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- TeamGroup T-Force Cardea A440 Pro SSD: 7.4GB/sec reads, starts at $190
TeamGroup's fastest-ever T-Force Cardea A440 Pro SSD announced: up to 4TB capacities, up to 7.4GB/sec reads, starts from $190.Oct 31, 2021 11:25 PM CDT - Patreon 'evaluating' cryptocurrency, let you reward creators in crypto
Patreon says that it is 'evaluating' the use of cryptocurrency, could allow users to reward creators with 'creator coins'.Oct 31, 2021 10:51 PM CDT - Apple's 2022 iMac Pro should have 27-inch Mini-LED panel, M1 Max SoC
Apple's next-gen iMac Pro: Mini-LED display, Apple M1 Max and M1 Pro SoC, 16GB RAM, HDMI, SD card slot, USB-C, first half 2022.Oct 31, 2021 10:21 PM CDT - GoldenEye 007 gets unbanned in Germany, only took 24 years
GoldenEye 007 was originally released on the Nintendo 64 all the way back in 1997, and was just unbanned in Germany after 24 years.Oct 31, 2021 9:50 PM CDT - Japanese hoverbike: 40 minutes fly time on single charge, costs $680K
ALI Technologies has pre-orders for its hoverbike at $684,000 -- arrives in 2022, with 40 minutes flight time on a single charge.Oct 31, 2021 9:25 PM CDT - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 costs up to $4655 in EU, RX 6900 XT over $2400
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 = up to $4655 in Europe, while the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT costs up to $2413... GPU pricing is crazy.Oct 31, 2021 9:05 PM CDT - Pakistan GPU prices are insane: GeForce GTX 1660 Ti costs $850!
GPU prices have gone absolutely insane worldwide, but even the older-gen AMD Radeon RX 480 is still selling for $585 in 2021.Oct 31, 2021 8:21 PM CDT - Samsung to 3x its chip production, battles TSMC and chip shortages
Samsung is ramping up its production capacity, expected to be 3x bigger by 2026 as customers' needs are expanding rapidly.Oct 31, 2021 7:47 PM CDT - RIDE 4 'the most photorealistic game' on PS5: mind blowing in 8K 60FPS
RIDE 4 with the Beyond All Limits RTGI Reshade model at 8K 60FPS with photorealistic graphics, you can smell the asphalt.Oct 31, 2021 7:15 PM CDT - GTA 6 rebooted multiple times: in 'development hell', 'it's a mess'
Grand Theft Auto 6 is in 'Development Hell' according to new leaks, project had to be restarted after Dan Houser left in 2020.Oct 31, 2021 6:33 PM CDT - UN says 2% of Elon Musk's wealth could solve world hunger, Musk trolls
Director of United Nations' food scarcity organization, UN World Food Program, says 2% of Elon Musk's wealth solves world hunger.Oct 31, 2021 6:14 PM CDT - Quake reboot or new Doom likely in development at id Software
New job listings hint id Software is making a new Quake game--possibly the rumored reboot--or the next hellish Doom game.Oct 31, 2021 12:35 PM CDT - Nintendo Switch's second best-selling game of all time is only $10
The second best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch that sold 1 million copies for many months in a row, is $10 at Gamestop.Oct 31, 2021 11:37 AM CDT - Wolfenstein 3 or Indiana Jones game may be monetized via live services
MachineGames is hiring a monetization designer who will help build a new game from the ground up with live economies in mind.Oct 31, 2021 10:29 AM CDT - Intel shows off XeSS super resolution tech in Hitman 3, Riftbreaker
Intel shows off XeSS at 1080p and 4K XeSS on its new Intel Arc Alchemist discrete GPUs at its recent Intel InnovatiON 2021 event.Oct 31, 2021 12:52 AM CDT - AMD's new Radeon Adrenalin 21.10.4 drivers have been released
AMD's new Radeon Adrenalin 21.10.4 drivers released: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy visual corruption on RX 6800 cards fixed.Oct 31, 2021 12:18 AM CDT - MSI: there are 2 die variants of Intel's new Alder Lake desktop CPUs
MSI confirms that there are 2 different die variants of Intel's new Alder Lake-S desktop CPUs, things will be clearer in 2022.Oct 30, 2021 11:50 PM CDT - AMD's next-gen Navi 31 GPU taped out, flagship RDNA 3 silicon is close
AMD's next-gen RDNA 3-based Navi 31 GPU has reportedly taped out: AMD's first consumer MCM (multi-chip module) design is close.Oct 30, 2021 11:13 PM CDT - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Mobile rumored to use GA103 GPU
NVIDIA's high-end Ti GPU could land in the world of laptops, with the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti using the GA103 GPU teased for 2022.Oct 30, 2021 10:49 PM CDT - Apple's new $19 polishing cloth teardown, because why not
Apple has a $19 cleaning cloth for its 2021 MacBook Pro, with iFixit giving it the teardown treatment: 'an object of beauty'.Oct 30, 2021 10:05 PM CDT - MSI's next-gen PCIe Gen5 M.2 Expander-Z card: SSDs up to 128GB/sec
MSI shows off its next-gen PCIe Gen5 M.2 Expander-Z card offers 128GB/sec SSDs of the future, with passive or active cooling.Oct 30, 2021 9:22 PM CDT - Say hello to the Intel Arc Alchemist flagship graphics card, for real
Intel Arc Alchemist flagship GPU teased again, upgrades on the Arc Alchemist card: still rocks dual fans, 16GB of GDDR6 memory.Oct 30, 2021 8:25 PM CDT - Cyberpunk 2077 in stasis until 2022, no more updates this year
Cyberpunk 2077's next-gen upgrade isn't the only thing that's been delayed to 2022; all future patches are moved to 2022 as well.Oct 30, 2021 5:33 PM CDT - Diablo 2 Resurrected is getting a PTR and rate limited games
Blizzard plans to roll out a PTR server for Diablo 2 Resurrected updates, but join wait times and rate limited games are staying.Oct 30, 2021 5:03 PM CDT - Uncharted creative Amy Hennig is making a huge new Marvel action game
Uncharted series creative director and Star Wars Project Ragtag visionary Amy Hennig is leading a new narrative-driven Marvel game.Oct 30, 2021 4:12 PM CDT - Sun blast will impact Earth soon, may cause auroras around the world
Officials have confirmed very large blast from the Sun is headed directly towards Earth which may cause auroras to appear.Oct 30, 2021 3:36 AM CDT - Hubble spotted something 'scary' when looking out into space
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has viewed countless celestial objects while it's been in service, and some have been 'scary'.Oct 30, 2021 3:04 AM CDT - NASA confirms massive solar flare will hit Earth, arrival time found
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has confirmed that a massive solar flare has erupted from an Earth-facing sunspot on October 28.Oct 30, 2021 2:31 AM CDT - Capcom says PC is a priority platform that sparked digital growth
PC gaming is extremely important for Capcom's aggressive push into digital, company uses PC to reach 200 countries worldwide.Oct 30, 2021 12:15 AM CDT - Capcom profits grew astronomically in the last 10 years
Capcom's latest integrated report shows just how much it has grown in the last two decades, with 200% 10-year profit growth.Oct 29, 2021 5:29 PM CDT - Capcom wants to sell 100 million games every year
Capcom has a lofty ambition of selling 100 million games per year and outlines its bold digital-first strategy to make it happen.Oct 29, 2021 4:35 PM CDT - Avatar Frontiers of Pandora will have years of post-launch content
Ubisoft plans to support its big-budget Avatar game with years' worth of post-launch content, expansions, and more DLC packs.Oct 29, 2021 3:23 PM CDT - Ubisoft wants to be a key player in play-to-earn blockchain gaming
Ubisoft says it wants to embrace blockchain and allow pay-to-earn features in its future games, but is vague on what this means.Oct 29, 2021 2:31 PM CDT - Assassin's Creed Infinity is a huge, innovative premium paid game
Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed Infinity is a 'huge' premium paid game with lots of 'innovative' and narrative elements.Oct 29, 2021 1:37 PM CDT - Call of Duty Vanguard will be 50% smaller thanks to new texture tech
Activision's new ultra-efficient texture streaming technology will shrink Vanguard's game install size by up to 50% on HDDs, SSDs.Oct 29, 2021 12:25 PM CDT - Halo 5 Forge dev created one of Halo Infinite's best features
Skybox Labs, the devs behind Halo 5's Forge mode, are responsible for one of the best new in-game features of Halo Infinite.Oct 29, 2021 11:31 AM CDT - Assassin's Creed Valhalla is the second-most profitable Ubisoft game
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is already Ubisoft's second-most profitable game of all time in less than one year after release.Oct 29, 2021 10:15 AM CDT - You won't need a Facebook account to use a Meta Quest
With the name change to Meta, the Oculus Facebook account connection is going away. Next year, Meta Quest won't need Facebook.Oct 29, 2021 8:14 AM CDT - Say goodbye to the Oculus Quest. The new name is Meta Quest
Along with dropping the Facebook name from the company structure, Mark Zuckerberg also killed the Oculus brand. It's all Meta now.Oct 29, 2021 7:24 AM CDT - 'Whole new hidden world' found below Earth's surface
A new study has detailed that Earth's 'solid' inner core may not be as solid as previously thought. It's a ' whole new world'.Oct 29, 2021 6:02 AM CDT - Object flying at 26,000 mph through our Solar System spotted
Astronomers observed an object flying through our Solar System at 26,000 mph, and it's stretching our definitions of space objects.Oct 29, 2021 5:31 AM CDT - Elon Musk says he wants to use his billions to get humanity to Mars
Elon Musk has said that he plans to use his billions on getting humanity to Mars to 'preserve the light of consciousness'.Oct 29, 2021 5:03 AM CDT - A Nazi rocket took the first image of Earth from space, here it is
The very first picture of Earth taken from space was captured by a camera loaded onto the back of a Nazi V-2 ballistic missile.Oct 29, 2021 4:31 AM CDT - China says it has a supercomputer that puts Google's to shame
A research paper from the University of Science and Technology of China has claimed it has created a next-gen supercomputer.Oct 29, 2021 4:02 AM CDT - Hubble telescope images breathtaking galaxy that may have a new world
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a phenomenal image of a galaxy that has the potential to contain an exoplanet.Oct 29, 2021 3:34 AM CDT - Earth's first asteroid deflection attempt will launch very soon
NASA will be launching the world's first attempt at deflecting an asteroid very soon as the space agency locks in the launch date.Oct 29, 2021 3:03 AM CDT - Sun erupts major solar flare, Earth to get hit by CME blast very soon
The Sun has fired off a major solar flare causing a coronal mass ejection to be headed directly towards Earth, arrival date found.Oct 29, 2021 2:31 AM CDT - ASRock unveils next-gen Z690 motherboards, with DDR5 + PCIe 5.0 tech
ASRock's new flagship Z690 Taichi motherboard announced: new Z690 range with DDR5, PCIe 5.0 tech, all ready for Intel Alder Lake.Oct 28, 2021 11:25 PM CDT - Call of Duty: Warzone Pacific announced: new map, new anti-cheat tech
Call of Duty: Warzone is getting a gigantic update with Warzone Pacific: RICOCHET Anti-Cheat, a huge new map, and so much more.Oct 28, 2021 10:16 PM CDT - Netflix's viral 'Squid Game' show turns crypto, up +1200% in 24 hours
SQUID is the cryptocurrency riding the Squid Game hype: $182 million market cap, up +1200% from $0.17 yesterday to $0.32 today.Oct 28, 2021 9:46 PM CDT - Newegg sells Intel Alder Lake CPUs early, asks gamers to stay quiet
Newegg shipped batches of Intel's new 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs before embargo, Newegg asks customers for their silence.Oct 28, 2021 8:57 PM CDT - AMD EPYC 'Turin' Zen 5 CPU: 256C/512T, up to 600W on TSMC 3nm tech
AMD's next-next-gen EPYC 'Turin' CPUs will use Zen 5 architecture: up to 256 cores and 512 threads, 600W of power, on TSMC 3nm.Oct 28, 2021 8:26 PM CDT - Shiba Inu wallet started with $8000, now worth $5.7 billion
Someone purchased around $8000 worth of Shiba Inu in August 2020, in October 2021 that $8000 investment is worth over $5.7 billion.Oct 28, 2021 7:51 PM CDT - Sony to spend $14 billion on investments, will be aggressive on games
Sony still has $14 billion to spend on major strategic acquisitions from now until March 2024, including major studio buyouts.Oct 28, 2021 7:07 PM CDT - There's a high-end Oculus headset coming sometime next year
Meta revealed Project Cambria, an advanced mixed reality device that will be on the market next year with a premium price tag.Oct 28, 2021 6:46 PM CDT - ASUS Z690 motherboards announced, here's everything you need to know
ASUS unleashes 19 new Z690-based motherboards ready for Intel's new Alder Lake CPUs -- DDR5 + PCIe 5.0 tech all over the place.Oct 28, 2021 6:11 PM CDT - Sony goes all-in on PC, more PlayStation exclusives coming to PC
Sony is gung-ho on PC gaming, pledges to bring more PlayStation exclusive games over to PC and mobiles in new platform push.Oct 28, 2021 6:07 PM CDT - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is coming to Oculus Quest
One of the greatest games of all time is coming to VR. Rockstar games and Oculus are bringing GTA San Andreas to Oculus Quest.Oct 28, 2021 5:28 PM CDT - PlayStation rides FX tailwinds, sales to record Q2 revenues
Sony's games and network services games division delivers record Q2 revenues on strong FX winds and SW, HW sales performance.Oct 28, 2021 4:32 PM CDT - Facebook has rebranded itself as Meta as it refocuses to the metaverse
Facebook, the company, is no longer Facebook, but Facebook, the social media platform, will remain. Facebook is now know as Meta.Oct 28, 2021 3:59 PM CDT - Sony stock hits 5-year high on strong Q2 sales
Sony Group stock is at an all-time 5-year high as it delivers record Q2 sales revenues despite -50% year-over-year profits.Oct 28, 2021 3:11 PM CDT - PS4 sales crash as Sony doubles-down on PS5 production
PlayStation 4 shipments hit an all-time new low as Sony focuses almost exclusively on PS5 console production and shipment.Oct 28, 2021 2:04 PM CDT - PS5 one year sales hit 13.4 million, miss Sony's sales target
Sony's next-gen PlayStation 5 has now sold-in over 13.4 million units in a year's time, but it still didn't beat the pS4.Oct 28, 2021 1:26 PM CDT - 30 millions Americans at risk of bomb-cyclone, officials drop warnings
The Western United States is currently being battered by a bomb cyclone that is far from being finished, according to officials.Oct 28, 2021 6:02 AM CDT - NASA expert answers how Perseverance picked its landing spot on Mars
