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HP buys HyperX to boost its gaming peripherals
HP is snatching up HyperX's brand and gaming peripherals, though Kingston gets to keep HyperX's PC component gear.
Nvidia cripples RTX 3060 mining ahead of launch, but don't expect miracles
Nvidia is cutting the GeForce RTX 3060's Ethereum capabilities in half and rolling out dedicated cryptocurrency GPUs, but still expect the graphics cards to disappear quickly.
New Chromebooks will ship with Google's Stadia pre-installed
Google has confirmed that it will ship Chromebooks with the Stadia service pre-installed, which reports say is a web app.
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3060 gets a February 25 release date
Nvidia's first mainstream graphics card of this generation, the $329 GeForce RTX 3060, hits the streets later this month.
Should you buy a gaming laptop or a gaming desktop?
Considering a GeForce 30-series Laptop or desktop? Here's what you need to think about first.
The Steam Lunar New Year Sale is live with cheap games and daily freebies
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with game deals and animated ox stickers on Steam.
Confirmed: Nvidia taps the GTX 1050 Ti to battle graphics card shortages
Nvidia confirms that it's shipping stock of older GPUs to help combat the current graphics card shortage—and it's a smart move.
Intel is already testing its Xe HPG gaming GPU in 3DMark
Intel's first Xe graphics card for PC gamers is already being tested.
PCWorld's February Digital Magazine: The Chip Wars Rage On
Enjoy the best of PCWorld.com in a curated Digital Magazine for Android, iOS, and your web browser.
Play over 500 free demos in the latest Steam Game Festival
Cure your winter blues by playing something new in the February Steam Game Festival.
Google kills Stadia's internal studios, but the cloud gaming service lives on
Well, that won't settle anyone worried about Google Stadia's long-term prospects.
Razer's Viper 8K escalates the war for ultimate gaming mouse responsiveness
Razer's ambidextrous Viper 8K gaming mouse boast an 8,000Hz polling rate that's eight times faster than the industry standard.
Xbox, PCs and gaming drive AMD and Microsoft's revenues
Microsoft and AMD both reported strong earnings for the fourth quarter of 2020, driven by consumers who worked and played at home with their PC and Xbox game consoles.
Why Intel's first Xe graphics cards won't work in AMD systems
Intel's first Iris Xe discrete graphics cards are rolling out, but they require select Intel Core CPUs and motherboards to work.
Be careful: Shopping for gaming laptops just got a lot harder
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 30-series laptop GPUs deliver unprecedented mobile performance, but fundamental changes to the lineup mean you'll need to be much more cautious when shopping than before.
Intel's debut Iris Xe graphics cards are headed to prebuilt PCs (but not for gaming)
Intel will sell a discrete desktop GPU aimed at mainstream users and small businesses.
Ryzen 5000 doubles AMD's gaming laptop share, but Nvidia still rules
AMD is gaining share in gaming laptops, but Intel continues to dominate, while Nvidia rules them all.
