Modder tricks Switch 2 into thinking a $45 laptop hub is an official Nintendo dock
All it took was about 540 bytes of code
A startup says its frame generation beats DLSS and runs on GPUs as old as the GeForce GTX 16 series
Apex Neural Rendering claims to cut VRAM use by as much as 62%, super resolution and ray reconstruction are still in development
Logitech offers 7,000 employees a paid day off to play GTA 6
The day can be used on any game and taken anytime between now and November 2027, so it doesn't have to line up with the GTA 6 launch
DroidDeck brings Steam and PC gaming to Android without streaming
DroidDeck is a free app that lets users run Steam and compatible Windows games on Android devices. It leverages Proton and x86 translation to bring PC gaming to supported handhelds. Recent updates expand GPU compatibility, improve controller support, and introduce additional features for dual-screen devices.
Steam Deck now shows average frame rates for thousands of games
The feature might soon leave Steam Deck's cage to join desktop PC hardware as well
Don't talk about Call of Duty on a plane: a FaceTime chat triggered an airport evacuation
Passenger overheard "bomb" and "explosion" from FaceTime chat while someone played on a flight
PlayStation 5 passes 100 million sales as GTA VI prepares to give it another boost
Six years after launch, Sony's console is closing in on the original PlayStation and Nintendo Wii
In a nutshell: Sony just revealed that the PlayStation 5 has officially sold more than 100 million units since its launch almost exactly six years ago. The PS5 is now just a few million units behind the seventh-place Wii and sixth-place PlayStation on the list of best-selling consoles ever, but it will likely soon outsell those machines as GTA VI's upcoming release boosts sales.
Ex-PlayStation boss says the next big innovation is a $300 PS5, not a $1,200 PS6
Shawn Layden says the PS6's rumored upgrades come down to more ray tracing and teraflops, gains most players won't notice
A vibe-coded GTA VI PC port is coming, whether Rockstar likes it or not
Ex-Rockstar director says GenAI is an existential threat to game developers and expects the next two years to be an inflection point for the industry
GTA VI is ready to pre-load, but even the PS5 Pro tops out at 30 FPS
The pricier console gets sharper visuals and ray-traced shadows instead
Something to look forward to: These days, paying extra for a PS5 Pro usually gets you a smoother version of the same game. Grand Theft Auto VI won't offer that, at least not at launch. Rockstar opened pre-loads for the game today and confirmed it targets 30 FPS on every console, Sony's pricier box included. Instead, the Pro's extra muscle is going toward sharper visuals.
AMD confirms GPU driver bug is writing data continuously, promises fix with next update
Disabling the AMD External Events Utility service is a temporary workaround
World of Warcraft: Forever launched on 70,480 CPU cores and 251,136 GB of RAM
The smoothest MMO launch ever?
After buying EA, Silver Lake and PIF reportedly offer $25 billion for Unity
Unity has hired an investment bank to weigh the offer
Razer's new USB-C earbuds bring back wired audio, complete with RGB lighting
Wired earbuds are taking over 2026
Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake launches to day-one PC emulation and strong reviews
Switch 2 emulation is evolving quickly, but remains experimental
EA brings Wing Commander and Ultima to Steam, with cutscenes restored from the original master tapes
Fans helped rebuild some of them for modern PCs
Bazzite 45 brings better drivers, faster updates, and more handheld support
Bazzite means to bring a SteamOS-like gaming experience to desktop PCs. Version 45 upgrades to Fedora 45 with newer graphics drivers, KDE Plasma 6.8, and GNOME 51. It also expands handheld compatibility, adds network optimizations, and introduces an anti-cheat compatibility checker.
Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down 41%, and the $500 price tag isn't going to help
The Ocarina of Time remake may be Nintendo's best shot at a holiday boost
Valve support wins praise after restoring games a Steam user deleted during depressive episodes
It took Valve less than a day to bring them back
The AI boom is coming for Switch cartridges, as a key chip supplier quits making ROM
Macronix makes more money on flash memory for data centers
The big picture: Memory makers have spent most of this year steering their factories toward AI data centers, a shift that is reportedly impacting the chips inside Nintendo Switch game cartridges. Taiwanese chipmaker Macronix is one of the main suppliers of the ROM in those cards. It's now winding down that business to make more flash memory instead. That said, Nintendo likely won't run short of cartridges anytime soon.
A third of acquired game studios have closed since 2000, and Arkane Lyon could be next
French game developer union accuses Microsoft of sabotaging Arkane
Stuffing an Xbox inside an alligator is the most Florida way ever to promote GTA VI
An alligator ate my Xbox
Microsoft is giving away 25 Xbox games worth over $500 with new Windows PCs and handhelds
From Doom and Halo to Skyrim and Fallout, the bundle spans decades of Xbox history
The Art and History of the Video Game Parry
From early fencing games and arcade fighters to Bloodborne, Sekiro, and Clair Obscur, the parry has turned a moment of defense into one of gaming's most satisfying attacks.
Bloodborne reportedly sold more than 250,000 copies in 2026, 11 years after launch and with no patch since 2015
No wonder PC gamers still want a Bloodborne port