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Nintendo may be preparing to join the busy Summer Game Fest 2026 schedule with a new Nintendo Direct on June 9, according to a fresh rumor from Spanish insider Nash Weedle. The claim has not been confirmed by Nintendo, so it should be treated carefully for now, but the timing would fit the company’s usual habit of holding June showcases. The rumor arrives during

NCSOFT has moved Horizon Steel Frontiers to the first half of 2027, pushing the Horizon based MMORPG beyond the 2026 window that had previously been suggested. The new timing appeared in the company’s latest investor presentation, although it is still unclear whether the launch window refers to a global release or an initial Korean debut. The delay is not a huge surprise, but it

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam will no longer launch on June 18, 2026. Team17 and Expression Games have delayed the tactical shooter to August 13, 2026, after reviewing feedback from the recent open beta and internal playtests across PC and consoles. The delay gives the team almost two extra months to improve the game before release. That is not a huge shift in the wider

Mina the Hollower has opened strongly for Yacht Club Games, selling 300,000 copies in its first three days on the market. The milestone is important because the studio had reached a difficult point before launch after a long development cycle, delays, and pressure to make its first major new game outside Shovel Knight succeed. The game launched on May 29, 2026, and quickly became

Bungie has launched Marathon Season 2: Nightfall, bringing a free week, a discounted price, new PvE focused queues, a new Runner Shell, new weapons, a redesigned map, and a major progression overhaul. The free period runs until June 9, 2026, and any progress made during the trial will carry over if players decide to buy the game afterward. This is an important moment for

MSI has officially launched the Claw 8 EX AI Plus, one of the first gaming handhelds powered by Intel’s new Arc G3 Extreme platform. The device succeeds the Claw 8 AI Plus and brings a stronger Panther Lake based chip, Intel Arc B390 graphics, modern connectivity, and the same large 8 inch display format aimed at Windows handheld gaming. The main upgrade is inside.

ASRock has introduced its Radeon RX 9070 GRE Steel Legend Dark 12GB OC graphics card, becoming one of the first board partners to reveal a custom design based on AMD’s newly expanded RX 9070 GRE. The card takes AMD’s cut down RDNA 4 GPU and gives it a darker Steel Legend design, triple fan cooling, RGB lighting, and a factory overclock that pushes the

Dell has introduced a new Alienware gaming monitor lineup at Computex 2026, led by a flagship 39 inch 5K ultrawide OLED display and several new curved models aimed at different price levels. The lineup gives Alienware a stronger mix of premium OLED, high refresh rate QD OLED, and more affordable VA gaming monitors. The standout model is the Alienware AW3926QW1. Dell says it is

Nvidia’s RTX Spark has received one of its first early benchmark comparisons, and the results suggest the new Windows on Arm platform may be more competitive than expected in developer workloads. In a Clang compile benchmark, the 20 core Grace CPU inside RTX Spark beat Apple’s standard M5 by a wide margin and also came out ahead of AMD’s Ryzen AI Max Plus 395.

Asus has introduced a new set of gaming monitors at Computex 2026, with the ROG lineup leading the announcement through faster OLED panels, dual mode displays, and a new 5K screen aimed at sharp desktop visuals. The most eye catching model is the ROG Strix OLED XG259QWPG Ace, which Asus says is the world’s first 24.5 inch OLED gaming monitor. The XG259QWPG Ace is

Nvidia’s RTX Spark platform has received another early gaming tease, and this time the chip is shown running Alan Wake 2 with DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction enabled. That is notable because Alan Wake 2 remains one of the most demanding PC games available, especially when path tracing and advanced lighting features are turned on. The teaser matters because RTX Spark is not being positioned

Asus has marked the 20th anniversary of its Republic of Gamers brand with a large Edition 20 product lineup at Computex 2026. The collection covers gaming components, laptops, desktops, peripherals, lifestyle gear, and even travel accessories, all using a black and gold anniversary theme with special 20 year branding. ROG began in 2006, and Asus is using the anniversary to show how far the

ASRock has launched a new low power motherboard called the N250M D5, aimed at affordable desktop systems where silence, simplicity, and basic computing matter more than high performance. The board comes with Intel’s Alder Lake N250 processor already installed and uses passive cooling, which means it can run without a CPU fan. This is not a motherboard for gaming PCs or heavy workstation builds.

Dell has introduced a new XPS 13 that puts value back at the center of its premium laptop lineup. The new 13.4 inch machine starts at $599 for eligible students, making it a direct rival to Apple’s MacBook Neo while offering several features Apple left out, including a touchscreen, backlit keyboard, Wi Fi 7, and a brighter display. The XPS 13 is designed for

Qualcomm says it is not worried about Nvidia entering the Windows on Arm PC market with RTX Spark. Instead, the company is publicly welcoming the competition, with Qualcomm senior vice president of computing Kedar Kondap saying Nvidia’s arrival is a positive sign that the non x86 PC ecosystem is growing. The comment matters because RTX Spark is not a small experiment. Nvidia is positioning

MSI is moving quickly to adopt Nvidia’s new RTX Spark platform, introducing both a compact developer focused mini PC and a premium 16 inch flip laptop built around the Arm and Blackwell based chip. The new devices show how RTX Spark is starting to move beyond concept demos and into real machines aimed at AI work, creative workflows, and high performance computing. RTX Spark

Nvidia’s RTX Spark platform is drawing attention not only because of its Blackwell GPU power, but also because of how its CPU appears to be built. The new Windows on Arm chip was developed with MediaTek, and a closer look suggests Nvidia’s 20 core Grace CPU uses ideas already seen in MediaTek’s Dimensity mobile processors. RTX Spark is one of Nvidia’s biggest PC moves

MSI has shown new cooling and power protection technologies that it plans to use on future Nvidia RTX graphics cards. The company is not launching a new gaming GPU yet, but it is using Computex 2026 to preview how its next generation cards may handle higher heat, power delivery, and safety demands. The changes focus on three main areas: cooling, 16 pin power safety,

Intel’s EMIB T packaging technology is reportedly gaining more traction in Google’s next generation AI chip supply chain, as pressure on TSMC’s CoWoS capacity continues to reshape how major companies package advanced processors. The latest supply chain reports suggest that Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor and AP Memory Technology may now be connected to the effort around Google’s future TPU chips. The report is important because

Gigabyte has launched its new AI TOP desktop ecosystem at Computex 2026, giving developers, creators, and AI researchers a set of ready made workstation options for running large language models locally. The lineup includes three prebuilt systems built around high end AMD, Intel, and Threadripper platforms, with GPUs such as the Radeon AI PRO R9700 and GeForce RTX 5090. The main idea is simple.