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Xbox’s latest Insider update is giving achievements a little more personality. The new update introduces tiered Gamerscore badges, which change as a player’s lifetime Gamerscore grows. These badges are meant to show long term achievement progress directly on a player’s profile. The badge system starts at lower milestones and scales upward, with designs evolving as players reach higher Gamerscore totals. Xbox has shown badges

Newegg has a strong Ryzen 7 9800X3D deal for anyone building a new gaming PC. The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is currently available in a bundle with a free Corsair CX750M power supply. The bundle is listed at $439, but a $20 promo code brings it down to $419. That is already a good price for the 9800X3D by itself. The chip launched at

NVIDIA is moving fast on co packaged optics for future AI data centers, and Foxconn may already be feeling the pressure. According to a new report, Foxconn has shipped its entire supply of co packaged optics, or CPO, racks to NVIDIA ahead of schedule. The supply is reportedly so tight that Foxconn may not even have display units left to show at Computex this

Intel’s Core Ultra X9 378H has finally appeared in a real laptop listing, with Lenovo preparing to use the Panther Lake chip inside its Yoga Air 14 Ultra Aura. The laptop has gone up for pre order on JD.com in China, though the listed 99,999 yuan price is only a placeholder. That converts to more than $14,000, which is far beyond normal laptop pricing

Apple may be preparing a major foundry shift by using Intel to manufacture future MacBook and iPhone chips, according to a new rumor. The report claims Apple and Intel signed a preliminary chipmaking agreement in December 2025. Under that deal, Apple could use Intel Foundry to produce two future chips: the M7 for MacBooks and the A21 for iPhones. Apple currently relies heavily on

AMD continues to gain ground in the x86 CPU market, and its server business is now stronger than ever. According to new Q1 2026 data from Mercury Research, AMD reached a record 46.2 percent revenue share in the server CPU market. That is up 6.8 percentage points year over year and 4.9 points from the previous quarter. The result shows how much momentum AMD’s

Bungie has confirmed that Marathon Season 2, titled Nightfall, will begin on June 2, 2026. That date matters because Season 2 will bring the game’s first major seasonal reset. Since Marathon launched in March, one of the biggest questions around the extraction shooter has been how players will react when much of their progress is wiped. Before that happens, Bungie is making the rest

NVIDIA is adding 007 First Light to a new GeForce RTX 50 series bundle ahead of the game’s May 27 launch. The promotion gives buyers a Steam copy of IO Interactive’s James Bond game with qualifying RTX 50 series desktops, graphics cards, and laptops. The notable part is that the bundle starts with the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti on desktop, which is unusual because

ASUS has quietly released its ProArt GeForce RTX 5090 OC Edition, giving creators and compact PC builders a slimmer alternative to many oversized RTX 5090 cards. The card was shown earlier at CES, but it has now appeared on ASUS’ official website. Its design is clearly inspired by NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 Founders Edition, especially the double vented backplate that helps improve airflow through the

The Steam Deck OLED is still the best entry point for handheld PC gaming, according to The New York Times. In a recent guide covering the best game consoles for different situations in 2026, The New York Times picked Valve’s Steam Deck OLED as the best way to play PC games on the go. The choice makes sense. The Steam Deck is not the

Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame may be sold in a version without a power supply, according to backend Steam data. The discovery was shared by Chris Mizo on X, who found references in Steam’s backend to terms such as “BuyWithoutPSU” and “PSULessModel.” That has led to speculation that Valve may offer a cheaper Steam Frame package without a charger included. That sounds possible at first,

Embark Studios is changing how it updates ARC Raiders. The studio says it is moving away from its original monthly update plan and will now release major ARC Raiders updates twice a year. The goal is to make each update larger, more meaningful, and more capable of changing how the game plays. ARC Raiders had a huge launch in 2025, selling millions of copies

PlayStation has revealed the May 2026 games coming to PS Plus Extra and Premium, and this month’s lineup is led by Star Wars Outlaws and Red Dead Redemption 2. The new catalog additions arrive on May 19, 2026. Extra and Premium subscribers will get seven Game Catalog titles, while Premium subscribers also get one Classic Catalog game. Here is the full list: GamePS Plus

IO Interactive has confirmed that 007 First Light has gone gold, meaning James Bond’s return to video games is now ready for release. The game is set to launch on May 27, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S. It was previously delayed from its original March 2026 release date, but the gold master milestone means the main build is complete. IO

Valve has released a new Proton 11 beta update, but Steam Deck users should not expect much from this one. Proton 11 Beta 3 is a small update focused only on ARM64 devices. The main change is an update to FEX 2605, which includes performance improvements, JIT fixes, and other under the hood work. That means the update is not really aimed at the

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight has received the Steam Deck Verified badge ahead of its May 22 release. That is good news for players hoping to take the new LEGO Batman game on the go. Valve’s Verified rating means the game should show correct controller icons, have readable text, and work well with its default controller layout and graphics settings on Steam

Blades of Fire is coming to Steam on May 14, and MercurySteam is adding specific support for Steam Deck. The game originally launched through the Epic Games Store, but the new Steam release will arrive alongside a major update with more content. Ahead of launch, MercurySteam co founder and CEO Enric Alvarez shared more details on what the team changed to make the game

Fanatical has a new build your own co op bundle, and it looks like one of the better deals from its current Bundlefest lineup. The Crazy Co Op Bundle includes several multiplayer games, but the biggest names are PEAK and Content Warning. Both are Steam Deck Verified, and both can be picked up for as little as $2.50 each if you build a small

Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame headset may be moving closer to launch. The device now has its own dedicated page on Qualcomm’s website. That is notable because Steam Frame is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, so a product page from the chipmaker makes sense. The page itself does not reveal much new information, but its appearance adds to the feeling that Valve’s

Saros is getting strong reviews, but its early sales may not be matching PlayStation’s expectations. Housemarque’s new third person bullet hell shooter launched on April 30, 2026, as a PS5 exclusive. According to estimates from Alinea Analytics, Saros sold more than 300,000 copies in its first two weeks and generated over $22 million in gross revenue. That is not a disaster. Many games would