It’s fixed now, but Windrose was quietly killing PC SSDs with excessive data writes The hit pirate game Windrose, which recently reached a peak player count of over 220,000 in Steam Early Access, has been found to be causing excessive data writes on PC players’ SSDs. While the issue has now been patched, the YouTuber […]

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AMD’s next-generation Ryzen motherboards could be very similar to today’s designs This week, Biostar confirmed that it plans to showcase “next-generation AMD” motherboards at Computex 2026. While the company did not release any information about these motherboards, it did unveil that we would learn more very soon. According to the leaker MEGAsizeGPU, the next generation […]

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AMD releases its Radeon Software Adrenalin 26.5.1 driver for Pragmata, Industria 2, and more AMD has officially released its AMD Software 26.5.1 WHQL driver for AMD Radeon GPUs. This new driver includes game-specific optimisations for some of the newest games, including Pragmata, Honor of Kings: World, Industria 2, and Tides of Tomorrow. This driver also […]

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Apple has removed all RAM upgrade options for the Mac Studio M3 Ultra from sale Apple has officially removed its high-memory Mac Studio M3 Ultra models from sale, limiting the device to 96GB of unified memory. In March, Apple removed its 512GB configuration from sale, and now the Mac Studio M3 Ultra 256GB option has […]

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Xbox cancels its Copilot plans Xbox’s new CEO, Asha Sharma, has announced that they have stopped the development of Copilot for consoles and will be winding down Copilot for mobile. Xbox is stepping away from Microsoft’s “AI everything” mantra and aims to bring Xbox “back on track”. In her post on the matter, Sharma claims […]

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PCI-SIG members now have access to version 0.5 of the PCI Express 8.0 standard PCI-SIG members have today gained access to version 0.5 of the PCIe 8.0 standard, arriving ahead of schedule to industry partners. This is the official first draft of the PCIe 8.0 specification, incorporating feedback from the standard’s 0.3 release last year. Currently, the […]

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Agentic AI is driving a shift towards CPUs in the AI market, AMD confirms During their Q1 2026 earnings call, AMD’s CEO, Lisa Su, confirmed that new AI deployments are shifting their focus from GPUs towards CPUs. The push for Agentic AI is creating more CPU tasks. This has led to an increase in the […]

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AMD predicts major gaming decline due to “higher memory and component costs” During the company’s Q1 2026 earnings call, AMD predicted that its “gaming” revenue would decline substantially during the second half of this year. Why? Rampant AI datacenter demand has substantially raised memory prices and component costs. This has made AMD’s gaming products more […]

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RUSE has been re-released on Steam with full Steam Deck support After ten years of being MIA, the one-of-a-kind real-time strategy (RTS) game RUSE has returned to PC. The game returns to Steam with all its DLC included, and existing owners will now receive all the game’s DLC. RUSE is an RTS game from Eugen […]

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Biostar plans to showcase next-generation AMD motherboards at Computex 2026 Biostar has claimed that it plans to showcase “next-generation AMD” motherboards at Computex 2026. This should include a new Valkyrie gaming model and other, more mainstream, motherboard designs. Given their “next-generation” teaser, these new motherboards are unlikely to be refreshed versions of AMD 800-series motherboards. […]

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Valve releases official Steam Controller and Puck CAD files for modders and accessories makers With the release of official CAD files for its Steam Controller and Puck, Valve has made it much easier for modders and accessories makers to create mods, stands, and custom add-ons for Valve’s new gamepad. Valve’s package contains STL and STP […]

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Micron’s 6600 ION SSD is the storage density king Micron has officially launched the “world’s highest capacity commercially available SSD”, their 245.76 TB 6600 ION. This datacenter SSD is designed for rack-scale deployments to support AI, cloud, enterprise, and hyperscale workloads. This drive allows an absurd amount of data to be stored on a single […]

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Valve plans to update Steam fans on their controller restock plans soon Valve’s Steam Controller went on sale yesterday, and as expected, it quickly sold out worldwide. Today, Valve has confirmed that it is “working on getting more stock”, and that it plans to give gamers an update and a restock timeline soon. Scalpers have […]

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Say goodbye to Windows 11’s unwanted MSN feed Microsoft has announced that it is finally getting rid of Windows 11’s MSN News widget feed. With new Windows Insider builds, the MSN News Widget is gone. Better still, the Widget feed will only open when clicked, preventing it from opening on mere mouse hover. Yes, accidental […]

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Valve’s Steam Controller has been targeted by Scalpers Valve’s Steam Controller was released yesterday, and it didn’t take long for it to sell out worldwide. To the surprise of no one, the controller has started popping up on eBay, with sellers trying to take advantage of Valve’s limited stock of its new PC-optimised gamepad. Scaplers […]

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Apex Legends’ Overclocked update includes performance fixes for AMD’s Ryzen X3D CPUs Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that fast CPUs are causing stutters in Apex Legends, with AMD’s Ryzen X3D CPUs particularly prone to this issue. With the game’s newly released “Overclocked” update, improvements have been made to Apex Legends’ physics calculations to prevent these issues […]

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be quiet’s Dark Rock 6 series CPU coolers are launching this month be quiet has officially announced their new Dark Rock 6 and Dark Rock 6 Pro CPU coolers, both of which are launching this month on May 19th. These coolers feature all-new designs, promising significantly improved CPU cooling performance compared to their predecessors. This […]

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Halo Studios plans to remake the original Halo Trilogy According to a report from Rebs Gaming, Halo Studios is planning to create remakes of the original Halo Trilogy. Remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3 are reportedly in early development, and both projects will continue regardless of the performance of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Halo: Campaign […]

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Team Group expands its Elite and Elite PLUS DDR5 range with new DDR5-8000 kits Team Group has officially released new JEDEC standard DDR5-8000 memory modules for its Elite and Elite PLUS product ranges. These modules can deliver 8000 MT/s speeds at 1.1V with CL56-56-56-128 timings, and support both AMD Ryzen and Intel Core Ultra systems. […]

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The next Call of Duty game isn’t coming to PlayStation 4 Over the weekend, rumours began circulating that the next Call of Duty game is being developed for last-generation consoles. This means that the game was being developed with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in mind. In response to these rumours, Activision has used their […]

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DDR6 memory is officially in development All major memory manufacturers, including Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, have reportedly started developing DDR6 memory. Alongside substrate manufacturers, “joint development” for the standard has reportedly begun. According to The Elec, this happens “more than two years before product launch”, placing DDR6’s launch in a 2028-2029 timeframe. JEDEC has […]

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