Alienware is working on new slim and cheaper gaming laptops
Alienware is working on new slim and cheaper gaming laptops These renders of the ultra-slim (left) and entry-level (right) models are our only glimpse of Alienware’s unnamed laptops. Dell-owned Alienware is looking to reach a wider swath of gamers, announcing at CES 2026 that it’s working on two new laptops: one with a lower, entry-level […]
The MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX features a slimmer chassis and stronger specs
The MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX features a slimmer chassis and stronger specs The latest MSI Crosshair gaming laptop announced at CES today doesn’t make any major changes, but does manage to fit improved specs into less space. According to MSI, the Crosshair 16 Max HX is 14.3 percent thinner than its predecessor, a difference […]
LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling
LG announces new UltraGear evo gaming monitors with AI upscaling LG unveiled a whole new line of gaming monitors ahead of CES on Friday. The UltraGear evo line are all high-end monitors covering a range of technologies, but united by 5K resolution and AI upscaling. The three flagships under the new branding are the 39GX950B, […]
The LCD Steam Deck is done
The LCD Steam Deck is done RIP LCD Steam Deck. The most affordable Steam Deck, the $399 LCD model, is not available in the US. And, according to the Steam Deck site, it won’t be coming back. Underneath the listings for the various models is a note that says: We are no longer producing the […]
Remember Google Stadia? Steam finally made its gamepad worth rescuing
Remember Google Stadia? Steam finally made its gamepad worth rescuing The Google Stadia Controller. December 31st, 2025 is the deadline to save the Google Stadia controller. That’s less than three weeks from today – but there’s never been a better time. Last month, I discovered the controller is finally a first-class citizen in Steam and […]
Razer resurrects the first ever gaming mouse as a limited edition
Razer resurrects the first ever gaming mouse as a limited edition The new Boomslang includes a wireless charging dock with its own RGB lighting effects. | Image: Razer Razer is returning to its roots and relaunching the world’s first gaming mouse that debuted over 25 years ago before there was even a gaming peripheral industry. […]
RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage
RAM price hikes: the latest on the global memory shortage Random access memory, or RAM, is in just about every piece of technology we use. But it’s also the technology that AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta are using to power the servers in their massive data centers. Now, the world’s biggest memory […]
RAM is ruining everything
RAM is ruining everything Memory suppliers just blew a hole in the PC gaming industry – and they’re about to do the same to everything else. For weeks, PC enthusiasts have borne the brunt of skyrocketing memory prices, but the shockwaves will soon impact a wider range of products as suppliers pour resources into a […]
Nvidia’s new RTX 50-series GPU driver restores PhysX support for popular games
Nvidia's new RTX 50-series GPU driver restores PhysX support for popular games Nvidia launched its first RTX 50-series graphics cards earlier this year without support for PhysX, the GPU-accelerated technology that let games realistically simulate shattering glass, moving liquids, smoke, fog, and more. Now, Nvidia is bringing back PhysX support for the RTX 50-series GPUs […]
These prebuilt PCs are about to cost more due to rising RAM prices
These prebuilt PCs are about to cost more due to rising RAM prices The skyrocketing price of RAM is trickling down to custom PC makers, including CyberPowerPC and Maingear. On Wednesday, CyberPowerPC announced that it plans to adjust the pricing across all of its systems on December 7th, as reported earlier by PCMag. “Recently, global […]