PC and console gaming, performance and platforms
August 27, 3pm ET, only on Netflix — then everyone else waits until 9pm. Here's why Rockstar just rewrote how game trailers drop.
Diego Santos · 1d ago · 6 min
Nearly 30 VR games got announced in one hour on August 13, and the biggest story wasn't a new game at all — it's who's making the old ones playable in VR.
Diego Santos · 2d ago · 5 min
Tarnished Edition launches August 28 at $79.99. A year ago the first public build ran under 20fps — here's what actually changed.
Diego Santos · 4d ago · 6 min
Serious Sam: Shatterverse drops multiple universes' worth of Sam into one co-op shooter — here's what's actually new and what isn't.
Diego Santos · 5d ago · 5 min
85% of US console gamers regularly play PlayStation. 76% play Nintendo. Xbox trails both at 58% — and its own new CEO just called the division 'unhealthy.'
Diego Santos · 5d ago · 6 min
Helldivers 2, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Vampire Survivors and Hell Is Us all join PlayStation Plus in August, and for once the free additions don't feel like filler.
Diego Santos · 5d ago · 5 min
Jensen Huang called it 'the GPT moment for graphics.' Everyone with an RTX 40 card or older just got told to wait.
Diego Santos · Aug 11 · 7 min
4K looks glorious — but it costs ~4× the GPU power of 1080p, and for competitive play it's the wrong choice. Here's who a 4K gaming monitor is genuinely worth it for, and who should skip it.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
OLED used to be a luxury with a burn-in asterisk. In 2026 the prices collapsed and the burn-in fear is largely outdated — here's the honest panel comparison, and who each is really for.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
The jump from 60Hz to 144Hz is life-changing. Everything after that has diminishing returns — unless you play competitively. Here's exactly how many Hz you actually need.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
1440p won 2026 for most gamers — but the right answer depends entirely on your GPU and how you play. Here's the honest breakdown of all three, and who each one is really for.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Resolution, refresh rate, panel type, response time, and sync — get these five right and everything else is noise. Here's how to pick the monitor that fits your GPU and how you play.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Before you drop $500 on a graphics card, run this checklist. For a lot of people the free levers close the whole gap — and for the rest, this tells you exactly which part to buy.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Not all settings are equal. A few eat 30-50% of your frame rate for a difference you'll barely see; others are nearly free. Here's exactly what to turn down — and what to leave on Ultra.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Before you spend a cent on an upgrade, find out which part is actually holding you back. It takes one free overlay and two numbers — and the answer decides where your money should go.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
High average FPS but the game still hitches? Stutter is a different beast from low frame rate — and frame generation can't fix it. Here's what actually causes it and how to make it smooth.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Low frame rate doesn't always mean you need a new GPU. Here's the full playbook — from free five-minute tweaks that add 30-60% FPS to knowing exactly when hardware is the real answer.
Diego Santos · Aug 4 · 10 min
Fresh off an Xbox reset, Bethesda laid out a huge Fallout roadmap: remasters of Fallout 3 and New Vegas, Fallout 5 in pre-production, and a new Fallout from Obsidian. The catch? Elder Scrolls 6 comes first.
Diego Santos · Aug 1 · 9 min