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GTA Online will continue after GTA 6's release, Take-Two reiteratesTake-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says that the company expects to continue supporting GTA Online after the release of Grand Theft Auto VI in November.Aug 7, 2026 5:35 PM CDT
Take-Two boss: 'discs, especially for big games, don't make sense to the consumer'Take-Two Interactive's Strauss Zelnick says that discs 'just don't make sense for the consumer,' proposes that discs could survive similar to vinyl.Aug 7, 2026 1:31 PM CDT
Take-Two CEO on GTA 6's $100 price: 'I think Rockstar got it right; given the hype, we could have made other pricing choices'Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick says that Rockstar Games 'got it right' by pricing Grand Theft Auto 6 standard at $80 and ultimate at $100.Aug 7, 2026 12:15 PM CDT
KIOXIA, Micron, and Samsung earn Best of Show awards at FMS 2026KIOXIA's GP1 Series PCIe 6.0 SSD series, Micron's 6600 ION NVMe SSD, and Samsung's V10 BV-NAND and LPDDR5X-PIM memory win big at FMS 2026.Aug 7, 2026 1:27 AM CDT
$1 billion in TSMC chips for Apple's new iPhone 18 are reportedly sitting on shelves, waiting for DRAMApple is reportedly scrambling to secure memory for its iPhone 18 launch, with TSMC sitting on $1 billion+ of 'excess inventory' awaiting DRAM.Aug 7, 2026 12:04 AM CDT
Sony is now putting disc death warning stickers on PS5 boxes, proving it has no plans on reversing its decisionThe writing is on the wall for physical PlayStation games, or on the PS5 box to be exact, with warning stickers now on retail shelves and Amazon listings.Aug 6, 2026 4:50 PM CDT
Redditor builds an open-source tool to prevent RTX 5090 power connector failures, works like a charmA Redditor's free, open-source tool now catches RTX 5090 power spikes before it melts, something even ASUS's $50 burn-proof cable couldn't manage.Aug 6, 2026 2:00 PM CDT
New GTA 6 footage premieres on Netflix on August 27 as games industry doubles-down on subscription synergyNew footage for gaming's most anticipated release will apparently be locked behind a paid Netflix subscription, and it could be a 30-minute GTA 6 preview.Aug 6, 2026 11:40 AM CDT
Gears of War: E-Day has a 'Ludicrous' graphics setting, and it brings the mighty GeForce RTX 5090 to its kneesThe Gears of War: E-Day Open Beta includes a built-in benchmark tool and a 'Ludicrous' setting that puts the world's most powerful GPU to the test.Aug 6, 2026 12:56 AM CDT
Samsung leads the DRAM market in 2026 as China's CXMT gains groundSamsung leads the global DRAM market with a sizable 39% market share, but the biggest gains come from China's CXMT, which now holds 7% of the market.Aug 5, 2026 11:32 PM CDT
Redditor manages to buy a working RTX 3050 for just $3 from a thrift storeA Redditor paid just $3.50 for a working RTX 3050 at a thrift store, while retailers are still charging over $200 for the exact same GPU.Aug 5, 2026 8:35 PM CDT
Samsung reveals zHBM: future RAM is stacked above AI accelerator, boasts 8x performance of HBM5 and 3x energy efficiencyAt the Future of Memory and Storage conference, Samsung has been showing off next-gen 3D memory architectures including zHBM and zNAND-O.Aug 5, 2026 9:20 AM CDT
Lower Xbox and PlayStation sales see AMD's Gaming revenue drop by 31%AMD's Q2 2026 set a new revenue record thanks to its Data Center segment, but lower console sales saw its Gaming segment take a big hit.Aug 4, 2026 11:58 PM CDT
GIGABYTE's GeForce and Radeon GPU prices have reportedly increased by up to 40% in JapanAccording to a new notice from a large retailer and supplier in the region, 'GIGABYTE VGA product' pricing is reportedly increasing by 20 to 40% in Japan.Aug 4, 2026 10:33 PM CDT
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's new update will let you hide Edward's blowpipeYou can finally hide the blowpipe, but the new update also quietly brings back something fans have missed since it broke last month.Aug 4, 2026 5:10 PM CDT
