Lenovo Legion 5i 15IAX11 Surfaces With 15.3-Inch OLED and PCIe 5.0 Storage
Lenovo's upcoming Legion 5i 15IAX11 packs a 15.3-inch 165 Hz OLED, an 80 Wh battery, DDR5-5600, and a rare combo of PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots.
Samsung Reveals 2026 Odyssey Lineup With Industry-First 6K Gaming Monitor
Samsung's 2026 Odyssey lineup includes a 32-inch 6K IPS gaming monitor with 165 Hz native and a 330 Hz Dual Mode, plus refreshed OLED G7 and G8 models.
Lenovo Revives Legion Phone Line With Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and 7,000-Nit Display
Lenovo's Legion Y70 (2026) packs a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, a 7,000-nit AMOLED, an 8,000mAh battery, and remote AAA game streaming from a paired Legion PC.
Lenovo Legion Y900 11 Brings MediaTek Dimensity 9500S to 2026 Gaming Tablet Lineup
Lenovo's new 11.1-inch Legion Y900 gaming tablet pairs MediaTek's Dimensity 9500S with a 3840x2560 144Hz display, 16GB RAM, and an 11,000mAh battery.
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Proton 11.0-1 Beta 2 Fixes Game Regressions and Controller Bugs
Valve's latest Proton 11 beta restores playability for BattleBit Remastered and Assassin's Creed Shadows, fixes Terraria performance, and squashes Deus Ex controller bugs.
MSI MAG 272UP Brings 4K Penta Tandem QD-OLED to $599.99
MSI's MAG 272UP QD-OLED E16 brings Samsung's 4th Gen Penta Tandem QD-OLED panel to 4K at 165Hz for $600, hitting 1,000 nits peak brightness.
RedMagic 11S Pro Launches With Overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
RedMagic's 11S Pro and 11S Pro+ pair an overclocked Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 running at 4.74GHz with a 24,000 RPM internal fan and up to 16GB of RAM.
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SDL Library Adds Full Button Mapping for New Steam Controller
SDL just merged full button mapping for Valve's 2026 Steam Controller, letting cross-platform games address the gamepad without going through the Steam client.
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SDL3 Adds Support for the New Steam Controller Outside of Steam
SDL3 has merged native support for Valve's new Steam Controller, exposing touchpads, capacitive stick touch, and grip sense to games without needing the Steam client running.
Bazzite Stable 44.20260515 Ships Kernel 6.19.14-ogc5 and Mesa 26.0.5
Bazzite's latest stable image lands kernel 6.19.14-ogc5, Mesa 26.0.5, Gamescope 137, KDE Plasma 6.6.4, and a built-in fwupd flatpak for GUI firmware updates.
Lenovo Legion 7a 15ASH11 Heads Worldwide With AMD Strix Halo, Up to 48GB VRAM, and Stable ROCm
Lenovo's first Strix Halo gaming laptop pairs the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 with up to 64GB LPDDR5X and lets users assign 48GB of it as VRAM for the Radeon 8060S iGPU.
Anbernic RG Rotate Brings Flip-Out Display to Pocket Retro Handheld
Anbernic's RG Rotate is a pocket-sized Android retro handheld with a 3.5 inch square display that flips down over the gamepad, starting at $88.
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DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 Brings D3D12 Shader Extensions to Linux Gaming
DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 lands experimental Direct3D 12 NVIDIA shader extension support, promising improvements for Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, and Unreal Engine 5 titles on Linux.
Bazzite 44.20260508 Brings Kernel Update, SDL3 Bump, and ASUS ROG Tooling
Bazzite 44.20260508 updates to kernel 6.19.14-ogc2 with Mesa 26.0.5, adds ASUS ROG tooling, restores Thrustmaster force feedback support, and brings FFmpeg and SDL3 bumps.
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Valve's New Steam Controller Now Shipping at $99
Valve's redesigned Steam Controller ships today with magnetic thumbsticks, four haptic motors, and wireless support for $99.
Bazzite Stable Update Brings Kernel 6.19.14 and Mesa 26.0.5
Bazzite's latest stable image moves to Linux 6.19.14, ships Mesa 26.0.5 and Gamescope 137, and adds a new kernel module package for Framework laptop hardware.
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Steam on Linux Holds at 4.52 Percent After Record March Surge
Linux gaming on Steam settled at 4.52 percent in April 2026 after March's record 5.33 percent peak, with SteamOS Holo accounting for roughly 23 percent of Linux gamers.
Lenovo Legion Y70 2026 Gaming Phone Packs an 8,000mAh Battery and a Dedicated Gaming Antenna
Lenovo's refreshed Legion Y70 gaming phone brings an 8,000mAh battery with claimed 2-day endurance and a dedicated gaming antenna boosting WiFi by 26%.
OnePlus Strix G15 Turns the Ace 6 Ultra Into a Dedicated Mobile Gaming Handheld
OnePlus launches the Strix G15 snap-on controller with 1,000Hz triggers for the Ace 6 Ultra, turning the Dimensity 9500 phone into a mobile gaming handheld.
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Valve's GameNetworkingSockets Gets First Major Update in Nearly Four Years, Adds Rust Bindings
Valve's battle-tested GameNetworkingSockets library hits v1.5 with community-contributed Rust bindings, P2P improvements, and security fixes after nearly four years without a release.