The MAG Infinite Z aims to support standard hardware without being huge on the table and brings impressive gaming performance for enthusiasts at the same time. MSI Debuts Compact Gaming Desktop Called MAG Infinite Z 8B, Powered By Ryzen 7 9700X and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Popular hardware vendor MSI has released its latest gaming desktop called MAG Infinite Z 8B, which brings powerful computing and gaming prowess inside a compact tower. The MAG Infinite Z brings a small form-factor chassis that takes less space on the desk, but delivers big when it comes to gaming and general productivity tasks. […]

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The ongoing issues at Xbox, with several studios at risk of being shut down (chiefly Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games, and Double Fine Productions) and more layoffs sadly rumored to be on the way, have inevitably become a topic of discussion among industry members, even publicly. Replying to Duke Nukem creator George Broussard, who had wondered "where did Game Pass come from?", Moon Studios CEO Thomas Mahler (Ori, No Rest for the Wicked) tweeted his theory that Game Pass is "a little like Communism" in that it does not give developers the incentive to "go the extra mile". Ultimately, he mused, […]

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The Wildcat Lake chips are proving themselves to be worthy for ultra low-power and lightweight laptops. Wildcat Lake 5-Core Chip Goes Head to Head With 6-Core Apple A18 Chip In PassMark Apple MacBook Neo might be one of the most special releases from the company, powered by an entry-level chip that does everyday productivity tasks efficiently. The CPU bridges the gap between iPhone-tier mobile silicon and traditional Mac laptops, offering an affordable and "fanless" computing experience. Intel Wildcat Lake, on the other hand, brings a similar objective, offering powerful 5 and 6-core entry-level chips that bring the Cougar Cove and […]

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The newest Arrow Lake-HX chip was just benchmarked in PassMark, revealing the true prowess of chip. Intel Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus PassMark Numbers Render Core Ultra 9 275HX Useless Despite Having Fewer Cores and Threads While the Intel Arrow Lake Refresh desktop CPUs have already arrived in the mainstream market, the laptop variants are yet to be seen in wider availability in notebooks. Similar to the desktop platform, Intel also launched two chips in the Core Ultra 200HX Plus series, namely Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus and Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. These chips offer a similar upgrade to […]

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ACE, the upcoming set of x86 Extensions defined by both AMD & Intel, has seen the latest spec release, focusing on AI acceleration. AMD & Intel Focus on AI Acceleration Through Next-Gen x86 Architectures That Are ACE Compliant 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 to make x86 accessible, scalable, and compatible with future requirements. Four key features were announced: FRED, AVX10, ChkTag, and ACE. Now, the latest ACE "AI Compute Extensions" specifications have been published by AMD […]

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The wait for GTA 6 has been long and hard, but it is finally coming to an end. With pre-orders opening next week ahead of the game's November 19 release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games are sure to ramp up marketing, and finally show more of a game set to be one of the most successful ever released. However, a solo developer has had enough, and has spent the past 12 or so days trying to build their own version of the game using AI, and the results are impressive and hilarious at […]

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A previous leak revealing that there could be potentially six versions of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro has been clarified by new findings showing the block diagrams of Qualcomm’s first 2nm chipset. To minimize the confusion, the San Diego firm is prepping just two variants, one with LPDDR5X RAM support, while the top-end one will offer LPDDR6. However, don’t count out Qualcomm introducing binned models of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro, because the way its handset business is hurting, it’ll need to adopt the “Apple” approach. Top-end Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro may also offer Qualcomm […]

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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has repeatedly pressed ASML's management with concerns that the firm's advanced chip manufacturing machines have made it to China. The machines, which rely on extreme ultraviolet light to print circuits on a semiconductor wafer, have been targeted by the US government for being sold to China. However, according to Bloomberg, Secretary Lutnick has raised the issue in several meetings, leading to concerns that China might have made inroads into gaining the ability to make advanced chips. ASML Denies Any EUV Machines Have Made Their Way Into China ASML's EUV machines first caught the US government's […]

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The first proper look at Atlus's Persona 4 Revival arrived earlier this month during the Xbox Games Showcase, but the Japanese developer provided a more in-depth look at the remake of the fourth entry in the series launching on February 18, 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S (including Xbox Game Pass) in a dedicated livestream which showcased its key features, including some new combat features that are set to make some underutilized mechanics more worthwhile to use. The Persona 4 Revival broadcast provided a good overview of what to expect to see in the game, going over […]

