Campers are already setting up for the RTX 5090 release

Eager buyers are already camping outside of Micro Center in anticipation of the RTX 5090 release later this week.

Jacob Roach     January 27, 2025

Rise of the Ronin is soon coming to Steam alongside big improvements

Rise of the Ronin, the PlayStation 5 exclusive, is coming to Steam later this year with several PC-only upgrades.

Patrick Hearn     January 27, 2025

AMD’s new integrated graphics are almost 70% faster than an RTX 4070

AMD's upcoming Strix Halo flagship looks insane, outclassing a mobile RTX 4070 by nearly 70% in some games.

Jacob Roach     January 27, 2025

35 years after launch, point-and-click horror Last Half of Darkness is given new life

The Last Half of Darkness has been remade for the modern era, 35 years after its initial release on the DOS platform.

Patrick Hearn     January 26, 2025

DLSS 4 is incredible, but I’m still worried about its future

Diving deeper into DLSS 4 reveals just how impressive it is -- and just how problematic it could be in the future.

Jacob Roach     January 26, 2025

Valve needs to rethink the Deck Verified program

The world of handheld gaming PCs is rapidly changing, and Valve's Deck Verified program needs to change along with it.

Jacob Roach     January 25, 2025

Nvidia’s RTX 4090 still puts up an impressive battle against the new RTX 5090

The Nvidia RTX 5090 is the fastest graphics card in the world, but how does it compare to last-gen's RTX 4090?

Jon Martindale     January 24, 2025

How to speed up game downloads on Steam

The worst part of playing games on Steam is waiting for them to download. If games feel like they're taking too long, we can show you how to speed them up.

Jesse Lennox     January 24, 2025

Sony region-locked yet another PC port that doesn’t require a PSN account

Sony required players to register a PSN account for Horizon: Forbidden West, nearly a year after it released on PC.

Patrick Hearn     January 24, 2025

Doom: The Dark Ages requires a GPU with ray tracing

The PC requirements for Doom: The Dark Ages are out, and we have some bad news for 8GB graphics cards.

Jacob Roach     January 23, 2025

Nvidia RTX 5090 review: fast, but not nearly twice as fast

The RTX 5090 is the most insane graphics card Nvidia has ever released, and that's exactly why it's so impressive.

Jacob Roach     January 23, 2025

The RTX 5090 is absolutely stunning — but Nvidia made one annoying change

Nvidia's RTX 5090 Founder's Edition is one of the best-looking GPUs I've ever seen, but it has one annoying problem.

Jacob Roach     January 22, 2025

The best PC controllers for 2025

There are more choices than ever for PC gamers who want console controls. We tested some everything, from budget gamepads to the high-end to list the best.

Sam Hill     January 21, 2025

Nvidia might’ve just given you a reason to skip RTX 50-series

Nvidia's upcoming RTX 50-series GPUs have some exclusive features, but Nvidia doesn't rule out the possibility of backporting them.

Jacob Roach     January 21, 2025

Forget DLSS 4 — this app already does multi-frame generation

DLSS 4 promises multi-frame generation to RTX 50-series GPU, but this app includes the feature for any graphics card.

Jacob Roach     January 19, 2025

3 GPUs you should buy instead of the Intel Arc B580

Intel's Arc B580 is wildly popular, so much so that it's sold out everywhere. Here are some alternatives to keep in mind.

Jacob Roach     January 18, 2025

Intel’s Arc B570 puts up an impressive fight against the RTX 4060

Intel just released one of the you can buy — the Arc B570. As you can read in my , it delivers solid gaming performance at 1080p, and at a price we haven’t seen in years. But it faces some stiff competition from Nvidia in the form of the . I put the two budget […]

Jacob Roach     January 17, 2025

All new Witch Powers in Diablo 4 Season of Witchcraft

There's a slew of new abilities and spells to unlock in Diablo 4 Season of Witchcraft, so here are all the Witch Powers and schools of magic, explained.

Anyka Pettigrew     January 16, 2025

Intel Arc B570 review: get it while it’s hot

Intel's new $220 Arc B570 puts up an impressive fight, and marks a return of truly budget GPU offerings.

Jacob Roach     January 16, 2025

Nvidia says the RTX 5080 is ‘about’ 15% faster than the RTX 4080 without DLSS

Nvidia has provided some more concrete performance estimates for its upcoming RTX 50-series graphics cards without DLSS turned on.

Jacob Roach     January 15, 2025

Nvidia just announced an app that every PC gamer should install

Nvidia's Project G-Assist is coming in February, and it already has a ton of promise for PC gamers.

Jacob Roach     January 15, 2025

The RTX 5060 will be Nvidia’s most important GPU, and I’m worried about it

Nvidia hasn't announced the RTX 5060 yet, but I'm already worried about how the card will perform when it shows up.

Jacob Roach     January 14, 2025

This new DirectX feature could completely change how PC games work

Microsoft is enabling neural rendering in DirectX, opening up the new rendering technique to GPUs from all brands.

Jacob Roach     January 13, 2025

Nvidia celebrates Trump, slams Biden for putting AI in jeopardy

Nvidia has some harsh words for the outgoing Biden administration and high praise for the upcoming Trump administration concerning AI.

Jacob Roach     January 13, 2025

Nvidia’s DLSS 4 isn’t what you think it is. Let’s debunk the myths

Nvidia's new DLSS 4 feature is an exciting update for RTX users, but it's been drowned in a sea of assumptions and misunderstandings.

Jacob Roach     January 12, 2025

These were the best gaming PCs we saw at CES 2025

CES 2025 is almost over, but before we wrap up the last couple of days of exciting hardware action, let's take a look at the best gaming PCs of the show.

Jon Martindale     January 11, 2025

How to turn on the Steam FPS counter

Steam has a built-in FPS counter to show you just how smooth your game really is. Here is how to turn on this handy feature to display your FPS on any game.

Jesse Lennox     January 11, 2025

World of Warcraft’s 20th anniversary was a bittersweet trip through time

World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary event just wrapped up, and it's hard to imagine any modern game reaching that same milestone.

Will Borger     January 11, 2025

Half-Life 3 detectives think they’ve found new clues in Steam’s code

More evidence has emerged that Half-Life 3 might actually exist somewhere in the ether, after all — but don't get too excited yet.

Patrick Hearn     January 10, 2025

Nvidia won CES 2025, and the RTX 5090 has nothing to do with it

I'm not any more happy about a $2,000 graphics card, but there's no denying that Nvidia stomped AMD and Intel at CES 2025.

Jacob Roach     January 9, 2025

Forget the ‘big 3’ — it’s just big Steam

Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony have long been dubbed the "big 3" of gaming. After CES 2025, Valve now sits at the head of that table.

Giovanni Colantonio     January 8, 2025

These are the best monitors I saw at CES 2025

We saw dozens of monitors at CES 2025, but these five truly stood above the rest of the pack.

Jacob Roach     January 8, 2025

Don’t worry — AMD’s RX 9070 XT is set to launch in a matter of ‘weeks’

You can put your worries about the AMD RX 9070 XT to rest. The cards will show up in a matter of "weeks," AMD tells me.

Jacob Roach     January 7, 2025

Here’s how Nvidia’s CEO defends the RTX 5090’s $2,000 price tag

The RTX 5090 is the most expensive graphics cards Nvidia has ever released. Here's how the company's CEO defends the price.

Jacob Roach     January 7, 2025