Kingdom Come: Deliverance makers Warhorse Studios is indeed working on its next project now that all of the DLC for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is out the door. Unsurprisingly, it'll be another "huge immersive RPG" from the studio, according to the team's content director Ondřej Bittner in a Reddit AMA. But that doesn't totally tell us what the game is. The obvious guess is that it's just the next entry in the Kingdom Come series, but the other popular guess is that the team is working on an RPG set in the Lord of the Rings. That's a rumour that […]

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JEDEC continues the development of DDR5 MRDIMM memory for next-gen datacenters, now offering increased bandwidth. MRDIMM DDR5 Memory is designed to meet the growing bandwidth & Capacity Demands of AI Datacenters & JEDEC just unleashed its fastest design yet Two years ago, the first DDR5 MRDIMM memory was announced, offering up to 256 GB capacities per module and 8800 MT/s speeds. Now, as AI & datacenter requirements continue to grow, JEDEC is advancing its MRDIMM roadmap ahead with faster modules that operate at speeds of up to 12,800 MT/s, marking a 45% uplift over the initial design. Press Release: JEDEC […]

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The adoption of emergency features on smartphones is made possible thanks to the use of advanced modems, multiple sensors, and improved processing power, but despite Android handsets having access to all three, they are unable to offer the same life-saving additions as Apple quickly enough, which is adversely affecting their market share. According to the latest research, the iPhone maker leads the pack in satellite connectivity, which has become a strong base for getting people out of hairy situations, with the company currently sitting comfortably with a 71.6 percent market share. With nearly one in two smartphones expected to support […]

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A blind test was conducted by Computer Base, which revealed that gamers often prefer DLSS 4.5 image quality to be superior to FSR 4.1. Out of Seven Games, NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Wins Six Times in Blind Test Conducted by Computer Base, Suggesting Gamers Believe DLSS 4.5 is Superior to FSR 4.1 NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 is the leading upscaling technology from Team Green, while FSR 4.1 remains the flagship upscaler by Team Red. We have seen how incredibly powerful these upscaling technologies are in terms of visual quality. Unlike previous versions, both offer the best possible visuals through better sharpening, reduction […]

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NVIDIA pulling out from China's AI market has boosted the share of domestic firms, with Huawei winning the biggest chunk. Huawei's China Market Share in AI to Reach 60% as NVIDIA CEO Confirms Zero Chip Share in China After US Policy Shift The US Government has moved to ban all leading-edge AI chip sales in China. NVIDIA, being the biggest name in the AI industry, has seen its share drop to zero after the policy shift, prompting an increased reliance on domestically produced chips in China. Currently, the situation has prompted China's AI chipmakers to double down on production and […]

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One of the most popular RTX 30 series GPUs will arrive in nearly two months as NVIDIA's board partners prepare for the launch. MSI, Galax, ASUS, and Colorful to Receive RTX 3060 Chips Soon, As NVIDIA Prepares to Launch the Card in July to Tackle the Shortage As reported by Board Channels, NVIDIA is about to launch the Ampere-based RTX 3060 12 GB GPU in July, and it's not to clear the existing inventory, but to fulfill the current market demand due to GPU shortages. We know that the RAMpocalypse has caused a surge in GPU prices as well, and […]

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This week, Roblox Corporation has unveiled Roblox Reality, an ambitious project that aims to deliver a DLSS 5-like AI powered model to level up the visuals available in the popular game creation platform. In the announcement blog post, Senior Vice President of Engineering Anupam Singh described Roblox Reality as a hybrid architecture that splits responsibilities between two components: the existing Roblox Game Engine (running on cloud servers), which handles all authoritative game logic like physics, collision, state synchronization, and player positions, while a new Video World Model (called "Super Upsampler") runs on edge infrastructure powered by H200/B200-class GPUs and handles the visual output, generating […]

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NVIDIA's CEO has reaffirmed that AI will create hundreds of thousands of jobs, while reacting to the US's policy shift towards China. NVIDIA's China Share Has Dropped To 0, Says Jensen Huang, But Says That AI Will Bring Trillions Into The United States Economy Speaking at the latest episode of "Memos to the President", NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang once again strengthened the fact that AI will bring a boost to the US economy, rather than destroying existing jobs. This follows Jensen's recent statements on how AI in the Industrial Era of the modern world will bring manufacturing jobs back to […]

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In the past few years, we have seen the number of console exclusives shrink considerably. While Nintendo continued to keep its games confined to its systems, Sony and Microsoft began releasing their tentpole PlayStation and Xbox franchises to PC and other consoles, respectively, signaling that the era of console exclusives was coming to an end. However, both seem to be pivoting away from their multiplatform strategies, and the reason couldn't be clearer: for many gamers, exclusives are the main reason to get a console over another. As spotted by Idle Sloth on Bluesky, The Game Business' Chris Dring recently reported […]

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With the development of Mortal Kombat 1 winding down, there was no doubt that NetherRealm Studios was hard at work on a new game. In the past, many, including voice actors for Superman and Green Lantern, suggested that the studio's next game would be Injustice 3, and earlier this week, a WB Games Artist listed the game among those they have worked on. However, it seems like the next game from the Mortal Kombat series developer may be more of a DC fighters of sorts, rather than a continuation of the series. Yesterday, known fighting games YouTuber Rooflemonger (who corroborated […]

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According to reputable Hollywood online magazine TheWrap, the upcoming Battlefield movie is already locked in what could become the biggest bidding war of the year between almost all the major production studios: Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony, and Universal. The Battlefield movie adaptation was officially announced last week and already has two big names attached: recent Oscar-winning actor Michael B. Jordan, who will produce and potentially star in the film, and filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie, another Oscar winner who will write and direct. Jordan is known mostly for his roles in Black Panther, Creed, and last year's Sinners. […]

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During Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest 2026, Game Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida answered questions about the newly announced Nintendo Switch 2 version in a roundtable interview. As reported by IGN, Yoshida-san revealed the technical specs: the game will target 30 frames per second. I've already noticed some comments on the social channels talking about the specs and how does it compare to the other more robust systems… I want to be honest to you, we are really working hard on the optimization for the platform and we are striving to get the best performance. In towns, you may see […]

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Memory supply constraints aren’t the only problem that Apple is facing, as during its Q2 2026 earnings call, the company revealed it didn’t anticipate agentic AI use cases like OpenClaw would pick up in popularity, causing its Mac mini and Mac Studio stock to run out. Additionally, the company didn’t expect that its aggressive pricing strategy with the MacBook Neo meant that it would run out of advanced chip supply for its most affordable portable Mac. In short, the California-based giant is suffering from a problem its competitors wish they had, but that also means Apple has missed out on potentially millions […]

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To no one’s surprise, Apple’s Q2 2026 earnings turned out to be an excellent quarter for the technology giant, but it might not always be sunshine and rainbows going forward, especially during the DRAM crisis, which threatens to crush the stability of the company’s prices, especially iPhones. During the quarterly earnings call, CEO Tim Cook warned that while the Cupertino firm will do its best to avert the problem, there’s a chance Apple may have to throw in the towel and pass the cost increases to customers. Still, the amount of resilience shown by the trillion-dollar entity is certainly praiseworthy. Tim […]

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Apple was expected to continue to capitalize on its ongoing sales-related momentum during its second fiscal quarter of 2026, courtesy of the inordinately strong demand profile for the iPhone 17 lineup. And, in accordance with those expectations, Apple appears to have largely delivered via another record quarter. Apple earnings highlight for the second fiscal quarter of 2026 Here are the key highlights from Apple's latest quarterly earnings release: For the second fiscal quarter of 2026, Apple earned $111.18 billion in revenue, corresponding to a year-over-year increase of 16.6 percent relative to $95.36 billion that it earned in Q2 2025. Apple […]

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As memory continues to dominate the AI hardware conversation, a research note from Korea Investment & Securities (KIS) outlines that prices might not drop. Since memory is directly tied to the productivity of an AI GPU, hyperscalers have placed long-term orders for capacity. KIS believes that even if this time period elapses, the impact of the shortage on memory prices might persist due to the chips' ability to drive key metrics of AI GPU performance. Memory Chips' Ability To Drive Up System Level Performance Could Keep Prices High, Says Research Firm The research note explains that since expanding memory capacity […]

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Microsoft has just commenced the rollout of its Gaming-Focused "Xbox Mode" across all Windows 11 PCs and devices. Windows 11 PCs Will Now Get A Snappier Gaming Interface With Xbox Mode, Now Rolling Out Across All Devices Today, Microsoft has started rolling out its Xbox Game Mode across all Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, tablets, and more. With Xbox Mode, Windows 11 users can enjoy a console-like gaming interface that is snappier and more intuitive. Xbox mode is designed for the moments when you want your games to take center stage on Windows 11 PCs and handhelds. Inspired by […]

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Marathon, the new extraction shooter from Bungie and its first non-Destiny release since the first Destiny game launched in 2014, has had a middling start, to say the least. While it is praised by critics (myself included), it seemingly hasn't had the commercial success to match, and constant conversation about its concurrent player count on Steam seems to only fuel negative discourse around the game. But a new report has given us a bit more insight into how it's done on the sales charts. Firstly, it's worth noting that while we've seen estimates about how much Marathon has sold, we […]

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Samsung has officially discontinued older LPDDR4 memory production while hinting at "worse" shortages throughout 2027. Samsung Pulled Out Older Memory Production To Focus On Newer Technologies Required For Agentic AI, But Still Expects Worse Shortages In 2027 We have been hearing about Samsung pulling out from the production of older DRAM technologies such as LPDDR4X and LPDDR4. Now, the company has officially confirmed that both of these standards have been discontinued. At its official webpage, Samsung lists both LPDDR4X and LPDDR4 as "Discontinued". This move was made as the company wants to pool in more capacity towards the more profitable […]

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In just a few days from the time of this writing, players across the world will be able to get their hands on Valve's new Steam Controller when it launches on May 4, 2026. It's the first of the three devices Valve revealed last year to make it to players, and while we've previously heard that all three - the Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame - would arrive at some point in 2026, a new bit of information spotted by a reliable Valve insider points to the next device, possibly the Steam Machine, launching sooner than later. Known […]

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With PC games growing increasingly complex nowadays — especially ones built on Epic Games's infamous Unreal Engine 5 — default/maxed-out graphics settings rarely (if at all) strike the optimal balance between visual fidelity and performance that most PC gamers seek, and early access sensation Windrose is no exception to this rule. As a demanding UE5 game, it should come as no surprise to many that the game's maxed-out Epic graphics settings will be very GPU-heavy and thus should require some tweaking to achieve better performance on most rigs, without completely sacrificing visual fidelity. This guide should hopefully help you strike […]

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Weapons director Zach Cregger is set to make his mark on the Resident Evil franchise with his own cinematic take on the popular horror franchise, and today we got our first proper peek at what that'll look like with the film's first teaser trailer. The trailer reveal also arrived alongside Cregger diving a little more into his thought process on developing the film in different interviews, particularly answering why he didn't just try and adapt a pre-existing Resident Evil story. "I wanted to tell a story that could take place in the Resident Evil world, but wasn't telling a story […]

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Choosing a CPU or a GPU used to be the most expensive part of building a PC from scratch or even for an upgrade. With RAMpocalypse that started in Q4 2025, everything changed. Building a PC became so difficult that the RAM and SSD alone now cost over half the combined cost of the rest of the parts, including CPU, GPU, motherboard, PSU, etc. Occasionally, we see some users getting a 10 or 20% discount, or if they get extremely lucky, they receive a free part or two with the bundle deals. Not everyone can wait for such luck, but […]

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As Intel primes its 18A-P process technology at external customers, the company is sharing new insights into its enhanced performance & features. Intel's External Customer-Focused 18A-P Process Node Offers 9% Performance Boost or 18% Power Savings Versus 18A Intel's 18A process technology is ramping up well, with Panther Lake volume being increased significantly in the months ahead. As 18A becomes the standard for Intel's in-house chips, the company is also tuning its enhanced 18A-P node, which is a key technology aimed at attracting external Foundry customers. At VLSI, Intel will be sharing some more details about the features and enhancements […]