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Between 2020 and 2025, Sony pursued a substantial strategic shift: releasing its prized PlayStation exclusives on PC, albeit often with a significant delay, to maximize profit and reach a new audience. Here's a list of all the games that were released during this timeframe: Game PC launch Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition August 7, 2020 Days Gone May 18, 2021 God of War January 14, 2022 Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered August 12, 2022 Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales November 18, 2022 Sackboy: A Big Adventure October 27, 2022 Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection October 19, 2022 Returnal February 15, 2023 The Last […]

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Right on schedule, Korean developer Pearl Abyss released a new patch for Crimson Desert on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, utilizing its custom Blackspace Engine to further enhance side characters while reducing load times and fulfilling more community wishes, including new decoration options for the player's house, or rather the area outside it. Patch 1.12 allows players to decorate the area outside their house, adding 2 new tools that can be used to craft items and 58 new items, including fountains and wells. These items, however, cannot be crafted without first getting crafting manuals from shops, claw machines, […]

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We've previously highlighted the utter craziness of the September release schedule, and the craziest part of it all was the fact that Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Control Resonant, and Silent Hill: Townfall all released in the span of two days (September 24-25). However, it seems like CAPCOM might be about to move Onimusha out of the way, advancing its release date to September 4. That's the new date listed by Canadian retailer PNP Games, though no other major retailer has updated it yet. They might be ahead of everyone else, or it might be simply a mistake. CAPCOM has […]

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The slightly advanced 2nm ‘N2P’ process from TSMC is reportedly being used by Qualcomm and MediaTek, with both companies aiming to gain an advantage over Apple later this year. However, the Cupertino firm is expected to match its rivals’ competitiveness by adopting the same manufacturing process next year for the A21 Pro, but only the latter will receive preferential treatment for the improved technology, not the A21. Standard A21 for the base iPhone 20 could stick with TSMC’s 2nm N2, as wafer and memory costs threaten to chew through Apple’s profits In a report from Commercial Times, Apple is reported […]

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Intel has hired Seok-Hee Lee as EVP of its Foundry's Advanced Packaging & Back-End Technology, bringing years of experience from SK Hynix, where he served as President and CEO. Intel Foundry Gets SK Hynix's Ex-CEO, Seok-Hee Lee, Bringing Years of Experience In The Advanced Packaging & Back-End Technology Segment Press Release: Intel Corporation today announced the appointment of Seok-Hee Lee as executive vice president of Intel Foundry, reporting directly to CEO Lip-Bu Tan. In this role, Lee will lead all advanced packaging, system integration, back-end technology development, and back-end manufacturing, strengthening Intel’s ability to deliver differentiated, system-level innovation for customers. […]

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Chip manufacturing giant Intel has partnered up with Taiwan's second-largest contract chip manufacturer, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), for advanced manufacturing process technology, suggests a report from FundaAI. Intel, under its CEO Lip-Bu Tan, is seeking to compete with Taiwan's TSMC in the contract chip manufacturing industry. According to the details, UMC is seeking to team up with Intel to gain a foothold in advanced chip manufacturing without having to expend significant amounts of capital for the machinery. Intel & Taiwan's Second Largest Chip Manufacturer Team Up For 12nm & 3nm Nodes - Report While most of the focus when it […]

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As Epic Games is going through what's coming next from the company in terms of Unreal Engine, it's also revealing what we can expect from its other divisions, like the Epic Games Store. While Epic has admitted it's not going to beat Steam and become the new number one digital storefront on PC, that isn't stopping the company from making the store better than what we have now. Which is why Epic revealed today it has a lot of plans for the future of the EGS and the Epic Games Launcher, which are getting a "ground-up rebuild." Images from Epic's […]

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Star Wars: Zero Company is arguably one of the most intriguing games on the 2026 calendar: a turn-based tactical RPG set in the ever-popular Star Wars universe, developed by Bit Reactor in collaboration with Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, as announced in early 2022. The game was first unveiled at Star Wars Celebration Japan in April 2025 and has since steadily built anticipation among both Star Wars fans and fans of tactical strategy games. Bit Reactor's pedigree matters here, too: the studio was founded by former Firaxis veterans who helped shape the XCOM series, and that influence is […]

