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• Valve updates Steam to fix incorrect GPU data in its monthly Hardware Survey resultsValve confirms its monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey results have been reporting some incorrect data relating to GPU VRAM and even GPU models.Feb 26, 2026 12:31 AM CST
• Ausom launches two new dual motor e-scooters designed for comfort and speedAusom is running a discount on two of its best e-scooters, the Gosoul 2 Pro, designed for more rugged terrain, and the Laluz 2 Pro, a commuter's dream.Feb 26, 2026 12:15 AM CST
• NVIDIA confirms GeForce RTX GPU shortage for 2026More bad news for PC gamers, NVIDIA confirms that GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics card supply is 'going to be very tight' for at least the next six months.Feb 25, 2026 11:59 PM CST
• NVIDIA's full-year Gaming revenue hit a record $16 billion, driven by GeForce RTXNVIDIA's full-year Gaming revenue increased 41% to hit a new record of $16 billion. However, this milestone will probably be short-lived.Feb 25, 2026 11:26 PM CST
• NVIDIA's financial results show record quarterly revenue of $68 billion, driven by AINVIDIA's record Data Center revenue for the quarter and the year continues to surpass expectations, and shows no signs of slowing down.Feb 25, 2026 10:34 PM CST
• Sandisk unveils next-gen portable SSD lineup, includes 8TB Extreme PRO model with 4GB/s speedThe new Sandisk Portable SSD, Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD, and Sandisk Extreme PRO Portable SSD range has been announced, delivering more speed than ever.Feb 25, 2026 10:03 PM CST
• Xbox's Matt Booty says there's 'no pressure from Microsoft' to force AI into games'We've got no pressure from Microsoft, there are no directives on AI coming down. Our teams are free to use any technologies that might be beneficial.'Feb 25, 2026 9:29 PM CST
• Report: Xbox employees put at ease by Sarah Bond's departure from MicrosoftNew reports indicate that employees at Xbox feel some of the pressure has been taken off of them by the departure of former Xbox president Sarah Bond.Feb 25, 2026 4:34 PM CST
• New Xbox CEO looking at 'lifetime value' of the brand, is focused on the long road approachNew Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says she has a lot of learning to do about the brand's current status quo and future strategies, says that long-term value is key.Feb 25, 2026 2:56 PM CST
• New top-down Overwatch game leaks ahead of announcementBlizzard has announced Overwatch Rush, a new top-down Overwatch game that is an entirely new game, and not a port of the original game.Feb 25, 2026 11:17 AM CST
• ENDORFY Signum M30 cases are built for compact and powerful mATX systemsENDORFY's new Signum M30 ARGB and Signum M30 Air cases are its first for Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX builds, and they sport impressive features.Feb 24, 2026 11:03 PM CST
• Dell and Lenovo laptops with NVIDIA's new CPU are launching soonNVIDIA's new Arm-based N1 and N1X chips, which include both CPU and GeForce RTX GPU hardware, are reportedly set to debut sooner rather than later.Feb 24, 2026 10:34 PM CST
• AMD and Meta sign massive AI deal, billions in chips, with Meta to own 10% of AMDAMD and Meta have announced a new multi-year partnership that will deploy 6 gigawatts of AI hardware, with Meta to own a stake in AMD once delivered.Feb 24, 2026 10:01 PM CST
• DLSS 4 support confirmed for Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert, and Toxic CommandoDLSS 4 comes to Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert, and Jon Carpenter's Toxic Commando, improving image fidelity and performance.Feb 24, 2026 9:29 PM CST
• NVIDIA is hiring engineers to improve Linux gaming performance for new GeForce RTX devicesA Steam Deck-like handheld with GeForce RTX graphics and DLSS 4 support? It sounds like it's only a matter of time as NVIDIA is staffing up.Feb 24, 2026 8:27 PM CST
