ASRock BC-250 used for Steam Machine duty gains third-party hack to unlock all 40 CUs — mining board now has more CUs than a base PS5

Enthusiasts of ASRock’s BC-250 server board have figured out a way to unlock all 40CUs inside the system’s PS5-derived SoC, giving it more GPU cores than a base PS5.

Valve hikes Steam Deck OLED prices — 512GB is now $789, while 1TB climbs to $949

The Valve Steam Deck is seeing price hikes as high as $300 as the component shortage continues.

Lenovo says it’s digging into allegations that its China-only G10 handheld is being used for piracy — third parties may be including illicit games to inflate prices in the gray market

Lenovo has announced it is conducting an in-depth investigation of its Chinese retail supply chains following allegations that its recently released G02 retro-gaming handheld is enabling piracy.

Acer is reportedly working on a ‘Predator Atlas 8’ handheld featuring Intel’s Arc G3 chips — Panther Lake-based handhelds expected to be revealed at Computex 2026

At Computex next month, Intel is expected to reveal a bunch of handhelds rocking its Arc G3 series of chips, and Acer is now rumored to be one of the manufacturers showing off its devices. New leaks say a “Predator Atlas 8…

Modern Blu-ray drives can now rip GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 games to PC — third-party OmniDrive firmware unlocks game rips from physical media on select players

Third-party firmware has unlocked the ability for Blu-ray players to rip physical game media for retro consoles, transforming the way game preservation and emulation will work for retro gaming enthusiasts.

Star Citizen reaches $1 billion in lifetime funding, 14 years after the project was first announced — game still in early access with no release window, including ‘Squadron 42’ campaign

Star Citizen, originally announced back in 2012, has just amassed $1 billion in crowdfunding despite the game still not having any release date. The game is currently expected sometime in 2027-2028, which means it might ha…

Steam Machine appears in Vulkan’s conformant product database — upcoming Valve console is certified compliant with the graphics API

The Khronos Group, which created the Vulkan API standard and continues to develop and maintain it, added the Steam Machine to its list of conformant products. This does not indicate how far or soon a product will come to t…

007: First Light drops last-minute Denuvo DRM bombshell, leaving pre-order customers and fans furious — Bond title risks FPS drops and strict online check-ins, Pirates eagerly await repack as day-one cracks become the norm

IO Interative’s latest James Bond adventure has been hit with the curse of Denuvo DRM, leaving many paying customers frustrated over a deliberate roadblock. With all versions of Denuvo now cracked anyways, there’s a high c…

Steam Controller puck charger nearly catches fire after contact with Pixel Watch 3 — sparks fly after the metal wristband magnetizes to the puck’s pogo pins

A Steam Controller charging puck nearly causes a fire after the wristband on a Pixel Watch 3 magnetically attaches to the charger, causing the exposed pogo pins to arc electricity.