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Nvidia is officially retiring the classic Nvidia Control Panel after 20 years, marking the end of one of the most familiar tools for GeForce graphics card owners. The change arrived with Nvidia’s Game Ready Driver 610.47, which adds support for new games and includes bug fixes, but the bigger shift is that new drivers will no longer carry the old Control Panel by default.

AOC has launched its first native 1000 Hz Full HD gaming monitor, bringing another ultra high refresh rate option to competitive players shortly after LG introduced its own 1080p 1000 Hz display. The new model, called AGON PRO AGP257FT, uses a BOE native Full HD 1000 Hz panel and is aimed at esports players who want the fastest possible display response for racing games

Intel’s Bartlett Lake flagship has appeared in gaming benchmarks, and the results are not very encouraging for anyone expecting a major jump from its 12 Performance core design. The Core 9 273PQE was tested against several processors, including the older Core i9 13900K, and the newer chip failed to deliver a clear gaming advantage despite having four more P cores. The comparison is interesting

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will bring Edward Kenway’s pirate story back on July 9, 2026, with a full remake for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X. Ubisoft is not treating this as a simple visual upgrade. The game has been rebuilt on the modern Anvil engine, with new story content, a seamless open world, updated traversal, deeper naval combat, and

Rocket League is set to become the first game to use Unreal Engine 6, giving players and developers the clearest sign yet that Epic Games is preparing the next major step for its game engine. The reveal came during the Rocket League Championship Series 2026 event in Paris, where Psyonix and Epic Games confirmed the plan but did not share detailed technical information about

Star Citizen has crossed a major and unusual milestone, with more than $1 billion raised through crowdfunding after nearly 14 years. The figure makes Cloud Imperium Games’ space sim one of the most heavily funded game projects ever, but the milestone also arrives with a familiar question still unanswered: when will version 1.0 actually launch? The project began in 2012, when Chris Roberts launched

Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine appears to be moving closer to release, even though the company has still not announced an official launch date. The system was recently added to the Khronos Vulkan conformant product database, a step that often comes late in the preparation process for new hardware. The listing identifies the system as “AMD Steam Machine” and confirms support for Vulkan 1.4 through

PlayStation 3 emulation on modern PlayStation hardware remains a difficult problem, and a new technical test suggests the PlayStation 5 may not have enough CPU power to handle the most demanding PS3 games at full speed. The test points to the PlayStation 6, reportedly expected to use AMD’s Zen 6 CPU architecture, as the more likely system for proper native PS3 emulation. The issue

Sony is preparing a major PlayStation State of Play for June 2, 2026, and this one looks larger than the usual update stream. The company has confirmed a showcase running for more than 60 minutes, with Marvel’s Wolverine set to be one of the main highlights. The broadcast will go live at 2 PM PT, 5 PM ET, 10 PM BST, and 11 PM

Judas, the next game from BioShock creator Ken Levine, may still be years away from release. Take Two’s latest quarterly report lists the Ghost Story Games title in a launch window that runs from April 2027 to March 2029. If the game arrives near the end of that period, it could spend around 11 years in development. The update gives a clearer but still

Destiny fans are making it clear that they want Bungie to return to its biggest franchise with Destiny 3, even as the studio appears to be putting its near future behind Marathon. A new fan petition calling for Destiny 3 has reportedly crossed 180,000 signatures, which is more than double Marathon’s peak concurrent player count on Steam. The petition gained attention after Bungie confirmed

007 First Light will not support preload on Steam or Xbox, which means PC and Xbox players will have to wait until the official release time before they can start downloading the game. PlayStation 5 is the only platform getting preload support, because IO Interactive says it is required on that platform. The detail was confirmed by IO Interactive representative Arti_IOI on the game’s

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight could be getting several more Batman villains through future DLC, according to a new leak. The report claims that the next batch of downloadable characters may include major names from Batman’s rogues’ gallery, including Deathstroke, Deadshot, Killer Croc, and more. The leak reportedly comes from X0X_LEAK on X and was spotted by Insider Gaming. It has not

Subnautica 2 is now available in early access, and many players are already learning that its alien ocean can be confusing in the first few hours. The game gives you a huge underwater world, survival systems, crafting, exploration, dangerous creatures, and base building almost immediately, so knowing what to focus on early can make the experience much smoother. This is not repeated news. It

NetEase has permanently banned nearly 500 Marvel Rivals accounts after a recent wave of cheating in the popular hero shooter. The studio said it investigated players who were using or distributing unauthorized third party tools and confirmed that 488 accounts had violated the game’s rules. The bans came after a weekend update, when NetEase said a group of players began promoting and using what

Jason Voorhees is finally joining Dead by Daylight after years of requests from fans. Behaviour Interactive confirmed that the Friday the 13th killer will enter The Fog on June 16, 2026, as part of the game’s 10th anniversary update. Steam players using the public beta test build can try him earlier, starting May 26. This is a major moment for Dead by Daylight because

Micro Center has launched several Ryzen X3D bundle deals that could make gaming PC upgrades much easier at a time when memory prices remain painfully high. The standout offer pairs AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D with an ASUS B850-E TUF Gaming motherboard for $499, which is the same price as the processor’s official standalone price. In simple terms, the motherboard is effectively included for free.

Nvidia says it prepared early for the current memory shortage, while other companies are now struggling with higher prices and tighter supply. Nvidia CFO Colette Kress said the company expected memory prices to rise and had already placed orders well ahead of the market crunch. This is not fully repeated news. It connects to the earlier Micron story about HBM, DRAM, and NAND shortages

Forza Horizon 6 is a strong PC release with a deep graphics menu, modern upscaling support, ultrawide support, uncapped frame rates, ray traced reflections, and ray traced global illumination. But early testing also shows that the best experience may come from tuned settings rather than simply choosing the Extreme preset and leaving everything maxed out. This is not repeated news. It connects to earlier

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su have arrived in Taipei ahead of Computex 2026, setting the stage for one of the year’s biggest hardware events. Computex is scheduled to begin on June 2, and both companies are expected to use the show to highlight their next generation AI, data center, and consumer technologies. The event is especially important this year because