Expect to hear more about Microsoft’s “next generation” Xbox at GDC 2026 Microsoft’s Asha Sharma, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming (Xbox), has unveiled Project Helix. Helix is the codename for Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox console, and Microsoft plans to discuss the system in depth at GDC 2026. Project Helix will be able to play “Xbox and […]

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Nvidia reportedly targets “around Computex” launch for its 9GB RTX 5050 Benchlife.info claims to have confirmed yesterday’s reports of Nvidia’s planned RTX 5050 9GB graphics card, and has “confirmed” a release date for the GPU around Computex 2026. Nvidia’s reportedly planning to upgrade its RTX 5050 graphics card to 3GB 28 Gbps GDDR7 memory modules, […]

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Sony reportedly halts PC porting efforts for single-player PlayStation 5 games Recent years have seen Sony bring more and more of its classic PlayStation titles to PC, to the point that it created its PlayStation PC publishing unit in 2021 to support these efforts. Now, it looks like Sony has fallen out of love with […]

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Capcom releases its first PC patch for Resident Evil Requiem Capcom has officially released its first PC patch/update for Resident Evil Requiem. This update includes stability fixes that make the game less likely to freeze or crash on certain hardware configurations. Additionally, this update also adds performance optimisation for RTX 40 and RTX 5o series […]

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Ubisoft confirms that more than three Assassin’s Creed games are in development It’s official, Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is real. Ubisoft’s worst-kept secret is finally official. The Assassin’s Creed series is finally returning to the seven seas. For now, Ubisoft has only released the following statement and the artwork below. […]

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Nvidia addresses overclocking concerns and other issues with their latest GeForce Hotfix Nvidia has officially released its GeForce Hotfix 595.76 driver, a new driver version that addresses GPU overclocking issues and other problems raised by Nvidia’s GeForce 595.71 driver. With their GeForce 595.71 driver, overclockers found that their GPUs suddenly became unstable. Voltages were capped, […]

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Nvidia’s upgrading its RTX 5050 in the strangest way possible Rumour has it that Nvidia plans to upgrade its RTX 5050 graphics card with a new memory configuration, giving gamers 9GB of GDDR7 memory across a downgraded memory bus. By shifting from 2GB GDDR6 memory chips to fewer, but faster, 3GB GDDR7 memory chips, Nvidia […]

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Apple unveils its new MacBook Neo, and prices start at £599 Apple has officially unveiled its new MacBook Neo, an all-new laptop design that aims to deliver an affordable entry point into the Mac ecosystem. With prices starting at £599/$599. This new MacBook features an aluminium enclosure, a 13-inch Liquid Retina display (2408×1504), and up […]

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Microsoft isn’t launching Windows 12 this year; they would be foolish to try it A new report from PC World says Microsoft plans to release Windows 12 this year. This new OS will reportedly feature a modular “CorePC” architecture and require NPU hardware for its deep AI integrations. Since then, Windows Central has rubbished this […]

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Ashes of the Singularity 2’s PC demo has been extended until March 16th Stardock and Oxide Games’ Ashes of the Singularity II demo was one of the most-played demos from Steam Next Fest, and to celebrate, the demo’s availability has been extended until March 16th. Originally, this demo was intended to be available only until […]

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EA job listing confirms Javelin Anticheat ARM support efforts EA has posted a job listing for a new “Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer” who specialises in ARM64 hardware. EA wants to add ARM64 support to its Javelin Anticheat software, the anti-cheating solution that EA uses in Battlefield and other competitive games. This job listing comes at a […]

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Highguard to shut down five weeks after launch It’s official, Wildlight Entertainment has confirmed that Highguard is getting shut down. The game will go offline on March 12th, a mere five weeks after the game’s release. The game failed “to build a sustainable playerbase,” and will not be supported long-term. In a statement on social media, […]

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Micron’s shipping 256GB SOCAMM2 memory samples to customers Micron has delivered its first 256GB SOCAMM2 memory samples to customers, allowing users to create AI systems with 2TB of LPDDR memory across eight memory channels. With Micron’s first monolithic 32Gb LPDDR5X memory, Micron can enable next-generation AI capabilities through increased memory access. This enables higher performance […]

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Retroid discontinues its 12GB Pocket 6 handheld due to memory market changes Retroid has announced that it has discontinued its 12GB Retroid Pocket 6 handheld and raised the price of its 8GB model. This is “due to significant changes in the global memory market”, which has largely been caused by AI datacenter buildouts. Retroid is […]

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Capcom removes its Enigma DRM from Resident Evil 4 after less than a month Last month, Capcom removed Denuvo from Resident Evil 4 on PC and replaced it with their Enigma DRM. While the removal of Denuvo is usually seen as good news, the addition of Enigma caused issues. PC gamers reported performance issues after […]

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MSI officially launches new RTX 5070 Midnight Edition GPUs for World of Warcraft MSI has officially launched new Midnight Light and Midnight Void Editions of its RTX 5070 Gaming Trio graphics card, celebrating the launch of World of Warcraft Midnight. Both designs are inspired by Quel’Thalas, and let World of Warcraft fans choose their side […]

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Intel references “B70 System” on GitHub Intel has officially referenced a “B70 System” as part of its software release notes on GitHub, officially confirming that the company has a higher-end ARC PRO series graphics card on the way. Right now, Intel’s highest-end ARC PRO graphics card is the ARC B60, which uses the same GPU […]

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Nvidia releases GeForce 595.71 driver following hardware monitoring and fan “not spinning” issues The launch of their GeForce 595.59 driver was a disaster for Nvidia. Hardware monitoring broke for many users, with fan detection failing, and one or more of their GPU fans stopped spinning after the driver update. Mere hours after launch, Nvidia was […]

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RPCS3 keeps getting better With their latest updates to RPCS3, kd-11, the project’s lead graphics developer, has managed to solve two longstanding issues with the PlayStation 3 emulator. With improvements to Z-Culling and the emulator’s Texel Remapper, RPCS3 can now run several PS3 classics with improved visuals. Thanks to these changes, many previously incorrect visuals […]

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Amazon reports datacenter fire in the UAE after “objects hit” it during Iran missile strikes Amazon has confirmed that power has been shut off at one of its datacenters in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the facility was “impacted by objects” amid Iran’s strikes against the country. This has impacted the availability of Amazon […]

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Thermaltake launches its TT PowerCare after-sales support program in the UK Thermaltake has just launched its new TT PowerCare program in the UK, offering buyers fast PSU replacements alongside their existing extended warranties. Once a PSU is verified as faulty, Thermaltake UK will arrangea replacement within 48 working hours. This will give Thermaltake PSU buyers […]

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Intel’s expected to unveil its refreshed lineup of Core Ultra CPUs this month It looks like Intel is getting ready to launch its Core Ultra 5 250K Plus and Core Ultra 7 270K Plus CPUs, refreshing the company’s Core Ultra 200 series lineup. According to Videocardz, Intel plans to unveil its “Arrow Lake Refresh” on […]

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