• New Microsoft Gaming CEO re-commits to Xbox consoles following worst holiday sales in 12 yearsMicrosoft Gaming's new CEO Asha Sharma has made a clear commitment to Xbox console hardware following record low hardware sales throughout holiday 2025.Feb 24, 2026 3:33 PM CST
• Report: Ex-Xbox president Sarah Bond led 'this is an Xbox' marketing campaignNew reports indicate that former Xbox president Sarah Bond may have led the confusing 'this is an Xbox' marketing campaign that dropped public goodwill.Feb 24, 2026 12:29 PM CST
• Death Stranding 2: On the Beach official PC requirements, requires RTX 3060 for 1080p for 60FPSSony has released the official PC requirements for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and for 1080p at 60FPS gamers will need an RTX 3060 12GB.Feb 24, 2026 10:34 AM CST
• Thousands of DJI vacuums hacked across 24 countries, remote accessA developer stumbled into DJI's network of robot vacuums and gained remote control access to thousands of devices across 24 countries.Feb 24, 2026 10:12 AM CST
• New Xbox CEO doesn't deny not being a gamer, comments on backgroundThe new CEO of Xbox has responded to the criticisms surrounding her first achievement being awarded to her gamertag in January 2026.Feb 24, 2026 9:43 AM CST
• Sony has a way to pause multiplayer games without a buttonSony has patented a new technology that dynamically adjusts gameplay conditions for a player based on the severity of an interruption.Feb 24, 2026 6:52 AM CST
• New Witcher 3 DLC to bridge gap between Wild Hunt and Witcher 4CD Projekt Red's new Witcher 3 DLC is pegged to be the bridge between Wild Hunt and the upcoming Witcher 4 game, with an expansion of Velen.Feb 24, 2026 2:04 AM CST
• Rockstar is releasing misinformation to catch GTA 6 leakersRockstar Games is currently on lockdown, with insiders writing that any leaked information on Grand Theft Auto 6 development is drying up fast.Feb 24, 2026 1:20 AM CST
• Call of Duty responds to rumors of standalone zombies gameThe official Call of Duty X account has responded to the recent rumors of a standalone Zombies game being in development by Treyarch.Feb 24, 2026 12:50 AM CST
• KIOXIA's UFS 5.0 flash storage will bring next-gen speeds to next-gen smartphonesUFS 5.0 flash storage will power net-gen smartphones and other mobile devices, and will deliver read/write performance of around 10.8 GB/s.Feb 23, 2026 11:29 PM CST
• Xbox creator says this is the beginning of the end, calls new CEO 'a palliative care doctor''I expect that the new CEO, Asha Sharma, her job is going to be a palliative care doctor who slides Xbox gently into the night,' Xbox founder.Feb 23, 2026 11:02 PM CST
• AMD drops Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support, impacting original Legion Go and ROG Ally X ownersRyzen Z1 Extreme devices like the Lenovo Legion Go and ASUS ROG Ally X have reportedly stopped receiving driver updates, sparking worry amongst owners.Feb 23, 2026 10:32 PM CST
• Some good news, DDR5 memory pricing is actually dropping in EuropePrices for DDR5 memory kits for PC builders and enthusiasts have dropped significantly across Europe in recent weeks, but will this trend continue?Feb 23, 2026 9:58 PM CST
• Crimson Desert is the next game to support AMD's FSR Redstone technologyThe highly anticipated Crimson Desert will be the second game to support FSR Redstone's AI-powered FSR Upscaling, Frame Generation, and Ray Regeneration.Feb 23, 2026 9:02 PM CST
• Intel CPU job ad mentions 'unified core' team - is Royal Core being resurrected for 2028?A recent job advert mentions the 'Unified Core' design team and it seems that Intel's big core plans could be back on track for Titan Lake.Feb 23, 2026 1:46 PM CST