NASA Mars Technologist Swati Mohan said that Perseverance picked its own landing spot on Mars using its 'brand new pair of eyes'.Oct 28, 2021 5:32 AM CDT - Origins found for the detected radio signal that may have been aliens
A strange radio signal was detected late last year from Earth's closest neighboring star. The signal's origins have now been found.Oct 28, 2021 5:07 AM CDT - NASA spies on 'monster' star-forming region that looks like 'Godzilla'
Do you see the monster that is lurking within the image recently released by NASA JPL? It has piercing eyes that resemble Godzilla.Oct 28, 2021 4:33 AM CDT - Russia caves and admits defeat, will fly cosmonauts to ISS with SpaceX
The head of Russian state space corporation Roscosmos has announced that Elon Musk's SpaceX will transport cosmonauts to the ISS.Oct 28, 2021 4:04 AM CDT - Hubble captures wild image of 'space pumpkin' with 'two glowing eyes'
NASA released an image taken by its Hubble Space Telescope of a 'space pumpkin' with 'two glowing eyes' and a crooked smile.Oct 28, 2021 3:32 AM CDT - SpaceX reminds you just how far its come with 'Gateway to Mars' video
Elon Musk's SpaceX has posted a new short video to its Twitter account showcasing just how far the space company has come.Oct 28, 2021 3:04 AM CDT - Head of NASA hints at UFOs may actually be alien technology
NASA's administrator Bill Nelson has hinted at humans not being alone in the universe and that recent UFO sights maybe aliens.Oct 28, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - COLORFUL debuts iGame Z690 Ultra D5 motherboard, ready for Alder Lake
COLORFUL is ready for Intel's new 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs with its iGame Z690 Ultra motherboard, and DDR5 memory.Oct 27, 2021 9:50 PM CDT - JEDEC publishes DDR5 SDRAM standard update: speeds, features, timings
JEDEC DDR5 SDRAM standard update includes features that help reliability, performance -- check out the entire document here.Oct 27, 2021 9:24 PM CDT - EVGA intros new Z690 DARK KINGPIN, Z690 CLASSIFIED motherboards
EVGA unveils its new Intel Alder Lake CPU ready motherboards: the new EVGA Z690 DARK KINGPIN and EVGA Z690 CLASSIFIED motherboards.Oct 27, 2021 8:46 PM CDT - ASUS intros ROG Thor 1600W PSU: has PCIe 5.0 ready power connectors
The all-new ASUS ROG Thor 1600W Titanium PSU is here, ready for Intel's new Alder Lake CPUs and PCIe 5.0 devices with power.Oct 27, 2021 8:16 PM CDT - Intel's new Core i9-12900K on LN2: world OC records broken at 6.8GHz
Intel's new flagship Alder Lake CPU pushed under LN2 cooling, Core i9-12900K breaks multiple OC world records at 6.8GHz speeds.Oct 27, 2021 7:06 PM CDT - PlayStation 5 now natively streams Apple Music directly from UI
Apple Music subscribers can now listen to music as they game on Sony's PlayStation 5, can be launched natively from the UI.Oct 27, 2021 4:01 PM CDT - Intel's flagship Core i9-12900K costs $589, 16C/24T at up to 5.2GHz
Intel's new flagship Core i9-12900K 'Alder Lake' CPU has 19% IPC increase over last-gen, and drags Intel up and away from 14nm.Oct 27, 2021 3:47 PM CDT - Microsoft continues aggressive investment into gaming
Microsoft is heavily investing into its gaming division as research and development costs increase by nearly $700 million.Oct 27, 2021 1:14 PM CDT - Next-gen Xbox 2042: 32K 480FPS perf with 1 exaFLOPs quantum processor
Microsoft teases its next- next- next-gen Xbox with a holographic display, quantum processor, and 1 million teraflops of power.Oct 27, 2021 11:50 AM CDT - One of the youngest exoplanets ever found, rare direct image captured
Astronomers have captured a rare, incredible image of one of the youngest exoplanets ever to be photographed with a telescope.Oct 27, 2021 6:03 AM CDT - Apple co-founder moves to build 'the Google maps of space'
A co-founder of Apple has announced that his new company is moving towards the goal of building the 'Google maps of space'.Oct 27, 2021 5:32 AM CDT - First planet outside of our galaxy may have just been discovered
Astronomers are claiming that they may have just detected the first planet outside of our galaxy - 28 million light-years away.Oct 27, 2021 5:05 AM CDT - Blue Origin announces a new space station to 'normalize spaceflight'
Blue Origin, Boeing, Sierra Space, and other companies have announced plans to construct a new space station called Orbital Reef.Oct 27, 2021 4:33 AM CDT - Earth's spin slowed down, we may need to add a 'negative leap second'
Earth is no longer accelerating its rotation and is slowing down. Officials say that we may need to add a 'negative leap second'.Oct 27, 2021 4:04 AM CDT - Hubble bare-witnesses the 'cataclysmic demise' of a star's fiery death
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the moments right before a star experienced its 'cataclysmic demise' via a supernova.Oct 27, 2021 3:34 AM CDT - Every Mars rover was forced to shut down until now
For two weeks, every Mars rover, including China's Zhurong rover, was forced to shut down, but they are operating normally.Oct 27, 2021 3:02 AM CDT - Elon Musk teases SpaceX's Starship may launch earlier than expected
Elon Musk has teased that SpaceX's SN20 Starship launch vehicle may have its first orbital flight test earlier than expected.Oct 27, 2021 2:34 AM CDT - Here's what Apple's new MacBook Pro looks like in the nude, M1 Max SoC
Apple's very first M1 Max SoC-powered 2021 MacBook Pro teardown: cooled by a single heat pipe and dual fans, beautiful design.Oct 26, 2021 10:11 PM CDT - Battlefield 2042 features a non-binary character, 'they/them' pronouns
EA DICE announces one of the 10 Specialists in Battlefield 2042 is non-binary, uses the Pronouns 'They/Them' and is from France.Oct 26, 2021 9:43 PM CDT - Phison talks next-gen PCIe 5.0, PCIe 6.0, PCIe 7.0 SSDs of the future
Phison talks SSD future: PCIe 6.0 SSDs will have huge 28W TDPs and will probably need ACTIVE COOLING, arrives in 2025-2026.Oct 26, 2021 9:24 PM CDT - ADATA unveils new XPG LANCER DDR5 RAM: 16GB kits, up to DDR5-5200
ADATA's first-ever gaming DDR5 RAM, with the first kits out of the gate rocking RGB lighting and 16GB DDR5-5200 kits of memory.Oct 26, 2021 8:41 PM CDT - ASUS Z690 ROG boards feature PCIe slot quick release feature
ASUS will make it easier than ever before to remove and swap out your graphics card with its new ROG Maximus, Strix Z690 boards.Oct 26, 2021 8:04 PM CDT - NVIDIA's new GeForce 469.49 released, optimized for slew of new games
NVIDIA's new GeForce 496.49 WHQL drivers: Game Ready for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Battlefield 2042, and more new games.Oct 26, 2021 7:37 PM CDT - AMD to unveil next-gen Instinct MI250 HPC GPUs, Milan-X CPUs on Nov 8
AMD will host its Accelerated Data Center Premiere Virtual Event on November 8, debut Instinct MI250 GPU and EPYC Milan-X CPU.Oct 26, 2021 7:06 PM CDT - How to Convert MOV to MP4 Quickly with WinX Free Video Converter
Need to convert a MOV video to MP4 for maximum compatibility? Here is how to do it fast and easily with a free video converter.Oct 26, 2021 6:44 PM CDT - Xbox hits record Q1 with $3.593 billion in revenues
Xbox Q1 gaming revenues hit all-time historic high of $3.593 billion, driven by a massive 166% spike in hardware earnings.Oct 26, 2021 6:31 PM CDT - BlizzCon February 2021 event cancelled, but news is still coming
Blizzard cancels new Blizzcon 2022 event in February so it can focus more on dev and team support, will still announce news.Oct 26, 2021 6:02 PM CDT - Veteran Rainbow Six, Far Cry devs working on A Quiet Place horror game
A new singleplayer story-driven adventure game based on the A Quiet Place horror franchise is in development to release in 2022.Oct 26, 2021 5:32 PM CDT - Returnal's most annoying problem finally fixed by Housemarque
Housemarque and Sony finally fix Returnal's most annoying feature on PlayStation 5...but it only took them six months to do it.Oct 26, 2021 4:20 PM CDT - Shadow Warrior 3 delayed to 2022 in most hilarious way possible
Flying Wild Hog says they've been 'working our flying wild butts off' to make Shadow Warrior 3 the best FPS game it can be.Oct 26, 2021 3:35 PM CDT - New Xbox update integrates Twitch streaming into quick bar UI
Microsoft is currently testing native Twitch streaming integration directly in the Xbox UI, replacing the now-defunct Mixer.Oct 26, 2021 2:24 PM CDT - Halo 3, ODST, Reach, Halo 4 Xbox 360 servers go offline January 2022
343 Industries officially confirms a end of service date for legacy Xbox 360-era Halo game servers, all multiplayer to cease.Oct 26, 2021 1:15 PM CDT - New Switch Online Expansion Pack has wonky N64 emulation
The new expensive $50 Switch Online subscription delivers bad Nintendo 64 emulation with tons of FPS stutters and audio issues.Oct 26, 2021 12:10 PM CDT - Halo Infinite's Master Chief gets modded into Halo 3
Glitch, the same modder that brought Five Nights at Freddy's models into Halo 3, brings Halo Infinite's Master Chief into Halo 3.Oct 25, 2021 6:32 PM CDT - GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition won't ship on single Switch cart
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition physical edition won't ship on single Switch GameCard, requires downloads.Oct 25, 2021 5:33 PM CDT - Horizon Forbidden West makes this big change over Zero Dawn
Horizon Forbidden West makes big evolutions and changes to game mechanics, will feature much more engagement than Zero Dawn.Oct 25, 2021 4:22 PM CDT - COD Vanguard has four stages of trigger haptics with PS5 DualSense
Sledgehammer goes into more detail on Vanguard's PS5 DualSense haptic feedback, confirms four stages of trigger dynamics.Oct 25, 2021 3:42 PM CDT - The Pimax Reality 12K QLED headset has specs you will never believe
The Pimax 12K QLED is the most advanced VR headset that we've ever heard of. It's standalone and has dual 6K mini-LED QLED panels.Oct 25, 2021 2:46 PM CDT - Switch OLED torture test: New metal structure can withstand more abuse
The new Nintendo Switch OLED features an easily-scratching anti-scatter plastic panel but also uses new tough metal design.Oct 25, 2021 2:27 PM CDT - Halo Infinite: New 2021 trailer vs old 2020 footage shows big upgrades
343 Industries addressed the Halo Infinite graphics controversy head-on and has made some significant upgrades since 2020.Oct 25, 2021 1:39 PM CDT - These leaked Oculus videos may reveal a new headset and controllers
A big leak over the weekend exposed details of a new headset coming from Oculus that should have been secret until Thursday.Oct 25, 2021 1:38 AM CDT - Check out this new Battlefield 2042 gameplay, new Specialists teased
DICE details 5 new Specialists for Battlefield 2042, as well as some post-beta feedback from fans, and what they're doing about it.Oct 24, 2021 10:43 PM CDT - Intel Core i5-12600K mid-range CPU shines again in new benchmarks
Intel's new mid-range Core i5-12600K 'Alder Lake' CPU is up to 46% faster than the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, more impressive in-person.Oct 24, 2021 10:07 PM CDT - ADATA's new XPG DDR5 RAM used in OC world record: DDR5-8118 speeds
ADATA has broken a DDR5 memory OC world record, reaching DDR5-8118 speeds on its next-gen XPG DDR5 memory, which debuts soon.Oct 24, 2021 9:34 PM CDT - Intel Arc Alchemist pricing: 'premium' GPU could cost $800 or so
Intel Xe-HPG Scavenger Hunt teases that the 'Premium' Intel Arc Alchemist GPU should cost around $800, against AMD and NVIDIA.Oct 24, 2021 8:51 PM CDT - NVIDIA's flagship CMP crypto mining GPU now available, costs $4695
NVIDIA's new CMP 170HX is now for sale, will cost you $4695 but offer you the flagship cryptomining GPU will mine like a boss.Oct 24, 2021 8:21 PM CDT - GIGABYTE's next-gen AORUS DDR5-5200 kit teased, ready for Alder Lake
GIGABYTE prepares for Intel's 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs with its new in-house AORUS DDR5-5200 memory kit, without RGB.Oct 24, 2021 7:44 PM CDT - Shiba Inu crypto price plummets 27% after Elon Musk says he holds none
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he holds no Shiba Inu, with the Dogecoin enthusiast tweeting pushing Shiba Inu down 27%Oct 24, 2021 7:43 PM CDT - AMD Instinct MI250X accelerator: MCM GPU, 128GB HBM2e, 500W TDP
AMD's next-gen Instinct MI250X will feature MCM GPUs, 110 CUs with up to 1.7GHz GPU boost, a huge 128GB HBM2e, and 500W TDP.Oct 24, 2021 7:08 PM CDT - Intel Core i9-12900HK mobile CPU performance: see ya, Apple, AMD
Intel Core i9-12900HK mobile processor performance teased: beats Apple's new M1 Max, Zen 3 mobile -- should debut at CES 2022.Oct 24, 2021 6:33 PM CDT - Apple's new M1 Max: laptop SoC plays more 8K streams than 28-core CPU
Apple's new MacBook Pro with the M1 Max SoC is capable of playing more 8K ProRes streams than the 28-core MacPro with Afterburner.Oct 24, 2021 6:07 PM CDT - Spec Ops: The Line writer is story lead on new Wolverine PS5 game
Spec Ops: The Line, Battlefront II, Star Wars Squadrons writer Walt Williams is story lead on Insomniac's new Wolverine PS5 game.Oct 24, 2021 3:41 PM CDT - Payday 3: Crypto robbery, set in New York with original heisters
Overkill and Starbreeze share new details about Payday 3, which is coming in 2023 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S next-gen consoles & PC.Oct 24, 2021 2:30 PM CDT - Halo 3 modder bypasses AI limit with 100 dynamically spawned enemies
Halo 3 modder RejectedShotgun finds a clever workaround to the game's 40-enemy AI limit to create the illusion of huge battles.Oct 24, 2021 1:33 PM CDT - New Halo 3 mod creates The Ark campaign map with never-ending battles
Modders are doing some crazy things with Halo 3 that dramatically expand the game's custom games and co-op campaign gametypes.Oct 24, 2021 12:37 PM CDT - GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition side-by-sides show big graphics upgrade
Rockstar's new Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition remasters go head-to-head with the original trilogy.Oct 23, 2021 3:33 PM CDT - GTA trilogy remaster: $59.99 on PS5, Xbox Series X, won't cost extra
The next-gen PlayStation 5 version of the GTA trilogy remaster collection won't cost $69.99, and is instead priced at $59.99.Oct 23, 2021 2:38 PM CDT - NASA announces date for when it begins its journey back to the Moon
NASA has recently announced when it will be beginning its long journey back to the Moon. The first step is launching Artemis 1.Oct 23, 2021 3:45 AM CDT - 'First-ever free flying commercial space station' locks in launch date
