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nytimes.com - Arthur Gies - The Best Handheld Gaming Console
The Best Handheld Gaming Console
The New York Times

If you want to play video games on the go, a handheld gaming console is probably the best way to do it. Gaming laptops need a surface to rest on and require a separate mouse or controller, and they're often expensive, loud, and heavy. Unlike gaming…

eurogamer.net - Matt Wales - Valve blames dwindling Steam Deck supplies on RAM and storage shortages as AI-driven demand further threatens games industry
Valve blames dwindling Steam Deck supplies on RAM and storage shortages as AI-driven demand further threatens games industry
Eurogamer.net

As the tech giants' escalating AI arms race continues to impact RAM supplies, Valve has confirmed Steam Deck is the latest machine to face availability issues as a result of memory and storage shortages. Memory shortages and soaring prices are…

nytimes.com - Soumya Karlamangla - A Holiday High-School Game Is Shattered by a Fatal Assault
A Holiday High-School Game Is Shattered by a Fatal Assault
The New York Times

|A Holiday High-School Game Is Shattered by a Fatal Assault https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/rhode-island-hockey-rink-shooting.html The children on the sidelines, clad in red and white, ducked as a string of gunshots blasted through the hockey…

nytimes.com - Sean McIndoe - Are the Olympics headed for men's and women's U.S.-Canada gold medal games?
Are the Olympics headed for men's and women's U.S.-Canada gold medal games?
The New York Times

Red Light newsletter 🏒 | This is The Athletic 's hockey newsletter. Sign up here to receive Red Light directly in your inbox. Good morning to everyone except anybody who books a mandatory work meeting for Thursday afternoon. Seriously, go…

nytimes.com - Austin Green - Winter Olympics 2026 live updates: The latest from Day 11 of the Games including hockey and figure skating
Winter Olympics 2026 live updates: The latest from Day 11 of the Games including hockey and figure skating
The New York Times

The 2026 Milan Cortina Games continue today with seven more gold medals up for grabs. The action begins in the mountains in the women's slopestyle snowboarding final at 7 a.m. ET, followed by the men's cross country gold medal race in the Nordic…

techcrunch.com - Russell Brandom - Running AI models is turning into a memory game
Running AI models is turning into a memory game
TechCrunch

When we talk about the cost of AI infrastructure, the focus is usually on Nvidia and GPUs — but memory is an increasingly important part of the picture. As hyperscalers prepare to build out billions of dollars worth of new data centers, the…

dailymail.co.uk - Conor O'brien - Game Of Thrones stars drop 'massive spoiler' about future spin-off
Game Of Thrones stars drop 'massive spoiler' about future spin-off
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Not sure what to watch tonight? Discover our brand new TV GUIDE now! Game of Thrones stars dropped a 'massive spoiler' about a spin-off show - and fans 'can't believe' the comment wasn't edited out…

nytimes.com - Amy Lawrence - Bukayo Saka signs new five-year Arsenal deal - but one-club players are rare in modern game
Bukayo Saka signs new five-year Arsenal deal - but one-club players are rare in modern game
The New York Times

For all the small, hopeful boys who are ferried to at Hale End for pre-academy sessions, the percentage chance of any of them ever progressing all the way to the first team is tiny. Even imagining that takes a leap of faith. But to then progress…

gamesindustry.biz - Sophie McEvoy - US video game consumer spending predicted to reach $62.8bn in 2026
US video game consumer spending predicted to reach $62.8bn in 2026
GamesIndustry.biz

US consumer spending on video games is expected to rise 3% to $62.8 billion in 2026, according to data from Circana. Last year, total US consumer spending on video game hardware, content, and accessories reached $60.7 billion – a 1.4% rise…

gizmodo.com - Kyle Barr - Game Consoles Will Likely Get Even More Expensive... Again
Game Consoles Will Likely Get Even More Expensive... Again
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

If you were on the fence about buying a shiny new console or waiting for the new hotness, you shouldn't hold out much hope for the future of gaming hardware. The price of RAM and SSD storage has become so untenable that current consoles could get…

engadget.com - Matt Tate - Netflix is adapting the board game Ticket to Ride
Netflix is adapting the board game Ticket to Ride
Engadget

Netflix has been in the game adaptation business for a while now, but until recently most of its attention had been on adapting video games. That's still very much happening, but the streaming giant is also now buying up rights for board game IP…

dailymail.co.uk - Riath Al-samarrai - GB swimmer BEN PROUD opens up on taking part in the Enhanced Games
GB swimmer BEN PROUD opens up on taking part in the Enhanced Games
Mail Online

There are two books on opposite sides of Ben Proud's living room in Dubai. One is a business manifesto titled Principles and the other is The Buddha Teachings, and together they lurk as silent witnesses as a sporting pariah discusses his chosen…

dailymail.co.uk - Conor O'brien - Beloved ITV game show 'AXED' in humiliating blow to celebrity host
Beloved ITV game show 'AXED' in humiliating blow to celebrity host
Mail Online

Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk Not sure what to watch tonight? Discover our brand new TV GUIDE now! An ITV game show has been axed in a devastating blow to its celebrity host - leaving fans gutted in the process. The latest UK…

arstechnica.com - Kyle Orland - GameHub will give Mac owners another imperfect way to play Windows games
GameHub will give Mac owners another imperfect way to play Windows games
Ars Technica

For a while now, Mac owners have been able to use tools like CrossOver and Game Porting Toolkit to get many Windows games running on their operating system of choice. Now, GameSir plans to add its own potential solution to the mix, announcing that…

newsweek.com - Tyler Everett - Bet365 Bonus Code WEEK365: Get $150 Bonus For Top 25 NCAAB Games
Bet365 Bonus Code WEEK365: Get $150 Bonus For Top 25 NCAAB Games
Newsweek

New players can activate the latest bet365 bonus code WEEK365 in time for tonight's huge Big Ten slate, headlined by #1 Michigan visiting #7 Purdue at Mackey arena. Redeem $150 in bonus bets by placing a qualifying $5 wager on one of tonight's…

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