Fans of the original Star Wars trilogy will want to take note of this new limited edition Custom Keycap and Mousepad collection from Team Liquid and Alienware. The large mousepads, in particular, are noteworthy for featuring stunning concept art by Ralph McQuarrie, who helped create the lived-in look and feel of the original Star Wars movies.

Priced at $40.00 on Team Liquid's official store, the four designs include the epic closing space battle from Return of the Jedi, Luke's arrival on the planet Dagobah, C-3PO being carried by Ewoks on the forest moon of Endor, and a shot of the water planet Kamino from Attack of the Clones. For fans of the original trilogy, the first three designs listed above look stunning as mousepads.

As for the keycaps, they're compatible with Alienware Pro Series Keyboards, including the impressive Alienware Pro Wireless Gaming Keyboard we reviewed last year. Still, they're compatible with multiple keyboards because they have 108 keys. Here you've also got four main designs, with two depicting Ralph McQuarrie concept art and two offering colorways with Star Wars branding.

The latest update to the system monitoring tool HWiNFO is notable, as it paves the way for new CPU and GPU hardware, most notably AMD's upcoming Zen 6-generation of processors. According to the release notes for HWiNFO 8.46, it has "improved support of next-generation AMD CPUs and APUs."

Although there's no mention of specific models, the assumption is that this includes AMD's new Zen 6 desktop and laptop processors with the codenames 'Olympic Ridge' and 'Medusa Point.' The "improved support" points to multiple SKUs currently being evaluated or tested, including next-gen APUs.

On the GPU side, the latest update adds support for the recently released Intel Arc Pro B65 and Arc Pro B70 GPUs, with the latter being the workstation version of Intel's long-awaited 'Big Battlemage' graphics card. The release notes also include an interesting addition to the GeForce RTX 5060 lineup: support for a new RTX 5060 variant based on the GB205 chip.

During a recent event with Lexar, a brand known for creating DRAM, SSDs, and memory cards, the company told Digital Foundry an interesting statistic about the current memory crisis and PC gamers. As we've been reporting for a while now, the AI-boom's insatiable appetite for all things memory and storage has led to an unprecedented situation in the consumer technology space. Basically, RAM and SSD prices have exponentially increased.

What this means for gamers looking to build their first gaming PC or upgrade is that they're essentially forced to opt for lower-capacity memory and storage options to keep overall costs from spiraling out of control. Case in point: just the other day, we reported that a 128GB DDR5 kit reached $4,200, whereas the same memory in a 32GB capacity costs $399.99. Still, that $400 price is much higher than it used to be, but it's the sort of "lesser of two evils" choice gamers and enthusiasts are having to make in today's climate.

And with that, Lexar told Digital Foundry that, when it comes to this sort of compromise, PC builders and gamers are more willing to choose smaller-capacity RAM or memory kits than smaller-capacity SSDs.

When NVIDIA launched the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti last year, before the current memory crisis, it offered two models: one with 16GB of VRAM and one with 8 GB. With the retail and marketing focus on the 16GB model, post-launch reports indicated that the 8GB variant was not selling well. Cut to 2026, and the very real DRAM crisis affecting GPU pricing and availability, and NVIDIA has reportedly shifted its focus to the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB model that consumers have mostly skipped in favor of the 16GB variant.

This means there are now more GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GPUs available than 16GB models, and, according to a new report via Gazlog citing inside sources, NVIDIA has paused supplying GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB GPUs to its partners. The report notes that this halt in supply will last around two weeks. The reason? Apparently, there's an oversupply.

So yeah, this indicates that GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB graphics cards are still not selling well, and with more stock sitting on shelves, prices are expected to drop. However, with NVIDIA halting supply to normalize stock levels, the belief is that the company is effectively pressing pause on the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB graphics card to avoid price drops and discounts.

MSI has unveiled its redesigned flagship 16-inch gaming laptop series, with the new MSI Raider 16 Max and Raider 16 laptops featuring up to 300W of "combined CPU and GPU power." These laptops feature the latest Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus processors paired with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series laptop GPUs, with the top configuration pairing the Core Ultra 290HX Plus CPU with the GeForce RTX 5090 laptop GPU.

