Gaming

Is the Steam Deck still worth it in 2026?

The Steam Deck is a solid gaming handheld, but after the arrival of several competitors and higher prices, is it still worth picking one up?

Polygon

Civilization 7 Officially Gets a Major Sci-Fi Update for 2027

The upcoming 1.5 and Arc of Tomorrow updates will also continue to transform Sid Meier's Civilization 7 ahead of Earthrise's launch in 2027

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Has a Secret Jon Favreau Movie Easter Egg

Polygon

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' Has a Secret Jon Favreau Movie Easter Egg

A behind-the-scenes look at Rotta the Hutt and making Martin Scorsese an alien chef.

5 Huge Reveals To Expect From Nintendo’s Zelda Anniversary Direct

Polygon

5 Huge Reveals To Expect From Nintendo’s Zelda Anniversary Direct

We have a good idea of what could appear at Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct thanks to leaks and a few educated guesses.

Peak studio Aggro Crab is publishing a sick-looking platformer about a blue collar guy doing dirty work on an alien world

Peak studio Aggro Crab is publishing a sick-looking platformer about a blue collar guy doing dirty work on an alien world

That's what's up.

Saber CCO says the studio isn't changing up its comms strategy after recent controversies: 'There's always some dust up'

Saber CCO says the studio isn't changing up its comms strategy after recent controversies: 'There's always some dust up'

"The games will speak for themselves."

Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams was amazed other devs had heard of his game the first time he went to a convention: 'I didn't know that anyone knew what we were doing'

Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams was amazed other devs had heard of his game the first time he went to a convention: 'I didn't know that anyone knew what we were doing'

"I try to have good moral qualities, but I am apparently subject to all forms of flattery and vanity and such."

Go grandmaster becomes first human to win series against advanced AI engine in 3-hour match

Go grandmaster becomes first human to win series against advanced AI engine in 3-hour match

We've still got some fight left in us.

8-year Old School RuneScape saga comes to a close with former dev sentenced for stealing $400K in gold and items from players

8-year Old School RuneScape saga comes to a close with former dev sentenced for stealing $400K in gold and items from players

You ever just lose your 20s to a self-inflicted RuneScape legal saga.

Saber CCO Tim Willits blames layoffs on games industry overspecialization: 'Studios that have a couple hundred employees that work on one game are going to struggle'

Saber CCO Tim Willits blames layoffs on games industry overspecialization: 'Studios that have a couple hundred employees that work on one game are going to struggle'

"Why not take a risk?"

Moins de 130 € pour un écran PC gamer de 27″ QHD et 180 Hz ? C’est la super offre d’Amazon

Frandroid

Moins de 130 € pour un écran PC gamer de 27″ QHD et 180 Hz ? C’est la super offre d’Amazon

Si vous souhaitez investir dans un moniteur pour le jeu sans débourser une somme importante, voici l'AOC Gaming Q27G42XE. C'est un moniteur 27 pouces QHD taillé pour le jeu, avec sa dalle à 180 Hz. Bonne nouvelle, il passe de 179 euros à 129,90 euros sur Amazon.

Le top 3 des meilleurs PC portables gamers que nous avons testé pour la rentrée

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Le top 3 des meilleurs PC portables gamers que nous avons testé pour la rentrée

Voici les trois meilleurs PC portables pour le gaming que nous avons testés cet été. Nous avons choisi trois modèles que nous recommandons pour cette rentrée.

Trump’s White House Website Published Some Video Games as a Low-Effort Provocation

Gizmodo

Trump’s White House Website Published Some Video Games as a Low-Effort Provocation

The "Flappy Bird" clone is decent.

Xbox Cloud Gaming's new hourly cap is reportedly set exactly where Microsoft stops making money on it

Xbox Cloud Gaming's new hourly cap is reportedly set exactly where Microsoft stops making money on it

A new report suggests that Xbox has capped its cloud gaming usage to 15 hours for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers because that's when the service stops being profitable. Read more

Kingdom Come: Deliverance director says DLSS 5 does right by KCD 2, 'people are crazy' for thinking it's AI slop

Kingdom Come: Deliverance director says DLSS 5 does right by KCD 2, 'people are crazy' for thinking it's AI slop

"I am the creative director of the game. This is our original artistic vision."

Sony clarifies PlayStation disc production is dropping by 10 percent in 2028, not to 10 percent

Sony clarifies PlayStation disc production is dropping by 10 percent in 2028, not to 10 percent

Sony has pushed back on a wave of reports suggesting PlayStation disc manufacturing is about to be gutted by 90 percent after comments from a Sony DADC executive were allegedly misunderstood. Read more

AMD en roue libre : remisé à -47%, le Ryzen 7 7800X3D se vend à la pelle 🪏

01net

AMD en roue libre : remisé à -47%, le Ryzen 7 7800X3D se vend à la pelle 🪏

Voilà une excellente affaire à saisir pour les personnes qui veulent s'équiper d'un processeur gaming sans devoir y mettre le prix fort.

