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RGB Software Is Why a Windows Update Broke Multiplayer Games

A recent Windows update has been causing multiplayer game failures, and the culprit traces back to the RGB lighting software that ships with gaming hardware. Yes, really.

By Mia Chen · Aug 24, 2026

Voice of Cyclops Ray Chase has 1,000 hours in Slay the Spire and a 'smell build' in KC:D2 Aug 23

GTA 6 Leaked Footage Likely Ran on PC, But Don't Read Too Much Into It Aug 22

Jeff Kaplan's Cowboy Survival Game The Legend of California Detailed Aug 21

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New PC controller packs a 2.79-inch display and its own custom OS Aug 20

Mattel Opens a Studio Focused on Roblox and Fortnite Aug 18

Diablo Creator David Brevik Names the Game With Gaming's Worst Ending Aug 17

PS Plus August 2026 Poll: Kingdom Come 2 Leads the Pack Aug 17

Quake Deathmatch Jam drops 22 maps to mark the shooter's 30th birthday Aug 17

TCG Card Shop Simulator Adds Playable Card Game in 1.0 Launch Aug 17

Gordon Freeman Is 27, and Other FPS Ages That Will Haunt You Aug 16

TCG Card Shop Simulator Finally Comes to PS5 on September 15 Aug 16

Witcher 3 Designer Struggled to Prove NPC Schedules Were Real Aug 16

Epic Games Launcher Is Coming to Linux, Dev Confirms Aug 15

Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Include a Campaign Mission and Warzone Content Aug 15

Whisper of the House Preorders Open Now on Xbox, Launches Aug. 27 Aug 15

Saber Interactive adds AI disclaimer after public fight with ex-writer Aug 14

A Steam Machine Gets an RX 9070 XT Upgrade and Actually Runs Well Aug 13

Hardcore FPS rockets to Steam top seller after devs post '10 reasons not to buy it' Aug 12

Saber Interactive Says AI Will Write Infinite Passenger Dialog in New Driving Game Aug 12

Spider-Man 2 Sells 316K Copies in Two Weeks on Brand New Day Buzz Aug 11

This 3D-Printable Steam Machine Tissue Box Is Wonderfully Weird Aug 11

Sam Barlow Walks Us Through the Roguelikes and Minimalist Gems in His Steam Library Aug 10

MaximilianDood Uninstalls Marvel Tokon PC Port Live on Stream Aug 9

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector Reveals Roadmap With New Narrative DLC Aug 9

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Opens to Mixed Steam Reviews Aug 8

PS Studios Celebrate Marvel Tokon Launch With Custom Art Posts Aug 8

Capcom wants Monster Hunter Wilds to eventually outsell World Aug 7

Ace Combat 7 is 80% off on Steam ahead of AC8's arrival Aug 6

John Romero Reveals id Software Sold Empty Doom Boxes to Taiwanese Pirates Aug 6

Minecraft Hits Switch 2 on October 27 With Vibrant Visuals Default Aug 6

EA patches Battlefield 6 Nvidia GPU crash tied to attachments and water maps Aug 5

Teen dev's $200 joke game hit $1.4M on Steam, then the refunds arrived Aug 5

Exoborne's Playtest Wants 32GB RAM, Most PCs Fall Short Aug 4

Japanese dev adds Czech localization for the sole Steam wishlister from Czechia Aug 4

Modder ports Father Nier into the PC remaster with original voice acting Aug 3

Steam Delay Spawns Free Apology Game Where You Spank the Developer Aug 2

Path of Exile 2 devs spent 18 months getting Nvidia to fix a driver bug Aug 1

Capcom Says Remakes Fund New Resident Evil Games and Projects Like Pragmata Jul 31

Doom Now Runs on a Commodore 64, Because of Course It Does Jul 30

Hololive Vtubers Had Heavy Script Input on New Steam Rhythm Game Jul 30

Capcom's Q1 Data: Just 6.7% of Sales Were Physical Jul 29

Mars survival game Red Solstice: Ares drops on Steam this week Jul 29

13 Ubisoft Games Now Free on PC for Xbox Owners Jul 28

Capcom Plans Annual Resident Evil Releases, Betting on Remakes Jul 27

Arkane Co-Founder Raphael Colantonio Names BG3 His Last Perfect Game Jul 26

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Targets 30fps on Switch at Launch Jul 26

Marvel Tokon PC Beta Is a Mess While PS5 Version Runs Fine Jul 26

Amazon's Luna chief sees high GPU prices as a cloud gaming opportunity Jul 25

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Free Playtest Opens This Weekend Jul 25

Halo: Campaign Evolved launched on Steam with an art book bug blocking the game Jul 24

Arkheron Closed Beta Opens for Xbox Insiders Through July 27 Jul 23

Doom's Lead Artist Made Sprites by Hammering the Undo Key Jul 23

Valve's reviewing 'untextured polygons depicting ass and boobs' in this indie game Jul 23

Valve replaced a stolen Steam Machine for free, saving a UK user £1,000 Jul 22

Spinosaurus Soulslike Lets You Parry the Meteor on Steam This Week Jul 21

Dusk and Iron Lung creator David Szymanski on the games that shaped him Jul 20

Humble's 2K Megahits Bundle Puts 15 Games in Your Library for $15 Jul 19

Hytale drops 22 videos and 37 images in a massive content preview Jul 19

PC Gamer awards $500 for a wild Crimson Desert clip, and submissions are open Jul 18

What Early Access Means on Steam (And Why It Matters) Jul 18

A $5 AliExpress USB hub is being called 'mildly dangerous' for your PC Jul 17

Survey: 60 fps still reigns for half of PC gamers, but 120 fps loyalists are growing Jul 17

Palworld Just Left Early Access, and the 1.0 Patch Notes Ran 27 Pages Jul 16

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Hides Its Scariest Trick in Plain Sight Jul 16

Doom: The Dark Ages Just Got a 12-Hour Sequel Campaign in the Revelations DLC Jul 14

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What our PC gaming news covers

PC gaming is the widest tent in the hobby: Steam sales, launcher drama, mod scenes and the constant march of hardware. Our PC gaming news keeps up with the releases and patches worth your attention, the storefront changes that affect what you can play, and the ecosystem quirks that come with gaming on an open platform.

We skip the spec-sheet worship and focus on what actually improves your sessions: which updates fix real problems, which launches are worth the day-one download, and which trends are shaping the platform you already love.

PC topics we keep tabs on

Releases: day-one launches and the patches that follow
Steam and launchers: storefront changes and sales worth catching
Mods and community: the projects extending your favorites
Hardware-adjacent news: what actually affects performance

Building or upgrading a rig? Start with our best gaming PCs and best graphics cards guides. For the wider feed, the games desk covers every platform, and shooter fans should bookmark our FPS games coverage.

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