Big tech loves the cyberpunk idea of brain-computer interfaces (or BCI), though I’m personally not super enthused about letting big tech anywhere near my grey matter. EEG-like devices that can scan brain waves are becoming more accessible to consumers though, resulting in a novel control scheme for Elden Ring: Nightreign if not much else. But…
AMD has teased the launched of a new Ryzen processor with two chiplets, each of which will include a healthy dollop of 3D V-Cache. As reported by ComputerBase, AMD told journalists to “stay tuned” regarding the launch of such a chip. If this wasn’t convincing enough, Alienware China has announced a new Area-51 gaming PC…
It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts. December was a time for merriment as multiplayer games dominated the charts. Arc Raiders and EA Sports FC 26 topped the US and EU charts for PS5, respectively. While multiplayer powerhouses Fortnite and Roblox rose to the top…
Perhaps to the surprise of no one, Nvidia’s time at CES 2026 was all about one thing: AI. That said, PC gaming wasn’t entirely ignored, as DLSS 4.5 was ninja-launched with the promise of ‘4K 240 Hz path traced gaming’. However, DLSS is still AI-based and in a Q&A session with members of the press,…
Sean Martin, Senior Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: enjoying my break, battling to become king in Metaphor: ReFantazio This week I’ve been: bum-rushing Stella Montis to try and get the new Expedition resources I’ve bounced back and forth on Arc Raiders’ Expedition mechanic. At first, I thought it wasn’t worth the…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a brilliant RPG with one wrinkle—the endgame scaling its touch skewiff. It’s not bad, don’t misunderstand me: It’s just that if you’re a completionist like me, you likely hit Act 3 and roamed around the overworld, ticking off all of your checklists, only to loop back to the final boss…
Although a lesser-known brand, Soundpeats earbuds seem to be pretty well-liked for the price judging by various comments and reviews online. And for CES 2026, it’s just announced the Aura Nebula earbuds, which look like they might offer a good balance between audiophile quality and gamer-oriented features and pricing. The earbuds feature a “breakthrough hybrid…
As it progressed, I increasingly came to think of 2025 as ‘the year of headlines you’d normally read in newspapers in Deus Ex’. “America is now one big bet on AI,” read a piece in the FT. “CoreWeave’s Staggering Fall From Market Grace Highlights AI Bubble Fears,” fretted the WSJ. “Google CEO’s warning about the…
AMD may bring back some older products to allow users to dodge the worst of the RAM crisis. In a roundtable discussion that our sister site, Tom’s Hardware, took part in, Ryzen chief David McAfee responded to a question about the difficulties facing PC builders in 2026. McAfee said that AMD is “certainly looking at…
Although AMD’s presentations and stands at this year’s CES event have been heavily focused on AI (to the point that it seems to have forgotten what the C in CES stands for), it hasn’t entirely left gaming out of the loop. At a discussion with press members and graphics wizards, the future of FSR 4…