Sega’s Virtua Fighter Crossroads is coming to Nvidia’s wild new RTX Spark PCs
Sega is bringing Virtua Fighter Crossroads to Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark laptops and compact desktop PCs.
Lenovo’s new gaming laptop is the first to feature a 240Hz inkjet-printed OLED display
Lenovo’s new Legion R9000P is the first laptop to feature an inkjet-printed OLED display, offering a 240Hz refresh rate and over 99% DCI-P3 coverage.
Roblox’s AI Build tool wants to make game development as easy as texting
Roblox is celebrating 20 years with Build, a new tool that turns text prompts into playable games right from your phone.
This gaming mouse has a Noctua fan inside, and it finally has a launch date
Pulsar’s Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition launches on July 21 with a five-speed cooling fan, 42,000 DPI sensor, and 8K polling rate.
Gaming against AI could make you more confident with real teammates
AI opponents in gaming boosted player confidence, increased playtime by 50 percent, and encouraged more people to team up with friends, according to new research.
As Sony closes the door on PS3 games, RPCS3 has preserved thousands on PC
RPCS3 can now play 75% of the tracked PS3 library on PC, reaching its milestone as Sony prepares to close the console’s digital store and abandon new physical releases.
This PS5-exclusive Game of the Year is now running on PC… sort of
Astro Bot has reached an early boot stage through the experimental SharpEmu PS5 emulator, marking promising progress despite offering nothing resembling playable gameplay yet.
Madden NFL 27 is coming to Apple Arcade next month, and it lets you run an NFL franchise from top to bottom
Madden NFL 27 Arcade Edition arrives on Apple Arcade on August 6 with full seasons, franchise management, 11-on-11 matches, and no in-app purchases.
GameNative just made it dangerously easy to fill your Android phone with PC game mods
GameNative’s latest pre-release brings Nexus Mods downloads and management directly to Android, making PC game modding easier while asking early adopters to accept the risks of unfinished software.
PlayStation Store’s Summer Sale starts July 15 with up to 75% off hundreds of games
Sony’s PlayStation Store Summer Sale begins July 15 with discounts of up to 75% across hundreds of PS5, PS4, and PS VR2 games.
Xbox and Nvidia want Gears of War: E-Day to show off what RTX PCs can really do
Xbox and The Coalition name NVIDIA the exclusive PC partner for Gears of War: E-Day, bringing DLSS 4.5, ray tracing, and faster load times ahead of its October launch.
Xbox may be about to test a surprisingly clever way to digitize game discs
Microsoft may soon test Positron, a rumored Xbox feature that converts physical games into transferable digital licenses while preserving lending, resale, and ordinary disc access.
Black Ops multiplayer is a mess on PlayStation and Activision is rushing to fix it
Activision has deployed the first phase of a fix after hacked Black Ops lobbies began manipulating XP and locking some players out of multiplayer.
AMD is quietly building a frame generation mode that beats Nvidia at its own game
AMD's latest Radeon drivers hide a Multi-Frame Generation mode that goes up to 8x, going one better than NVIDIA's 6x. Here's what it could mean for your frame rate.
I wouldn’t have recommended this Nintendo Switch 2 accessory before, but this deal changes everything
GameStop just dropped the Nintendo Switch 2 Camera to its lowest price yet, making the once-pricey accessory much easier to recommend.
Well… at least God of War Laufey is getting a physical disc
Santa Monica Studio has confirmed that God of War Laufey will be released on a physical disc, offering welcome news for collectors amid growing concerns over digital-only game releases.
Samsung has a new breed of OBLYX OLED panels and they should appear on your gaming laptops soon
Samsung Display has introduced OBLYX, its first OLED gaming laptop brand, as it looks to capitalize on the rapidly growing demand for premium gaming displays, particularly in China.
Razer made a Cinnamoroll headset, and it is aggressively adorable
Razer’s final Sanrio collaboration drop is a Cinnamoroll-themed Kraken Kitty V2 BT headset with Bluetooth 5.2, RGB lighting, and up to 40 hours of battery life.
This AMD mini PC beats Valve’s Steam Machine, but it costs a lot more
An AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC running SteamOS 3.8 outperformed Valve's Steam Machine across multiple games, though its significantly higher price limits its appeal.
