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- Counter Strike 2's first ever International Tournament is being held at IEM Sydney 2023Counter-Strike 2 is being played on the big stage at IEM Sydney 2023 this week, the first massive international tournament for Valve's updated CS.Oct 15, 2023 11:56 PM CDT
- Intel 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs: same pricing as 13th Gen Core CPUsIntel 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' full specifications leaked, pricing will stay the same as 13th Gen: 14900K should cost the same as 13900K.Oct 15, 2023 10:10 PM CDT
- AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D drops to just $329 at Microcenter, the best upgrade you can do in 2023!AMD's wicked-fast gaming CPU -- the Ryzen 7 7800X3D -- can be had for just $329 right now at Microcenter. Paired with a good AM5 mobo makes a killer combo.Oct 15, 2023 8:26 PM CDT
- ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 motherboards teased again, ready for Intel's new Core i9-14900KASUS has two new enthusiast-grade Z790 motherboards coming in its ROG Maximus Z790 range, ready for Intel's new 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs.Oct 15, 2023 7:06 PM CDT
- Xbox's most profitable game has sold 300 million copiesMinecraft, the best-selling and most-profitable game in the entire Xbox gaming brand, has now sold over 300 million copies worldwide across all platforms.Oct 15, 2023 4:20 PM CDT
- Apple could strip a key Vision Pro headset feature to make it cheaper next time outThe Vision Pro headset is a costly one but Apple might strip a big feature out to make it cheaper according to a new report by Mark Gurman at Bloomberg.Oct 15, 2023 8:45 AM CDT
- Here's when Apple will release iOS 17.1 according to a surprising sourceApple is beta testing iOS 17.1 right now and a new regulatory update appears to have confirmed that it will debut later this month.Oct 15, 2023 6:30 AM CDT
- Report: Wal-Mart to remove physical Xbox games from stores in 2024 & further all-digital futureBig box retailer Wal-Mart will reportedly stop selling physical Xbox games on its store shelves sometime in 2024, follows Best Buy's big media cut.Oct 14, 2023 11:29 PM CDT
- Activision games coming to 'Game Pass and other platforms,' Xbox's Phil Spencer saysXbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer teases that Activision-Blizzard games will come to 'other platforms' in the coming months...does this mean WoW on consoles?Oct 14, 2023 8:31 PM CDT
- The next iPad mini might fix it's biggest flaw and it can't come soon enoughThe iPad mini 7 is expected to arrive within months and a new report claims that it will bring with it a fix for the notorious jelly scrolling issue.Oct 14, 2023 12:30 PM CDT
- Xbox Mastercard may be a good fit for diligent and committed Xbox gamersMicrosoft's new Xbox Mastercard looks like a good fit for savvy, diligent, and committed Xbox gamers, offering point rewards and a great promo bonus.Oct 13, 2023 5:32 PM CDT
- Microsoft closes Activision merger, incorporates 8x billion-dollar franchises into Xbox brandIt's official: Microsoft has purchased the entertainment industry's largest independent gaming empire as Activision is welcomed into the Xbox brand.Oct 13, 2023 1:42 PM CDT
- Is Steam Deck finally losing its, er, steam? Handheld is no longer a top-seller for ValveThe Steam Deck has been in the top 10 of Valve's own best-selling products since it was launched - but it just dropped down to number 15.Oct 13, 2023 5:35 AM CDT
- Intel Arc Alchemist GPU IDs spotted in Linux kernel patches: 5 x new Intel Arc GPUs teasedIntel looks to be expanding its Arc Alchemist GPU family with 5 x new SKUs turning up in a recent Linux open-source i915 Direct Rendering Manager driver.Oct 13, 2023 12:37 AM CDT
