Amidst surging component prices that are driving up the cost of gaming hardware - both for systems already available and those launching very soon like Valve's new Steam Machine - Sony is facing multiple challenges for its PlayStation 6 console. Besides having to make it a compelling upgrade for existing PlayStation 5 users, the Japanese company also needs to keep manufacturing costs down as much as possible. One of the centerpieces of this strategy, according to a new leak from Moore's Law Is Dead , is AI-driven frame generation via

Rockstar Games has just confirmed that GTA VI will be priced at $80 , thus quenching long-held fears of a higher price. The studio also shared gorgeous new Grand Theft Auto VI screenshots and key details about the GTA VI Ultimate Edition , just hours ahead of tomorrow's pre-order opening. This version of GTA VI offers an exclusive collection of premium vehicles, weapons, apparel, and other story-linked content for Jason and Lucia across the game's progression. The Ultimate Edition is priced at

The Renewed Premium store belonging to Amazon has your favorite iPhone 17 Pro stocked, and if you’re worried about getting a lemon, don’t worry, because each unit is individually inspected for serious levels of wear and tear. The perks of shopping for units at the online store are that Prime Day 2026 gives you a chance to grab Apple’s flagship for up to $250 off, making the deal one of the best that we’ve spotted.

Since these Renewed Premium

YouTuber Rebs Gaming has provided an update on the long-rumored Halo multiplayer project codenamed Ekur . As you'll probably remember, the creator's earlier reporting from a couple of months ago had described Ekur as an extraction shooter being developed by Certain Affinity . Rebs Gaming's new video is a correction/update to that claim, based on new information from two sources.

The first source works at a company providing QA services to Halo Studios and speaks with current employees there. According to them:

• Ekur originated after

This morning, Jotoyo Games , an independent studio based in Chengdu, China, announced its debut game, Monster Fantasy . Jotoyo is composed of around 20 developers, though they have "decades" of combined industry experience. The studio is planning a PC release ( there's already a Steam page ) following a Kickstarter funding campaign set to begin on July 15.

Drawing inspiration from successful franchises like Monster Hunter, Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and Pokémon, it blends free-form monster hunting with

China has failed tremendously in stopping its tech firms from using banned NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs that are being sold on the black market for double the price.

The NVIDIA Blackwell GPU family has been entirely banned in China for AI workloads. The US Government banned them because Blackwell was a bit too cutting-edge, even limiting sales of the gamer-oriented RTX 5090 and relaunching a cut-down variant called the 5090 D V2, which even the Chinese don't want .

At the same

ASUS says that PC price bumps will gradually decline in the coming quarters and expects just single-digit hikes by Q3 2026.

Recently, we have covered many reports stating how memory and component shortages will lead to higher prices through 2028, but ASUS has come forward to claim that the worst is over, & the market is now projected to see lower increases, falling in the single-digit range.

In a report by United Daily News , ASUS's General Manager Yi-Hsiang

It's been three years since the AMD AM5 motherboard platform and the 600-series motherboards launched. Since its launch, the platform has seen the launch of several CPUs in the Ryzen 7000, Ryzen 8000, and Ryzen 9000 families. While the 600-series motherboards provide great features & compatibility with newer Zen 5 CPUs, motherboard makers are always looking to enhance user experiences through the latest technologies, so AMD has introduced a new chipset

The inception of the Nintendo Switch 2 meant that storage card manufacturers needed to deliver a workaround that would get rid of performance bottlenecks from the microSD form factor. Shortly after, the microSD Express protocol formed, and with it, a flurry of brands brought their versions of pricey storage cards barely bigger than your fingernail. Fortunately, those who were waiting for Amazon’s Prime Day 2026 sale will be pleased to know that Samsung’s P9 Express with 256GB storage is down to just $