Dell’s new Alienware monitors are brighter, sharper, and cost less than expected for OLED upgrade
Dell has launched three new Alienware gaming monitors, led by a brighter and faster 34-inch QD-OLED model priced at $799.99.
My favorite multiplayer survival sandbox is finally getting the mobile port it deserves
Don’t Starve Together launches on mobile July 21, giving players a portable way to survive The Constant with friends.
Xbox reportedly cancels Avowed sequel to make room for a new Fallout game from the New Vegas director
Bloomberg reports that Obsidian Entertainment has shifted development to a new Fallout game led by Fallout: New Vegas director Josh Sawyer, while the planned Avowed sequel has been cancelled.
New study finds gaming doesn’t rot your brain, but compulsive habits can
A study of 3,854 adolescents tied compulsive gaming symptoms to lower cognitive performance, while longer playtime showed small positive associations with several measured abilities.
Asus made a tiny AMD gaming beast, and the price is its scariest part
Asus has squeezed an AMD Ryzen 9 processor and RTX 5070 graphics into a three-liter gaming PC, although its compact dimensions carry a painful premium.
Trying to cancel PS Plus? Sony might just make you an offer
PlayStation users report receiving discounts of up to 50% on PS Plus subscriptions when attempting to cancel, suggesting Sony is testing a new retention strategy.
Xbox’s Netflix strategy has reportedly failed. Now it’s betting on hardware again
Bloomberg reports Microsoft is shifting Xbox's strategy away from its long-standing subscription-first vision, with renewed focus on hardware, consoles, and first-party exclusives.
Xbox reportedly wanted 77 million Game Pass subscribers. It has just 30 million
A new Bloomberg report says Microsoft hoped Xbox Game Pass would reach 77 million subscribers by fiscal 2026, but the service reportedly has just 30 million users today.
You can finally install Windows on the Steam Machine, for reasons only you understand
Valve has released official Windows drivers for the Steam Machine, making it easier to install Microsoft's OS, though SteamOS still appears to offer better gaming performance.
Virtual taekwondo sounds like a gimmick until it solves the biggest fear of combat sports
Virtual taekwondo sounds like a VR gimmick, but its noncontact format could make martial arts more approachable for kids, cautious beginners, women, and older athletes.
This VR empathy game could be the start of something much creepier
Rekindle uses face-tracking biometrics to turn emotions into gameplay, but the same idea could eventually push emotion-aware tech into therapy, safety systems, and interfaces that watch more than clicks.
PlayStation’s disc-killing move may have blindsided the very partners keeping its games business alive
Sony’s reported PlayStation disc pullback allegedly caught publishers and retail partners off guard, turning a familiar ownership fight into a broader trust problem for the PlayStation ecosystem.
You don’t need a Switch to play Mario Kart. This YouTube video somehow lets you join the race.
A wildly creative YouTube experiment lets you steer through Rainbow Road and swap Mario Kart characters by changing the video’s caption language.
Xbox spins off four studios, including Senua-maker Ninja Theory, as mass layoffs begin
Xbox will cut 3,200 roles, while Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, Compulsion Games, and Double Fine Productions are leaving the Xbox Games Studio banner.
Google executive ports Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour to iPhone and Mac using Claude
A Google executive used Claude Fable 5 to port Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour to iPhone, iPad, and Mac without using an emulator.
This compact mechanical keyboard looks like a love letter to the Game Boy Advance
The Keyboy Advance is a 50% mechanical keyboard kit inspired by the beloved Game Boy Advance, featuring retro handheld design cues and functional shoulder buttons.
Here’s every game you can download on Xbox next week
Xbox's next-week release calendar includes 24 games, from AAA pre-orders like Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced to Palworld's long-awaited 1.0 launch on Game Pass.
Sony may have been digging the grave of physical PlayStation games for years.
Sony’s disc factory has been retraining its workforce to handle microlenses, suggesting the plan to phrase out physical game discs was in the works for a while before the announcement.
Sony is helping bury physical games, and preservation is being left to clean up the mess
Sony’s reported 2028 PS5 disc cutoff would push PlayStation deeper into digital licensing, leaving preservation advocates to deal with the mess the industry still hasn’t properly solved.