• OpenAI boss says AI is energy efficient because humans take '20 years' to get smartOpenAI CEO Sam Altman, compares the energy it takes to train AI and run models to the idea that it takes a human 20 years and a lot of energy to get smart.Feb 23, 2026 12:02 AM CST
• Lenovo warns of another PC price hike in March, tells partners to buy nowLenovo is set to raise prices yet again for its consumer PC, tablet, and mobile as the memory and storage crisis continues to impact the industry.Feb 22, 2026 11:36 PM CST
• AMD's next-gen Zen 6-powered Ryzen desktop CPUs delayed to 2027AMD's Zen 6-powered next-gen Ryzen desktop CPUs have reportedly been delayed until 2027 at the earliest, according to a new report.Feb 22, 2026 11:03 PM CST
• ASUS quietly launches new compact GeForce RTX 5070 graphics cardsThe ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5070 EVO and ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 5070 EVO OC Edition graphics cards have been announced, new options for SFF-Ready builds.Feb 22, 2026 10:33 PM CST
• Intel's next-gen Nova Lake-S desktop CPUs reportedly delayed until CES 2027 it seemsIntel won't be launching its new LGA1954 socket and next-gen Core Ultra 400 series 'Nova Lake-S' desktop processors this year, Zen 6 delayed, too.Feb 22, 2026 10:10 PM CST
• Microsoft's new Xbox boss says 'soulless AI slop' has no place in its ecosystem'We will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop,' writes Microsoft Gaming's new CEO Asha Sharma.Feb 22, 2026 9:02 PM CST
• RTX 5090 Ti engineering sample spec leak: 750-1000W beast, 10-15% more perf than RTX 5090NVIDIA's purported GeForce RTX 5090 Ti ES leaks: 750W monster GPU that could be an AMD RDNA 5 'killer' with super-performance card.Feb 21, 2026 12:15 AM CST
• Xbox CEO Phil Spencer retires, Sarah Bond resigns, Microsoft AI exec now leadsPhil Spencer is officially retiring at Xbox, and existing president Sarah Bond has left the company while Microsoft AI exec Asha Sharma will lead Xbox.Feb 20, 2026 2:56 PM CST
• Arc Raiders boss promoted to executive chairman of Nexon following high-level successThanks to the success of Arc Raiders, Embark Studios and former Battlefield lead Patrick Soderlund has been appointed executive chairman at Nexon.Feb 20, 2026 11:57 AM CST
• Corsair's new limited edition FRAME 4000D cases have a stylish 'Color-Shift' finishCorsair's new limited-edition FRAME 4000D Vault Series cases, in Nova and Galaxy colorways, feature a stylish color-shift paint finish and upgraded design.Feb 20, 2026 12:58 AM CST
• AMD's Radeon RX 9060 XT sets a new GPU OC record with an impressive 4.7 GHzAMD, alongside overclockers Splave and Sampson, have set a new GPU frequency world record with the Radeon RX 9060 XT, hitting almost 4.8 GHz.Feb 20, 2026 12:31 AM CST
• Undervolted and power-limited GeForce RTX 5090 melts 12V-2x6 cable and connectorAn AORUS GeForce RTX 5090 MASTER ICE undervolted and power-limited to 500W wasn't enough to save it from being the latest card to suffer a burnout.Feb 19, 2026 11:57 PM CST
• Razer Huntsman Signature Edition announced, a new $500 flagship keyboardLimited to 1,337 units, the new Razer Huntsman Signature Edition, which costs $499.99 USD, is reportedly the company's most 'ambitious keyboard to date.'Feb 19, 2026 11:34 PM CST
• ROG Xbox Ally X handheld gets major price hike in Japan and AustraliaASUS has raised the price of its flagship ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld in Australia and Japan, and yes, it's because of the current memory crisis.Feb 19, 2026 10:59 PM CST
• Sony plans to 'monetize' existing PS5 gamers as a way to avoid raising console pricesSony's plan to 'minimize the impact of the increased memory costs on this segment going forward' is 'prioritizing monetization of the installed base.'Feb 19, 2026 10:27 PM CST
• Sony shuts down Demon's Souls remake developer Bluepoint GamesSony Interactive Entertainment shuts down another studio, and this time it's a surprise, with the remaster/remake gurus at Bluepoint Games being shuttered.Feb 19, 2026 8:38 PM CST
