The first time I experienced an in-game overlay—a 3D interface rendered over the 3D interface of a game—I thought it was great way for accessing information without alt-tabbing out of the game. The ...

Discord announced a series of updates for the desktop app that help make PC gaming easier and work better for players. The company is releasing a completely new version of the Game Overlay with ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Steam’s beta client got an update this week, and instead of adding the usual bevy of bugfixes and ...

The Steam client has undergone an update that introduces new features, including the ability to write to-do lists in-game and watch movies while playing. Valve released the update today for the beta ...

A Steam update is incoming that's set to revolutionise your PC gaming, with a big overhaul to the Steam in-game overlay now available for testing on the Steam Client Beta branch. The headline feature ...

The Xbox Game Bar is one of those odd features that Microsoft added to Windows 10 to connect it to the Xbox, at least in branding and in some functionality. It supports a variety of functions and ...

One of the main draws of PC gaming — aside from being able to crank up the graphics and framerate of your favorite games — is the ability to tweak things to your heart's content. As the leading maker ...

Have you ever paused your game, tabbed over to a browser, and Googled something you were stuck on? You aren’t alone. 88% of PC players have done that, Microsoft says. While this works for a lot of ...

If the Steam Overlay crashes PC and causes black screen on your Windows computer, the solutions provided in this article will ...

Azarus has raised $4 million in funding to add its overlay for trivia games to titles such as League of Legends. The San Francisco company is developing a platform that gamifies livestreams of titles ...

The Epic Games Store is about to get a lot better on the eyes. But there's still no word on a shopping cart yet. Current changes include a play time counter, viewing games in a list view, and smaller ...

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