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The buzz around the ASUS ROG Ally has been quite a whirlwind ever since its grand reveal last year. Packing impressive specs into a compact 7-inch form factor, the ROG Ally basically redefined handheld gaming while giving some serious competition to the Steam Deck. And guess what? Best Buy just sweetened the pot by putting up a whopping $100 price cut on the console.

Blizzard has posted a large breakdown of the Arcane Mage changes in today's War Within Alpha build going over Complexity, Radiant Spark and more!

Blizzard just released the trailer for the Arena World Championship Dragonflight Season 4 competition happening this weekend. Learn more about S4 AWC

Despite some stiff competition from the likes of Lenovo, Asus, MSI, and more, Valve’s Steam Deck has made its position as one of the best PC gaming handhelds in the market known time and again. And with the announcement that Nvidia’s GeForce NOW will introduce wider support for the Steam Deck, its dominance is even more assured.

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There’s a fresh beat in town! It’s American Rapper, a rapper simulator game by Oneteam Studio and Mateusz Wos. Whether you’re in line for coffee or chilling at home, your chance to live the rap star dream is now packed as a game.

Stellar Blade's Eve will stare the player down if they're ogling her for too long.

Beginning May 3, the arena gates will open once more for the 2024 Dragonflight Season 4 Arena World Championship (AWC)! Tune in to the final two Cups on Twitch and YouTube to see how far the gladiators will go.

A Pokemon fan artist recreated the rare Normal-type Pokemon called Dunsparce as a Bug-type, and shared their redesign with fans on social media. While only a few changes were made to Dunsparce's design overall, others complimented the Pokemon fan artist for turning Dunsparce into something simple and creative.

WorldWinner is celebrating a major milestone in a big way.  Founded in 1999, the developer of skill-based competitive cash tournament games has been in business for 25 years.  To mark the occasion, WorldWinner is launching Lotería Fantástica on their website and mobile apps in both English and Spanish.

After dropping Methods: Detective Competition in January, Erabit Studios is back with more mystery and thrill. They’re releasing the second part of their gripping visual novel series today. Titled Methods2: Secrets and Death, it’s a game of 100 detectives vs 100 criminals.

Have you been thinking of swapping out your old monitor for a newer one? Now might just be the right time to do it because Best Buy is doing a limited-time-only offer on this 45-inch OLED curved LG UltraGear monitor, with a significant price drop from $1700 to $1200, marking a 30 percent discount. Sound fun? Here's a little more about the thing.

The Dimensity 9400 is scheduled to be announced later this year, and one of the most significant differences between it and chipsets like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and A17 Pro is that MediaTek will not rely on custom cores for its upcoming SoC. Instead, ARM’s current CPU designs will be utilized, which might give an impression that the Dimensity 9400 is at a distinct disadvantage. However, one tipster claims that MediaTek and ARM are collaborating to use the latter’s ‘BlackHawk’ architecture in the upcoming silicon, potentially delivering better Instructions Per Clock (IPC) performance than competing current-generation chips.

Apple argues that 8GB of RAM is more than enough in the base variants of the new Macs, as users complain of stagnancy. However, Apple was not always this reluctant, especially under the leadership of Steve Jobs. However, when Tim Cook took over, Apple's regular upgrade cycle for base memory stopped, according to a post on Mastodon. While there are various reasons for Apple's approach, users have been demanding that the company should increase the base RAM on Macs for a long time.

You can easily lose hours designing your village and appeasing your citizens in Manor Lords all by yourself. There are so many different avenues to achieve victory, but the only competition or help you can normally find is in the form of NPCs. Other factions around the map can be helpful or harmful depending on how you play, but what if you wanted to team up with a friend to combine resources, or perhaps compete to see who can crush the other first? Many strategy and city builders thrive on multiplayer components, but does Manor Lords offer those same modes? Make sure you know the answer before making your purchase if that’s your intention.

The Snapdragon X Elite was previously reported to operate on two power limits; 23W and 80W. However, according to the latest findings, Qualcomm’s newest ARM chipset can touch almost 100W, and that is for the CPU alone, making it a power guzzler compared to its closest competition, Apple’s M3 Pro. However, there are several variables to keep in mind before criticizing the massive power draw of the chipset, and we will be talking about those details here.

