AMD's restriction on FSR 4 on previous-gen Radeon GPUs remains a secret, but the former FSR 4 head of development seems to have an answer. AMD's EX FSR Head of Development Puts Up "Big Trouble" Meme After Being Questioned on AMD's Silence on INT8 FSR 4 Version for RDNA 2/3 GPUs It has been over a year since FSR 4 made its debut alongside the launch of AMD RDNA 4-based Radeon RX 9000. Since then, AMD has maintained complete silence on questions relating to FSR 4 on RDNA 2 and 3 series. While NVIDIA kept newer DLSS versions available for […]

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While everyone wants faster hardware, Intel says the answer lies in software optimization, and the P and E cores are almost identical in gaming performance. Robert Hallock Says E-Cores Don't Degrade Gaming Performance and PC Enthusiasts are "Underestimating" the Importance of Software Intel might not have been able to deliver X3D-equivalent performance in gaming with its latest Core Ultra 200 series, but it has gotten closer with the Plus variants. While still noticeably behind when it comes to the leading gaming performance, Intel blames this regression more on the "software" optimization than the hardware itself. In an interview with PC […]

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The prices of AMD's Ryzen CPUs have increased by more than 50%, signaling a panic in the DIY market amid heightened AI demand. Japanese Users Are Paying Up To 57% More For AMD Ryzen CPUs As The AI-Related Price Bumps Continue In a report published by PC Watch, it is stated that the Japanese DIY market is seeing a huge surge in hardware prices. While DRAM and GPU prices are way above their original rates, the next component that is being affected is the CPU. The report lists several AMD Ryzen CPUs, mainly the new Ryzen 9000 parts, seeing over […]

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Intel's upcoming Z970 motherboards for Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs will replace both high-end Z890 and mainstream B860 options. Intel Z970 Motherboards To Cover An Extensive Market With Both High-End & Mainstream Options For Nova Lake Builders Intel's 900-series motherboards will have a wide range of options for PC builders. The flagship Z990 chipset will be the recommended choice for enthusiast Nova Lake Desktop CPUs, featuring a dual compute tile configuration, while the Z970 chipset will retain a primary focus on the high-end market. Based on a new post by Jaykihn at X, it looks like the Z970 chipset may not […]

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Despite having been originally released on PlayStation 4, Final Fantasy VII Remake never made it to the original Nintendo Switch, debuting on the Nintendo Switch 2 earlier this year with one of the most impressive third-party ports we have seen to date. The last-generation Nintendo system, with some pointed modifications, however, can run the PC version of the game surprisingly well, even with the performance overhead of the Box64 + Wine translation layer required to get the PC version to run on an ARM-based system. This impressive technical feat was achieved by modder Naga, who detailed the creation of a […]

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South Korean-Japanese developer NEXON has announced a new PC game called Embers of the Uncrowned. It's an isometric dark fantasy MMORPG developed by a team of self-described "hardcore MMORPG veterans" with a deep passion for the genre, set on a continent ravaged by an elven invasion. In the game, players take the role of the illegitimate heir to House Harborwell. They're a mercenary called back by destiny to reclaim their lost domain and restore their noble house. The players' character growth is directly tied to their House's growth. Constructing buildings in the settlement produces essential items for the journey, while upgrading […]

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While we wait for the first Intel Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" laptops to make it to retail, the company has showcased its own reference design, which offers a clean design with a slim aluminum body. Intel Shows How Wildcat Lake Laptops Should Be Done With Its Reference Design, Awesome Colors & Fanless Operating In Low-Power Mode Last week, Intel announced its Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" CPUs. These CPUs will be powering laptops, with MacBook Neo being aimed as their main competitor. Now, Intel is showcasing its own reference design to the press, and honestly, it looks great. First […]

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Earlier this month, we reported that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie by Nintendo and Universal's Illumination set the biggest theatrical debut of 2026 in the United States. However, maintaining momentum across all territories was far from a given, especially with the rather scathing reviews from film critics. Now, according to data collected by IMDbPro's Box Office Mojo, it appears that The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is the highest-grossing film released this year, with nearly $756 million grossed across all territories. It's an almost even split: $361,825,355 earned in the United States (47.9%) and $393,990,000 earned elsewhere (52.1%), with Mexico leading […]

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Forza Horizon 5 launched on PlayStation 5 last year, and a few short months after its release, it was evident how the game was a smashing success on Sony's console, outselling even first-party games. Today, co-developer Virtuos confirmed on its official website that the racing game they helped develop was one of the best-selling games in 2025, surpassing 5 million copies worldwide. "Forza Horizon 5 was one of the best-selling titles on PlayStation 5 in 2025, surpassing 5 million copies sold on the platform, and earning widespread acclaim with a 92 Metacritic score," Virtuos wrote on a new infographic. The […]