Microsoft plans to make Xbox 360 games playable on PC through the Xbox app, leaked document revealsXbox 360 games could run on any PC with the Xbox app, including handhelds like the ROG Xbox Ally, and on Project Helix after launch.Aug 4, 2026 3:30 PM CDT
It's time to dust off GTA 5 - if you want to check out the latest easter egg hint showing what GTA 6's map will look likeAnother clue to the GTA 6 map appears to validate the fan-made version, but this time it's in GTA 5 - mirroring a previous easter egg in GTA Online.Aug 4, 2026 9:40 AM CDT
GeForce RTX 5070 is now the third most popular desktop gaming GPU among PC gamersAnd it could hit number two next month, as the mid-range GeForce RTX 50 Series card keeps climbing up the Steam Hardware & Software Survey ranks.Aug 4, 2026 1:59 AM CDT
CXMT is considering a second Beijing DRAM fab as it targets Micron-level output by late 2026The proposed Beijing fab would add to ongoing expansions in Shanghai and Hefei, pushing CXMT's output beyond 600,000 wafers per month.Aug 3, 2026 11:55 PM CDT
The Steam Frame could be priced at $1,500 at launch, according to insiderValve insider Tyler McVicker just raised his Steam Frame price prediction to $1,500, and rising component costs make it hard to dismiss.Aug 3, 2026 8:45 PM CDT
Per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring arrives on AMD Navi GPUs with new HWiNFO64 pre-release versionHWiNFO64 introduces per-chip VRAM temperature monitoring support for Navi-based AMD GPUs right after introducing support to NVIDIA RTX GPUs.Aug 3, 2026 2:35 PM CDT
KIOXIA's new GP1 Series PCIe 6.0 SSDs unlock 10 million random read IOPSKIOXIA's new GP1 Series PCIe 6.0 NVMe SSDs are 'Super High IOPS' drives with an impressive 10 million random read IOPS performance.Aug 3, 2026 8:07 AM CDT
3D-printed chimney drops Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU temperature by almost 20 degreesReplacing an AIO's radiator fans with a custom 3D-printed chimney turns out to be an effective, but impractical, way to lower CPU temperatures.Aug 3, 2026 2:27 AM CDT
Half of Xbox Series discs need downloads to work properly, and PlayStation is not far behind, report showsMost gamers are arguing that physical media equals true ownership, but a new study suggests that it might not be as safe as we once thought.Aug 2, 2026 7:50 PM CDT
VPS vs. Shared vs. Dedicated Hosting: Which One Actually Fits a UK Power User in 2026?Shared hosting is the most common starting point and works well for low-traffic sites - until it hits its hard ceiling, often at the worst possible moment.Aug 2, 2026 4:16 PM CDT

YouTuber benchmarks RTX 4060 on Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop using RTX Spark developer driverYouTuber benchmarks an RTX 4060 paired to an ARM-powered Zenbook A16, showing playable performance in multiple AAA titles despite using a modified driver.Aug 7, 2026 2:15 PM CDT
Modders are selling RTX 2080 Ti GPUs with 22GB VRAM on eBay for AI useA Hong Kong eBay seller is turning aging RTX 2080 Ti cards into 22GB AI GPUs for $499, and demand for high-VRAM GPUs hasn't slowed in two years.Aug 7, 2026 1:20 PM CDT
GTA 6 pre-orders demand is 'astonishing and unprecedented,' Take-Two CEO saysGrand Theft Auto 6 is breaking pre-order records at Take-Two Interactive as gamers eagerly wait on the most anticipated release of the modern generation.Aug 7, 2026 9:40 AM CDT
Retailer issues warning: If you want a GeForce RTX 5070, RTX 5070 Ti or RTX 5080, you better hurryCiting issues related to restocking GPUs, one retailer says that if you want a GeForce RTX 50 Series card like the RTX 5070, you 'better hurry.'.Aug 7, 2026 12:59 AM CDT
Nintendo's profits jumped 53.5% despite a revenue decline, thanks to a surprise one-time US tariff refundSwitch 2 is at 23.68 million lifetime units, the Mario Galaxy Movie crossed $1 billion, and a tariff refund nearly doubled the profit analysts expected.Aug 6, 2026 6:04 PM CDT