Blizzard has posted development notes on the General and Affliction Talent Tree reworks in The War Within, noting that they want Malefic Rapture to be the go-to spender for both single-target and multi-target situations.

The gaming tech universe is incredibly competitive these days, but there’s always room for new and innovative entries from creators around the world. Hong Kong-based PB Tails are entering the controller arena with the Crush, a Bluetooth 5.0 enabled pad compatible with PC, Switch, iOS and Android. Fully customisable, it boasts Hall Effect sticks and triggers which will last you well into the next generation.

The Snapdragon X Elite performance numbers that nearly everyone has seen would likely present an impression that Qualcomm has finally developed a capable ARM-based SoC that delivers some much-needed competition to Apple Silicon. Unfortunately, that would have been the case if the San Diego chip giant had not allegedly manipulated benchmarks. One report says that the benchmark claims are impossible to recreate for Qualcomm’s partners that will eventually use the Snapdragon X Elite in various notebook models.

MSI's Claw handheld has seen some big performance uplifts with the latest BIOS updates accompanied by the latest Intel GPU driver.

In a bold move, Microsoft has rolled out Phi-3, marking its smallest yet powerful open-source language artificial intelligence (AI) model to date. This latest offering underscores the tech giant's ongoing commitment to advancing AI accessibility and performance.

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Razer has rolled out the Viper V3 Pro, its latest high-end wireless gaming mouse. What makes a gaming mouse “high-end,” you might ask? Mainly, it’s super lightweight and packed with impressive wireless and sensor tech, all of which makes it extremely responsive in competitive games. I’ve had one on hand for about two weeks now and have felt next to zero delay flicking through rounds of Halo Infinite and Apex Legends.

TCL China has decided to go one step ahead with its Mini-LED TV series, unveiling its flagship Q10K lineup, designed for the high-end segment.

A few hours have passed since Huawei officially announced the Pura 70 series of flagships, which boast the upgraded Kirin 9010 chipset, along with improvements in various areas. As you would expect, in the blink of an eye, the premium Pura 70 Pro and the Pura 70 Ultra sold out in just one minute when sales went live on the Chinese phone maker’s online store. This might showcase evidence that the latest models will ship in droves and that Huawei’s competition has much to worry about.

NVIDIA has finally acknowledged tough competition in the AI segment, claiming that AI is the "largest computational problem in history."

Huawei added a slew of improvements to its latest Kirin 9010 over the Kirin 9000S, such as a 12-core CPU cluster, but those upgrades do not necessarily translate into the chipset being faster or more power efficient than the rest of the competition. According to a series of tests, the company’s latest SoC is revealed to be 30 percent slower than Qualcomm’s previous-generation Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 while consuming the same amount of power. Let us have a look at those results in more detail.

Blizzard has posted upcoming Mage changes coming in the War Within which includes removing the double lust talent!

Pokemon has an enormous and thriving competitive scene, but even though many fans might think of the official Video Game Competition (VGC) as the pinnacle of high-level Pokemon gaming, the Pokemon Twitch Cup is arguably much more interesting. 

Helldivers 2 continues its winning streak over on the PS Store. Arrowhead's co-op shooter was February's most downloaded PS5 title, and now it's done the same for March too. It's in first place on both the US and EU charts, seeing off hot competition in the weeks since it launched.

Like many other multiplayer games, Overwatch 2isn't immune from cheaters. And it's not only an issue on PC, where cheaters use tools like aimbots. Some folks use XIM devices so they can play with a keyboard and mouse (KBM) on consoles. This is against Blizzard's rules, as KBM players typically have an aim advantage over those who use a controller, even though the console versions of the game have features like aim assist. While it's taken some time to get the ball rolling, the developer is finally doing something about the XIM problem.

Hey everyone! Senior game producer Adam Massey and lead gameplay engineer Daniel Razza here, subbing in for Aaron this week. We’re going to share some updates on fair play for console players in Overwatch 2 regarding the issue of unapproved peripherals.

