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Radeon hardware owners looking to jump into Diablo IV today with the special edition early access offers have a driver waiting for them from AMD. A specific AI model improvement is included too.

Battlefield 2042 - Season 5: New Dawn is right around the corner, and we got to test out the new content a little early. Here's our thoughts on the new content drop, and the future of the game.

Intel has released its new Arc and Iris Xe beta graphics driver 31.0.101.4382 on Windows. It is optimized for Diablo IV, Street Fighter 6. Aside from that, it also brings some performance gains.

Sony has another PC port on the way, and this time it is Insomniac Games' hit PlayStation 5 platformer Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Nixxes Software is handling the porting duties of this release.

Microsoft has a big slate of games ready for the first half of June. The titles include Frictional Games' horror entry Amnesia: The Bunker, indie sandbox Farworld Pioneers, and more.

Developer Daedalic Entertainment has posted a statement apologizing for the bug-filled release of Lord of the Rings: Gollum, claiming it is "committed to providing you with patches" for the game.

We have updated our most anticipated PC games of 2023 list to add some newly announced games, including Total War: Pharaoh but also to remove one game that's been delayed beyond 2023.

This weekend's PC game deals include freebies to keep from the Epic Games Store, Steam, and GOG, a quadruple free event offering to try out, hordes of Warhammer discounts, and more.

The long-awaited third game in the space-based RTS series has already been delayed once, from late 2022 to the first half of 2023. Now Homeworld 3 has had its release delayed once again.

Epic Games and Remedy Entertainment have kicked off pre-orders for Alan Wake 2, but they are using the previous generation's pricing formula. This is apparently thanks to a digital-only launch.

AMD has delivered a brand-new driver for Radeon graphics users. It carries major optimizations for Daedalic Entertainments' new Lord of the Rings Gollum entry and a handful of bug fixes.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remake and Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 1 was announced on the PlayStation Showcase. Here is the trailer of the new remake and other details.

After 13 years, the story of Alan Wake continues. The horror sequel will release this October, and it will introduce a brand-new protagonist that players will take control of alongside Wake.

One of Sony's latest acquisitions, Haven Studios, showed up at the PlayStation Showcase today to reveal Fairgame$. It is a PVP multiplayer shooter entry touting an interesting heisting twist.

Developer Arrowhead is returning to its Helldivers sci-fi franchise in a new game, but this time it will be a third-person shooter. It's due later in 2023 for the PC and PS5 platforms

Nvidia's latest graphics driver has support for its RTX 4060 Ti graphics card, RTX support for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, and major AI optimizations that can double performance.

The rest of Mortal Kombat 1's PC system requirements are not quite as high as its storage space needs, but it looks like some gamers may have to make some choices on their storage drives.

Version 2.0 of Elden Ring's Seamless Co-op mod is now available in beta, and it carries some major upgrades. This includes support for over 100 players and brand-new boss rush modes.

This weekend's PC game deals include a couple of giveaways from Epic and Steam, a multitude of fresh bundles, flashy free events, discounts from the latest Mega Sale, unending coupons, and more.

Star Citizen is completely free-to-play for the next 11 days, and developer Cloud Imperium Games is also offering a multitude of ships to try out for free during the in-game festival.

Epic has just kicked off the annual Epic Games Store Mega Sale, offering discounts on its library of PC games. Another unlimited coupon has landed too, which cuts an extra 25% off the cart price.

The new Epic Rewards program is free to sign up, and will give PC gamers 5 percent back on any purchase they make, which can be used for future purchases, even with discounted games.

Star Citizen just received another major update in the form of Alpha 3.19. It carries a major city overhaul, salvager missions to take apart ships, an impressive tractor beam upgrade, and more.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers have eight more games coming at them in the second half of May. This latest badge includes the latest FIFA entry, day one launch of Railway Empire 2, and much more.

The Dead Space remake now features a 90-minute free trial on Steam, letting PC gamers try out the game's opening and more for free. This may become an option for more Steam games going forward.

FIFA 23 is finally hitting EA's subscription service EA Play tomorrow. Thanks to the membership being included as a bonus on Game Pass, those subscribers are also gaining access as well.

Hawken Reborn is a new version of a mech-based PC first-person shooter that shut down in January 2018. The new game will be a free-to-play PvE game that launches in Steam Early Access May 17.

This weekend's PC game deals include a whole lot of discounts on recent hits, publisher promotions from Paradox and Annapurna, the final free event of Diablo IV, free The Sims expansions, and more.

The Unreal Engine 5-based reboot of the horror game Layers of Fear is due in June, but you can get a demo of the game on Steam starting May 15. You can also check out the PC system requirements now.

Roanne Sones, the head of Xbox devices at Microsoft, hinted earlier today that Windows PCs could get a Quick Resume feature similar to what's available on the company's Xbox consoles.

The ASUS ROG Ally is the Windows 11-based portable gaming PC with AMD's new Z1 Extreme processor, and it's due out in just over a month with Best Buy as its exclusive US retailer, for now.

This is a new open source software project from Google that was developed to help people who cannot handle typical game controllers to do so with facial expressions via a normal webcam.

Ubisoft has confirmed it could lay off as many as 60 members of the game publisher's Customer Relations Center team, which are based in Cary, North Carolina, and Newcastle in the UK.

The long-delayed remake of the classic sci-fi first-person RPG has been completed by developer NightDive Studios, and will launch for the PC via Steam, GoG.com and the Epic Games Store for $39.99.

Soon after phasing out $1 Game Pass promotions, Microsoft has kicked off a new program that offers current subscribers access to trial invites. Invited players get 14-days of access to PC Game Pass.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers are getting access to five more games in the first half of May, which include day-one access to Redfall, Ravenlock, Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2, and more titles.

Valve's monthly Hardware & Software Survey results are out, showing the latest (and a bit confusing) operating system stats: after taking a massive nosedive, Windows 11 is back to its all-time high.

A new leak claims that the cheaper version of the upcoming Windows 11-based ASUS ROG Ally portable game PC will cost $599.99, with the less powerful AMD Z1 processor and 256GB of onboard storage.

This weekend's PC game deals include another double giveaway from the Epic Store, four free events to spend time in, another games festival from Steam focused on puzzle titles, and more.