The year for the launch of the first-ever free-flying commercial space station named Starlab has been officially announced.Oct 23, 2021 3:14 AM CDT - Here's why you should be terrified for NASA's newest space telescope
NASA's newest space telescope that is expected to launch this year will face a twenty-nine 'harrowing' journey to its destination.Oct 23, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - Pimax struck a deal with Tobii to put eye-tracking in future headsets
Tobii eye-tracking to become a 'standard feature' of future Pimax VR headsets, enabling foveated rendering for better performance.Oct 22, 2021 11:21 PM CDT - Apple TV+ sitcom goes gold, Mythic Quest renewed for Season 3 and 4
Mythic Quest has been renewed for 2 more seasons, with Season 3 dropping in 2022 and Season 4 following in 2023 at this rate.Oct 22, 2021 10:51 PM CDT - Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has DLSS on PC
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has support for NVIDIA DLSS on the PC, Quality Mode will be fantastic.Oct 22, 2021 10:00 PM CDT - Digital World Acquisition Corp stock skyrockets 1000%+ thanks to Trump
Digital World Acquisition Corp. shares were under $10 a week ago, and are now $100+ and about to merge with Trump's media company.Oct 22, 2021 9:11 PM CDT - MSI MEG Z690: 'CPU Force 2' BIOS OC diagnostic tool for Alder Lake CPU
MSI will make it easy to overclock Intel 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs with 'CPU Force 2' BIOS OC tool on MSI Z690 motherboards.Oct 22, 2021 8:16 PM CDT - DDR5 will cost 60% more than DDR4, huge 2-year wait for cheap DDR5 RAM
How much more expensive is DDR5 going to be? We're looking at around a 60% premium for DDR5 over DDR4, price parity: 2 years away.Oct 22, 2021 7:43 PM CDT - Gamer orders Intel's new Core i9-12900K, gets it 2 weeks before launch
Intel's new flagship Alder Lake CPU gets sold early, gamer buys not 1 but 2 of the new Core i9-12900K chips, arrives early.Oct 22, 2021 7:08 PM CDT - October 28 PlayStation State of Play: 'few reveals' of new PS5 games
Sony's new State of Play set for October 28 will focus exclusively on third-party PS4 and PS5 games with a 'few reveals' teased.Oct 22, 2021 2:42 PM CDT - CD Projekt RED buys Flame in the Flood studio to work on existing IP
CD Projekt RED acquires indie studio responsible for Flame in the Flood to work on a completely new game in an established IP.Oct 22, 2021 1:35 PM CDT - GTA III, Vice City, San Andreas remasters hit 4K 60FPS on PS5, Xbox SX
All three PS2-era Grand Theft Auto games can hit 4K 60FPS on PS5, Xbox Series X in the new GTA trilogy remaster collection.Oct 22, 2021 12:31 PM CDT - GTA trilogy remaster looks AMAZING with huge graphics upgrades
The original legendary Grand Theft Auto PS2-era trilogy has been reborn with incredible graphics upgrades, effects, and controls.Oct 22, 2021 11:28 AM CDT - One of the best games of all time comes to Game Pass next month
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, one of the best games ever made, is coming to Xbox Game Pass day-and-date of the remaster release.Oct 22, 2021 10:24 AM CDT - NASA scientist answers, 'What if an asteroid were going to hit Earth?'
A NASA scientist that is a planetary defense expert has answered this question: 'What if an asteroid were going to hit Earth?'Oct 22, 2021 6:03 AM CDT - Jupiter was just smacked by a space rock, impact was caught on video
Astronomers have confirmed via video a space rock smacking itself into the largest planet in our solar system - Jupiter.Oct 22, 2021 5:34 AM CDT - Hubble captures first moments of a star's death, saw it 'in real-time'
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first moments of a star's death. Astronomers saw the 'death in real-time'.Oct 22, 2021 5:04 AM CDT - Evidence of ancient life discovered inside a ruby, 'first time' ever
For the first time ever, geologists have identified evidence of ancient life trapped inside a ruby, according to a new study.Oct 22, 2021 4:34 AM CDT - Officials release video of US volcano spewing out bubbling lava
The United States Geological Survey has released a video that showcases a US volcano erupting lava from one of its vents.Oct 22, 2021 4:03 AM CDT - NASA releases majestic image of a 'starburst galaxy', taken by Hubble
NASA has released yet another incredible image snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope. This time it's a 'starburst galaxy.'Oct 22, 2021 3:33 AM CDT - Here are 10 mysteries of Venus that NASA scientists are grappling with
In a new video on YouTube, NASA has showcased ten mysteries about Venus that NASA scientists are still getting their heads around.Oct 22, 2021 3:04 AM CDT - Officials warn monster 'bomb cyclone' is incoming, arrival date found
Officials have warned that a monster 'bomb cyclone' is on its way to impact certain regions of the US, arrival date found.Oct 22, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - Despite the growth in the VR market, Xbox is still staying away
The head of Xbox is still holding off from supporting VR as platform for game consoles. Xbox is focused on software, not hardware.Oct 22, 2021 12:49 AM CDT - The difference in the marketing of RE4 and Lone Echo 2 is staggering
Oculus is pushing the launch of Resident Evil 2 way harder than it promoted the release of the last ever Rift exclusive game.Oct 21, 2021 11:58 PM CDT - You can now unlock your Oculus Go and do anything with it
There is now an OS build for the Oculus Go headset that will unlock the interface so you can do anything you want with it.Oct 21, 2021 11:31 PM CDT - HP just released a revised Reverb G2 with a bunch of changes
HP is releasing a revised version of the Reverb G2 that will be much better for people with glasses and AMD graphics cards.Oct 21, 2021 11:03 PM CDT - Corsair unveils new CPU water blocks, ready for Intel Alder Lake CPUs
Corsair's new Hydro X Series XC5 RGB PRO and XC7 RGB PRO are available now, ready for LGA1700 and Intel Alder Lake CPUs.Oct 21, 2021 10:35 PM CDT - Intel Core i9-12900K Review: retail CPU pics, clocks up to 5.0GHz
Intel's new Core i9-12900K processor gets pictured in the flesh, Alder Lake-S flagship has maximum boost CPU clock of 5.0GHz.Oct 21, 2021 10:05 PM CDT - Forza Horizon 5: requires 103GB storage on PC and Xbox Series X/S
Forza Horizon 5 has gone gold, storage capacity revealed: 103GB on PC, and Xbox Series X/S while it weighs 116GB on Xbox One.Oct 21, 2021 9:47 PM CDT - President Trump launches social network, called TRUTH Social
President Trump announces that he is launching his own social media platform, TRUTH Social -- will compete against Big Tech.Oct 21, 2021 9:11 PM CDT - GeForce NOW new RTX 3080 streaming tier: cloud gaming at 1440p 120FPS
NVIDIA's new RTX 3080 membership tier for GeForce NOW streams games at up to 1440p resolution, 120FPS on the PC over the cloud.Oct 21, 2021 8:25 PM CDT - Razer is giving 10 x Radeon RX 6900 XT Halo Infinite Edition GPUs away
Microsoft collaborated with AMD on the new custom Radeon RX 6900 XT Halo Infinite Limited Edition card, Razer is giving away 10.Oct 21, 2021 8:01 PM CDT - DJI's new cinema camera: shoots 8K 75FPS, 6K 60FPS, 4K 120FPS video
DJI's new Ronin 4D drone features new Zenmuse X9 camera: 8K model shoots 8K 60FPS video, 6K model shoots 6K 60FPS and 4K 120FPS.Oct 21, 2021 7:37 PM CDT - AMD, Microsoft unveil Radeon RX 6900 XT Halo Infinite Limited Edition
Out of nowhere, AMD and Microsoft announce new custom GPU: the Radeon RX 6900 XT Halo Infinite Limited Edition graphics card.Oct 21, 2021 7:07 PM CDT - New Xbox update adds this much-requested feature to Xbox Series X/S
The new Xbox Series X update is jam-packed with requested features including UHD UIs, night mode, and dimming controller light.Oct 21, 2021 6:09 PM CDT - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti: Q1 2022 release, uses 450W power
NVIDIA's new monstrous GeForce RTX 3090 Ti teased again: Q1 2022 release, and does use 450W+ of power which is ridiculous.Oct 21, 2021 12:54 PM CDT - Think you're good at Doom Eternal? Prove it with the new horde mode
Rip, tear, and annihilate wave after weave of demons in Doom Eternal's new horde mode, coming October 26 with new Update 6.66.Oct 21, 2021 11:36 AM CDT - Halo Infinite raytracing confirmed on PC alongside console-to-PC LAN
Halo Infinite will officially support raytracing on PC thanks to AMD tech, but RT won't be available until sometime post-launch.Oct 21, 2021 10:44 AM CDT - Microsoft officially makes it cheaper to add Xbox Series X SSD storage
Two new Xbox Series X/S expansion SSD cards are coming, and one of the cards is more expensive than an Xbox Series S console.Oct 21, 2021 9:17 AM CDT - Varjo introduces $2000 Aero headset for enterprises & enthusiasts
Varjo has just announced the Varjo Aero a more affordable professional VR headset that deep-pocket enthusiasts can also buy.Oct 21, 2021 7:00 AM CDT - Russian spy satellite caught on video, plummets to a fiery death
A citizen skywatcher has caught on video a Russian spy satellite plummeting to its death after re-entering Earth's atmosphere.Oct 21, 2021 6:04 AM CDT - NASA's next-gen spacesuits will prepare humanity for its giant leap
NASA will be partnering with industry for revolutionary next-generation spacesuits that will prepare humanity for its next leap.Oct 21, 2021 5:31 AM CDT - World's largest underwater eruption birthed a new massive volcano
A study has found that the world's largest underwater eruption gave birth to a new a skyscraper-size underwater volcano.Oct 21, 2021 5:03 AM CDT - You may live inside a floating PS5-like house, says Sony in video
Sony has proposed a new form of futuristic living that many people could adopt in years down the line - a 'floating habitat'.Oct 21, 2021 4:32 AM CDT - Asteroid makes extremely close approach to Earth, NASA confirms
NASA has confirmed the existence of an asteroid coming extremely close to Earth. It passed cleanly between Earth and the Moon.Oct 21, 2021 4:05 AM CDT - This states largest volcano was shaken up, 33 earthquakes in 24 hours
Officials have recently reported that a volcano in the United States has experienced thirty-three earthquakes in just 24 hours.Oct 21, 2021 3:32 AM CDT - Monstrous cyclone storm incoming to US, officials drop warnings
Reports from officials and other publications are indicate that a monstrous storm is on its way towards the United States.Oct 21, 2021 3:02 AM CDT - Blast from the Sun hit Earth, causing beautiful auroras to appear
Close to the start of the month, the Sun emitted a blast of charged particles directly towards Earth. The collision caused auroras.Oct 21, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - Cybershoes gets native support in multiple Quest games
The Cybershoes locomotion solution now has support for four more Oculus Quest games. It's also now available to buy on Amazon.Oct 20, 2021 10:20 PM CDT - Facebook is going all in on the Metaverse with 10k jobs and a new name
Facebook may be about to rebrand itself, but even it it doesn't, the company is clearly going all in on the building the metaverse.Oct 20, 2021 9:41 PM CDT - AORUS Project Cielo: modular gaming PC, looks like food dehydrator
AORUS teases its Project Cielo: a portable PC with 5G connectivity, with this being a concept of the 'next-gen gaming PC'.Oct 20, 2021 8:53 PM CDT - AORUS Z690 EXTREME motherboard teased, ready for your Core i9-12900K
AORUS Z690 EXTREME flagship motherboard teased, ready for Intel's new 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPU: DDR5 + PCIe 5.0 tech.Oct 20, 2021 8:21 PM CDT - G.SKILL rocks out with world's fastest DDR5-6600 RAM, Alder Lake ready
G.SKILL already has the world's fastest DDR5 memory kit: with DDR5-6600 CL36-36-36-76 32GB (2x16GB) breaking world records.Oct 20, 2021 7:44 PM CDT - ASUS teases Z690 mobos: Intel Alder Lake CPUs, DDR5, PCIe 5.0 tech
ASUS teases its next-gen Z690-based ROG STRIX, PRIME, ProArt and TUF Gaming motherboards, ready for Intel Alder Lake CPUs.Oct 20, 2021 7:12 PM CDT - Guardians of the Galaxy is actually only 80GB on PC, not 150GB
Square Enix's new Guardians of the Galaxy won't require a huge 150GB of space on PC, will instead be cut nearly in half to 80GB.Oct 20, 2021 3:36 PM CDT - Starfield set in year 2330 in systems 50 light-years from Solar System
Bethesda reveals new Starfield info: Takes place in 2330 during height of space exploration, set in systems 50 light-years away.Oct 20, 2021 1:33 PM CDT - Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3 next-gen PS5, Series X ports delayed to 2022
Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 won't arrive on next-gen PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S until Q1 and Q2 2022, respectively.Oct 20, 2021 12:18 PM CDT - God of War coming to PC with DLSS support, uncapped FPS, native 4K
God of War (2018) is coming to PC with NVIDIA DLSS and Reflex support, uncapped FPS, native 4K gaming, tons of graphics tweaks.Oct 20, 2021 11:11 AM CDT - Monster Hunter World, a 3 year-old game, sold 2.7m units in 3 months
Monster Hunter World is still selling incredibly well for a three year-old game, remains Capcom's #1 best-seller of all time.Oct 20, 2021 10:12 AM CDT - Facebook is being completely rebranded next week, amid company chaos
Mark Zuckerberg will rebrand Facebook, with a totally new name to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to rumors.Oct 20, 2021 6:38 AM CDT - NASA releases wild video of its rover speeding on the surface of Mars
NASA has released a crazy new video of its Mars rover named 'Perseverance,' speeding across the surface of the Red Planet.Oct 20, 2021 6:04 AM CDT - If alien probes are close to Earth, this new telescope may find them
A study has detailed the power for a new telescope in China that is estimated to have the capabilities of detecting alien probes.Oct 20, 2021 5:34 AM CDT - Earth tipped on its side millions of years ago, did a 'cosmic yo-yo'
A new study that examined samples of rock has discovered that Earth tipped millions of years ago when dinosaurs were still alive.Oct 20, 2021 5:03 AM CDT - Life-threatening asteroids could be sliced and diced, says new study
A recently published study has proposed a new method of planetary defense that would explode an asteroid on track to hit Earth.Oct 20, 2021 4:32 AM CDT - NASA's ancient asteroid inspecting spacecraft 'Lucy' has glitched
NASA has announced that its Lucy spacecraft that was recently launched has experienced a glitch with one of its solar arrays.Oct 20, 2021 4:08 AM CDT - White dwarf star seen switching 'on and off' for the first time ever