Quake gets new free episode and roguelite mode in 30th anniversary updateid Software and MachineGames celebrate Quake's 30th anniversary with a free new playable episode featuring a campaign with 19 maps and blistering combat.Aug 6, 2026 4:34 PM CDT
Gaming titan EA goes private as largest leveraged buyout in history is completedElectronic Arts is now officially private as the result of the largest leveraged buyout in history, principally funded by Saudi Arabia's wealth fund.Aug 6, 2026 1:31 PM CDT
Modders create Steam Machine faceplate that charges the Steam Controller with its own magnetic puckModder creates custom faceplate for the Steam Machine that holds and charges the Steam Controller on the front of the console, with the controller's puck.Aug 6, 2026 9:55 AM CDT
NVIDIA is selling GeForce RTX 50 Series Founders Edition GPUs at MSRP prices at QuakeCon 2026At QuakeCon 2026, NVIDIA will be selling GeForce RTX 5070, RTX 5080, and RTX 5090 Founders Edition GPUs at their original launch day MSRP.Aug 6, 2026 12:29 AM CDT
Microsoft removes 32GB of RAM recommendation for Windows 11As Microsoft focuses on optimizing Windows 11 for systems with 8GB of memory, it's now removing references to 32GB of RAM as the recommended option.Aug 5, 2026 11:03 PM CDT
ASUS cancels buyer's RTX 5090 order even after he paid $4607, wants more moneyA Redditor already paid $4,607 for his ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090, and ASUS still canceled the order and asked for over $5,000 to finish the deal.Aug 5, 2026 8:00 PM CDT
If you launch Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on PS4 or PS5 to be immediately told you're banned - don't panic, there's an easy fixThe Black Ops 2 port is being plagued by hackers who are messing with players, but the developer is attempting to fix the situation.Aug 5, 2026 8:05 AM CDT
Memory capacity for all of 2027 has reportedly been booked and sold, with no more DRAM or HBM availableAccording to a new report, Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron's DRAM and HBM memory capacity for 2027 is now sold out with no additional supply available.Aug 4, 2026 11:26 PM CDT
Adobe Acrobat Alternative: UPDF AI Workflow for WindowsLooking for an Adobe Acrobat alternative? Discover how UPDF combines GPT-5.6 reasoning with deterministic PDF tools for everyday document workflows.Aug 4, 2026 6:40 PM CDT
A $10 indie game bundle with 100+ games has raised over $100,000 in three days to support laid-off developersThe bundle runs until August 13 and features contributions from Larian, Devolver, and Innersloth, with all proceeds going to laid-off developers.Aug 4, 2026 4:30 PM CDT
GIGABYTE, ASUS, and MSI plan to raise motherboard prices by at least 50% in Q3 2026A $200 motherboard could jump past $300 by Q3 2026, as ASUS, GIGABYTE, and MSI reportedly prep a 50% price hike due to rising PCB costs.Aug 4, 2026 3:00 PM CDT
Noctua showcases one of its 'custom-built torture-test rigs' that it uses to test its fansWith Noctua's NF-A4x10 fan integrated into the Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition gaming mouse, the company went to great lengths to test its performance.Aug 4, 2026 3:01 AM CDT
Original Game Boy versions of Pokémon Red and Blue ported to PC with 3D voxel graphicsGen1Recomp is a native port of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow with 3D voxel graphics, and it's available for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and iOS.Aug 4, 2026 1:28 AM CDT
Spider-Man games are back in Steam's top 10 and on sale for up to 60% off following Brand New Day's successRemastered and Spider-Man 2 are at their highest Steam player counts in over a year, and all three are on sale for up to 60% off across Steam and Epic.Aug 3, 2026 11:40 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs get up to 30% more expensive in South KoreaRTX 5090 prices just crossed $5,000 in South Korea, and rising GDDR7 memory costs mean the rest of the RTX 50 lineup is climbing too.Aug 3, 2026 7:55 PM CDT
