AMD announces new Ryzen Z2 series SoCs for gaming handhelds
And no, it is not coming to Steam Deck 2
On the heels of the CES 2025 show, AMD has announced the new Ryzen Z2 series SoCs for gaming handhelds, including the Ryzen Z2 Extreme, Ryzen Z2, and the Ryzen Z2 Go. All are based on 4nm Strix Point and should bring significant improvements over the current Ryzen Z1 series SoC, especially on the GPU front, despite sticking to the RDNA 3.5 architecture.
Linux gaming on the rise
Valve's steam survey December results
Valve's "Steam Survey" results for December 2024 indicate a notable upward trend for Linux gaming statistics.
Law of diminishing returns hits gaming
Graphics costing too much
Major video game studios' pursuit of ultra-realistic graphics has led to diminishing returns and industry-wide layoffs, according to the New York Times.
Powercolor launches new ALPHYN AH10 wireless gaming headphones
With Keystone, a comprehensive software solution
Powercolor, well known for its graphics cards, is entering the world of gaming peripherals with the new ALPHYN series, starting with the ALPHYN AH10 Wireless Gaming Headset.
ViewSonic might launch 27-inch 520Hz OLED monitor at CES 2025
To fill the gap in the market
According to a new report, ViewSonic might unveil a 27-inch OLED monitor at the CES 2025 show. It will feature an impressive 520Hz refresh rate and probably have a dual-mode feature.
Cheaper Lenovo Legion Go leaks
Renderings appear
Windows Central has gotten its paws on some leaked renderings of the Legion Go S.
Vole sees a boost in software gaming revenues
Hardware declines
Software King of the world, Microsoft, has released its first quarter 2025 earnings, revealing a significant rise in software gaming revenues despite declining Xbox hardware sales.
Three new enhanced Xboxes out
New 6 nm chips, and reduced energy consumption
Software king of the world, Microsoft, has launched three new Xbox consoles: the special edition 2 TB Xbox Series X, the disk-less white 1 TB Xbox Series X, and the 1 TB Xbox Series S.
Steam confirms you don’t own the games you paid for
It is like American beer, you can only rent it
Steam, the flogger of computer games, has confirmed to its users that they don’t own anything it has sold them.
MSI teams up with GSC Game World for STALKER 2 Edition lineup
Graphics card, controller, keyboard, and mouse
MSI has teamed up with GSC Game World for the upcoming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl game, launching several new products that will follow the theme. The lineup includes the STALKER 2 EDITION of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER graphics card, the new FORCE PRO WIRELESS gaming controller, the VIGOR GK41 gaming keyboard, and the CLUTCH GM41 gaming mouse.