Free browser-based AI-generated Taipei GTA clone hits 1.2 million concurrent players in three days
Free browser-based AI-generated Taipei GTA clone hits 1.2 million concurrent players in three days

Developers AICodeWith have vibe-coded and published a free browser-based game dubbed Taipei GTA. It reportedly cost $10,000 in tokens to get to this state.

Buying used CPUs can expose users to existing bans from anti-cheat engines, and there’s no way to check for violations before purchase

The CPU’s previous owner apparently used it for cheating on Valorant, with its HWID getting flagged by Vanguard. When the Redditor bought and installed it on their PC, their Valorant account received a ban, too.

Steam hits record $1.7 billion in September 2026 despite soaring PC hardware costs
Steam hits record $1.7 billion in September 2026 despite soaring PC hardware costs

Steam’s latest revenues highlight continued strength in PC gaming, with players continuing to spend heavily even as the cost of building and upgrading gaming PCs rises.

Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?
Steam Deck 2: Is AMD Gainsborough the chip Valve’s been waiting for?

The Steam Deck is four and a half years old, and handheld gamers are eagerly awaiting a Steam Deck 2 – but Valve has consistently said it needs a new chip with a “generational leap” in performance and efficiency before building the sequel. There’s some reason to believe that chip has now broken cover: AMD […]

This Steam tool lets you fudge Nvidia DLSS 5 to easily work on PC games
This Steam tool lets you fudge Nvidia DLSS 5 to easily work on PC games

Jealous of all those DLSS 5 gaming experiments? Conduct your own with this Steam tool which allows Nvidia’s tech to work on PC games with no fuss.

Razer’s low-latency wireless gaming keyboard is almost half off
Razer’s low-latency wireless gaming keyboard is almost half off

Woot has the Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro TKL on sale for $130, a significant discount from its usual $219.99 price point. This keyboard is built for competitive gaming, with a low latency 2.4GHz wireless connection, and low-profile linear optical switches for faster activations that require a lighter touch than regular mechanical switches. The TKL layout […]

SteelSeries’ new mice are super light, with ultra-wideband and swappable batteries
SteelSeries’ new mice are super light, with ultra-wideband and swappable batteries

The new ergonomic Rival Pro and ambidextrous Sensei Pro wireless gaming mice are some of the company’s most interesting models in years. They’re familiar designs that feel incredibly lightweight to hold (53 grams each in black, one gram more in white), and they ship with two signature SteelSeries features found in its other product categories: […]

Steam adds low-latency Pyrowave codec to Remote Play — new codec offers better game streaming on local networks but costs ‘5-10 times’ more bandwidth
Steam adds low-latency Pyrowave codec to Remote Play — new codec offers better game streaming on local networks but costs ‘5-10 times’ more bandwidth

The Pyrowave codec was specifically created for the purpose of game streaming, taking advantage of the large bandwidth and powerful compute available on home networks.

Discord’s system resource hogging days may be over, with new ‘Game Mode’
Discord’s system resource hogging days may be over, with new ‘Game Mode’

Finally, Discord is working on a ‘Game Mode’ to reduce CPU and GPU consumption while gaming, but it seems there’s still a lot of work to be done.