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Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball said the company is "very happy with GTA VI pre-orders" in a post on X on September 24, 2026. The percentage now attached to that post did not come from him, from Xbox, or from Microsoft. Grand Theft Auto VI key art as hosted on Xbox's own news site. Image: Xbox Wire / Microsoft "Tom, we are very

Lenovo currently sells the SteamOS version of the Legion Go S, with a Ryzen Z2 Go, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, for $699.99 on its own site. That is $50 below the $749.99 that Best Buy charges for a new unit of the identical configuration. The Steam Deck OLED, the 512GB model of which Valve now prices at $789. Image: Valve It

Gigabyte has published the full specification for the AORUS ELITE FO32U24G, a 31.5-inch gaming monitor built on what it calls a fourth-generation Tandem WOLED panel from LG Display. Its own spec table lists native 4K at 240Hz, a Dual Mode that swaps to FHD at 480Hz, and a 0.03 ms grey-to-grey response time. The FO32U24G on a desk, linked to a soundbar over a

Fanatical is selling a build-your-own bundle of 20 games it presents as Steam Deck-friendly, and Valve's own compatibility data backs only part of that label. Six of the 20 carry Valve's Steam Deck Verified rating. Astral Ascent, the highest-priced game in the bundle at $24.99 and one of six Steam Deck Verified titles. Image: Steam / Hibernian Workshop Another 12 are rated Playable, Valve's

On paper, the Xiaomi 18 Fold supports every LTE band AT&T names publicly and the mid-band 5G spectrum both major US carriers rely on. In practice, one US importer reports that the AT&T SIM did not work at all, and that Verizon service came and went. The closed Xiaomi 18 Fold in red, showing the rear Leica camera module. Image: Xiaomi That gap between

Logitech G's most expensive G PLAY 2026 product is not a mouse or a keyboard. It is the RS50 McLaren Racing Bundle, a direct drive sim racing kit that Logitech's own US product page lists at $799.99. The PRO X3 SUPERSTRIKE mouse in Midnight Black, one of the PRO products shown alongside the sim racing gear. Image: Logitech That $799.99 figure comes from the

Former Bethesda Game Studios lead systems designer Kurt Kuhlmann says he would be “very surprised [if there was a sequel]” to Starfield. His stated reason is that the first game did not earn one. Starfield was “nowhere near successful enough to do a Starfield 2”, he said. Hero art for Shattered Space, the first paid Starfield expansion, which launched in September 2024. Image: Bethesda

Valve has released SteamOS 3.8.28 to all users, and one line in its General section is the one worth reading twice. The changelog says Valve “Greatly improved VRAM management, improving performance and stability in cases where VRAM is limited”. The Steam Machine console, which also receives SteamOS 3.8.28 plus its own Firmware 108. Image: Valve Valve attached no figures to that claim. There is

PC players have another large batch of discounts to browse this weekend, with deals covering major releases, older favorites, indie games, bundles, and two free titles. The Steam Autumn Sale is still approaching, but several publishers have already discounted their games. Split Fiction is available for $32.49, while The Last of Us Part I has dropped to $29.99. Other notable offers include Metaphor: ReFantazio

Microsoft does not currently believe its Surface lineup needs a direct competitor to Apple's MacBook Neo, arguing that Windows PC manufacturers are already serving the lower priced laptop market. Surface CVP Brett Ostrum said Microsoft has deliberately chosen not to enter every PC category with its own hardware. He compared the situation with gaming PCs, where Microsoft has historically relied on Windows hardware partners

Intel has released PresentMon 2.6.0, a major update to its free and open source performance monitoring software that reduces CPU overhead and expands the tool's frame analysis and telemetry capabilities. The new version is designed to make PresentMon less demanding while it runs in the background. Intel says CPU usage can fall by as much as 78% compared with the previous release, including on

Best Buy is offering several large TV discounts, including deals on Roku's Pro Series Mini LED models and LG's latest C6 OLED lineup. The strongest value among the new offers is Roku's 65 inch Pro Series 4K QLED Mini LED TV, which has dropped to $699.99 after a $500 discount. Larger and smaller versions are also reduced, while LG's 65 inch C6 OLED Evo

Valve has released a new Proton Experimental update with fixes for several Windows games running through Linux and Steam Deck. The September 25 update restores support for CEG protected games after a recent regression, fixes Japanese text rendering in Killer7, and resolves compatibility problems affecting Crysis and Crysis Wars on some newer AMD processors. The update also adds early support for 32 bit OpenXR,

CD Projekt Red has confirmed the release time and download sizes for The Witcher 3 Remastered, with the free upgrade set to arrive on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. The update will launch simultaneously across supported platforms. In India, it will become available at 3:30 PM IST on September 29. Other regional times include 3 AM PDT, 6 AM EDT, 11 AM BST, and 12

ASUS's ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 Edition 20 has been spotted at a Micro Center store with a price tag of $11,999.98, putting the graphics card alone above the listed cost of ASUS's complete four component anniversary bundle. The card was photographed at a Micro Center location in Miami. The store label reportedly shows SKU 063941, which corresponds specifically to the RTX 5090 Edition

Playground Games has confirmed that Fable's achievement and trophy list is essentially complete, while reassuring players that reaching 100% completion will not require an extreme number of separate playthroughs. Associate game directors Craig Littler and Will Kennedy discussed the achievement system during a press Q&A at Gamescom. The developers said the list has already been finalized in broad terms, but they are keeping the

Rebellion has confirmed that Alien Deathstorm is being built on a more advanced version of the technology used for Atomfall, with major upgrades to lighting, fog, particles, and other visual effects. The studio says these improvements are important to the game's action horror direction, where atmosphere and visibility play a central role. Alien Deathstorm is also being designed as a more dynamic experience rather

Grand Theft Auto 2 has received a major unofficial visual upgrade through Nvidia's RTX Remix technology, bringing full path tracing and 60 FPS frame generation to the 27 year old PC game. The project also uses a custom Direct3D 9 wrapper to modernize the classic title and make newer rendering features possible. Based on the information provided, the modification unlocks dynamic lighting while significantly

Russian drone strikes have damaged data centers and telecommunications infrastructure in Kyiv, disrupting internet service for around 100,000 households in the Ukrainian capital and surrounding region. Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation said the outages followed attacks on September 23, with repair teams working to assess damage and restore stable connectivity. Independent reporting also identified several internet providers suffering partial service losses after facilities housing

Nvidia has patented an AI based chatbot system designed to help game developers identify and address performance problems using plain English requests. The concept could eventually allow developers to interact with optimization tools conversationally instead of manually digging through large amounts of performance data. A developer could potentially describe a problem, ask the system to investigate it, and receive guidance about areas of a