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Last year's Ghost of Yotei is currently this year's best-selling first-party PlayStation Studios title, according to a new report from Alinea Analytics. The latest from Sucker Punch is closing in on an estimated 5 million copies sold since launch, the report claims, and as we officially transition to the back-half of 2026, it's estimated 1.1 million copies sold within 2026 is carrying the load for PlayStation's first-party portfolio. That's not the biggest shock, considering the only other first-party PlayStation releases so far this year are Marathon and Saros, both games that received heavy critical praise, but neither has been able […]

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Samsung's highly lucrative bonus deal with its semiconductor employees is now tearing the conglomerate apart along the proverbial seams, as the ensuing astronomical pay gap is now spurring angst among ex-semiconductor employees. To demonstrate their grievances, Samsung Device Experience (DX) employees, which include those from its Mobile, Display, and Digital Appliance businesses, chose a novel and fairly dramatic method today, replete with overtones of grief and condemnation. Some Samsung workers wore black to work today, symbolizing 'death, sorrow, and mourning' As per the reports coming out of South Korea, Samsung DX workers went to work today while dressed in black […]

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When Crime Boss: Rockay City launched in 2023, first on PC via the Epic Games Store and later on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles, it seemed like the latest celebrity-backed dud. It was critically panned on launch, and despite its Hollywood star power getting a lot of eyes on it, lacking gameplay and several severe technical issues earned it low scores across the board. But that was three years ago. Now, it's reached over 1 million copies sold and is celebrating its two-year Steam anniversary with a major free 2.0 update. Wccftech's Alessio Palumbo called Rockay City a "half-baked, […]

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ASML CEO, Christophe Fouquet, believes that the demand from Elon Musk's Terafab project will be similar to fabrication plants capable of manufacturing millions of wafers per month. The executive spoke to Bloomberg, and his discussion ranged from data centers in space to the current stage of the semiconductor industry in the context of major demand from the AI buildout and Europe's position in the AI race. ASML CEO Says Europe Is Quite Behind In The AI Race The Terafab project was announced by Musk earlier this year as part of his efforts to procure chips for Tesla's edge computing and […]

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DON'T NOD, the studio behind the recently released Aphelion and the team behind the first two Life is Strange titles, is currently looking for a way to secure its future after Tencent decided against further short-term investment in the narrative-focused studio. Following claims made by French reporter Gauthier 'Gautoz' Andres that the studio is rapidly approaching a situation where it would be "out of cash," DON'T NOD responded to the claims in a statement sent to Game Developer. Though the studio did not claim the situation to be as dire as Andres put it, it confirmed that Tencent had decided […]

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Through one way or another, Huawei manages to source its goods from overseas manufacturers, despite the U.S. trade ban in place. Sadly, while the Chinese firm has successfully circumvented these sanctions, its other partners are suffering, with one of them agreeing to pay a $36 million fine due to its business alliance with the technology giant. German titan Bosch will pay $36 million to U.S. authorities because it was learned that Huawei purchased a truckload of smartphone parts It has been nearly seven years since Huawei was placed on the U.S. Export Control list, but efforts are still being made […]

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More Fake GPUs are circulating online marketplaces, which use plastic chips to imitate NVIDIA RTX GPUs and scrap memory dies. You Need To Be Extra Cautious of Graphics Cards Being Sold Online As NVIDIA RTX Graphics Cards Have Been Spotted With Glued Plastic GPUs Over the years, we have seen several instances of fake graphics cards appearing online. Most of these graphics cards are sold through online marketplaces, & the region most affected by such products is the Asia Pacific. Previously, we have seen graphics cards with missing components and different GPUs, but this time, scammers have gone an extra […]

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With Resident Evil: Veronica launching next year, CAPCOM has remade the vast majority of the classic entries in its survival-horror series, leaving only a few titles left to remake utilizing its proprietary RE Engine. According to well-known insider Dusk Golem, a Resident Evil 5 remake will eventually happen due to fan demand, but it may be years until it hits PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, or Nintendo consoles, as Capcom doesn't have a strong desire to develop the game at the time. "While I think a Resident Evil 5 Remake will probably happen in the future due to fan […]