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The ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X handheld PCs just got a major update that addresses several elements of the experience that those who bought into the expensive new handhelds have gotten used to. When I reviewed the ROG Xbox Ally X at launch, one of the chief issues with it was how it lacked any kind of plug-and-play experience, and each update, including today's, has been another step towards giving it that console-quality convenience. The most significant parts of today's update are meant to make the experience as seamless as possible, particularly when you're docking the device to […]

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There's a new media blowout for 007 First Light ahead of the game's launch, which is planned in less than a month on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X, and Nintendo Switch 2. IO Interactive's Global Brand Manager, Laurine Deschamps, was interviewed by Inven Global and revealed how combat and stealth in this licensed James Bond game differ greatly from the studio's HITMAN franchise: combat is not a failure, and returning to stealth is possible even after entering combat. We wanted to give players various opportunities to achieve their goals. That's why we designed stealth and combat to flow naturally […]

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Intel's crucial EMIB technology has achieved a phenomenal yield rate, showing its readiness for upcoming adoptions in AI datacenter chips. Intel EMIB Is The Single Most Crucial Foundry Tech From Chipzilla, Which Will Set It As An Advanced Packaging Competitor to TSMC We recently discussed how EMIB is being eyed by AI firms for their next-generation AI chips. The tech has one simple purpose: to provide a cost-effective and scalable alternative to TSMC's CoWoS technology. The advanced packaging tech from Intel is set to be used by Google in its next-generation TPUs, and we have also cited NVIDIA using it […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is currently equipped with two telephoto cameras, with the less capable one being a 3x unit that’s often criticized by tipsters like Ice Universe for its lack of imaging prowess when compared to rivals. Now, with Apple adopting variable aperture technology to the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, a drastic decision could be made with the Galaxy S27 Ultra involving the removal of the aforementioned camera. The 3x telephoto camera is rumored to disappear from the Galaxy S27 Ultra, but there’s no telling what will arrive in its place The tipster has been a […]

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Pearl Abyss, the developer of the commercially successful open world game Crimson Desert (and also known for the MMORPG Black Desert), has announced its decision to sell EVE Online and its studio back to CCP Games CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson for around $120 million. A rumor about Pearl Abyss selling CCP Games originally circulated almost a year ago, though back then it suggested the goal was to shop the studio around. Clearly, that option failed, and selling back to the original owners was the most sensible choice. In a statement to Korean media Inven Global, a Pearl Abyss spokesperson explained: […]

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Today, Funcom has announced that Update 1.4 for Dune: Awakening will arrive on May 19, alongside The Water Wars DLC, the final piece of the game's Season Pass. The free update adds two new Overland Map locations: Wind Pass, described as an old Harkonnen tech hub where players will encounter the Water Shippers faction, and The Old Quarry Testing Station, a scalable endgame area where a devious character named Dr. Jalanta awaits in a secret lab. Additional Landsraad Missions are also included, expanding the new endgame framework introduced in Chapter 3. Notably, Funcom has been upfront that Update 1.4 does […]

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Unknown Worlds highly anticipated sequel to its beloved indie hit and the most wishlisted game on Steam, Subnautica 2, finally has an exact release date. It'll arrive in Early Access on PC in just two weeks from the time of this writing on May 14, 2026. The release date reveal arrives alongside a new cinematic trailer that teases a bit of what players can expect from Subnautica 2, as it looks to up the ante as far as the creatures you'll face in the uncharted alien waters and what mysteries could be lurking underneath and above the ocean. The news […]

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ASUS has just broken three 3DMark World Records with its ROG Astral RTX 5090 GPU, breaking past 50K points in Port Royal. ASUS Secures Three World Records With Its OC-Ready ROG Astral RTX 5090 GPU You might have thought that ASUS would be breaking some world records with its ROG Matrix 5090 GPU, but the company has achieved three new world records in 3DMark, all using its second-best 5090 variant, the ROG Astral. We have seen the NVIDIA RTX 5090 breaking several world records. Most of the records are being set by variants such as MSI's Lighting, GALAX's HOF, and […]

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Another Intel Wildcat Lake CPU arrives on PassMark, showing equivalent performance to its smaller sibling. PassMark Reveals Intel Core 5 330 Delivers 4,215 Points in Single and 14,947 Points in Multi-Core Tests Some of the Intel Wildcat Lake CPUs have now appeared on popular benchmarking platforms like PassMark and Geekbench. We first saw a glimpse of the only 1+4 Core CPU, Core 3 304, on Geekbench, and then the Core 5 320 appeared a few days ago on the popular platform PassMark. We saw the Core 5 320 competing with the Apple A19 Pro in MT, but trailing in single-threaded […]

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NVIDIA has revealed the games it plans to add to the GeForce NOW cloud streaming library for the month of May 2026, but what's arguably more significant this month is how NVIDIA is expanding the list of games that are classed as RTX 5080-ready. Beginning today, "across nearly the entire GeForce NOW Ready-to-Play library," players subscribed to GeForce NOW Ultimate can play their games with the power of an RTX 5080 behind them. It's a massive expansion of the list of RTX 5080-ready games, which had previously expanded in trickles of a select few games getting added to GeForce NOW […]

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People find new ways of building PCs, but this one caught our attention as fitting regular-sized components in a CRT chassis is challenging. Redditor Builds a Whole PC Inside a CRT Monitor Using Desktop Parts; Replaces Display With a Laptop Panel and Deploys Several Case Fans Decades-old CRT display just became a fully functional computer, thanks to u/Discipline_Great, who, even though he couldn't revive the old CRT monitor, had some other plans. He says he picked it up from an e-waste, and it was already broken. So, he decided to turn it into a PC building project, which appears challenging, […]

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Benchmarks of Intel's upcoming and fastest gaming handheld SoC, the Arc G3 Extreme, have been leaked, surpassing the Ryzen Z2 by 25%. Intel Packs Its Strongest Battlemage GPU, & 14 CPU Cores Inside the Arc G3 Extreme Gaming Handheld SoC We recently covered Intel's first Arc G3 gaming handheld, which has been listed by online retailers. While the retailer listing was void of details for the SoC itself, we now have more specs and even benchmarks of the upcoming chip & they look phenomenal. Starting with the CPU, the Intel Arc G3 Extreme is going to be the top offering […]

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Yesterday, after reports that it would be shutting down, Greedfall and Steelrising makers Spiders, a studio that had survived in the video game industry for nearly two decades, officially closed its doors after its parent company Nacon failed to find a buyer after Spiders had filed for insolvency. While Nacon itself and three more of its subsidiaries have all filed for insolvency, Nacon continues to truck onward and reveals its Nacon Connect event will indeed return in May 2026, as it previously promised when the event was postponed earlier this year. The showcase event will premiere on May 7, 2026, […]

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After a slip-up by Fuse Games spoiled the surprise a few days early, we officially learned today that Star Wars Galactic Racer will arrive on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on October 6, 2026. We also got a full breakdown of the different editions of the game that'll be available, and something that didn't leak, which was the full release date trailer with some incredible-looking fast-paced gameplay. After Fuse Games quelled any fears that Star Wars Galactic Racer wouldn't include pod racers, today's official release date trailer is sure to put the iconic vehicles front and center, with several […]

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MSI's upcoming Claw 8 EX AI+ Gaming handheld, which will be powered by the Intel Arc G3 Extreme SoC, has been listed online. MSI's Next-Gen Claw Handheld Spotted At Italian Retailer: Features Intel Arc G3 Extreme SoC, 32 GB Memory & 1 TB Storage Intel will soon be introducing its next-generation handheld SoCs called Arc G3. These will come in two flavors: a standard G3 and a high-end G3 Extreme. The Arc G3 series is Intel's big entry into the gaming handheld through dedicated SoCs, similar to what AMD does with its Ryzen Z series SoCs. Now, the first handheld […]

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The new flagship motherboard boasts an all-white design, boasting incredible VRM, powerful connectivity, and a powerful feature-set for high-end and flagship Ryzen CPUs such as Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition. ASRock Introduces An All-White X870E Taichi White Motherboard, Featuring 27 Power Phase VRM, PCIe Gen 5.0 Support, and Modern Connectivity Popular hardware manufacturer, ASRock, has debuted a new flagship motherboard for the high-end Ryzen CPUs called X870E Taichi White. The X870E Taichi White is the first-ever all-white flagship Taichi series motherboards that brings a new color scheme to the lineup. The motherboard uses fully white PCB, white heatsinks, and white […]

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Atomfall, a very British take on games like Fallout or STALKER from Rebellion that landed on PC and consoles in March 2025, is the latest recent release to get its own adaptation. Two Brothers Pictures, the production company behind hit shows like Fleabag and The Assassin will lead up a TV show adaptation of the game, which also just took home the BAFTA for Best British Game two weeks ago. News of the adaptation comes via a report from Deadline, who add that the Two Brothers Pictures founders, Harry and Jack Williams, will also be creative leads for the adaptation […]

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We've known since the game's announcement that The Blood of Dawnwalker would not be quite as large as The Witcher III: Wild Hunt. This makes perfect sense, as Rebel Wolves is smaller than CD Projekt RED was when it made its masterpiece. However, what exactly is the scope that players can expect in the full game? As reported by Gamereactor, Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz revealed that The Blood of Dawnwalker turned out to be even bigger than the studio had originally planned. The goal was to target a 40-hour average playthrough, but now that all the content is in place […]

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The PlayStation 5 DualSense controller features have been put to great use to enhance immersion in Saros, but for many players, adaptive triggers are only delivering frustration. The default configuration uses this feature on L2: a half-press activates Alt-Fire, while a full press through the resistance triggers your Power Weapon. In the heat of combat, it is incredibly easy to accidentally press too hard and waste your Power Weapon when you only intended to use an Alt-Fire ability. If you are struggling with these pressure levels, there is a much more reliable way to play. Separating Alt-Fire from the Trigger […]

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While some of the shotguns are very solid weapon choices in the early game thanks to their powerful Alt-Fire modes, there comes a point in Saros where staggering an enemy is no longer enough. To clear the endgame biomes, defeat the final Overlords, and clear the game with ease, you will need the absolute best weapon: the Ripsaw Chakram. The Ripsaw Chakram is a high-skill, high-reward weapon that functions differently from anything else in Arjun’s arsenal. Once you "unwire" your brain from using the other more traditional weapons in the game, you will realize this is arguably the most powerful […]

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As Nintendo is unlikely to ever release its games on PC, emulation has been the only way for users to enjoy them on hardware other than the original consoles for a long time. However, over the past few years, we have seen the rise of native PC ports, including ports of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, which offer advanced features over emulated versions, such as support for higher resolutions. The latest of these is a native port of the original Super Smash Bros., which also serves as an example of the magnitude of what AI can achieve for a project like this, […]

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The Exynos 2600 will eventually be replaced by the Exynos 2700, as Samsung expands its 2nm GAA chipset portfolio later this year with the introduction of a successor. Until now, we have only heard about rumors and leaks surrounding the SoC. However, during the Korean giant’s Q1 2026 earnings call, it was the first time that the company publicly revealed that it’s developing the Exynos 2700 and intends to extend its market share with the latter’s release. Exynos 2700 to make up a higher percentage of Galaxy S27 shipments, as Samsung looks to reduce dependency on Qualcomm and its Snapdragon family […]

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Ever since the system's release in late 2020, developers have been hard at work expanding the PlayStation 5's functionality beyond what Sony intended, helped by leaks that could lead to permanent jailbreaks. Now, over five years since the console's release, those with an older phat system still running older versions of the system software can turn Sony's current generation into a highly capable Linux PC, and take advantage of its Zen 2 8 CPU cores and RDNA 2 GPU to run emulators and Steam games with impressive fluidity thanks to a new loader released online by Andy Nguyen a.k.a. TheFl0w. […]

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It's been almost a year since Studio Asobo and Focus Home revealed Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, the third game in the peculiar action/adventure series. After a long silence, the French studio has shared a lot of info about this prequel, including its development status, in a fresh devblog. There's good news on that front, as Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy is in the final production phase with the last recording sessions and the final notes of the score wrapping up. The blog post teases that "the release is almost here", suggesting it will be released this year, possibly ahead […]

