Valve improves Steam Deck Remote Play with new beta update

Valve has released a new Steam Deck Client update through the Preview and Beta channels. The July 8 update focuses on Remote Play, interface scaling and controller compatibility.

The client now offers 59.94 FPS as a selectable Remote Play frame rate limit . Valve also reduced frame drops when the limit is set to automatic.

Why 59.94 FPS?

59.94 FPS is the exact 60000/1001

ReactOS runs Half-Life 2 for over 10 hours on GeForce GTX 960

ReactOS user Aotori Hibiki has published more than 10 hours of Half-Life 2 gameplay recorded on a computer running the open-source operating system. The test used a GeForce GTX 960 and a nightly ReactOS build rather than a virtual machine.

The footage shows the game running at 2560 × 1440 with 6x MSAA and 16x anisotropic filtering. Performance appears to remain close to 6

The 14-core Arrow Lake processor is now $40 cheaper than the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus

The Intel Core Ultra 5 245K is now available for $179.99 through Amazon US. Amazon is selling and shipping the processor directly, with the listing showing a typical price of $194.99.

Intel originally set the tray price at $309 and the boxed Recommended Customer Price at $319. The current Amazon deal

ASUS announces 27-inch triple-mode gaming monitor with 488Hz overclock

ASUS is preparing a triple-mode monitor for the ROG 20th anniversary. Pricing and availability have not yet been confirmed.

ASUS has announced a new 27-inch ROG gaming monitor with three resolution and refresh-rate modes. The model was shown in China as part of the company’s ROG 20th anniversary product lineup.

The monitor uses a Fast IPS panel and runs at 3840×2

Acer Nitro V 16 AI launches with Ryzen 9 270 and 85W RTX 5070 for $2,100

Acer pairs a renamed Hawk Point processor with an 8GB RTX 5070 Laptop GPU.

Acer has opened US preorders for a new Nitro V 16 AI gaming laptop. The ANV16-A31-R8XV configuration costs $2,099.99 and is scheduled for release on July 12.

The system features

Intel Dunlow Xeon leak points to 28-core hybrid Nova Lake-S CPU

Intel is preparing a new entry Xeon platform based on its upcoming Nova Lake-S architecture. Shipping records shared by X86 is dead&back mention the Dunlow platform with up to 28 cores, an LGA1954 socket and a processor power rating of up to 95W.

The records also specify two channels of DDR5 memory. This places Dunlow closer to Intel’s mainstream desktop platform than its larger

NVIDIA brings Wuthering Waves and Arknights RTX 5080 cards to BW2026

Four games receive two custom graphics cards each.

NVIDIA China is displaying eight game-themed GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards at its RTX Super Player Experience Station during BilibiliWorld 2026. The collection covers Wuthering Waves, Arknights: Endfield, Neverness to Everness and Silver Palace.

The collection includes one card from each of eight board partners. The designs appear to use existing RTX 5080 models with game

JSAUX reveals three screen-equipped Steam Machine faceplates

JSAUX is asking Steam Machine owners to choose which display-equipped faceplate it should produce first. The company has prepared three designs based on mono E-Ink, color E-Ink and color dot-matrix displays.

Voting is taking place through the official JSAUX Discord server rather than through an X or Reddit poll. JSAUX has also updated its Steam Machine product page to show all three concepts and collect email registrations.

Three display technologies are being considered

The first design uses a

Switch 2 still lacks VRR support in TV mode

Nintendo hires display engineer with VRR experience for current and future consoles.

Nintendo Technology Development is hiring a senior display engineer to work on display technology for current and future gaming hardware. The role involves designing display drivers and ensuring compatibility with standards including HDMI, DisplayPort, DSI and EDID.

Nintendo lists knowledge of HDR and Variable Refresh Rate as a preferred qualification. The engineer would also research display features that could be deployed across gaming consoles used by a large audience.

The listing has