GIGABYTE has launched the AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 INFINITY 16G and INFINITY WOOD 16G. The two cards bring an aerospace turbine design with optional wood-grain styling, WINDFORCE Hyperburst cooling with a concealed third fan and Project Stealth cable routing to the RTX 5080 platform.

The FIFA World Cup is the perfect excuse to dive into Crunchyroll's sports anime catalogue. From Blue Lock's brutal striker competition to Haikyu's volleyball rivalries, Kuroko's Basketball, Eyeshield 21 and MF GHOST, these seven series keep the competitive energy going between matches.

NVIDIA's new Game Ready Driver arrives alongside two major RTX-supported launches. DOOM: The Dark Ages | Revelations ships with DLSS Multi Frame Generation in up to 6X mode and full path tracing, while AC Black Flag Resynced brings ray tracing and DLSS 4.5 support. Gray Zone Warfare also upgrades to DLSS 4.5 this week.

Hearthstone's Escape from Violet Hold expansion is live with 135 new collectible cards and a jailbreak theme. New mechanics include Rulebreaker Legendaries that break core game rules, the Prepare keyword for setting up future big plays, Disguised Minions you can deploy on the opponent's board and Bribe cards that reward both players.

Crunchyroll announced Solo Leveling: Beyond the System at Anime Expo 2026 — a new theatrical anime film in production at A-1 Pictures, continuing the story after Season 2. The showcase also debuted the first character visuals for Ghost of Tsushima Legends and revealed updates on Kagurabachi, Shield Hero Season 5, and more.

The ROG G700 Gaming Desktop pairs an Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF with an RTX 5070 Ti, Gen 5 NVMe storage, and DDR5-6000 memory. We benchmarked seven titles with CapFrameX and measured thermals and power draw to find out if this flagship prebuilt is worth the price.

The ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 NEO brings PCIe 5.0, WiFi 7 and strong power delivery to a B-series board. We tested it with a Ryzen 7 9850X3D and RTX 5080 to see if it delivers X870-class behavior without the price.

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D pairs Zen 5 with 3D V-Cache for gaming. We benchmarked seven titles, frame times and synthetics on an RTX 5080 rig to see if the smoothness justifies the premium.

The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (G835L) packs an RTX 5090 laptop GPU, Core Ultra 9 and a 240Hz mini-LED. We benchmark gaming, thermals and fan noise on this desktop-class machine.

Doom: The Dark Ages drops the Slayer into a medieval hellscape with shield parries, mechs and dragons. We review what lands, what stumbles, and whether id Software's experiment works.

The Zoom MS-60B+ crams amp sims, 90+ bass effects and five footswitches into a Boss-sized pedal. We test whether this tiny multi-effects unit can replace a full bass pedalboard.