Category: PC Games

Valve tried its best with the Steam Machine launch, but not even a randomized queue and limit of one device per buyer has stopped the mini gaming PC from falling victim to scalpers. Several of those lucky enough to obtain a Steam Machine reservation slot have already taken to the likes of Ebay to resell their units for prices as high as double that of the device itself. In one example, a 2TB Steam Machine with a controller is listed for $2,899.99, just over double its official $1,428 price. With many considering the Steam Machine price to already be far…

High PC RAM prices really are here to stay, it seems, as Lenovo is the latest PC maker to admit that it could be years before the AI data center-induced rise in RAM and SSD prices begins to fall. In a recent presentation at ISC 2026, the company stated that RAM prices “will never be like last year again,” and while the delivery of this line was made in a somewhat joking manner, the underlying message was clear. Elaborating on when the best RAM might become more affordable again, Lenovo referred to a “new normal” that could appear from 2030 onwards,…

Both prospective Steam Machine buyers and new owners alike have just been dealt a huge blow: Valve has stepped in to stop Drband from producing its much-coveted Companion Cube case. After developing the product off its own back, without initially seeking licensing approval, Dbrand has been denied retroactive licensing for the project, forcing it to completely pull the plug on what has been one of the most celebrated potential add-ons to the Steam Machine. The case was a plastic cube into which the Steam Machine could be fitted, giving the mini PC the look of the much-loved Weighted Companion Cube…

AMD graphics cards could be set for a significant price increase in the near future, if a recent report turns out to be true. With AMD apparently charging its board partners 10% more for the combined GPU and VRAM packages that it sells to graphics card makers, that extra cost likely to be passed on to gamers. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen AMD increase its prices to its board partners, and, given the way the industry is going, it might not be the last. However, despite this, the AMD RX 9070 still remains the best graphics card you…

Valve has already committed to the Steam Frame launch sometime this summer, and a fresh clue has just appeared. Portal 2 just got given its Steam Frame compatibility rating, which shows the classic Valve puzzler is rated as Playable. This rating is surprising, as Portal 2 has long been a favorite for VR gamers. However, Valve cites the game’s lack of support for the Steam Frame’s native resolution as the main reason for it only getting a Playable rating. Regarding the rest of the game, Valve notes that it does support the headset’s default controller configuration, handles Steam Frame controller…

Marvel Rivals’ Creator World Cup Championship took place over the weekend, and with a $300,000 prize pool on the line creators from around the world banded together to compete for first place. Team AMER United ended up winning top spot and the $75,000 that went with it, but their win has been slightly overshadowed by some emerging drama.It all surrounds a professional player named Warn and the rest of Team Canada, which included aramori, Dokibird, Fanfan, xQc, and Surefour. This gist of it is Warn doesn’t play as much Rivals as the rest of the team, was asked to switch…

Micron has just revealed its latest earnings, reporting record revenue and profits, along with some very long-lasting deals that lock in prices for memory for years to come. While Micron shuttered its Crucial consumer RAM brand already, its allocation of memory production to data centers for years to come, and the guarantee of high prices for those chips, suggest PC RAM could remain expensive and hard to come by for a long time. In its Q3 earnings report, Micron revealed it had signed 16 “strategic customer agreements” (SCAs), which are long-term agreements with customers that lock in floor and ceiling…

Summer savings are heating up. From the Steam Summer Sale to GeForce NOW membership discounts, this week’s GFN Thursday delivers double the deals and more ways to get the most value from cloud gaming. Plus, Dark Scrolls joins the growing Devolver lineup, alongside Square Enix’s The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. They lead the charge for six new games joining the GeForce NOW library this week. Steam Dreams Are Made of These Add to cart, not to storage. The Steam Summer Sale is here, bringing discounts across thousands of PC games as one of the year’s biggest opportunities to…

With gaming PC components having risen in price so much over the last six months, Asus has given a tiny glimmer of hope for the months ahead. According to Economic Daily News, Asus Systems Business General Manager Liao Yi-hsiang has declared that, thanks to some component prices already falling, any price increases in the coming months for Asus “PC products” would be small. Specifically, Yi-hsiang says that they would be single-digit increases, referring to a 1-9% potential increase in price for affected Asus products. That’s still potentially a significant increase, particularly given the price of the best gaming laptops, for…

The mission begins now. GeForce NOW is dialing up the action with a blockbuster mix of spy thrills, high-speed racing and member rewards — plus eight new games joining the cloud this week, all ready to stream instantly. Leading the drop: the 007 First Light Ultimate Membership Bundle, which brings a brand-new way to jump into one of the year’s biggest releases and discover James Bond’s reimagined origin story. Rev the engines — the Horizon Festival is calling. Forza Horizon 6 is now available on GeForce NOW — bringing the series’ signature open-world racing and festival energy directly to members,…