Steam has started showing how many fps games really deliver. For now, only on Steam Deck
Valve now displays the average frame rate measured on players' own devices. And it is already asking PC players for their data.
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Jensen Huang is out at Nvidia. For PC gamers, the change that matters came earlier
The founder who unveiled graphics cards in a leather jacket has left after 33 years. But the Nvidia he hands over no…
Xbox brings 21 more classics to PC, including TimeSplitters and Star Wars
Microsoft added 21 original Xbox games to its PC backward-compatibility lineup on November 12, bringing the total to 25. The additions include…
Star Citizen is free until November 27. Try it before buying the promise
Official IAE 2956 promotional artwork. Credit: Cloud Imperium Games/press material. Here is how to join IAE 2956 and what your PC needs.…
Jensen Huang steps down at NVIDIA. What changes for GeForce buyers?
Colette Kress took over as interim NVIDIA CEO while retaining her finance role. Photo: NVIDIA/press material. Colette Kress takes over on an…
Qwen4-Max launches with 1 million tokens, but its preview ends in November
Alibaba’s new AI accepts text, images and videos. Before trying it, check the deadline and access rules. Qwen4-Max has arrived in preview…
Zoom plans to adjust your image when you look at your notes
Expected in December 2026, Pose Correction tackles a familiar video-call mismatch: paying attention does not always look like attention on screen.
What is Claude Duet, the AI that tries to work without waiting for your prompt
Anthropic’s assistant keeps track of unfinished work and asks for approval before acting. Here is who can access it and where the…
BioWare announces closure, leaving three decades of PC stories behind
The next Mass Effect has been canceled, but the loss encompasses a catalog that includes Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights and even MDK2.
Final Fantasy does not need to look like a movie to get noticed
Resonance brings a Brave Exvius story to HD-2D. The new Final Fantasy embraces pixels to give fresh life to an adventure that…
OpenAI wants AI to pick the answer instead of writing a speech
The Decisions API returns choices, probabilities and scores for applications. The challenge remains defining sound criteria and knowing when to bring in…
AI wrote the recipe. Who pays when the cake fails?
Etsy has banned AI-generated functional instructions. The rule raises a practical question: who pays for the time and materials when a set…
Cyberpunk 2077 gets dual-wielding and console mods in free update
Update 2.5 is out now with an Edgerunners 2 mission and changes that give players more reasons to return to Night City.
FSR 4.1 reaches RX 6000: better visuals without replacing your GPU?
The new driver expands AI upscaling support. Here is what is available, which devices are still waiting, and why performance can vary.
In Modern Warfare 4, better lighting can cost you DLSS
A campaign test shows why a game’s list of technologies does not tell the whole story about its image quality. In the…
Gemini wants you to stop explaining everything to your car
Personalisation is coming to Android Auto with a promise more interesting than conversation: retrieving the context you have already left in your…
ChatGPT understands what you want to buy. So does advertising.
The expansion of ads brings a simple question into the conversation: what is a recommendation, and what is paid placement? Imagine asking…
AI found an answer. Now mathematicians need to check it.
A US$ 5 million contribution focuses attention on the work after AI gives an answer: checking arguments, understanding ideas and separating announcements…
Tenebris Somnia turns pixels and flesh into an Argentine nightmare
Released on October 16, Tenebris Somnia combines pixel-art survival horror with live-action scenes filmed in Argentina to explore two ways of creating…
You connected Gmail to AI. What happens to your emails?
Google’s update clarifies how data from connected apps is used. Understand the scope of permissions, training and privacy controls.
Claude, quantum circuits and an old lesson from consoles
Just as studios learn to get more out of a console, research with Claude shows the value of rethinking programs for future…
Google wants to bring the click back to AI answers
Checking a source, comparing tests and finding context are still worth an extra tab. The challenge is getting people to make that…
Is your next upgrade in this generation, or can it wait?
With RTX 5090 listings near R$ 37,000, the more interesting decision happens far from the top: how much does a new card…
Tesla Roadster has entered Rocket League mode. And we want this idea to work
Thrusters and movement through the air put the new Roadster in gaming territory. Our view: the next leap lies in control and…
If AI creates the game you imagine, who will make it fun?
Ken Kutaragi’s vision opens a discussion about what happens between having an idea and wanting to play one more round.
Castlevania is back. What can Belmont’s Curse learn from its heirs?
Dead Cells, Hollow Knight and The Lost Crown offer ways to think about the Belmonts’ return: combat with character, maps that stay…
Apple HomeView: Siri needs to earn its place in your kitchen
Apple’s new home hub has an appealing premise. Early hands-on reports are encouraging, but language support, device requirements and beta AI deserve…