For the first time, Astronomers have seen a white dwarf star switching 'on and off', paving the way for deeper understanding.Oct 20, 2021 3:33 AM CDT - NASA Mars rover records Martian sound, says it was 'totally wrong'
NASA recorded many different sounds on the surface of Mars with its Perseverance rover. 'It's like you're really standing there'.Oct 20, 2021 3:02 AM CDT - NASA astronauts aboard the ISS capture a 'breathtaking' image of Earth
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has captured a 'breathtaking' image of one of the many beauties of Earth.Oct 20, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - TEAMGROUP unveil T-FORCE VULCAN DDR5 RAM, up to 32GB DDR5-5200 speeds
TEAMGROUP announces its new T-FORCE VULCAN DDR5 gaming memory, offers up to 64GB kits with DDR5-5200 speeds for Intel Alder Lake.Oct 19, 2021 9:29 PM CDT - Call of Duty: Warzone Haunting event includes Ghostface, from Scream
Scream's Ghostface is back, joins horror-themed 'The Haunting' bundle in Call of Duty: Warzone, Black Ops Cold War for Halloween.Oct 19, 2021 8:48 PM CDT - SK hynix announces HBM3: only 1/3 as thick as a piece of A4 paper
SK hynix announces HBM3, the fastest DRAM in the world with the largest capacity: 819GB/sec with up to 16GB and 24GB capacities.Oct 19, 2021 8:04 PM CDT - Apple's new M1 Max SoC is faster than a next-gen PlayStation 5 console
Apple's beast new M1 Max SoC has 10.4 TFLOPs of compute power, and is faster than Sony's next-gen PlayStation 5 console.Oct 19, 2021 7:33 PM CDT - Google Pixel 6 Pro: new Tensor SoC, 120Hz display, starts at $899
Google's new Pixel 6 Pro announced: 6.7-inch 3440 x 1440 @ 120Hz display, 5nm Tensor SoC, 12GB RAM, starts from $899 for 128GB.Oct 19, 2021 6:58 PM CDT - Apple's high standards are delaying production of its VR headsets
The production schedule for Apple's upcoming VR headset could be delayed because the design is too advanced for manufacturers.Oct 19, 2021 5:59 PM CDT - Netflix: Games are free, no ads, no monetization, focus on enjoyment
In a twist of fate, streaming giant Netflix does what EA and Activision-Blizzard won't: Microtransaction-free video games.Oct 19, 2021 4:42 PM CDT - Dbrand strikes back: PS5 Darkplates return with new vent design
Like Darth Vader, Dbrand strikes back with Darkplates 2.0, a new custom PS5 shell design with side vents for improved air intake.Oct 19, 2021 3:37 PM CDT - Witcher 3 next-gen PS5, Xbox Series X versions rated in Europe
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's next-gen version has been rated on Europe's PEGI ratings board, likely to meet 2021 release plans.Oct 19, 2021 12:12 PM CDT - Halo creator Marcus Lehto to lead new EA studio in Seattle
Halo and Master Chief co-creator Marcus Lehto will lead a new studio for Electronic Arts based in Seattle working on FPS games.Oct 19, 2021 11:43 AM CDT - New Splinter Cell game has finally been approved by Ubisoft
Ubisoft has reportedly greenlit a new Splinter Cell game, and the project is in early pre-production phases of development.Oct 19, 2021 10:38 AM CDT - Compatibility may hold back Apple's monstrous M1 Max SoC from gaming
Apple's new beastly M1 Max chip in its MacBook Pro line is powerful enough for gaming...but compatibility is its Achilles' heel.Oct 19, 2021 9:42 AM CDT - McDonald's trials plant-based 'McPlant' burger in the US, starts Nov 3
McDonald's will roll out plant-based McPlant burger in 8 restaurants across the US starting November 3, patty made by Beyond Meat.Oct 18, 2021 9:53 PM CDT - Mel Gibson will lead John Wick TV series 'The Continental'
Mel Gibson will play Cormac in the John Wick prequel TV show, The Continental, which will cost $20 million per episode to make.Oct 18, 2021 9:11 PM CDT - AMD's next-gen 16-core Zen 4 mobile CPU: for next-gen gaming laptops
AMD's next-gen Raphael-H processor teased with 16 cores for new laptops, would compete with Intel's new Alder Lake-S mobile CPUs.Oct 18, 2021 8:37 PM CDT - Intel confirms Alder Lake CPUs, Z690 platform launches November 4
Intel's new 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs and the new Z690 platform: review NDA on October 27, public unleashing on November 4.Oct 18, 2021 8:06 PM CDT - Apple's new 16-inch MacBook Pro: up to 21 hours battery, 120Hz display
Apple's new MacBook Pro comes in 14.2-inch and 16.2-inch models: 60% thinner bezels, 21-hour battery life, 120Hz display tech.Oct 18, 2021 7:36 PM CDT - Apple's new M1 Max SoC: up to 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, on 5nm
Apple's new MacBook Pro laptop rocks new M1 Max or M1 Pro SoC: 5nm node, up to 10 CPU cores, up to 32 GPU cores, LPDDR5 RAM, more.Oct 18, 2021 7:07 PM CDT - $50 Switch Online: Aggressive pricing now, aggressive value to follow
Like Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo has moved towards leasing digital content through subscriptions and DLC is now part of the plan.Oct 18, 2021 6:06 PM CDT - Upgrade to Windows 11 for cheap during the GoDeal24 Halloween Sale!
GoDeal24 has some awesome deals on Microsoft software including Windows 10 for $7.49 or the latest Windows 11 key for $19.Oct 18, 2021 5:17 PM CDT - Valve testing ALL Steam games for Steam Deck compatibility
Valve is currently testing all Steam games to see which are compatible with the Steam Deck, publishes findings in public database.Oct 18, 2021 5:05 PM CDT - Sony sells Game Show Network Games mobile division for $1 billion
Sony's movie subsidiary has sold its mobile games division to Scopely for $1 billion ($500 million cash, $500 million in equity)Oct 18, 2021 4:04 PM CDT - Old-school Xbox 360 blade UI returns to celebrate 20 years of Xbox
Microsoft has overhauled its Xbox.com website to help celebrate 20 years of the Xbox brand with an old-school Xbox 360 UI.Oct 18, 2021 3:01 PM CDT - Switch dominated US sales for almost 3 years...until PS5 dethroned it
The Nintendo Switch has been the best-selling games system in the U.S. for nearly 3 years, but the PS5 just broke its streak.Oct 18, 2021 1:57 PM CDT - Elden Ring delayed to February 2022, network beta test coming November
FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have delayed Elden Ring to February 2022 on all platforms due to the game 'exceeding expectations'Oct 18, 2021 9:14 AM CDT - NASA uses Cleveland to learn how to setup Wi-Fi on the Moon
NASA has compared the lack of internet access in Cleveland to the Moon and is learning how it can solve two problems at once.Oct 18, 2021 6:32 AM CDT - First ever movie footage shot in space, film crew safely returns home
A historic moment in the world film industry has just taken place as the first movie footage to be shot in space has happened.Oct 18, 2021 6:02 AM CDT - Solar storm hits Earth, sounds of its impact recorded for the 1st time
Researchers have recorded the sounds of a solar storm impacting Earth's magnetic field and recorded a song for the first time.Oct 18, 2021 5:32 AM CDT - Asteroids 500+ feet in diameter are fast-approaching Earth very soon
NASA's asteroid tracker indicates that a series of asteroids larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza will be approaching Earth.Oct 18, 2021 5:02 AM CDT - NASA's Mars rover is at it again, captures something 'spectacular'
NASA's newest Mars rover named Perseverance is at it again, capturing stunning images of the Martian landscape located around it.Oct 18, 2021 4:33 AM CDT - Hubble spots something on Jupiter that 'no one has ever seen before'
Researchers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to observe Jupiter and discover something 'no one has ever seen before'.Oct 18, 2021 4:04 AM CDT - No end in sight to this volcanic eruption, 'tsunami' lava river video
There is no end in sight to this volcanic eruption that is happening on one of Spain's islands. Shocking footage captured of lava.Oct 18, 2021 3:33 AM CDT - 1874 image of lunar mountain versus how it actually looks today
Astronomers back in 1874 sketched what they thought lunar mountain 'Pico' would look like if they were standing on the Moon.Oct 18, 2021 3:03 AM CDT - Sun shoots solar eruption at Earth, NASA confirmed its arrival
A solar eruption occurred on the Sun last week, which resulted in a coronal mass ejection being shot directly towards Earth.Oct 18, 2021 2:33 AM CDT - Harvard professor claims our universe may have been created by aliens
The former head of Harvard's astronomy department has claimed that our universe could have been created by aliens in a lab.Oct 18, 2021 2:04 AM CDT - Crysis 2 Remastered detailed: NVIDIA DLSS, ray tracing on PC only
Crysis 2 Remastered: dynamic 4K at 60FPS while the PC version has NVIDIA DLSS tech, and PC is the only one with ray tracing.Oct 17, 2021 11:59 PM CDT - Quake works with mouse and keyboard on consoles, even Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch version of Quake now works with a mouse and keyboard, works through the Switch and the USB ports on the dock.Oct 17, 2021 11:33 PM CDT - Guardians of the Galaxy demands 150GB storage on the PC
You'll need 150GB of storage free to install Guardians of the Galaxy on your PC, as well as 8GB of RAM and Windows 10 minimum.Oct 17, 2021 10:58 PM CDT - Baldur's Gate 3 gets crazy huge 88% perf boost at 4K, with NVIDIA DLSS
Baldur's Gate 3 gets both NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR tech: DLSS allows GeForce RTX 3060 Ti to run at 4K 60FPS, 110FPS for RTX 3080 Ti.Oct 17, 2021 10:27 PM CDT - US becomes best place on Earth for Bitcoin mining, overtakes China
The US is now the world leader in Bitcoin mining, with the huge Bitcoin mining exodus fleeing China and making the US the champ.Oct 17, 2021 9:47 PM CDT - DEATHLOOP update on PC adds NVIDIA DLSS, improved ray tracing perf
DEATHLOOP has been updated on the PC, adding NVIDIA DLSS support and improving performance, stability when ray tracing is enabled.Oct 17, 2021 9:20 PM CDT - GALAX unveils LEGO-inspired GAMER DDR5 memory, ready for Alder Lake
GALAX GAMER DDR5 RGB memory teased, LEGO-themed DDR5 RAM is ready for the world of Intel's new Alder Lake CPUs and DDR5.Oct 17, 2021 8:48 PM CDT - Elon Musk flies past Jeff Bezos, once again world's richest man by far
Elon Musk net worth reaches $230 billion, SpaceX and Tesla founder now worth more than Bill Gates and Warren Buffet COMBINED.Oct 17, 2021 8:12 PM CDT - MSI's next-gen Z690 motherboards teased, flagship MEG Z690 Ace appears
MSI's new flagship MEG Z690 Ace motherboard, ready for Intel's new 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs, DDR5 RAM, and PCIe 5.0.Oct 17, 2021 7:42 PM CDT - Corsair's next-gen AIO liquid cooler tease, ready for Intel Alder Lake
Corsair is getting ready to keep your Intel 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPU cool with its next-gen AIO liquid cooler range.Oct 17, 2021 7:05 PM CDT - Infinity Ward hiring 53 developers for its new Austin, Texas studio
Infinity Ward is ramping up its development teams for the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare sequel set to release in late 2022.Oct 17, 2021 4:23 PM CDT - GTA remaster trilogy likely coming to Steam as per discovered SteamIDs
Rockstar's new Grand Theft Auto trilogy remaster is apparently coming to Steam, may not be Rockstar Launcher exclusive on PC.Oct 17, 2021 3:04 PM CDT - Abandoned dev Blue Box Game Studios faces harassment, death threats
Abandoned developer Blue Box Game Studios reports that it has received multiple death threats over its controversial marketing.Oct 17, 2021 10:41 AM CDT - Evil Flash seen in Suicide Squad trailer, Brainiac likely star villain
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's new trailer shows an evil Flash and Wonder Woman joins the fight against Superman.Oct 17, 2021 9:20 AM CDT - Sony uses legal clout to force third-party PS5 faceplates off market
Sony accuses dbrand of four trademark/copyright violations with its custom PlayStation 5 faceplates, Darkplates now delisted.Oct 17, 2021 7:52 AM CDT - HTC Vive Focus 3 now supports full hand tracking
HTC is preparing to release an update for the Vive Focus 3 that would enable hand tracking when you put the controllers down.Oct 16, 2021 10:11 PM CDT - Court of Owls casts a shadow on Gotham in new Gotham Knights trailer
The enigmatic and sinister Court of Owls debuts in this recently released Gotham Knights trailer, exposing the shadowy faction.Oct 16, 2021 5:38 PM CDT - PS5 Pro: Sony hiring PS5 engineer for 'multiple console generations'
Sony is hiring a rendering API graphics engineer to help push 'multiple generations' of PlayStation 5 hardware to new limits.Oct 16, 2021 4:44 PM CDT - In 2019, Fortnite almost transformed into Roblox (and it still could)
In 2019, Epic Games had an ambitious plan to allow gamers and devs to make custom content to sell in Fortnite's in-game store.Oct 16, 2021 3:32 PM CDT - Leaked Elden Ring gameplay footage gives first look at fantasy realm
Leaked gameplay footage shows a brief look at FromSoftware's open-world RPG Elden Ring, complete with faraway vistas and more.Oct 16, 2021 2:05 PM CDT - Epic Games could mostly lose its lawsuit against Google, too
The Epic Games vs Google anti-trust case continues with Google filing a compelling counterclaim with multiple accusations.Oct 16, 2021 1:34 PM CDT - Epic Games Store welcomes blockchain games, crypto, NFTs
Unlike Steam, the Epic Games Store is apparently welcoming blockchain-based games that dole out NFT rewards...within reason.Oct 16, 2021 12:44 PM CDT - Diablo 2 Resurrected's troubled server saga continues with join queues
Diablo 2 Resurrected's server issues continue and gamers now have to wait in digital queue lines in order to connect to servers.Oct 16, 2021 11:22 AM CDT - Activision wants employees back in offices in January 2022
Activision may squash remote work mandates early next year, wants game dev employees to return to offices by January 2022.Oct 16, 2021 10:41 AM CDT - Like the Xbox Series X, the new $99 Series X Mini Fridge stays frosty
Microsoft is actually making the Xbox Series X Mini Fridge, a new $99 gaming device that will keep your goods nice and cool.Oct 16, 2021 9:36 AM CDT - GTA 6 may have large-scale skyscraper destruction effects
New Rockstar jobs listing teases GTA 6 may feature real-time skyscraper destruction chaos, possibly from hurricane storms.Oct 16, 2021 8:34 AM CDT - New Star Wars game will be revealed soon...what could it be?