- AMD Strix Point Halo APU teased: RDNA 3.5 GPU cores, next-gen Zen 5 CPU cores for 2024AMD's next-gen Strix Point Halo APU: Zen 5 chiplet deisgn (up to 16 cores) with 40 RDNA 3+ Compute Units which will be on-par to RTX 4070 Max-Q GPU.Oct 12, 2023 9:41 PM CDT
- ZTE's first 'flagship GPU server' for China has NVIDIA H800 AI GPUs, works around US sanctionsZTE's first flagship GPU ser ver for China announced: ZTE R6900 G5 servers feature NVIDIA H800 AI GPUs, specifically designed for China against US sanction.Oct 12, 2023 7:19 PM CDT
- Valve has a plan to stop Steam games being compromised and used to spread malwareAfter some game devs recently had their accounts compromised, and updates piped out with malware, Valve is introducing 2FA into the update mix.Oct 12, 2023 1:50 PM CDT
- Confirmed: The OnePlus Open foldable phone will be announced next weekThe OnePlus Open is a foldable phoe that has been leaked and teased a lot recently and now it's official - OnePlus will formally announce it next week.Oct 12, 2023 11:30 AM CDT
- It's official: You can no longer upgrade for free from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 or 11The freebie upgrade path which remained a loophole for so long, allowing older operating systems to jump to Windows 10 or 11, is no more.Oct 12, 2023 7:56 AM CDT
- Richest Old School RuneScape player with more than $150,000 worth of gold gets bannedAn Old School RuneScape player who is said to be the wealthiest player in the game with over 1 trillion GP has been banned over RWT allegations.Oct 12, 2023 5:53 AM CDT
- SpaceX to launch NASA spacecraft to mysterious metal-rich asteroidSpaceX is currently preparing to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket that will carry a NASA spacecraft to the mysterious metal-rich asteroid Psyche.Oct 12, 2023 4:57 AM CDT
- NASA confirms asteroid sample contains the building blocks of lifeNASA has revealed the contents of the capsule it transported back from asteroid Bennu, and the sample it collected contains the building blocks of life.Oct 12, 2023 2:16 AM CDT
- AMD Radeon driver and Adrenalin Software update brings much-needed fixes to Counter Strike 2The latest Radeon driver release also adds support for Assassin's Creed Mirage and Lords of the Fallen which is out later this week.Oct 12, 2023 12:32 AM CDT
- Diablo 4's big 1.2 update for Season of Blood is so big the Patch Notes are over 40 pages longDiablo 4 is set to get a massive update that overhauls some of the game's systems while adding new items and powers and balance changes, it's a big one.Oct 11, 2023 10:28 PM CDT
- New 1TB PS5 slim may have 808GB of usable storageSony's new PlayStation 5 slim duo sports a beefed-up 1TB SSD, but the consoles may only have about 808GB of actual usable storage for content and games.Oct 11, 2023 8:28 PM CDT
- GeForce RTX 4080 becomes a two-slot, two-fan GPU with average temps of around 70 degreesA Redditor took a chunky GeForce RTX 4080 and put the hardware inside the smaller and sleeker cooler of a GeForce RTX 4070, and it worked!Oct 15, 2023 11:29 PM CDT
- NVIDIA says DLSS 3 Frame Generation 'working' on GeForce RTX 20 and 30 Series GPUs was a bugNo that wasn't the for reals Frame Generation says NVIDIA after GeForce RTX 20 and 30 Series owners enabled the tech in in Portal Prelude RTX.Oct 15, 2023 9:32 PM CDT
- ASUS has commenced working on its first NUC designs, gaming-focused ROG models possibleASUS has officially taken over the NUC lineup of mini-PCs from Intel, and with new designs being worked on we could see an ROG model in the future.Oct 15, 2023 7:56 PM CDT
- FTC commits to fighting Activision merger, says deal is still a 'clear threat to competition'The Federal Trade Commission continues its quest to challenge the Microsoft-Activision merger, plans to carry out appeals and administrative proceedings.Oct 15, 2023 6:28 PM CDT
- Next Halo campaign is reportedly in development at 343 Industries343 Industries reportedly has a dedicated team of developers working on a new campaign featured in the next Halo game, will be built in Unreal Engine.Oct 15, 2023 3:29 PM CDT