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Today, South Korean developer Pearl Abyss released Crimson Desert patch 1.04 on nearly all platforms (Mac users will have to wait until a later time). This update adds most of the enhancements and features outlined a couple of weeks ago in the official roadmap, except for boss rematches, which will be released in a future patch. Three difficulty modes (Easy, Normal, and Hard) have been added under Settings > Play. Easy reduces damage taken, lowers enemy stats, and extends Parry/Dodge windows. Normal is unchanged from the existing gameplay experience. Hard arguably brings the most significant changes: food effects only apply after the full consumption animation completes, […]

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Alienware unleashes its most powerful Area-51 Desktop PC to date, powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU & a starting price of $4299. Dell's Area-51 PC With AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Starts at $4299 & Fully-Spec'd Config Above $7000 Alienware recently launched its Area-51 Desktop PC with AMD's Ryzen 9000 & Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs. The gaming PC offers full-on ATX hardware, delivering impressive capabilities for pre-built gamers. Today, Alienware is updating its Area-51 Desktop PC with AMD's newly launched Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 CPU, delivering faster speeds of up to 5.6 GHz, and the same 2nd Gen 3D V-Cache that […]

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Rambus has announced its LPDDR5X SOCAMM2 memory chipset, a vital component to enable the next-gen compact memory for AI datacenters. SOCAMM2 Lays The Key Foundation of Next-Gen AI Datacenters As Rambus Gears Up Its LPDDR5X-Based Chipset For Launch Press Release: Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced a SOCAMM2 (Small Outline Compression Attached Memory Module) chipset designed to enable low-power, high-performance LPDDR5X-based memory modules for AI server platforms. The SOCAMM2 chipset represents the first step in a broader Rambus roadmap of LPDDR-based server module solutions, reflecting the company’s ongoing collaboration with industry partners to support new memory architectures optimized […]

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JEDEC has previewed its LPDDR6 memory standard, powering future AI datacenters & mobile platforms with 512 GB capacities & SOCAMM2 variants. JEDEC's LPDDR6 SOCAMM2 Modules Are Going To Be A Mouth-Watering Piece of Memory Technology For AI Datacenters Today, JEDEC unveiled a new set of features for its upcoming LPDDR6 memory standard "JESD209-6". The new memory standard will play a vital role in powering future AI datacenters, PCs, and mobile platforms. LPDDR6 will not just provide a more power-efficient memory solution, but it will also offer increased performance and higher capacities than existing LPDDR5 and LPDDR5X standards. Memory makers are […]

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TSMC has presented its latest technology roadmap through 2029, bringing advanced processes such as A13 and A12 by 2029. TSMC Reluctant To Use ASML's Advanced EUV Machines Due To Cost Constraints, Focuses On Die Shrinks For 2029 With A13 & A12 During TSMC's 2026 North American Technology Symposium, the company presented its latest roadmap, which includes some major updates. These new processes will offer a further refinement, such as savings in area size, and the utilization of new technologies. Starting with the roadmap itself, following the mass production of its N2 process technology, which is expected in the first products […]

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Intel 14A finally has a big name backing it up, and it's Elon Musk, who will be leveraging the process technology at the TeraFab project. Intel & Elon Partnership Deeper Than Expected As Musk Announces 14A Process Technology For Tesla's TeraFab During its Q1 2026 earnings call, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made it official that the TeraFab project was going to use 14A, Intel's much-discussed process technology, which is expected to be a game-changer for them in the Foundry business. Elon stated that they (Tesla) are excited to use the Intel 14A process, calling it "State-of-the-Art". He also acknowledged that […]

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You should always enter into peer-to-peer transactions with circumspection and a fair degree of cautious wariness. That's the painful lesson a guileless Australian is now learning after being scammed out of his Apple iPhone by a crafty trickster. A quick-to-trust Australian becomes a victim of obviously fake banknotes, loses his Apple iPhone to a scammer Imagine you put up your old iPhone for sale on an online marketplace. After a while, you get a ping along with a fairly good offer. Everything checks out, and you ask the buyer to come by your home to collect the iPhone after paying […]

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While 2026 has already seen some major releases like Crimson Desert, Resident Evil Requiem, and Marathon, to name a few, the biggest release of the year, and the biggest release the video game industry has seen for years is yet to come, as we all wait for GTA 6 to arrive later this year at its previously announced November 19, 2026 release date. But at the time of this writing in April 2026, there's still plenty of time for things to go wrong for Take-Two and Rockstar from now until then, and concerns of another delay linger each day. That […]

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The most controversial topic in the video game industry now and for the last few years has been Generative AI and its place (or lack thereof) in video game development. The most recent hot-button layer to that has been NVIDIA's introduction of DLSS 5. While the tech likely won't be impacting games coming later this year, projects further off than that, like Fragmentary Order, the new extraction shooter from Nikita Buyanov, the creator of Escape From Tarkov, are likely going to be able to implement the tech if they choose to. As for Buyanov and his new team at Rant […]

