James Bentley

Korean police arrest cyberhacking gang reportedly led by self-taught hacker, who allegedly used AI to breach 60 firms and received a mere $210 in ransom

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By James Bentley Published 26 October 26

News In this case, crime really didn't pay. Much.

'We probably sold millions of boards because of that game, and it was magnificent': 3dfx cofounder gives Quake a 'great deal of credit for our overall success'

By James Bentley Published 22 October 26

News It's now been 30 years since the first Voodoo card.

Capcom confirms a data breach has affected over 11 million people, with emails, IP addresses, and birthdays caught up in the mix

By James Bentley Published 22 October 26

News Make sure to check your email.

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Redditor's mother-in-law finds missing Steam Deck on train, returns it to its rightful owner in a soap box nine months later

By James Bentley Published 22 October 26

News From Steam train to Steam pain to Steam gain.

The iconic Windows fish screensaver was inspired by a dentist's office, which makes a lot of sense when you think about it

By James Bentley Published 22 October 26

News Top ten screensaver?

AMD has shipped FSR 4.1 early for RX 6000 graphics cards, and it's coming to Ryzen APUs, Vulkan, and Xbox too

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By James Bentley Published 21 October 26

News Better support is always a good thing.

Gaming monitors are the best deal in gaming right now, and you can pick up this OLED one for just $269

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By James Bentley Published 21 October 26

Deal That's an astoundingly low price of an OLED monitor.

Best PC controllers in 2026: I've tested lots of gamepads and these get my recommendation

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By Dave James last updated 20 October 26

Total control Grab one of the best PC controllers for when your keyboard and mouse simply won't do.

Total control

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For just $40, I'd pick 8BitDo's Ultimate 3-mode controller over an Xbox one any day of the week - especially with a charging dock

By James Bentley Published 16 October 26

Deal The polling rate is a little low, though.

Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 review

By James Bentley Published 15 October 26

Score: 80% How much are an OLED screen, TMR sticks, and a fresh aesthetic worth to you?

Score: 80%

Xbox Ally X 20 vs Xbox Ally X: A wickedly bright OLED screen and frosty temps make for a begrudgingly attractive upgrade for the Asus handheld

By James Bentley Published 15 October 26

X20 vs X All that glitters might actually be gold.

X20 vs X

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Newegg's component bundle deal gets you 32 GB of DDR5 memory, a CPU, motherboard, 1 TB SSD, and cooler for only a few hundred bucks more than the RAM alone

By James Bentley Published 14 October 26

Deal Throw a case, PSU, and graphics card in, and you have yourself a PC.

Valve is telling devs how well their games actually run on Steam Deck with real world data

By James Bentley Published 9 October 26

News Here's hoping devs actually use those figures to improve compatibility.

I can't believe you can pick up a Glorious mid-range wireless gaming mouse for as low as $15 right now

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By James Bentley Published 8 October 26

Deals I gave it 75% in my review.

Deals

The best OLED gaming monitor deal of Prime Day is somehow still live, just $270

By James Bentley Published 8 October 26

Deal I have yet to see better for the price.

October Prime Day gaming monitor deals

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By James Bentley last updated 8 October 26

October Prime Day We're looking for the best monitor deals now that October Prime Day is over.

October Prime Day

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This $85 4K webcam is almost half the price I reviewed it at, and one of the best I've used

By James Bentley Published 7 October 26

Prime Day And it can follow you around the room (if you want it to).

This is the best bundle I've spotted this Prime Day: $630 gets you 32 GB of DDR5, a motherboard, a Ryzen 5 9600X, and an MSI cooler

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By James Bentley Published 7 October 26

Prime Day Grab a case, PSU, graphics card, and SSD, and you have a full-on rig

Razer's competitive controller is such a good deal this Prime Day that I thought I clicked on the wrong listing

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By James Bentley last updated 7 October 26

Prime Day Less than $100 for such a great pad is a steal.

Lenovo's Legion Go S has dropped by 14% this Prime Day, beating the Steam Deck in price and performance

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By James Bentley Published 7 October 26

Prime Day I'd be picking it over the Steam Deck anyway.

Samsung's 1 TB 9100 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD just dropped under $200 for Prime Day, an almost 50% price cut

By James Bentley Published 7 October 26

Prime Day If you gotta buy now, this Samsung drive is well worth a look.

Amazon isn't offering the best RX 9070 XT gaming PC deal right now, Newegg is

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By James Bentley Published 6 October 26

Prime Day And it's under $1,800.

The best PC and Xbox pad right now is less than $65 this Prime Day

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By James Bentley Published 6 October 26

Prime Day Charging stand? Check. TMR sticks? Check. Great controller? Definitely a check.

Say goodbye to stick drift: GameSir's Nova Lite 2 gamepad is less than $25 right now on Prime Day

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By James Bentley Published 6 October 26

Prime Day And its predecessor is also on sale.