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DOOM: The Dark Ages PC performance issues and how to fix them
By Cale Hunt published
Gaming DOOM: The Dark Ages is here, but it arrives with a long list of issues. Most are related to PC, with NVIDIA drivers seemingly causing the most chaos. Good news: some fixes are available.

Intel Arc GPUs are ready for DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Edition
By Ben Wilson published
PC Gaming Intel's latest Arc "Game On" GPU driver 32.0.101.6793 supports DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Edition ahead of its full release on PC.

These CPUs we tested are best for the RTX 4080 or 4080 SUPER
By Cale Hunt last updated
Hardware NVIDIA's RTX 4080 and 4080 SUPER remain some of the best GPUs out there. To avoid bottlenecks, I recommend one of these high-performance CPUs we've tested.

WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD review: Doubling my Gen 4 read speeds
By Ben Wilson published
Review SanDisk's WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 "game drive" SSD delivers double the read speeds of my Gen 4 favorite, but comes with a trade-off.

Time for flowers — The Xbox Game Bar for Windows 11 is getting better
By Jez Corden published
Xbox After years of graft, Microsoft's Xbox apps on Windows 11 PCs and gaming handhelds are becoming increasingly hard to criticize.

When you want to play Minecraft at its best while on the go, these are the laptops to get
By Zachary Boddy, Cale Hunt last updated
Minecraft We've rounded up our favorite gaming laptops and ultrabooks for playing Minecraft, whether you want to keep things simple or dive deep with community mods.

Here's when DOOM: The Dark Ages comes out in your time zone
By Brendan Lowry published
Guide DOOM: The Dark Ages is one of 2025's most anticipated new games, and it's only a few short days away now. Here's exactly when it's coming out, including specific launch times for every time zone.

Stellar Blade gets PC release date via leaked PlayStation trailer
By Samuel Tolbert published
PC Gaming Shift Up's action title Stellar Blade is coming to PC on June 11, 2025, with the release date confirmed via a leaked PlayStation trailer.
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