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A Sony spokesperson has finally provided an official response to the PlayStation Online DRM controversy. Gamespot received the following statement after asking for some much-needed clarification: Players can continue to access and play their purchased games as usual. A one-time online check is required to confirm the game's license, after which no further check-ins are required. The controversy began in late April when several PlayStation users noticed a 30-day countdown timer appearing on the license information page of newly purchased digital games on PS4 and PS5. The timer displayed a "Valid Period" start and end date, along with "Remaining Time," […]

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A French retailer is now selling defective RTX 5090 GPUs starting at €1499, but once purchased, you can't even return them for a refund. Defective RTX 5090 GPUs Cost Half As Much As A New RTX 5090, But You'll Be Lucky To Get One Running LDLC, a French retailer, has started selling defective NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs. The term defective could mean a lot of things, but to make things simple, LDLC says that none of the cards work, and it's up to buyers to figure out a way to get them to work. The two variants that have […]

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The ongoing DRAM shortages are now apparently compelling Apple to aggressively water down its ambitions for the upcoming A20 chip that is slated to power the base iPhone 18, clearly illustrating that even Apple is not entirely immune to the vagaries of the DRAM market these days. Apple's upcoming A20 chip is unlikely to leverage the new WMCM packaging tech that unlocks an unprecedented level of versatility Up until recently, Apple's upcoming A20 chip was expected to make a switch from TSMC's InFO (Integrated Fan-Out) packaging tech, which integrates components like the AP and DRAM onto a single die without […]

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Samsung has broken all records with its financial and operational performance in the first quarter of 2026, as the relentless AI-driven benevolent tailwinds show no sign of losing momentum. To get an idea of just how wild Q1 2026 was for Samsung, consider that its semiconductor operating profit surged by an unbelievable 48x year-over-year on record-breaking demand for memory products, with total operating profit exploding by 756 percent on an annual basis. Samsung Electronics Q1 2026 earnings highlights Here are the main highlights of Samsung's latest earnings disclosure: Commentary Do note that Samsung had pre-released its quarterly sales and total […]

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Update 29/04/2026: Following the publication of the earnings and this article, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma commented on the revenue decline, saying the division knows "we have work to do to earn every player today and into the future." "Xbox earnings today. While we have made progress expanding the business and our margins, player and revenue growth has not yet met our ambition. We know we have work to do to earn every player today and into the future." Original Story: Microsoft reported its fiscal year 2026 third-quarter earnings today, and when it comes to Xbox revenue, while new chief executive […]

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Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is weeks away from releasing his latest game, Thick as Thieves, made by his new team at Otherside Entertainment. The stealth action game that began as a PvPvE game before it went full co-op and PvE is due out on May 20, 2026, and in a new developer deep-dive released today, we found out a pretty significant detail about its impending launch, which is its bargain bin price. While we'll likely continue to be concerned about how much we'll have to pay for GTA 6 until the price is finally revealed, no one looking to […]

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Spotted by MP1st, it seems that a small misstep by an artist at WB Games confirms that Injustice 3 is the next game we'll see from fighting game studio NetherRealm. The next entry in the superhero-charged fighting game is a project that we've seen teased for months now, and this latest mention adds fuel to the Injustice 3 fire. Last year, a MultiVersus dataminer teased they had found evidence of Injustice 3, and a few months after that, two of the game's voice actors, George Newbern and Phil LaMarr, who provided the voices for Superman and the Green Lantern, respectively, […]

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PlayStation has revealed the three games that'll be made available for free to PS Plus subscribers at the PS Plus Essential tier for the month of May 2026. While April's games included one title that can be connected to the action games sub-genre of Soulslikes, May's entries include two popular Soulslikes on top of another annual sports title in EA Sports FC 26. The big headliner game for subscribers to kick off April 2026 was Lords of the Fallen, which is the aforementioned Soulslike game for this month. May, on the other hand, has two popular Soulslike titles: WUCHANG: Fallen […]

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ACE or AI Compute Extensions aim to revolutionize AI by bringing faster matrix-multiply performance as Intel & AMD work toward a unified path for x86 architectures. ACE Is Part of Intel and AMD's Unified x86 Strategy, Driving The Ecosystem In The AI Era With Faster Matrix Acceleration Last year, Intel and AMD partnered to strengthen the x86 ecosystem through their "x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group" initiative. The plan was to offer a standardized set of features across architectures in a bid to make x86 accessible, scalable, and compatible with future requirements. Four key features were announced: FRED, AVX10, ChkTag, and ACE. […]

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In the world of PC gaming, "badly optimized" is a phrase that gets tossed around more than a grenade in a crowded lobby. Usually, the story goes like this: a shiny new game launches, players crank everything to Ultra, watch their frames per second (FPS) counter like a hawk, and reach a verdict in seconds. If the frame rate isn't high enough to their liking, then the game is deemed "unoptimized". If it runs like butter, then it’s "well optimized". The reality, however, is that PC game optimization is a massive, complicated puzzle. Performance isn't just about how hard a […]

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Yesterday, we reported on a claim that Spiders, the studio behind the Greedfall series and Steelrising, would be shutting down "soon" after it filed for insolvency last month. The shutdown was allegedly a result of its parent company Nacon being unable to find a buyer for the studio after the insolvency filing. Today, Spiders finally spoke out via its official X (formerly Twitter) account, and while it didn't confirm anything about the failed sale, it did confirm that yes, "Spiders is being liquidated." The studio's statement began with an apology for the team's silence over the last couple of months, […]

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British developer Supermassive Games is about to launch Directive 8020, the fifth mainline game in its The Dark Pictures Anthology horror game series, following Man of Medan, Little Hope, House of Ashes, and The Devil in Me (there was also the PS VR2 exclusive Switchback). Directive 8020 is special within the franchise for at least two reasons: it's the first entry to drop the anthology name "The Dark Pictures" from the title, and it's also the first one to take place in a sci-fi setting. Set in the near future, the game follows the five-person crew of the Cassiopeia, a colony reconnaissance […]

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Microsoft is working on a new Windows 11 project called "K2," which will reduce bloat while increasing overall performance, including gaming. Microsoft Windows 11 "K2" Project Will Be A Step In The Right Direction, Aims To Reduce AI, Bloat, & Improve Overall Performance, Including Gaming The Windows 11 operating system has had its ups and downs. The general backlash has been there since the beginning, with features such as Recall and an integral focus on AI. These have had a negative impact, and with the ongoing "Windows Update" issues, the current Microsoft OS is far from perfect. The software giant […]

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Korean semiconductor giant Samsung has achieved 80% production yield with its 8-nanometer chip manufacturing process, according to a media report from the Seoul Economic Daily. Samsung's yields are a frequent feature of industry discussion, with multiple media reports highlighting the firm's struggles with production efficiency. A process technology's yield is a crucial metric of its commercialization, and lower yields often lead to foundries having to bear the cost of defective products which their customers are unable to use or sell. NVIDIA Backed Groq Relying On Samsung For Its Chip Production Requirements According to the details, NVIDIA backed Groq has ordered […]

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Mass layoffs have been, and will unfortunately likely continue to be an issue that plagues the video game industry in the short and long term. After the influx of investment that flooded the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic dried up, the thousands of layoffs we've seen over the last few years have decimated the video game industry and driven developers away from games due to the lack of job security. But, according to Maria Sayans, the chief executive officer of Ustwo Games, the team behind the Monument Valley games, job security is the price the industry needs to pay to […]

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Apple has been making the most of the ongoing memory 'chipflation' by freezing the prices of its sprawling portfolio of products in a bid to gain market share. But this does not mean that the iPhone manufacturer is immune to the ongoing biting cost surges. As a matter of fact, despite recent corroborative commentary, you should not count on the base iPhone 18 sporting a 12GB RAM, especially as memory costs are slated to make up a whopping 45 percent of a given iPhone's Bill of Materials (BOM) by next year. LPDDR5, which made up just 10 percent of a […]

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For a configuration including a powerful CPU like Ryzen 9800X3D and one of the best mid-range GPUs on the planet, a price tag of just $1,100 seems like a steal. User Buys Ryzen 9800X3D-RTX 5070 PC Build With 32 GB DDR5 and 2 TB SSD for Just $1,100 on Costco Once again, we see another lucky buyer snagging a complete PC build for almost half the price one would have to pay in the RAMpocalypse era. We used to see such stories a lot in recent weeks, but these are still rare and occasional. While some users are happy to […]

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A little more than a week after unionized members of the Build a Rocket Boy staff took legal action against the studio's leadership for installing spy software on work devices that allegedly violated data protection laws, Chris Wilson, a former animator who worked at the studio for the last six years and has worked in the video game industry for more than two decades has come forward to share just exactly what it was like working on MindsEye under former Rockstar producer Leslie Benzies and his co-chief executive officer, Mark Gerhard. In a massive interview with Kotaku, Wilson is very […]

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Memory makers are enjoying a huge boost to revenue as AI demand has earned them more in a single quarter than the entire previous year. Memory makers such as ADATA saw a 17x Annual Growth In Profits, Others Also Seeing Similar Boost From AI Boom The AI crunch continues to devastate the consumer markets as component prices go up; at the same time, memory makers are seeing an astronomical rise in their profit margins. So there are two things to factor here, first is that memory demand is at an all-time high due to AI firms requiring more DRAM for […]

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TSMC is all set to double its 2nm production capacity through five state-of-the-art fabrication plants to meet global AI and chip demand. TSMC's 2nm Output To Be 45% Higher Than 3nm At The Same Stage As Production Ramps Up Recently, we shared how TSMC is gearing up to boost its 2nm and 3nm wafer output aggressively by the end of 2026. Now, the company is reportedly going to double its 2nm capacity output to meet "explosive" demand for AI and compute. As such, TSMC has set up five wafer fabs, all entering ramp-up phase this year towards 2 nano-meter proceses. […]

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Former ZeniMax Online Studios founder and studio head Matt Firor has finally spoken openly about Project Blackbird's cancellation. Firor, who was behind the successful release of The Elder Scrolls Online and its continued support for many years, left the studio following Microsoft's decision to cancel the project after many years of development. Shortly after that news, he admitted that the two things were directly related. Now, speaking to MinnMax, he provided a lot more color on why he feels the decision to shut down Project Blackbird is a missed opportunity for Xbox. It's conflicted. I'm so proud of what the […]

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As Samsung's unionized workers grow ever bolder, egged on by the rapidly fattening purse of its memory business, which has spurred calls for pay/bonus hikes from other divisions as well, Samsung is eyeing the nuclear option of definitively splitting up the conglomerate by spinning off its semiconductor-focused Device Solutions (DS) division. Irked by rising calls for pay/bonus hikes from its less profitable business units, Samsung is eyeing a spin-off of its very lucrative DS division into an entirely different company The top echelons of Samsung's management appear to be in a panic mode ahead of an impending workers' strike, so […]

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Users can now mix and match DDR5 memory on the latest Intel platform to achieve better tuning without worrying about compatibility. ASUS Rolls Out BIOS 3002 and 3103 to Mix and Match Memory, Allowing Users to Optimize Different Spec "Green" Modules on Intel Z890 and B860 At a time when DDR5 RAM prices are at an all-time high, many are looking at the JEDEC industry standard RAM modules, which typically bring lower clocks out of the box compared to Intel XMP or AMD EXPO-enabled memory modules. These adhere to strict standards and operate at a particular frequency, timing, and voltage. […]

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Lisuan's 7G100 gaming graphics card will launch on 20th May, becoming China's first fully domestic 6nm GPU with WHQL certification. Lisuan 7G100 Gaming GPUs All Set For 20th May Launch In China, Brings Wider Game Support Through WHQL-Certified Drivers China's first domestically produced 6nm GPU for gaming audiences is launching on 20th May, bringing wider support, and the biggest of all, Microsoft WHQL certification for drivers, joining the ranks of Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD. This makes Lisuan Technologies the first Chinese GPU maker to achieve WHQL certification, marking a significant progress for domestic producers. Lisuan also states much wider game […]

