Steam app is now 64-bit only on systems that support it, 32-bit support enters final countdown — 32-bit users will stop receiving updates in 2026

Valve has begun the final phase of its plan to end Steam support for 32-bit versions of Windows, with a December Steam client update that changes how the platform runs on modern systems.

The LCD Steam Deck is done
The LCD Steam Deck is done

The most affordable Steam Deck, the $399 LCD model, is not available in the US. And, according to the Steam Deck site, it won’t be coming back. Underneath the listings for the various models is a note that says: We are no longer producing the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model. Once sold out, it will […]

You can buy your Xbox Ally an official pair of anti-drift joysticks
You can buy your Xbox Ally an official pair of anti-drift joysticks

Even at $1,000, the Xbox Ally X handheld didn’t ship with magnetic drift-resistant joysticks, and neither did the $600 model. But for an extra $20 at Amazon, you can change that today – with officially Asus-approved and sanctioned TMR joysticks from Gulikit, the company that’s made a name for itself by supplying aftermarket drift-resistant sticks. […]

The RAM shortage is here to stay, raising prices on PCs and phones
The RAM shortage is here to stay, raising prices on PCs and phones

Your next smartphone or PC might cost more amid a global memory shortage that the International Data Corporation expects to “persist well into 2027.” A new report from the research firm lays out the potential impact of the RAM crunch, saying it “signals the end of an era of cheap, abundant memory and storage” – […]

Critical motherboard flaw allows game cheats, Riot Games blocks ‘Valorant’ players that don’t update BIOS — security patches pushed live by all major motherboard vendors

Riot Games discovered a vulnerability in several motherboards that potentially allowed cheating DMA devices to run before protections kicked in after boot.

Riot Games found a motherboard security flaw that helps PC cheaters
Riot Games found a motherboard security flaw that helps PC cheaters

Riot Games says a security flaw in many recent motherboards could be exploited by cheaters undetected, and now companies including Asrock, Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI have released BIOS updates to address the issue. According to Riot, “had this issue gone unnoticed, it would have completely nullified all existing DMA detection and prevention tech currently on […]

Unreal Engine 5.7 brings significant improvements over the notoriously demanding 5.4 version, tester claims — benchmark shows up to 25% GPU performance increase, 35% CPU boost

Epic is making strides with Unreal Engine 5’s development trajectory, fixing performance issues that’ve bogged down many new releases. The latest version, UE 5.7, reportedly not only improves CPU and GPU-bound performance …

Micron says memory shortage will ‘persist’ beyond 2026
Micron says memory shortage will ‘persist’ beyond 2026

Micron, one of the three biggest memory suppliers in the world, forecasts rough months ahead for the global RAM supply. As part of its earnings report released on Wednesday, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said “tight industry conditions” across DRAM and NAND flash memory are expected to “persist through and beyond” 2026 as AI drives up […]