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Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Only MSI could put this much dragon on a laptop.

MSI has made ridiculous dragon-themed laptops before, but this one takes the cake. Announced at Computex, the Titan 18 HX Dragon Edition Draco Epic takes the standard 18-inch Titan gaming laptop but adds the new flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus CPU, a 240Hz 4K screen, and a massive dragon design that’s etched and anodized right into the lid.

Never change, MSI.

<em>MSI didn’t share pricing, availability, or info about just how limited this limited edition will be.</em>
<em>It’ll come in a bundle that includes a matching mouse, desk mat, and collectible gold coin. Because dragons love gold, I suppose?</em>
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MSI didn’t share pricing, availability, or info about just how limited this limited edition will be.
Image: MSI
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
The MSI Katana and Venture laptops are getting a fresh redesign, but details are sparse.

MSI is announcing new versions of its Venture business laptops and Katana gaming laptops for Computex. Both have new designs, but MSI shared few details — not even availability or pricing. The key facts we know so far is that the Venture will get Intel Panther Lake chips and the Katana will have older Intel Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs and up to an RTX 5070 GPU.

<em>The new MSI Venture, which gets the same revised lid logo we first saw on the <a href="https://thevergetoday.pages.dev/news/851382/these-are-the-sleekest-msi-laptops-ive-ever-seen" target="_blank">recent Prestige models</a>.</em>
<em>The new MSI Katana, which will go up to an Intel Core i9 14900HX</em>.
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The new MSI Venture, which gets the same revised lid logo we first saw on the recent Prestige models.
Image: MSI
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
MSI stuck a holographic AI capsule to its new desktop.

Not to be outdone by Razer’s waifu capsule, MSI says it has a whole desktop “that doesn’t just run games — it responds, adapts, and engages.” Sigh! The company isn’t telling us how much it’ll cost, or if it’s a real product, but hints you can change out the LuckyClaw avatar for other third-party ones.

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This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you

I still love OLEDs, but the Asus ROG Strix Scar 18’s ELMB Mini LED display is amazing.

Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Marathon’s second season is a chance for Bungie to turn things around

In the volatile world of live-service shooters, the game needs to stop wasting players’ time.

Nick Statt
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Rockstar Games developers have unionized.

Following Rockstar’s firing of more than 30 developers last year in a move accused of being “union busting”, developers at the studio have formed the Rockstar Game Workers Union. According to Game Developer:

Now, the union is preparing to take Rockstar to court over the firings. RGWU says that more and more workers are joining from every one of Rockstar’s sites across Edinburgh, London, Leeds, Lincoln, and Dundee.

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Balatro’s publisher might get sold to the private equity firm that owns GameSpot.

The proposed deal, in which Playstack would be owned by a subsidiary of Integrated Media Company (IMC), was reported on by Game Developer. IMC also owns brands like Fandom, Screen Junkies, and TV Guide.

According to a statement from Harvey Elliott, Playstack’s founder and CEO, the deal is “a change in ownership rather than a change in who we are.”

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
An easier way to identify your Xbox controller.

Microsoft is testing a feature for the Xbox Accessories app that shows an image of the type of controller that you’re using in the UI.

The company is also testing a way to set a specific hex color code for your console theme and an indicator that tells you when there’s a confirmed Xbox service issue.

A screenshot of an Xbox controller in the Xbox’s menu.
Image: Microsoft