Sony's next PlayStation handheld may get exclusive access to AMD's mobile RDNA 5
The Steam Deck 2 could get left behind
SteamOS 3.9.5 updates KDE Plasma, improves compatibility and device support
SteamOS 3.9.5 brings an updated Arch Linux base, KDE Plasma 6.7.3, and Linux kernel 7.2. The update also improves compatibility with handheld gaming devices, introduces preliminary hibernation support, and reduces idle power consumption on Steam Deck.
You can now run Nintendo Switch games natively on iPhones and Macs
That's because both use the same kind of processor
A new way to play: Tears of the Kingdom can now sit on an iPhone's home screen as its own app, complete with an icon. A new open-source project called nxnative turns Switch games you own into native apps for iPhones and iPads. There's no emulator involved: each game's original code runs directly on Apple's chips. The same process can also create Mac apps.
Unreal Engine 5.8 adds support for Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery to remedy stuttering issues
A new built-in solution which might finally solve one of UE's most annoying problems
Elden Ring movie reportedly has a $200 million budget, and it's the studio's biggest bet ever
A24 is spending Marvel money on Elden Ring
Phantom Blade Zero's PC requirements reveal a 145GB install, 300GB for preloading, and upscaling
Early reviews suggest S-Game's ARPG could be one of the best PC games of the year
Only one person in the world can play this free Steam game at a time
In Jono, you watch while waiting in line, get one minute of play, and then hand control to the next person
First look: These days, a big online game is one that can drop 100 strangers onto the same map at once. Jono, a free platformer that quietly landed on Steam earlier this month, goes in the opposite direction entirely: there's exactly one playable character for the whole planet, and everyone who downloads it has to wait in line for a turn.
What the canceled Mass Effect 5 would have been: a sci-fi spy thriller built around player choice
Mass Effect Universe would have been set 600 years after Mass Effect 3
Vibe-coded emulator adds color to Virtual Boy's red monochrome games
The Virtual Boy sold 770,000 units and is still getting new life from fans
Modern Warfare 4 is earning widespread critical acclaim
Following early positive reception from Steam players, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is now earning strong reviews from critics for its engaging campaign, refined multiplayer, and expanded DMZ mode, with some calling it one of the best entries in the franchise.
Microsoft is emailing Xbox owners to trade in their consoles, less than a year after raising prices
The company wants your old hardware back to refurbish and resell
Super Smash Bros. creator thinks AI will make a lot of games, most won't make money
Masahiro Sakurai argues AI can produce endless copycats, but not a single original idea
Nintendo Switch 2 jailbreaking is here, with homebrew, modding, and reverse engineering
Codex AI did the heavy lifting, but the jailbreak itself still took about two weeks
The big picture: AI coding has unleashed a new wave of decompilations and jailbreaks, largely centered on video games. Modders cracked almost every PlayStation 5 firmware version a few weeks ago, and the Nintendo Switch 2 is next. The phenomenon could lead to a repeat of the original Switch's piracy problem, but Nintendo has already responded.
PEGI is giving games with paid loot boxes a PEGI 16 rating, and EA FC 27 is the first big example
Europe puts an age limit on loot boxes
EA closes legendary RPG studio BioWare following its $55 billion buyout
Mass Effect 5 canceled as EA focuses on new shooters, sports games, and The Sims
Ripple effect: BioWare fans have repeatedly feared for the studio's future ever since EA acquired the company nearly 20 years ago, and those fears intensified after last year's announcement of a Saudi-led leveraged buyout. Although BioWare hadn't released a hit title in 12 years, its early successes helped define the RPG genre, and fans likely still held high hopes for the next Mass Effect entry.
Nvidia GeForce drivers add support for Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery
Nvidia's latest Game Ready driver adds support for Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery, which aims to reduce shader compilation stuttering by delivering precompiled shaders for supported games, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Gears of War: E-Day. As our recent testing shows, shader stuttering remains a major headache for PC gamers, but efforts to eliminate it are gaining momentum.
AMD brings FSR 4.1 upscaling to Radeon 6000 GPUs, Ryzen AI Max, and handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally
Xbox Series support is coming soon, too, and Vulkan might help the Steam Deck next
DLSS 5 Just Got a Lot Faster, but Is It Worth Using?
Nvidia's new DLSS 5 model nearly doubles neural rendering speed across the RTX 50 series. We put it to the test to see if the performance gains outweigh the heavy FPS penalty and lingering visual issues.
The next Xbox could arrive in 2028 for $1,200 to $1,800, Xbox handheld may launch in 2027
À la carte Xbox Game Pass subscription is also coming
A judge lets Denuvo subpoena Discord, Reddit, and Steam to unmask the cracker Voices38
The most hated DRM in PC gaming is asking a federal judge to unmask a pseudonym
Connecting the dots: Denuvo has spent the past few weeks trying to uncover Voices38's true identity. The mysterious cracker has been wreaking havoc on the company's notorious DRM and anti-tamper technology, and Denuvo is now turning to lawyers in a bid to unmask the skilled coder.
GTA 6 is on track to smash records as pre-orders exceed 6 million copies
Rockstar has reportedly sold some $630 million worth of GTA VI, 74% of those are on PS5
Bungie could be making Star Wars Battlefront 3 instead of longtime series developer DICE
Battlefront 2 maintains an active modding scene after nine years
Nvidia's RTX 6060 probably won't arrive until 2029, will be slower than the PS6
Memory shortages will keep delaying mainstream GPUs