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Qualcomm appears determined to squeeze out Exynos 2700 from the upcoming Galaxy S27 series, and has prepared as many as six Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro variants to render Samsung Mobile spoilt for choice. Samsung LSI, however, is now reportedly equally adamant at not letting Qualcomm eat its lunch and is preparing an apt "response" to this gambit. Samsung's Galaxy S27 series is emerging as an unequivocal winner in the ongoing tussle between Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro variants and Samsung LSI's Exynos 2700 chip As we reported recently, Qualcomm is preparing as many as six variants […]

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NVIDIA's cloud streaming GeForce NOW service has just revealed the next seven games supported by the cloud service, which brings all of your games across multiple storefronts into one place. This latest batch adds titles like Super Meat Boy 3D and Aphelion, though just as significant as the new games entering the service is the fact that the GeForce NOW summer sale means it's the best time to subscribe if you haven't already. Starting with the games, though there are technically seven titles now supported by the cloud service, one of this week's entries is only a demo, with the […]

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In pure Rockstar Games style, the studio has suddenly announced that pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 will open on June 25 for Sony's PlayStation 5 and Microsoft's Xbox Series S and X. The studio also unveiled the official cover art, which is very much in line with previous GTA covers. Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto 6 is shaping up to be the biggest entertainment release ever, with certain analysts suggesting it could sell as many as 46 million units on day one. The game was first officially revealed on December 4, 2023, and the trailer immediately broke records, becoming the most-viewed […]

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The Family Bucket Collector's edition is priced at a whopping $16,578 for all the ROG 20th Anniversary products. ASUS to Host Flash Sale Offline Through Lottery System in Shanghai; The Family Bucket Collector Edition to Cost Over $16,000 The recently announced and showcased products from the ROG 20th anniversary stack are going to be sold through a flash sale in Shanghai from June 20 to July 19. This will take place at the Xingye Taikoo Hui Nan Garden in Jing'an District, where the items will be sold through a lottery system. ASUS has revealed the price for each product, as […]

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GMKtec is finally lifting the curtains off its EVO-X3 Workstation PC, which houses the AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 and 128 GB memory. EVO-X3 Is Going To Be A Powerful Workstation PC For Local AI As GMKtec Crams 128 GB Memory & Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 In A PS4-Sized Chassis Last year, we tested the newly launched GMKtec EVO-X2 Mini PC. The system features the AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395, and is a strong competitor to the NVIDIA DGX Spark, featuring a much lower price point. The company is now launching a follow-up to this PC, the EVO-X3. The GMKtec […]

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In the middle of the umpteenth round of layoffs and studio closures at game development companies, big and small alike, gaming market analytics firm Newzoo reports that the games market reached a new revenue record in 2025, at $201.6 billion, surpassing $200 billion for the first time in history. Global gaming revenue was up 9.1 percent year over year, with PC and mobile doing most of the heavy lifting while console grew more modestly. The PC platform shone brightest, posting its strongest annual growth in Newzoo's historical dataset, reaching 43.6 billion (+12%) thanks to a broad slate of premium titles […]

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Without the TSME support, the Ryzen-based systems will be prone to cold boot attacks, but AMD didn't consider informing users before removing it. AMD Removes TSME Support from Ryzen Chips as It Reserves It Only for the "PRO" Family TSME, or Transparent Memory Secure Encryption, is a hardware security feature that encrypts everything stored in the system RAM using a key generated by the processor during boot. Unlike AMD's SME (Secure Memory Encryption, the TSME feature works automatically once enabled in the BIOS and doesn't rely on the operating system. For 'privacy-conscious Linux hobbyist' Ben Kilpatrick, this came as a […]

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In a late-night Truth Social post that all but confirms persistent supply chain-sourced rumors and tidbits, President Trump has spilled the beans on Apple's chip fabrication deal with Intel, setting off a speculative storm as to what's next for the now-ascendant chipmaker. Trump details how he helped Intel, takes credit for nudging NVIDIA, Elon Musk's Terafab, and Apple towards the chipmaker Trump has just taken a victory lap of sorts by touting Intel's rapidly expanding orderbook, which now apparently includes such august customers as NVIDIA, Elon Musk's Terafab project, and Apple, going on to boast about the U.S. government's 10 […]

