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The upcoming Linux 7.0‑rc7 kernel adds native support for the Razer Wolverine V3 Pro and Betop KP50B/C gaming controllers via the XPad driver, covering both wired and 2.4 GHz wireless modes. The Wolverine V3 Pro, a high‑end controller priced around $199, uses the Xbox 360 protocol, simplifying its integration. Additionally, a new i8042 quirk resolves suspend‑wake input glitches on TUXEDO’s InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10 AMD laptop. These updates are part of a broader batch of input fixes merged ahead of the release.
Pokémon Pokopia’s Sableye event runs from April 29 to May 13, 2026, introducing the Dark‑type Pokémon for a limited two‑week period. The event adds a new currency, Red Crystal Fragments, gathered in Dream Island caves and spent on exclusive camping‑themed items. Players must rebuild...
Wine 11.6, the latest bi‑weekly development release, reintroduces work on an Android driver after a prolonged lull. The update modernizes the build system with Gradle compatibility and adapts to newer Android versions. It also refines DLL loader order heuristics to...
The February 2026 playable‑ads roundup highlights a surge in high‑budget campaigns, with the royalty‑themed Kingdom‑Match3 titles dominating the market. Increased investment from major networks like Applovin has amplified spend on SDK‑driven playables across multiple genres. Creators are leaning heavily into...
Riot Games launched 2XKO with a high‑budget esports vision, but costly skins, aggressive marketing and a top‑down structure clashed with the fighting‑game community’s authenticity‑first culture. Early layoffs of most of the development team signaled waning corporate commitment, while community‑run events...
Valve is planning a second‑generation Steam Deck for a 2028 release, according to leaker KeplerL2. The new handheld will abandon the semi‑custom AMD APU used in the original and instead adopt an off‑the‑shelf AMD processor that requires no bespoke tuning....
Steam’s latest hardware and software survey shows Linux‑based systems running Steam rising to 5.33% of all users in March, a 3.10‑percentage‑point jump from February. Valve’s SteamOS accounts for nearly a quarter of those Linux installs, growing to 24.48% share. Windows...
Transfer Point, an adventure game built with the 1986 World Builder engine, is now available for the classic Macintosh Plus and modern web browsers. The title blends point‑and‑click mechanics with typed commands, offering black‑and‑white dithered graphics, interactive objects, and digitized sound...
NVIDIA announced that GeForce NOW is adding ten new games to its cloud streaming catalog, highlighted by Capcom's upcoming title PRAGMATA and the 3‑D real‑time strategy Arknights: Endfield. The lineup also includes the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection and a...
Leaks indicate Sony’s upcoming handheld companion to the PlayStation 6, dubbed the PSP 2, will be powered by a six‑core AMD Zen 6 APU and an RDNA 5 GPU with 16 Compute Units. The device is rumored to feature 24 GB of LPDDR5X memory and...
G2 Esports stunned the League of Legends community by sweeping Gen.G 3‑0 in the First Stand 2026 semifinals, challenging the long‑held belief that Western teams cannot match Eastern powerhouses. The victory underscores G2’s strategic shift toward roster continuity, expanded coaching...
Unigine has launched version 2.21, introducing a node‑based animation system, visual logic editor, and AI‑friendly workflow. The update adds an experimental MCPBridge plugin for text‑driven scene edits, and expands upscaler support with customizable FSR 3 and DLSS options. Performance gains include...
The Rust‑based open‑source game engine Fyrox has reached a major milestone with the launch of version 1.0 after seven years of development. The release bundles incremental enhancements rather than brand‑new features, including a new export‑CLI for automated builds, a task‑based...
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era enters Steam Early Access and Microsoft Store on April 30, 2026, with day‑one availability on PC Game Pass. Developed by Hooded Horse, Unfrozen Studio, and published by Ubisoft, the title revives the classic...
GameZone Tongits brings the classic Filipino card game to a digital platform, offering easy‑to‑learn rules paired with deep strategic layers. The service features four distinct game modes—Plus, Quick, Joker, and Jackpot—catering to both casual and competitive players. Seasonal tournaments like...
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game debuts July 2 as a 2D fighter featuring rollback netcode, cross‑play, and a single‑player story mode. The title promises straightforward, fluid combat that emphasizes accessibility over complexity. Its release arrives amid growing frustration in the...
