Richard Lawler 2021-10-22 14:07:40 www.theverge.com Even though someone managed to secure early purchases of a couple of Core i9-12900K CPUs, we still didn’t have detailed information about Intel’s upcoming line of Alder Lake chips. A (now-removed, but shown below)…
Tom Warren 2021-10-21 14:00:00 www.theverge.com Razer is expanding into PC components today with the launch of all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers, case fans, and even platinum-rated power supplies. As you’d expect, all three include RGB lighting, a signature of Razer…
Tom Warren 2021-10-21 09:35:43 www.theverge.com Microsoft has selected AMD as its exclusive PC partner for Halo Infinite. While this means plenty of marketing opportunities, it’s also fostered a closer engineering partnership with AMD that Microsoft says will improve frame…
Jay Peters 2021-10-20 11:17:14 www.theverge.com One of Sony’s best PlayStation games, God of War, is headed to PC. The game will be available on January 14th, 2022, and you can preorder it now on Steam and the Epic Games…
Richard Lawler 2021-10-18 20:23:17 www.theverge.com As the Steam Deck’s December 2021 launch approaches, Valve is taking time to make sure gamers know which titles will work on its portable machine. While its site still promises “Your Steam Library, anywhere,”…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-10-12 11:00:00 www.theverge.com 8BitDo is releasing a wired version of its Pro 2 controller for Xbox consoles and PC on December 8th, 2021. It’s nearly identical in terms of features to the Bluetooth wireless model that my…
Tom Warren 2021-10-13 13:00:00 www.theverge.com Activision is finally cracking down on cheating in Call of Duty: Warzone. A new Ricochet anti-cheat system is arriving in both Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard. The system will use…
Sean Hollister 2021-10-13 20:26:11 www.theverge.com In 2012, fed up with the sorry state of small-form-factor (SFF) computer cases, two users on the HardOCP community forum decided to create their own. Wahaha360 and Necere came up with the $200+ Ncase…
Sean Hollister 2021-09-20 17:47:32 www.theverge.com Deathloop is the big triple-A game of the moment, and it’s an amazing experience — assuming you’re not fighting your gaming PC to get it to run smoothly. Bethesda is aware, and a patch…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-09-08 11:00:00 www.theverge.com Razer’s new Basilisk V3 wired gaming mouse has arrived with more features than its predecessor, as well as a slightly lower price. It’s out now at Razer’s online store, Amazon, and Best Buy from…
Tom Warren 2021-09-02 09:00:00 www.theverge.com Nvidia is updating its Broadcast app to improve noise removal, support more cameras, and reduce the amount of VRAM used by the app. Nvidia Broadcast is primarily used by streamers and content creators to…
Chaim Gartenberg 2021-08-19 09:00:00 www.theverge.com Intel Arc is the company’s first big foray into dedicated gaming GPUs, coming in Q1 2022, but we got another preview at some of additional details for the upcoming graphics cards at the company’s…
Tom Warren 2021-08-19 05:49:16 www.theverge.com Nvidia warned earlier this year that the great GPU shortage would last throughout 2021, and now the company expects supply issues to continue well into 2022. Speaking on Nvidia’s Q2 fiscal 2022 earnings call…
Monica Chin 2021-08-18 09:30:00 www.theverge.com If there’s one company I trust to do a good job with utterly ridiculous computer ideas, it’s Asus. Last fall, the company worked with cyberpunky fashion designer Acronym to make possibly the weirdest-looking gaming…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-08-17 10:00:00 www.theverge.com Scuf has introduced two pricey controllers, the $170 Instinct and the $200 Instinct Pro. They’re made for Xbox, and to that end, they feel like Microsoft’s official controller in fit and finish. I mean…
Tom Warren 2021-08-16 09:49:19 www.theverge.com Intel is branding its upcoming consumer GPUs as Intel Arc. This new Arc brand will cover both the hardware and software powering Intel’s high-end discrete GPUs, as well as multiple hardware generations. The first…
Jay Peters 2021-08-14 09:00:00 www.theverge.com For years, my primary gaming display has been the Asus VS228H-P, a 21.5-inch screen with a 1920 x 1080 resolution I’ve had since late 2015. Even though it’s old, I’ve had very few complaints…
