Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective

Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve’s Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to take it even further. Universal Blue, developer of the gaming-focused Linux distribution Bazzite, announced on Wednesday that its helping to form the […]

The Stream Deck-packed gaming keyboard is a monster of good ideas
The Stream Deck-packed gaming keyboard is a monster of good ideas

The Corsair Galleon 100 SD didn’t just come out of the ether. The new full-size mechanical keyboard with a Stream Deck fused to its side is the result of a lot of things coming together over the years. Corsair’s gaming business is more refined than ever, and Stream Deck’s wide ecosystem of plug-ins makes the […]

Valve is facing a lawsuit over ‘monopoly’ claims on Steam – and I’m scratching my head at this one

Valve’s Steam storefront is favoured by a large majority of PC gamers, with generous discounts and pricing, but a lawsuit has called that into question.

Alienware 16X Aurora

Weighing under six pounds, alongside being less than an inch thick when closed, the Alienware 16X features an Intel Core Ultra 9, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and 1TB SSD. These specs are matched with a 16-i…

Under $60 for a solid wireless gaming mouse is the kind of deal you don’t wait on

If your mouse feels heavy, sluggish, or just annoying to use, it quietly drags down everything you do at your desk. A lighter wireless mouse can make games feel snappier, and day-to-day work feel smoother too. The CORSAIR M75 Wireless is $59.99, saving…

UK activist hits Valve with a $903 million lawsuit — claims Steam is abusing its market dominance and forcing UK consumers to pay too much for Steam games

UK activist hits Valve with a lawsuit for charging gamers too much commission on the games they buy from the Steam store.

If your old PC struggles, this $999.99 OMEN deal is a clean reset

Desktop deals usually fall into two buckets: cheap machines that need upgrades right away, or pricey rigs that feel like overkill. This one lands in the middle in a way that makes sense. The HP OMEN 16L gaming desktop is $999.99, saving you $250 off th…

A powerful AMD gaming desktop is hundreds off at Costco
A powerful AMD gaming desktop is hundreds off at Costco

Given that RAM has become so expensive to buy recently, you might have considered buying a prebuilt desktop computer. If so, and you’re leaning toward a high-end gaming model, Costco has a model that’s an impressive value at $1,999.99 ($300 off) for members through February 8th. It’s an all-AMD, liquid-cooled machine built into Asus’ ROG […]

Leak: Nvidia is about to challenge ‘Intel Inside’ with as many as eight Arm laptops
Leak: Nvidia is about to challenge ‘Intel Inside’ with as many as eight Arm laptops

Intel and AMD have split the Windows laptop market for years, but the x86 players may be getting outnumbered. It’s not just Apple MacBooks and MediaTek-based Chromebooks using Arm chips anymore. There are finally competent Qualcomm Snapdragon laptops running Windows, and – as soon as this spring – Nvidia will finally power Windows consumer laptops […]

AMD’s faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU arrives on January 29th for $499
AMD’s faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU arrives on January 29th for $499

AMD announced an improved version of its popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor at CES earlier this month, and it’s now confirming a release date and pricing today. The new Ryzen 7 9850X3D will debut on January 29th, priced at $499. That’s $20 more than the initial retail pricing of the 9800X3D, and this faster 9850X3D […]