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CES 2022: LG Gets Into Gaming Laptops

Jake Nelson January 4, 2022 No Comments

LG has entered a crowded new market with its first-ever gaming laptop. The LG UltraGear gaming laptop (model 17G90Q) has picked up a CES Innovation Award, and according to the…

CES 2022: Alienware Brings Game Streaming Home

Jake Nelson January 4, 2022 No Comments

Alienware has unveiled a new edge computing concept for home gaming, which it says will allow seamless switching between devices and simultaneous game streaming across a household without bandwidth-intensive cloud…

Intel Muscles Into Gaming Graphics

Jake Nelson August 17, 2021 No Comments

Intel is turning the great graphics card war into a three-cornered fight, unveiling its own Intel Arc brand of high-performance GPUs. The chipmaker is making a push into territory staked…

Gaming Hardware Booms As COVID Keeps People Home

Jake Nelson August 13, 2021 No Comments

Sales of gaming hardware soared during the pandemic, dwarfing the sales growth of non-gaming PCs and accessories. Point-of-sale data from a new global (excluding North America) study by Growth from…

COVID Claims Another Expo, PAX Aus Cancelled

Jake Nelson August 10, 2021 No Comments

COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of massive gaming convention PAX Aus for the second year running. Originally slated for October 8-10 in Melbourne, the convention – which houses the EB…

Steam Deck Can Run Windows 11, Says Valve

Jake Nelson August 10, 2021 No Comments

Valve’s new Steam Deck handheld gaming console will be compatible with Windows 11 at launch, the manufacturer says. Slated for release later this year and bearing a resemblance to the…

Xbox And PS5 Drive Console Sales Growth Despite Drought

Jake Nelson August 5, 2021 No Comments

The new Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 have fuelled a slight uptick in game console sales despite shortages leaving potential customers in the lurch. Data from market tracker GSD…

“Spiritual Opium”: Chinese Game Stocks Crash As State Media Lets Rip

Jake Nelson August 4, 2021 No Comments

Massive Chinese gaming companies Tencent and NetEase saw their stocks crash more than 10 per cent as state media likened online gaming to addictive drugs. Tencent, which owns a 40…

Harassment Lawsuit Rocks World Of Warcraft Publisher

Jake Nelson July 23, 2021 No Comments

Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s largest gaming companies and the publisher behind titles such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch, is facing a massive lawsuit in California over an…

Valve Takes Punt On Handheld To Rival Nintendo Switch

Jake Nelson July 16, 2021 No Comments

Gaming giant Valve, owner of the Steam distribution platform, has unveiled its long-rumoured Steam Deck handheld console as a rival to the Nintendo Switch. The Steam Deck is powered by…