Why SNES hardware is running faster than expected—and why it’s a problem
Cheap, unreliable ceramic APU resonators lead to "constant, pervasive, unavoidable" issues.
Kyle Orland
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Gaming // Gaming & Entertainment
Microsoft’s new AI “Copilot for Gaming” struggles to justify its existence
We're still a ways off from the conversational AI "partner" teased last year.
Kyle Orland
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Epic Games is addressing one of Windows-on-Arm’s last big app compatibility gaps
Drivers and kernel-level software can't be translated automatically by Windows.
Andrew Cunningham
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Civilization VII, one month later: The community and developers chime in
Executive Producer Dennis Shirk talks with Ars about the state of the game.
Samuel Axon
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Leaked GeForce RTX 5060 and 5050 specs suggest Nvidia will keep playing it safe
Nvidia's 50-series refresh has been pretty conservative so far.
Andrew Cunningham
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Six ways Microsoft’s portable Xbox could be a Steam Deck killer
It needs to be more than just stock Windows with a coat of paint.
Kyle Orland
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Blood Typers is a terrifically tense, terror-filled typing tutor
Explore a haunted house, destroy some zombies, and hone your touch typing at the same time.
Kyle Orland
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AMD says top-tier Ryzen 9900X3D and 9950X3D CPUs arrive March 12 for $599 and $699
Inflated pricing for the 9800X3D might make these more appealing to some buyers.
Andrew Cunningham
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Most Read
“Literally just a copy”—hit iOS game accused of unauthorized HTML5 code theft
Web game illicitly "wrapped in a mobile shell" climbed the paid App Store charts.
Kyle Orland
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT review: RDNA 4 fixes a lot of AMD’s problems
For $549 and $599, AMD comes close to knocking out Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070.
Andrew Cunningham
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Due to new tariffs, many more physical game discs may “simply not get made”
Analysts also warn that tariffs could increase prices for game software and hardware.
Kyle Orland
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Shadowveil is a stylish, tough single-player auto-battler
The first Legends of the Five Rings PC game will make you work for your wins.
Kevin Purdy
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George Orwell’s 1984 as a ’90s PC game has to be seen to be believed
A "zero gravity training sphere" makes an appearance, obviously.
Kyle Orland
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 review: No, it’s not “4090 performance at $549”
It's not all bad news, but in many ways, this is barely an upgrade.
Andrew Cunningham
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159
Kaizen: A Factory Story makes a game of perfecting 1980s Japanese manufacturing
Puzzle masters return with a new studio and compelling manufacturing challenges.
Kevin Purdy
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Half-Life 3 is just the hot exclusive Valve needs to propel SteamOS past Windows
Opinion: Just as Half-Life 2 helped launch Steam, a sequel could help establish non-Windows PC gaming.
Kyle Orland
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Salty game dev comments, easier mods are inside Command & Conquer’s source code
With the right folks involved, EA can capably preserve and update its classics.
Kevin Purdy
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Details on AMD’s $549 and $599 Radeon RX 9070 GPUs, which aim at Nvidia and 4K
New GPUs launch March 6, targeting upper-midrange 1440p and 4K gaming PCs.
Andrew Cunningham
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AMD’s FSR 4 upscaling is exclusive to 90-series Radeon GPUs, won’t work on other cards
Like Nvidia, AMD is locking some upscaling advancements to its newest GPUs.
Andrew Cunningham
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The PlayStation VR2 will get a drastic price cut, but that might not be enough
This could revitalize the platform—or demonstrate that things aren't going well.
Samuel Axon
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Now the overclock-curious can buy a delidded AMD 9800X3D, with a warranty
CPUs ready to blast past their limits can be had with a warranty, for a premium.
Kevin Purdy
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Portal Randomized feels like playing Portal again for the first time
Small gameplay tweaks make for a completely fresh take on old challenges.
Kyle Orland
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Fresh leaks suggest Half-Life 3 development may be nearing completion
Data-mined engine updates suggest long-awaited sequel is in "polish and optimization" phase.
Kyle Orland
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158
WB axes Shadow of Mordor maker in setback for clever, sadly patented game system
Opinion: By playing it safe, WB makes it harder for other games to experiment.
Kevin Purdy
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11 standouts from Steam Next Fest’s thousands of free game demos
Let Ars help you find some needles in Steam's massive haystack of game trials.
Kyle Orland and Kevin Purdy
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Framework’s first desktop is a strange—but unique—mini ITX gaming PC
Ryzen AI Max and its gigantic integrated GPU power this Xbox Series S-sized PC.
Andrew Cunningham
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti review: An RTX 4080 for $749, at least in theory
It's hard to review a product if you don't know what it will actually cost!
Andrew Cunningham
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Twitch’s new storage limits will purge huge swaths of Internet gaming history
Amazon-owned platform says "costly" historical archives don't drive "engagement."
Kyle Orland
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Microsoft shows progress toward real-time AI-generated game worlds
Despite improvements, Microsoft's new model is still mainly useful for low-res prototypes.
Kyle Orland
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Valve releases full Team Fortress 2 game code to encourage new, free versions
Other Source games also get the Half-Life 2 anniversary update treatment.
Kevin Purdy
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Nvidia’s 50-series cards drop support for PhysX, impacting older games
The 32-bit tech on older games can't bring snazzy effects forward.
Kevin Purdy
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Streamer completes hitless run of seven FromSoft Soulslikes without leveling up
So, what's your excuse?
Kyle Orland
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Review: Asus’ ROG Flow Z13 tablet takes the asterisk off integrated GPUs
Performance like an RTX 4060, but it's packed into a slightly heavy Surface-like.
Kevin Purdy
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How Diablo hackers uncovered a speedrun scandal
Investigators decompiled the game to search through 2.2 billion random dungeon seeds.
Kyle Orland
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What we know about AMD and Nvidia’s imminent midrange GPU launches
Will the GeForce RTX 5070 and Radeon RX 9070 achieve the dream of affordable 4K?
Andrew Cunningham
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Avowed review: Wait, are we the baddies?
Obsidian's new fantasy RPG asks you to be the unwelcome face of a hated occupying force.
Kyle Orland
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