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People are making their Steam Controllers 'sing' songs, and so can you

It's as easy as dropping a MIDI file into a program.

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DLSS 5: The future of graphics or the end of art?

NVIDIA's new generative enhancements are impressive -- but also highly controversial.

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A home-made portable PS2 called the JameStation
This wild PS2 handheld has a buzz saw-like disc drive — and somehow it works

As far as homemade retro console handhelds go, this one is certainly a bit out there.

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Rockstar is in no hurry to release GTA 6 on PC, and leaked numbers explain exactly why

Turns out, console players spend over thirty times playing GTA every year than PC players

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HID Remapper now lets you use the Steam Controller on the Switch, and the trackpad actually works

More choice is always good.

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Forza Horizon 6 made me stop doubting DLSS 4.5, and the proof is hard to ignore

Japan is stunning, but DLSS 4.5 somehow makes it more so

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The PlayStation 5 Slim sitting on a table
After years of PC gaming, I realized my PS5 still gets one thing right

Of course, PC gaming is better, but at what cost?

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Chasing the highest average framerate makes your games feel worse — here’s what I did instead

Capping your framerate sounds counterintuitive, but it could be exactly what your game needs

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The gaming industry's biggest lie is about what your setup needs — here's what actually matters

I spent years dreaming about "gaming" peripherals before realizing better

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For under $100, an Xbox 360 with homebrew beats almost every modern console I own

My undisputed king of the living room

Resident Evil Requiem running at native resolution on a gaming PC.
Denuvo is finally dead, and the industry's response could be far worse than piracy
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Every Denuvo game just became instantly crackable, but publishers won't accept that sitting down

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Sega Master System Original and Evolution side-by-side Brazil models
The Sega Master System is still being made and sold in Brazil 37 years later

Brazil's unique gaming culture kept the Sega Master System alive decades after it vanished everywhere else

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The 5 rarest PlayStation 2 games you may never own

These PlayStation 2 games are so rare and expensive that you may never get a chance to own them. Here's why they're so elusive!

A comparison of gaming with and without DLSS 4
You think frame generation boosts performance, but it exposes a bigger problem
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What's the point of triple-digit FPS if you're still getting a double-digit experience?

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Someone ported the OG Xbox dashboard to PC, and yes, it launches Steam games

I miss when console dashboards were only different shades of green.

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Resident Evil 9 requiem on a gaming PC.
Denuvo is finally dead: every PC game protected by the DRM can now be cracked or bypassed

A decade-long fight comes to an end.

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Valve confirms Steam Controller price and release date, and it's as expensive as I feared

The new Steam Controller starts at $100

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Revisiting my high school-era Halo 2 stats is a blast from the past

Over 2 billion Halo 2 and Halo 3 matches have been restored thanks to Halo Archive

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One of the most iconic emulators ever is back from the dead with impressive new features

Super ZSNES is a ZSNES revival with new GPU-powered features, including major visual enhancements and Mode 7 height-mapping.

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My $2,000 gaming PC sits idle because these 5 browser games are better

These games are always a single tab away

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