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8BitDo is marking Tomb Raider's 30th anniversary with two special edition controllers based on its Ultimate 3 and Pro 3 designs. Both models keep the same core hardware as their standard versions but add new artwork, gold accents, themed charging stands, and other design touches inspired by Lara Croft and the original Tomb Raider. The Ultimate 3 Tomb Raider 30th Anniversary Edition is priced

Repair company iFixit has taken the Steam Frame apart, and the finding is how much of the headset separates by hand. The one thing it would change is the cooling fan, which sits so deep inside that reaching it disturbs most of the hardware around it. The Steam Frame's magnetically held lens assembly being lifted off its IPD rail. Image: iFixit The teardown article,

Xbox Free Play Days has returned with four games available to try over the weekend, including The Division 2, PGA Tour 2K25, The Escapists 2 and Young Suns. The promotion runs until Sunday, September 27, at 11:59 PM PT, giving Xbox players a limited window to download and play the included titles. Two of the games are available without any Game Pass subscription, while

Epic Games Store has refreshed its weekly PC game giveaway, allowing you to claim Mechabellum and Astrea: Six Sided Oracles for free until October 1, 2026. Both games can be permanently added to your library during the promotion. Once claimed, they remain tied to your account after the giveaway ends. Astrea: Six Sided Oracles has previously been offered for free on the platform, so

Rockstar has unveiled a new Grand Theft Auto VI collector’s edition priced at $399.99, but the package does not include a copy of the game. Called Grand Theft Auto VI: The Goodtime State – Vice City Collection, the bundle is focused entirely on physical merchandise inspired by Vice City and the fictional state of Leonida. The collection is available to preorder through Rockstar’s store,

The Alienware AW2726DL gaming monitor has dropped to $199.99 in the US, bringing a 27 inch QHD display with a 280Hz refresh rate into a much lower price range. The monitor normally sells for $229.99, so the current offer cuts the price by 13 percent. The deal is aimed mainly at players who want a fast display for competitive games without moving down to

The Division 2 is heading into darker territory with its Echoes of Central Park expansion, introducing horror influenced storytelling, AI teammates and more involved boss encounters while keeping the familiar core combat intact. An early PC playtest covered a limited portion of the expansion and avoided major spoilers, but the available content already points to a different tone from previous Division 2 updates. Central

The GameSir Tarantula 8K is a wired PC controller built around features usually associated with much more expensive competitive models. It combines an 8,000 Hz polling rate, second generation TMR thumbsticks, Hall Effect triggers, mechanical switches and extensive button remapping while carrying a listed US price of $70. The controller works with Windows 10 and Windows 11 through USB C. It weighs only 180

Stardock is expanding into card based strategy games with Empire in Decay, a new tactical roguelike deckbuilder being developed by independent studio Siesta Games. The game is set in a collapsing empire where four factions compete for control of the throne. Players build custom decks, move units across tactical battlefields and work through a campaign shaped around faction specific abilities and cards. Empire in

Call of Duty has grown far beyond the campaign and competitive multiplayer package that defined the series for years. Warzone, Zombies, DMZ and other experimental modes now attract their own dedicated audiences, raising a question about whether all of these experiences still need to revolve around one annual release. Modern Warfare 4 arrives next month, continuing a yearly cycle that regularly moves players, progression

Google has released Chrome 154 with fixes for 108 security vulnerabilities across the browser, including 11 issues classified as critical. The update is focused almost entirely on security rather than new features. There are currently no known reports of the patched vulnerabilities being actively exploited, but the large number of fixes and the presence of multiple critical issues make the update important for Chrome

Microsoft has released Windows 11 update KB5124010 as an optional preview for versions 24H2 and 25H2, bringing another round of Bluetooth improvements alongside File Explorer changes, new personalization options and a fix for the recent File History problem. Because this is an optional update, Windows 11 will not install it automatically. The same changes are expected to become part of the mandatory October Patch

Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 appears to include special safeguards around some forms of frontier AI development, with certain requests potentially being redirected to an older model when they involve low level machine learning work. The restrictions are described in support documentation for Opus 5.5, which says the model uses classifiers for a small group of capabilities related to developing frontier large language models. Kernel

A CyberPowerPC gaming desktop combining AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D with Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070 has appeared at Walmart for $1,599, putting it well below many comparable prebuilt systems. The configuration also includes 32GB of DDR5 memory, a 1TB SSD and a bundled gaming keyboard and mouse. At a time when memory, storage and graphics card prices have pushed many similar gaming PCs above $2,000,

A gaming laptop owner damaged a one day old machine after using a 2,000W hair dryer to remove the familiar CPU and GPU stickers from the palm rest. The heat successfully loosened the stickers, but it also reached the keyboard and permanently warped the Fn key. The incident is a useful reminder that concentrated heat can damage laptop plastics quickly, especially when it is

XMG is raising prices across much of its laptop range after reporting a sharp increase in component costs, with DDR5 SO-DIMM memory becoming the biggest pressure point. The company says its purchase price for laptop DDR5 memory has risen by nearly six times compared with July 2025 levels. That increase is now forcing broader adjustments across multiple XMG and Schenker systems. Most affected models

ASUS has officially introduced its Googlebook 14, adding another premium model to Google's new laptop platform with Intel Panther Lake processors, a 3K OLED touchscreen and configurations offering up to 64GB of memory. The laptop weighs just 0.99kg and uses a CNC machined magnesium aluminum alloy chassis, putting portability at the center of its design. ASUS plans to begin sales on October 4, with

SK Hynix plans to strengthen its position in the global memory market by expanding production and research for next generation DRAM technologies as AI continues to increase demand for high performance memory. Speaking at the 2026 Global Forum, CEO Kwak No Jung said memory has become a fundamental part of modern AI infrastructure and argued that the industry cannot function without it. The company

China's two major memory manufacturers could be moving into direct competition as CXMT reportedly prepares for NAND development while YMTC explores DRAM production. The two companies have traditionally occupied different parts of the memory market. CXMT has focused primarily on DRAM, while YMTC has built its business around NAND flash. A new report suggests those boundaries may now be starting to disappear. YMTC is

Final Fantasy VII Revelation is being designed so that a single playthrough will not reveal all of its quests, character perspectives or story variations. Director Naoki Hamaguchi says some side quests will change depending on which character you choose to place at the center of the experience. Those changes can affect the story perspective, gameplay and even how individual quests conclude. The result is