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Samsung has proven that it can leverage its advanced nodes to develop and mass produce cutting-edge chipsets, with the Exynos 2700 said to arrive on schedule as the company is progressing with its development without any reported hiccups. However, just because the Korean giant’s second-generation 2nm GAA SoC is showing promise, it doesn’t mean the entire division is moving with the same pace and energy. If anything, a new report states that Samsung’s SoC division is struggling, adding further weight to the entire sector. Image sensors and system semiconductors are offsetting the sluggish chipset department, and the Exynos 2700 isn’t expected […]

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AMD has unlocked upto 215% higher performance on its Threadripper CPUs in Handbrake through fixes. Handbrake Was Limited To 64-Cores, AMD Managed To Fix That & Brought Up To 215% Higher Performance With its Threadripper CPUs AMD worked with HandBrake to fix the missing performance on its Threadripper CPUs, bringing a 181% increase in transcoding performance on its Threadripper PRO and 215% boost on its Ryzen Threadripper CPU lineup. According to AMD, Video transcoding applications such as Handbrake benefit massively from higher core counts, but that wasn't exactly the case with its Threadripper lineup, where the CPU performance didn't scale; […]

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MSI explains why its newest gaming handheld is so expensive and what to expect in the coming years. MSI Says it Tried Everything to Get Memory and Storage At Lower Cost, but It Will Still be a Difficult Year for Gamers MSI recently confirmed that the Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld will cost $1,699, as per the official website, while major retailers such as Newegg and Best Buy confirmed a $1,599 price tag. This is already twice as expensive as the Lunar Lake-based Claw 8 handheld, but we all know that the latest handheld has received a massive upgrade in […]

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Intel's deal with Apple is now confirmed by the US President himself, with Chipzilla all set to build and design chips on American soil. Intel Will Design & Build Chips For Apple As US Moves Chip Making Back To American Soil Well, if it needed confirmation, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, has now confirmed that Apple has agreed to work with Intel. In this deal, Apple will leverage Intel tech to design and build its next-generation chips. The statement from Trump comes as part of the historic turnaround that Intel has achieved under the current US […]

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The HDMI Forum has officially introduced HDMI 2.2 with up to 96 Gbps of bandwidth, but consumers will have to wait till next year before the compatible products launch in the market. First HDMI 2.2 Devices With Full 96 Gbps Bandwidth May Not Arrive Until 2027 The HDMI Forum unveiled its next-generation HDMI 2.2 interface at CES 2026, which promised a significant increase in bandwidth and support for future ultra-high-resolution displays. However, as per the latest reports, products capable of utilizing the new 96 Gbps interface will not arrive before 2027 (including RDNA 5, which is expected to support the […]

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Persona 6 was officially announced this month by publisher Atlus and SEGA during this year's Xbox Games Showcase for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, but with the short teaser showing little, many believe the game is still a ways off. However, the chances of 2027 becoming the year of Persona have increased significantly today, thanks to a discovery made by the starved community. As reported by user HelpfulAdeptness8583 on the Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit, a video game translator going by indigozeal on Tumblr shared that they are working on Persona 6's translation, specifically for script translation duties. […]

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Apple and CEO Tim Cook have sounded the alarm concerning the iPhone 18 price hike, with upcoming models expected to become more expensive due to the ongoing DRAM shortage. In short, the trillion-dollar giant says that the situation has become unavoidable, but how large of a difference can customers expect to pay? One research firm might have an answer, but you’re not going to like it. TechInsights believes that for Apple to maintain its profits, the iPhone 18 Pro needs to become $270 more expensive As Apple’s memory stockpile begins to dwindle, it’s left with little choice but to ramp […]

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Although the PlayStation 5 full backward compatibility with the PlayStation 4 is a very welcome feature to have, Sony Interactive Entertainment seems to have neglected it significantly, as previous-generation games cannot take advantage of the system's power to deliver enhanced gameplay out-of-the-box. This missed opportunity has always felt baffling, even more so this week when it's been discovered that very little developer intervention would be required to get a game like FromSoftware's Bloodborne to run at native 4K resolution with none of the known frame pacing issues of the vanilla game and even at above 100 FPS at a lower […]

