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PC games might get console-style quick resume
Recent statements by a Microsoft executive indicate the company is thinking of bringing more console features to the PC.
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Treat your hands to Razer's Basilisk ergonomic gaming mouse for 19% off
The Razer Basilisk gaming mouse is comfortable, fast, and 19% off.
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Get Diablo IV for free when you buy Nvidia's RTX 40-series GPUs
Buying an RTX 4070 or higher from now to June 13th will get you Blizzard's latest demonic dungeon-crawler.
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Steam now allows you to copy games over your local network. Here's how to do it
Steam finally allows you to transfer games from PC to PC by "downloading" them over your local network — a feature that Microsoft built into Windows, but doesn't work.
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President Biden proposes a 30% tax on cryptocurrency energy
The US president's excise tax proposal would be the country's most radical action to curb out-of-control electricity use for cryptocurrency.
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Broken games and exorbitant GPUs: PC gaming is rough right now
Just when a ray of sunshine peeped through after the gloomy double whammy of the pandemic and mining, new troubles are here to rain on PC gaming’s parade.
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Microsoft now lets you share Xbox PC Game Pass with friends
PC gamers who haven’t yet experienced the joys of Xbox Game Pass can now get a free 14-day trial through friends with an active subscription.
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Steam Deck in the Ukraine War: How it controls guns remotely
Valve's handheld Steam Deck is being used by Ukrainian soldiers to control stationary MGs.
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Tested: Redfall PC performance on 8 different graphics cards
Arkane's multiplayer vampire shooter Redfall is hitting PC hardware particularly hard. Which settings should you use for your GPU?
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Microsoft PC peripherals are now collector's items
Microsoft says it's going to sell through its lineup of Microsoft-branded PC peripherals, such as the Sculpt keyboard and Microsoft Arc Mouse. They'll be replaced with Surface hardware.
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Why does the Steam Deck run Linux? Blame Windows
The Steam Deck and its Linux-based software are the culmination of a decade-long "hedging strategy" by Valve after the Windows 8 disaster.
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Nab this comfortable, lightweight Razer gaming headset for 44% off
Looking for a comfortable gaming headset? The Razer Kraken is the one to pick.
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Steam's in-game overlay gets a ton of helpful new tools
Steam's new overlay features are incredibly handy, including a new cloud-based Notes tool, but limited to the beta for now.
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Intel Arc GPUs revisited: How much improvement has Intel made in 6 months?
Intel entered the desktop GPU market with incredible value, and promised even more through improved software. Has it delivered?
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Leaked Asus ROG Ally pricing could be big trouble for the Steam Deck
A purported Best Buy listing shows the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme-equipped Asus ROG Ally at $699
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UK blocks Microsoft-Activision deal to protect cloud gaming
The United Kingdom has blocked Microsoft's proposal to acquire Activision Blizzard—but on potential harm to the cloud gaming market, not the current console or PC gaming market.
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Save 36% on this gorgeous, typewriter-like mechanical gaming keyboard
The AULA F2088 mechanical gaming keyboard is gorgeous, responsive, and 36% off.
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Hands-on: The ROG Ally is a Steam Deck competitor with more power and options
Asus enters the new portable PC gaming fray, leaning on the power of Windows and add-on GPU hardware.
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Let’s compare Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1070, RTX 2070, 3070, and 4070
Nvidia's "midrange" 70-class GeForce GPUs has come a long way in seven years, but is it still worth it?
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Blizzard's Diablo IV beta is coming back for one more weekend
Huzzah! Blizzard's Diablo IV is getting a surprise third beta in May.
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This colorful wireless Logitech G305 gaming mouse is only $40
The Logitech G305 wireless gaming mouse is vibrant, lightweight, and $10 off.
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Acer preps OLED Predator monitor and a glasses-free 3D laptop
Acer announces its Predator X34 V OLED monitor, plus plenty of new gaming laptops to meet all budgets.
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GeForce RTX 4070 vs. RTX 3080 vs. Radeon RX 6800 XT: Which to buy?
The new GeForce RTX 4070 is here, offering scant value over last generation's RTX 3080 and Radeon RX 6800 XT. Which graphics card should you buy? It depends on what you play.
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$70 Pentium, $600 RTX 4070: DLSS 3 saves this cursed combo
You'd have to be a fool to pair a budget desktop CPU with a high-end GPU. But one YouTuber did it anyway.
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Tested: Cyberpunk 2077's glorious new Overdrive Mode melts eyeballs and GPUs
Cyberpunk 2077's new Overdrive Mode brings full path tracing to the game. It's drop-dead gorgeous and will make your GPU scream for mercy.
