The NAND shortage has caused SSD pricing to spike Forget the DRAM shortage; the NAND shortage has become the newest thing to ruin the affordability of PC building. A shortage of NAND memory has driven up SSD prices, raising the cost of all SSD storage. Today, a Samsung 990 PRO 1TB SSD costs £159.99 in […]

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Nvidia thinks scarcity is good for them, even if it’s bad for everyone else This week, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, and he has something to say about the global memory shortage. Companies and consumers across the globe are finding it hard to acquire memory. DRAM […]

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Helldivers 2’s “Slim” build reduced install sizes by 85%, and gamers are loving it Arrowhead Game Studios has confirmed that Helldivers 2 will be returning its “large” PC build with the game’s next patch. This is due to the success of the game’s new “slim” version, which reduced the game’s install size by 85%. After […]

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Here’s 9 minutes of new Forza Horizon gameplay footage Through IGN, Playground Games has released almost 9 minutes of fresh gameplay footage for Forza Horizon 6, showcasing scenic driving in Japan. Forza Horizon 6 is coming to PC and Xbox on May 19th. The game’s PS5 version is releasing “later this year”. Note that this […]

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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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