f you’ve been waiting for a “buy it now” price on a serious gaming monitor, this one’s hard to ignore. The Acer Predator XB273K is down to $289.99 (was $699.99), saving you $410 (about 59% off). That’s a big cut for a 27-inch 4K IPS display, especially because this model is built for two different use cases: sharp 4K gaming and a faster mode for competitive play. If you’ve been stuck choosing between resolution and speed, this is one of the few monitors that tries to give you both in one package.
You’re getting a 27-inch 4K UHD IPS panel with FreeSync Premium and DisplayHDR 400 support. The headline spec is “up to 320Hz,” but the key detail is how it works: this is a dual refresh style monitor. You can run 4K up to 160Hz, or switch to 1080p for up to 320Hz when you want maximum responsiveness.
You also get a speed-focused spec sheet with up to 0.5ms response time claims, aimed at reducing blur and keeping motion looking clean in fast games.
At $289.99, the value is that you’re not boxed into one “monitor identity.” Want crisp single-player visuals, sharp text, and 4K detail? Run 4K at high refresh. Want to sweat in competitive shooters where frames matter more than pixels? Flip to 1080p and chase the higher refresh mode.
Just keep it real: to actually benefit from high refresh at 4K, you’ll want a strong GPU (and you may find yourself using upscaling in demanding titles). The 320Hz mode is also best for esports-style games where you can push very high frame rates.
If you want a flexible “do-it-all” gaming monitor and you’ve been waiting for a price that feels like a steal, $289.99 is a great time to jump. If you know you’ll only ever play competitive titles at 1080p, you could spend less on a dedicated high-refresh 1080p monitor. But if you want the option to go 4K for visuals and still have a 320Hz mode for speed, this deal hits a sweet spot.
Imagine tapping a Zelda icon on your iPhone and jumping straight into Hyrule. A new open-source project called nxnative makes that possible by repackaging Switch games you’ve bought into apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with no emulator in the middle.
Why does this run so well on Apple devices?
The Call of Duty franchise has held a special place in my heart ever since I played my first Black Ops game back in 2010. That game's campaign was something else, with twists and turns that culminated in a mind-blowing finale. We can all admit that compared to those older campaigns, the recent CODs have been lackluster at best, and a complete and utter disappointment at worst. The reboot of Modern Warfare did give me some hope, as the first two installments were actually quite good, but the third game left such a bad taste in my mouth that I wasn’t exactly expecting much from Modern Warfare 4.
After recently finishing the campaign, I can say that this installment is nothing like the recent releases and instead feels closer to the franchise’s roots. For the first time in a long while, the campaign comes across as well-crafted rather than rushed to hit a release date. It arrives three years after MW3, and you can see exactly where all that time went. It seems the studio finally made listening to player feedback a priority.
Epic Games has just announced the 2026 Epic AI MegaJam, which is looking to see how much game development can be squeezed into a very short window. This is running from November 12 through November 15.
Participants can work alone or in teams of up to five people, build in Unreal Engine or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, and bring along “as many AI agents as you want.” Epic explicitly encourages coding agents, AI-generated assets, audio tools, writing tools, and other AI systems. The official event page literally says "Vibe your way to $50k.”