Disney and Lucasfilm will reveal a new Star Wars game in December...what could it be? Battlefront 3, Jedi: Fallen Order 2?Oct 15, 2021 4:20 PM CDT - New Switch Online tier including N64 games is 150% more expensive
Nintendo's new Switch Online Expansion Pak includes Nintendo 64 and Genesis games at a hefty 150% premium yearly increase.Oct 15, 2021 1:23 PM CDT - Steam bans ALL crypto, blockchain, and NFT games from Steam
Steam bans all games that deal in crytocurrency, blockchain, or NFTS because their in-game content has real-world monetary value.Oct 15, 2021 12:03 PM CDT - GTA trilogy remaster: High-res textures, GTA V-style controls
New GTA trilogy remaster features high-res textures, improved lighting and draw distances, and modernized GTA V-style controls.Oct 15, 2021 10:59 AM CDT - Strange radio signals detected from new alien planets, says new study
A new study has detailed the discovery of 'powerful auroras' on alien worlds that may be sending strange radio signals at Earth.Oct 15, 2021 6:03 AM CDT - Here's when the next 'ring of fire' eclipse will happen over the US
If you happened to miss the incredible Great American Eclipse of 2017, mark your calendars for the next one that's coming up.Oct 15, 2021 5:32 AM CDT - 'Biggest catastrophe' volcanic eruption, rivers of lava caught on film
A volcanic eruption is tearing apart an island, causing residents in the local area to evacuate as rivers of lava spew out.Oct 15, 2021 5:01 AM CDT - Blast from the Sun could possibly impact Earth very soon
Reports are indicating that another blast from the Sun could possibly impact Earth leading up to the weekend, causing auroras.Oct 15, 2021 4:32 AM CDT - NASA releases Hubble image of monster cosmic 'Pac-Man' supernova
NASA has released an image taken by the Hubble telescope of a giant monstrous space 'Pac-Man' munching its way across the cosmos.Oct 15, 2021 4:02 AM CDT - NASA finds signs of persistent water vapor on an alien planet
NASA researchers have detected persistent levels of water vapor in the atmosphere of a distant moon inside our solar system.Oct 15, 2021 3:34 AM CDT - Biggest comet ever discovered is approaching Earth, arrival date found
Astronomers located what could be the largest comet ever discovered and found that it's heading towards Earth from deep space.Oct 15, 2021 3:02 AM CDT - NASA researchers predict when humans will colonize multiple planets
Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab have predicted when the human civilization will become a multi-planet species.Oct 15, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - Nokia releases new version of iconic Nokia 6310, time to play Snake
For anyone that owned a Nokia 6310 phone back in the day, it is now 20 years old and Nokia is re-releasing the Nokia 6310 phone.Oct 15, 2021 1:52 AM CDT - ASUS ROG Strix Z690-I mini-ITX mobo: ready for next-gen SFF gaming PCs
ASUS is ready for your next-gen SFF gaming PC with its ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming Wi-Fi mini-ITX motherboard: DDR5, PCIe 5.0 tech.Oct 15, 2021 1:17 AM CDT - AORUS Z690 Master spotted: LGA1700 socket, DDR5, PCIe 5.0 slots teased
AORUS Z690 Master motherboard leaked, ready for Intel's new 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs and the world of DDR5 and PCIe 5.0.Oct 15, 2021 12:28 AM CDT - Corsair teases its new Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 RAM, DDR5 with RGB
Corsair unveils Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 memory: next-gen DDR5 ready for Intel Alder Lake, sleek black design with RGB lighting.Oct 14, 2021 11:54 PM CDT - The original Quake cranks at 4K 120FPS on Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5
Quake remaster is special on next-gen consoles with 4K 120FPS support, PlayStation 5 version of Quake receives DualSense support.Oct 14, 2021 11:18 PM CDT - ViewSonic Elite XG320U monitor: 32-inch 4K 144Hz + HDMI 2.1 for $999
ViewSonic's new ELITE XG320U gaming monitor: 32-inch 4K up to 150Hz (!!!) with HDMI 2.1 connectivity fort next-gen consoles, PC.Oct 14, 2021 10:48 PM CDT - Diablo 2 Resurrected server fix will 'take some time' to implement
Diablo 2 Resurrected's server issues may be here for some time as the fix requires a new architectural rewrite from Blizzard.Oct 14, 2021 5:53 PM CDT - Call of Duty anti-cheat RICOCHET leaked, is being reverse-engineered
Call of Duty's new RICOCHET anti-cheat security has been leaked by hackers, and may be rendered obsolete before it even launches.Oct 14, 2021 5:03 PM CDT - Battlefield 2042 Hazard Zone: 32-player PvPvE squad survival action
Battlefield 2042's new Hazard Zone takes massive All Out Warfare maps and puts a unique collect-and-extract spin on battle royale.Oct 14, 2021 4:35 PM CDT - HTC introduces Vive Flow, a VR headset for relaxation and wellness
HTC is trying to attract a new target audience with it's latest headsets. The Vive Flow is a VR device for mental wellbeing.Oct 14, 2021 10:00 AM CDT - Watch Call of Duty Vanguard zombies reveal right here
Call of Duty Vanguard's new zombies mode gets revealed at 11AM today, promising Nazi undead, huge demigod bosses, necromancy.Oct 14, 2021 9:08 AM CDT - Elon Musk: 'I can't wait to be in Genshin Impact'
How do you make a billion-dollar mega-hit game even more popular? Get Tesla billionaire Elon Musk involved in meme form, of course.Oct 14, 2021 7:59 AM CDT - Meteorite crashes through woman's roof nearly killing her, 'explosion'
A woman was awoken by her dog barking and was shocked to find out how close a meteorite was to nearly killing her in her sleep.Oct 14, 2021 6:03 AM CDT - Most detailed look yet at some of the solar system's biggest asteroids
Here's the most detailed look at some of the solar system's largest asteroids that are floating around in an asteroid belt.Oct 14, 2021 5:32 AM CDT - Volcanic eruption imaged from space in true color, rivers of lava
A space satellite has captured stunning and very intense images of a volcano erupting and spewing out lava in true color.Oct 14, 2021 5:05 AM CDT - Mars isn't just red, and these new images prove its 'glowing' beauty
While Mars appears to be a completely red planet that isn't necessarily true as these new images prove its colorful beauty.Oct 14, 2021 4:31 AM CDT - NASA's next-gen revolutionary space telescope inches closer to launch
NASA's next-generation space telescope that's poised to revolutionize space observations has arrived at its last place on Earth.Oct 14, 2021 4:04 AM CDT - William Shatner moved by his wild space experience, brought to tears
William Shatner has completed his flight to space with Blue Origin and has said the whole experience completely moved him.Oct 14, 2021 3:33 AM CDT - NASA answers a big question, 'did Mars ever look like Earth?'
A NASA scientist has answered one of the biggest questions posed to the agency in a new video, 'did Mars ever look like Earth?'.Oct 14, 2021 3:03 AM CDT - NASA is planning to extract oxygen from the lunar surface with this
Along with another space agency, NASA is constructing a new rover that will be used to sustain a human presence on the Moon.Oct 14, 2021 2:33 AM CDT - Quest 2 is one year old and Oculus is having a big sale
Facebook is having a sale to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Quest 2 launch. Some of the best titles have deep discounts.Oct 14, 2021 1:17 AM CDT - Acer's new Predator gaming projector: 4K movies, 1080p 240Hz gaming
Acer's new Predator gaming projector GD711: 4K in standard mode, 1080p 240Hz with variable refresh rate (VRR) support, too.Oct 14, 2021 12:26 AM CDT - ADATA launches new DDR5-4800 module, ready for Intel Alder Lake CPUs
ADATA launches its new DDR5-4800 memory module, with up to 32GB capacities -- 64GB kits. Also available soon in SO-DIMM.Oct 13, 2021 11:40 PM CDT - GeIL Polaris RGB DDR5-4800 teased, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB DDR5 kits listed
GeIL announces Polaris RGB DDR5-4800/5200/5600 memory for Intel Z690 (Alder Lake) and AMD Zen 4 CPU platforms, coming in 2022.Oct 13, 2021 11:09 PM CDT - Acer enters the gaming desk business, intros Acer Predator gaming desk
Acer launches its large 55-inch Predator gaming desk, with enough room for a gaming PC, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and more.Oct 13, 2021 10:24 PM CDT - Windows 11 update: degrades AMD Ryzen CPU performance by up to 15%
Microsoft's first update for Windows 11 gimps performance of AMD Ryzen CPUs by up to 15%, with a fix for Windows 11 on the way.Oct 13, 2021 9:43 PM CDT - Acer Orion 7000 desktop PC: Intel's new Alder Lake CPU, DDR5, RTX 3090
Acer announces its new Predator Orion 7000 gaming desktop PC: Intel's new Alder Lake CPU, new DDR5 RAM, and a GeForce RTX 3090.Oct 13, 2021 9:04 PM CDT - Intel on GPU supply of Arc: 'very cautious' but AMD, NVIDIA suffer too
Intel knows it's coming in as a 'third player' and Raja Koduri is 'very cautious' about GPU demand, and is ready for Arc.Oct 13, 2021 8:26 PM CDT - AMD/XFX BC-160 crypto GPU teased: 8GB HBM2, 150W, 72MH/s mining ETH
AMD/XFX BC-160 crypto mining card: Navi 12 GPU with 8GB HBM2 memory, up to 72MH/s of ETH mining power, with 150W power consumption.Oct 13, 2021 8:00 PM CDT - Call of Duty anti-cheat system 'RICOCHET': kernel-level driver on PC
Call of Duty hackers are about to get some: RICOCHET Anti-Cheat system announced, with kernel-level driver on the PC coming.Oct 13, 2021 7:32 PM CDT - G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR5-6400 announced, dual-texture heatspreader
G.SKILL's new flagship Trident Z5 RGB DDR5 memory series announced: up to DDR5-6400 CL36 with Samsung DRAM, dual-texture style.Oct 13, 2021 7:04 PM CDT - Sony's PlayStation VR is 5 years old and it's still going strong
Sony is celebrating the 5th anniversary of the PlayStation VR by giving away three free PSVR games to PS Plus subscribers.Oct 13, 2021 6:28 PM CDT - Facebook's leadership is teasing the plebs with unreleased VR hardware
The leadership at Facebook started teasing the world on Wednesday with pictures of themselves playing with headsets we never will.Oct 13, 2021 5:44 PM CDT - Pimax is teasing a headset that is 'several generations ahead'
Pimax is hosting an event on October 25 and the company is planning a sneak peak of its next-gen headset, code name 'Reality.'Oct 13, 2021 5:00 PM CDT - Final Fantasy XIV is the most profitable game in the franchise
Final Fantasy XIV has made more earnings than any other game in the franchise, MMORPG now has 24 million players on PS4 and PC.Oct 13, 2021 3:38 PM CDT - How to Get Better at Rainbow Six Siege
Do you need some advice on how to become a better player in Rainbow Six Siege? Some of the tips here might help you out.Oct 13, 2021 3:24 PM CDT - Classic GTA trilogy removed from Steam, still up on PS4
At the behest of Rockstar Games, Valve has removed the original Grand Theft Auto trilogy from Steam, games no longer for sale.Oct 13, 2021 1:35 PM CDT - Here's the origins of Mortal Kombat's most iconic move
Mortal Kombat's most iconic fighting attack changed gaming, came from a simple idea: 'You know what would be a cool ass move?'Oct 13, 2021 12:22 PM CDT - Surprise! Bethesda is breaking Skyrim mods again
