ASUS ROG Strix XG259QNSR Ace Pushes 420 Hz Through A Fast IPS Panel Built For Pro eSports

The new monitor is available in two color schemes, offering identical specifications and features aimed at eSports enthusiasts.

Popular hardware and peripherals maker ASUS has introduced two new gaming monitors in its monitor lineup, aiming at the mid-range segment. The new monitors are the ROG Strix XG259QNSR Ace and ROG Strix XG259QNSR-W Ace . Both are essentially the same model except that one is available in white and the other one boasts the regular black color scheme.

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NVIDIA Loads 26 PC Games onto GeForce NOW in August, yet Skips Star Wars: Zero Company and Other Big Names

NVIDIA has just outlined its packed August 2026 GeForce NOW lineup: 26 PC games are set to arrive on the cloud gaming service throughout the month, with eight titles joining this week alone. The latest GFN Thursday announcement also confirms that NVIDIA will be at QuakeCon in Grapevine, Texas , where attendees can test out GeForce RTX 5080-powered Ultimate cloud gaming running at up to 5K 120 FPS on an ultrawide display, alongside demos on the Lenovo Legion Go S handheld.

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AMD Adds New GFX1171 GPU Support To Mesa 26.3, Hinting At Future RDNA 4m Graphics

AMD has enabled support for GFX1171 in Mesa 26.3, adding another GPU target under the RDNA 4m family.

AMD continues preparing its open-source Linux graphics stack for hardware that hasn't been officially announced yet. You might be aware of the recent changes, as AMD is preparing for the upcoming Zen 6-based Medusa Point chips. One of the latest developments comes in the Mesa 26.3 graphics driver, where developers have added support for GFX1171

A GitHub merge request titled 'amd: add gfx1171' by Ganesh Belgur Ramachandra for GFX1171 chip identification has been merged into the main branch.

GIGABYTE Officially Launches AORUS P1600W PSU, Featuring Compact 160mm Design And 80+ Titanium Certification

The enthusiast-grade PSU has launched officially, bringing incredible power in a small form-factor.

Following the debut at Computex 2026, GIGABYTE has officially introduced the AORUS P1600W 80 Plus Titanium Modular PCIe 5.1 AI TOP, which is its latest flagship power supply for local AI systems and high-end gaming PCs. The unit delivers up to 1600W of power while maintaining a small form factor of just 160 mm, making it one of

A Gigabyte Aorus 1600W power supply unit showing dimensions of 160mm x 150mm x 86mm and marked 'TEAM UP. FIGHT ON.'.
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Rockstar Games sets GTA VI Extended Look for August 27, but the Netflix Exclusive Changes the Usual Marketing Plan

Following increasingly loud rumors that Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) would finally get an extended look later this month, Rockstar Games has now confirmed that that will happen on Thursday, August 27 , three weeks from today.

The big surprise is that the extended look will premiere exclusively on Netflix at 3 PM Eastern Time, while Rockstar's YouTube channel and the official website will offer the same footage from 9 PM Eastern Time. It's yet another example of the big marketing campaign that Take-Two Interactive

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Monster Hunter Wilds Chases World’s 22 Million Units Record as CAPCOM Bets on Ascendance Expansion and Switch 2 Debut

After a strong hype-driven start, Monster Hunter Wilds sales slowed as fans complained about several issues, starting with the game's performance. CAPCOM has worked hard to remedy those, and the publisher still aims to eventually exceed the sales result of Monster Hunter World , which is still currently CAPCOM's best-selling game ever with 22.10 million units sold.

Here's the quote from the Q&A portion of the recent Q1 2027 earnings call:

Ongoing enhancements to

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A Developer Made A Frame Generation App For Mac To Broaden The Gaming Experience, But AMD FSR 1 Implementation And Other Trade-Offs Produces Subpar Results

Apple’s macOS Tahoe introduces native support for MetalFX Frame Interpolation, but when it comes to adopting the technology in older and newer titles, that’s still a dream that we haven’t woken up from. Fortunately, an independent developer has taken matters into his own hands through Adrenaline, his own frame generation tool for the Mac. However, to say that this is a polished release would be far from the truth, as the use of AMD’s FSR 1 makes the experience less than stellar.

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Sony Forces PSSR 2.0 On Every PS5 Pro Game, As New Beta Update Flips The Upscaler Toggle On By Default

The one feature that defines the PS5 Pro is the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR ) upscaler . While the first version of the AI-powered upscaling technology left something to be desired in games like the Silent Hill 2 remake , where the upscaler didn't work properly with Unreal Engine 5's light rendering, the enhanced PSSR 2.0 is elevating gaming on the system.

However, some games that haven't been updated still only support the first version of the upscaler, relying on the system'


AOC Launches Triple-Mode Gaming Monitor, Pushing Refresh Rate To 500 Hz At Just $321

After MSI, ASUS, and GIGABYTE, AOC has also launched its first triple-mode gaming monitor for the budget segment.

At this point, numerous vendors have introduced triple-mode gaming monitors, which break the norm of single- and dual-mode models. Among the first ones were MSI and GIGABYTE triple-mode gaming monitors . ASUS followed a couple of weeks ago , and now it's AOC, which is a popular budget monitor manufacturer.

The company has launched its first triple-mode gaming monitor called


Fallout 3 Remastered Should Fix Every Issue Of The Original, As It Did Not Come Out As Bethesda Intended

Fallout 3 Remastered has been a known entity for quite some time, thanks to leaked FTC v. Microsoft court documentation , retailer listings , and alleged leaked gameplay , but it was only recently, with official confirmation straight from Bethesda , that fans of the post-apocalyptic RPG series could start getting excited for the return to the Capital Wasteland. In a new interview with The Examined Game , former Bethesda artist Nate Purkeypile - who worked on the original 2008 title as a World and Lighting Artist , as well as