MSI notes that these redesigned Raider 16 Max and Raider 16 gaming laptops are some of the most powerful on the planet, with the extreme performance on offer due to the 'Cooler Boost Trinity' and 'Intra Flow' thermal system. This includes up to three fans, six heat pipes, and a five-exhaust vent system that MSI says is an industry-exclusive feature.

Of course, when it comes to powerful gaming laptops, one major concern is overall noise. For anyone who has used a powerful gaming laptop in the past decade or so, comparing the sound to a "jet engine" is not uncommon; however, with the new MSI Raider laptops, the company confirms that overall fan and cooling noise remains below 50 dBA during heavy gaming workloads.

Starfield's debut sales on PlayStation 5 may be on the lower end, with the game selling an estimated 140K copies in its first week of sale.

On the heels of reports that Microsoft may be re-thinking its exclusivity strategy, new reports indicate that Bethesda's latest RPG may not be performing exceptionally well, sales-wise, on the PlayStation 5. The game faced steep competition at launch due to a well-timed sale on the PS Store, which saw multiple high-profile sports games discounted below $15, as well as a $40 Call of Duty Black Ops 7.

New estimates from Alinea Analytics put Starfield's debut sales into perspective. The firm says that Starfield may have sold a smaller 140K copies in its first week, which is far from the breakout sales of a big game like, say, Crimson Desert (3 million sales in 5 days) and Slay the Spire 2 (also 3 million in 7 days).

Crimson Desert has retained its multimillion sales throughout its first month as Pearl Abyss continues releasing new updates based on fan feedback.

South Korean developer Pearl Abyss is celebrating a month of strong sales for its first-ever singleplayer game, Crimson Desert. The company announced that the game has now sold over 5 million copies in less than a month on the market, solidifying it as one of the best-selling games of the year.

"Crimson Desert has sold through over 5 million copies worldwide! Thank you to every Greymane who has joined us on this journey, experienced the world of Pywel, and supported the game. Reaching this milestone would not have been possible without your support and we are truly grateful."

US consumers are buying PlayStation 5 consoles en masse to avoid an upcoming price hike, driving up sales to the highest point of the year.

Sony is about to raise prices of its PlayStation consoles by as much as 20%, leading to the PS5 Pro MSRP skyrocketing to $900. This kind of impending sticker shock has pushed consumers to purchase PS5 consoles now rather than later in a bid to get ahead of the substantial jump in the initial cost of entry to Sony's gaming ecosystem.

According to Circana senior director Mat Piscatella, Sony has inadvertently pushed console sales to the highest point of the year with their cost adjustment announcement.

Researchers at the University of Washington have unveiled Vuebuds, a prototype pair of wireless earbuds equipped with tiny cameras that enable real-time visual AI interactions.

Designed to change how users engage with their surroundings, Vuebuds allow wearers to simply look at an object and ask questions, with responses delivered through the earbuds in about a second. Unlike smart glasses, which have struggled to gain mainstream adoption, Vuebuds aim to provide a more subtle and intuitive alternative.

The system captures still images using low-resolution, black-and-white cameras rather than recording continuous video, a deliberate choice to address privacy concerns while still delivering useful contextual information. A key feature of Vuebuds is on-device processing, meaning image analysis happens locally instead of being sent to the cloud.

Microsoft's AI-powered Recall feature is once again facing privacy and security concerns, despite a major redesign intended to address earlier backlash. Originally criticized as a "privacy nightmare," Recall captures snapshots of user activity on Windows PCs, storing everything from on-screen text to messages, documents, and browsing history.

After delaying the feature for nearly a year, Microsoft introduced stronger protections, including a secure data vault, Windows Hello authentication, and a Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) enclave. The company claimed these measures would prevent malware from accessing Recall data, even if it attempted to exploit user authentication, while simultaneously reassured users that Microsoft isn't going to be accessing the snapshots taken of desktops as they are stored locally.

However, cybersecurity researcher Alexander Hagenah has challenged those claims with a new tool called TotalRecall Reloaded. The tool can reportedly trigger a Windows Hello prompt and, once the user authenticates, extract all stored Recall data. Hagenah argues this shows malware can still "ride along" with legitimate authentication - something Microsoft said its redesign would block.

