Every first-party Nintendo Switch 2 game will cost $70 or $80 – even the old ones
Nintendo cites upgrades, inflation, and tariffs as reasons for the higher prices
Shenmue named most influential video game ever, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II lands in seventh place
Kingdom Come Deliverance II was released two months ago
Nvidia claims 10x graphics performance boost on Switch 2, with DLSS and ray tracing support
It's in the Tensor Cores
Laptop RTX 5080 comes within 15% of RTX 5090 performance in benchmarks
The 5090's lead increases in 4K with heavy ray tracing enabled
Early reviews of Minecraft movie suggest it's better than expected
Assuming you expected it to be terrible
In a nutshell: A Minecraft Movie, the live-action-with-CGI adaptation of the best-selling video game of all time, is released this Friday. The pretty underwhelming trailers led to plenty of people calling this the next Borderlands, but according to early reviews and first impressions, it's actually… okay.
Nintendo Switch 2 is official with 7.9" 120fps VRR display, 4K at 60fps when docked
Launches June 5 at $450
Finally: This morning's Switch 2 exclusive Nintendo Direct finally answered all the burning questions about the device, including key specs, price, and release date. As expected, many of the rumors regarding the handheld were validated, but let's make it official.
Inzoi is the hottest new life sim, and fans are already making it extra spicy with NSFW mods
Early access status isn't stopping the modding community
Amazon restricts some Nvidia RTX 50 and AMD Radeon 9070 GPU sales to Prime members
There are none left in stock, of course
Acer's new Predator QD-OLED monitors deliver 240Hz at 4K and 1440p resolutions
The cheapest 27-inch 4K 240Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor to date?
Doom: The Dark Ages is coming to Battle.net, signaling a new Microsoft trend
New gameplay details also emerge
YouTuber ordered to pay "King of Kong" Billy Mitchell $230,000 over defamation claims
It wasn't over cheating allegations
In a nutshell: Billy Mitchell, the arcade gaming legend who has been embroiled in controversy for almost a decade now, has been awarded $230,000 in a defamation lawsuit against a YouTuber. Karl Jobst implied in a video that Mitchell's legal battle against a different YouTuber led to that person's suicide after it left him "deeply in debt." But a judge said Jobst had shown a "reckless disregard for the truth."
Intel shows off in-game AI assistant running on Core Ultra 200HX
Gaming AI assistants are coming, but remain unproven
The First Berserker: Khazan lands strong reviews, PC demo available
The First Berserker: Khazan launched to strong reviews, with critics praising its brutal, fast-paced combat and stylish, Soulslike action. While some found the story and level design lacking, most agree the satisfying boss fights and fluid mechanics make it a standout. A PC demo is available on Steam for those eager to test their mettle.
Nvidia RTX 5090 with missing ROP intentionally sold as "B-Stock" at German retailer
Still listed at inflated prices despite degraded performance
Former PlayStation CEO says he left Sony partially because of shift to live-service models
That kind of gaming is "not in my wheelhouse"
Ubisoft and Tencent launch new subsidiary to supercharge Assassin's Creed, other franchises
New entity will focus on building evergreen, multi-platform game ecosystems
Asus $3,700 RTX 5090 cards arrive at Micro Center store, sell out straight away
Is there no limit to what people will pay?
WTF?! With the current demand for graphics cards combined with the low stock levels, it seems people will pay almost anything for an RTX 5000-series GPU. There appears to be no limit to what consumers will accept, as illustrated by the $3,719 Asus RTX 5090 cards that came into stock at Micro Center but were sold out just hours later.
The first Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop benchmarks have emerged
Around 11% faster than the RTX 4090, but up to 40% ahead of the 3080 Ti
Highly anticipated: Nvidia's RTX 50 series laptops go on sale in a few days, and the first reviews of the company's new flagship mobile GPU are now online. Although the laptop RTX 5090 closely resembles its predecessor in some tests, a more complete picture will likely emerge once a wider range of notebook models featuring the graphics card become available.
Nintendo will soon let you loan your digital games to your friends
Starting in late April digital games will work more like physical media
WB's push to curb second-hand sales led to groundbreaking Nemesis game mechanic
As it turns out, sometimes making a game unique and memorable might discourage trade-ins
Fake RTX 4090 graphics card looks real – but hides an RTX 3090 GPU
The $530 price should have been a warning
SteamOS benchmarked on Asus ROG Ally as beta general release nears
Challenging Windows in handheld gaming
Minecraft 'Spring to Life' update is out for Java and Bedrock
The Spring to Life update is now playable in Minecraft, featuring new ambient effects, mob variants, updated wolf sounds, improved sheep spawning, new spawn egg textures, and a long list of bug fixes.
Steam's DRM was inspired by an exec's nephew and his trusty CD burner
CD burning was threatening Steam's entire business model