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As well as teasing a new ultraslim Alienware gaming laptop design Dell has also given us an early look at its new entry-level gaming laptops aimed at “ensuring that really there is a product for everyone” in its Alienware range. Dell’s COO, Jeff Clarke, spoke at the start of our CES 2026 pre-briefing in December…
Dell has acknowledge an inalienable truth about its Area-51 gaming desktop, it was sorely missing an AMD Ryzen option from its config choices. At CES it has revealed the new Area-51 now comes with AMD Ryzen X3D processors, including the brand-new Ryzen 7 9850X3D. I was as surprised as anyone at just how good Alienware’s…
At this year’s CES event, AMD hasn’t really introduced anything completely new in its consumer CPU portfolio. They’ve either rebadged old chips or just expanded current ranges with a few more models. However, the Ryzen AI Max series of APUs has picked up two extra processors, and one of them could well be the best…
A new year, a new CES event, where the world’s biggest tech companies show off their latest and greatest new products. In the case of AMD, however, it’s pretty much a case of ‘more of the same, but just a little bit faster’. And when it comes to the newly launched Ryzen 7 9850X3D, that…
Jackie Welles, for some gamers, is one of the most beloved videogame companions of all time: A solid dude of hidden depths whose fate was sealed the moment he crossed paths with V. He made enough of an impact that former PC Gamer writer Emma Matthews called him Cyberpunk 2077’s best character, and bemoaned the…
To celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 9, Famitsu (via Automaton) spoke with its creators about the lasting impact of FF9’s return to more traditional fantasy. Looking back on its production, legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu said FF9 features some of his favorite compositions—even if he’s convinced it’s more popular outside of…
To celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of Final Fantasy 9, Famitsu (via Automaton) spoke with its creators about the lasting impact of FF9’s return to more traditional fantasy. Looking back on its production, legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu said FF9 features some of his favorite compositions—even if he’s convinced it’s more popular outside of…
HyperX, the gaming hardware brand acquired by HP back in 2021, now makes gaming monitors. Well, that’s not strictly true. HP makes the monitors, but the newly-announced HyperX Omen OLED 34 looks to be the start of some very tempting offerings, if its impressive specs sheet is anything to go by. It’s a 360 Hz…
We are gathered here today to celebrate the uniting of two households, both alike in dignity. Or alternatively, two HP gaming brands, HyperX and Omen, which have now been smushed together to create… HyperX Omen. The first offspring from this union is the HyperX Omen Max 16 gaming laptop, which, in terms of its chassis…
Build a base with friends on an alien planet. Is it just me or do we ring in each new gaming year with a smash-hit co-op game, usually one that’s pretty reasonably priced? Maybe it’s that January arrives to see us flush with holiday cash and looking to link up with friends instead of spending…