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Intel continues to see increased confidence for its upcoming Foundry technologies, such as 18A-P, 14A, and EMIB. Apple & Google Will Reportedly Leverage Intel Foundry 18A-P & EMIB Technologies, 14A Customers Also Lining Up. The Agentic AI and Inferencing boom has led to a significant surge in CPU demand. This has led major semiconductor companies such as TSMC to face severe supply constraints, all the while going on a large-scale expansion spree to meet demand. At the same time, Intel has been driving revenue up by selling off salvaged dies, but the company is also attracting the attention of various […]

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One shouldn't expect any significant improvements even with higher VRAM capacity, and this was obvious since there are no other upgrades. Leaked Benchmarks Show Laptop RTX 5070 12 GB is Equivalent to 8 GB Version In Multiple Synthetic Tests GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5070-powered systems are enjoying huge popularity. To tackle the GPU shortages, NVIDIA has announced that it will now be supplying the RTX 5070 with 12 GB VRAM for the mobile platforms, which will be equipped with 3 GB GDDR7 memory modules. The existing RTX 5070 laptop GPU brings just 8 GB of GDDR7 video memory, unlike […]

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The Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy has been in the works for a very long time, and will finally conclude with the third and final game that has yet to be officially revealed. While no new information has been provided by Naoki Hamaguchi in a fresh interview with ComicBook focused on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S versions of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the trilogy director revealed the guiding philosophy behind the development of all three games that will lead to its conclusion being the culmination of the entire series. "Across the entire remake project, the guiding […]

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Over the last weekend, it was widely reported that Sony introduced changes to its PlayStation DRM policy, which now requires users to connect online every 30 days to continue playing every digital game purchased after March 2026. While the company has yet to provide an official clarification on the matter, detective work conducted by ResetERA forums member andshrew revealed how this new policy seems to be related to the 14-days refund window for digital purchases. Using a jailbroken PlayStation 4, the ResetERA user poked around behind the scenes, making some interesting findings, staring from how digital licenses work. "The PS4 will install a license file for all […]

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GTA 6 is set for release this November, but as Rockstar Games is known for delaying its titles multiple times, the community remains wary of a potential last-minute slip into 2027. However, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick suggested in a recent talk held during the iicon conference, as reported by IGN, that another delay is not on the horizon. "I think a lot of people will be calling in sick on November 19," Zelnick joked during his talk, clearly aware of how many in the community are planning to skip school or work to play one of the most anticipated games […]

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Yesterday was a big day for Rebel Wolves and their debut game, the open world action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker. The Polish studio unveiled the game's release date (September 3) and the detailed PC system requirements. Moreover, in an aftershow Q&A, Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz provided new information about the game. For example, he confirmed that full evil playthroughs will be possible, thanks to the ability to kill most NPCs without causing a game over. Evil run. Generally speaking, you can kill off the majority of NPCs. Maybe not every single one; there are specific cases where, for narrative […]

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It wouldn't be Google if it did not somehow try to hobble its Tensor-class chips. And, this unfortunate trend appears all set to continue with the upcoming Tensor G6 SoC, which is quite likely to sport a GPU that launched all the way back in 2021! A new leak indicates that the Google Tensor G6 chip will sport the PowerVR CXT-48-1536 GPU that debuted in 2021 As our readers would be well aware, we had ripped into Google a few months back for using generations-old ARM CPU cores within the Tensor G5 chip. Thankfully, as per recent leaks, Google has […]

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GALAX has announced that it is ceasing its entire global operations, and Palit will assume full control of the graphics card maker. GALAX Will Exist But Only Under Palit As AI Crunch Merges Both Brands Under One Roof [Update - 4/29/2026] - Palit and GALAX have issued a co-statement, which is as follows: Palit Group issues this statement to address and clarify recent inaccurate media reports regarding the operational status of the GALAX brand. [Original Article] In shocking news, GALAX or Galaxy Microsystems has announced that it is ceasing all operations and will now operate through its sister brand, Palit […]

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We're not even a calendar month away from the release of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and it looks like Nintendo and Illumination already have a third movie set for 2028, according to an updated version of Universal's schedule on its Spanish website. Spotted by VGC, the updated schedule now lists "Untitled Illumination/Nintendo Event Film (April 2028)" on April 12, 2028. That could, of course, be the next Super Mario movie after Galaxy, or it could be the start of a new series like the rumoured Donkey Kong, Star Fox, and Metroid films. While we've not yet seen Samus appear […]

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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers was one of several Soulslike action games to hit the market since the sub-genre became incredibly popular within the last decade. While it didn't set the world on fire, it didn't bomb either, so players were fairly shocked at reports earlier this month that the core development team at Leenzee Games had been dissolved. Now, however, after it looked like we wouldn't see another game in the series, hope for a sequel is slightly renewed, as the rights for the WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers IP have been purchased by Digital Bros., the parent company of the game's publisher, […]

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Apple is banking on the upcoming iOS 27 and macOS 27 updates to regain relevance in the edge AI sphere, with plans already underfoot to launch a new, highly capable, Gemini-backed, and wholly integrated chatbot-style Siri. Even so, Apple's ambitions for the upcoming updates are apparently much more expansive than previously believed, with the Cupertino-based tech giant now eyeing an unassailable lead in AI-driven photo-editing capabilities. Apple is planning to use its on-device AI models to "extend, enhance, and reframe photos" within iOS 27 and macOS 27 According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, with the upcoming iOS 27 and macOS 27 […]

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NVIDIA has introduced its latest Open AI Model, Neomotron 3 Nano Omni, which offers 9x faster Agentic AI throughput. NVIDIA's Open AI Model Expansion Continues With Neomotron 3 Nano Omni Delivering a 9x Boost Press Release: Unveiled today, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni is an open multimodal model that brings these capabilities together into one system, enabling agents to deliver faster, smarter responses with advanced reasoning across video, audio, image, and text. This best-in-class model gives enterprises and developers a production path for more efficient and accurate multimodal AI agents with full deployment flexibility and control.  Nemotron 3 Nano Omni sets a […]

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Framework has introduced its latest Graphics Module for its Laptop 16, which features the new RTX 5070 12 GB GPU, but at 72% higher price than the 8 GB variant. Memory Prices Are So Bad That You Have To Pay 72% More For 50% More Memory When Buying Framework's Latest RTX 5070 12 GB Graphics Module Framework's Laptops have a unique ability to upgrade the entire GPU by purchasing a separate graphics module. This is ideal for laptop owners who want to upgrade the performance capabilities of their laptops rather than buy a new one. However, recent memory supply constraints […]

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Yesterday, we got the official confirmation from Valve that the first of the three new hardware products it revealed last year, the Steam Controller, will launch in just a few days from the time of this writing on May 4, 2026, and it'll retail for $99 USD / $149 CAD / €99 / £85 / $149 AUD. While that price isn't entirely outrageous for modern premium controllers, Valve did confirm that it is higher than initially intended, and according to a well-known insider for information on Valve, the Steam Controller's $99 price tag is the least of our worries, and […]

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All modern-day chips offer some form of upscaling technology to boost performance, with Samsung’s ENSS (Exynos Neural Super Sampling) specifically catering to the Exynos 2600. Being the company’s first iteration of upscaling, this DLSS-like feature is shown to deliver 15 percent better performance in a benchmark comparison, and while that’s impressive, we haven’t discussed how it matters little if there are little to no applications other than synthetic workloads to take advantage of. ENSS for the Exynos 2600 will greatly benefit games, but the lack of native ports and poor overall support make Samsung’s proprietary technology useless Aside from ENSS, […]

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The Advanced PG27QFW2A monitor brings 400 Hz refresh rate to the 2K resolution on an IPS panel. ASRock Debuts 2K QHD IPS Monitor With Up To 400 Hz Refresh Rate; Also Launches the PG32QFT QHD IPS Monitor Monitor for the Budget Segment Popular hardware and peripheral manufacturer, ASRock, has introduced a brand new mid-range gaming display under the Phantom Gaming series, featuring up to 400 Hz refresh rate for a smoother gaming experience. This is the Advanced PG27QFW2A gaming monitor that boasts a 27-inch display size with a fast IPS panel. Usually, traditional IPS panels work at around 4ms response […]

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During the Road to Launch event, developer Rebel Wolves unveiled detailed PC specifications for their debut game, the highly anticipated fantasy open world action RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker. The specs look fairly demanding on paper: the GeForce RTX 5090, the most powerful graphics card on the market, is required to play the game at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second while using the Ultra preset. However, the developers clarified that the following target resolution, frame rate, and presets were calculated without taking into account upscaler and frame generation, which will be supported (including NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR). […]

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Rebel Wolves, a studio made up of former CD Projekt RED developers, is getting ready to launch their debut game, The Blood of Dawnwalker, which sees players step into the shoes of Coen, a human recently turned vampire who retains the ability to walk in sunlight. Today, Rebel Wolves dove into the game by showcasing more of its open-world gameplay, and revealing a new story trailer that is capped off by the reveal of the game's release date, set for September 3, 2026. You can check out the full livestream event to watch Rebel Wolves talk in detail about their […]

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Samsung took a lead by launching its S Pen all the way back in 2011, while Apple only debuted its version, dubbed the Apple Pencil, in 2015 after implementing a number of refinements. Now, after over a decade, Samsung appears poised to finally concede the superiority of Apple's implementation by replicating the Apple Pencil Pro tech within its S Pen. The next-gen Samsung S Pen might work a lot like the Apple Pencil Pro For the benefit of those who might not be aware, the digitizer layer within the screen stack of an iPad is able to detect capacitive (electrical) […]

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While Crimson Desert's physical game sales in the US weren't enough to make major waves on the US sales charts for its launch month, it's a pretty sure bet that with its global physical and digital sales combined, it'll go down as one of the best-selling games of the year. It's already crossed 5 million copies sold, and a new report reveals that developer Pearl Abyss is sharing a bit of the wealth from its success with the entire development team. A report from Korean publication MTN claims that every single one of Pearl Abyss' employees were given a bonus […]

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Earlier today, a Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo was released on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, allowing users to try out the first two chapters and carry over progress to the full game when it launches on June 3. Early footage of the Switch 2 port looked promising, but a more in-depth look reveals that the game's ambition may be, at times, too much for the system, as it struggles to maintain a steady 30 FPS framerate in certain scenarios despite visual cutbacks. A new comparison video shared on YouTube by GVG puts footage from the PlayStation 5 […]

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Korean memory manufacturer SK hynix has announced a yield improvement for its hybrid bonding packaging technology for high bandwidth memory (HBM) modules. Hybrid bonding enables memory chip manufacturers to bond memory layers with each other without relying on bumps. The direct contact enables higher speeds and improved efficiency through lower heat generation. SK Hynix's technical leader, Kim Jong-hoon, revealed the development at the Beyond HBM — Core Technologies of Advanced Packaging: From Next-Generation Substrates to Modules conference in South Korea, reports The Elec. Latest Packaging Technology To Come Into Play With Next-Generation HBM 4 Memory Chips High bandwidth memory is […]

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Amkor says that Glass Substrates, a packaging technology replacement for CoWoS spearheaded by Intel, is set for commercialization within 3 years. Intel-Partner, Amkor, Says Glass Substrates Will See First Commercialization Within Three Years Advanced Packaging is key to any major foundry business as chips are getting more and more complex to meet growing compute and memory demands. TSMC is the single-most important advanced packaging provider in the world thanks to its CoWoS 2.5D technology. Current chip requirements involve integration of HBM and logic chips in a single package & the number of HBM chips is expanding aggressively. Recently, OpenAI showcased […]

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Greedfall developer Spiders will reportedly shut down "soon" after it filed for insolvency last month, as its parent company Nacon seemingly fails to find a buyer for the studio. After Nacon itself filed for insolvency due to financial issues with its major investor, it was reportedly looking to sell off two of its subsidiaries, Spiders and the motion capture studio, Nacon Tech. Now, according to a report from Origami, the publisher has been unable to find a buyer for Spiders, and the studio that has survived for nearly two decades after its founding in 2008 will have to close its […]