- Apple's finally selling a USB-A cable so iPhone 15 buyers can still use CarPlayApple's iPhone 15 brings the switch to USB-C port but that means that people who have a wired CarPlay setup need new cables, and Apple now sells one.Oct 15, 2023 8:30 AM CDT
- Apple will release multiple new iPads this week, leak claimsApple is rumored to have not one but two new iPads ready for an unveiling during the coming week, although there won't be an event to go with them.Oct 15, 2023 6:15 AM CDT
- Halo Infinite will soon let gamers create custom campaign levelsFirefight is finally coming to Halo Infinite with the new Season 5 Reckoning update, and gamers will be able to make their own custom Forge variants.Oct 14, 2023 10:33 PM CDT
- AMD's new Anti-Lag+ issues aren't limited to CS2, also Call of Duty and Apex LegendsAMD's new Anti-Lag+ technology issues extend past Counter-Strike 2 and Valve VAC banning Radeon gamers, also affects Call of Duty and Apex Legends.Oct 14, 2023 7:24 PM CDT
- GALAX GeForce RTX 4090 20th Anniversary Edition has triple-fan, top-down coolerGALAX's new GeForce RTX 4090 20th Anniversary Edition graphics card features hidden power connector, triple-fan cooler, beefy quad-slot design.Oct 13, 2023 7:18 PM CDT
- Bobby Kotick will leave Activision in 2024Activision CEO Bobby Kotick officially confirms he will leave the company in 2024 as Microsoft moves towards finalizing its $68.7 billion mega merger.Oct 13, 2023 4:00 PM CDT
- Strict censorship of pics is reportedly making Bing Image Creator unusable, but a fix is comingBing's Dall-E 3 image generation is proving seriously frustrating for some users right now, but Microsoft is readying a cure for overly strict censorship.Oct 13, 2023 11:13 AM CDT
- TT Show Episode 7 - Intel's new GPU, Google Pixel 8, Windows 12, and AI creates a new organism!This week on The TT Show, Jak and Kosta discuss the new Intel Arc A580, the Pixel 8 Pro coming for iPhone, and sit down with be quiet! to chat about PCs.Oct 13, 2023 5:02 AM CDT
- Elgato launches new Marketplace for digital creators to get all of their assets and plug-insA one-stop creator shop for plug-ins, emotes, audio effects, and more - the Elgato Marketplace also offers an avenue for the community to sell creations.Oct 12, 2023 11:57 PM CDT
- Best Buy to stop selling physical DVDs and Blu-rays in 2024Best Buy plans to stop selling all physical media both in store and online in 2024, including DVDs and Blu-ray discs, but games will still be sold.Oct 12, 2023 9:03 PM CDT
- Samsung teases next-gen HBM4 for 2025: optimized for high thermal properties in developmentSamsung says it has HBM4 memory ready for a 2025 launch with technologies optimized for high thermal properties in development, and so much more.Oct 12, 2023 6:49 PM CDT
- Cloud gaming outfit Shadow warns hackers stole users' personal info during a security breachFrench cloud gaming outfit Shadow has confirmed that it has been hacked, with private data stolen and now being sold on a popular hacking forum.Oct 12, 2023 12:15 PM CDT
- Galax could unleash an RTX 4090 graphics card that takes inspiration from ditched RTX 4090 TiGraphics card maker Galax is coming up to its 20th birthday, and to celebrate it seems the firm is bringing out another RTX 4090 model.Oct 12, 2023 10:39 AM CDT
- Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip just got benchmarked and it's fastThe Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is set to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 globally and early benchmarks show it'll be a fast one.Oct 12, 2023 6:59 AM CDT
- Counter-Strike 2 is now Valve's worst-rated Steam game everThe next generation of Counter-Strike has been released, and now Valve's Counter-Strike 2 is the company's worst-rated game on Steam.Oct 12, 2023 5:36 AM CDT
