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REPLACED has become one of the standout smaller Xbox and PC releases of 2026, especially for players who enjoy sci fi worlds, cyberpunk visuals, and story focused side scrolling games. The game is available through Xbox Game Pass and also supports Xbox Play Anywhere, making it easy to move between Xbox and PC. The game follows Warren Marsh, a scientist working for the Phoenix

Khronos has released Vulkan 1.4.351, adding six new extensions to the graphics and compute API. The update is mainly aimed at developers working on ray tracing, shader synchronization, GPU profiling, image processing, and mobile GPU optimization. The most important addition is VK_KHR_opacity_micromap. This extension is designed to improve ray traced scenes that include transparent geometry, such as foliage, fences, glass like surfaces, or other

A developer has shown New Super Mario Bros. Wii running inside Google Chrome, giving an early look at how far browser based game emulation has come. The demo uses Dolphin through WebAssembly, with rendering handled by a WebGPU backend. Dolphin is already one of the best known GameCube and Wii emulators for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android. What makes this demo different is that

Valve’s new Steam Controller has a strange hidden easter egg. Some players have discovered that the controller can play a quiet Wilhelm scream when it is dropped onto a soft surface. The discovery was shared by a Reddit user who noticed the effect while using the controller in Steam Big Picture Mode. After testing it again, the user said the sound does not play

Microsoft may be preparing two notable Xbox features: a China focused Xbox Game Pass expansion and a possible Disc2Digital service that could help players connect physical games to digital licenses. The details come from references found inside the Xbox PC app. One codename, Project Saluki, appears to point to a Game Pass expansion for China. Another codename, Positron, is linked to Disc2Digital, which suggests

Lenovo has introduced the ThinkStation P4, a new 30 liter desktop workstation built around AMD Ryzen PRO 9000 processors and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell graphics. The system is expected to arrive in select markets worldwide starting in June 2026, though pricing has not been announced yet. The ThinkStation P4 is important because Lenovo says it is the first workstation to combine AMD Ryzen

DeepComputing has opened orders for a new RISC V mainboard built for the Framework Laptop 13, giving owners a rare way to move from an Intel x86 system to a native RISC V Linux development machine without replacing the whole laptop. The board is called DC ROMA RISC V Mainboard III and starts at $699. It was first shown at FOSDEM 2026 in January

Valve’s upcoming Steam Frame headset has appeared in Qualcomm’s XR and VR device finder, giving the standalone headset another public listing before launch. The page confirms that Steam Frame uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform, the same chip Valve listed when it announced the device last November. Steam Frame is not meant to be a direct replacement for the Valve Index. It

The Witcher 3 Next Gen has received an unofficial DLSS 4.5 upgrade through a new paid mod from PureDark. The mod adds NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation support, giving RTX 50 series owners a new way to boost performance in CD Projekt Red’s open world RPG. This is not an official update from CD Projekt Red or NVIDIA.

AMD is reportedly preparing a new entry level Radeon RX 9000 desktop graphics card called the Radeon RX 9050. The card is expected to sit below the Radeon RX 9060 series, but early specifications suggest it may use the same full Navi 44 core configuration as the RX 9060 XT. According to the leaked information, the Radeon RX 9050 has 2,048 Stream Processors. That

Microsoft is expanding its Xbox partnership with Discord by adding Xbox Game Pass access to Discord Nitro. Eligible Nitro members can now get a Starter Edition of Xbox Game Pass where the offer is available. The new benefit gives Discord Nitro members a limited way to try Game Pass without signing up through Xbox directly. Microsoft has not shared the full game list in

Intel and NVIDIA’s chip partnership is still active, even though both companies have shared very few public updates since the deal was announced last year. Intel CEO Lip Bu Tan has now confirmed that the two companies are still working together on future products. Tan mentioned the collaboration after NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang received an honorary doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University. Tan took part

Palit has introduced the GeForce RTX 5080 Infinity 3 series, adding two new custom RTX 5080 graphics cards to its current lineup. The new models use an all black triple fan design and are aimed at buyers who want a cleaner, darker build style without extra visual noise. The lineup includes the GeForce RTX 5080 Infinity 3 OC and the standard GeForce RTX 5080

PowerColor has listed its Radeon AI PRO R9600D, a workstation and AI focused graphics card based on AMD’s RDNA 4 architecture. The card uses a passive single slot design, making it suitable for dense workstation and server style systems where chassis airflow handles cooling. The Radeon AI PRO R9600D is part of AMD’s newer Radeon AI PRO R9000 series, which also includes the R9700S.

V Color has introduced new DDR5 8000 RDIMM memory for Intel W890 workstation platforms, giving high end desktop and professional systems another option for faster registered memory. The new modules are rated at 8000 MT/s while running at 1.1V, which is notable because RDIMM memory is usually focused more on stability and capacity than extreme speed. V Color is also claiming much higher overclocking

Cooler Master has started bringing its GPU Shield safety feature to retail power supplies, beginning with the new MWE Gold V4 series in China. The feature is designed to monitor the 16 pin GPU power connector and reduce the risk of damage caused by abnormal current levels. The MWE Gold V4 is already listed for preorder in China. The 850W model is priced at

Xbox Game Pass already has five confirmed games for June 2026, giving subscribers an early look at what is coming after a busy May lineup led by Forza Horizon 6. The current June list includes The Elder Scrolls Online on PC, Beastro, Denshattack!, Frog Sqwad, and Vapor World: Over The Mind. Some of these games already have exact dates, while others are only confirmed

Microsoft is preparing one of the biggest Windows 11 Taskbar changes since the operating system launched. After years of complaints, Windows 11 will finally let you move the Taskbar to the top, bottom, left, or right side of the screen. The change is already available to Windows Insiders on the experimental branch. This means it is still being tested, but it is now clear

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus has dropped below its official price, giving PC builders a strong new CPU deal at a difficult time for system upgrades. The 24 core desktop processor is now listed at $279.99, which is $20 below its $299 MSRP. The Core Ultra 200S Plus chips are improved versions of Intel’s earlier Core Ultra 200S lineup. The key changes include

A 6 preorders may not open on May 18 despite Best Buy email leak GTA 6 fans may need to wait longer for preorders, despite a recent Best Buy affiliate email suggesting they could begin on May 18. New insider comments now claim that the email was real, but that preorders are not actually expected to open on Monday. The earlier email caused a