PC Gaming
1080p may be just the bare minimum resolution for most, but getting a 180 Hz refresh rate and 0.5 ms response time for that price makes this a great second monitor for almost any setup. The 24-inch size is just small enough not to crowd most desks either. Key specs: 24-inch, 1080p, 0.5 ms, 180…
The memory supply crisis—spurred at least in part by the AI industry’s endless appetite for DRAM and SSDs—has made consumer prices look extremely gloomy. Still, fabless semiconductor company MediaTek is “cautiously optimistic” that things might start to look a little more optimistic for discrete memory pricing come the second half of 2026. To be clear,…
The RTX 5060 Ti has been around for a while now, in both 8 GB and 16 GB variants. However, with the RAM crisis pushing up the price of everything with a memory module, including graphics cards, the significantly-cheaper RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB is looking like more and more of an attractive proposition. After…
After placing fourth in the June 2024 Republican primary, former Bungie composer Marty O’Donnell is taking another run at US Congress. This time, though, he has the backing of Donald Trump (via Kotaku). O’Donnell, whose work as a composer encompasses Halo, Destiny, and various other games, and who is running for Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District,…
Of all the places you expect to find a glimpse into the world of GPU manufacturing, a trade newsletter for ‘warrant management professionals’ is surely the most unlikely of them all. But thanks to some diligent reporting and interesting charts, we now know that in 2025, Nvidia paid out almost $900 million in warranty claims….
World of Warcraft‘s been taking some big swings at its difficulty assumptions in recent years—both adding harder solo and open world content in the form of Delves and Prey, while also making the typically hardcore content slightly easier to get through. Take Mythic+, the endgame dungeon experience that sees players speedrunning high-level dungeons with vicious…
Speranza Bounties is Arc Raiders players’ answer to getting shot in the back at extraction by some randomer who screamed “don’t shoot” before you could even see them. It’s not the first time something like this has taken shape, but it is the first iteration that actually has a bounty system. “Speranza Bounties is a…
Though Microsoft claims it’s actively working towards rebuilding user goodwill, many PC gamers are calling time on Windows. It helps that Linux is the best it’s ever been for gaming, thanks to dedicated distros such as Bazzite. However, historic Steam survey results suggest the Big Switch is a ways off yet. Redditor xVarrick compared Steam…
Graveyard Keeper 2 was announced this month at the Triple-I Initiative, and to celebrate that the original was made available free for a limited time. It’s a sensible way to get people familiar with the series and to build anticipation for the sequel, but there’s another upside to this kind of giveaway. As Alex Nichiporchik,…
In The Blood of Dawnwalker, 14th century Europe, still suffering the effects of war and plague, sure looks like the kind of muddy hellhole Geralt would tromp across in The Witcher 3. And its protagonist, the half-vampire Coen, has a similar “almost human but actually something more” vibe to him—a gruff but acceptable monster we…