A day after launching the most hotly anticipated product in the PC world, the Nvidia GeForce 50-series family of graphics cards, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang appeared on stage at CES to answer reporters' questions. A key one: In a world where AI is increasingly used to generate or interpolate frames, is the end result a world in which PC graphics is entirely AI generated? There's a reason we asked Huang the question. Nvidia says that while DLSS 3 could inject AI-generated frames between every GPU-rendered frame, DLSS 4 can infer three full frames off of a single traditional frame, as Brad Chacos noted in our earlier report on the GeForce 50-series reveal. A day earlier, rival AMD was essentially asked the same question.

While a gaming PC might cost more than an equivalent game console (a lot more, if you want enough power to run new games at the highest visual fidelity), you can save a lot of money on the games themselves if you're mindful. And most PC gamers do, according to a new consumer survey. The data says that only about a third of players on the PC will buy a game at its full, initial retail price (stretching into $70 USD for AAA games at this point) while the rest will wait for a sale or a bundle. The data comes from a consumer survey performed by secondary market Ultra and Atomik Research. According to aggregate answers from 2,000 PC gamers, only 36 percent of them will buy a new game at full price, while 32 percent will wait for a sale or a bundle (like the Humble Bundle).

Valve's Steam Deck is a great way to get PC games out of your office and on to your couch, back patio, or anywhere. As we said in our review, it's worth having around even if you just play it a few times a month for a couple hours at a time. But I wound up using mine a little differently: I play the Steam Deck several times a day for just a few minutes per session. And it's almost the only reason I play video games at all anymore. I'm no less interested in games than I used to be, but since becoming a father, I've found I have a lot less time.

For a product category that only a few years ago some people thought was dying, personal computers – and laptops in particular – are showing remarkable signs of life. In fact, based on the impressive range and number of PC and PC technology-related announcements from this year's CES, including systems, chips, accessories and more, it's probably one of the most vibrant periods in the device's 40 year history. It's easy to see why. During the pandemic, few items took on more importance than the PC. Whether for remote work, remote schooling or just remote living, PCs became essential for not just a household, but virtually every individual within the household.

Blockbuster video game releases announced at Summer Game Fest and the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo may get much of the hype and the attention. But smaller, independently produced games are gaming's lifeblood. Here's a look at several games featured during the Day of the Devs, part of the game fest. Many games in the works deliver a new twist on classic game genres. For instance, when you think of animals that can take on heroic roles in games, you may think of Donkey Kong, Crash Bandicoot or Star Fox.

Gaming never went out of style, but in 2020, it evolved from a fun hobby into an essential lifeline. Staying sane isn't easy when you're stuck in isolation for months on end. You can only watch so much Netflix before your brain starts dripping out of your ears. Games provide more active experiences that can help you forget that you've been staring at the same walls for weeks, letting you explore far-away virtual worlds or hang out with friends in multiplayer lobbies. In 2020, gaming became vital.

It blindsided most of us yesterday when it revealed its long-rumored AirPods Max -- the company's first over-ear headphones -- along with a concrete launch date for Fitness . The company's exercise subscription service will land December 14th, while the AirPods Max (available for pre-order today) will ship on December 15th -- as long as you're willing to stump up $549. It's a lot of money for the over-ear headphones, which feature active noise cancellation (ANC), hands-free access to Siri, adaptive EQ and spatial audio in addition to what Apple calls "incredible high-fidelity audio." The AirPods Pro (which are smaller buds, admittedly) retail for less than half ($249) in Apple's own stores and sneak under the $200-mark elsewhere. And if you want to use the AirPods Max as wired headphones, be prepared to pony up $35 for an adapter, which stings our wallets a little more -- a lot of wireless headphones at the $500 region include such things as a courtesy.

When you think of hot-selling PC games, you probably think of the annual Call of Duty refresh or Rockstar's latest magnum opus. However, the all-time record just went in a (somewhat) unexpected direction. Blizzard claims that World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, an expansion for its 16-year-old MMO, is now the fastest-selling PC game "of all time." Gamers bought about 3.7 million copies worldwide in the game's first full day of availability, pushing past the 3.5 million of the previous record holder -- conveniently, Blizzard's own Diablo III. The developer was also keen to point out that World of Warcraft was enjoying a revival before the launch.

This video covers the action of the 2018 League of Legends World Championship and previews the 2019 event. Riot Games, publishers of "League of Legends," is looking to expand its lore. For starters, there are some new features coming to the super-popular online video game, which turns 10 this month. Beyond that, Riot Games announced Tuesday it is working on several other projects including new shooter and strategy games, as well as a trio of new video games set in the "League of Legends" universe. The game publisher announced these developments as part of its 10th anniversary livestream Tuesday night.

Artwork for the online video game'League of Legends,' which turns 10 in October 2019. When it comes to video games, "League of Legends" is in a league of its own. The popular online PC game, launched by publisher Riot Games in October 2009, is hitting its 10th anniversary. Typically, after a decade a video game is likely to have been retired – a victim of technological advances and competing releases. However, even though relative newcomer shooters such as "Fortnite,""Apex Legends" and "Overwatch" get a lot of attention, "League of Legends" maintains plenty of clout in the growing esports arena.