Gaming

The Steam Frame is the lightest standalone VR headset ever

It can work on its own or wirelessly connected to your PC.

Published

November 13, 2025

Luigi Leonardo

Despite how long the form factor has been out, virtual reality headsets are still too few and too far between. The arguable leader of the segment is the Meta Quest, which carries the unfortunate burden of being a Meta-owned product. Now, Valve, after years of the Index, is launching a new headset called the Steam Frame.

Yes, the Valve Index is pretty much dead in the water. In its stead, the new Steam Frame is now Valve’s headset of choice.

Importantly, the Steam Frame is much lighter than the old Index. Instead of the hefty 809 grams of the original, the new headset weighs only 440 grams. It’s lighter than the PSVR 2 and the Meta Quest 3. Also, you don’t need to hook it up to a PC.

Naturally, that begs the question: How exactly do you play games on it? First, you can install it directly into the Frame (which offers up to 1TB of storage) or via a microSD card. Since the Frame runs on SteamOS, it’s easy to play natively.

Alternatively, the Steam Frame also features game streaming. Much like how Steam handles multiple platforms, you can stream your game wirelessly using a 6GHz connection, significantly reducing latency.

The headset itself comes with two 2160 x 2160 screens, capable of up to 144Hz refresh rate. It has foveated streaming, which focuses all the resolution on that’s directly in front of you.

Inside, the headset has the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset with 16GB of RAM.

Much like the Steam Machine, Valve has not announced a launch date or a price for the headset yet. However, it’s confirmed to launch in early 2026.

Gaming

Gangstar Mirage City launches on August 20 with SEA localization

Join a faction now for a chance to win rewards

Published

August 5, 2026

GadgetMatch

Gangstar Mirage City is set for a full regional launch on August 20, with localization for the Southeast Asia region.

Published by Level Infinite, the free-to-play multiplayer, urban, open-world action game is available for download on iOS and Android.

The full regional release features an expanded open world, a new PvP Arena mode, and local languages.

In Gangstar Mirage City, players can team up for up to 4-man co-op heists, drive powerful vehicles, customize their arsenal, build an empire, and fight for control of Rooklyn City.

Players can register on gangstarmiragecity.com for in-game rewards.

In Southeast Asia, players can also register as a member of their respective local faction and get an exclusive in-game Avatar to represent their loyalty:

Philippines: Manila Brigade
Indonesia: War Kanda
Malaysia: Taiko Tedung
Thailand: SIAM APEX

Factions will be ranked based on how many players join and support them. The winning faction will enable all members to get 300 Diamonds, sent directly to their accounts.

Meanwhile, all players, including those who already began their journey in Rooklyn City with the soft launch last July, are invited to join the Global Vault Heist.

Reaching the final Registration Milestone will unlock the Full Tilt Vehicle Pack. These are the rewards up for grabs per milestone:

5 million players: 100 Diamonds
10 million players: 200 Diamonds
20 million players: Vehicle Upgrade Vouchers x5
30 million players: Full Tilt Vehicle Pack

All Global Vault Heist and Faction rewards can be claimed via the in-game mail system on August 20.

Gaming

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 clip shows Losing Ground 1st look

Pre-order now for Campaign Early Access

Published

August 2, 2026

GadgetMatch

A short new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 teaser shows a quick look at the Losing Ground mission for the first time.

It is one of the big war missions from the title’s Campaign mode, following the Korean grunt squad through chaos on the ground.

The brief clip is a pre-order promotional material, wherein gamers can place pre-orders now on any platform for Campaign Early Access.

This shall allow players to dive into the full single-player campaign a week ahead of the official worldwide release date on October 16.

In the vignette, soldiers can be seen advancing through a burning urban environment while under intense enemy fire.

The squad pushes through a breached storefront into a local cafe to clear enemy strongpoints.

Laster on, out in the open on the bridge, squad members realize they are heavily exposed and call out incoming enemy air support. This was right before an explosion rocks the area.

Computers

AMD launches Radeon RX 9050 graphics card

Affordable GPU option for AAA titles

Published

July 30, 2026

GadgetMatch

AMD has launched the new AMD Radeon RX 9050 graphics card, expanding the Radeon RX 9000 series with an affordable option.

This brings AMD RDNA 4 gaming technologies to mainstream gamers with a retail price of US$ 279.

The particular GPU is designed for responsive gameplay at 1080p. That’s for esports and modern AAA titles.

Some popular titles it can run at high frame rates on a 1080p resolution include: Cyberpunk 2077, Forza Horizon 6, Pragmata, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Valorant, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, to name a few.

This highly efficient, drop-in upgrade features a 92W TBP and fully supports the latest AMD FSR technologies, next-gen raytracing, and high-quality AV1 video streaming.

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