A new physical edition of Red Dead Redemption appears to be on the way for PlayStation 5, giving fans yet another opportunity to add Rockstar's iconic Western to their collection, while also subtly reminding players just how quiet things have been around Red Dead Redemption 2.

According to listings spotted online, a PS5 physical disc version of Red Dead Redemption Remastered is set to launch on May 7. The listing, which first appeared on retailer Wakkap (via Portal Viciados), shows the game priced at €32.90, which is roughly just under $40 USD. While the listing has yet to be widely replicated across other major retailers at the time of writing, its presence suggests an official announcement could be imminent unless this turns out to be an error.

This physical release follows Rockstar's 2025 update that delivered a free upgrade for existing owners, bringing improved visuals and performance enhancements to modern hardware. While that update was well received, it notably skipped a dedicated PS5 disc release, seemingly until now.

Valve seems to be hard at work improving Steam's general user experience. Over the past month or so, we have covered several leaks and rumors about upcoming quality-of-life features. One of the key ones is that Valve seems to be adding estimated FPS data to games so that users can get a more accurate idea of the performance levels they can expect. Valve also released a new and improved home page for the Steam PC client.

Now, it seems like another key feature is coming to Steam, this time revolving around price. According to @SigaTbh on SteamDB, it appears Valve is planning to add a 30-day price history to all games on the platform. This would likely involve a graphic showing price changes over time and whether the title has received any sales over the past month.

This would be an extremely efficient tool for gamers eyeing the next game on their wishlist. It would help them decide whether to just pull the trigger right now or wait for a sale to get a better deal. Tracking the price history of games was also possible before, but gamers had to use third-party tools like SteamDB to access that information. Steam adding that price history directly to their store pages will be a big quality-of-life improvement.

Polish horror game dev studio Bloober Team is growing its ranks as it becomes a multi-game studio working on a number of projects simultaneously, including the anticipated Silent Hill 1 remake for Konami.

Fans of Bloober Team have a lot to look forward to. The company has announced a sizable roadmap of game releases are in the works, including 7 new titles (2 in-house developed, and 5 co-developed) across multiple platforms. The slate includes Layers of Fear 3, the upcoming Silent Hill 1 remake, and other unannounced titles.

In a press release, the studio said it's "entering a new phase of development, preparing to unveil ambitious projects that could mark the next stage in the company's history."

MSI appears to have leaked a new configuration of NVIDIA's RTX 5070 laptop GPU, and it's not the first time we've caught a glimpse of this rumored variant that beefs up the VRAM considerably.

VideoCardz noticed the leak in a press release from MSI which introduces new Raider and Crosshair gaming laptops.

In the spec of the MSI Crosshair 16 Max HX (E2WGXK), under the graphics category there's a mention of the RTX 5070 with 12GB (as opposed to the 8GB loadout that the notebook GPU currently runs with).

After demanding Rockstar Games pay $200,000 for the stolen data, hacking group ShinyHunters released a treasure trove of financial data about the developer, revealing key insights about how much money GTA Online generates.

The hack can be traced back to a third party service used by Rockstar's cloud platform provider, and while many would think such a hack would negatively impact the company targeted, the opposite has happened for Rockstar Games' parent company and publisher, Take-Two Interactive. The financial data revealed just how profitable GTA Online is for Take-Two and Rockstar, with the service generating as much as $8.5 million per week across all platforms.

The data, if believed, and it appears it has been by many, showcased the lucrative businesses, and even further increased the anticipation of Grand Theft Auto 6 from an investment perspective. Since the data has been made public, Take-Two's stock price has increased by around 2.6%, which has added approximately $1 billion to the company's market value. It appears investors that have seen the leaked data have felt only more confident that their investment in Take-Two, and by extension, Rockstar, will turn a profit.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that Tesla has completed the design of its AI5 chip for Full Self-Driving (FSD). Musk congratulated the Tesla AI team on the successful tape-out of AI5 and also shared an image of the full chip. We covered the rumors surrounding AI5 production earlier this year, and now it seems the chip is on track for mass production.