AMD could have a plan to make Zen 6 CPUs run games much more smoothly, taking the pain out of jerky frame rates and 1% lowsTeam Red is seemingly working hard on technical aspects of the implementation of Zen 6 to make better use of resources, prioritizing gaming threads.Aug 3, 2026 2:15 PM CDT
Google Earth quickly added and removed AI image generation for obvious reasonsAI-generated images, powered by Nano Banana 2, were added to Google Earth on July 30. The feature was then removed on July 31, with Google apologizing.Aug 3, 2026 3:27 AM CDT
AYANEO's KONKR Pocket Advance is a new gaming handheld that looks like a Game Boy AdvanceAYANEO's KONKR Pocket Advance is a modern portable gaming handheld with a look, feel, and design inspired by the original Game Boy Advance.Aug 3, 2026 1:59 AM CDT
Xbox consoles get more expensive in Europe, Series S now costs as much as Series X did at launchWith the new prices, the Xbox Series X climbs to €799.99 from €599.99, while the bargain-tier 512GB Xbox Series S jumps from €399.99 to €499.99.Aug 2, 2026 7:15 PM CDT
Qualcomm is raising chip prices from September 1, and Android phones could get more expensiveQualcomm's September 1 price hike could squeeze Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus, and OPPO, forcing higher Android phone prices or slimmer margins.Aug 1, 2026 11:50 PM CDT

Dev builds a unique 3D operating system for multitasking, gets terrible performanceA viral X video shows a cube-shaped 3D desktop OS running on a laptop, though the multitasking demo comes with a heavy performance cost.Aug 7, 2026 2:05 PM CDT
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick backs game streaming, says it will help fix hardware pricesTake-Two boss Strauss Zelnick swears streaming will become the norm and fix pricey hardware in three years, but we've heard that before.Aug 7, 2026 12:30 PM CDT
Bose launches QuietComfort Headphones with new ActiveSense noise-canceling tech and 24-bit audioBose QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) are here, with TrueSpatial Technology for improved sound and next-gen QuietControl noise cancellation technology.Aug 7, 2026 1:56 AM CDT
NVIDIA's RTX Neural Texture Compression now runs on RTX Spark and Windows on ArmNVIDIA's RTX Neural Texture Compression technology is a potential game changer for PC gaming, and support has been added for upcoming RTX Spark devices.Aug 7, 2026 12:36 AM CDT
Minecraft is getting a native Switch 2 version on October 27, but Switch 1 owners may need to pay to upgradeMinecraft's native Nintendo Switch 2 port launches October 27 with Vibrant Visuals, but Mojang has not confirmed a free Switch 1 upgrade.Aug 6, 2026 5:30 PM CDT
Call of Duty Black Ops I & II sold 11 million copies on PS4 and PS5, per analyst estimatesAccording to analyst estimates, Activision's recent Black Ops I and II ports have sold exceptionally well on PS4 and PS5, netting over 11 million sales.Aug 6, 2026 2:32 PM CDT
Chinese CXMT rejects Apple, leaving the company scrambling for DRAMCXMT just denied Apple any discount, even as the Chinese chipmaker races to match Micron's DRAM output. So much for cheaper iPhones this fall.Aug 6, 2026 1:10 PM CDT
Could GTA 6 be pushed back to 2027? Ex-Rockstar animator who worked on GTA 5 'would not be shocked at all' at a further delayMike York doesn't have any inside info, but based on his previous experience at Rockstar, he claims another delay is still perfectly possible.Aug 6, 2026 9:45 AM CDT
Arctic reduces PC hardware prices after US tariff refunds, while also investing in community initiativesArctic, the company best known for its fans and CPU coolers, is using US government tariff refunds to lower prices and invest in the PC community.Aug 5, 2026 11:57 PM CDT
EA will be considering 'mass layoffs' soon after going privateEA just closed a $55 billion buyout, and now it apparently wants to cut $700 million in costs, which usually means one thing: layoffs.Aug 5, 2026 9:20 PM CDT