Huawei did not reveal much about the Kirin 9010, but the company could do little when it comes to controlling information after it officially announced the Pura 70 series. Compared to the Kirin 9000S that debuted in the Mate 60 family last year, the Kirin 9010 is a noteworthy upgrade, offering a 12-core configuration, along with other changes, as you will soon find out.

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Aggro Crab, the indie developer behind the colorful Soulslike Another Crab's Treasure, has expressed its fears that it may face sudden competition around its release thanks to Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong. 

Skybound Entertainment has opened a crowdfunding campaign to make a triple-A game based on its Invincible IP. The campaign, available on Republic, is not meant for users but for investors. The minimum amount you can invest is $100, while the maximum is $5 million, which is also the maximum funding goal of the campaign. So far, the campaign is sitting at $450K with 13 days left to invest.

NVIDIA's former researcher has made interesting claims about the company's reign within the AI space, stating that its CUDA software ecosystem helped it a lot in securing dominance over the competition.

As we dig into Season 10 of Overwatch 2, we're thrilled to introduce our newest hero, Venture. We also have a first look at our new game mode, Clash, and updates to how you acquire new Heroes. So, get ready to embark on an epic excavation of greatness!

The current season of Game Changer, Dropout’s endlessly inventive improv/prank game show, delivered its first real banger of a game in last week’s “Bingo.” Earlier episodes of the season were all charming new games or beloved returning formats in their own right, but “Bingo” stands apart thanks to a twist of the exact kind that makes up Game Changer’s metatextual bread and butter.

In the last few months, OpenAI has been hard at work to push boundaries and open new doors when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). In its quest to do so, it faces competition from tech giants across the world, with Microsoft and Google just to name a few. To aid in its efforts, it has named the former president of Amazon Web Services's Japan arm to spearhead its push to woo enterprise clients in the world's fourth-largest economy, according to Bloomberg.

With the Patch 10.2.7 PTR comes a fresh round of datamined items marked for the Trading Post, with themes of Summer Fun, Dark Depths, and the Spirit of Competition! Riding Turtle from the Trading Card Game is also coming to the Trading Post.

Fortnite video game maker Epic Games has urged a federal judge in California to force Google to open up its Play Store to greater competition after a jury found the U.S. tech giant had abused its power as a gatekeeper for apps on the Android mobile platform.

America is on a puritanical streak. Politically, individual states and the federal government keep looking for ways to completely outlaw abortion (and birth control, and health care for trans people, and books), while on social media, there’s been one hand-wringing discussion after another about whether movies should ever have sex scenes. The push to get blockbusters in front of a global audience has come with widely noticeablerestrictions on sexual content — or even basic kissing. In modern studio movies, as R.S. Benedict put it, everyone is beautiful and no one is horny.

It didn’t take long for last year’s excellent Street Fighter 6 to take the fighting game world by storm. Capcom’s critically praised fighting game didn’t just revitalize the Street Fighter series, but reignited interest in the fighting genre as a whole. Capcom then focused on growing the competitive side of Street Fighter 6 by hosting a new entry of its tournament circuit, Capcom Cup, with a first-place prize of $1 million.

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Garena Free Fire redeem codes for April 12: Garena Free Fire is one of the most popular battle royale games around the world. Its popularity has only grown despite its previous ban in India. That said, it does face competition from the likes of Apex Legends, Call of Duty Mobile and Battlegrounds Mobile India, with all of them vying for the position of the most popular mobile game in India. In Garena Free Fire, players can take advantage of special items to enhance their gameplay and make cosmetic changes to their characters. This can be done for free with the help of Garena Free Fire redeem codes.

The Great Push (TGP) returns alongside the Arena World Championship (AWC) in Season 4. Register today for a chance to become the final champions of Dragonflight ahead of a new age with The War Within™.

Blizzard is giving the heroes and villains of Overwatch new allegiances in season 10 of Overwatch 2, thanks to a new Mirrorwatch mode coming to the competitive hero shooter. That means heroic versions of baddies like Widowmaker, Doomfist, and Sombra, and villainous versions of good guys Reinhardt, Tracer, and Brigitte.

