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The Xbox One S launched three years after the original Xbox One. Back in 2016, it captured our attention as a quieter, smaller, higher-quality gaming machine that showed-off the capabilities of the current-gen console. But the question is: can we still recommend it even though Microsoft has since released the more powerful Xbox One X?

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. With the pandemic winding down and crypto mining all but dead, gamers thought it might once again be easy to buy a high-end GPU. And, maybe prices would be reasonable, too. As it turns out, we were wrong about both

Audio player loading… In space, no one can hear you scream, but everyone aboard the Skeld 2 probably can when you’re brutally murdered by an Impostor in Among Us VR. While Innersloth, Schell Games, and Robot Teddy’s reimagining of the hit game doesn’t reinvent the wheel, Among Us VR doesn’t need to. Instead, the shift

Should you buy an Xbox One? Microsoft’s console first arrived nearly nine years ago, helping  to usher in the eighth generation of video game consoles. Unfortunately, the Xbox One family has been completely discontinued. We’d previously seen the original Xbox One replaced by three updated machines: the Xbox One S, the discless Xbox One S

Season 3 of Battlefield 2042 is only a few weeks away, and from the start of it, the game will be available on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for EA Access subscribers. Season 3 comes with a new Assault Specialist, Battle Pass, new hardware, a new event, experiences, and more with Battlefield Portal, alongside more improvements,

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Nvidia’s RTX 4080 16GB will officially launch next week on Nov. 16. As the slightly more affordable 40-series GPU, there’s strong interest in its gaming chops. Now some preliminary benchmarks have been released showing it could indeed be a very

Audio player loading… Intel has launched the NUC 13 Extreme – codenamed the ‘Raptor Canyon’ – which is their most powerful mini PC to date. The new Raptor Canyon PC will offer 13th-gen Core CPUs and space for up to 12-inch triple-slot graphics cards. The mini-kit is aimed at enthusiast gamers and content creators looking

343 Industries has released the winter update for Halo Infinite. This is the largest feature update to the game yet, bringing with it Campaign co-op, Mission Replay, the Forge Beta, and plenty of new, free content. Halo Infinite – Winter Update Trailer Campaign Network co-op supports crossplay across all Xbox devices and PC, and progress

Xbox Game Pass launched all the way back in 2017, but it’s undeniably the ‘killer app’ for Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X/S hardware. Often referred to as a ‘Netflix for games’, it’s a moniker that’s actually pretty accurate – just as the now ubiquitous streaming service means you could never buy a DVD or 4K

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Jonny Guru)It’s now been several weeks since we first heard of RTX 4090 power adapters melting. Sadly, there’s still no word from Nvidia on why it’s happening. In light of this dearth of information, many have attempted to solve

Audio player loading… Microsoft is looking into additional Xbox Series X energy-saving modes which could impact performance on the console. Soon, you’ll be able to choose to lower your in-game resolutions and framerates to save on your energy bills. Microsoft has been sending Xbox Series X|S owners enrolled in the Xbox Insider program a questionnaire

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. (Photo: Kamil S/Unsplash)Xbox and PC gamers might soon have the option to reduce their machines’ energy consumption—if they can handle the trade-off, that is. Based on a new Xbox Insider Program survey, Microsoft is eyeballing energy-saving game modes that would

For those who like all things Viking, the city-builder survival sim Land of the Vikings might be right up your alley. Launched in Early Access today on Steam for $19.99, the developers describe the game as Frostpunk with Vikings, but if you ask me, it also has a bit of a Banished vibe to it.

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. The end-of-year hardware flood continues with the impending release of the RTX 4080 16GB on Nov. 16. As you recall, Nvidia launched the flagship RTX 4090 a few weeks ago, and it sold out instantly. Your humble author played the

Audio player loading… The RTX 4090 is the most significant generational leap we’ve seen from Nvidia, crushing the RTX 3090 and the RTX 3090 Ti with a price tag to match. Before the launch most of us expected AMD to topple this jump, but it won’t. Instead, the new RX 7900 series will compete directly

The second part of Ark: Survival Evolved’s Genesis expansion is dropping soon, and with it comes the voice talents of Doctor Who himself David Tennant. The new story content will also feature Madeleine Madden, best known for The Wheel of Time. Details are pretty slim on what this second part will actually entail, other than

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. In the wake of yesterday’s AMD RDNA3 GPU reveal, the era of 8K gaming is suddenly upon us. Sure, it existed before, theoretically. But nobody was really gaming at 8K as you needed a television to do it. Plus, frame

Audio player loading… During the Radeon 7000 launch, AMD announced the arrival of a new version of Fidelity FX Super Resolution upscaling, FSR3, which will launch in 2023. The updated version will incorporate Fluid Motion Frames that will double frames per second (fps).  AMD general manager Scott Herkelman acknowledged during the event that Fluid Motion