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Martin Nothing, 24 January 2022, 11:11

The release of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPUs is approaching. The first benchmarks suggest that this chip may not be a preference for crypto miners.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 19 January 2022, 14:33

Chinese children are unlikely to spend their entire winter holidays playing video games. An hour a day at most, and a facial recognition system will make sure of that. Tencent is tightening restrictions on minors in their free time.

Adrian Werner, 14 January 2022, 15:31

Valve announced that work on Steam Deck is proceeding on schedule and shipping will begin in late February. In addition, the program for testing game compatibility with the device is developing well.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 January 2022, 14:01

Gamers may have a problem with hardware shortages, but apparently not through the fault of manufacturers. After all, according to analysts, 2021 was a 'watershed' year for the PC market.

Piotr Sadowski, 12 January 2022, 12:35

Problems with the availability of PlayStation 5 have been dragging on for quite some time. In order to cope with the shortage, Sony decided to extend the production of its last-gen consoles.

Adam Krolak, 11 January 2022, 22:15

The Xbox Series X/S continues to be a highly coveted commodity. According to Phil Spencer, it is the fastest selling console in Microsoft's history.

Adrian Werner, 11 January 2022, 12:43

We've learned that devkits of Steam Deck last between 2 and 5 hours on battery, depending on the game.

Mateusz Lugowik, 07 January 2022, 20:29

At CES, GeForce reps revealed the plan of extending their partnership with Electronic Arts. In celebration of this event, Battlefield 4 and Battlefield V have become available on the GeForce NOW.

Dawid Wanat, 05 January 2022, 15:03

Sony revealed official specs and name for PlayStation VR's successor. PlayStation boss Jim Ryan personally hosted the presentations of the next-generation VR device.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 05 January 2022, 14:55

Here's something for gamers who like big screens - Samsung has prepared a 55-inch monstrosity. Odyssey Ark is currently the world's largest monitor with a curved matrix. It offers interesting possibilities when placed vertically.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 31 December 2021, 16:23

A Linux specialist has created his own version of the Steam Machine. The insides come from an old laptop that was about to be scrapped, and the casing from a 3D printer.

Jacob Blazewicz, 31 December 2021, 15:54

After CPUs, GPUs, printers, etc. we finally lived to see a security vulnerability in storage drives. As it turns out, modern SSDs allow for undetectable viruses to be installed.

Michael Zegar, 29 December 2021, 16:02

Windows 11 users have been complaining about the latest update to Steam. It gets stuck in a kind of loop during installation, forcing a constant restart of the platform's client.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 29 December 2021, 15:56

The popularity of DuckDuckGo is growing, with the search engine already being used an average of 100 million times a day. It's worth knowing why this is happening, at least if you're concerned about the privacy of your data.

Hubert Sledziewski, 29 December 2021, 15:48

Nvidia is expected to announce mobile versions of the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPUs in January. It looks like laptops with these cards installmed will need a lot of power.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 23 December 2021, 14:55

Intel's call to break off cooperation with the Xinjiang region was negatively received by the Chinese. This, in turned, prompted the company to publish an official apology in a damage control attempt.

Dawid Wanat, 22 December 2021, 15:17

Steam Deck will launch most windows games from Steam, all thanks to proton. See if your favorite games are on the list.

Dawid Wanat, 21 December 2021, 17:26

Head of Intel Pat Gelsinger repeats his speculation about chip shortages being expected to last until 2023. AMD's boss is more optimistic on the issue and says improvements will come as early as next year.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 December 2021, 14:46

Steam Deck won't be experiencing another delay, despite continued issues with component availability. In the meantime, Valve is preparing updates for Half-Life, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and other games with the upcoming console in mind.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 15 December 2021, 15:07

Metaverse will require a lot from hardware. Intel takes a step towards this technology and announces the ability to share computing power between devices, including those from competing companies.

Michael Zegar, 14 December 2021, 21:55

An exploit has been released for version 9.0 of the PS4, enabling users to install their own software on the console - including pirated games. It should also work on PS5, but due to lack of hardware for testing, the crackers are unable to verify this.

Jacob Blazewicz, 13 December 2021, 20:03

Sony has finally revealed its own interchangeable case plates for PlayStation 5. What's more we're also getting new matching DualSense colors.

Dawid Wanat, 13 December 2021, 16:09

PlayStation 5 has more fans among gamers than Xbox Series X/S. This is according to a survey by DFC Intelligence, which brought some interesting conclusions.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 13 December 2021, 15:16

RTX 4090 Ti and RX 7000 GPUs are expected to appear only in 2022, meanwhile, there are many indications that some crypto miners are already testing them. Are these real devices, however, or fakes?

