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A Redditor has modded their Zephyrus M16 with an RTX 4090 laptop GPU to outperform an average RTX 5090 laptop. The benchmarks shared by the user show up to a 7.6 percent performance boost over an RTX 5090 laptop.

Saving the world as a noble hero may sound appealing, but it’s hardly a fresh idea in gaming. Iratus: Lord of the Dead turns the tables by putting players in the role of the villain – unleashing chaos instead of preventing it. Right now, it’s back at its lowest price, with a steep 90% discount.

A Reddit user discovered an unusual way to prop up his graphics card – with an old Nokia cellphone. The photo of this improvised setup quickly went viral, sparking both laughter and a wave of nostalgia. As the community jokingly put it, the table would collapse long before the Nokia shows any sign of breaking.

Nvidia’s flagship RTX 5090 may deliver record-breaking performance, but a new teardown paints a troubling picture of its internal design. A leading repair shop has branded the Founders Edition “a disaster,” claiming its modular structure makes it nearly impossible to repair.

Anbernic has showcased the dual-screen functionality of its RG DS gaming handheld in a new teaser video. While the Anbernic RG DS can mimic the Nintendo DS or Nintendo 3DS, it can also use its two displays for other uses like watching videos or having a walkthrough guide up when gaming.

No doubt, the Legion Pro with the RTX 5070 Ti is the more powerful gaming laptop. But if that’s the case, why does it score “only” 85 percent while the non-Ti version gets 86?

The Aorus FO27Q5P is now available to order in the UK. The 500Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor features UHBR20-capable DisplayPort 2.1 ports and other competitive specs, including 0.03ms response time, G-Sync, and a built-in KVM switch.

Aoostar has released the EG01, a new OCuLink eGPU with an integrated mini-PC mounting solution. The eGPU solution will be available shortly worldwide too, as Aoostar has already confirmed global pricing and availability.

Retroid's new Pocket G2 handheld shares several features with the Pocket 5 launched a year ago. However, a newer processor, faster RAM, and new colors are enough differences.

Images from the canceled multiplayer game God of War have recently leaked, highlighting a period that was very popular with gamers. And that's not all, because one important detail could have changed the course of the game

Retroid has announced the Pocket 6 as its latest Android gaming handheld. Touted as the most powerful Retroid handheld, it has a 120Hz display, a new processor, and a large battery, all of which are housed in a redesigned shell.

Xbox’s president of game content and studios, Matt Booty, told The New York Times that it is pursuing a multiplatform strategy and now views competitors as broader entertainment like TikTok and movies rather than rival consoles, as Halo: Campaign Evolved and other former exclusives head to PS5.

Twitch CEO Dan Clancy publicly apologized on X for the company's handling of the situation, admitting the company had failed multiple times after his earlier comments describing the assault as a “challenge in today’s society” drew sharp criticism and renewed calls for stronger, proactive safety measures.

At the Halo World Championship 2025 Community Stage, Halo community director Brian Jarrard wore a PlayStation t‑shirt while announcing that Halo: Campaign Evolved, a complete Unreal Engine 5 remake of the 2001 Halo: Combat Evolved, will launch as a day‑one release on PlayStation 5 in 2026.

Shawn Layden, the former chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, told The Ringer he views live-service titles as "a repetitive action engagement device," arguing that actual games require a story, a character, and a world rather than looped engagement mechanics designed to keep players hooked.

Digital Foundry is one of the first sites to evaluate the PS5 power saver mode. Demon’s Souls and Days Gone Remastered accomplished more efficient performance, but forced different compromises. The new mode could preview how PS5 games will run on the rumored PS6 handheld.

This RTX Remix mod for GTA IV offers a remastered feel thanks to numerous graphical improvements. But you'll have to be patient if you want to play it, as no release date has been announced.

911 Operator is now free to keep on Steam for a limited time, dropping from $14.99 to $0 on Steam. Players have to handle real-time emergency calls and dispatch units across real city maps. Deal ends October 29.

Studios are increasingly hesitant to embrace platform exclusives. The No Rest for the Wicked director shunned Xbox exclusivity even before Microsoft changed its philosophy. Companies are struggling with higher development costs, making the PS5 and Switch too lucrative to ignore.

ByteDance is working on a new global gaming platform called GameTop — designed to deliver a mix of games, social features, and creative tools for players outside China. The move follows a major shift in the company’s gaming strategy, with a focus on smarter publishing and user-driven content.

GPD offers two Strix Halo processor options for the Win 5, and among the two, the one with the Ryzen AI Max 385 is cheaper. This slightly affordable config of the gaming handheld held up relatively well in early gaming tests.

Green Man Gaming has added a new game bundle, called Super Rare Vibes Volume 1. It contains a total of six indie games playable on Steam Deck that are worth $98.17 in total. However, the entire bundle can be scored for just $10.

GameStop has poked fun at decades of platform rivalry that allegedly started and ended with Halo becoming and then unbecoming a platform exclusive with a single post: 'The Console Wars are over.'