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FinalWire has released the updated AIDA64 software, offering support for next-gen CPUs such as AMD Zen 6 APUs & Intel Nova Lake. AMD Zen 6 "Ryzen" CPUs & Intel Nova Lake Get Early Support In AIDA64 v8.30 The latest AIDA64 release has some major updates. One of these is AIDA FPS, which expands the feature set of the software suite with a new module that captures real-time FPS data from DX11 and DX12 games. The data can be displayed across all existing outputs, including SensorPanel, OSD, tray icons, and logging. The full change log is listed below: New in AIDA64 […]

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Artificial Intelligence seems to have taken over every facet of our lives and homes, and yet, somehow, it's not really helping us in everyday life beyond the textual/visual Google Search-type help. Wearable technology itself has remained passive, simply counting steps, tracking heart rates, or sleep quality. But, not really being a true part of everyday routine, let alone helping us improve our lifestyle. Vastnaut aims to change that with its Vastnaut One 4x4, the world's first AI-powered exoskeleton, offering a fully integrated experience that mirrors human biomechanics, to improve your fitness and help you enjoy outdoor activities to the fullest. […]

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Corsair has just launched its ThermalProtect PCIe 5.1 600W cable for 16-pin GPUs with over-temperature protection to safeguard your graphics cards. Corsair Is The Latest Manufacturer To Offer A Safer Cable With Built-In OTP To Safeguard 16-Pin GPUs Running a 16-pin graphics card has become a scary ordeal. You will constantly be checking real-time monitoring utilities, the physical connectors, and your PC for fluctuations because 16-pin cards have a higher chance of dying due to the flimsy nature of the connector. Every day, you hear an RTX 5090 or a similar 16-pin graphics card card either burning up or dying […]

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Apple’s new Liquid Glass UI was almost immediately copied by Chinese smartphone competitors as they integrated the plethora of changes on their custom Android skins. However, that’s not the only design these manufacturers intend to bring, and if they are quick enough, they can actually beat the Cupertino firm in their race to introduce a quad-curved display design, the same one that’s expected to debut on the iPhone 20. OPPO is said to be working on this technology and is rumored to adopt the same bezel-less illusion effect that’s said to arrive on Apple’s 20th anniversary release. OPPO is rumored […]

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The war on piracy in video games between the game publishers selling games and the parrot-companioned players who would rather not pay for those games has just seen its latest milestone, as a committed community of players known as the MKDev Collective and user DenuvOwO, who are known for cracking games, claim they have cracked all Denuvo-protected single-player games. Which has seemingly caused Denuvo and at least one publisher, 2K Games, to respond with online DRM checks with a two-week window. This all comes from a new report from Tom's Hardware, which spotted claims on X (formerly Twitter) that games […]

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While GPUs aren't seeing a significant price increase these days, they are still selling for much higher prices than in the pre-RAMpocalypse era. GPU Market Data for 10 Countries Show Prices for NVIDIA RTX 50 and AMD RX 9000 Series GPUs are Almost Stagnant, but Future Remains Uncertain We have the latest GPU prices data for 10 countries from Tech Spot, which has been tracking the prices since November 2025, when the GPU prices were the lowest since RAMpocalypse started. The GPUs started to become more expensive right after DRAM and SSDs became more expensive, and although we didn't see […]

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NVIDIA is launching a new configuration of its highly popular GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, which features 12 GB of memory. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptops Are Very Popular & Now Getting a 12 GB Memory Option NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 laptops are highly popular in the gaming segment. These laptops not only offer great gaming performance, but they also pack strong AI capabilities, making them an ideal choice for mainstream users. Now, NVIDIA is expanding its GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop lineup with a brand new configuration. The new configuration packs 12 GB of memory, a 50% boost over the […]

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NVIDIA has released a new GeForce Game Ready Driver (version 596.36) ahead of the May 5th launch of Conan Exiles Enhanced, the sweeping Unreal Engine 5 overhaul of Funcom's long-running survival title. As announced last week, Conan Exiles Enhanced will debut on PC exclusively via Steam as a free upgrade. For GeForce RTX players, the update also includes support for DLSS Multi Frame Generation, DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Super Resolution, and NVIDIA Reflex, the latter reducing PC latency to make combat and survival gameplay feel snappier and more responsive. All of these GeForce features were entirely missing from the original Conan Exiles, so they will be […]

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The fancy-looking ASUS RTX 3090 has a common problem, which often goes unnoticed but can kill the GPU components if not paid attention to. NorthWestRepair Fixes Damaged PCB and SMD Components on ASUS Strix RTX 3090 Caused Due to Too Much Pressure Applied on the Shroud Screws Sometimes a simple disassembly/assembly can cause complicated problems with PC components, and that's even difficult to spot when it's a GPU. The PCB traces and SMD components are easy to damage, resulting in shorting, which could potentially kill the GPU. That's why it's advised not to start any DIY process with these components […]

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Colorful has launched two budget-tier motherboards with the LGA 1851 and LGA 1700 sockets for previous-gen and latest-gen Intel processors. Colorful Introduces Battle-AX B860M-Plus S and B760M-Plus S Motherboards With WiFi 7 and PCIe Gen 5.0 Support for Intel 12th/13th/4th gen and Core Ultra 200S Series Chinese hardware maker Colorful has introduced two new motherboards in the Battle-AX series. While most manufacturers are releasing boards for the newer Arrow Lake processors, Colorful has introduced new motherboard models for both Arrow Lake and 12th/13th/14th gen processors. Both motherboards are aimed at the budget segment, featuring the B860 and B760 chipsets. The […]

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The opening of Saros pits you against the Consort, a formidable tutorial boss designed to teach you the high stakes of combat. While most players will fall to this boss, it is possible to defeat it and receive some rewards for your efforts. However, the fight is really difficult because you lack the advanced abilities such as Parry, Power Weapons, and Second Chance (free revive) unlocked later in the game. You are limited entirely to a Handcannon, and your own personal skills action game skills. Should You Try to Beat The Consort? If you manage to defeat the Consort, you […]

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Samsung recently exited low-end NAND and DRAM businesses, which has resulted in a major boost for Taiwanese and Chinese markets. Taiwan-Based NAND Maker, Macronix, Sees Big 4x Boost In MLC Business As Samsung Focues on High-End Products Recently, we reported that Samsung had exited LPDDR4 and LPDDR4X memory segments to focus on the more lucarative LPDDR5/X memory, which is a hot item for AI. The semiconductor giant also closed its MLC NAND business to focus on higher-end NAND products. While this led to a short disruption in the memory and NAND markets for entry-level platforms, others have filled in the […]

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Some PlayStation users have noticed a new online DRM policy for digital games purchased on the PlayStation Store: newly purchased digital games now display a "Valid Period" tag showing a start date, an end date, and a countdown timer. If the console does not connect to the internet within 30 days, the game's license reportedly expires, and the title becomes unplayable until an online connection is restored. Crucially, this only affects games purchased after March 2026, so titles already in players' libraries before the update are unaffected. The story broke over the weekend through Lance McDonald, the well-known modder who managed to […]

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ACEMAGIC has launched its brand new Mini PC, which packs AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, and starts at a price point of $759. ACEMAGIC Highlights Multi-Use Case Design of its F5A Mini PC, Which Packs AMD's Fastest Gorgon Point APU, The Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 Mini PCs make compact Agentic AI possible, and for this purpose, ACEMAGIC is releasing its brand new F5A Mini PC. The Mini PC is just as compact as one might expect, giving your PC setup a lot of breathing space. In terms of specs, the F5A comes packed with an AMD Ryzen AI […]

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The PlayStation 6 is said to deliver 10x ray tracing performance over the base PlayStation 5, but the real-world FPS gain will be closer to 3x in games that don't use much ray tracing. However, these improvements could allow the system to run games with path tracing at 30 and even 60 FPS, according to the tech experts at Digital Foundry, as Codemasters managed to get a path-traced game running on PlayStation 5 Pro at 30 FPS with some computational headroom to boot. During the latest episode of their weekly podcast, the tech experts went over the F1 25's Path […]

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High-Bandwidth Flash or HBFD, the memory that offers more capacity than HBM, will not be used by NVIDIA; instead, Google is going to be a key customer. NVIDIA To Keep on Using HBM, HBF Not Yet In Consideration, But Set For Sampling Later This Year NAND DRAM has seen big adoption with the recent AI push. While primarily used for storage, such as SSDs, the upcoming flash memory technology could play a major role with HBF (High-Bandwidth Flash), the next generation NAND DRAM tech that bridges the gap between HBM and NAND Flash. HBF is being co-developed by SanDisk and […]

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Following Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's release on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox consoles back in January, Square Enix will soon allow owners of these systems to continue Cloud's journey with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth from June 3. However, the first steps of this second journey can be taken right now thanks to a meaty playable demo that has gone live today. Unlike the PlayStation 5 demo, which only covered Chapter 1 of the full game, the Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S demos are packed with more content, as it lets players not only experience the famous Nibelheim […]

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AMD AI PCs are seeing massive adoption in the enterprise segment as Agentic AI rages on to be the next frontier of computing. Only 4% of Organizations Don't Have Plans To Deploy AI PCs; the rest have already deployed AI PCs, as AMD leads the charge in the AI PC Segment The focus on localized AI and the rise of Agentic AI have rapidly boosted the adoption of AI PCs. This has led AMD to see a big demand for AI PCs in the Enterprise segment as organizations shift their workflows, aligning with future AI requirements. AI is reshaping how […]

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Resident Evil Requiem has been such a smashing success with its seven million units sold in less than two months, the fastest ever in the horror franchise, that it even caused the upward revision of CAPCOM's fiscal year 2026 forecast from a net profit of $319.9M to $341.8M (+6.9%). Now, all those fans who loved the game are waiting for the first post-launch content drop: the mini-game, which will be released as part of a free update. Well, in an interview with Japanese website Denfaminicogamer, Game Director Koshi Nakanishi and Producer Masato Kumazawa have teased that it might be released […]

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Major CPU manufacturers such as Intel, AMD & MediaTek are boosting their CPU production, but prices continue to rise. CPU Makers Boost Production, But This Won't Change Current Pricing Trends & Shortages Agentic AI demand has prompted a CPU shortage that has further led prices to increase. As demand swells, the GPU to CPU ratio has fallen from 8:1 to 4:1, and is on the path to hit 1:1 sooner or later. As processors continue to face supply constraints, multiple chipmakers are now boosting their production capacities. Supply chain sources indicate that after Intel decided to prioritize its limited production […]

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Intel & Microsoft have joined hands to scale up Azure Local deployments from 100s to 1000s of servers using Xeon 6 CPUs. Microsoft & Intel Scale Up "Azure Local" From 100s to 1000s With Xeon 6 CPUs, Adjusting To User Needs Without Architectural Redesign Press Release: Azure Local is the foundation for Microsoft’s Sovereign Private Cloud, allowing organizations to run cloud-consistent infrastructure on hardware they own and operate within their sovereign boundary. It supports deployments across connected, intermittently connected, or fully disconnected environments. With Azure Local disconnected operations, customers retain the ability to apply policy enforcement, role-based access control, auditing, […]

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A huge milestone was seemingly achieved by Apple earlier this month when the iPhone Fold was rumored to have entered trial production at Foxconn. Unfortunately, the device still has time to reach this stage as one tipster reveals an update that’s going to put a frown on those eagerly waiting for its arrival. According to the latest rumor, Apple hasn’t even begun the prototype manufacturing of the iPhone Fold, suggesting that there are still some tweaks required in the device’s design. A new rumor highlights more complications that Apple could potentially face with the iPhone Fold design At the start of […]

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A company handing out freebies can attract a large customer base momentarily, which may look excellent on Verizon’s earnings call, but Chief Executive Officer Dan Schulman no longer believes that this approach leads to increased retention. In fact, the CEO has altered his stance on where the carrier giant is lacking, and that’s in customer service, stating that if feedback was taken seriously and acted upon, costs could have been reduced substantially and profits could have risen. Fortunately, Verizon appears to have a solution to this. One problem that Verizon has tackled is providing customers with wireless extenders called femtocells […]