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Apple and Google are seemingly entering into a symbiotic relationship, where the former has used its unparalleled financial heft to gain access to the latter's very capable Gemini AI models. And these mutual synergies were apparently hefty enough to merit a dedicated shout-out and prime airtime for Apple at Google's Cloud Next 2026 event. Apple has just become one of Google Cloud's most important customers Google used Apple as a very important and lucrative prop to showcase the strength of its Gemini AI models at the just-concluded Google Cloud Next 2026 event. This comes as the Cupertino-based tech giant recently […]

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Bolt Graphics has successfully taped out its Zeus GPU, which is expected to offer up to 6x faster HPC & 5x faster Path Tracing performance than NVIDIA's RTX 5090. The Bolt Graphics Zeus "12nm" GPU Aims To Offer 5x Faster Path Tracing Performance Than An RTX 5090 "5nm" Graphics Card Last year, Bolt Graphics announced its Zeus chip and claimed some big numbers. Today, we can finally confirm that Zeus wasn't just a paper announcement, as the chip has been successfully taped out. In a press release shared with us, Bolt Graphics confirms that its Zeus GPU test chip has […]

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Fallout: New Vegas Senior Designer and Writer Chris Avellone talked extensively about the Fallout franchise in a recent interview with YouTuber TKs-Mantis. Avellone (who also worked as a designer on Fallout 2 and on the canceled Van Buren project) claimed that, to his knowledge, Obsidian never provided the full source code of Fallout: New Vegas to Bethesda. Furthermore, as far as he knows, they don't have the knowledge to reassemble it, which constitutes a major problem for the rumored remaster. I don't think Bethesda has the engineering know-how to make a remaster of Fallout: New Vegas at all. And the […]

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There is, thankfully, a lot more to the camera setups within the upcoming Apple iPhone 18 Pro duo and the iPhone 20 than variable aperture bragging rights, as per the latest tidbits from a notable Weibo-based tipster (image source: Vovalenard). Apple iPhone 18 Pro duo/iPhone 20 to get a super-large main camera sensor, dedicated optical image stabilization for the ultra-wide lens, and a 200MP telephoto camera We reported a few days back that Apple was experimenting with a 200MP camera sensor, possibly for the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, enabling near-lossless cropping (to a certain extent) in the […]

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At the beginning of March 2026, a report from Aftermath reveal that Nintendo had issued a lawsuit against the US government for what it claimed was "unlawful impositions of tariffs." Now, another lawsuit has appeared in relation to that suit, but it's not coming from Nintendo or the US government. Instead, it's directed at Nintendo from players in California and Washington, who claim that if Nintendo gets the money it claims the US government unlawfully charged, then that tariff money should make its way back to the players, who paid for the higher prices implemented because of those tariffs. This […]

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OpenAI is on a mission, an incredible mission, you might say, to scale up its AI compute capacity to 30GW by the end of this decade. 30GW By 2030: OpenAI Sets Ambitious Goals, but Will The Semiconductor Industry Be Able To Supply This Much Compute? Yesterday, Amazon and Anthropic announced that they were going to bring up 6GW of AI compute capacity by the end of this year. But their primary competitor, OpenAI, has more ambitious & mighty plans. Today, OpenAI announced that since the launch of ChatGPT, its revenue and compute resources have scaled at a rapid pace. This […]

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Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive confirms that it has laid off an undisclosed number of employees less than a month after it acquired the 7 Days to Die developer The Fun Pimps. After employees initially took to LinkedIn to reveal they had been suddenly let go, the studio released a statement to Game Developer to confirm the cuts. According to the statement from Behaviour Interactive, the cuts impacted members of its team that focused on "external development partnerships," and said that the decision to lay off members of that team was made due to Behaviour Interactive leadership seeing a […]

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There is apparently such a thing as being too successful. Look no further than China's display panel behemoth BOE, which is generating record revenues, albeit at razor-thin margins. What's more, this playbook on cutthroat economics might yet repeat with China's upstart memory players, CXMT and YMTC. China's CXMT and YMTC appear destined to follow in BOE's footsteps to a hellscape of cutthroat competition and near-zero margins By some metrics, China's BOE is a commercial success story. After all, it is a major supplier of LTPS OLED panels for Apple's iPhone 17e as well as a host of legacy models such […]

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Update 22/04/2026: Developer Poncle has since clarified that it has "15 new projects," which does not necessarily mean it has 15 new games in development. These projects can include anything from a new game, free updates for Vampire Survivors, DLCs, etc. The headline of this article has been updated to reflect the correct language. Original Story: Vampire Survivors was one of the standout hits when it launched in 2022, selling over a million copies in a matter of months and taking home Best Game at the BAFTAs. Its developer Poncle has grown to be able to publish other titles like […]