• AMD Zen 6 rumor: 24-core flagship, 20-core and 16-core CPUs - and a 12-core X3D gaming chip?A regular leaker on X has provided a breakdown of how 'Olympic Ridge' could pan out, and gamers are hopeful for a 12-core single chiplet X3D model.Feb 19, 2026 1:46 PM CST
• Starfield to be supported for the long haul: 'We see it continuing for a while'Despite being one of its more unpopular games, Bethesda has no plans to stop supporting Starfield and pledges that future updates and content will happen.Feb 19, 2026 12:29 PM CST
• NVIDIA GeForce Now has 4,500+ games - and Star Trek: Voyager is one of the latestStar Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown actually looks like a pretty decent game, with a notable problem with the save system - hopefully that'll be fixed.Feb 19, 2026 12:06 PM CST
• Bethesda not interested in writing Starfield's big comeback story, no major overhauls plannedTodd Howard confirms that Bethesda is not making any sort of major overhaul to Starfield, and future content is aimed at people who already like the RPG.Feb 19, 2026 10:38 AM CST
• NVIDIA CEO teases chips 'world has never seen before' for GTC: possibly Rubin Ultra or FeynmanNVIDIA CEO says that we'll see next-gen chips at GTC 2026 that the 'world has never seen before', should be next-gen Feynman with future-gen HBM5 memory.Feb 19, 2026 2:51 AM CST
• Windows 11 taskbar is getting a built-in speed testMicrosoft is rolling out a new Windows 11 update that adds new features while also improving performance and the overall user experience.Feb 19, 2026 1:02 AM CST
• The Elder Scrolls 6 will see the return of the 'classic' Bethesda RPG'We're coming back to that classic style that we've missed, that we know really, really well,' Bethesda's Todd Howard on The Elder Scrolls 6.Feb 19, 2026 12:31 AM CST
• Intel's new Arc graphics driver does one thing NVIDIA hasn't been able to doIntel Graphics Driver 32.0.101.8509 (WHQL Certified) brings XeSS 3 Multi-Frame Generation to all arc Graphics products, with no generation left behind.Feb 18, 2026 11:56 PM CST
• Path of Exile creator praises Diablo 2's Warlock update while calling it a 'strategic mistake'Path of Exile creator shares his thoughts on Diablo 2's surprise update and new class drop, and it's a mix of praise and constructive criticism.Feb 18, 2026 11:28 PM CST
• Blind test shows PC gamers prefer NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 image quality over FSR 4 and native renderingA blind test with over 1,000 gamers and six different titles shows that the majority preferred DLSS 4.5's image quality over FSR or even native rendering.Feb 18, 2026 11:02 PM CST
• Cyberpunk 2077 runs on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5-powered phone with PC emulation at 20-50FPSETA Prime runs Cyberpunk 2077 running through PC emulation on the Red Magic 11 Pro phone with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 at 20-50FPS.Feb 18, 2026 8:30 PM CST
• Majority of Bethesda working on Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard says release is 'a while yet'Almost all of Bethesda is working on The Elder Scrolls 6, including outside partners, and Todd Howard says the teams are 'really happy where it's at'Feb 18, 2026 5:57 PM CST
• The Elder Scrolls 6 built with next-gen Creation Engine 3, Todd Howard confirmsBethesda's Todd Howard officially confirms that The Elder Scrolls 6 will be powered by a next-gen iteration of its internal Creation Engine toolset.Feb 18, 2026 3:23 PM CST
• Tencent funded failed FPS Highguard, has a seat on The Game Awards advisory boardNew reports indicate that Tencent subsidiary TiMi had funded the failed live service shooter Highguard, and Tencent has a seat on the Game Awards board.Feb 18, 2026 1:17 PM CST
