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If you read a lot of gaming news – or work with it, like I do – you cannot help but become a little cynical sometimes. 2026 has been a brutal year for the industry, following an equally galling 2025. Beset by layoffs, harried by studio closures, and somehow staring down the barrel of the…

Software emulators are one of the cheapest ways to still enjoy retro games. These are basically applications that abstract the hardware capabilities of a different piece of hardware — usually a gaming console — letting its apps run on a modern PC. Of course, this kind of abstraction involves a performance cost, making the games…

Gamers have found a novel way to build their own custom Steam Machines: Repurposed crypto-mining hardware based on the PS5 APU. The BC-250 board includes everything you need to get a gaming system up and running, and with SteamOS and a few tweaks, you can get Steam-Machine-like performance for a lot less, as Tom’s Hardware…

Los Angeles not only dominates the film and television industry but also the video game scene. It is home to renowned esports organizations such as 100 Thieves, Sentinels, and Team Liquid, but L.A. is also where many streamers have made a name for themselves simply by gaming from home for thousands of viewers.

PC gamers after a new open-world adventure can now pick up this 88% positive-rated title from 2024 for free.

TORONTO, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) celebrates its 20th anniversary at Gamescom 2026 with an arsenal of new products including the ROG Edition 20 lineup, sneak peeks of new gaming hardware, a full schedule of events and fan activities, and hands-on game time with some of the year’s most…

PlayStation is still feeling the effects of its all-digital backlash, after fans were hoping the company would do a u-turn after seeing the outcry.

For the first time, the monthly Steam Hardware Survey shows a majority of gamers are playing on systems with at least 10GB of VRAM.

TL;DR: Steam’s July 2026 survey shows 16GB VRAM GPUs now slightly outnumber 8GB ones (25.9% vs 25.3%), driven partly by better Radeon reporting and new RDNA 4 cards, though most gamers still use under-16GB cards and 8-12GB GPUs remain common. Voice: Kosta AndreadisSpeed 0:00 / 2:57 Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio.

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