The AI5 chip is an AI-focused processor that follows HW4, but Tesla has changed the nomenclature to adopt the "AI" naming scheme going forward. This chip will be employed in Tesla's next-gen Full Self-Driving (FSD) suite. Musk claims that AI5 will be a very capable solution, with performance equivalent to NVIDIA's Hopper architecture. He further adds that a dual AI5 SoC setup can rival NVIDIA Blackwell in performance.

In the image of the chip Musk posted, we can see the DRAM chips sourced from SK Hynix. There are two rows of SK Hynix LPDDR5X memory on each side of the chip, with each row having three modules for a total of 12. If these are 16GB modules, that translates to 192GB of LPDDR5X memory for each AI5 SoC.

Will Xbox game exclusives return? The chances seem slim, but anything seems possible in the games industry today, and Xbox does have a new CEO that's closely scrutinizing the organization and promising change for gamers--and developers.

Microsoft could bring back Xbox exclusivity of some kind, once again offering unique games that are only available on Xbox hardware. With Project Helix on the horizon, console exclusivity doesn't seem actually possible by virtue of the device itself--it's a console that plays PC games, indicating that it's...well...a PC. Plus, Xbox games have crossed over to PC for a while now, with the exception of some games like Halo 5 Guardians.

In any case, sources behind the scenes have told Windows Central journalist and Xbox expert Jez Corden that Microsoft is at least discussing Xbox exclusives, but whether or not new games CEO Asha Sharma will order exclusivity remains to be seen.

School is one of the most universal experiences in everyone's life. From skipping classes to social cliques, one-sided crushes, and the occasional drama, it shapes you in ways you only fully appreciate later. That sentiment is at the heart of what made Rockstar Games' 2006 gem Bully such a massive hit the moment it launched. But since its release, the series has sadly remained dormant, aside from a few re-releases.

This has led to occasional fan recreations and revival projects, but over on Steam, a bona fide spiritual successor to Bully seems to be gaining some traction. It is not from Rockstar, but it draws some heavy parallels.

Meet Agefield High: Rock the School from Refugium Games, where you are put in the shoes of a high school kid looking to make a name for himself. You play as Sam, a senior with his eyes set on shaking things up in the sleepy town of Agefield before graduation. Alongside Kale and Axel, you dive headfirst into story-driven missions, high school drama, and everything that comes with the package.

NVIDIA has officially unveiled a new family of open-source AI models it's calling Ising, which is aimed at solving some of the biggest challenges holding back quantum computing.

Quantum computing is the next stage of computing, and while we know that current quantum computers are intensely powerful, some solving equations that a classic computer would take millions of years to solve, in just seconds, they aren't particularly useful in everyday life. NVIDIA proposes to use AI to bridge the gap between quantum computing and real-world usefulness, and at the core of its recent announcement is its CUDA-Q platform.

NVIDIA explained that this new platform is designed to be "qubit-agnostic," meaning it can work with different types of quantum hardware without being tied to a specific architecture. Think "open-source-level" interoperability, but between hardware powering quantum computers. Ising introduces a layer of intelligence, designed to stabilize quantum processors and yield more consistent results.

Rumors of a new God of War spin-off game emerged early last month, when a screenshot from a LinkedIn page of a Senior Writer at Sony Interactive Entertainment confirmed that they assisted in creating a new franchise within the God of War universe. These rumors were further backed up by Bloomberg's Jason Schrier, with the reporter saying that "it's not a new IP, but it might feel like one" on a ResetEra post.

Furthermore, industry insider and leaker NateTheHate wrote in an X post on March 2 that he heard the new game in development at Santa Monica Studios, the developer of the God of War franchise, will feature Kratos' wife, Faye, as the lead character. Additionally, Nate wrote that the game will "differ from the Norse God of War with more focus on action". Nate went on to write that Santa Monica is planning to reveal the secret project sometime this year and aims for a release in the first half of 2027.

More rumors regarding the mysterious spin-off title are now emerging, with MP1st reporting it can confirm that East-Asian mythologies will be included in the new title, and that the publication has heard elements from Chinese and Japanese mythologies will be present.