Dawid Wanat, 09 December 2021, 14:44

Microsoft has an interesting practice to encourage pirates to buy Office licenses. People with an illegal version of the software will get a 50% discount.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 09 December 2021, 14:37

Leaked information has emerged which suggests that the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti and RTX 3050 could hit store shelves as early as early 2022. Nvidia will thus complement the Ampere range with the weakest and the most powerful model.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 08 December 2021, 14:43

Notepad in Windows 11 will also get night mode. The new look can already be evaluated by participants of the Insider program. Microsoft cares about the eyes of users sitting in front of the computer at night.

Dawid Wanat, 07 December 2021, 15:04

New market research has revealed an increase in GPU shipments. Despite double-digit growth, there is no noticeable improvement on the market over the previous year.

Dawid Wanat, 03 December 2021, 15:18

Steam has conducted the monthly survey, summarizing data on hardware and software used by users of the platform. The November survey showed an increase in the popularity of Windows 11 among gamers.

Patrick Manelski, 02 December 2021, 17:11

The unusual console that received several amazing games did not enjoy much popularity. It was a new-generation console with completely wasted potential, all because of a few ill-considered elements and the launch of mighty PlayStation 2.

Dawid Wanat, 02 December 2021, 15:44

A leak has surfaced online regarding a portable console from Razer. The device is supposed to be designed for cloud gaming and could be a competitor to Steam Deck.

Artur Flaga, 30 November 2021, 21:29

In the Steam Deck FAQ, Valve confirmed that the platform will not have any exclusive titles.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 30 November 2021, 12:50

The Xbox Cloud Gaming service has received another feature to improve visual quality. Unfortunately you can only use it in one browser.

Dawid Wanat, 29 November 2021, 15:30

New rumors about the refreshed GeForce RTX 2060 have surfaced, and in addition to more VRAM, the number of CUDA cores will also increase.

Damian Gacek, 28 November 2021, 22:50

According to the latest data, the best-selling console in the U.S. on Black Friday is the Xbox Series S. It surpassed the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch.

Jacob Blazewicz, 25 November 2021, 16:04

The situation in the electronics market remains bleak, with hardware manufacturers struggling to provide adequate supply. Despite this, Nvidia clearly has recorded a successful quarter.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 24 November 2021, 16:22

Japanese distributors of PS5 are marking their packaging to make it harder for scalpers to resell them. One idea is to put the buyer's name on the box, for the buyer's information.

Michael Zegar, 23 November 2021, 20:30

Have you ever wondered what a summary of your personal gaming history would look like? Microsoft has just launched a metaverse-like Xbox Museum in the browser. Among other things, it enables us to see and share our adventures with the brand and personal achievements.

Dawid Wanat, 23 November 2021, 13:30

Gigabyte has released a patch for Intel Alder Lake processors. It eliminates problems with DRM systems in games in exchange for disabling some innovative features - unfortunately, it's available only for owners of boards from Gigabyte for now.

Michael Zegar, 22 November 2021, 13:04

Some PlayStation 5 games weigh up as much as 50% less than the PS4 versions. PS5's lead system designer has revealed the trick behind it.

Dawid Wanat, 19 November 2021, 17:17

DDR5 memory modules are becoming yet another victim of the chip market crisis. Prices have skyrocketed, availability is almost zero and there is no sign of improvement.

Bartlomiej Sagan, 19 November 2021, 15:26

The 12th generation of Intel Core CPUs has caught up or overtaken AMD Ryzen series in the desktop field in many applications. The next blow, the i7-12700H, came in the mobile category.

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 November 2021, 13:57

The legendary Winamp comes back to life. For now, only with a new logo, but the registration for beta tests of the app, which will offer many innovations, has already started.

Milosz Szubert, 18 November 2021, 15:41

According to data from analyst firm Ampere, the Xbox Series S console is selling better than its more powerful brother, the Xbox Series X, in „several key markets”. Microsoft's consoles, however, lag behind the PlayStation 5.

Dawid Wanat, 17 November 2021, 14:11

The most recently detected security vulnerabilities was found in AMD processors. It turns out, however, that also some Intel units also have significant problems.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 16 November 2021, 13:48

Apart from fixing many features, the new update for Windows 11 will introduce a very important thing that no Microsoft system can do without. The well-known Blue Screen of Death will return.

Hubert Sledziewski, 15 November 2021, 16:34

During Friday's Steam Deck Development Live Stream, we were able to see a white Steam Deck. Will it go on sale soon? We also learned that the portable PC from Valve may perform worse at high temperatures.

Miriam Moszczynska, 15 November 2021, 14:20

Some GeForce NOW subscribers are clearly unhappy with how the service currently works. In one subscription plan, the company decided to cap the fps limit in games.

Milosz Szubert, 12 November 2021, 17:52

Installing games purchased from Microsoft Store or present in Xbox Game Pass on PC will soon be much more pleasant. Soon, the Xbox app for PC should add the option to easily put game files in any folder with unlimited access to them.

Arkadiusz Strzala, 12 November 2021, 15:48

Microsoft doesn't make life easy for alternative browser enthusiasts. Ever since the last update, Windows 11 pushes for opening of certain links in Edge, even if we have another default program set.