Jay Peters 2021-08-03 20:38:51 www.theverge.com Epic Games is adding two more Street Fighter icons to Fortnite. Playable Chun-Li and Ryu skins were added to the game in February, but soon, Guile and Cammy skins will make their debut in…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-08-03 08:00:00 www.theverge.com HP has gone on a tear and announced seven new gaming monitors in its X lineup, featuring a range of sizes, panel types, and resolutions, as well as some that are curved or flat-screened.…
Sean Hollister 2021-07-29 09:00:00 www.theverge.com Building your own gaming PC is a labor of love. It’s not something that needs to be “easier,” exactly. But from the moment I set a screwdriver to Intel’s new NUC 11 Extreme, aka…
Chaim Gartenberg 2021-07-29 23:30:00 www.theverge.com AMD has a new entry-level RX 6000-series GPU: the $379 RX 6600 XT, which is still based on the same RDNA 2 architecture as its beefier cousins, but it offers a more wallet-friendly price…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-07-22 15:23:01 www.theverge.com Some important details have emerged about Valve’s Steam Deck handheld console-meets-PC — particularly about its target performance level and whether you can actually install your own NVMe SSD to upgrade storage. In a video…
Tom Warren 2021-07-15 14:38:08 www.theverge.com Valve just announced its new handheld Steam Deck, powered by a custom Linux operating system. The 7-inch device will play the latest AAA games, and because it’s a PC, you’ll even be able to…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-07-15 15:30:00 www.theverge.com Elgato has attempted to be the brand of choice for streamers and content creators who need gear to get started — even if it’s rarely the most affordable option. It makes its own LED…
Jay Peters 2021-07-15 13:00:47 www.theverge.com Valve just announced the Steam Deck, its long-rumored Switch-like handheld gaming device. It will begin shipping in December and reservations open July 16th at 1PM ET. It starts at $399, and you can buy…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-07-12 13:00:00 www.theverge.com SecretLab’s new line of 2022 gaming chairs have a renewed focus on packing in more features without significantly boosting the price. It’s also making it easier to decide which one to buy. Instead of…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-07-08 11:02:41 www.theverge.com The deals are thin today, but there are a few that are worth sharing with you. If you already have a Switch or are planning to get the OLED model launching in October, you’ll…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-06-29 14:49:28 www.theverge.com Developer Remedy Entertainment announced that it’s making a new game, codenamed “Condor,” a multiplayer spinoff of Control. No release date, price, or story beats have been shared for Project Condor, but all we know…
Tom Warren 2021-06-16 11:26:25 www.theverge.com AMD is launching a new variant of its Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card that is liquid cooled. This extra cooling allows the card to run at higher clock speeds, delivering better performance in…
Tom Warren 2021-06-15 07:35:33 www.theverge.com Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition card went on sale last week, but buyers looking for the $599 GPU have found it impossible to find. While we’re used to seeing extremely low stock…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-06-14 16:05:00 www.theverge.com Gaming peripheral company Turtle Beach announced at E3 2021 that it’s getting into a new product category: flight sim hardware. The company is launching the VelocityOne Flight system for $350, and it’s compatible with…
Sam Byford 2021-06-01 02:33:24 www.theverge.com AMD has announced that FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR), its super sampling technique that should boost performance and image quality in supported games, will launch on June 22nd. The company gave a presentation at Computex…
Sean Hollister 2021-05-25 16:15:38 www.theverge.com Nearly a decade after introducing an ill-fated line of Linux gaming PCs dubbed “Steam Machines,” PC gaming giant Valve is reportedly trying its hand at hardware again — with its own handheld gaming computer…