Steam Deck 2's Gainsborough APU: 16 RDNA 5 CUs Explained
Four and a half years after the original Steam Deck launched on TSMC's 7nm node, we finally have a plausible silicon target for its successor.…
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Elta: Defy All Gods Runs at 40 FPS on Steam Deck — Barely
The performance numbers in this Elta: Defy All Gods demo preview tell a more interesting story than the combat does. Low preset. Roughly 60%…
Witcher 3's Record Player Count Is a Steam Deck Warning
Nearly 120,000 people were playing The Witcher 3 on Steam at the time of Eurogamer's report — the highest concurrent total in the game's 11-year…
Castlevania's 40th: Free Original Game and a 30FPS Switch Problem
Konami's 40th-anniversary freebie is the easy headline: the original 1986 Castlevania is free on the App Store and Google Play until October 24. But…
Free to $20: The Real Cost of Switch 2 Upgrade Packs
Twenty dollars. That's the ceiling on Switch 2 Upgrade Packs — the paid patches that convert your existing Switch 1 library into the enhanced Switch…
Path of Exile 2 Is Steam Deck Verified — But Not Always Smooth
Steam Deck Verified badges read like a guarantee: the game boots, the controls map, the text is legible, and it won't demand a mouse and keyboard you…
Stellar Blade's Switch 2 Frame Gen Toggle Is the Right Call
Frame generation was supposed to be the Switch 2's cheat code. Instead, Stellar Blade's Complete Edition demo has become the clearest argument yet…
AC Brotherhood's 20-Minute Loop Was Made for Handhelds
Every 20 minutes, one of the businesses Ezio has reopened across Rome kicks a small tribute your way — a passive-income trickle that rewards you for…
Belmont's Curse Demo Runs 30fps on Switch, 60fps Everywhere
Konami has a date, and it's a split one. The free Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo launches October 1, two weeks ahead of the full game on October…
Wilds Switch 2 Port Took a Year. The Frame Rate Shows It
When Capcom's engineers first got Monster Hunter Wilds onto Switch 2 hardware, the game didn't run at all. Not "ran badly" — didn't run. In a new…
GPD Win 5 Adds a Cheaper Strix Halo Tier — Battery Not Included
GPD has spent the better part of a year selling a handheld that doesn't ship with a battery, and its newest move is to charge $1,722 for one with…
Diablo 5 in 2029: Will Handhelds Run the Darkest ARPG?
Blizzard closed BlizzCon 2026 by setting Sanctuary on fire. Diablo 5 arrives in 2029 — six years after Diablo 4, the shortest gap between mainline…