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Putin's ordered his government to look into creating Russia's own Steam Deck, SteamOS, and basically Steam itself
news Essentially boils down to: "Make me my own Valve."
Elgato Facecam MK.2 webcam review
Best, now better Don't call it a sequel, but this updated cam is better in every way.
Corsair Platform:6 Creator Edition gaming desk review
Full package A Swiss Army Knife of a gaming desk with the promise of becoming a streaming home studio.
Razer's Blade gaming laptops have lost their edge
Rusty The metaphor might write itself, but the competition has gotten so fierce Razer can no longer ignore it.
The Chinese government is phasing out Intel and AMD CPUs and Microsoft's Windows OS because they don't fit its new 'safe and reliable' guidelines
News This is getting nasty.
Valve explains how it built an orb out of Steam Deck OLED prototypes rather than making Half-Life 3, vowing 'we will construct an orb at any opportunity'
news "We presume people from around the globe will make the pilgrimage to bask in its glow."
Ayaneo Kun handheld PC review
Sticky Physically wonderful, technically impressive, frustratingly quirky.
One of the biggest CS2 tournaments in the world has completely switched over to AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D chips 'to ensure a smooth esports experience'
news The first Counter-Strike 2 Major is getting big system upgrade ahead of its kick-off this month.
If you're 'worried about what AI will do' AMD's Dr. Lisa Su says 'the answer is not go slower, that is definitely not the answer'
news Go faster, and maybe buy more Instinct GPUs.
Oooh, shiny. Ray tracing is coming to Diablo 4 March 26
news New reflection and shadow features are incoming to leach your frame rates.
Microsoft says AI data privacy lawsuit 'devotes 198 pages to doomsday hyperbole about AI as a threat to civilization'
news Also says AI is kinda like a VCR, so believe what you will.
HP Omen Transcend 14 gaming laptop review
Cutie A supremely affordable, surprisingly gorgeous little gaming laptop with just a few teething troubles.
The Best of CES 2024
CES 2024 The products and features we loved so much from the year's show.
Absolute masochist uses a mismatched pair of old iPods to game on their Steam Deck
News I know the Deck's touchpads take a little getting used to, but this is just silly.
There are still massive problems with OLEDs as gaming monitors and that's why I'm sticking with my gorgeous glossy IPS for now
OLED? Oh no Maybe I'll eat these words when the next-gen panels arrive, but for my PC needs OLED's not doing it for me on the desktop.
OneXPlayer 2 Pro handheld gaming PC review
Too much A big boi gaming handheld that wants to be your laptop too. And arguably fails to be either.
There's one thing gaming laptops need to learn from Valve, Lenovo, and Ayaneo handhelds: Trust us
Take the power back The level of granular control over the hardware inside modern handheld gaming PCs is a million miles away from that available to gaming laptops.
Asus TUF Gaming RTX 4080 Super review
Why pay more? If you can't get your hands on a Founders Edition, Asus' MSRP TUF boi is an excellent alternative.
Nvidia RTX 4080 Super Founders Edition review
RTX Rehab With the same performance, but a $200 haircut, the RTX 4080 Super is a necessary rehabilitation of the maligned RTX 4080.
Framework 16 modular gaming laptop review
💕 You're buying for the promise, not the performance. But when the potential is this damned enticing it's hard to resist.
MSI RTX 4070 Ti Super Ventus 3X review
Superseder A solid upgrade with a superior spec, but there's an asterisk.
The best PC cases in 2024: These are the chassis I'd use for my next gaming builds
Best Case You'll want the best PC case if you're building your perfect gaming PC.
PNY RTX 4070 Super XLR8 review
OC? A quality GPU but more proof, if any more were needed, of the irrelevance of factory overclocked graphics cards.