• NZXT's new compact H2 Mini PC offers impressive airflow and desktop GeForce RTX 5080 powerNZXT is launching an all-in-one compact gaming PC in the US with the H2 Mini PC that pairs its new H2 Flow Mini-ITX Case with a GeForce RTX 5080 GPU.Feb 17, 2026 10:14 AM CST
• NZXT's H2 Flow Mini-ITX Case and C850 SFX PSU are all about compact SFF PC gamingNZXT's new H2 Flow Mini-ITX Case and C850 SFX Power Supply are available now, bringing style and performance to the world of compact PC gaming.Feb 17, 2026 10:02 AM CST
• Valve blames current Steam Deck shortages on global memory crisisIf the Steam Deck OLED is currently 'out of stock' in your region it's because of the 'memory and storage shortages' causing chaos in consumer tech.Feb 16, 2026 11:37 PM CST
• MSI's new GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z hits eBay, this GPU could be yours for up to $14,999MSI's new flagship GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z has hit eBay with sellers asking for anywhere between $7785 through to an insane $14,999.Feb 16, 2026 11:11 PM CST
• 2500W extreme overclocking BIOS causes RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPU to crackThe experimental 2500W XOC BIOS for the MSI GeForce RTX 5090 LIGHTNING Z caused the GPU die to crack like a mirror from thermal shock.Feb 16, 2026 10:26 PM CST
• PlayStation 6 won't feature 'full' RDNA 5: next-gen Xbox is faster, but PS6 still a powerhouseSony's next-generation PlayStation 6 won't feature a 'full' RDNA 5 chip, but it'll still be a powerhouse that sports 6-12x performance in RT gaming.Feb 16, 2026 9:45 PM CST
• Intel's high-end 900-series mobos only ones to handle 800W+ power of Intel Nova Lake CPUsIntel's next-gen 52-core Nova Lake CPUs rumored with up to 800W and beyond power usage, with only highest-end 900-series mobos to support full power.Feb 16, 2026 9:09 PM CST
• Razer partners with Counter-Strike legend NiKo to release custom, limited-edition gearThe Razer NiKo Collection includes custom versions of the Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro, Razer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL, and Razer BlackShark V3 Pro.Feb 16, 2026 8:29 PM CST
• Unity AI will let you create 'full casual games' with text prompts and no coding experienceAn upgraded Unity AI that will let budding game developers create full games with natural language prompts is set to be unveiled at GDC.Feb 16, 2026 8:03 PM CST
• Nintendo mulling Switch 2 price hike in 2026, inside sources sayNintendo could raise the price of its new Switch 2 console in a bid to stabilize as 'parabolic' demand for new semiconductors squeezes chip supply.Feb 16, 2026 3:33 PM CST
• Report: PS6 may be delayed to 2028 or 2029 due to 'parabolic' rise in chip demandSources tell Reuters that Sony may delay its incoming PlayStation 6 console as hungry AI datacenters keep eating up the supply of semiconductor chips.Feb 16, 2026 1:59 PM CST
• Samsung unveils new groundbreaking OLED technology that will change TVs and monitorsSamsung is bringing its brand-new QD-OLED Penta Tandem technology to its displays and panels this year, leveling up OLED brightness and efficiency.Feb 16, 2026 12:32 AM CST
• AMD's desktop CPU market share grew by almost 15% in 2025, all thanks to RyzenAMD's desktop CPU revenue share grew by 14.6% in 2025, driven by Ryzen demand, as AMD continues to gobble up market share from Intel.Feb 16, 2026 12:04 AM CST
• Corsair revenue soars at it secures supply for the 'robust global demand' for its DRAM productsCorsair has posted its full financial report for 2025, with the company recording impressive revenue and profit margin growth across its full portfolio.Feb 15, 2026 11:31 PM CST
• Valve's Steam Deck is out of stock and it's sparking worries of a memory crisis shortageAll three Steam Deck models are currently 'out of stock' in several regions, is it the latest bit of PC gaming hardware affected by the memory crisis?Feb 15, 2026 10:37 PM CST

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