SEGA brings Sonic 1 and 2 back on playable Genesis cartridges for $99 each

Playable cartridges for NTSC Genesis consoles

Time to dust off old consoles?

SEGA and iam8bit have opened preorders for new Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 cartridges. Both releases are part of the Sonic 35th Anniversary Legacy Cartridge Collection (read: they are aimed at collectors).

Each game is listed at $99.99 and is sold as a playable Sega Genesis-compatible cartridge. The official iam8bit listings specify compatibility with NTSC Genesis retro consoles.

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ASUS expects smaller PC price increases in Q3

Single-digit increase still expected

PC prices in Taiwan are still expected to increase in the third quarter, but ASUS says the next adjustment should be smaller than before.

According to Economic Daily News, ASUS Systems Business General Manager Liao Yi-hsiang said some ASUS products in Taiwan were already close to 30% more expensive in May compared with the fourth quarter of 2025. ASUS still expects another price adjustment in Q3, but the increase is expected to stay in single digits.

Component prices are easing

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AMD starts Jack’s Radeon GPU Drop with six graphics cards up for grabs

AMD launches Radeon GPU giveaway, most of Europe is excluded

AMD offers RX 7900 XTX, RX 9070 XT and RX 9060 XT cards in giveaway.

AMD has launched a new Radeon GPU giveaway called Jack’s AMD Radeon GPU Drop Sweepstakes . The promotion is sponsored by AMD and administered by iGames, according to the official rules.

The giveaway is only open to residents of the United States, Canada excluding Quebec, the United Kingdom, Scotland and Ireland. This means most of

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ARGB, not fire, makes this 12V-2×6 cable glow

JONSBO adds ARGB lighting to a 12V-2×6 GPU extension cable

JONSBO has introduced the GPU-H++, a 12V-2×6 extension cable with built-in ARGB lighting. The cable is listed under the company’s DY-2 GPU H++ product name and uses 12+4-pin connectors on both ends.

The product is designed as a visual cover and extension for existing 12V-2×6 GPU power cables. This means it

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Retroid says Pocket Nova has OLED screen without “second mortgage” pricing

Retroid Pocket Nova gets 4.5-inch AMOLED 120Hz screen

Retroid says no second mortgage is needed for its new 4:3 OLED handheld.

Retroid has revealed the design and display specifications for Pocket Nova, its next Android handheld aimed at retro gaming and emulation users. The company shared a new image showing the device with a frosted translucent shell and a wide horizontal layout.

The teaser also includes a pricing joke from Retroid. The company says this is “the 4:3 OLED screen you’ve

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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ reviews are here, Intel Arc G3 Extreme takes the lead in performance and pricing

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ beats AMD Z2 Extreme and often MAX+ 395 handhelds in first reviews

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review embargo lifts today, giving us the first independent look at Intel’s new Arc G3 Extreme handheld platform. The system packs one config, which is Arc B390 graphics, 32GB LPDDR5X-8533 memory, a 1TB SSD and an 8-inch 1920×1200 120

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Steam Machine now faces discounted gaming PCs with faster GPUs

And these are not even RTX 5050 PCs

Steam Machine pricing now overlaps with a large number of prebuilt gaming PCs in the US. This does not make them direct replacements, since Valve’s system uses SteamOS, a compact custom design and a console-like setup process. However, Valve confirmed yesterday they are working with NVIDIA to enable better support for their operating system, so it’s only a matter of time.

Gamers Nexus tested the Steam Machine against a wide GPU stack and included a comparison

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AMD confirms Adrenalin 26.6.2 issue on Windows 10 with Radeon RX GPUs

AMD recommends Adrenalin 26.6.1 rollback for affected Windows 10 users

AMD is aware of the fact that some gamers are unable to use the most recent drivers.

The 26.6.2 driver was released just yesterday with AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 support for Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards. It also added support for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and DOOM: The Dark Ages, Revelations, along with several fixes for RDNA GPUs.

Windows 10 users report yellow

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ONEXPLAYER 3 officially priced at $1,399 with Intel Arc G3 Extreme and AMOLED display

ONEXPLAYER 3 puts pressure on MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ pricing

Still above $1,000.

ONEXPLAYER has launched the ONEXPLAYER 3 on crowdfunding platform, its next handheld based on Intel Arc G3 Extreme. The device uses Intel Arc B390 graphics and ships with Windows 11, according to the company’s launch material. The campaign is scheduled to go live on June 23 at 11 PM Beijing time, which is 5 PM CEST.

Pricing is the main point here. The

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Club386 reports its RTX 5090 Founders Edition was taken out by 12V-2×6 cable

Club386 joins growing list of RTX 5090 melted connector reports

Another media outlet has reported a melted 12V-2×6 cable on an RTX 5090 test system.

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Club386 says its GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition and power supply were damaged after the 16-pin cable melted at both ends. The card was connected to a 1,000W be quiet! Dark Power 13 power supply in an

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