In April 2026, Natalie Vock, a software engineer famous for contributions to Valve's Linux gaming stack, published a series of patchesto improve VRAM usage on Linux, largely directed at devices with dGPUs with limited VRAM, and now that patch has seemingly also been adopted by Valve itself in the latest SteamOS Beta update 3.8.20. The update notes denote this as "Greatly improved VRAM management, improving performance and stability in cases where VRAM is limited," which should help improve performance

It was recently revealed that Microsoft is planning a massive round of layoffsat its Xbox Gaming division, with several studios allegedly already on the brinkof closure shortly after the news of layoffs broke. Now, according to Wccftech, who attended a virtual press conference by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), over 3,500 unionized Xbox employees are preparing to fight back against the rumored layoffs. Right off the bat, Frank Arce, vice president of CWA District 9, kicked things off by declaring that workers

It seems as though the recent Xbox restructuring that will seemingly lead to a round of layoffsand even studio closuresmay have some repercussions in store for both gamers and game studios on Xbox Game Pass. According to Fernando Rizo, former CEO of Modern Wolf, and Shams Jordani, CEO of Arrowhead, the studio behind Helldivers, in a recent episode of The Business of Video Games podcast, Xbox has suspended all Xbox Game Pass deals with third-party game studios. Rizo says that he "had some nice dinners with industry

It seems as though the recent Xbox restructuring that will seemingly lead to a round of layoffsand even studio closuresmay have some repercussions in store for both gamers and game studios on Xbox Game Pass. According to Fernando Rizo, former CEO of Modern Wolf, and Shams Jordani, CEO of Arrowhead, the studio behind Helldivers, in a recent episode of The Business of Video Games podcast, Xbox has suspended all Xbox Game Pass deals with third-party game studios. Rizo says that he "had some nice dinners with industry

With the Steam Controller and the Steam Machine now officially launched and presumably making their way into the hands of consumers, the only new hardware product left for Valve to launch is the Steam Frame. Now, it seems as though the launch date for the new VR headset may be approaching, with Valve's Portal 2 getting a new update on June 29 that includes Steam Frame compatibility information. The official Steam Frame rating for Portal 2 is "Playable," with the game missing out on Frame Verified status due to

Rumors of sky-high next-gen consoles have been floating around for about as long as the next-gen consoles have been confirmed as in development, but it seems as though Sony CEO, Hideaki Nishino has all but confirmed $900+ pricing for the PS6 in a recent Q&A sessionfollowing an official Gaming & Network Services meeting. When asked about the sales strategy for the upcoming console generation, which would be the PS6, Nishino replied that, despite recent price increases on PlayStation hardware

Mere after the reveal of the Valve Steam Machine, accessory maker Dbrand announced that it was releasing the "Companion Cube," a Steam Machine accessory that was modelled after the Portal weighted companion cube storage box. Following massive interest in the Companion Cube in the week since its announcement, Dbrand announced that it has been forced by Valve to pull the product from its website and social media pages, despite Dbrand's efforts to retroactively seek licensing rights from Valve in response to the takedown notice. Dbrand has complied and wiped the

Worldwide 300 mm fab equipment investment in the memory sector is projected to surpass $50 billion for the first time in 2026, rising 29% to $52 billion before increasing another 11% to $57 billion in 2027, SEMI reported today in its latest 300 mm Fab Outlook. The growth reflects continued AI-driven demand for advanced memory, supported by rising investment in AI infrastructure, data centers, and next-generation computing systems.

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AMD today released its rare fourth WHQL-signed driver release in a month, the Adrenalin 26.6.4 WHQL. The drivers fix an issue seen when installing recent versions of the driver on Windows 10 machines with Radeon RX 7000 series (or later) GPUs. The drivers also address an application crash observed in some games when AMD FSR 4.1 upscaling is enabled on Radeon RX 7000 series (RDNA 3) graphics cards. Grab the drivers from the link below.