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Cygames' Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok is launching early next month on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. Today, the Japanese publisher released a playable demo allowing players on all formats to experience a small portion of the game ahead of its face-off against Ubisoft’s Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, which launches on the same day, July 9. The new demo features three different modes: Story Mode, Quest Mode, and Tutorial Mode. To mark the release of the Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok demo, Cygames released a new trailer called The […]

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Undead Labs finally unveiled the release window of State of Decay 3 at the recent Xbox Games Showcase 2026, confirming that PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X users will be able to play it next year. Meanwhile, the studio had started Alpha testing in May. This was a private test, but now content creator Brian Menard has shared 72 minutes of gameplay from the Alpha build after visiting the studio a while ago. Being an early alpha, it was still filled with bugs, graphical roughness, and other placeholder issues; however, the footage reveals a lot about the game's survival […]

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We've heard increasingly loud rumblings about mass layoffs at Xbox for a couple of weeks now, and now, it seems like the turn of ZeniMax has arrived. This past Monday, several sources pointed to Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, and Ninja Theory all desperately trying to negotiate an exit with Microsoft, whether that is going independent or being sold to some other publisher. But the rumors said other studios would be affected, too: a French journalist namedropped Arkane Lyon, Bethesda Game Studios, and id Software. All three of these studios were under the ZeniMax Media umbrella prior to the $7.5 […]

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SK Hynix has commenced sampling of its next-gen HBM4E memory, offering up to 16 Gbps speeds and 48 GB capacities. SK Hynix Races Samsung In Sampling First HBM4E DRAM Modules For Next-Gen AI Solutions The acceleration in AI has pushed DRAM manufacturers to dial up their development plans. As such, SK Hynix is racing its rival Samsung to deliver the first HBM4E memory solutions to partners who will be using it to power their next-generation datacenters. The HBM4E memory will play a crucial role for next-gen datacenters as it will power some heavy-weight chips, NVIDIA Rubin Ultra, and AMD Instinct […]

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That memory chips are scarce at the moment is hardly news that raises eyebrows these days. Even so, there appears to be a bit of desperation in the air that was not an elemental presence as recently as just a few weeks back. As a case in point, consider the latest tidbit: Google might procure memory chips from China's CXMT, upending the monopolistic dynamics in the memory sphere, and potentially opening a floodgate of similar deals. Google might tap China's upstart memory player, CXMT, as a hedge against the so-called Big 3: Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron According to the […]

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The era of Vera Rubin is upon us, as not only NVIDIA's but the world's fastest AI platform is now being delivered to top cloud providers. Coreweave & Oracle Receive The World's First NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Systems For Validation, Bringing A Mammoth Leap To Agentic AI NVIDIA's Vera Rubin is in volume production, but the top AI cloud providers are already getting their hands on the first systems to test and validate. NVIDIA also sent out its first Vera CPUs to major AI firms last month. Oracle and Coreweave are among the first cloud providers to bring up NVIDIA's […]

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The market hasn’t responded well to smartphones bearing the slimmer form factor, so it’s unsurprising that the iPhone Air failed to garner a positive response in major markets. However, Apple isn’t giving up on this form factor because the company is preparing the iPhone Air 2 for a spring launch next year. With this release, the Cupertino firm is expected to introduce two upgrades that weren’t present in the predecessor. One of the upgrades arriving to the iPhone Air 2 is an ultrawide-angle lens, which is similar to the base iPhone 18 Apple has been previously reported to be testing a […]

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Apple was, until recently, the last bastion of price stability, even as a tsunami of memory-induced price hikes has continued to sweep across wide swathes of the global consumer electronics sphere. Alas! No longer. Apple now appears to have surrendered to the inevitable price hikes after trying to swim against the tide for a few quarters. Apple's Tim Cook had warned that the June-ending quarter would see a "substantial" increase in memory costs, and now the company appears to be capitulating to the inevitable price hikes Apple's Tim Cook has just declared to the Wall Street Journal that price increases […]

