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How to Close the Gap on PC Gaming Performance Without Paying for an Upgrade

Games are getting more demanding all the time, but upgrading your computer is expensive. These tips can help you make up for a gap in performance.

5 Settings That Are Ruining Your Steam Deck Experience

While the Steam Deck works fairly well out of the box, a bit of tinkering and testing between your games can help optimize the system for the best performance.

My GPU was an absolute nightmare — here’s how I fixed it

Undervolting your GPU sounds like it’d be lowering its performance, but it actually doesn’t. It’s possible to lower your ...

"We set out to push the Unreal Engine 4 codebase to its absolute limits" with 60 FPS on midrange PCs "without the need for fake frames," says dev delaying its "incredibl…

Redemption Road Games has delayed Kingmakers because "we're making sure everyone who buys the game is enthralled and feels ...

There’s one last thing cross-platform games need to make standard to be perfect

Cross-platform gaming is one of the most important advancement in gaming, but there's still one thing that needs to become a standard.

Fullscreen Vs. Borderless Fullscreen, Does It Make A Difference For Gaming?

Fullscreen offers a FPS boost for a more fluid experience, while borderless fullscreen gives you the flexibility of seamless ...

Every game, trailer, and announcement in the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct

If you want to rewatch the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct in full, check it out over on the PC Gamer YouTube Channel. But, if ...

‘It’s Moving Slower Than We Want.’ Qualcomm’s Still Trying to Figure Out PC Gaming

Qualcomm’s chief of mobile and compute, Alex Katouzian, said in a Q&A, “ [Gaming on PC] is moving slower than we want.” The ...

Returnal is still one of my favorite PS5 games, and its successor Saros looks even better thanks to the "permanent progression" my brain craves

"Arjun Devraj (Rahul Kohli), a Soltari enforcer, fights to survive on the lost colony of Carcosa under an ominous eclipse," ...

The most anticipated FPS of the year is scoring points by recognizing a simple truth: people want performance more than ray tracing

The pinnacle of graphics has gotten so stagnant and futile that PC gamers are eager to celebrate games that put performance ...
Gamepressure

New on Steam. This year’s most important FPS will overshadow all other launches

This week, games such as Battlefield 6, Daimon Blades, Dying Breed, Deathground, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, and Little ...
PC Gamer

Rejoice, Counter-Strike's grenades now sound crisp and clear as a chorus of angels—plus subtick shooting is either better or the fanbase is experiencing a shared delusion

FPS At long last and 'with gracious permission from Valve,' Garry's Mod now contains 'most of Counter-Strike: Source and Half-Life 2 Episodic content' even if you don't own those games FPS Battlefield ...