The new ‘aggressively priced’ Razer Blade 16 is slimmer, sleeker, AMD Strix Point-equipped, and may just be the Asus G16 competitor I’ve been hoping for

We’re entering a new era of gaming laptops, folks—and last year, it was Asus leading the charge. The ROG Zephyrus G16 scorched its way to the top of our best gaming laptop guide in 2024, thanks to its ultra-slim design, fabulous OLED screen, and excellent table manners. However, I’ve just spent some time with the…

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Alienware’s new Area-51 desktop PCs are built for upgrading as it finally ditches the proprietary parts and covers everything in QR codes

If there’s one thing sure to draw the ire of PC enthusiasts, it’s proprietary parts. One of the great joys of our beloved hobby is upgrading an older machine with the newest components, but Alienware gaming PCs have previously featured non-standard sized motherboards, PSUs, and coolers that have made that process more painful than it…

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What’s cooler than being cool? HP’s Omen Max 16 featuring an omnidirectional fan that thwarts dust buildup and keeps this gaming laptop a little closer to ice cold

When it comes to gaming performance, the build-up of dust can be a not-so-silent-killer. Enter HP’s Omen Max 16 gaming laptop, which not only promises a number of snazzy performance-enhancing features but also includes an omnidirectional fan purpose-built to shrug off the accumulation of dust. Here’s a short horror story for you: you’re minding your…

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Nvidia has announced a whole host of gaming laptop GPUs at CES 2025, from the RTX 5070 all the way to the big RTX 5090

Nvidia has announced a slate of next-generation desktop graphics cards at CES 2025, but rather unusually, a whole raft of RTX 50-series mobile GPUs have received an announcement of their own at virtually the same time. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang started with an announcement the next-generation Nvidia desktop GPUs, before moving on to the mobile…

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Helldivers 2 is getting a film adaptation, even though Starship Troopers already exists

A Helldivers 2 film adaptation is in production, Sony announced at CES 2025 today. The collaboration between Sony Productions and Sony Pictures doesn’t have a release window or any other confirmed details, other than the fact that it’s happening. PlayStation Productions head Asad Qizilbash made the announcement during Sony’s CES press conference. And because what…

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BioShock maestro Ken Levine says Judas will double down on reacting to player choices because it’s the future of games: ‘I’ve never been a big fan of cutscenes because they’re not interactive’

The idea that games should center “player choice” and react meaningfully to our decisions is repeated so often it’s become a cliche, and BioShock creator Ken Levine has been a leading figure in that department—his games are all about moral decisions and meta-commentary on free will and game design. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz…

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