The new Skyrim Anniversary Edition is moving to Visual Studio 2019, which will break native code mods/extenders like SKSE on PC.Oct 13, 2021 9:45 AM CDT - Diablo 2 Resurrected servers having issues for fourth day in a row
Blizzard warns Diablo 2 players of server instability, interruptions, and issues making new games as D2R maintenance is ongoing.Oct 13, 2021 8:48 AM CDT - Signals detected from galaxy core, 'we've never seen anything like it'
Astronomers have detected radio signals from a galaxy core that 'fit no currently understood pattern of variable radio source'.Oct 13, 2021 4:33 AM CDT - Mystery signals from distant stars detected, possible 'hidden planets'
Researchers have detected radio signals from distant Red Dwarf stars that are suggesting that hidden planets are orbiting them.Oct 13, 2021 4:03 AM CDT - There is one thing that William Shatner doesn't want to see in space
William Shatner will go on a ride to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, and there is one thing he doesn't want to see up there.Oct 13, 2021 3:40 AM CDT - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with 12GB rumor: January 2022 with RTX 3090 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 refresh rumored with GA102-220 GPU and 12GB of GDDR6X -- up from the 10GB GDDR6X on the regular RTX 3080.Oct 13, 2021 3:07 AM CDT - NASA is planning on returning extraterrestrial cargo back to Earth
NASA, along with other space agencies, are currently planning how they will return extraterrestrial cargo from Mars back to Earth.Oct 13, 2021 3:04 AM CDT - Earth directly impacted by blast from the Sun, here's what happened
The Sun recently sent out a blast of charged particles directly towards Earth, and Earth took it head-on. Here's what happened.Oct 13, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - Battlefield 2042 started as battle royale game, Apex Legends inspired
Battlefield 2042 started off as a battle royale game inspired by Apex Legends and Call of Duty: Warzone, says Battlefield insider.Oct 12, 2021 9:05 PM CDT - NVIDIA's new GeForce 496.13 drivers released, ready for Back 4 Blood
NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 496.13 WHQL drivers released: ready for Back for Blood, Alan Wake Remastered with DLSS goodness.Oct 12, 2021 8:04 PM CDT - Intel: our Arc graphics cards will NOT have crypto mining limitations
Intel will not be locking users out of crypto mining on their Arc GPUs -- the company isn't taking any action against miners.Oct 12, 2021 7:36 PM CDT - Samsung DDR5 mass production: DDR5-7200 memory, up to 768GB kits
Samsung kicks off mass production of its next-gen DDR5 memory: advanced 14nm EUV node, 7200Mbps speeds, and 768GB capacities.Oct 12, 2021 7:11 PM CDT - Coinbase announces NFT marketplace for end of 2021, join the waitlist
Coinbase jumps into the world of NFTs or non-fungible tokens, with a new NFT marketplace in the works for later this year.Oct 12, 2021 6:25 PM CDT - New custom games browser is the best part of MCC's season 8 update
Master Chief Collection will soon let gamers sort and filter online custom multiplayer games by release, type, and others.Oct 12, 2021 3:11 PM CDT - Battlefield 2042's Hazard Zone: reveal on October 14
DICE will finally reveal Battlefield 2042's new squad-based battle royale mode on October 14, 2021, promises high-stakes strategy.Oct 12, 2021 12:44 PM CDT - Here's what Far Cry 6 looks like on iGPU integrated graphics
Far Cry 6 actually plays at 30FPS+ running on a PC without a graphics card installed with AMD FidelityFX FSR doing heavy lifting.Oct 12, 2021 11:32 AM CDT - Hitman 3 pays off big for IO as yearly revenues skyrocket by 136%
Hitman 3's success has put IO Interactive in a 'very good place,' developers keep all of revenues thanks to self-publishing plans.Oct 12, 2021 10:30 AM CDT - Samsung's new 980 PRO PS5 SSD: Custom heat sink, 7GB/sec speeds
Samsung introduces a new custom 980 PRO SSD specifically for the PS5, complete with a heat sink and enthusiast-grade 7GB/s speeds.Oct 12, 2021 9:39 AM CDT - NVIDIA DLSS is now super-charging over 120 games, and now Back 4 Blood
NVIDIA DLSS is now in over 120 games and apps, with 10 more games adding DLSS in October 2021 alone, with Back 4 Blood the latest.Oct 12, 2021 8:00 AM CDT - Switch OLED dock capable of native 4K 60FPS output
The Nintendo Switch OLED dock features a new Realtek converter chip that enables native 4K 60FPS video signal output over HDMI 2.0.Oct 12, 2021 7:39 AM CDT - 'Larger than a human' mysterious sea creature captured on video
Marine biologists have been left baffled at the discovery of what appears to be a very large squid-like creature found in the sea.Oct 12, 2021 5:32 AM CDT - How much gravity can humans survive before our bones break?
Humans will endure different gravity levels when we colonize other planets, but what is the maximum amount we can survive?Oct 12, 2021 5:05 AM CDT - Officials warn Earth will get hit by an enormous solar flare very soon
Officials from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have warned a solar flare is on its way to hit Earth.Oct 12, 2021 4:33 AM CDT - Prize asteroid near Earth studied, found to be worth trillions
Researchers have published a new study that details an asteroid located near Earth that would be worth trillions if mined.Oct 12, 2021 4:05 AM CDT - NASA scientists now know where to look for life on Mars
The recent confirmation by NASA's Perseverance rover has led researchers to believe they now know where to look for ancient life.Oct 12, 2021 3:32 AM CDT - US volcanic eruption spews out lava, wild images captured from space
A company has used its satellite to capture an incredible images of the recent volcano eruption that is taking place in Hawaii.Oct 12, 2021 3:01 AM CDT - Elon Musk slaps Jeff Bezos a silver 2nd place medal, here's why
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has followed through on awarding Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos with a silver second place medal. Here's why.Oct 12, 2021 2:31 AM CDT - AMD Radeon + NVIDIA GeForce GPU prices hit 6-month high, 83% over MSRP
AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce graphics card prices hit 6-month high, with silicon shortages into 2022 not helping at all.Oct 11, 2021 8:56 PM CDT - 86 million PCs shipped in Q3 2021 alone, shortages now taking effect
IDC report says global shipment of PCs (including desktops, notebooks, workstations) hit 86.7 million units in Q3 2021 alone.Oct 11, 2021 8:31 PM CDT - Intel's new Core i5-12400: Alder Lake destroys AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
Intel's new Core i5-12400 'Alder Lake' mid-range CPU: beats AMD Ryzen 9 5900X in single-thread Cinebench, Ryzen 5 5600X multi-core.Oct 11, 2021 7:45 PM CDT - Nuclear engineer, his wife try to sell nuclear warship data for crypto
FBI reports nuclear engineer and his wife tried to sell nuclear warship data to foreign government for payment in cryptocurrency.Oct 11, 2021 7:07 PM CDT - Switch OLED dock's ARM CPU doesn't enable 4K upscaling
The Switch OLED's dock has a new embedded chip with an ARM Cortex-M0 CPU, but it does not enable 4K resolution upscaling.Oct 11, 2021 5:41 PM CDT - Massive solar flare hits Earth TODAY: disrupts power grids, satellites
Massive solar flare to hit the Earth today, power grid fluctuations expected -- Northern Lights as far south as New York.Oct 11, 2021 4:28 PM CDT - Here's the first picture of the upcoming Magic Leap 2
Magic Leap's CEO released the first teaser image of the upcoming Magic Leap 2 AR headset. It's much nicer looking than the old one.Oct 11, 2021 2:34 PM CDT - Call of Duty Vanguard's cinematics are next-level impressive
Call of Duty Vanguard's new story trailer shows incredible-looking cinematic sequences and impressive in-engine gameplay footage.Oct 11, 2021 11:33 AM CDT - GTA trilogy remaster is absolutely destroying GTA V E&E right now
GTA trilogy remaster has a 97% like ratio on YouTube, showing fans are much more excited about the PS2-era re-releases than GTA V.Oct 11, 2021 10:04 AM CDT - Grand Theft Auto PS2 classics to bring holiday cheer this Christmas
The new Grand Theft Auto trilogy remaster collection will be sold as a physical release in stores this Christmas, reports say.Oct 11, 2021 8:46 AM CDT - Diablo 2 Resurrected servers having issues again, rollbacks possible
Diablo 2 Resurrected servers are problematic once again today on October 11, 2021 as Blizzard investigates failed authentication.Oct 11, 2021 7:05 AM CDT - NASA astronaut accidentally takes picture of an airplane from space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has accidentally snapped an image of an airplane flying over Alberta, Canada.Oct 11, 2021 5:06 AM CDT - Hubble solves 'baffling' mirrored galaxy mystery, researchers stumped
Researchers were stumped when they found two space objects that are perfectly mirrored, and now the mystery has been solved.Oct 11, 2021 4:31 AM CDT - Researchers say oxygen on Earth won't last, will suffocate most life
Researchers have predicted that Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere won't last forever and will run out, suffocating most life.Oct 11, 2021 4:03 AM CDT - Blast from the Sun on its way to impact Earth, will arrive very soon
A coronal magnetic ejection is being tracked from the Sun, and researchers are estimating that it will impact Earth very soon.Oct 11, 2021 3:32 AM CDT - One Inspiration4 astronaut suffered 'space sickness' for two days
One of the astronauts aboard SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission said that for the three days in space, she felt sick for two of them.Oct 11, 2021 3:03 AM CDT - William Shatner isn't going to space with Blue Origin... just yet
William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the hit series Star Trek isn't going to space with Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin... just yet.Oct 11, 2021 2:33 AM CDT - WD's new WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD: starts at just $54, pushes 3.3GB/sec+
Western Digital launches its new WD Blue SN570 NVMe SSD with up to 3500MB/sec reads, in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB capacities.Oct 10, 2021 7:20 PM CDT - New Silent Hill, Layers of Fear games will release in 3-4 years
Bloober Team says it plans to release its new Konami (Silent Hill) and Private Division-produced games in the next 3-4 years.Oct 10, 2021 4:38 PM CDT - Netflix could make a Squid Game battle royale video game
Netflix could make a big splash in the video games business with a battle royale of its new brutal Korean series Squid Game.Oct 10, 2021 3:34 PM CDT - PSA: Grand Theft Auto PS2-era classic trilogy being delisted tomorrow
Rockstar Games will delist the classic GTA trilogy from Steam and the PlayStation Store tomorrow to make way for new remasters.Oct 10, 2021 2:26 PM CDT - GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas remasters: $69.99 on PS5, Xbox Series X?
