Civilization VII revealed hours ahead of Summer Game Fest, watch the trailer
Coming in 2025
GOG games can be inherited upon death, but you'll need a court order
Digital ownership remains a largely unregulated matter, even for DRM-free products
Sony removes 8K logo from retail PlayStation 5 packaging
8K is likely destined for the PS5 Pro
Zotac's handheld gaming PC packs adjustable triggers, jog wheels, and dual touch pads
Zotac knows a thing or two about making SFF PCs
Marvel's Midnight Suns is free on the Epic Games Store
Midnight Suns has been out for a while now, but if you haven't given it a shot, you're definitely missing a treat. Some may find the non-combat sections a bit tedious, but it's still one of the best superhero games ever made.
After compatibility woes, Intel's Xe2 "Battlemage" GPU built to play nicer with games
Significant architectural improvements on board, too
GOG will soon start deleting your games' cloud saves if they're too large
Make sure to back up locally
Sony is reportedly sitting on a finished PC port of The Last of Us Part 2
The publisher might be waiting until season two of the HBO series starts
XPG's upcoming handheld gaming PC features eye-tracked foveated rendering and swappable DRAM
Asus, MSI, and Zotac also showcased new handheld models at Computex
Micron starts sampling GDDR7 memory for next generation GPUs
More bandwidth, more ray tracing, more FPS, more everything
Samsung's Odyssey G8 4K 240Hz OLED monitor is available for pre-order, now features AI upscaling
The 1440p/360Hz G6 is also available
The Rise and Fall of Sega: A Legendary Gaming Journey
Before the PlayStation and Xbox, Sega was Nintendo's main rival in the console market, pioneering 3D graphics and online features. The rise and downfall of Sega is filled with drama and fond memories.
Team Fortress 2 players drop review bomb on Valve for ignoring game's bot problem
The community is fed up with the cheaters and started a petition demanding developers nip the issue in the bud
What just happened? Team Fortress 2 just got review-bombed so hard that its "recent review" ranking is now "mostly negative." Despite being 17 years old, the team shooter is still very popular, even more so with its recent update. It still ranks as one of the most-played games on Steam.
Palmer Luckey's FPGA Game Boy clone lands just in time for the holidays
Something to look forward to: A race between FPGA-based retro handhelds is looming. The Analogue Pocket has been the standard for years, but former Oculus designer Palmer Lucky plans to release a similar device later this year to commemorate the original Game Boy. Meanwhile, hardware modder Taki Udon is currently developing options that could lower the barrier to entry for the emerging FPGA emulation market.
This Saturn handheld borrows heavily from Sega's Project Venus prototype
There are still plenty of mini retro consoles to be made
Hypercharge: Unboxed goes viral, available on Steam and now Xbox
Hypercharge: Unboxed is a Toy Story-like FPS that features a story mode campaign and PvP for up to 8 players. Following its Xbox release it's gone viral, and with crossplay support, PC and console gamers can battle each other.
LG UltraGear 45GS95QE is the first gaming monitor to get VESA DisplayHDR 1.2 certification
A massive 4K monitor to properly play HDR content through OLED display technology
Nvidia's G-Assist offers real-time gameplay and optimization tips
Developers can customize a large language model to give players real-time hints and tips
Sony's PC adapter for PS VR2 headset is confirmed, coming in August for $60
Not all features will work on the PC
Asus ROG Ally X is here with massive 80Wh battery, 24GB RAM
Asus dials up battery, cooling, and ergonomics with this one
Panic somehow recovered $400,000 of stolen Playdate handhelds after botched delivery
Company employees rooted out the robbers with old fashioned "detective work"
Ubisoft's free-to-play FPS XDefiant debuts to mixed reviews
Some reviewers are calling XDefiant the "free Call of Duty." They also say the game is fun at times, but lackluster mechanics, way too large maps, and missing features (ping system and skill-based matchmaking) prevent it from truly standing out from the crowd, for now.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 tape-out rumors: smaller than the 4090, 448-bit bus, monolithic die
Next-gen Founders Edition flagship might slim down to a two-slot cooler
Activision awarded $14.5 million in lawsuit against Call of Duty cheat maker
EngineOwning must also hand its website to Activision