Gaming

Mario Kart is the latest game to cross over into the real world via augmented reality (AR). Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit lets you drive a little remote-controlled kart around the floor using the Switch console, dodging virtual racers and items.

As a way of demonstrating advances in energy and where they might lead us, a team of researchers has built a Game Boy that requires no battery, instead powering itself from a combination of solar energy and the user’s interactions with the device.

This year is big for new generations of gaming tech, with new consoles on the way. Now Nvidia has revealed its new generation of GPUs with the GeForce RTX 30 series, the beefiest of which can play games in 8K resolution at 60 frames per second (fps).

After first revealing the world's fastest gaming monitor at CES 2020, Asus has today given full details, pricing and availability for the new ROG Swift, which boasts a 360-Hz refresh rate for "silky-smooth gameplay and ultra-realistic visuals."

Video game-controlling gloves may be nothing new, but the things do still tend to be relatively heavy and rigid. That could soon change, however, when and if the lightweight, flexible InfinityGlove reaches the market.

Video games are often associated with laziness, but they often use those engaging reward systems to help people's fitness. The latest is Quell, a game about punching your way through a fantasy world while getting a high-intensity boxing workout.

Sweaty palms are never a good thing, and now a new start-up is taking matters into their own hands with the Zephyr. This gaming mouse has a built-in fan to keep gamers’ hands cool. At the same time it's lightweight, responsive, and finished in LEDs.

It's a good week for anyone interested in a new gaming phone. As well as the Lenovo Legion Phone Duel, we've also had the Asus ROG Phone 3 unveiled in the last 24 hours, giving you more choice than ever for high-spec, gaming-focused handsets.

Lenovo's new gaming phone is the Legion Phone Duel, and as well as packing 5G technology inside and a side-mounted pop-up selfie cam, it's also one of the first handsets to be announced with Qualcomm's top-end Snapdragon 865 Plus flagship processor.

First unveiled at CES 2020 back in January, Samsung has now put its curvy Odyssey G7 and G9 gaming monitors up for pre-order, with the latter priced at an eye-watering US$1,699.99.

Sony has finally revealed what the PlayStation 5 actually looks like. There are two versions – one with a disc slot and one without. Plus we got our first major glimpse of the lineup of games at launch and beyond, as well as some other accessories.

Video game graphics and physics are about to take another leap forward. The newest Unreal games engine, which will work on next-generation consoles as well as a range of other platforms, looks absolutely stunning in this new demo video.