One easy change makes Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark a better gaming system
One easy change makes Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark a better gaming system

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark might not be a gaming laptop first and foremost, but it certainly wants to game. We found that creating a custom 1920×1080-equivalent resolution for its 3:2 screen, missing from its out-of-the-box config, makes for a better experience.

Retro Atari VCS platform will end with the closure of its software store in February 2027
Retro Atari VCS platform will end with the closure of its software store in February 2027

The modern Atari VCS is being officially retired with the firm’s decision to shut down the Linux-based AMD APU-powered machine’s software store early next year.

EA is closing BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, after more than 30 years

EA is closing BioWare and its Edmonton studio after deciding not to move forward with early development of the next Mass Effect.

EA Shutters BioWare, Creator of Mass Effect, Dragon Age, KOTOR and More

The legendary studio has been shut down just months after EA was acquired by a private equity consortium.

Oblivion gamer uses Claude AI to boost average FPS gains up to 48%, stutters slashed by 90%
Oblivion gamer uses Claude AI to boost average FPS gains up to 48%, stutters slashed by 90%

The new Oblivion Remastered Performance Fix mod is a pure code fix, with no changes to game assets or the game’s visuals, yet it offers massive gains.

French rioters ransack eSports team premises and are seen looting RAM sticks from PCs

Leading French eSports club Team Vitality has confirmed that its Paris HQ has been smashed up, with trophies, computer equipment, and more looted over the weekend.

Web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan
Web-based chip fab engineering game goes viral in Taiwan

A new 3D web game where you live ‘A Day in the Life of a Semiconductor Wafer Factory Worker’ has gone viral in Taiwan, where it was developed.

Game decompilation hub freezes leaderboard after AI turns progress into a hollow numbers game amid explosion of ‘AI slop’
Game decompilation hub freezes leaderboard after AI turns progress into a hollow numbers game amid explosion of ‘AI slop’

decomp.dev has closed its public index of game decompilation projects, saying AI-driven forks and ports broke the community.

Modder finishes nine-year Xbox 360 voltage glitch mod with a $4 microcontroller, cracks the console open

Modder glitch-hacks his Xbox 360 with the help of a $4 microcontroller — operation shows the power of the Rasperry Pi Pico

New York rep announces game ownership bill that would require consumer ownership rather than sale of licenses

New York joins Pennsylvania in protecting gamers’ rights to own games, requiring publishers to provide an offline mode and the right to transfer games.