Robbie Daymond, a prolific voice actor, has transformed his career into a multi‑platform creator business, co‑founding indie studio Sassy Chap Games and earning a large share of his income from fan conventions. His studio’s dating‑sim became one of the fastest‑selling...
Ankama Animations is scaling its video‑game‑to‑screen pipeline by producing original animated series from its own French IPs such as Dofus and Wakfu. The company is bypassing traditional licensing deals, allowing tighter creative control and lower production costs. It is targeting...
Patch 7.41 has reshaped the Dota 2 meta, propelling Night Stalker to the top of win‑rate gains and pushing players like Pogdan777 and KawaiiSocks into the elite tier of post‑patch performers. The update’s early‑game buffs give Night Stalker a decisive advantage...
A leaked Lenovo model code, "Legion 7 15N1X11," suggests the gaming brand may soon ship a laptop powered by NVIDIA’s upcoming N1X ARM platform. The N1X is believed to be derived from NVIDIA’s GB10 Grace‑Blackwell superchip, which combines an ARM CPU with...
Nintendo launched the Japanese premiere of Super Mario Galaxy alongside the Formula 1 Grand Prix, turning the race weekend into a live promotional stage. The game’s cast, including Jack Black, performed voice‑overs for the pre‑show, delivering a humor‑laden intro packed with...
The MacBook Neo, Apple’s latest M‑series laptop, proves surprisingly adept at retro game emulation, handling titles from the NES through the Saturn with ease and even upscaling recent Nintendo Switch games. It also runs lightweight Steam titles and streams via...
Thrice is a new daily trivia game that presents five questions across five distinct categories each day. Players have three attempts per question, earning three points for each correct answer, which creates a balance between difficulty and forgiveness. The format...
As ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup climb, fans are eyeing virtual football tournaments as a cheaper, more accessible alternative. FIFA and Konami’s eFootball World Cup, launched last December, has already attracted massive viewership, bolstered by influencers like KSI....
TechFreedom has launched Stacktopolis, an open‑source SimCity 2000‑style game that teaches real‑world tech sovereignty challenges. Players manage three risk domains—jurisdiction, continuity and surveillance—mirroring the organization’s TechFreedom risk framework. The prototype, generated largely by Claude Code AI, is already playable online and...
Virtuix unveiled the Omni One, a VR treadmill that lets users walk, run, jump and crouch in virtual environments using a low‑friction base and specially designed shoes. The system translates real‑world foot movements into precise in‑game locomotion, eliminating the need...
Epic Games unveiled the Chapter 7 Season 2 Fortnite Victory Cups, raising solo entry requirements from Platinum to Elite and finally Unreal rank, while Reload Duos demand Elite rank from the outset. Both formats use a two‑round structure, with Round 1 filtering thousands...
Valve’s Steam Machine, originally priced between $800 and $1,000, is now facing component cost spikes driven by AI demand. Prices for DDR5 RAM have tripled and GPUs and high‑capacity SSDs are also surging, pushing projected retail prices above $1,200. Supply‑chain...
Nintendo has launched a free demo for its upcoming life‑simulation title, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, allowing players to experience the game’s quirky mechanics without purchasing new hardware. The demo showcases the series’ signature humor, deep character customization, and social...
GameFromScratch announced a new GameDev.tv bundle that teaches Godot 4.x development, covering 2D, 3D, RPG creation, C#, shaders and Blender integration. At the same time, Humble released several developer bundles, notably Ovani Sound’s Decibel Domination with 12 brand‑new music packs and...
Fortnite Crew, Epic Games' monthly subscription that bundles exclusive skins, V‑Bucks, and in‑game items, must be canceled through the original platform—PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC (Epic), or mobile app—rather than inside the game. The guide outlines step‑by‑step instructions for each...
Dan Clancy, chief executive of Twitch, joins Bob Lefsetz for a deep‑dive podcast episode released March 26, 2026. The conversation, available on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music, explores Twitch’s growth strategy, creator‑focused monetization, and broader industry trends. Clancy emphasizes expanding...
Pyrite64 is a Unity‑style game engine that enables developers to build Nintendo 64 titles using C++ and a visual‑scripting editor. The engine automates the Windows toolchain, supports GLTF model import with Fast64 material handling, and offers HDR, bloom, and 256 × 256 texture...
Social casinos are booming in 2026, but the market has become fiercely competitive as dozens of platforms vie for player attention. MegaBonanza emerges as the clear leader, outshining Chumba Casino, Pulsz, WOW Vegas and LuckyLand Slots with a more balanced, polished...