Gamescom apologises for how it initially responded to indie developer hardware thefts

Gamescom apologises for how it initially responded to indie developer hardware thefts

Gamescom has apologised for the way it "communicated about the theft of hardware belonging to several indie developers" last week, admitting, "our first response did not strike the right tone, and it did not show the people affected the empathy they deserved". Read more

White House launches Arcade.gov, a minigame site parodying immigration enforcement and border security

White House launches Arcade.gov, a minigame site parodying immigration enforcement and border security

The White House has launched Arcade.Gov, a website of browser minigames built around Donald Trump's immigration and border policies. Read more

Actualité : LEGO x PlayStation : la PS1 revient en 1911 briques (et avec Gran Turismo et Ape Escape)

Les Numériques

Actualité : LEGO x PlayStation : la PS1 revient en 1911 briques (et avec Gran Turismo et Ape Escape)

Prévu pour le mois d'octobre prochain, le set LEGO PlayStation (72306) est une réplique en 1911 briques de la première console de Sony, avec une manette et deux petits dioramas inclus.

Modder gets Nvidia's DLSS 5 working on AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs — RX 9070 XT only manages 30 FPS at 1080p right now, but 5070 Ti-level performance is the eventual goal

Tom's Hardware

Modder gets Nvidia's DLSS 5 working on AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs — RX 9070 XT only manages 30 FPS at 1080p right now, but 5070 Ti-level performance is the eventual goal

If you have an RX 9000 series GPU, you can try out DLSS 5 on your PC right now and absolutely destroy the stable performance you were getting before.

Xbox Game Pass imposes monthly cloud gaming limits, just 15 hours per month for Ultimate — subscribers and non-subscribers can buy more hours to keep gaming

Tom's Hardware

Xbox Game Pass imposes monthly cloud gaming limits, just 15 hours per month for Ultimate — subscribers and non-subscribers can buy more hours to keep gaming

Microsoft has added monthly limits to its Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming service, where subscribers and non-subscribers can purchase extra playtime when they surpass their limits.

Your PS5 is holding back your 4K Blu-ray collection

Pocket-lint

Your PS5 is holding back your 4K Blu-ray collection

A standalone 4K Blu-ray player is typically a better choice.

BioWare doesn't need advice for Mass Effect 4, says veteran designer, as long as "people get out of the way"

BioWare doesn't need advice for Mass Effect 4, says veteran designer, as long as "people get out of the way"

Original Mass Effect cinematic designer and Mass Effect 2 lead cinematic designer Armando Troisi has insisted the current BioWare team doesn't need outside advice on developing the next installment because so many of the people who built the original trilogy are still at the…

On a joué avec les futurs portables gamers NVIDIA : une RTX 5070 de PC fixe dans un corps de portable, ils n’ont plus grand-chose à envier aux tours

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On a joué avec les futurs portables gamers NVIDIA : une RTX 5070 de PC fixe dans un corps de portable, ils n’ont plus grand-chose à envier aux tours

Nous avons profité de l’IFA 2026 pour une prise en main approfondie des RTX Spark, nouveaux ordinateurs portables de NVIDIA. Et non, l’équipe verte n’a pas vraiment abandonné ses origines gaming.

Gen-AI controversy aside, Crazy Taxi: World Tour feels like classic arcade Sega - and it's an absolute blast

Gen-AI controversy aside, Crazy Taxi: World Tour feels like classic arcade Sega - and it's an absolute blast

Crazy Taxi was not my favourite Dreamcast game (please don't ask me to choose between the triumphant rhythm triptych of Rez , Space Channel 5, and Samba de Amigo , however), but there's a specific bit of it that's forever seared into my brain: the giddy thrill of cresting over…

What we've been playing - "Well this is embarrassing, we're wearing the same outfit!"

What we've been playing - "Well this is embarrassing, we're wearing the same outfit!"

Unluckily for you all, Bertie's having a well-earned long weekend (possibly skiing, possibly jumping on the spot, possibly just having a nice lie down after the chaos of it all), meaning you're stuck with me on intro duties for What We've Been Playing this time around. Read more

After AI slop accusations, Humankind 2 studio says its new trailer was definitely "made by humankind" and at least five chickens

Gaming·4 sept. 2026

After AI slop accusations, Humankind 2 studio says its new trailer was definitely "made by humankind" and at least five chickens

A large portion of the internet pointed their virtual fingers at Humankind 2's new trailer and shouted 'AI slop!' Developer Amplitude Studios is now denying those claims and has even released a behind-the-scenes clip to prove a whole human crew (plus five chickens) made the…