I held the next-gen handheld
I held the next-gen handheld

Intel couldn’t catch a break. Layoffs. Shakedowns. Crashing CPUs torpedoing its reputation, sending desktop gamers fleeing to AMD. Apple and Qualcomm pushing Intel out of multiple flagship laptops. A gaming graphics card going MIA. But its Panther Lake laptop chip, the first on its all-important 18A process, turned out excellent – and a handheld version […]

Handheld gaming in 2026 just got better, but at a big cost: here are the best handheld gaming PCs unveiled at Computex 2026

Handheld gaming has gone up another notch in 2026, with new devices unveiled at Computex 2026, featuring far more powerful hardware than before.

Sony’s new fight stick and gaming monitor launch in August
Sony’s new fight stick and gaming monitor launch in August

Sony is sharing new details about some of its upcoming gaming-focused hardware, including pricing and August launch dates for its FlexStrike fight stick and its 27-inch monitor. The FlexStrike fight stick will be available starting August 6th – the same day as the new PlayStation-published fighting game Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls – and will cost […]

Summer Game Fest 2026: All the news from gaming’s busiest week
Summer Game Fest 2026: All the news from gaming’s busiest week

Get ready for some gaming news. It’s officially June, which means splashy new events from PlayStation, Xbox, and gaming hype man Geoff Keighley. But this season doesn’t just feature the big tentpole shows; there will be a bunch of smaller events, too, and they might feature some promising games as well. But this year’s events […]

Asus just announced the OLED Xbox Ally X of my dreams
Asus just announced the OLED Xbox Ally X of my dreams

If you asked me what I’d change about the Xbox Ally X handheld – aside from fixing Windows, I mean – I’d tell you two key things. First, give me a bigger, better screen. Even a little bit bigger, so games feel less claustrophobic and with less ugly bezel. Second, get rid of the “Library” […]

DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction update arrives in August for better ray tracing visuals — broader training data set and second-gen transformer architecture combine for improved image quality

At Computex 2026, Nvidia announced DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, an updated version of its neural RT denoiser with a second-gen transformer architecture and a broader training data set for better output image quality.

AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it
AMD’s new pitch: our old tech is so good you should just keep using it

Computex 2026 is underway in Taiwan, and we’re expecting all manner of flashy computers with jaw-dropping prices (or no prices at all) as the entire industry navigates RAMageddon. But for desktop PC gamers, AMD has a different pitch. It’s relaunching three old components alongside a big new promise: You won’t need to buy a new […]

The QD-OLED gaming monitor that started it all got a big upgrade
The QD-OLED gaming monitor that started it all got a big upgrade

Alienware is taking to this year’s Computex 2026 in Taipei to announce some cool gaming monitors, most notably two exciting OLED options that are coming at different points this year. First off, the company is debuting the successor to its very first QD-OLED gaming monitor from 2022 with a refreshed design and high-end specs that’s […]

This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you
This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you

My eyes have seen the PC gaming promised land, and it’s a beautifully bright world without a shred of blurriness. It’s warm, it looks lovely, and it’s impeccably sharp. Also, it’s expensive as hell. I’ve dipped my toe in this world by testing a pre-production version of the upcoming Asus ROG Strix Scar 18, which […]