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 […]

The mouse that makes your whole setup feel faster is 38% off

A good mouse is one of those upgrades you notice immediately. Your aim feels steadier, your clicks feel more intentional, and even basic work tasks get less annoying. The Razer Basilisk V3 Pro is on sale for $99.00, down from $159.99, a 38% discount. I…

The 144Hz IPS era is over: why 240Hz OLED is the only monitor you should buy

I remember unboxing my first 144Hz IPS panel five years ago and thinking we had peaked. I was wrong. After spending the last month staring at the latest crop of 240Hz OLEDs, going back to a standard backlit LCD feels like looking at a game through a sc…