Trusting your phone to Abxylute’s mobile controller requires a big leap of faith
Trusting your phone to Abxylute's mobile controller requires a big leap of faith Turning your phone into a handheld with the M4 could be risky. As a retro gaming fan, I was thrilled when Apple opened its App Store to emulators in 2024, but I’ve yet to find a controller that makes me want to […]
AMD’s faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU arrives on January 29th for $499
AMD's faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU arrives on January 29th for $499 AMD announced an improved version of its popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor at CES earlier this month, and it’s now confirming a release date and pricing today. The new Ryzen 7 9850X3D will debut on January 29th, priced at $499. That’s $20 more […]
Nintendo is following up Alarmo with a weird Talking Flower in March
Nintendo is following up Alarmo with a weird Talking Flower in March Nintendo’s Talking Flower interactive toy will launch in March. | Image: Nintendo After sharing a brief look at its new Talking Flower toy during a Nintendo Direct showcase last September that generated more questions than answers, Nintendo has finally revealed more details about […]
Google has finally killed the Stadia Bluetooth tool — but this person rescued it
Google has finally killed the Stadia Bluetooth tool — but this person rescued it Did you save your Google Stadia controller like I told you last month? It’s still not too late. This week, Google has finally removed the tool that converts the now-useless controller into a decent Bluetooth gamepad. But there’s another way. Christopher […]
Samsung’s discounted microSD Express card more than doubles your Switch 2 storage
Samsung's discounted microSD Express card more than doubles your Switch 2 storage Samsung’s P9 microSD Express card is a relatively affordable way to upgrade Switch 2 storage. If you buy digital games for the Nintendo Switch 2, Samsung’s P9 microSD Express card offers an easier way to expand your storage without constantly deleting games to […]
Microsoft’s free Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming soon with ads
Microsoft's free Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming soon with ads Microsoft has been testing its ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming service over the past few months, as I exclusively revealed in October. Now, the software giant is getting close to testing the free streaming option with Xbox Insiders. Over the weekend, Microsoft updated its Xbox app […]
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don’t know it yet, says Razer’s CEO
Gamers love AI in game dev — they just don't know it yet, says Razer's CEO We’re back to start the year off with a very special live interview with Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan, which we taped in front of a terrific audience at Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas during CES. Razer is obviously best […]
The two things AMD subtly revealed at CES that actually excite me
The two things AMD subtly revealed at CES that actually excite me As we predicted, the world’s biggest consumer electronics show was a bit of a bust for gamers this year! CES 2026 brought us several neat gamepads, but barely any handhelds and no new desktop GPUs – not from Nvidia, not from Intel, and […]
Asus now claims it’s not dropping the RTX 5070 Ti amid memory shortages
Asus now claims it's not dropping the RTX 5070 Ti amid memory shortages The GPU market is turning into a mess again. Asus told Hardware Unboxed earlier this week that it was winding down production of its RTX 5070 Ti, but the PC maker is now walking back that claim and blaming “incomplete information” from […]
Amazon’s New World: Aeternum MMO will shut down next year
Amazon's New World: Aeternum MMO will shut down next year Amazon has announced that the servers for New World: Aeternum, one of the company’s MMOs, will be shut down on January 31st, 2027. The game will also be delisted and no longer available for purchase starting today, January 15th. Last year, Amazon announced that it […]