- 'Godfather of AI' warns humans are creating the very thing that may take over EarthComputer scientist Geoffry Hinton has warned that if humans aren't careful with the development of AI, Earth is at risk of being taken over by machines.Oct 12, 2023 4:22 AM CDT
- AVerMedia's impressive new Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 capture card with 4K 144 Hz passthrough is hereAVerMedia's new Live Gamer ULTRA 2.1 (GC553G2) is perfect streaming companion for PS5, Xbox, and PC thanks to the impressive HDMI 2.1 passthrough.Oct 12, 2023 1:56 AM CDT
- Global PC shipments declined in Q3 2023, with Apple and Dell taking the biggest hitGlobal PC shipments are down for the quarter after showing signs of improvement, 'the PC industry will unfortunately experience more pain.'Oct 11, 2023 11:59 PM CDT
- HWINFO supports AMD's upcoming Threadripper PRO 7000WX CPUs, GIGABYTE's new TRX50 mobosHWINFO receives improved support for AMD's upcoming Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000WX 'Storm Peak' CPUs, and their associated TRX50 motherboards.Oct 11, 2023 9:33 PM CDT
- Lords of the Fallen is set to support NVIDIA DLSS 3 and AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation at launchLords of the Fallen is the next game to feature both NVIDIA DLSS 3 and AMD FSR 3 support, which will see both frame gen techs for head-to-head.Oct 11, 2023 7:56 PM CDT
- Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon X chip for PCs will fight Apple's M-series processorsQualcomm has a new name for its next-gen PC platform: Snapdragon X, and will fight Apple's progressively-better M-series chips on the PC.Oct 15, 2023 10:30 PM CDT
- AMD Fluid Motion Frames preview driver adds frame gen toggle for all DirectX 11 and 12 gamesAMD's driver-level Fluid Motion Frame tech now supports all DirectX 11 and 12 games for Radeon RX 6000 and 7000 Series GPU owners.Oct 15, 2023 8:57 PM CDT
- Here are all the specs on Intel's new 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUsThe full specifications and pricing are now available for Intel's new 14th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake Refresh' CPUs: Core i5-14600K to the Core i9-14900K.Oct 15, 2023 7:28 PM CDT
- Gaming nears $350 billion annual revenues, EA exec saysElectronic Arts president of EA Entertainment Laura Miele shares eye-opening figures for the games industry while discussing growth vectors for gaming.Oct 15, 2023 5:28 PM CDT
- New M3 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros are on course for a spring 2024 releaseApple is working on new M3-powered 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros and a new report claims that they are both on track for a release in spring 2024.Oct 15, 2023 10:32 AM CDT
- Early Pixel 8 Pro GPU benchmarks will be disappointing for mobile gamersThe Pixel 8 Pro is here and the early GPU benchmarks suggest that you should look elsewhere for a new phone if you want to game on it.Oct 15, 2023 7:57 AM CDT
- GeForce Now price hiked day before Microsoft-Activision merger approvedNVIDIA raises the price of GeForce Now in the UK, Europe, and Canada just a day before the CMA approved the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger.Oct 15, 2023 12:35 AM CDT
- Opinion: Disney buying EA? Now isn't the time for media giants to buy pure-play publishersNow isn't a great time for any media company--whether it be Disney or someone else--to spend billions on an acquisition in the pure-play video games space.Oct 14, 2023 9:28 PM CDT
- Sketchy rumor claims the 24-inch iMac is getting a refresh, but not the one we expectedApple is expected to refresh the 24-inch iMac soon, but a new report claims that it will have M2 chips instead of the M3 that we'd been expecting.Oct 14, 2023 12:45 PM CDT
- Valve: so, yeah.. enabling AMD Anti-Lag tech on Radeon GPUs = VAC banned on CS2Valve warns you'll get VAC banned in Counter-Strike 2 if you enable AMD's new Anti-Lag techology on your Radeon RX series graphics card.Oct 13, 2023 6:03 PM CDT