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The MSI Vector 16 HX AI is probably being picked up in droves on Amazon, likely because this gaming laptop offers the best value for an RTX 5070 Ti machine. Best of all, you’re getting a free copy of Capcom’s latest sci-fi AAA game, PRAGMATA, and if you have yet to indulge in this title, you’re definitely missing out. The sad part about the Amazon deal is that you have a limited amount of time to pick it up for $1,609.99 because only a few units remain in stock. The current Vector 16 HX AI configuration offers the standard RAM […]

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Rebel Wolves' open-world RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker has been in the works for some time and will finally make its debut this year on PC and consoles. When this will happen exactly will be revealed next week during a Road to Launch Event, where more information on the game will be shared alongside its release date. The event, which will stream on April 28th at 9:00 AM PDT / 6:00 PM CEST / 5:00 PM BST, will also feature new gameplay, a new story trailer, the PC system requirements, and all the details on the game's editions. "We are getting […]

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The AI industry has grown exponentially, but at the cost of gobbling up nearly all of the DRAM supply, leaving next to nothing for a multitude of manufacturers hailing from other businesses. Memory makers are also struggling to keep up with demand and may only meet 60 percent of the entire supply through 2027. Samsung, being one of the firms to mass produce DRAM chips, appears to favor its short-term growth and profits over lending a hand to its DX (Device Experience) and MX (Mobile Experience) units, which are responsible for smartphone launches. According to the latest report, the situation is […]

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The existing Crosshair and Raider lineups have received new models, featuring up to GeForce RTX 5090 and high-end Intel Core Ultra 200HX processors. MSI Debuts Raider 16 and Crosshair 16 Series Laptops, Featuring Core Ultra 200HX-RTX 50 Series Combos; Upgrades Titan and Stealth 18 Laptops as Well Popular hardware and peripheral manufacturer, MSI, has launched new laptop models under the Raider and Crosshair series, featuring upgraded configurations. The company has announced that the newer models will be powered by the Intel Core Ultra 200HX processors, paired with high-end NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs to achieve high performance gaming and […]

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Circana executive director and video game industry analyst Mat Piscatella has reported the US sales charts for the month of March 2026, and perhaps unsurprisingly, it's MLB The Show 26 that appears at the top of the charts, helping to drive a 12% spending growth compared to March 2025 alongside Crimson Desert and Pokémon Pokopia. While Piscatella cites Crimson Desert as one of the main spending growth drivers, when looking at the full top-20 list of best-selling games by dollar sales, including both physical and digital sales, the new open-world from Pearl Abyss failed to make the top 10. It […]

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Beyerdynamic’s gaming headsets have always lived slightly outside the mainstream. They don’t chase RGB trends or software-heavy ecosystems, and they rarely shout about features they can’t back up with fundamentals. The MMX 150 Wireless follows that same philosophy, but with a modern twist: low‑latency wireless, Bluetooth dual connectivity, and battery life good enough to forget about charging for days. On paper, it’s Beyerdynamic stepping into a space already crowded by SteelSeries, Corsair, and Sony. In practice, the MMX 150 Wireless feels like what Beyer does best—sound first, comfort second, gimmicks last—just without a cable attached. Design & Comfort – Familiar, […]

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Owlcat's rather unusual tradition of holding Closed Beta tests for its single player roleplaying games continues with The Expanse: Osiris Reborn. Starting today, customers who have purchased the Miller's Pack (at €79.99) or the Collector's Edition (at €289) from the official website will be able to get a taste of the game via the Closed Beta, available across all platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X. Owlcat kindly provided Wccftech with advanced access to the Closed Beta build, giving me the chance to preview this highly anticipated action RPG. The section of the game included in the […]

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The system integrator is deploying AMD's flagship Zen 5 X3D chip to deliver the best possible configuration available on the market. MAINGEAR Intros MG-1 Gaming Desktop With Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, Up To GeForce RTX 5090, and Up To 128 GB DDR5 Memory Popular system integrator, MAINGEAR, has introduced the MG-1 gaming desktop with new configuration, consisting of the recently launched AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition. The MG-1 lineup already has plenty of configurations, including processors and GPUs from popular vendors like Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD, but with the launch of Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, the system has now […]

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AMD has officially launched its first dual 3D V-Cache CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, offering a massive 208 MB cache at $899. AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition: Dual 3D V-Cache CPU Tiles Offering A Massive 208 MB Cache, Now Available at $899 A dual 3D V-Cache CPU from AMD has been expected for a while. The company has made prototypes of such chips with their Zen 4 architecture, but has stuck to a singular stack design till now. The rumors of an ultimate dual CCD and dual stacked X3D chip started floating on the internet back in […]