Blizzard has announced The Great Push and AWC Season 4 sign ups are now open!

Pac-Man fans have been eating dots and chomping ghosts for years and there’s no sign that our collective appetites will be satiated any time soon.

Blizzard is taking mid-match leaves on Overwatch 2 more seriously and is implementing harsher punishments when Season 10 arrives. People playing Unranked games won't be able to join a queue for five minutes after leaving two of their last 20 games. And if they leave at least 10 out of the last 20, they'll be suspended for 48 hours. Players probably want to be even more careful when it comes to leaving Competitive games, though, because doing so 10 times out of 20 will get them banned for the rest of the season. In its announcement, Blizzard said that while it's aware not everyone abandons a game on purpose, these changes «should help curb those players who deliberately choose to leave a match.»

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) has launched the much-anticipated ROG Swift OLED PG27AQDM gaming monitor, boasting cutting-edge technology for immersive gaming experiences. With a 27-inch QHD OLED display, this monitor offers a blazing 240 Hz refresh rate and a rapid 0.03 ms (GTG) response time, setting new standards in competitive gaming visuals.

We’re back with a new Defense Matrix update on our efforts to keep Overwatch 2 a fun, safe, and inclusive experience for everyone. Our latest Developer Update revealed new features that aim to bring friends together while protecting you from disruptive players, so let’s dive a bit deeper into these changes and what you can expect in the coming seasons.

A new Superman documentary has been announced as the first movie under James Gunn and Peter Safran’s newly formed DC Studios. 

In August 2023, the Indian government restricted the import of laptops, tablets, and personal computers. The import was only allowed with a valid licence. After several reported concerns, the government on October 19 tweaked the import rules for laptops and computers. Now, a new a new report from the Commerce Ministry has come forward which highlights the decline in imports of personal computers from China. Know what the report said.

The All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) on Monday accused Apple of promoting monopolistic practices by only allowing certain stores to offer huge cashback on iPhones. Calling it “discriminatory pricing”, the AIMRA, which represents 1.5 lakh mobile retailers around the country, has accused the iPhone maker of hurting sales with its exclusive offers.

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ProbablyMonsters, an independent game company founded in 2016 by former Bungie president and CEO Harold Ryan, has created a new team to develop a competitive multiplayer game in Unreal Engine 5. Led by former Bungie leader Chris Opdah, who has more than 20 years of experience as a game developer working on franchises like Halo and Destiny, Hidden Grove is the new team within ProbablyMonsters working on this multiplayer project.

As rumors pick up the pace around Huawei and its upcoming P70 series, so do the claims that the former Chinese giant is developing a flagship Kirin chipset. One tipster talks about this in a new post but fails to mention other important details. Regardless, there are a heap of earlier reports that talk about the same silicon, which will allow us to get to the bottom of this rumor.

A new ACE SPEC card from ’s upcoming expansion has been revealed, showcasing what may be a very powerful asset to add to several types of competitive decks. ACE SPEC cards are a fairly new gameplay mechanic to return to the after its original debut back in 2012. ACE SPEC cards in are unique assets that often represent Item, Pokémon Tool, or Special Energy cards. In general, the rule of thumb is that only one ACE SPEC card is allowed per deck, forcing players to be additionally careful when picking.

Logitech has unveiled the G Pro X 60, its latest mechanical gaming keyboard. Similar to the peripheral maker's G Pro X TKL from last year, this is a wireless model aimed at competitive-minded gamers first and foremost. Unlike that device, it has a smaller 60 percent layout, which means it lacks a dedicated function row, number pad, arrow keys and nav cluster but takes up much less space on a desk. This can be a boon for games because it leaves more room to flick a mouse around while retaining the most common action keys. Naturally, it’s also more portable.

After months of anticipation, Google has finally upgraded the Find My Device network for Android enabling users to locate other Bluetooth-enabled nearby devices. However, the feature is a greater boost for Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro users as they will be able to locate their devices even when they are entirely switched off or when the battery runs out. However, the feature utilizes the power of specialized hardware which is found in only Pixel 8 smartphones, as of now. Know more about the Find My Device network for Pixel 8 phones.