Rockstar's new Grand Theft Auto remastered trilogy bundle could cost a whopping $69.99 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.Oct 10, 2021 1:34 PM CDT - Replacement SSDs 'could cause problems' in the Steam Deck, Valve warns
The Steam Deck's M.2 2230 SSD was carefully chosen and designed specifically for the handheld, and Valve warns not to replace it.Oct 10, 2021 12:16 PM CDT - Valve: Gamers really shouldn't open their Steam Deck PC-handhelds
Valve releases a five-minute teardown video of the Steam Deck and warns gamers not to open their PC-handheld hybrid systems.Oct 10, 2021 11:14 AM CDT - PCIe 5.0 power connector allows up to 600W of power, for next-gen GPUs
PCI Express Gen5 High Power Connector allows up to an insane 600W, the new PCIe 5.0 connector is smaller, this will kick ass.Oct 10, 2021 4:46 AM CDT - Hubble takes an image of a dangerous cosmic dance between two galaxies
The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to capture a dangerous dance between two interacting galaxies out in deep space.Oct 10, 2021 3:04 AM CDT - ISS astronauts take image of a strange, 'very rare' glow above Europe
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have taken an image of a strange and 'very rare' glow of light above Europe.Oct 10, 2021 2:34 AM CDT - Steve Jobs asked Dell to dual-boot Mac OS and Windows, for royalties
Dell CEO tells story of Steve Jobs asking Dell to pre-install Mac OS alongside Windows, and pay hundreds of millions in royalties.Oct 9, 2021 10:56 PM CDT - Intel Core i7-12700K: up to 45% faster than Ryzen 7 5800X
Intel's new Core i7-12700K 'Alder Lake' CPU beats AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, Intel Core i9-11900K processors -- ready with DDR5 RAM.Oct 9, 2021 10:28 PM CDT - Battlefield 2042 cross-gen added to all next-gen digital versions
EA announces upgrade for Digital Standard Edition of Battlefield 2042 on next-gen consoles, gives access to Cross-Gen Bundle.Oct 9, 2021 9:42 PM CDT - Intel CEO teases plans for $94 billion chip plant in Europe
Intel wants to build the most advanced chip fab anywhere in the world, in Europe -- at a cost of $94 billion, ready for the future.Oct 9, 2021 9:11 PM CDT - AMD's new Radeon drivers optimized for Windows 11, Battlefield 2042
AMD's new Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.1 driver is optimized for Windows 11, Battlefield 2042 Open Beta, and Far Cry 6.Oct 9, 2021 8:30 PM CDT - Gamer sent retailer a cake, after 1 year waiting for GeForce RTX 3080
Polish gamer has been waiting over a year for his GeForce RTX 3080, sends retailer an anniversary cake, GPU arrives days later.Oct 9, 2021 7:45 PM CDT - China adds crypto mining to 'negative list', limits or bans investment
China pushes crypto mining into the 'negative list' of industries, clamping down on the investment into crypto mining operations.Oct 9, 2021 7:08 PM CDT - New $350 Switch OLED actually uses better JoyCons, Nintendo says
Nintendo's new expensive $350 Swtich OLED model actually comes with improved JoyCon analog stocks that are more resistant to wear.Oct 9, 2021 3:32 PM CDT - Halo Infinite's forge mode is almost too good to be true
Halo Infinite's forge mode is almost a games engine, features scripts, strings, and more like new Battlefield Portal mode.Oct 9, 2021 2:20 PM CDT - Infinity Ward's new studio to help Modern Warfare II development
Infinity Ward opens a new studio in Austin, Texas to help ramp up development of 2022's Call of Duty Modern Warfare II sequel.Oct 9, 2021 1:31 PM CDT - Rumor: Call of Duty 2022 is called Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty 2022 will reportedly be a sequel to Modern Warfare, to be named Modern Warfare II with Infinity Ward developing.Oct 9, 2021 12:35 PM CDT - Destiny 2 is about to lose an entire expansion's worth of content
Bungie confirms plans to rotate an entire expansion's worth of content out of Destiny 2 in order to make room for new content.Oct 9, 2021 11:22 AM CDT - Diablo 2 Resurrected D2R servers offline for emergency maintenance
Diablo II Resurrected's Battle.net servers have been taken down for emergency maintenances, gamers stuck in offline singlpalyer.Oct 9, 2021 10:35 AM CDT - Biden administration pushing for executive order, crypto oversight
The Biden administration is mulling a new executive order on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, for new crypto oversight.Oct 9, 2021 12:30 AM CDT - Bank of America says Bitcoin, other cryptocurrency 'too big to ignore'
Bank of America glances at Bitcoin and other crypto, says that they are now 'too big to ignore' with new rules on the way.Oct 8, 2021 11:55 PM CDT - LEGO's new Titanic set is massive, has 9090 pieces and costs $630
LEGO unveils its new Titanic set, with a 1200:1 scale model costing $630 -- doesn't come with Leonardo DiCaprio or Celine Dion.Oct 8, 2021 11:19 PM CDT - Sony discussing $7 billion investment with TSMC, chip factory in Japan
TSMC will have its Japanese chip factory up and running in 2023-2024, which Sony rumored to be investing in, up to $7 billion.Oct 8, 2021 10:57 PM CDT - V-Color teases its new DDR5-6333 RAM, with RGB lighting
V-Color's upcoming DDR5 memory teased, the new V-Color DDR5-6333 teased with RGB lighting strip at the top, ready for Alder Lake.Oct 8, 2021 10:31 PM CDT - Tesla moving its HQ from California to Texas, says Elon Musk
Elon Musk announces he's moving the Tesla Motors HQ from Palo Alto, California over to Austin, Texas -- California exodus.Oct 8, 2021 9:56 PM CDT - ADATA overclocks its new XPG Gaming DDR5 RAM, reaches DDR5-8118
ADATA has already overclocked its new XPG Gaming DDR5 memory, reaches 8118 MT/s on Intel's upcoming Alder Lake CPU platform.Oct 8, 2021 9:34 PM CDT - War Thunder gamer leaks confidential military docs, wins tank argument
French Army tank crewman leaks Leclerc Main Battle Tank and its CLASSIFIED manual, to win online argument about War Thunder, again.Oct 8, 2021 8:52 PM CDT - PCIe 6.0 specification teased: ushers in 32GB/sec SSDs of the future
PCI-SIG announces PCIe 6.0 specifications reaches Final Draft status, with PCIe 6.0 offering double PCIe 5.0 bandwidth: 128GB/sec.Oct 8, 2021 8:22 PM CDT - ASRock Z690 Taichi motherboard teased, ready for Alder Lake CPUs
ASRock's new Z690 Taichi, Extreme, Steel Legend, and Phantom Gaming motherboards teased: ready for Intel's next-gen Alder Lake.Oct 8, 2021 7:48 PM CDT - GeForce RTX 3090 Ti: single-sided GDDR6X, new power plug, 450W TDP
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti teased again: 24GB GDDR6X but single-sided, 450W TDP, and a new power connector -- the new flagship GPU.Oct 8, 2021 7:10 PM CDT - Diablo IV gets new game director as Blizzard wades troubled waters
16-year Blizzard veteran Joe Shely is now Diablo IV's game director, will lead the game's development through troubled waters.Oct 8, 2021 3:35 PM CDT - Resident Evil 7 is selling exceptionally well for a 4 year-old game
Resident Evil 7 is selling extremely well for a 4 year-old game, has now amassed more than 10 million shipments worldwide.Oct 8, 2021 2:16 PM CDT - GTA PS2-era trilogy remaster announced with new enhancements
Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition announced: PS2-era hits GTA III, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas in one digital bundle.Oct 8, 2021 12:16 PM CDT - Far Cry 7 might be a never-ending online game with tons of content
Ubisoft might be applying the never-ending game plan to the Far Cry franchise, which could morph to an online-driven game.Oct 8, 2021 11:35 AM CDT - Starfield may require more storage space than any other Bethesda game
Starfield might literally be Bethesda's biggest game yet and could dwarf Fallout 4's and Skyrim's storage install requirements.Oct 8, 2021 10:23 AM CDT - Far Cry 6 runs at 12% higher resolution on Xbox Series X than PS5
The Xbox Series X's more powerful GPU helps push higher max resolution in Far Cry 6, but there's still dynamic scaling to hit 4K.Oct 8, 2021 8:34 AM CDT - Crazy image from space shows bulls-eye clouds above erupting Volcano
The La Palma Volcano has been erupting for weeks, and now a new image has revealed concentric cloud rings appearing in the sky.Oct 8, 2021 6:03 AM CDT - NASA's human Mars colonists may live in these inflatable pods
NASA's astronauts that will be sent to Mars to colonize the planet may call these massive inflatable pods home when they arrive.Oct 8, 2021 5:33 AM CDT - US Federal Reserve may shake up financial world with US digital dollar
The United States Federal Reserve may shake up the financial world by introducing a US digital currency. A review is in process.Oct 8, 2021 5:05 AM CDT - NASA takes steps to finding ancient life on Mars with wild new images
A new study has confirmed that Mars once had water and a lake using high-resolution images taken by NASA's latest Mars rover.Oct 8, 2021 4:33 AM CDT - NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was spied on, image from above taken
A passing lunar orbiter has spotted NASA's Mars rover named Perseverance, inspecting the Mars surface for clues of past life.Oct 8, 2021 4:06 AM CDT - Lunar samples analyzed, the results rewrite the history of the Moon
Lunar samples acquired by China's Chang'e 5 mission have been analyzed by researchers and have rewritten the history of the Moon.Oct 8, 2021 3:31 AM CDT - NASA's rover confirms something big on Mars, potential 'signs of life'
NASA has confirmed that with images taken by its Perseverance rover, the Jezero Crater was once a lake 3.7 billion years ago.Oct 8, 2021 3:02 AM CDT - NASA will collide a spacecraft into an asteroid at 15,000 mph
NASA locked in a launch date for when the space agency will launch a spacecraft that'll collide with an asteroid at 15,000 mph.Oct 8, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - Facebook renames Horizons to Horizon Worlds, puts $10mil up for devs
Facebook Horizons is now called Horizon Worlds. It's still in closed beta, but Facebook is dumping $10 million into content dev.Oct 7, 2021 10:49 PM CDT - Varjo is teasing a big announcement later this month
Varjo is preparing a product announcement this month and said 'this is the one you've been waiting for.' Can we afford this one?Oct 7, 2021 8:50 PM CDT - Varjo's real-time masking tool lets you see your racing wheel in VR
Varjo is preparing the release of a real-time mixed reality tool that will allow you to bring real objects into virtual scenarios.Oct 7, 2021 8:05 PM CDT - This $2,000 Canon lens will let you shoot high-quality VR video
Canon announced a new dual-fisheye lens for capturing stereoscopic video in 190-degrees. The lens fits on the Canon R5 mirrorless.Oct 7, 2021 7:17 PM CDT - Gearbox establishes new leadership as it ramps up for expansion
Gearbox changes leadership as it plans to diversify and expand into new territories, but Randy Pitchford is still acting CEO.Oct 7, 2021 4:22 PM CDT - EA's billion-dollar soccer empire may cut ties with FIFA
EA may rebrand its billion-dollar football/soccer franchise and pull the FIFA name from future sports releases, the company says.Oct 7, 2021 3:16 PM CDT - Sony to cut off direct game purchases on PS Vita, PS3 stores
Gamers will soon not be able to buy digital games and content while accessing the PS Vita and PlayStation 3 system stores.Oct 7, 2021 2:21 PM CDT - Want cheaper Xbox Series X SSD storage? Try this $30 adapter
New $30 adapter may enable cheaper Xbox Series X/S SSD expansion, but it apparently only works with one specific M.2 drive.Oct 7, 2021 12:17 PM CDT - PS5 SSD's Other section is kind of like a recycle bin
The PlayStation 5 SSD's Other section acts as a kind of cache or recycle bin for deleted or moved material, our findings reveal.Oct 7, 2021 10:41 AM CDT - Here's why PlayStation 5 game installs are so huge
PlayStation 5 game installs are getting absolutely ridiculous, with games needing 100GB a piece. Here's why they're so big.Oct 7, 2021 9:29 AM CDT - NASA will soon explore mysterious space 'fossils' that hold secrets
NASA will soon launch a space probe that will be visiting two swarms of mysterious space 'fossils' called the Jupiter Trojans.Oct 7, 2021 6:01 AM CDT - Study finds nuking an asteroid could prevent a surprise apocalypse
A new study has found that nuking an asteroid is 'very effective' at stopping its collision with Earth, preventing an apocalypse.Oct 7, 2021 5:31 AM CDT - Space tourism is reasonably priced, 'cheap' stratospheric balloon ride
A massive effort is being made towards bringing the cost down for space tourism, and now a company has made it reasonably priced.Oct 7, 2021 5:05 AM CDT - NASA covertly throws some shade at Boeing over its new spacecraft
NASA has quietly thrown shade at Boeing over its timeline for the construction of Starliner, as it seems to be taking too long.Oct 7, 2021 4:32 AM CDT - New spacecraft to travel between Mars and Jupiter to land on asteroid
A space agency is planning to launch a new space probe that will journey to a location between Mars and Jupiter for a landing.Oct 7, 2021 4:04 AM CDT - A man wants to trade a Russian spacecraft for a specific human skull
A man is attempting to trade one of the Soviet Union's earliest spacecraft for a specific human skull from the mid-1800s.Oct 7, 2021 3:32 AM CDT - Strong signal detected on 'hot Jupiter' planet that rains iron
A team of researchers has published a study that details a strong signal being detected from a planet where it rains iron.Oct 7, 2021 3:03 AM CDT - Researchers snap image of Jupiter from the Moon with NASA spacecraft
Researchers have used NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to take an awesome picture of the largest planet in our solar system.Oct 7, 2021 2:31 AM CDT - Shiba Inu crypto skyrockets 27,000,000% in 1 year, thanks to Elon Musk
Shiba Inu crypto price has mooned 250% in the last month and isn't stopping, insane 27 million % in the last 12 months alone.Oct 6, 2021 10:13 PM CDT - Bitcoin rehab clinic opens, helps people who lost millions in crypto
The world's first rehab clinic for traders who have lost millions of dollars because of cryptocurrency addictions has opened.Oct 6, 2021 9:46 PM CDT - Far Cry 6 gaming chair is a reality, thanks to noblechairs
Far Cry 6 Special Edition gaming chair unveiled by noblechairs, looks wicked -- red stitching, and beautiful yellow highlights.Oct 6, 2021 9:10 PM CDT - Sony PlayStation 5 Absolutely Gold, only 5 made for $360,000 each
PlayStation 5 Gold Prime Edition announced: costs $352,770 and there's only 5 of the next-gen consoles being made by Caviar.Oct 6, 2021 8:35 PM CDT - Computex 2022 in-person event announced: takes place May 24-27, 2022
Computex 2022 returns to in-person shenanigans, international exhibitor registration opens, event happening May 24-27, 2022.Oct 6, 2021 7:48 PM CDT - This brain implant 'zaps' away severe, long-term depression
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers relieve severe, long-term depression with a 'pacemaker' for the brain.Oct 6, 2021 7:11 PM CDT - GTA Trilogy remaster logos leaked, Rockstar Launcher also gives clues
Logos for the Grand Theft Auto Definititive Edition have been leaked out, and Rockstar's own official games launcher gives clues.Oct 6, 2021 3:29 PM CDT - YouTuber stacks 42 broken PS4s to promote right to repair
YouTube TronixFix stacks 42 broken PlayStation 4's on top of one another to highlight the importance of right-to-repair laws.Oct 6, 2021 2:36 PM CDT - Work on PS5 began 'almost a day after' PS4 shipped
'The minute you ship a product you already have a team way, way in the back who is already working on the next version.'Oct 6, 2021 1:40 PM CDT - Ubisoft's fledgling free-to-play business plan is taking shape
Ubisoft's ambitious free-to-play business model is taking shape, but is it enough to stand apart from its major competitors?Oct 6, 2021 12:20 PM CDT - F2P Ghost Recon Frontline BR takes on Warzone with 100 player+ action
Ubisoft's new free-to-play Ghost Recon Frontline shooter features a huge 100-player+ battleground with squads and classes.Oct 6, 2021 11:17 AM CDT - New F2P Ghost Recon Frontline gets badly ratioed on YouTube
Ubisoft's new Ghost Recon Frontlines battle royale gest lambasted in YouTube comments section with a whopping 83% dislike ratio.Oct 6, 2021 10:36 AM CDT - Battlefield 2042 looks decent on 7 year-old base Xbox One hardware
