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HP Omen Max 45L with RTX 5090 drops to $4,799, $2,200 off
Rare prebuilt deal undercuts DIY 5090 builds by over $1k
HP's flagship prebuilt with an RTX 5090, 64GB DDR5, and 2TB SSD now costs less than buying the GPU alone at scalper prices.
Valve's Steam Frame headset user guide videos leak on Steam Store
User guide leak suggests Valve's new VR headset is almost ready to ship
Nine minutes of Steam Frame setup and user guide videos appeared as unlisted Steam Store assets, the strongest signal yet that Valve's new VR headset is close to launch.
STALKER 2 patch 2.0 jumps to Unreal Engine 5.5.4, FPS up 30% on RTX 5080
UE 5.5.4 engine upgrade delivers big FPS gains, but scaling varies by GPU tier
GSC Game World shipped patch 2.0 for STALKER 2, upgrading the engine from UE 5.1 to 5.5.4. TweakTown reports over 30% FPS gains on an RTX 5080.
FSR 4 frame generation has frame pacing problems
Slow-motion tests reveal AMD's frame gen tech ships with timing issues
Slow-motion camera tests show FSR 4's generated frames arrive unevenly, causing visible jitter that can make the feature worse than running native framerates.
Battlefield 6 season 4 adds Top Gun collab and Carrier Strike mode
Naval combat mode and biggest map yet could be permanent if player count holds
Season 4 brings naval combat, a new Top Gun crossover, and the franchise's largest map. Carrier Strike mode could stick around if player count holds.
Dell's RTX 5090 Alienware prebuilt costs less than the GPU alone
Prebuilt cheaper than the card inside — rare for a 5090, but you're stuck with Dell parts
A $1,550 discount drops Dell's Area-51 with RTX 5090 to $3,479 — $20 cheaper than buying the card standalone. Rare win for prebuilt pricing.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 brings Roblox crossover after Epic boss called it a threat
Epic brings Roblox into Fortnite months after calling it an existential threat
Fortnite's new season adds Roblox characters alongside Sonic, Crash, Mega Man, and Persona 5's Joker — months after Epic CEO Tim Sweeney warned Roblox could 'eat gaming.'
AMD blocked RX 9050 review samples after it lost to three-year-old GPUs
RX 9050 can't beat GPUs from 2023, so AMD ghosted reviewers
AMD reportedly refused to send RX 9050 review samples to press. Benchmarks show it losing to GPUs from 2023, which explains the silence.
Budget GPU shortages expected to worsen through late 2026, PC Partner warns
Entry-level GPU buyers face tighter supply and higher prices in late 2026
PC Partner, a major graphics card manufacturer, says budget GPU supply will tighten in H2 2026, hitting entry-level buyers hardest.
Modern Warfare 4 beta adds campaign mission and Warzone content
First CoD beta to include campaign and Warzone — not just MP
Activision is breaking tradition: the MW4 beta will include a campaign mission and Warzone content alongside multiplayer, a first for Call of Duty betas.
Elder Scrolls 6 demo met with giant inflatable rat protest at Bethesda
Labor protest crashes Elder Scrolls 6 demo — first gameplay sighting in 8 years
Bethesda staff staged a labor protest during an Xbox leadership visit to see The Elder Scrolls 6, placing a giant inflatable rat outside the studio in response to Microsoft's mass layoffs.
RTX 5070 prices jump 36% as Blackwell cards hit new highs on Newegg
RTX 5070 up $200 over MSRP — worth it or worth waiting?
GeForce RTX 50-series cards are now selling well above MSRP, with the RTX 5070 up 36% and the RTX 5060 up 27% at median Newegg pricing.