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Google has announced the AI Hypercomputer, which brings together TPUv8 series, NVIDIA Rubin, & Axion CPUs to power the Agentic AI era. Google Cloud Next 26: AI Hypercomputer Announcement Gives Agentic AI The Next Push, Leverages In-House TPUs, CPUs & Scales Beyond With NVIDIA Rubin Gone are the days of supercomputers; the Agentic AI era will be all about hypercomputers, which will combine various compute options to deliver customers the most flexible and performant AI architecture ever built. Today, at Google's Cloud Next 26 event, the company formally announced its AI Hypercomputer. The new high-performance computing datacenter for Agentic AI […]

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Tenstorrent has previewed its optimized AI model, which is powered by the Blackhole servers, offering blazing-fast video generation speeds. Video Generation In The Blink of an Eye, Tenstorrent Achieves Real-Time Video Processing Speeds With New AI Model Running on Blackhole AI Video Generation takes a good amount of time; essentially, the faster your hardware, the faster you'll be able to generate videos. While the process has gotten efficient, Tenstorrent is taking things to the next level. The company previewed its upcoming AI model, Wan2.2-14B, which is trained on 14 billion parameters within servers running several hundred Blackhole accelerators. And the […]

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With the unexpected cancellation of MediaTek keynote, all eyes will be on NVIDIA's Jensen's presentation, possibly revealing the N1 Laptop SoC. Taitra Cancels MediaTek Rick Tsai's Computex Keynote Unexpectedly Ahead of the Event; NVIDIA Likely to Unveil the N1/N1X SoC for Low-Power Gaming Laptops We have all been waiting for NVIDIA to reveal its N1/N1X SoC that will power the next generation of low-power gaming laptops, positioning itself as a strong competitor against AMD and Intel in the mainstream segment. We are interested to know how the NVIDIA-MediaTek collaboration will shape up the laptop market since the N1X SoC is […]

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The view that China-based CXMT's DRAM-related prowess is largely built on stolen IP from Samsung and other major memory players has gained a hefty patina of authenticity after a spate of troubling incidents of corporate espionage. The latest bout of comeuppance has now resulted in a 7-year prison sentence for a former Samsung employee, who was recently found guilty of leaking core DRAM tech to CXMT for $2 million. A former Samsung engineer is now heading to prison for leaking core DRAM tech to China's CXMT for $2 million Today, a court in Seoul has sentenced Jeon Mo, a former […]

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MSI demonstrated the DDR5 memory overclocking capabilities of its MEG X870E Unify-X MAX board with an upcoming BIOS while hinting at improved OC with future Ryzen CPUs. MSI's Newest X870E Unify-X MAX BIOS Pushes 128 GB 2-Rank DDR5 Memory To 9400 MT/s Speeds Toppc, MSI's in-house overclocker and engineer of the motherboard division, has once again showcased the OC capabilities of the latest AM5 MAX series motherboards. The overclocker used the brand new MSI MEG X870E Unify-X MAX motherboard, which is a top-of-the-line, enthusiast-grade design for overclockers and enthusiasts. The motherboard features a 2-DIMM layout for enhanced memory overclocking and […]

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Following its delay from 2025, Bungie's Marathon launched last month on PC and PlayStation 5. While the game was generally well received, with our own David Carcasole awarding it a 9 out of 10 score in his review, the extraction shooter by the makers of Halo and Destiny did not manage to become a smashing success at launch, and its player base is continuing to contract despite Bungie providing solid support so far. However, for some reason, the game has become the most searched game on SteamDB since its launch. As spotted on Reddit by user Anihalation, Marathon has been […]

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In the latest episode of the Broken Silicon podcast, leaker Moore's Law Is Dead claimed that the next Xbox console, codenamed Project Helix, could be as disruptive as Apple's new MacBook Neo due to its sheer value, which MLID likened to a two or even three-thousand-dollar gaming PC: Project Helix is basically a high-end PC, even using the same silicon as AMD's 70 or maybe 80 class RDNA5 GPU is. It isn't an ultra level of PC hardware, but still far more power than consoles usually have. It will have the biggest APU in console history. I think over 400 […]

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OpenAI has published a new patent in which it discloses an AI chip housing several compute chiplets, surrounded by a large number of HBM memory stacks. One Compute Chiplet, Several HBM Memory Stacks: This Could Be OpenAI's Future AI Chip Plans In a new patent titled "Non-Adjacent Connection of High-Bandwidth Memory Chiplets, I/O Chiplets, And Compute Chiplets Through Embedded Logic Bridges", OpenAI shares plans for an AI chip solution that is going to house several HBM chiplets and compute chiplets, all connected using Embedded Logic Bridges. The research proposes the idea of leveraging these embedded logic bridges for high-speed interconnects […]