DICE has worked their digital sorcery on the last-gen base versions of Battlefield 2042 and the Xbox One SKU looks pretty good.Oct 6, 2021 9:27 AM CDT - There's an asteroid worth $11 trillion located near Earth
A new study has detailed an asteroid that could potentially contain $11 trillion worth of precious metals, and it's near Earth.Oct 6, 2021 6:30 AM CDT - Twitch hacked, user data, source code, streamer info all compromised
The entirety of Twitch.tv's databases have been hacked, stolen, and uploaded to the internet--source code, passwords, etc.Oct 6, 2021 5:52 AM CDT - Two asteroids traveling at 21,000 mph will approach Earth very soon
NASA reports that two asteroids traveling around 21,000 mph will be making a relatively close approach with Earth very soon.Oct 6, 2021 5:21 AM CDT - Mystery of black circles appearing in sky has been solved
Around the world, people have taken images of black circles appearing in the sky, and now the answer has seemingly been found.Oct 6, 2021 4:51 AM CDT - Spacecraft uses gravity to slow down, takes first image of Mercury
The European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have achieved the first fly-by of Mercury with its spacecraft.Oct 6, 2021 3:03 AM CDT - China is building an 'artificial Sun' for unlimited clean energy
China is constructing an artificial Sun that researchers say will be able to provide unlimited energy is Beijing backs it.Oct 6, 2021 2:30 AM CDT - Oculess lets you ditch Facebook after activating your Quest 2
There's now a way to remove your Facebook account from your Oculus Quest but you'll sacrifice access to the Oculus store to do it.Oct 5, 2021 11:32 PM CDT - The Lynx R1 VR / AR headset is selling fast on Kickstarter
Lynx was looking for $350,000 from Kickstarter over 34 days. So far, it has pulled in over $300,000 in less than 10-hours.Oct 5, 2021 10:43 PM CDT - Corsair gives us our first look at their next-gen Vengeance DDR5 RAM
Corsair Vengeance DDR5 memory teased, looking very sleek and rocking next-gen, super-fast DDR5 underneath. Ready for Alder Lake.Oct 5, 2021 8:50 PM CDT - Intel: AMD domination is 'over' with next-gen Alder Lake CPUs launch
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says that AMD has done a 'solid job' with Ryzen over the last few years, but 'that's over' with Alder Lake.Oct 5, 2021 8:19 PM CDT - Battlefield 2042: GeForce RTX 2080 Ti hits 90FPS at 1080p on PC
Battlefield 2042 Open Beta isn't so hot on the PC, with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti running 1080p at just 80-90FPS average.Oct 5, 2021 7:46 PM CDT - Battlefield 2042 Open Beta pre-load begins, 19GB download on the PC
Battlefield 2042 Open Beta pre-load begins, download it now before the Open Beta kicks off and we return to the battlefield.Oct 5, 2021 7:08 PM CDT - The Last of Us Part II added to PlayStation Now catalog
Naughty Dog's controversial PlayStation 4 magnum opus The Last of Us Part II goes live on PlayStation Now game streaming service.Oct 5, 2021 8:31 AM CDT - Rare image of the International Space Station shows off all its glory
New images of the International Space Station have been published online, showing off the floating laboratory in all its glory.Oct 5, 2021 6:46 AM CDT - Captain Kirk will actually go to space with Blue Origin very soon
William Shatner, the actor that played Captain Kirk in the hit series Star Trek, will be going to space with Blue Origin very soon.Oct 5, 2021 6:18 AM CDT - Massive volcano emerged from largest underwater eruption ever recorded
Researchers discovered that volcanic activity deep underwater caused a massive volcano to emerge from the seafloor unexpectedly.Oct 5, 2021 5:04 AM CDT - Film crew on way to ISS to shoot the first movie in space, watch live
The International Space Station will soon be home to three new crew members that won't be there for research but to shoot a movie.Oct 5, 2021 4:31 AM CDT - Elon Musk posts wild video of SpaceX's rocket caught in lighting storm
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared a video to his Twitter account that showcases Starship caught in a crazy lightning storm.Oct 5, 2021 4:06 AM CDT - NASA created a Mars habitat, humans will live in it and be monitored
NASA has built a Mars habitat that a select amount of humans will live in and be monitored ahead of the actual missions to Mars.Oct 5, 2021 3:36 AM CDT - Officials confirm bright blue object caught on video in sky over US
Officials confirmed the existence of a bright blue object streaking across and lighting up the night sky over the United States.Oct 5, 2021 3:02 AM CDT - Eyewitnesses report stunningly bright fireball streaking across sky
The American Meteor Society has confirmed the existence of a fireball streaking across the night sky over the United States.Oct 5, 2021 2:31 AM CDT - Amazon's New World MMO is still bricking GPUs, so be careful
Amazon Games' New World was killing EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards before it launched, and yeah, it seems it is killing more.Oct 4, 2021 8:33 PM CDT - Drone light show fails in China, drones fall out of the sky
A drone light show above a mall in the central city of Zhengzhou, China, resulted in failure -- drones fell out of the sky.Oct 4, 2021 7:50 PM CDT - ASUS and Noctua make GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition card official
The ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition graphics card is official, and man does it look so good -- the world's first Noctua card.Oct 4, 2021 7:10 PM CDT - Facebook.com for sale, Twitter CEO says 'how much?' to buy it
Facebook is still down, with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey joking around saying 'how much?' for the Facebook.com domain that was on sale.Oct 4, 2021 5:24 PM CDT - Signal stands out as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram are all down
Signal reaps the benefits of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp all being in the dark and offline right now for millions.Oct 4, 2021 5:15 PM CDT - Facebook isn't just down, the Facebook.com domain was up for sale
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp domains are for sale right now... with the Facebook website and services all but dead right now.Oct 4, 2021 3:15 PM CDT - #DeleteFacebook trends on Twitter, as all Facebook services are down
Facebook is still down, with #DeleteFacebook trending on Twitter right next to #PandoraLeaks and #FacebookDown as it's still dark.Oct 4, 2021 2:40 PM CDT - Telegram also having issues, joins Facebook, Instagram in the dark
Telegram is also experiencing issues, with major internet outages putting Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp in the dark.Oct 4, 2021 2:00 PM CDT - Over 1.5 billion Facebook users' private info sold on hacker forum
Hacking forum has personal data up for sale, with over 1.5 billion Facebook users' data up for grabs: emails, numbers, locations.Oct 4, 2021 1:43 PM CDT - TikTok also down in major outage: joins Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
Facebook goes down and takes Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp with it and now TikTok joins the growing internet services outage.Oct 4, 2021 1:00 PM CDT - Facebook stock tanks hours BEFORE it went offline, whistleblower talks
Facebook is going through the ringer: whistleblower exposes dodgy, dark behavior inside of Facebook, then services went offline.Oct 4, 2021 12:46 PM CDT - Elden Ring will be 'very difficult,' FromSoftware warns
Elden Ring won't shy away from the brutal difficulty of FromSoft games, devs say the game will be very hard and very rewarding.Oct 4, 2021 12:29 PM CDT - Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp are all down in huge worldwide outage
Massive outage with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all plunging into darkness leaving billions without social media access.Oct 4, 2021 11:28 AM CDT - PS5 SSD's compression tech shrinks game installs by 50%
Alan Wake remastered takes up 57GB on PlayStation 4, but only 27GB on PlayStation 5 thanks to next-gen Kraken compression tech.Oct 4, 2021 10:31 AM CDT - Ed Boon's appearance at DC Fandome 2021 kicks off Injustice 3 rumors
Ed Boon will be in attendance at this year's DC Fandome 2021 event, and gamers speculate a new Injustice game could be revealed.Oct 4, 2021 8:46 AM CDT - 20 years of data indicate Earth is becoming dimmer and here's why
A study that used nearly 20 years of data has stated that Earth is becoming dimmer, and it's likely due to climate change.Oct 4, 2021 6:55 AM CDT - Thousands of Coinbase accounts hacked, did you get the breach alert?
Coinbase has confirmed that thousands of accounts have been hacked and have acknowledged a flaw in its private security system.Oct 4, 2021 6:31 AM CDT - Volcano eruption captured from space, lava rivers flow into ocean
A volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands has been captured from space. The images show rivers of lava flowing into the ocean.Oct 4, 2021 6:03 AM CDT - Largest comet ever discovered is heading our way, arrival time found
A new study has estimated the arrival time for the largest comet that has ever been discovered, comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein.Oct 4, 2021 5:28 AM CDT - Celestial 'eye' found out in deep space, Hubble takes incredible image
The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to capture a stunning image of a cosmic hurricane, showing off a celestial 'eye'.Oct 4, 2021 5:08 AM CDT - 50-year-old puzzle solved, animal tracks that date back before animals
A team of researchers believes that they have finally answered a 50-year-old geological mystery that is encased in solid rock.Oct 4, 2021 3:34 AM CDT - NASA takes aim at Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, Moon landing in jeopardy
NASA has taken aim at Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, saying that the company is threatening to destroy 'once-in-a-generation momentum'.Oct 4, 2021 3:02 AM CDT - Yellowstone's largest geyser is very active, massive eruption bursts
Yellowstone National Park is one of the largest concentrations of thermal features on Earth, and its largest geyser is very active.Oct 4, 2021 2:32 AM CDT - Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater MGS3 remake in development at Virtuos
Virtuous, mostly known for excellent ports of older games, is reportedly leading development of a MGS3 Snake Eater remake.Oct 3, 2021 2:24 PM CDT - Epic's Tim Sweeney, Roblox, Tencent to discuss metaverse at GTC 2021
Two billion-dollar gaming giants (Fortnite's Epic Games, Roblox) will discuss the nebulous metaverse at NVIDIA's GTC 2021 event.Oct 3, 2021 11:29 AM CDT - Capcom is all-in on PC gaming, plans simultaneous console/PC releases
Capcom reiterates its plans to strongly embrace PC gaming, wants its console and PC gaming revenues to be at even 50:50 split.Oct 3, 2021 9:32 AM CDT - Final Fantasy 16's storyline is complete, game dev is progressing well
Final Fantasy 16's development is going well, Yoshi-P says his team has finished the storyline and is working on models+polish.Oct 3, 2021 8:31 AM CDT - BIOSTAR teases Alder Lake-ready Valkyrie, Racing Z690 motherboards
BIOSTAR becomes the first to officially tease its next-gen Z690 motherboards, ready to rock and roll with Intel Alder Lake CPUs.Oct 2, 2021 9:18 PM CDT - Intel's new Core i9-12900K on Chinese black market, costs $700
There are some people in the wild that have Intel's Core i9-12900K processors, purchased off the black market over in China.Oct 2, 2021 8:46 PM CDT - Intel Arc Alchemist reference card teased, Team Blue shaping up well
This is our best look at Intel's new Arc Alchemist reference desktop graphics card, with its dual-fan cooler and RGB lighting.Oct 2, 2021 8:01 PM CDT - President Trump wants his Twitter account back, asks Florida judge
President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to FORCE Twitter to restore his social media account immediately.Oct 2, 2021 7:12 PM CDT - Friday the 13th dev Illfonic might be making a Ghostbusters game
Friday the 13th: The game and Predator Hunting Grounds developer Illfonic may be developing a new Ghostbusters video game.Oct 2, 2021 6:35 PM CDT - Report: Hideo Kojima is making a Silent Hill game after all
Kojima Productions is reportedly making a new Silent Hill game with Konami's blessing and Sony's mighty financial backing.Oct 2, 2021 5:29 PM CDT - AMD's new Radeon RX 6600: 27MH/s mining Ethereum, 30MH/s when tweaked
AMD's new Radeon RX 6600 non-XT card reportedly packs 27MH/s of Ethereum mining power, 30MH/s if the card has been tweaked.Oct 1, 2021 9:06 PM CDT - Intel's Alder Lake CPU packaging leaked, Core i9-12900K box teased
Intel's retail packaging for their 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs leaks out, Core i9 packaging looks nice, the rest are plain.Oct 1, 2021 8:29 PM CDT - Konami's new eFootball game launched, Steam's worst-rated game ever
Konami's launch of eFootball has been so bad the developer has apologized to gamers, becomes the worst-rated game on Steam.Oct 1, 2021 7:46 PM CDT - Intel Core i9-12900K teased again, with overclocked DDR5-8000 RAM
Intel's next-gen Core i9-12900K 'Alder Lake' CPU spotted once again, with overclocked DDR5 RAM on a GIGABYTE Z690 Tachyon mobo.Oct 1, 2021 7:06 PM CDT - Report: Hideo Kojima and Konami are on talking terms
Hideo Kojima and Konami have reportedly made up after their controversial split back in 2015, are on talking terms again.Oct 1, 2021 12:45 PM CDT - PlayStation 5's first native 8K 60FPS game is here
The PlayStation 5's first native 8K 60FPS game is here, and it's not a first-party game made by Sony's internal dev studios.Oct 1, 2021 11:22 AM CDT - Square Enix has an Eidos R&D dev team researching cloud-native gaming
Square Enix's newer Eidos-Sherbrooke studio is focused on R&D tech like AI, machine learning, ray tracing and cloud gaming.Oct 1, 2021 10:34 AM CDT - Phil Spencer: Xbox Series X console shortage to last through 2022
Xbox Series X/S consoles will be hard to find through holiday 2021 and well into 2022, Xbox's Phil Spencer tells consumers.Oct 1, 2021 9:35 AM CDT - Metal Gear Solid remaster collection in the works at Konami
Konami is working on a number of remasters and re-releases across its biggest franchises including a Metal Gear Solid collection.Oct 1, 2021 8:31 AM CDT - World 1st achieved, drone captures wild video of inside Hurricane Sam
US scientists have achieved a world first by capturing the first video footage of inside a Category 4 hurricane - Hurricane Sam.Oct 1, 2021 6:33 AM CDT - Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is under fire, 20+ employees drop bombshells
Around 20 former and current Blue Origin employees have signed an essay that alleges many things about Jeff Bezos' company.Oct 1, 2021 5:38 AM CDT - Blast from the Sun is fast-approaching Earth, will arrive very soon
Forecasters at the Space Weather Prediction Center have warned that Earth is going to be hit by a blast from the Sun very soon.Oct 1, 2021 5:08 AM CDT - SpaceX to launch 1st gas station into geo-orbit, slingshot around Moon
SpaceX will be transporting the first fuel tanker to sit in geostationary orbit. The tanker will slingshot itself around the Moon.Oct 1, 2021 4:36 AM CDT - Ex-Google executive warns of apocalypse, 'we're creating god'
During an interview, a former Google executive said that humanity could be looking at an apocalypse because 'we're creating god'.Oct 1, 2021 4:07 AM CDT - Discovering Earth-like planets may be harder than scientists thought
A new study has suggested that discovering new Earth-like exoplanets may be much harder than scientists first anticipated.Oct 1, 2021 3:33 AM CDT - First evidence found of one planet orbiting three stars at once
Astronomers are honing in on a specific star system that looks like Saturn's rings if they had a massive gap in between them.Oct 1, 2021 3:02 AM CDT - NASA says these asteroids hold the clues to the solar system's origin
NASA explained that these certain asteroids hold secrets about the origin of our solar system as they are billions of years old.Oct 1, 2021 2:32 AM CDT
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