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This past weekend was riddled with news, and not just because Creative Assembly finally dropped a teaser for Alien: Isolation 2 after more than a decade of fans waiting for a sequel. There was a shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner, and in the barrage of information that has come up about the suspect responsible, we learned that Cole Tomas Allen, at least once in his life, dabbled at being an indie developer and even published a game on Steam before allegedly making an attempt on President Donald Trump's life. The game in question is called Bohrdom, and before […]

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Google and NVIDIA have teamed up to provide users with access to as much as one million NVIDIA GPUs to power up the freshly launched A5X instances. The announcement is part of the pair's latest collaboration to reduce inference costs and improve token throughput. Their A5X system relies on NVIDIA's network accelerators that enable the development of single and mutli-cluster computing infrastructure for AI workloads. The A5X Instance: Purpose-Built for Agentic AI Workloads The A5X instances are Google's latest products that are designed specifically to run agentic artificial intelligence workloads. They are part of Google's AI Hypercomputer portfolio which also […]

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Elaborate scams can and do mimic official channels. Even so, no one should be able to send you notifications via the Verizon app. And yet, this is exactly what appears to be happening, at least as per anecdotal evidence gleaned from a troubling recent incident. Scammers are now apparently sending Verizon customers notifications from the official app, adding a convincing sheen of authenticity to their elaborate fraud schemes A Redditor has just detailed their harrowing experience as the supposed mark in an elaborate Verizon-linked scam. The story begins on a recent Friday, when our Redditor, who goes by the username […]

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Valve confirmed that the first of its previously announced hardware products, the Steam Controller, would be making its way to players next week on May 4, after several leaks had already ruined the surprise. While the aftermath of the official confirmation hasn't provided any meaningful updates on other upcoming bits of hardware like the Steam Machine and Steam Frame, we did get a slight update on the Steam Deck 2, of all things. It's been over four years since Valve boss Gabe Newell confirmed that yes, the company did indeed have plans for a Steam Deck 2. Since then, Valve […]

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Asha Sharma has been extremely active since she officially replaced the now-retired Phil Spencer at Xbox in late February. One of her earliest moves was discontinuing the "This Is an Xbox" marketing campaign, which had been widely mocked by fans. More significantly, she formally dismantled the Microsoft Gaming identity in favor of a unified Xbox-first structure, with Microsoft plastering the "Return of Xbox" slogan on its office walls. On April 21, Sharma announced a cut to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's monthly price from $29.99 to $22.99, while PC Game Pass dropped from $16.49 to $13.99. Simultaneously, new Call of Duty […]

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Microsoft's Shader Model 6.10 and AgilitySDK 1.720 are now available in preview, expanding the DX12 API with brand new features. Microsoft DX12 Linear Algebra "Matrix" APIs, Group Wave Index, Raytracing Intrinsics, More With Shader Model 6.10 & AgilitySDK 720 Preview Release Today's launch expands on the previous release of Shader Model 6.9, DXR 1.2, and other enhancements, which were part of the AgilitySDK 1.619. With the release of the AgilitySDK 1.720 preview, Shader Model 6.10 and several other features listed below are being added to the DX12 API: inalg::Matrix Shader Model 6.10 introduces a set of Matrix APIs covering a […]

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The first of the three new pieces of hardware that Valve announced back in November 2025 will arrive next week on May 4, 2026, and it would be a much bigger surprise if a review of the product hadn't leaked days ago. The Steam Controller, as we already learned, will arrive next week and be priced at $99 USD, and now Valve has officially confirmed the leaks. We also got an update on the Steam Machine and the Steam Frame, which is that Valve has no real updates to share for now, but programmer Pierre-Loup Griffais thinks "in general, things […]

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ARC Raiders is the latest game to add to the list of games that support PSSR 2, the latest generation of PlayStation's upscaling technology. Embark Studios confirmed that tomorrow's Riven Tides update for the extraction shooter will not only add a new map, new map condition, new items, a new enemy, a new event, and new cosmetics, but it'll also bring "meaningful" visual improvements thanks to PSSR 2 that PS5 Pro players will notice "immediately." Announced with a new PlayStation Blog post, members of Embark's technical team praised the improvements afforded by PSSR 2, with engine lead Robert Kihl saying, […]

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China has unveiled its new supercomputer, called LineShine, in Shenzen, which will deliver 2 ExaFlops of compute performance. The Chinese LineShine Supercomputer Is All Set To Become The Fastest In The World, Exceeding 2 ExaFlops During a conference at the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen today, the fastest domestic supercomputer project was announced. Known as LineShine, the Supercomputer will be built in two phases and will deliver over 2 ExaFlops of compute. Currently, the world's fastest supercomputer is the AMD-based El Capitan, which has a peak compute of 2.8 Exaflops. Coming to the specifications, the LineShine Supercomputer is purely a […]

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Kingston has launched a large capacity Gen 5.0 U.2 SSD for data centers, featuring up to 14 GB/s of sequential read speeds. Kingston Launches DC3000ME 30.72 TB Gen 5.0 U.2 NVMe SSDs as Data Centers Push Toward Higher Density AI Storage Popular storage maker, Kingston, has debuted its high-capacity variant for the DC3000ME Gen 5.0 U.2 NVMe SSD. The new SSD brings a capacity of 30.72 TB, expanding the storage ceiling of the enterprise PCIe 5.0 lineup for data centers that are rapidly scaling for AI operations. The DC3000ME 30.72 TB SSD aims to deliver higher-capacity alternative for enterprises that […]

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People Can Fly, the studio behind Gears of War: Judgement and Outriders, which is currently co-developing Gears of War E-Day has just acquired games publisher Cooldown Games for an undisclosed amount, per GamesIndustry.Biz. This acquisition is part of People Can Fly establishing its own publishing arm, and it comes after the company's 2025 was marked by project cancellations and layoffs. People Can Fly's 2025 started with players learning that the studio would be co-developing Gears of War E-Day, as previously mentioned. That was then followed with the news that the studio would develop a new game based on one of […]

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Later this week, MotoGP 26 will launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and X, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. According to Italian developer Milestone, this year's entry represents the most significant overhaul of the franchise's core in years. The headline change, the new Rider-Based Handling system, flips the fundamental control philosophy on its head: where previous games mapped player input directly to the bike, MotoGP 26 routes it through the rider's body first, shifting weight before the bike responds. It is a subtle but far-reaching change that touches animations, physics feel, and how veterans will need to approach […]

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The AirPods family offers a product for every price bracket, meaning that there’s something for everyone, just as long as you have the budget for the purchase. Fortunately, Amazon will make those purchases simpler as it has knocked off up to 22 percent from the AirPods 4 without Active Noise Cancellation and the AirPods Pro 3, which are Apple’s top-tier wireless earbuds at this time. For just $99.99, you can be the proud owner of one of these. The higher-end AirPods Pro 3 are currently listed for $199.99 after a 20 percent discount, making it the lowest price for Apple’s […]

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Samsung's much-anticipated entry in the rapidly populating AR space is finally taking shape in the form of Galaxy Glasses. And now, we have just received some of the first renders of the new augmented reality device, which appears to be borrowing a lot of design cues from Meta's Ray-Bans and Google's Gemini Glasses. Galaxy Glasses will be Samsung's second Android XR device, following the launch of the Galaxy XR headset last year OnLeaks and Android Headlines have now published some of the very first renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Glasses, which will leverage the Android XR platform and Gemini […]

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Gaming laptop prices have finally started to stabilize, and if you’ve been following the swath of deals posted by Amazon, you’re more than likely going to stumble upon this MSI Vector 16 HX AI gaming laptop. In a nutshell, this machine oozes an outstanding ‘price to performance’ ratio as it’s equipped with an RTX 5070 Ti GPU, but more importantly, is its price. At $200 off, this powerhouse of a machine is now available for $1,599.99, and if you purchase one right now, a free copy of Capcom’s PRAGMATA can be yours for no extra charge. At $1,599.99, the MSI Vector […]

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After Noctua announced its fan 3D CAD models for public usage, it clarified that these aren't meant for 3d printing. Noctua Allows Printing CAD Fan Models, but Clarified That These Have Altered Fan Blade Geometry Popular fan and cooler manufacturer, Noctua, has recently announced on its X handle and the official website that it's now offering 3D CAD fan models for all of its fans for the public. These 3D CAD models reportedly represent "accurate" mounting and external dimensions fo the fans. However, if you think that you can simply 3D print an existing Noctua fan, then you are mistaken. […]

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Nioh 3 received its biggest post-launch update, update 1.05, earlier today, introducing new mechanics and content that address one of the biggest complaints the community had since its release: its low challenge level compared to its predecessors. Update 1.05, whose complete patch notes can be found on the game's official website, introduces, among balance changes and fixes on both PC and PlayStation 5, a new gameplay mechanic called Stone of Penance, which is unlocked from the opening mission Escape from Hitokoto Slope onward in the Shogun's Journey difficulty level. Available at Shrines, this mechanic allows users to exchange an accessory […]

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There's something in the water about Assassin's Creed Hexe. Barely two months ago, it was the project that was showing major promise and the one that "everyone at Ubisoft wants to work on," according to insider reports. Amidst the company's turmoil of the "major reset" it underwent to start 2026, Hexe seemed like one of the bright spots for the company's future. Well, that has quickly changed after it lost two major creative leads and is now losing another 50 developers while also getting pushed out of its previous 2026 release window into a potentially late 2027 release window. This […]

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Intel now gives users the ability to allocate up to 93% of system memory to Arc iGPUs, enabling wider AI LLM support. Trying To Run AI LLMs That Don't Fit On Your Arc iGPU? Intel Made It Possible By Allowing You To Dedicate Up To 93% System Memory In Its Latest Drivers Intel has dropped a new HotFix driver for Arc Pro Graphics, 302.0.101.8517 - Q1.26 R2, which lets users allocate even more system memory to the GPU, ideal for running larger AI LLMs. Previously, Intel's Drivers were able to allocate up to 87% of the system memory to the […]

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The inception of Liquid Glass with iOS 26 didn’t garner the best reception, but Apple isn’t taking a backseat with the UI choice, as iOS 27 won’t revert back to the original design because the company is planning a multitude of optimizations and improvements that will span several years. Aside from Apple typically being steadfast in its decisions, the reason it will stick with Liquid Glass has more to do with what it has planned for future iPhones, with a tipster noting that the California-based giant is set to release the most advanced display design to fulfill its bezel-less dreams. New […]

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AMD is enabling CUDIMM DDR5 memory support with new AGESA updates & upcoming EXPO 1.2 tech, but only next-gen Ryzen CPUs will enable it. DDR5 CUDIMM Support on AM5 Platforms Limited By IMC; Only Next-Gen AMD Ryzen CPUs Support It Recently, there has been a lot of talk regarding AMD EXPO 1.2 and how it's bringing improved DDR5 memory support to AM5 platforms. It all started when ASUS launched its latest AGESA BIOS, which added EXPO 1.2 support on X870 series motherboards. Soon after ASUS's release, more details for EXPO 1.2 were shared, which suggested CUDIMM & CSODIMM support, along […]

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Despite Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe reportedly being the game in Ubisoft's portfolio that "everyone at Ubisoft wants to work on," the upcoming project has gone through another major leadership change. After it lost its creative director, Clint Hocking earlier this year, Assassin's Creed Hexe has now lost game director Benoit Richer, who departs the company to go start his own. Richer announced his departure on his LinkedIn page, calling it "the beginning of a new chapter" in his career, as he finally moves away from working at some of the biggest publishers in the industry to be a co-founder and […]

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Need gift ideas for people in your life who may deserve a little treat for this Mother's Day? Laifen has been a Wccftech-favorite lifestyle brand that explores new technologies to make personal care products work for the person. From hair dryers that don't take ages and jiujitsu-level movements to dry and style your hair to dentist-approved toothbrushes, the company makes glow-ups possible without investing thousands of dollars or spending hours. One of its most sought-after products is the Laifen SE 2 high-speed hair dryer, which, unlike regular hair dryers, makes hair drying and styling a breeze. Making salon-quality hair at […]