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Amidst constant news of price increases for gaming hardware and services, Microsoft did the unexpected yesterday by lowering the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which had become too expensive for too many players, according to Xbox head Asha Sharma, at the cost of new Call of Duty games that will only hit the service one year after their launch. Reportedly, this is only the beginning, as according to Windows Central's Jez Corden, Microsoft's long-term goal for its subscription service is flexibility. "Microsoft sources tell me that the longer-term goal for Xbox Game Pass is to make it more flexible," […]

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Samsung verifies its QD-OLED display lineup successfully in the QuantumView verification program, showcasing why its displays are the best. Samsung's QD-OLED Displays Receive Superior "QuantumView" Viewing Angle Performance Press Release: Samsung Display announced today that its QD-OLED panels for TVs and monitors have received verification from UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, for their viewing angle performance under the ‘QuantumView™’ standard. ‘QuantumView’ is a verification program that evaluates changes in luminance and color coordinates as the viewing angle shifts from the front in 10-degree increments up to 60 degrees. According to the assessment results, Samsung Display’s QD-OLED […]

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Over the past year or so, several game developers have started sharing thoughts on the potential benefits and downsides of using AI in game development. As with all things AI, the conversation is quite polarized at the moment: some have already embraced it, while others have sworn not to touch it with a tentpole, mainly for ethical reasons. Veteran industry executive Jack Buser sits firmly in the first camp. Buser, who worked at Dolby, then at Sony on PlayStation Home and PlayStation NOW, and finally at Google on Stadia first and as Google Cloud's Global Director for Games now, believes […]

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Tesla has approached Samsung to expand its GDDR6 memory supply, which could lead to DRAM shortages for PlayStation 5 & Gaming GPUs. Sony PlayStation 6 & Many Current-Gen Gaming GPUs Rely on Samsung's GDDR6, But Tesla Is Now Going After The DRAM For Its Own Use Samsung is one of the leading manufacturers of the GDDR6 memory solution, which is primarily used in graphics applications such as GPUs, SoCs, and AI solutions. Although NVIDIA has moved to the GDDR7 standard, GDDR6 still makes up the bulk of the volume with several current-gen products leveraging the DRAM standard. Now, Samsung is […]

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SK Hynix has taken matters into its own hands to solve the HBM memory crisis by building a new production facility called "P&T7". SK Hynix's "P&T7" Facility Will Be Constructed By 2027, and All Production Lines Will Commence By 2028 Being built at the Cheongju Technopolis Industrial Complex, the P&T7 facility will take the key role in addressing the AI memory crisis, fulfilling the demand for HBM DRAM while also enabling WLP (Wafer-Level Packaging) lines. The announcement comes from SK Hynix in the form of a groundbreaking ceremony where 125 executives and employees took part. In his opening remarks, Byeonggi […]

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Consumer & Server CPUs will face severe shortages, and are expected to see price hikes till the third quarter of 2026. AMD & Intel CPUs For Consumers & Servers Are Getting More Expensive, AI Is To Blame We have reported how the Agentic AI surge is resulting in demand shifting from GPUs to CPUs. This is now leading to shortages in both the consumer and server processor segments. In turn, CPU prices have seen a bump. In March, prices for consumer CPUs increased by 5-10%, while server CPU prices saw a more drastic bump of 10-20%, reports CTEE. But this […]

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Samsung's 1d DRAM (7th Gen 10nm) for next-generation HBM solutions might not undergo production soon due to failure to meet yields. Samsung's Next-Gen DRAM Tech For Future HBM5E Memory May Not Be Ready For Production A report published by Korean outlet, IT Chosun, suggests that due to less than ideal yields of its 1d "D1d" DRAM based on the 10nm process technology, Samsung might be pulling the plug on mass producing its next-gen HBM solutions. The DRAM technology had already received a pre-production approval (PRA), but concerns have been raised regarding the ROI of initiating a trial run, let alone […]

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Apple has now entered a critical transition period, characterized by C-suite flux and internal strategy revamp, the likes of which have not been seen since Steve Jobs' shock departure in 2011. To calm some of the fraying nerves of investors and employees alike, Tim Cook is now out in full regalia, detailing his reasons for stepping down as CEO of Apple, effective from September 2026. Meanwhile, John Ternus, as the incoming CEO, is reportedly doubling down on AI as a panacea for internal productivity. Apple enters a period of C-suite flux and internal strategy revamp For the benefit of those […]

