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Xbox is no longer a console, it's a platform, and it's already entered a battle for control over your handheld gaming PC
By Jacob Ridley published
Xbox everywhere Xbox is becoming more like PC and Windows is becoming more like Xbox... is Microsoft looking to muscle SteamOS out of the way?

It's not an April Fool's joke anymore: Zotac goes ahead with its 'gamer fragrance' perfume, for a limited few, for a limited time
By Nick Evanson published
News Clean, woody, and aquatic. Doesn't shout 'gamer' to me.

Nothing Ear (a) review
By Jacob Fox published
Stylish buds Lovely earbuds for almost everything except gaming.

'MSI Afterburner is a bit PowerColor Afterburner now' as the dev had to buy another manufacturer's GPU to build support for AMD's RDNA 4 graphics cards into the next beta
By Nick Evanson published
News No MSI RDNA 4 cards means no MSI RDNA 4 hardware for the Afterburner dev.

Our favorite budget VR headset is at its lowest ever price right now and I can't get over how cheap it is to get into virtual reality these days
By Jacob Fox published
Deal The Meta Quest 3S is like a souped-up Quest 2.

Lian Li's new Hydroshift AIO cooler doesn't work properly on some motherboards but it will send you a replacement part if you can't get around the issue in the BIOS
By Nick Evanson published
News The key detail here is that not all motherboard fan headers are the same.

Xbox is headed to handhelds but its gaming-first UI will also land on existing ROG Ally and ROG Ally X and 'other Windows handhelds starting next year'
By Jacob Ridley published
News You won't need to buy an Xbox-branded handheld to benefit from the new UI on Windows devices.

Switch 2 teardown shows that Nintendo hasn't learned a single lesson from the OG Switch when it comes to repairing it
By Nick Evanson published
News Glue and stickers akimbo, with too many bits soldered directly to the main motherboard.
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