Valve brings native Steam Link app to Apple’s Vision Pro
New app can replace third-party options that were jankier to use.
Samuel Axon
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Gaming // Gaming & Entertainment
Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming’s “compiling shaders” wait times
Microsoft, Intel are also working on their own solutions for the issue.
Kyle Orland
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Playing Wolfenstein 3D with one hand in 2026
Over three decades later, this historical curiosity has more than a few rough edges
Kyle Orland
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Sony is raising PlayStation 5 prices again, this time by between $100 and $150
Memory, storage shortages have made all kinds of consumer tech more expensive.
Andrew Cunningham
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AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition crams 208MB of cache into a single chip
Both of the chip’s CPU dies will include 64MB of extra cache stacked beneath.
Andrew Cunningham
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Nintendo’s physical Switch 2 games will soon cost more than digital copies
The first physical game affected will cost $10 more than a digital copy.
Andrew Cunningham
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Nvidia CEO tries to explain why DLSS 5 isn’t just “AI slop”
If game makers don’t like it, “they could decide not to use it, you know?”
Kyle Orland
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Major SteamOS update adds support for Steam Machine, even more third-party hardware
Both AMD- and Intel-based hardware is getting better support in SteamOS 3.8.
Andrew Cunningham
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Most Read
Counter-Strike 2’s new reload system could upend the entire game
Full-magazine reloads throw out muscle memory in favor of “higher stakes” decisions.
Kyle Orland
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Gamers react with overwhelming disgust to DLSS 5’s generative AI glow-ups
Nvidia’s next frame-gen tech goes way beyond upscaling, and not in a good way.
Kyle Orland
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Switch 2’s new “Handheld Mode Boost” can run original Switch games at 1080p
Switch games running at 720p can look worse on the Switch 2’s 1080p display.
Andrew Cunningham
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New “vibe coded” AI translation tool splits the video game preservation community
Creator apologizes after using Patreon funds for Gemini-powered magazine scan processor.
Kyle Orland
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Slay the Spire 2 is a bit too familiar for its own good
Early Access impressions: New characters shine, but it feels like we’ve done this before.
Kyle Orland
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Microsoft is working to eliminate PC gaming’s “compiling shaders” wait times
Advanced Shader Delivery uses precompiled shaders for “console-like load times” across PC hardware.
Kyle Orland
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Valve compares its loot boxes to Labubus in lawsuit defense
Steam maker says settling the case would be easier but would set a bad precedent.
Kyle Orland
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Remembering the 30-year-old computer game that introduced me to Star Wars
Looking back at Dash Rendar, 3DFX cards, and a pivotal moment for Star Wars.
Samuel Axon
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Google Play Games for PC is getting more premium titles and cross-buy with Android
Google is more focused on desktop gaming than ever before.
Ryan Whitwam
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Windows 11’s Steam Deck-ish, streamlined Xbox gaming UI comes to all PCs in April
Running Windows on gaming handhelds is currently a blessing and a curse.
Andrew Cunningham
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Don’t worry, Valve still plans to launch the Steam Machine “this year”
What part of “this year,” exactly, is still anyone’s guess.
Kyle Orland
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“It doesn’t feel safe”—Many international game developers plan to skip GDC in US
Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.
Kyle Orland
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Which of these two arcades is the “world largest”—and does it matter?
While semantics count for some, gamers win either way.
Tim Stevens
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MS exec: Microsoft’s next console will play “Xbox and PC games”
Project Helix is set to open the closed-console ecosystem, but the details will matter.
Kyle Orland
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After a rocky six years, Sony cancels future single-player PC game releases
Titles like Ghost of Yotei will remain exclusive to Sony’s hardware.
Samuel Axon
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How strong is New York’s “illegal gambling” case against Valve’s loot boxes?
Lawyers tell Ars the state has a tough road ahead, even as Valve is uniquely vulnerable.
Kyle Orland
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New York sues Valve for enabling “illegal gambling” with loot boxes
The ability to resell Steam items for real value is key to the state’s case.
Kyle Orland
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Inside the quixotic team trying to build an entire world in a 20-year-old game
Stories and lessons learned from an impossibly large community modding project.
Daniel Larlham, Jr.
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New Microsoft gaming chief has “no tolerance for bad AI”
But Asha Sharma faces scrutiny for lack of gaming experience.
Kyle Orland
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Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer steps down after 38 years with company
Microsoft CoreAI exec Asha Sharma will take over in surprise executive shake-up.
Kyle Orland
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Meta’s flagship metaverse service leaves VR behind
The company asserts it will continue to make VR headsets, though.
Samuel Axon
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Why Final Fantasy is now targeting PC as its “lead platform”
Director says PC is the “foundation” when targeting “high-end environments first.”
Kyle Orland
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Nintendo brings GBA-era Pokémon to the Switch, but not Switch Online subscribers
Games appear to be mostly unmodified ports of the well-regarded remakes.
Andrew Cunningham
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Diablo II’s new Warlock is a great excuse to revisit a classic game
New skill tree paths offer a fun twist on some generally familiar mechanics.
Kyle Orland
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GameHub will give Mac owners another imperfect way to play Windows games
GameHub’s existing Windows emulator on Android has its fair share of issues.
Kyle Orland
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RAM shortage hits Valve’s four-year-old Steam Deck, now available “intermittently”
Forget launching new stuff—Valve is even having problems with existing hardware.
Andrew Cunningham
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Party like it’s 2001: Diablo II gets a new expansion, new playable class
Alongside new endgame content, Blizzard says the Warlock is coming to other Diablo games soon.
Kyle Orland
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Just look at Ayaneo’s absolute unit of a Windows gaming “handheld”
The Ayaneo Next II pushes past 3 pounds, is 13 inches wide, and costs up to $4,300.
Kyle Orland
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