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It's been over two years since we learned that the Watch Dogs movie was finally being produced. The big screen adaptation of the open world game was first announced back in 2013 alongside the original game, then disappeared into development hell for years. It finally resurfaced when New Regency and Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures formally partnered with Ubisoft on the adaptation and picked the director (Mathieu Turi, who worked on Meander and The Deep Dark), writers (Christie LeBlanc, who worked on Oxygène, and Victoria Bata, who worked on Pitch Perfect 3 and Fate: The Winx Saga), and cast (Tom Blyth, known for Billy the Kid […]

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The iPhone Fold is arriving to the market several years after Apple’s competitors have refined multiple versions, which only means that the next category to introduce this unique form factor will be the iPad. While this product would be the obvious choice, a new report states that there’s a chance that the foldable tablet launch may not happen, and it boils down to reasons such as price, design complications, and software optimizations. Even if Apple manages to scale past the internal problems surrounding the iPad Fold, its potentially exorbitant price will threaten its popularity In Mark Gurman’s latest ‘Power On’ newsletter, […]

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The performance gap between an eGPU and a GPU installed via the PCIe interface natively disappears with the latest MCIO 8i connector. GPD Intros GPD BOX Mini and G2 External GPU With MCIO 8i Connector That Deliver 4x Bandwidth of OCuLink The external GPUs have always been trailing behind the traditional desktops due to the limitation of bandwidth as a result of the absence of a native PCIe interface. We do have some good options to bring the performance closer to the conventional PCIe 4.0 x4 setup, but it's not enough since modern GPUs work much better at PCIe 4.0 […]

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Being a roguelike, Saros expects you to build your loadout as you proceed through Carcosa. However, the random generation of weapons and Artifacts can often make a Cycle more difficult than expected. However, there is a simple re-roll trick that lets you start every run with your preferred weapon. The Secret to Starting Weapons To get the exact weapon you want, you need to take advantage of a specific quirk in Saros: your next run always begins with the same weapon type you were holding when your previous run ended. Whether you were defeated by an enemy or manually decided […]

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While Saros offers a diverse arsenal of Soltari weaponry, two specific Shotgun variations stand out as the undisputed best choices for clearing biomes. If you are struggling with fast-moving enemies or bosses that leave little opportunities for you to attack, using Stalwart or Annihilator Shotguns is the most effective way to turn the tide. How to Unlock Shotguns Shotguns are not available in the starting area. You will unlock them for the first time in the second biome, the Ancient Depths. The Power of Stagger Damage Still, what makes every Shotgun superior to other early-game weapons is their ability to […]

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In Saros, the Eclipse is dangerous in more ways than one, introducing more powerful enemies that can inflict an altered status condition known as Corruption. While most players will instinctively try to avoid it as much as possible, the game rewards those who understand when to embrace it. Mastering the balance between a fully working suit and a corrupted one is the key to mastering the game's most powerful offensive builds. What is Corruption? During the Eclipse, you will encounter enhanced versions of enemies that fire a different projectile type. Distinguished by their yellow color, these projectiles cause Corruption upon […]

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Saros gameplay mechanics are the natural evolution of those seen in Returnal, with additional layers of complexity added to defense. Instead of dashing through enemy attacks, the game is all about mastering a sort of rock-paper-scissors defensive loop between your Dash, Shield, and Parry. The last is the riskiest and most satisfying, but before you can pull it off, you must unlock it. How to Unlock Parry Parry is the only defensive option in the game that has to be unlocked before it can be used. To do so, you will have to reach the Blighted Marsh biome and play […]

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Survival in Saros depends not only on your skills, but also on Arjun’s high-tech suit. Understanding the balance between the three Growth Attributes of the suit and how to improve them is often the difference between a successful Cycle and a quick trip back to the Passage. The Three Growth Attributes None of the Growth Attributes enhances Arjun's attack power or speed. However, Traversal Boost is there to make traversal faster and more enjoyable. How to Improve Stats Growth Attributes in Saros are not static and can be enhanced both permanently and temporarily. Permanent Upgrades Permanent stat increases are handled […]

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While most folks play Pokémon relatively casually, simply catching critters that look cool and building whatever team suits their fancy, there's always been a more hardcore, competitive side to the franchise. This competitive aspect of Pokémon has traditionally been rather difficult to get into, but the Poké powers that be are looking to change that with Pokémon Champions, the recently released free-to-play battle-focused game designed to be the new home of the franchise’s competitive scene. Does Pokémon Champions successfully open up a previously difficult-to-access side of the franchise? Or is it less than super effective? Roll on for the answer. […]

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While Saros doesn't waste much time teaching the basics of the game, including the Dash maneuver used to avoid enemy attacks, the game often glosses over other mechanics that can make exploring Carcosa smoother and more fun. This is the case of the Traversal Boost ability, which can be a big help if you feel like Arjun is moving too slowly between combat arenas. How to Sprint (Traversal Boost) While Traversal Boost would have worked wonders in a game where repositioning is key to surviving its intense combat encounters, it cannot be used when enemies are present. If you hold […]

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The Carcosan Modifiers system in Saros allows you to manipulate the difficulty of a Cycle by altering specific parameters. While the system is entirely optional, and provides neither direct resource bonuses - like increased Lucenite - nor penalties, it is the most powerful tool at your disposal if you are struggling with the game's intense combat. How to Unlock Carcosan Modifiers To unlock this system, you must complete the Shattered Rise biome and defeat the first boss, Prophet. Once the boss is down, the system becomes available at the Primary Unit for all future runs. How the Modifier Dial Works […]

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Coming after Returnal, Saros marks Housemarque's return to the roguelite genre with yet another gripping dark space adventure where protagonist Arjun Devaraj faces not only the bullet hell unleashed by the many threats on planet Carcosa, but his own past. In this complete walkthrough and guide hub, you will find anything you need to learn to master the bullet ballet that defines the experience, and have fun while doing so. Getting Started Although generally easier than Returnal, Saros has its unique quirks you need to understand from the beginning of your exploration of Carcosa to improve some of the experience's […]

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A major DRAM & NAND crisis is impending as Samsung faces an 18-day strike in May, which could disrupt the global supply chain. DRAM & NAND Output Will See Up To 4% Disruption In May As Samsung Faces 18-Day Strike DRAM & NAND production is already facing supply constraints, and to make matters worse, Samsung union workers are expected to go on an 18-day strike as the company is unwilling to meet the salary-related demands. As per reports, Samsung's union workers are asking the company for bonuses, demanding a 15% of Samsung's annual operating profit, which amounts to around $30 […]

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Mass Effect Andromeda is still vividly remembered by fans of the series and the internet as a whole for being a very underwhelming game. Still, not everyone associates bad memories with the latest main entry in the series developed by BioWare. Tom Taylorson, voice actor for the male version of protagonist Ryder, stated in a fresh interview with We Are Mass Effect that it was the best thing he has ever worked on, but it was done dirty by its publisher EA and by the toxic atmosphere it launched in, where it quickly became the punching bag of the week […]

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Intel is not only rolling right now, but also operating smartly, driving its revenue up by salvaging CPU dies and selling them off to hungry AI customers. CPUs Demand Is So High Right Now That Intel Got an Unexpected Margin Lift By Selling Salvaged Chips CPU demand is going off the charts as AI inferencing continues to surge with the arrival of Agentic AI. In countless posts, we have stated why CPUs have become so important for AI, a market that was previously dominated by GPUs. Now, AI inferencing is going after CPUs and Memory, in a big way, and […]

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Foxconn will be the lead supplier for NVIDIA's Groq 3 LPX, a chip designed specifically to boost AI inferencing capabilities. NVIDIA Vera Rubin Platforms To Benefit Greatly From Groq 3 LPX For Boosting AI Inferencing, Driving Foxconn's Share To Record Levels At GTC 2026, NVIDIA announced its Groq 3 LPX chip, in addition to the Vera Rubin AI platform. The Groq 3 LPX is an LPU that is designed to boost AI inferencing by up to 35x. The Groq 3 LPX rack will feature a total of 256 chips with 128 GB of SRAM and 12 TB of DDR5 memory, […]

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Today, Sony announced pricing changes for its PS5, PS5 Pro, and PS Portal consoles across South Korea and Southeast Asia, effective May 1, 2026. Sony cited "continued pressures in the global economic landscape" as the reason. This follows similar hikes already announced for North America, Brazil, Europe, and Japan, which came into effect on April 2, 2026. You can find tables detailing the new, higher pricing in each territory below. New PS5 Console Prices by Territory Territory PS5 PS5 Digital PS5 Pro South Korea ₩948,000 (~$693) ₩858,000 (~$627) ₩1,298,000 (~$949) Singapore SGD 849 (~$629) SGD 764 (~$566) SGD 1,167 (~$864) Malaysia MYR 2,799 […]

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has long been one of the worst-kept gaming secrets of the current console generation due to so many leaks over the years, but there's a second series remake that could earn the honor in the future. Following reports that Ubisoft is remaking other entries in its popular series besides its acclaimed fourth entry, known YouTuber and reliable series leaker j0nathan revealed that the very first Assassin's Creed game is getting a full remake. Unfortunately, the leaker didn't add much else on the matter other than that they have known since 2023. However, this is still […]

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Last week, we learned more information on the Steam Controller via an early review by YouTuber Techy Talk that went live before the end of the embargo. Japanese publication 4Gamer has made the same mistake today, and its early review confirmed the controller will be released in just a week, on May 4. While the publication already took their early review down and their social media post promoting it, it wasn't swift enough to prevent some eagle-eyed Reddit users from saving both. Gaming Leaks and Rumors user ___Steve managed to save the images that accompanied 4Gamer's review, which offer a […]

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Intel Core 5 320, a Wildcat Lake CPU designed for budget laptops, has been tested, showcasing good numbers against its competition. Intel Wildcat Lake, Core 5 320, Shows ST and MT Wins Against Current-Gen Chips While Offering 50% iGPU Performance With Just A Quarter of The Xe3 Cores Wildcat Lake should turn out to be a surprise hit from Intel if OEMs build upon the reference design and specs. Just recently, we saw a stunning reference design from Intel, featuring an aluminum body, stunning colors, and decent specs for an everyday PC. Now, we have the first independent benchmarks coming […]

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According to movie insider V Scooper, Nintendo is pitching a movie based on its sci-fi franchise Metroid. V Scooper added that Sony Pictures and Universal Pictures are fighting to win the rights to produce it: Metroid, last I heard a few months ago, was still in a bit of a push between studios, no updates since. Sony is one of the stronger contenders for Metroid, Universal is also fighting for it, both are leaning for live action but this could change. Both studios have experience adapting Nintendo IPs to the big screen. Universal, through its Illumination subsidiary, was extremely successful […]

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Google's next-generation TPUv8e AI chip will reportedly utilize Intel Foundry's EMIB packaging, marking a series of wins for Intel in recent days. Intel Foundry Might Be Making Google's Next-Gen TPU With Its Advanced Packaging "EMIB" Capabilities Intel has been in the limelight for the past couple of days as it buisnesses gain traction from the recent surge in Agentic AI, which has led to CPUs becoming the hottest commodity after GPUs and memory. Now, reports are coming from Taiwanese outlet, Commercial Times, that Google will leverage Intel's EMIB technology for its next-generation TPU chip. Intel Foundry has already secured Tesla […]

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A few hours ago, British developer Creative Assembly and publisher SEGA have posted what looks like a teaser trailer for Alien: Isolation 2 on the official YouTube channel of the first game. The teaser is only 25 seconds long, and most of the video is pitch black, but you can see the Creative Assembly and 20th Century Studios (which owns the IP) logos. The trailer is titled "False Sense of Security," and its description reads: "A feeling of being safer than one really is." Interestingly, DSO Gaming spotted that Alien: Isolation 2 will be powered by Epic's Unreal Engine 5 rather […]

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Taiwan-based manufacturer is reportedly the country's first to offer LPDDR5X memory for NVIDIA Vera Rubin platforms as the green team diversifies its supply chain to power its Agentic AI powerhouse. NVIDIA Diversifies Its Supply Chain, Adding Taiwan-Based Memory Maker For Vera Rubin's LPDDR5X Solution NVIDIA will require a lot of memory, both low-power and high-bandwidth, to fuel the growing needs of Agentic AI with its Vera Rubin platforms. We know that NVIDIA's Vera Rubin makes use of two types of memory. The Vera CPUs use LPDDR5X DRAM while Rubin GPUs use HBM4 DRAM. Both of these have different purposes. HBM4 […]

