The takeaway: Valve appears to be preparing a new feature that could make one of PC gaming's biggest uncertainties – performance – more transparent. Newly uncovered code in the Steam client suggests ...

The 1990s created first-person shooters. Sure, some prototypes predate the decade, but the FPS genre truly came to be in 1992 when id Software released Wolfenstein 3D, followed by Doom the very next ...

First-person shooters have been a major genre in gaming for the longest time, and Steam holds many of the best examples of the genre. The platform hosts hundreds of FPS games, yet only a small group ...

Ubisoft shared its upcoming plans for the Assassin's Creed franchise today. Along with the news of a remake for its piratical entry, the game company also announced that a visual upgrade is coming for ...

First-person shooters are still one of the easiest genres to fall into because they cover every mood: sweaty ranked nights, chill co-op sessions, and campaign runs that feel like a weekend movie. This ...

The next World of Warcraft expansion, Midnight, due on March 2, does not include a new character class, but it does include the next best thing — in theory. The Demon Hunter, a class that was ...

The first-person shooter genre is easily one of the biggest in gaming, as some of the most successful franchises fall into it. These include Call of Duty, Fortnite, and many more, and the genre ...

There's nothing worse than a stuttering frame rate. Whether you can't afford a modern graphics card because AI tech bros are hoarding them in data centers, that big new release isn't quite optimized, ...

Jake brings two decades of experience with him, having covered major industry events, breaking news, one-on-one interviews, and more. When he's not playing World of Warcraft, he's usually on the hunt ...

Performance Mode "Fortnite" is designed to maximize FPS while minimizing CPU load, shadows, and unnecessary visual effects, giving competitive players an edge. By switching from DX12 to Performance ...

Windows 11 was actually supposed to be the optimized operating system for gaming, at least that’s what Microsoft promised. Instead, many users are still struggling with problems that impair the ...

Common gaming performance mistakes that cause FPS drops—and simple fixes to boost FPS on your PC for smoother, more responsive gameplay. Pixabay, Pexels For gamers who play first-person shooters (FPS) ...