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Aside from unveiling its Concept Nyx game streaming rig over at CES this year, Dell‘s gaming subsidiary Alienware has now also introduced both companies’ slimmest gaming laptop ever produced: the X14. Measuring a mere 0.57 inches and weighing just 4.06 pounds, the new offering from Alienware packs a big punch in its sleek form factor. At its base model, it’ll carry a 12th-generation Intel Core i7 CPU with NVIDIA‘s GeForce RTX 3050 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 256GB of SSD storage. If you’re looking to elevate your gaming experience further, you’ll also have options to upgrade its configuration, pushing graphics up to an RTX 3060 along with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD. Though its 14-inch 1080p, 144Hz display isn’t as top-end as some of its competitors’ laptops, it does support Dolby Vision ...

Kojima Productions is finally releasing Death Stranding: Director’s Cut for the PC this 2022. Hideo Kojima‘s famed video game company announced the news on social media, confirming that Death Stranding: Director’s Cut will be available via Steam and the Epic Games store by Spring 2022. “This is the definitive #DeathStranding experience, and will incorporate Intel’s new XeSS graphics technology,” the tweet further read. Reports state that Intel’s new graphics technology will possibly improve “performance, graphical fidelity and frame rates,” and those looking to play on ultra-wide monitors will be supported. Death Stranding: Director’s Cut was first released for the PlayStation 5 in September 2021. Developers promised “more weapons, equipment and vehicles, a variety of new modes, missions a...

More than a year after its launch, Sony has finally announced next-generation virtual reality for the PlayStation 5. Aptly named PS VR2, the new technology will bring the Japanese gaming giant’s VR experience up to date with a fresh headset and a brand new VR2 Sense controller, combined together through a simple single-cord setup. The headset itself offers 4K HDR with a 110-degree field of view and foveated rendering through an OLED display that can run at 90/120Hz, creating crisper images for your gaming experience, while integrated eye-tracking will give you more options when it comes to input. A built-in motor provides even more immersion through vibrations, complemented by the PlayStation 5’s Tempest 3D AudioTech for realistic sound. As for the VR Sense controller, the innovative devic...

Razer has unveiled its updated Blade gaming laptop lineup over at CES 2022. Mostly retaining their predecessors’ design, the Blades receive small updates to their form factor, with slightly larger keys and a thinner hinge that creates better ventilation for the machine. As you’d expect, the bulk of the changes come in the internals: all three laptops can now carry DDR5 RAM for the first time ever, and you’ll be able to choose between NVIDIA‘s RTX 3080 Ti or 3070 Ti GPU, marking a significant jump from previous iterations. The latter alone is capable of running games at 1440p at 100 frames per second, according to Razer, and the former boasts even higher performance than a desktop Titan RTX card. Graphics aside, the laptops will now also come with CPU upgrades. On the larger end of the spec...

Hoping to take game streaming and cloud gaming to the next level, Alienware has now unveiled its Concept Nyx over at CES 2022. Resembling a massive gaming PC along with a Switch Joy-Con-like controller, the new technology essentially performs as a server in your own home, allowing you to stream games to all your various devices with exceptional convenience. The machine will be positioned near your router or modem and connected via Ethernet cable, allowing it to broadcast your favorite games to different TVs, computers or handheld devices whether they’re installed locally on the Nyx or from a cloud server. Since the device is installed locally, you won’t have to put up with slower WiFi connections or input lag. For those who live with their family, friends, or significant other, the Alienwa...

Steam‘s concurrent user count has just reached a new all-time high. No doubt aided by the long holiday season, the gaming platform saw a massive surge in users over the past week, at one point reaching a record-breaking 27,942,036 users online at the same time according to SteamDB. Roughly eight million of them were in-game, while the remaining 20 million were simply on Steam browsing through its platform or messaging friends. Of those that were gaming, the largest portion was playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, while Dota 2 came in with the second-most players. The top 5 are then rounded out by PUBG, Apex Legends, and GTA V. Other top-played games include Team Fortress 2, Rust, ARK: Survival Evolved, Destiny 2, and even the 2013 title PAYDAY 2...

Despite the critical acclaim and widespread popularity of Halo Infinite, one of its team leads has already announced their departure. Moving on from 343 Industries is the game’s lead narrative designer Aaron Linde, who had previously worked on other massive Xbox titles such as Gears of War 3 and Destiny 2: Shadowkeep as well as other beloved games including Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Guild Wars 2: Living World. While the creative didn’t reveal exactly why he has decided to leave, he did inform fans that he’ll be joining the research and development team over at Riot Games, which focuses on developing new ideas. “Bittersweet news to report: I’m departing 343 Industries to pursue a new opportunity in 2022,” Linde announced on Twitter. “It was a terr...

Samsung on Monday introduced its new game streaming discovery platform, the Samsung Gaming Hub, at CES 2022. Powered by Tizen, the new platform bridges the gap between hardware and software for a streamlined player experience. In tandem with the Gaming Hub’s reveal, Samsung also shared details about several partnerships with leading game streaming services, including NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Stadia™ and Utomik, that will bring their full libraries to the platform. “Our Samsung Smart TVs provide the ultimate entertainment destination for everyone across generations, interests, and viewing preferences,” said Won-Jin Lee, Corporate President at Samsung Electronics in a statement. “We know that gaming continues to increase in popularity for our customers and we have bridged the gap between o...

Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda has revealed his New Year’s resolution for the company. 2021 proved to be a game-changing year for NFTs and blockchain technology and Matsuda hopes that moving forward to 2022, the company will continue to break barriers in the blockchain gaming world. In a recent New Year’s letter from Yosuke Matsuda, the president dubbed 2021 as the “Metaverse Year.” While he did not directly share plans for NFTs in Square Enix games, he said that the company will be placing an emphasis on watching gaming trends in the metaverse, “The metaverse will likely see a meaningful transition to a business phase in 2022, with a wide range of services appearing on the scene. As this abstract concept begins to take concrete shape in the form of product and service offerings, I a...