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TSMC's production lines are being expanded to accommodate more wafer capacity, with a key focus on the new 2nm and 3nm lines. TSMC Focuses Full Efforts To Expand 2nm and 3nm Capacity As Supply In Shock After Huge Demand From AI Firms Recently, AI firms announced that they will be expanding their compute capabilities big time. This massive expansion means that more chips will be required as these are multi-year projects that will address current & future needs. TSMC, being the leading semiconductor maker, has been enjoying this extra demand, but at the same time, the production lines continue to […]

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It seems the ongoing AI mania will not relegate the good ol' smartphone obsolete after all, judging by the purported collaboration between OpenAI, Qualcomm, and MediaTek on a custom smartphone processor, raising huge red flags for Apple's iPhones in the process. OpenAI is paving the way to conquer Apple's iPhones with its vision of what the smartphone's future would look like: a real-time data collection repository to enable continuous AI agent inference We already know that OpenAI has been working on a range of consumer-oriented AI devices. These include AI-powered earbuds that bear the internal codename "Sweetpea" and might retail […]

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Bulky powerbanks with a ton of juice bring a decent level of utility to the table, but carrying them is an encumbrance, whether it is in your hand or shoved in your pocket. Also, imagine the weight when you have to attach a cable to it while connected to the phone or tablet? Thankfully, the TORRAS AirVolt solves both of these complaints by offering a sleek alternative with a 10,000mAh capacity, meaning that it has sufficient juice to deliver multiple full charges. Best of all, you get two attached braided USB-C cables, all for the price of $50.00 after a […]

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The era of thinner iPhones was finally put to rest when Apple introduced the iPhone 17 Pro Max, its thickest flagship to date. While some might conclude that the Cupertino firm has lost its design ‘mojo’ with this release, the flagship also sports the largest battery for any of the company’s releases, with the iPhone 18 Pro Max said to take it up a notch in both dimensions and internal specifications. A comparison between Apple’s latest and upcoming flagships shows that thicker devices are in fashion thanks to the advantages that they bring. New dimensions comparison shows Apple is focused […]

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This is one of the handful of eGPUs that come with the latest Thunderbolt 5 interface, closing the gap with PCIe interface. MOREFINE Introduces G2 External GPU Docking Station, Featuring GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB GPU and Both Thunderbolt 5 and OCuLink Ports Hardware maker MOREFINE has introduced its brand new external GPU dock called the G2, which brings the Blackwell-based NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB desktop GPU for powering mobile devices. This is one of the handful of external GPU docks that bring dual GPU connectivity options, including both Thunderbolt and OCuLink, offering a more versatile […]

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The success of AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D eventually materialized the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, offering more cores and cache for those who can get the more demanding work finished in the least amount of time and can pay for the privilege of owning one of the best gaming desktop CPUs on the market. Fortunately, today isn’t the day when you’ll be forced to fork over a premium because Amazon has slashed $125 from the total, meaning that you can grab every Ryzen 9 9950X3D for just $573.99 for a limited time. With a combined 128MB of total L3 cache, the Ryzen 9 […]

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The Android smartphone market is littered with manufacturers to the point where they need to invest millions in discerning features and ‘over the top’ marketing to generate sales. Even after that, the margins often feel like it isn’t worth the effort. To make matters worse, the ongoing DRAM shortage has forced all companies to introduce price hikes, which will consequently make their devices more expensive and lower consumer interest. Fortunately, a tipster reveals that, after closer inspection, a lot of these companies feel that the demand for high-end camera sensors is declining, and since these parts are more expensive than slightly […]

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Samsung might opt for a silicon-carbon (Si/C) battery within its next-gen flagships, including the Galaxy S27 Ultra. Even so, the South Korean tech behemoth is apparently playing it very safe and refusing to go wild with 10,000mAh-like battery capacities for its Galaxy S27 series. While this tidbit might disappoint some, given the fact that 6,000mAh+ battery capacities are increasingly becoming the norm with Chinese smartphones, we contend that the rumored 5,800mAh battery for the Galaxy S27 Ultra will be more than enough, courtesy of two key innovations. Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra to sport the uber-efficient M16 OLED screen, with overall […]

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Samsung made a generational leap by introducing a novel heat sink within the Exynos 2600 chip, substantially improving its thermal stability in the process. Even so, with the upcoming Exynos 2700 chip, Samsung intends to build on its budding momentum by opting for an innovative side-by-side (SBS) architecture alongside a more refined heat sink, unlocking a significant jump in memory bandwidth. Samsung is banking on a novel SBS architecture and a more refined heat sink to improve the real-world performance of its upcoming Exynos 2700 chip As a refresher, the Exynos 2700 chip is expected to leverage Samsung's SF2P process, […]

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In some regions, we are seeing some relief occassionally, but only specific RAM kits are enjoying the discounts. China Witnesses $87 Price Drop for 16 GB SO-DIMM DDR5 Module, But the Price Still Stands Nearly 5X Higher Than Last Year The volatility of the current DRAM market is apparent from the price instability, which is why we see RAM prices going up on some days and down on some other. The German market showed such a trend in March, recording its first price drop in RAM prices for various DDR5 modules in March. Howeve, the price trend quickly changed in […]

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It's been nearly fifteen years since The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim took the gaming world by storm, and fans are still waiting for The Elder Scrolls VI. Skyrim redefined open world action RPG gameplay, achieving unanimous critical acclaim and commercial success. Last we heard, it had surpassed 60 million units sold in 2023. Following its release, Bethesda Game Studios immediately started working on Fallout 4, which was also quite successful in its own right. After that, though, the studio decided to break its routine to work on something new: a multiplayer version of Fallout, which became Fallout 76. It was […]

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Samsung has reportedly produced the world's first "standalone" DRAM module that uses a process tech below 10nm. Samsung's New Sub-10nm DRAM Technology To Boost Densities & Uses New Materials For long, the DRAM industry has relied on a 10nm process technology for producing integrated circuits. 10nm DRAM technologies range from 1x, 1y, 1x, 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d. Now, Samsung is working on a brand new 10a process technology for DRAM that goes below the official "10nm" process limit. Samsung Electronics has produced the world's first single-digit nanometer DRAM working die. It is reported that the company plans to rapidly […]

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The introduction of the unified memory architecture changed the course of the MacBook’s future forever, and while other chipmakers are playing ‘catch-up,’ Apple continues to race ahead of the competition, taking advantage of the current memory crisis by refusing to charge a premium for its products. With this new design, the Cupertino firm is expected to jump several positions in the notebook market, reaching the number three spot by beating Dell. However, a research firm believes that one key decision from Apple enabled the latter to reach new heights, and that was the MacBook Neo release. The lower priced notebook market was […]

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DeepSeek V4 is out, bringing major optimizations, including up to 1.6T model sizes, and NVIDIA is ready with Day-0 support on Blackwell GPUs using NVFP4. NVIDIA Blackwell NVFP4 Architecture Delivers Major Speed-Ups In DeepSeek v4 With More Optimizations On The Way With the launch of DeepSeek V4, we saw some major optimizations in compute & memory requirements. The updated AI model uses just 27% of single-token inference FLOPs & 10% of the KV cache when running a one-million-token context window. Two new models were also introduced, one being a Pro model with a parameter size of 1.6T, and a Flash version […]

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Think of DRAM, but in a NAND-like structure, that's the basic concept of 3D X-DRAM, a revolution for the memory markets, bringing higher densities for AI. 3D X-DRAM Is Now Closer To Reality, An HBM-Replacement That Offers Higher Densities For AI In 2023, US-based NEO Semiconductor announced its brand new project called 3D X-DRAM, which was going to address the DRAM capacity bottleneck by leveraging a 3D NAND-like architecture. The company also unveiled two 3D X-DRAM cells, which will be integrated into memory solutions based on 3D X-DRAM. These include 1T1C and 3T0C DRAM cells, offering up to 512Gb, a […]

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A base Mac mini was ordered by an Apple customer in the middle of March, and given that these compact machines were already scarce to begin with, it was estimated to reach the owner within four weeks. Unfortunately, bad luck can find anyone at a terrible place and time; the person expecting the Mac mini was disappointed to find that FedEx didn’t leave the product at the door but instead in a public area, where it was waiting to be picked up. However, while the thief was swift in depriving a customer of one of the most difficult computers to […]

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We may have learned the planned launch date for Star Wars Galactic Racer, the upcoming racing game in development at Fuse Games, with Secret Mode set to publish. The "leak" comes from the game's own Steam page, which was briefly updated with the October 6, 2026 release date. The page also included pre-order and edition details: All pre-orders include a platform-exclusive livery (with distinct variants for PS5, Xbox, and PC) and a player banner, with the livery applicable to all speeder classes. The Digital Deluxe Edition adds a digital art book, three exclusive repulsorcraft, a Deluxe Livery (also applicable to […]

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Samsung management appears intractable, unwilling to yield to the bonus-related demands of its unionized workers, setting the stage for a high-stakes showdown next month. As the world's largest memory-related production capacity now appears headed for an utter paralysis, industry fears continue to mount, especially as production restoration might take twice as long as the planned 18-day strike. The wider semiconductor industry is gripped with fears of a prolonged production halt at Samsung, which would worsen the ongoing DRAM shortage As a refresher, Samsung's union workers are currently demanding 15 percent of the company's annual operating profit, which amounts to around $30 billion, […]

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The pricing of the new Steam Controller has just been leaked by YouTuber Techy Talk, who uploaded a review of Valve's new device earlier. Some Internet user quickly downloaded it and reuploaded it on Streamable, which means we have access to information on the price and the reviewer's first impressions. The price is $99. This means the Steam Controller sits $25 above the DualSense's price, but, according to the reviewer, it offers substantially more functionality. Their conclusion is that no single controller can be perfect for every use case, but for anyone wanting one device that handles both gaming and […]

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Thankfully, ASUS hasn't put a premium price on its new 12V-2x6 cable that will keep the RTX 50 series GPUs save from melting. ASUS Officially Launches the 12V-2x6 ROG Equalizer Cable at $50 to Protect Your 16-pin GPU Connector From Melting The ROG Equalizer, which got introduced two weeks ago has finally appeared on the official ASUS store. We all wanted to know its price since ASUS usually prices its premium components quite high. While a power cable can't be considered an actual "component", it's a crucial one, considering the fate of high-end RTX 50 series graphics cards will depend […]

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AMD's next-generation SP8 & SP7 sockets, designed for the Zen 6-powered EPYC Venice & Verano CPUs, have been detailed. AMD SP8 & SP7 Sockets Are Bigger Than Their Predecessors, Showcasing The Compute Density Increase For Next-Gen EPYC Venice & Verano CPUs Last year, AMD announced its EPYC Venice & EPYC Verano CPUs. The former comes with up to 256 cores in Zen 6C flavors with a launch scheduled for 2026, while the latter is a cost-effective Zen 6 offering that's slated for a 2027 launch. Now, Taiwanese component manufacturer HELM Technology has revealed the new socket, each featuring a larger […]

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Intel is making some big changes to its desktop gaming roadmap to deliver faster performance, with new hardware & software technologies. Intel Says They Want To Match AMD X3D CPUs By Changing Their Entire Gaming Desktop Strategy Over the Next Five Years In an interview with PCGameshardware, Robert Hallock has shared the plans of the client CPU team covering desktops, laptops, and handheld PC markets. Robert has been giving us some hints of their strategy over the past few weeks, and it looks like Intel is on the right path. A key change in Intel's desktop strategy came around after […]

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A trio of next-generation chipsets for laptops has begun flooding the market, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme being the company’s top-end version of this generation, followed by the slightly slower Snapdragon X2 Elite and lastly, the Snapdragon X2 Plus. With the SoCs tailor-made to take on Apple’s M-series, the San Diego firm has several options for its partners, but that’s where the problem lies. A discussion on Reddit talks about how Qualcomm’s tier-based approach is hurting its position and how it should only focus on the high-end market before trickling its way down to the less expensive brackets. The current […]

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