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You can now play Half-Life 2 directly from your browser

A high schooler has released a fully-playable browser version of Half-Life 2, and it runs surprisingly well considering their limited coding experience.

AMD FSR 4.1 more than doubles Cyberpunk 2077 performance on Radeon RX 7900 XTX

AMD FSR 4.1 upscaling shows great results on RDNA 3 GPUs, despite retaining similar image quality to its RDNA 4 implementation.

Valve hints that Steam Machine price was initially around $750 before RAM crisis hit

RAM prices saw the cost of a Steam Machine increase by up to 44% hints Valve, mirroring the Steam Deck's price hikes.

Microsoft’s new 8GB Surface Pro laptops are more expensive than their 16GB predecessors

Microsoft relaunches its 2025 Snapdragon Surface Pro and Laptop devices, but the entry-level models only have 8GB of RAM.

AOC fights on price with its new dual-mode 720Hz WOLED gaming monitor

The AOC Agon Pro AGP277QKDC offers a 4th-gen WOLED monitor, boasting up to 720Hz refresh rate at 1280x720, with an MSRP of £699.

Valve saw no “viable way” to offer barebones Steam Machine at launch, but that could change in future

Considerations for a barebones Steam Machine, without the RAM and SSD, fell away early in the system's development for several reasons.

AMD finally gives FSR 4.1 support to Radeon RX 7000 GPUs, thanks to its latest driver

AMD launches FSR 4.1 on RDNA 3 GPUs, promising identical image quality to RDNA 4 and better performance than the community mod.

Valve now allows you to run SteamOS on your own DIY Steam Machine, with Nvidia GPU support in the works

Valve is releasing SteamOS 3.8 for desktop users who want to build their own Steam Machine, and is working with Nvidia to support GeForce GPUs.

£269 for a 240Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor – this MSI Big Prime Day deal is genuinely amazing

Prepare yourself for snappy response times, deep blacks, and vibrant colours, all for a bargain price. We've eagerly watched the prices of OLED gaming...