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Intel CEO, Lip-Bu Tan was about to retire from the semiconductor industry, but was asked to do one more thing: save Intel. Lip-Bu Tan was on the Intel Candidate List Back in 2021, But Made The Final Decision To Become CEO After Being Convninced By His Wife & Friends Ever since Lip-Bu Tan joined Intel as CEO, we have seen some radical changes in the structuring of the company. Lip-Bu has turned Intel around. Most of the groundwork was laid by Intel's former CEO, Pat Gelsinger, who set the company's Foundry plans and current product line, but Lip-Bu is creating […]

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By now, everyone and their grandmother is familiar with ASML, the sole provider of EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) capable lithography machines in the world. As hyperscalers continue to aggressively build out compute, we constantly discover new bottlenecks at almost every level of Jensen's five-layer AI cake, down to an insulating film supplied by, of all things, an MSG manufacturer. Yet for all the novel bottlenecks that crop up, there remains a perennial, critical constraint to AI build-out: the capacity of leading fabs to produce wafers on bleeding-edge process nodes. In other words, this bottleneck is EUV capacity, as all sub-7 nm […]

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SanDisk has introduced its new Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSDs for Sony PS5 consoles, offering up to 8 TB capacities, but they come at a massive price tag. Paying For SanDisk's New 8 TB SSD Feels Like Buying Three Sony PS5 Pro Consoles Today, SanDisk introduced its new SSD lineup, which is officially licensed for the Sony PS5 series consoles. These are the Optimus GX PRO 850P NVMe SSDs, and come in up to 8 TB capacities. These SSDs are PCIe Gen 4.0 compliant and feature up to 7200 MB/s Read and 6600 MB/s Write speeds with 1.2 Million […]

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After rumours that Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 remasters were in the works, Treyarch came forward to confirm what's actually happening. The original Black Ops and Black Ops 2 are being ported to PS5 this coming July, thanks to the efforts of Iron Galaxy Studios. The news was announced with a short post on Treyarch's official X (formerly Twitter) account, with a short message that didn't elaborate on what these ports would include or categorize them as proper 'remasters.' Instead, it simply said that the original games "are being ported to PlayStation in […]

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Ahead of what will undoubtedly be the biggest gaming release of the year and potentially of the decade, with GTA 6, developer Rockstar and publisher Take-Two are letting players still engaged with GTA 5 have a nice freebie. If you're someone who is still playing your digital copy of the PS4 or Xbox One version of GTA 5 on your current-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, then starting tomorrow, you're getting a major upgrade, as owners of the digital version of the last-gen version of the game are getting a free update to the current-gen version. Announced in a blog […]

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We typically assume that Apple's own apps would almost always beat similar third-party ones on performance and efficiency on Apple's own platforms, especially given the time and resources that the company spends to optimize each facet of its ecosystem. Yet, a creative developer and a group product manager for the Microsoft Edge Web Platform, Kyle Pflug, has just demonstrated that it is possible to beat Apple on its home turf. A prototype Microsoft Edge browser, built using the Blink rendering engine, comprehensively outcompetes Safari on iOS Pflug penned a dedicated post on LinkedIn recently, disclosing that Microsoft's Edge web platform […]

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Dispatch developer AdHoc Studio has released a new update for the game that finally addresses the issues of censorship on Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. But it doesn't mean that the Switch versions of the game are on par with the versions of Dispatch on other platforms. As AdHoc explains in a statement sent to Wccftech, "some hard requirements from Nintendo" mean that the Switch versions will not have parity with the versions of Dispatch on other platforms. The HR Violations update is out now on all platforms, and for non-Nintendo Switch players, it simply adds more ways for […]

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During the State of Unreal presentation in Chicago, Illinois, The Coalition's Studio Technical Director Kate Rayner presented the studio's technical objectives for Gears of War: E-Day. The team reportedly "rebuilt everything from scratch" to achieve the desired believability of a city thrown into chaos by the devastating surprise attack launched by the Locust Horde against humanity. That perhaps explains why it took so long: their previous game, Gears 5, launched in September 2019. Visually, for such a dark event in the Gears universe, The Coalition returned to a dark, gritty visual style where light and shadow play a major role. […]

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Trump Mobile's T1 Phone has not hit the mass-market shelves just yet. Even so, given the barrage of criticism coming its way from tech reviewers who've managed to get their hands on it, you should not hold your breath for the device to land at a store near you anytime soon. A tech reviewer has not held back the proverbial punches while reviewing Trump Mobile's T1 Phone, demolishing the very rationale for purchasing the device The tech reviewer Chris Welch has just penned a review of Trump Mobile's T1 Phone on Bloomberg, demolishing the economic rationale that might compel you […]