The DLSS Enabler plug‑in brings Nvidia‑only DLSS4 multi‑frame generation to AMD‑based Steam Deck devices, delivering up to four times the original frame rate. Installation uses Decky Loader and simple DLL linking, allowing users to fine‑tune resolution scaling and choose upscalers...
Wine 11 introduces NTSYNC synchronization, delivering dramatic frame‑rate gains for Windows titles running on Linux, exemplified by Dirt 3’s jump from 110 FPS to over 860 FPS. The update also refines support for games that previously relied on the less efficient fsync layer....
Russian telecom giant MTS has broadened its MTS Oplata carrier‑billing platform to include five popular foreign games—Call of Duty Mobile, Standoff 2, Critical Ops, Top Eleven Be Football Manager, and AFK Journey. The expansion also adds additional top‑up options for Apex Legends and Mobile Legends on both mobile and...
Asus unveiled the TUF A14 laptop, powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max Plus 392 processor and Radeon 8060S iGPU, and configured for dual‑boot Windows 11 and Steam OS 3.9. The device can allocate 16 GB of its 32 GB unified memory to VRAM, delivering strong frame rates...
Valve’s Steam Machine re‑imagines PC gaming for the living‑room by marrying console‑style plug‑and‑play with the flexibility of a Windows‑based PC. The device uses Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) to power the TV, sound system and console together, while HDR support delivers...
Quixant unveiled two new industrial PCs, the IQON 3 and IQON Air 3, built on AMD’s Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 7 PRO R8000 embedded processors. Designed for casino, sports‑betting and arcade machines, they can drive four 4K displays and include game‑specific hardware such as battery‑free MRAM,...
Nvidia announced DLSS 5 at GTC 2026, promising real‑time 3D‑guided neural rendering and a fall 2026 launch. The new system leaps beyond DLSS 4.5 by integrating AI directly into the rendering pipeline rather than merely upscaling. Analysts note the unusually short gap between DLSS 4.5...
EA FC 24 offers a massive pool of talent, and the article curates the highest‑rated players for each position, covering both men’s and women’s squads. Goalkeepers such as Marc‑André ter Stegen and Alisson sit at 89, while midfield maestro Kevin De Bruyne tops the...
Former Call of Duty League creative director Greg Reisdorf says the franchise’s yearly release cycle erodes competitive longevity, keeping viewership low – the 2026 Stage 1 Major peaked at 353,000 viewers. The game’s active online population has slipped to roughly 35,000...
Esports has transitioned from niche arcade contests to a mainstream cultural force, with professional gamers now cast as the new sports heroes. Counter‑Strike 2 (CS2) anchors the competitive scene, fueling a sophisticated betting ecosystem that mirrors traditional sports wagering. Global audiences...
CachyOS released a new Proton‑CachyOS update that restores the FSR 4 upgrade path for AMD GPUs by fixing the download and fallback of the required amdxcffx64.dll library. The fix re‑enables the environment variables PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 and PROTON_FSR4_RDNA3_UPGRADE=1, allowing automatic DLL handling on...
Capcom announced that Street Fighter 6 will contain no generative‑AI‑created assets such as voice lines, character designs, or scenery. The company will, however, employ AI tools internally to speed up graphics rendering, sound processing, and programming tasks. The esports fighting‑game community...
GameZone has digitized classic Filipino table games such as Tongits, Pusoy and Pusoy Dos, turning them into skill‑driven online matches. The platform rewards disciplined, long‑term strategies over short‑term gambles, emphasizing observation, risk management, and adaptable tactics. Experienced players leverage GameZone’s level‑matching...
The RG56 Pro Max is a budget‑focused retro handheld that sports a 5.5‑inch 720p IPS display, hall‑based analog sticks, and a Rockchip 3562 processor. It runs emulators smoothly up to PSP and Dreamcast, but performance drops on more demanding platforms...
SpaceMolt, a multiplayer space‑trading and combat sandbox, runs entirely on AI pilots. The developers seeded 505 star systems and equipped each of the 3,400 registered agents with basic tools for flying, trading, mining, chatting and fighting. At any moment roughly...
Xbox announced a full reboot of the beloved *Fable* series, developed by Playground Games and slated for an Autumn 2026 release. The game will launch on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5, marking the first time the franchise appears on...