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After nearly seven years of activity across PlayStation 4 and PS5, the PlayStation Tournaments platform is getting its first branded competition, and the name at the top of the screen is smothered in tomatillo-red chili salsa. The Chipotle Challenger Series featuring Tekken 8 will kick off on PS5 Tournaments with a qualifier round from April 15 to 26, open to anyone who wants to test their fighting-game skills — or just score some free snacks. All participants in the qualifier round will receive a code for free chips and guacamole from Chipotle. According to the company's official rules, the freebie must be redeemed alongside a full-priced entrée item, purchased online or in-app only. Also, the offer expires on May 31. But, hey, there's still a clear path to free chips and guac via Tekken 8 playtime here.

Intel's recently released XeSS 1.3 upscaling technology has been tested against FSR & DLSS and it holds up pretty well with much better motion clarity than the previous versions of the tech.

There's dramatic action in the world of Sims 4 sex speedrunning this week, as a longtime record-holder just retook the crown by a tenth of a second.

Social media platform X is expanding access to xAI's Grok chatbot, now offering it to Premium tier subscribers. Following Elon Musk's recent announcement regarding the broader availability of the service to paid users, the company has outlined that only Premium and Premium+ subscribers will have the privilege of engaging with the chatbot in specific regions.

In the first week of Phase 3, Blizzard has observed that players are favoring Nightmare Incursions over other forms of leveling. In order to make additional leveling methods more competitive, Blizzard has announced that they will be increasing the experience buff of Discoverer's Delight and reducing the amount of experience earned from Nightmare Incursions early next week. Nightmare Incursions Overview Guide

After a controversial reveal that saw tickets sell out almost immediately, Ravensburger has announced it’s opening up over 1,500 new spaces for its inaugural Disney Lorcana Challenge competitive events.

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Pokémon EUIC 2024 is taking place in London this weekend, with a Pokémon Center pop-up shop being one of the main attractions.

There's an abundance of budget-minded gaming mice on the shelves, and many of them offer excellent bang for your buck value. Ruling them all, though, is the Razer Basilisk V3, a wired multi-genre pointer I gave top marks back when I reviewed it in 2021. 

Iconic capoeira fighter Eddy Gordo is now available in Tekken 8 as part of the game's season pass.

Outspoken Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada has made a bold claim that is unlikely to ruffle any feathers in the broader audience: younger gamers prefer team-based games because they can blame, at least partially, any losses on their teammates rather than having to take sole responsibility for losing on themselves.

OnePlus Nord CE 4 debuted in the mid-range segment with some powerful features. However, this smartphone segment comes with huge competition. Several brands such as Poco, Readmi, and others provide feature-filled devices under Rs.25000. Recently, Nothing also entered the market with its affordable Phone 2a smartphone. While OnePlus has been one of the top players in the mid-range market, it faces massive competition with other newly announced smartphones. Check out the top OnePlus Nord CE 4 5G competitors under ₹25000.

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ChatGPT recently made the news for allowing users to use the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot without requiring sign-ups. Since its rollout in November 2022, the AI chatbot has surged in popularity with millions of users worldwide. While it now faces competition from the likes of Google Gemini, Grok and Microsoft Copilot, it still is considered the pioneer of AI chatbots. Now in a new update, it has rolled out the ability to edit DALL-E-generated directly in the prompt field. Thus, users can tweak their AI-generated images without leaving the chat. Know how to use this feature on mobile and web.

Season 3's update hit Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone today and there’s a lot of new content. There are new game modes, the return of Rebirth Island, new Perks, new weapons, and so much more! Here’s everything you need to know that’s new in Season 3.

The first iPad took form on January 27, 2010, and it was marketed as a device that would deliver more than those underpowered netbooks while offering more portability. With its unique form factor, the iPad offered a utility that is entirely different from what an iPhone or a Mac could do. Today, on April 3, Apple’s first tablet was officially released in the U.S., and 14 years later, we see that the company has kept this category going, with little to no competition to break its momentum.