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About midway through the review period for Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred, Blizzard organized a roundtable Q&A with a few key developers from the team: Game Director Zaven Haroutunian, Production Director Barry Morales, Lead System Designer Colin Finer, and Senior Composer Ted Reedy. The team answered questions on various topics, from the narrative and setting to world design and the music score, new gameplay systems like War Plans and the Horadric Cube, and an overall assessment of the game's state ahead of its second expansion's upcoming launch. You can find the full transcript below. As a reminder, Diablo IV: Lord […]

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Framework has introduced its brand new Laptop 13 Pro, featuring LPCAMM2 support & powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs. Framework Unveils Its First Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Laptop, The Laptop 13 Pro, Powered By LPCAMM2 Memory Today at the Framework Next-Gen Event, Framework showcased a range of laptop updates, including its brand new Framework Laptop 13 Pro. The new laptop is built from the ground up, offering higher performance, higher battery life, and the same modularity that you'd expect from a Framework design. Starting with the specs, the Framework Laptop 13 Pro is powered by Intel's Core […]

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NVIDIA CEO has said that while their company produces expensive AI hardware, they also produce the lowest cost tokens in the world. NVIDIA's Leadership in AI Is Not Only Because of Hardware, But It's full-stack approach that makes the "Lowest Cost Token" Possible Talking at Cadence Live 2026, NVIDIA CEO stated that they are the leaders of low-cost tokens because they produce the world's lowest-cost tokens. A token is the fundamental unit of AI; think of them like the ABCD of the AI language that AI models process to generate responses. The speed at which tokens are generated depends upon […]

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Last year, Build a Rocket Boy released MindsEye, a game that was arguably the worst release of 2025 and one of the worst launches in video game history, something that the studio's leadership even acknowledged. But it didn't do so while bearing the full brunt of the blame. Studio leadership Mark Gerhard and Leslie Benzies have held that the game's poor launch was the result of internal and external corporate espionage and sabotage, which Benzies and Gerhard allegedly tried to combat by installing surveillance software on company devices. It's that attempt to spy on its own staff that has a […]

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For half the price, the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D does a much better job at gaming than the new dual X3D edition Ryzen 9000X3D chip. Several Independent Tests Revealed Little to No Performance Gains in Gaming or Productivity With the $900 Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition Typically, almost every Ryzen generation brings some kind of performance uplifts, and even though we didn't see much growth in gaming performance going from Ryzen 7000 to 9000, the Zen 5 family did provide a helpful boost in productivity. On the other hand, the AMD Ryzen 9 9950XD2 Dual Edition is one of the […]

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After rumors coming from a leaked memo pointed to a price decrease coming to Xbox Game Pass, the company confirmed today that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is officially getting cheaper, and will go down from its current rate of $29.99/month to $22.99/month. The PC Game Pass tier is also getting a price deduction, and will be down from $16.49/month to $13.99/month. What's more is that new Call of Duty games will no longer launch into the subscription service, and instead arrive "about a year later." The news was revealed in a short Xbox Wire blog post, which was followed up […]

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One of the best 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro configurations has become a better deal on Amazon because it is now $140 off for the 24GB unified RAM paired with a 1TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD. In addition to upgraded CPU and GPU performance, buyers won’t have to worry about running a boatload of tasks or filling up the local storage with a plethora of programs. In short, you’re in safe hands, and with the latest discount, the portable Mac is down to $1,759 on the online retailer. The M5 running in the 14-inch MacBook Pro is the unbinned part offering […]

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Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred lands almost three years after the launch of the base game. As you may recall, Blizzard initially committed to annual expansions, which they almost accomplished with the first one, Vessel of Hatred, launched sixteen months after Diablo IV. However, it later became clear that delivering high-quality expansions on an annual basis was impossible, especially as the developers were also busy with making seasonal content. Thus, Lord of Hatred launches a year and a half after the previous expansion, which seems to be the sweet spot in terms of development time. Ultimately, though, what matters is […]

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Today, NC America confirmed that the MMORPG AION 2 will launch later this year globally, following its original debut in South Korea on November 19, 2025. That version was made for mobile and accessible on PC only via NC's own Purple launcher. However, the global version has been built specifically for PC, according to the new press release, and it will also be distributed via Steam. In fact, you can already wishlist the game on Valve's store. The global servers will be hosted locally in North America, South America, Europe, and Japan, providing a latency-conscious gameplay experience for many users. […]

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Smart TVs with traditional LEDs won’t blow a hole through your wallet, but as soon as you decide that you want to upgrade your experience in both size and picture quality, that’s when your intended budget suddenly appears small, especially in the case of looking for a mini-LED TV. Thankfully, Hisense’s 85QD7QF 4K smart TV with the aforementioned upgraded technology is priced like it’s meant for everybody, with Amazon removing $100 from the total to bring the figure down to $699.99. Now this is an offer that the majority of buyers can get behind. The Hisense 85-inch 4K smart TV […]