- EA Sports FC Tactical is revealed, and it's a - wait for it - turn-based version of soccerWe've all played RPGs with turn-based combat, or tactical shooters that are turn-based - but EA is bringing us turn-based soccer action early in 2024.Oct 13, 2023 2:19 PM CDT
- NVIDIA GeForce Now gets Forza Motorsport and Lords of the FallenAlso, we've witnessed the arrival of Star Trek: Infinite, all of which are part of the line-up of 23 games to go live on GeForce Now this week.Oct 13, 2023 8:46 AM CDT
- Microsoft wins CMA approval, Activision merger now free to closeUK regulators at the Competition and Markets Authority have approved Microsoft's restructured merger proposal, and the merger is now free to close.Oct 13, 2023 2:36 AM CDT
- Corsair's new M75 AIR gaming mouse is tailor-made for competitive FPS gamersWeighing in at 60 grams this new ultra-lightweight wireless gaming mouse from CORSAIR only features components 'essential for competitive FPS play.'Oct 12, 2023 11:31 PM CDT
- GIGABYTE teases Radeon RX 6750 GRE with 12GB for October 18GIGABYTE confirms new Radeon RX 6750 GRE with 12GB of GDDR6 memory is coming soon, on October 18 for OEM and the Chinese market only.Oct 12, 2023 8:13 PM CDT
- Threads is getting an edit button and it won't cost you a pennyThreads is Meta's answer to X right now and it's starting to add more and more features to help it compete including editable posts - and they're free.Oct 12, 2023 2:45 PM CDT
- Samsung Galaxy S23 Exynos 2400 chip benchmarks show you're going to want the Qualcomm versionEarly Samsung Galaxy S24 benchmarks show the Exynos 2400 isn't as fast as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 some global models will use.Oct 12, 2023 11:45 AM CDT
- Wait, what? Get those plastic axes ready, as Activision CEO has hinted at a Guitar Hero rebootThe last game in the franchise, Guitar Hero Live, came out the best part of a decade ago - so is another release really likely at this point?Oct 12, 2023 8:41 AM CDT
- Assassin's Creed Mirage is now the biggest launch for Ubisoft this generationUbisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed Mirage is now the most successful launch on 'New Gen' consoles in terms of unit sales for Ubisoft.Oct 12, 2023 6:20 AM CDT
- WhatsApp is testing timed in-chat events for planned get-togethersWhatsApp is testing a change that will allow people to more easily plan meetings and get-togethers within chats by creating a timed event.Oct 12, 2023 5:15 AM CDT
- NASA announces its about to break a record with its Mars helicopterNASA's Mars helicopter is about to break a new record, with the space agency announcing it will take to the skies in a matter of days.Oct 12, 2023 2:45 AM CDT
- NASA telescope reveals more details about a 'boomerang' light years away from EarthNASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope has revealed more details about the 'boomerang' that was spotted 5,000 light years away from Earth.Oct 12, 2023 1:31 AM CDT
- Seagate launches licensed PlayStation 5 SSDs with 7300 MB/s speeds and up to 4TB of storageSeagate has launched an officially licensed line of SSD storage for the PlayStation 5, though the 4TB solution costs as much as the PS5 Digital Edition.Oct 11, 2023 10:57 PM CDT
- D-Link's VR Air Bridge turns the Meta Quest 3 into a wireless headset for PC VR gamingThe new Meta Quest 3 and VR Air Bridge from D-Link could be the ultimate PC VR gaming solution that delivers true wireless performance.Oct 11, 2023 8:57 PM CDT
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX specs: up to 96 cores, 192 threads at up to 5.15GHz, 350W TDPAMD's upcoming flagship Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX CPU specs leaked: 96 cores, 192 threads of Zen 4 power at up to 5.15GHz, with a 350W TDP.Oct 11, 2023 7:28 PM CDT