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Capcom has revealed its lineup of games for Gamescom 2026, headlined by the upcoming Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the recently revealed Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, Mega Man: Dual Override and Street Fighter 6. Gamescom attendees will have the chance to play all four titles at the publisher's booth in Hall 9. With Gamescom set for the end of August, players keen to get their hands on the first new Onimusha game in years will be able to try the game out once more ahead of its September 25, 2026, release. Though you can also try it out right […]

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During the State of Unreal 2026 presentation, streamed live from Chicago's Unreal Fest, Epic Games announced the launch of Unreal Engine 5.8 and also talked in depth about the upcoming Unreal Engine 6, first teased last month during the Rocket League Championship Series 2026 in Paris. Founder, CEO, and majority shareholder Tim Sweeney took the stage to explain that UE6 is about evolving how games are shipped and operated, not just improving rendering or world-building: The vision is that if you build things once in Unreal Engine 6, then you can have a game you can ship everywhere, including the […]

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Korean memory manufacturer Samsung is gearing up to produce its next-generation 1d DRAM, suggests a report from the Korean media. 1d manufacturing technology is the latest in the industry, and it is equivalent to Micron's 1-delta node. As of now, Samsung is discussing equipment plans for the next-generation RAM with its manufacturing partners as part of its preparation to begin mass production as early as late 2027. Samsung Evaluating Internal Capabilities for 1d DRAM Production, Says Report Industry sources quoted by ZDNet Korea outline that Samsung is developing equipment with its partners to kick off the next generation DRAM production. […]

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At $45, the Verizon Simplicity plan drills through the confusion and offers customers a seamless way to subscribe to a line without worrying about hidden costs or charges, or at least that’s what the carrier’s marketing claims. For those planning to switch, here are three hidden conditions that you might not have known, and it’s better to learn now than to regret later. One downside of moving to Verizon Simplicity is that you cannot go back to the company’s other plans Moving to Verizon Simplicity means that you’ll lose out on your existing device credits and loyalty discounts, and that’s just […]

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The union-busting case that GTA 6 makers Rockstar are currently embroiled in with the IWGB (Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) has just taken its next major steps. The date for the trial has been set, and an employment tribunal in the UK has ruled against Rockstar and in favour of the union, upholding the union's right to continue throwing claims of blacklisting against Rockstar. As first reported by Game Developer, the trial will run from September 10, 2026, to October 15, 2026, during which the IWGB will be able to use claims of blacklisting against Rockstar as part of […]

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New benchmarks of Valve's Steam Machine show performance comparable to a 6-core AMD Ryzen CPU from 2020, but could be decent if priced right. Valve Said That Steam Machine Would Offer Equal or Better Performance Than 70% of PCs, But Its CPU Is Only Comparable to 2020's 6-Core Ryzen Two new benchmarks of the Steam Machine by Valve have appeared online. These benchmarks give us a taste of what to expect in terms of CPU performance from the upcoming system, which aims to be a mainstream gaming option powered by the SteamOS. The idea of Steam Machines goes back to […]

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Apple has just won a continuation patent for some of the most iconic design elements of the 2027-launching iPhone 20. Even so, the fidelity with which Apple intends to implement these design choices in its 20th anniversary iPhone remains uncertain for now. Apple's patent envisions an iPhone where touch sensors and display structures extend into portions of the frame, with some touch sensitivity emerging on rear surfaces as well Apple's new continuation patent describes an iPhone frame that is made from a combination of transparent and opaque materials, where the former might consist of "glass, plastic, sapphire or other clear […]

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A standard Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 followed by the premium Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro are slated to launch later this year, becoming Qualcomm’s first 2nm chipsets to arrive to the market. However, the advanced lithography is rumored to make the top-end SoC ludicrously expensive, but according to the latest leak, there could be six samples for Qualcomm’s partners to choose from, offering a diversified lineup for manufacturers to mix and match their launches and reduce their chipset expenditure. New leak reveals the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro may also have varying CPU and GPU clock speeds to […]

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