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Archives for May 2025

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
GameSir’s $30 Nova 2 Lite controller includes Hall effect sticks and triggers.

It’s almost a bit boring when compared to the GameSir’s $69.99 Tarantula Pro that can change the layout of its face button labels. But for $29.99, the Nova 2 Lite could be a solid alternative to 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2C with Hall effect joysticks and triggers that can be locked to a shorter travel for FPS games.

It also includes an extra pair of remappable back buttons and is compatible with the Switch, PCs, iOS, and Android.

<em>The GameSir Nova 2 Lite is available for preorder in midnight gray and luminous white color options with shipping expected to start on June 3rd.</em>
<em>The controller’s back buttons can be reprogrammed to mirror the functionality of other buttons, or to trigger macros of several button presses in sequence.</em>
<em>The Hall effect triggers can be individually locked to a shorter travel using sliding switches.</em>
<em>The Nova 2 Lite has a larger 600mAh battery than the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C (480 mAh) and is compatible with an optional $14.99 charging dock.</em>
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The GameSir Nova 2 Lite is available for preorder in midnight gray and luminous white color options with shipping expected to start on June 3rd.
Image: GameSir
Valorant is switching to Unreal Engine 5 and finally adding replaysValorant is switching to Unreal Engine 5 and finally adding replays
You can get 15 percent off Elden Ring Nightreign on Steam and XboxYou can get 15 percent off Elden Ring Nightreign on Steam and Xbox
Elden Ring Nightreign may be co-op, but I’m having a blast solo

It’s dangerous to go alone, but do it anyway.

Ash Parrish
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Micro Center soft opened its Silicon Valley store with a truckload of GPUs.

The grand opening is tomorrow at 10AM PT, but you can already go shop — I even got a special look inside its GPU-filled stockroom! There’s a buttload of cards, including an RTX 5090 signed by Jensen (not for sale), plenty of AMD 9070, and it’ll have “very limited quantities” of Founders Edition (including the 5090 FE) tomorrow. Maybe open the boxes before you leave, though.

The highlight for me: a 12-foot-tall motorized revolving 3D filament wall which dispenses your color of choice.

<em>Gallery: Be sure to tap the pictures once or twice to zoom!</em>
<em>Outside the new store.</em>
<em>There was already a small line today; 6,000 people visited on Wednesday.</em>
<em>The main aisle.</em>
<em>Techs build your PC at open air benches.</em>
<em>A chance to touch PC cases in person before buying.</em>
<em>The fanciest cases on display.</em>
<em>Inside the stockroom, piles and piles of GPUs.</em>
<em>More GPUs.</em>
<em>Even more GPUs.</em>
<em>A motorized revolving 3D printer filament dispenser wall</em>; <em>scan a swatch’s barcode, and it’ll bring the matching color to you.</em>
<em>Exploded view laptops serve as art.</em>
<em>Glorious offers a full keyboard switch tester demo station.</em>
<em>Not as many TVs as Best Buy, but lots of TV mounts with handy guides.</em>
<em>A wall of racing wheels you can feel before you buy.</em>
<em>The rarely empty checkout line.</em>
<em>I didn’t buy this pricy GPU; that was a friend of mine.</em>
<em>But I couldn’t pass up a chance to down a Bawls soda, the old LAN party beverage of choice.</em>
<em>One more look at the signed gold GPU.</em>
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Scuf is finally adding Hall effect sticks to some of its wireless controllersScuf is finally adding Hall effect sticks to some of its wireless controllers
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Razer is making its AI tools available to all developers.

The tools, including Razer Game Assistant and Razer QA Companion, which are part of its Wyvrn platform, are going to launch on the AWS Marketplace, according to an announcement.

Razer Is Bringing Revolutionary AI Game Developer Tools on Amazon Web Services - Razer Newsroom

[press.razer.com]

Cameron Faulkner
Cameron Faulkner
The cloud game streaming dream is alive and well.*

At least, that’s the case if you have a Valve Steam Deck or another Linux handheld, like the new SteamOS version of the Lenovo Legion Go S. Nvidia just launched its native GeForce Now app, and many of us here at The Verge have already put it to the test, attempting to perform countless parries in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, lining up headshots in Splitgate 2, and other timing-based feats to test how it performs.

The verdict? Surprisingly great, both in terms of performance and battery efficiency, but with oh-so-many asterisks.

Tested: Nvidia’s GeForce Now just breathed new life into my Steam Deck

Sean Hollister
Tested: Nvidia’s GeForce Now just breathed new life into my Steam Deck

There’s a native app for SteamOS now, and it’s pretty great.

Sean Hollister
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Acer spec sheet confirms existence of an RTX 5050 laptop GPU.

Acer’s online spec sheet for 2025 gaming laptops lists the unannounced Nvidia RTX 5050. There are eight RTX 5050 configs, from the mid-range Acer Nitro 18 AI down to an entry-level Nitro V 15. According to the specs, the entry-level card goes up to 100W in certain laptops and as low as 60W.

RTX 5060 laptops were recently announced, and rumors are pointing to 5050 laptops and desktops coming soon.

Razer’s Blade 18 laptop price jumps $300, to $3,499.99Razer’s Blade 18 laptop price jumps $300, to $3,499.99
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Is adding SteamOS enough to ‘fix’ the Legion Go S?

Now that SteamOS 3.7.8 has added official support for Lenovo’s handheld gaming PC, as well as a recovery image for installation on other handhelds like the Rog Ally and original Legion Go, it’s time to find out.

YouTuber Dave2D seems impressed, saying the Steam version has better performance than the Windows version in some games, and better performance in some games than the Steam Deck OLED -- albeit with more wattage required.

Last Defense Academy makes confusion part of the fun

Despite similar art styles and narrative elements, this ain’t ya mama’s Danganronpa.

Ash Parrish
Valve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this yearValve CEO Gabe Newell’s Neuralink competitor is expecting its first brain chip this year
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Did Valve just reveal more authorized Steam Deck rivals are in the works?

The Lenovo Legion Go S will be the first authorized third-party SteamOS handheld, whenever it finally goes on sale, but more may be coming. In January, Valve told us that Lenovo was its only partner, but today Valve published an updated FAQ stating that “We’re currently working with select partners on officially licensed Powered by SteamOS devices.” Multiple partners!

Valve might simply mean it’s looking for more partners, but if the language was meant to be precise...

Valve’s huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds

Sean Hollister

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