AMD confirms it'll deliver opening keynote for IFA 2026 on the 'Era of Personal AI'Cue groaning in the wings from some folks, and it's very unlikely that we'll hear anything exciting about next-gen Ryzen CPUs or Radeon graphics cards.Aug 5, 2026 11:20 AM CDT
MSI launches its 'DRACO EPIC EDITION' 40th anniversary PC gearMSI's new limited-edition 'DRACO EPIC EDITION' gear includes a motherboard, graphics card, liquid cooler, chassis, headset, keyboard, mouse, and mouse pad.Aug 5, 2026 12:27 AM CDT
GIGABYTE launches flagship AORUS P1600W power supply that supports up to four graphics cardsGIGABYTE's AORUS P1600W 80+ Titanium Modular PCIe 5.1 AI TOP power supply is here, and it features a full-color display and support for up to four GPUs.Aug 4, 2026 10:59 PM CDT
Battlefield 6 Season 4 update fixes RTX 50 series crashing without requiring an NVIDIA driver updateBattlefield 6 update 1.4.1.5 addresses GPU-related crashes while playing on maps with large bodies of water, or changing attachments on the SOR-300SC.Aug 4, 2026 5:30 PM CDT
Microsoft warns travelers of Russian hackers hijacking hotel Wi-Fi networks to steal account credentialsMicrosoft says Midnight Blizzard is using rogue hotel Wi-Fi networks and NTLM relay attacks to capture Windows hashes and access accounts.Aug 4, 2026 4:03 PM CDT
Arc Raiders' developer introduces new Elytra anti-cheat to The Finals for testingEmbark introduces new in-house Elytra anti-cheat program to The Finals for testing purposes. Elytra will be introduced more broadly to the game later.Aug 4, 2026 12:05 PM CDT
More PC gamers are using GPUs with 16GB of VRAM than 8GB, according to the latest Steam dataAccording to the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for July 2026, there are now more GPUs with 16GB of VRAM than there are with 8GB.Aug 4, 2026 2:26 AM CDT
TSMC is ramping up 2nm production, 100K monthly wafers by the end of 2026TSMC is reportedly looking to double its current N2 or 2nm wafer production by the end of the year, as more customers adopt the cutting-edge node.Aug 4, 2026 12:57 AM CDT
Redditor finds $600 Kingston Fury 32GB DDR5-6000 kit at a thrift store for just $14At €12.50 for a 32GB DDR5-6000 kit that retails for $400 to $600 today, this is arguably one of the best PC hardware deals, if the modules actually work.Aug 3, 2026 11:22 PM CDT
Giveaway: Win an ASUS TUF Gaming B850-PRO WiFi 7 Motherboard and 360mm ARGB AIOOne lucky TweakTown member and newsletter subscriber will win an ASUS TUF Gaming white PC bundle with a B850 motherboard and 360mm ARGB liquid cooler!Aug 3, 2026 5:10 PM CDT
KIOXIA showcases next-gen PCIe 6.0 NVMe SSDs at Future of Memory and StorageThe Future of Memory and Storage 2026 conference is happening this week and KIOXIA will be showcasing its next-gen PCIe 6.0 solutions for AI.Aug 3, 2026 10:01 AM CDT
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have reportedly spent over $1 trillion on AISince the AI boom kicked off in 2023, the big four tech giants, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta, have spent over $1 trillion on AI.Aug 3, 2026 2:56 AM CDT
LIAN LI launches new affordable wireless Uni Fan SL Flex and Uni Fan CL Flex fansLian Li expands its UNI FAN FLEX Series of PC fans with the more affordable 120mm UNI FAN SL FLEX and CL FLEX Series, available now.Aug 3, 2026 1:33 AM CDT
Memory shortages will get only worse in 2027 and 2028, warns SamsungHoping RAM prices cool off next year? Samsung just told investors the memory shortage gets worse in 2027, with no real relief before 2028.Aug 2, 2026 6:30 PM CDT
Google's AI patched more Chrome bugs in two releases than it had in two years, including a 13-year-old flawGoogle is piloting two Chrome security releases per week and developing updates that install without requiring a browser restart for faster patching.Aug 1, 2026 11:25 PM CDT

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