PocketJS has released OpenStrike, an open-source first-person shooter built to run on original Sony PSP hardware. The game recreates Counter-Strike-style gameplay with classic maps, bots, recoil, tracers and round-based combat.
Despite its familiar appearance, OpenStrike is not a port of Valve’s Counter-Strike. It uses a clean-room engine and does not distribute Valve’s copyrighted maps or textures. Players must supply
Lenovo has started selling a dual-GPU configuration of the ThinkCentre X Tower in China. The system combines an Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor with two GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics cards, 64GB of DDR5 memory and a 1TB SSD.
The official store has the workstation at 35,999 RMB, or around $5,300 before
Microsoft may begin testing its reported Xbox disc-to-digital system through the Xbox Insider program next week. The company paused console update releases this week while preparing the next build.
Xbox Insider lead Brad Rossetti told users that Microsoft was preparing for the following week. He added that the update would be “worth the wait,” but did not reveal which features it would include. Windows Central editor Jez Corden responded with “Positron
A Redditor claims that a local Ukrainian retailer sent him a Ryzen 7 9800X3D after he ordered the older Ryzen 7 7800X3D. This appears to be the rare reverse version of the CPU swap scams reported by online buyers.
The user paid 14,400 UAH, around $350, for a tray version of
RTX 5070 Ti reaches the 107°C thermal limit while Windows reports 68°C.
NVIDIA removed access to the GPU hotspot temperature with the GeForce RTX 50 series, but the underlying sensor remains active. Brazilian repair specialists Paulo Gomes and Sidnelson demonstrated that NVIDIA’s internal MODS diagnostic software can still read the value, including temperatures unavailable through GPU-Z, HWiNFO and MSI Afterburner.
The change was confirmed when GeForce RTX
A 32GB iGame Shadow II kit completed a 100% memory test at CL46.
Colorful has demonstrated its CXMT-based DDR5 memory running at 8600 MT/s on an AMD AM5 platform . The test used a 32GB iGame Shadow II kit with two 16GB modules.
The memory was installed on the Colorful iGame X870E VULCAN
The Radeon RX 9070 GRE has already dropped below its suggested retail price in the US. Newegg lists the GIGABYTE Gaming OC model at $549.99, but an extra $50 promo code lowers the final price to $499.99.
Newegg requires customers to submit an email address to reveal the promotional code. The same email address may need to be associated with the Newegg account used for the purchase.
Three PlayStation 5 emulators are now receiving updates as developers work toward running commercial games on PCs. The timing is interesting, as PlayStation faces a lot of criticism after its decision to end physical media. Among such games is GTA6, which will not be released on discs initially, perhaps never. This game launches exclusively on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on November 19, 2026. Rockstar has not announced a PC version, which we all know is
We received some interesting information from one of the users affected by the melting RTX 5090 power cable. The owner, who identifies as Riptide, says the cable was fully seated at both ends and had no sharp bends. The PC operated normally for several weeks before it began showing software instability and crashes. User inspected the system and discovered visible damage to the power connector.
An ASRock PG100
The blind test involved 31 general gamers and four refresh-rate settings.
LG Display has published results from a company-run study examining how monitor refresh rates affect gaming performance. The test involved 31 adult male gamers who played an FPS game at 60Hz, 240Hz, 360Hz and 480Hz.
Participants experienced the four settings in a random order as part of a blind test.