Samsung's Odyssey 3D monitor offers enthusiasts a renewed way to enjoy 3D gaming experiences. At the GDC Festival of Gaming 2026, the Korean company announced a major expansion of the gaming content available for the Odyssey 3D ecosystem. Read Entire Article
Valve says its loot boxes are more like trading cards than gambling
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Valve in February, arguing that mystery boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 constitute "quintessential gambling" because players pay for a chance to obtain rare cosmetic items that can carry significant monetary value and be traded for real money. Read...
It’s come to this: V-Color to launch 1+1 DDR5 value pack with one RAM stick and one filler module
Fake memory kits that are used to fill empty DIMM slots have been around for a long time now, though V-Color's value pack is pretty unusual. Read Entire Article
Valve details performance targets for Steam Machine and Steam Frame
Unsurprisingly, Steam Machine verification requirements will be more lenient than those for the Steam Deck, since the Machine is expected to provide roughly six times more performance headroom. Meanwhile, verification requirements for locally installed games on the Steam Frame will be stricter. Read Entire Article
Fortnite “Save the World” mode will return as a free-to-play game in 2026
Originally unveiled in 2011 and released after years of redesign and delay in 2017, Save the World was Fortnite long before "dropping from the battle bus" entered gaming vocabulary. It was built as a four-player PvE (player-versus-environment) action-building title – a blend of base construction, resource gathering, and combat against...
Cybertruck owner sues Tesla over FSD crash, claims keeping Elon Musk as CEO was negligent
According to a court filing at Harris County District Court, plaintiff Justine Saint Amour bought a Cybertruck with the FSD package from a Florida dealership in February 2025. Read Entire Article
Intel launches Core Ultra 270K Plus and 250K Plus to revive its desktop gaming push
These chips arrive as Intel navigates a rocky recent history in the high-end desktop space. Past generations faced thermal woes and instability, the latest Arrow Lake entry stumbled on frame rates. With the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, Intel is now claiming the title......
Next-gen Xbox sounds a lot like a PC with an Xbox UI and AMD’s FSR Diamond
After sharing the first basic details about its next Xbox console earlier this month, Microsoft has revealed more about the platform's technology this week at the Game Developers Conference. The company confirmed that "Project Helix" will focus on neural rendering, advanced ray tracing, and closer interoperability with Windows PCs. Read...
A microscope reveals the ghost of analog video hidden inside a LaserDisc
Jueden's experiment began by accident. While using a low-cost digital microscope to inspect electronics, he turned it toward a LaserDisc out of curiosity. Under magnification, faint but recognizable images began to emerge – proof that LaserDisc's analog encoding could still be decoded visually without a player, just by analyzing the......
Asus co-CEO calls MacBook Neo a “shock” to the Windows PC industry
Apple launched the MacBook Neo last week, positioning it as the most affordable laptop the company has ever built. Starting at $600 (or $500 for students), the device targets users looking for a lightweight, agile computing machine. Its unusually low price, by Apple standards, could quickly become a source of......