When you’re setting out to build or upgrade your gaming PC, the best graphics cards are often the first thing that comes to mind. There’s a simple reason for that: When it comes to PC games, GPUs are the most impactful component in determining your rig's raw frame rates. Quite […]
Nvidia RTX 5090 and 5080 Sell Out Instantly and Scalpers Are Already Cashing in With $6,000 eBay Listings
Looking to get your hands on Nvidia's RTX 5090 or RTX 5080? Too bad, you’re already too late. Both new RTX 50-series “Blackwell” GPUs went up for sale earlier today, and many went in a flash. This wasn’t entirely unexpected, as Nvidia had released a warning that stock for the […]
Dragon Age Developers Reveal They’ve Been Laid Off After BioWare Puts ‘Full Focus’ on Mass Effect
Key Dragon Age developers have announced they are leaving BioWare after the developer restructured to focus on the next Mass Effect. Yesterday, January 29, IGN reported that BioWare had moved a number of the studio’s developers onto other projects within EA as it focuses entirely on Mass Effect 5. General […]
Nintendo Blocks Foreign Payments on Japanese eShop, Making Digital Imports Harder
Buying games from the Japanese eShop as a foreigner without a Japanese bank account is about to get a lot harder. Today, Nintendo announced it will no longer accept “credit cards issued overseas” and “PayPal accounts opened overseas” from January 25, 2025. Nintendo said it took the decision to curb […]
Pokémon TCG Pocket Gets Space Time Smackdown Expansion Today — Here's Everything You Need to Know
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has today received its next major update and first full set since launch as the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl-themed Space Time Smackdown expansion is now available. This set, which comes in two booster packs themed after Dialga and Palkia, includes a total of 207 cards […]
Spider-Man 2 Swings Onto Steam With Forgiving PC Specs
Sony’s Marvel Spider-Man 2 swings onto PC today, January 30, and while the intrepid webslinger’s port plans have been in the works for a while, we didn’t know exactly how well it might run on PCs until now. On the PlayStation Blog, developer Nixxes Software shared all the fancy PC […]
'I'm Really Sorry for How This Went Down' — Work on Path of Exile 1 3.26 on Hold Until Path of Exile 2 0.2.0 Has Shipped, Dev Says
The developer of the Path of Exile games has apologized to fans of the first game after putting a new update on hold until a crucial update for Path of Exile 2 is out the door. Grinding Gear Games had promised fans that it would continue to update action RPG […]
25-Year-Old Prototype 'Space World' GameCube Listed on eBay for $100,000
The Nintendo GameCube is nearly 25 years old, but the console has a following of diehard enthusiasts looking to get their hands on the rarest variants of the system. Some of the rarest ones out there include the Panasonic Q, which can read DVDs (something the normal GameCube could not […]
The Gaming Laptop Trends of CES 2025
CES never has a shortage of laptops and this year was no exception. I scoured the show floor and more than a few jam-packed suites and showrooms to find the biggest trends driving gaming laptops this year. These are the biggest themes we saw guiding this year in gaming laptops. […]
Xbox Game Pass Records Growth After Indiana Jones, Call of Duty, but Hardware Sales Drop
During today's Q2 investors call, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that Indiana Jones and The Great Circle has reached 4 million players. In an otherwise ho-hum earnings report for its gaming division, a bright spot appears to be MachineGames' newest release which has garnered critical acclaim, multiple awards, and now […]