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Last year at Gamescom 2025, a new Advanced Shader Delivery feature was unveiled by Microsoft's DirectX team that would arrive first on the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds that launched in October 2025. The new feature was co-developed by Xbox and AMD, and is meant to tackle shader stuttering. Now, as seemingly spotted by tech programmer at MADFINGER Games, Ondrej Hrušovský, the feature's implementation into Unreal Engine 5 is "in progress." Hrušovský shared a screenshot of the code commitment to X (formerly Twitter), which you can see below. Shader compilation stuttering has long been an issue […]

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[Update - April 22, 5:26 AM] Other users and insiders have now commented on Tifa coming to Street Fighter 6 in the future. Known FGC YouTuber Rooflemonger commented that they have known about Tifa and Vega coming to the game for some time, but are unsure about Gouken and Haggar. ResetERA user LeytonWright, who supposedly has some connections at Square Enix, also said that the Final Fantasy VII character is indeed coming to the CAPCOM fighting game. Original story follows. [Original Story] With Ingrid coming soon to Street Fighter 6 as the final Year 3 character, many have started to […]

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Apple's seemingly limitless splurge on mobile DRAM is now producing real-world consequences. Despite its best efforts to paper over the emerging flaws in its strategy, the Cupertino-based tech giant is now being forced to pinch pennies by severely downgrading the base iPhone 18 model, as per a new analysis published by Schrödinger Intel. Apple's upcoming base iPhone 18 might get an enhanced version of the M12 display tech that debuted back in 2023 We reported yesterday that the base iPhone 18, which is slated to launch in the spring of 2027 alongside the iPhone 18e and the iPhone Air 2, […]

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Ubisoft's chief executive officer, Yves Guillemot, personally confirmed back in 2024 that "players can be excited about some remakes, which will allow us to revisit some of the games we've created in the past and modernize them." Now, the first of those remakes is almost here with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and according to a new report, the rest of the remakes players might hope to see follow Black Flag won't make it out to store shelves if Black Flag doesn't fly off those same walls. According to Insider-Gaming, who has been part of why Assassin's Creed Black Flag […]

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Nscale will be adding 30,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs in addition to the 100,000 chips that are already being deployed at its facilities in 2027. Nscale Scales Up Its AI Datacenters With 30,000 Additional NVIDIA Rubin GPUs, Bringing The Total Count To 130,000 NVIDIA's Vera Rubin AI chips are hot in demand, and the reason behind this is simple: they are aiming to be the fastest solution for AI inferencing, fueling the race towards Agentic AI. Josh Payne, Founder and CEO at Nscale said: “Customer demand for advanced AI infrastructure continues to accelerate across markets, and our focus is on bringing the […]

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A little less than a year ago from the time of this writing, Nintendo announced Splatoon Raiders, a single-player-focused spin-off of the popular multiplayer series. It was seemingly the natural next step from the single-player campaigns available in the mainline entries players had already enjoyed, and today, through the Nintendo Today! app, Nintendo revealed that it'll be arriving exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 later this year on July 23, 2026. The release date reveal came at the tail end of a new gameplay trailer that showed off plenty of combat and the world players will get to explore with a […]

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NVIDIA has just released its latest DLSS 4.5 SDK, which allows developers to integrate the latest tech, such as Dynamic Frame Gen & More, into their latest games. NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Frame-Generation, Updated Ray Reconstruction, & Enhanced Upscaling Tech Is Now Available To Devs With The Latest Streamline SDK Release Today, NVIDIA is finally releasing the highly anticipated DLSS 4.5 Streamline SDK. With this release, devs have the ability to easily integrate all the DLSS 4.5 goodies that come with the 2nd Gen transformer AI models, such as enhanced upscaling, frame-gen, Ray Reconstruction, and dynamic frame-generation support to their […]

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The new ProArt monitor aims for a high refresh rate operation alongside excellent color accuracy and color reproduction for professionals. ASUS Debuts 4K OLED ProArt PA32USD Monitor for Professionals; 4K HDR QD-OLED Panel, 240 Hz Refresh Rate, 1000 Nits of Peak Brightness, and DP 2.1 Interface Most monitor manufacturers focus on delivering gaming monitors in affordable and premium categories, but ASUS is also taking care of its professional lineup known as ProArt. The ProArt series of hardware is aimed at professionals who want premium features to excel at what they do the best. The monitor ProArt series has just received […]

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced continues to be one leaky ship. After the game's existence was revealed long before its official announcement (something that Ubisoft itself acknowledged), new footage of the highly anticipated remake leaked online, showing how the game's visuals will be on par with those of the best-looking entry in the series to date: last year's Assassin's Creed Shadows. The leaked footage, shared on X by KAMI, is most likely lifted from the game's official trailer which will officially make its debut in a few days, on April 23. While it does not feature any gameplay, the footage […]

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