be available in. All of the colors should be familiar to Retroid fans as they have been borrowed from existing handhelds.

11 Bit Studios launches the "Breach of Trust" campaign for Frostpunk 2 today on PC and consoles, introducing a brutal volcanic crisis in New Edinburgh.

Valve has arguably dropped the ball with the price of the Steam Machine. But fret not, as there are plenty of prebuilt gaming PCs that offer much better price/performance than the Steam Machine. A well-reviewed prebuilt gaming PC on Newegg is now $150 cheaper than the Steam Machine while being much faster.

In today's market, buying a prebuilt gaming PC is often the better choice to get the best bang for your buck. Case in point, Newegg is now selling the Stormcraft Phantom gaming PC with an RTX 5080 GPU and 32 GB of RAM for under $3,000.

Capcom announces a 30-minute digital broadcast focusing on updates for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, and Monster Hunter Stories 3.

Urtuk: The Desolation is a solo-dev tactical RPG with 2,500+ "Very Positive" Steam reviews. Right now, it is at its all-time low of $1.95 — 86% off — until June 24. Runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux with full controller support.

The RedMagic Gaming Tablet 5 Pro is set to launch in China on June 30, 2026. This new Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 5 rival was previously confirmed to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and now, the brand has shared more details.

Retroid has shared a new image that reveals what its next handheld, the Pocket Nova looks like. It has also provided the specifications of the device's display.

Jsaux has released a new dock for the Switch 2 that packs several features and costs significantly less than the official dock. It can charge up to four Joy-Con 2's simultaneously and also has storage for game cartridges and microSD cards.

Valve tweaked specs on the fly to assemble enough units of its mini PC. To avoid a larger Steam Machine price increase, one trade-off is using a single 16GB DDR5 RAM module instead of two 8GB sticks. Gamers can’t enable a dual-channel memory configuration, impacting performance in some games.

Valve’s console challenger costs significantly more than the PS5. Even so, a Steam Machine review confirms that the base PlayStation console produces higher frame rates in some games. Overall performance benchmarks are comparable, but the price difference may be too wide for many buyers.

According to Valve engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Yazan Aldehayyat, the price increase the Steam Machine is facing is similar to what happened with the Steam Deck.

Keychron has listed the V6 Ultra HE full-size keyboard on its website ahead of a Kickstarter campaign scheduled for July 22. The V6 Ultra HE introduces Nova Socket, a hybrid PCB design that accepts both conventional mechanical and TMR magnetic switches simultaneously, allowing users to assign different switch types by function.

Early testing suggests the Steam Machine can deliver solid 1440p AAA gaming performance, though some demanding titles still require upscaling and occasionally dip below 60 FPS during intensive scenes.

The Steam Machine will soon be available for pre-order starting at $1,049. This means that the SteamOS PC is not only significantly more expensive than the Sony PlayStation 5, but comparably fast gaming PCs are already available at much lower prices.

We just reviewed the updated 2026 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and it is an improvement, but also $600 more expensive than the comparable 2025 unit. As long as you can accept the disadvantages like the darker OLED screen or shorter batter life, we recommend you get the old model as long as it is available.

After a long wait, Valve has finally announced the release date and price for the Steam Machine. The console-like PC starts at $1,049, and it will be released later this month.

The recent report from a big publisher caused a stir in the gaming industry. It claimed that Sony may postpone the PS6 launch given the high memory prices, but it seems like another insider has negated those claims.

A former Microsoft executive doesn’t envision the Xbox brand dying. Instead, with Project Helix, the company will encourage more supporters to embrace Windows PCs. The success of the new Xbox console may depend on whether it proves as gamer-friendly as the Steam Machine.