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How to turn your iPhone into a Bluetooth controller

staff@engadget.com (Isaac Egbon) — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000

If your PC gaming controller is broken or you need an extra for a friend, there's a simple solution for iPhone users.

A decade's worth of Steam files totaling more than 12TB has leaked

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:16:13 +0000

The leak contains beta builds and finished games from Valve and third-party developers.

Early leak of NVIDIA's DLSS 5 has an uncanny valley problem

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:20:33 +0000

People are grafting a pre-release version of DLSS 5 onto their favorite games with unspectacular results.

Ubisoft apologizes for accidentally selling Heroes of Might and Magic 3 without the actual game files

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:10:08 +0000

The Steam release was supposed to get fans excited for an upcoming remake.

Is a liquid-cooled PC worth it?

staff@engadget.com (Dave Meikleham) — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Air cooling is reliable, while liquid cooling is visually slick. Which one you should use depends on how heavy you game on your system.

Can MS Paint run Doom? (Yes)

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:51:23 +0000

Can MS Paint run Doom? (Yes)

Slow downloads? These tweaks could speed up your router

staff@engadget.com (Adnan Ahmed) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

If your Wi-Fi is a bit sluggish, there are some things you should check before upgrading your router.

Steam adds handy gifting and wishlist updates

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:03:52 +0000

You can now gift games without a Steam account and sort your wishlist into categories.

Dbrand's Companion Cube case for the Steam Machine was a lie

staff@engadget.com (Sam Rutherford) — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:00:20 +0000

Dbrand did not do its homework when it made the Companion Cube case for the Steam Machine.

Around a fifth of Steam Next Fest demos have a generative AI disclosure

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:50:17 +0000

We'll see how players react.

A Fable deep dive video shows off the RPG's compelling life sim system

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:02:10 +0000

The delayed Fable reboot is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC on February 23.

Signet City is a new 'fungalpunk' RPG from the creator of Citizen Sleeper

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Citizen Sleeper creator Gareth Damian Martin has revealed their latest game, Signet City. The new RPG casts players as a fungal parasite in a dying city.

If Vampire Survivors and Spelunky had a baby, it'd be Messhof's Blood Dungeon

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:06:25 +0000

Blood Dungeon is the latest project from the studio behind Nidhogg.

Steam Machine and Steam Frame are coming 'this summer'

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:53:31 +0000

Still no price in sight.

Theos: Cities of Myth is the spiritual successor to the one of the great city builders of the early 2000s

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:53:07 +0000

If you remember Zeus: Master of Olympus, you'll want to watch this game closely.

ASUS' ROG Xbox Ally X20 bundle includes a limited-edition OLED Ally X handheld PC and AR gaming glasses

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:02:04 +0000

ASUS' new ROG Xbox Ally X20 has mostly the same hardware as last year's handheld, but now comes with a new OLED panel.

MSI's next-gen monitor can switch between three resolutions and refresh rates

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 30 May 2026 19:25:30 +0000

Go from 4K resolution for Crimson Desert to 680Hz for Counter-Strike 2.

Acer is making a companion handheld that pairs with its gaming PCs

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Acer's upcoming Nitro Blaze Link is a companion handheld for gaming

The Acer Predator Atlas 8 is one of the first handhelds to feature Intel's latest Arc G3 chips

staff@engadget.com (Sam Rutherford) — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Its silicon supports up to Arc B390 graphics and XESS 3 upscaling.

Marathon's first open play week starts on June 2

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:15:54 +0000

Bungie also shared more information about what players can expect from the game's new season.