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Windows Handheld Mode experiment for Steam Deck rivals leaks, because duh
A leaked hackathon video reveals Microsoft working on Windows Handheld Mode for Steam Deck rivals. Of course it is.
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Your Steam Deck is about to get more storage space
An update to the Steam Deck's Mesa video driver could mean shrinking down some of the biggest game installation files
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Where to buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070
Nvidia's cheapest 40-series graphics card, the $599 GeForce RTX 4070, comes out today. Here's where to buy every model available — but act fast if you want one.
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AMD pokes Nvidia for not giving gamers enough GPU memory
A new AMD blog post says Radeon has the graphics card advantage when it comes to dollars-per-gigabyte.
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Save $50 on Corsair's K70, the superb mechanical keyboard I use everyday
If you're on the hunt for a mechanical gaming keyboard, the Corsair K70 is worth considering.
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Nvidia's RTX Video Super Resolution gets VLC support to beautify offline videos
Nvidia's awesome RTX Video Super Resolution is like DLSS for ugly videos, using AI to upscale and enhance image quality—and now it's coming to VLC.
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The Full Nerd ep. 251: Is 8GB of VRAM enough? And bad PC gaming ports
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Brad, Adam, and special guest Brad Shoemaker discuss bad PC ports and whether 8GB of graphics card VRAM is enough in 2023.
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Score these noise-canceling Sony wireless headphones for 45% off
These luxurious Sony headphones are comfortable to wear, easy to use, and a whopping $180 off.
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Google just gave browser games a huge GPU-powered upgrade
Google's new WebGPU API is set to give websites and web services more direct access to local graphics card hardware.
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Tune your gaming PC for the living room: 10 must-do tips
Using a PC for living room gaming? These are the apps and settings tweaks that will optimize your experience.
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Save $650 on Dell's fantastic, RTX-infused XPS 15 laptop
The Dell XPS 15 laptop is sleek, powerful, and $650 off.
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Counter-Strike 2 will use Nvidia Reflex to assassinate latency
Valve's hotly anticipated Counter-Strike 2 will support Nvidia's killer latency-reducing Reflex feature. It was one of the last big competitive shooters without it.
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Cyberpunk 2077's art director explains why path tracing is no gimmick
In the latest PCWorld video, CDProjekt Red and Nvidia representatives tell us about the future of lighting in video games
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Asus takes on the Steam Deck with new ROG Ally handheld
Watch out, Steam Deck. The Asus ROG Ally takes aim at Valve's ultra-popular gaming handheld with a 1080p display and external GPU support.
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This $49 wireless mechanical gaming keyboard is adorably tiny
If you need more room on your desk, the KEMOVE K68 keyboard is worth considering.
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5 badass games to play after watching John Wick: Chapter 4
Want to keep the vibes going after watching John Wick: Chapter 4? These five games will have you punching, shooting, twirling, and generally being a badass. Happy hunting.
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Budget GPU battle: GeForce RTX 3050 vs Radeon RX 6650 XT vs Arc A770
Three cards enter this highly specific battle between Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Only one card leaves. Then the other two leave, because they're GPUs and we're not wasting good parts.
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Sony's 'The Last of Us' PC port is an utter disaster at launch
Sony's 'The Last of Us' PC port is a wreck out of the gate. Terrible performance, constant crashes, and never-ending shader loading are just a few of the complaints.
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This $15 gaming mouse is a work of art
The DIERYA X TMKB wired gaming mouse runs fast and looks great. Better yet, you can get it for 50% off right now!
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The future of streaming is here: YouTube gets AV1 broadcasts
YouTube is rolling out support for an updated version of the RTMP streaming protocol, which when paired with OBS, will let streamers broadcast in glorious AV1.
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This rare mouse ushered in modern computing. It just sold for $178K
Douglas Engelbart and his team created the computer mouse. Now, one of his early "mother of all demos" prototypes has sold for $178,936 at auction.
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I switched from Xbox to PlayStation because of Microsoft's deep PC hooks
For PC gamers considering switching to PlayStation, Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass really helps fill in the gaps.
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Diablo 4 might brick your high-end graphics card
A small number of players of Blizzard's Diablo 4 beta found their GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards deader than a skeleton archer.
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Lenovo woos PC gamers on tight budgets with new LOQ brand
Lenovo's affordable new LOQ gaming brand will offer 15- and 16-inch laptops in Intel and AMD flavors, as well as a single desktop.
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