Pokémon Legends: Z-A shifted 5.8 million copies in its first week after the October 16, 2025, launch across Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, with half of them selling on the latter console, placing it as the franchise’s fifth-best debut.

Dataminers on X have uncovered files including maps, UI strings, and event scripts suggesting Battlefield 6's unannounced battle royale "RedSec" may be built into the live build and could shadow-drop as early as next week, even as EA and DICE remain mum on the topic.

GDC executive director of innovation and growth Mark DeLoura publicly criticized Epic Games, Sony, and Unity for scaling back or skipping GDC 2025 altogether, saying their absence sends a message to independent developers that they "don’t care" about building community ties and new connections.

Many PlayStation fans wish their DualSense offered the same innovations on every platform. The PS5 controller doesn’t emit advanced haptics when paired wirelessly with PCs. However, the third-party DSX app has discovered a way to achieve these rumbling effects through Bluetooth.

Anbernic has shared new photos of first dual-screen gaming handheld ahead of the device's global release. Priced at less than $100, the Anbernic RG DS appears to be about the same size as the Nintendo DSi XL and significantly larger than the original Nintendo DSi.

Bethesda’s Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition arrives on November 10, 2025, on PC, PS4/PS5, and Xbox One/Series (with a reported Switch 2 port in 2026) and bundles the base game with all six DLCs, 150+ Creation Club add-ons in a singular package for users who have yet to play the title.

The third installment of the Final Fantasy 7 remake series may be further along than gamers had anticipated. Director Naoki Hamaguchi provided another promising update on Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3. He also went into detail about how developers are optimizing the Switch 2 port.

A new open-source tool helps visualizes your Steam library as a collage, and it scales game images by playtime. Privacy concerns with the original private tool led to this public, auditable version. No data is collected.

The Win 5 recently launched as a powerful gaming handheld with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395. As spotted by a Redditor, GPD has also teased a refresh for the Win Max, which will bring the same powerful APU in a different form factor.

An update to Counter‑Strike 2 allows players to trade five covert-rarity skins for a knife or gloves, instantly crashing the skin market cap from about $6 billion to around $4 billion, according to trackers.

Bargain hunters can currently grab The Darkness II on Steam at its lowest price ever. This comic book-inspired first-person shooter features unique tentacle mechanics and is now available with a steep 95% discount for the first time.

In Dorothy's Job, you play as a tough housekeeper tasked with keeping a supervillain’s sprawling mansion spotless. The game combines twin-stick shooter action with procedurally generated levels to keep every run fresh and unpredictable. It launched on Steam on October 24 and has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from players.

Gamers can level up their battlestations this weekend with 23% off the Lenovo Legion Pro 5 Gen 10, featuring AMD Ryzen 9, RTX 5060 graphics, and a 165 Hz OLED display for elite gaming performance. Now just $1,384.99, this powerhouse also includes 3 months of Xbox PC Game Pass to jumpstart the next campaign.

Discover all active Blue Protocol: Star Resonance codes for October 2025 and claim free rewards like Rose Orbs, Luno, and exclusive in-game items.

The Steam library continues to expand, and it's not just paid titles that are added from time to time. Every week, the platform gets a handful of freebies, and many of these newly added free games have been spotted.

The former Blizzard President is among the fans critical of Microsoft’s views on exclusivity. Mike Ybarra argues that these titles still can be a selling point for consoles. Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive games are only available on the handheld and have encouraged buyers to adopt the system.

Humble Bundle has added a new game bundle, or rather DLC bundle, to its collection — Kingdom 10th Anniversary Bundle. The bundle contains eight items: three games and five DLCs.

Asus also offers a base version of the new ROG Xbox Ally gaming handheld with a white chassis. However, it only uses an old AMD Zen 2 processor, which is just not powerful enough.

PlayStation players will finally be able to experience a Halo game natively. Halo: Campaign Evolved is a complete remake of Halo: CE, and it launches sometime next year.

Another Crab's Treasure is an anomaly in the world of souls-likes. It's set in a vibrant and colorful underwater world where you play as Kril the hermit crab, who must embark on an epic adventure to buy back his shell. The game is currently 40% off on Steam, with the price now below $20 for a limited time.

Developers of mature-themed titles are receiving conflicting responses when applying for Steam Early Access. The latest communication suggests that these titles are eligible for the program. Even so, threats from payment processors have already led to the delisting of some Steam games.

GameSir has pushed a new update for GameHub, the company's PC game emulator for Android. The latest version offers Steam optimizations and brings several emulation enhancements.

A free mod for Dark Souls II completely transforms the game, adding numerous improvements and new features. But you'll need to be careful about compatibility issues.

A Bloomberg investigation reports that Microsoft finance chief Amy Hood had imposed a 30% profit-margin "accountability" target on Xbox in late 2023. The goal, which is nearly double the industry average, seems to have directly contributed to waves of subsequent layoffs and studio closures that have plagued its game divisions since

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer addressed upcoming hardware in a Famitsu interview. While the ROG Xbox Ally is made by Asus, another new Xbox console will be a first-party system. It will offer the revamped Xbox experience, which blurs lines between platforms and may not include exclusive games.