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- Video game stock tumbles in 2021 as pandemic spending moderates
Video game companies see a sharp slide in share value in 2021 as pandemic spending highs start to moderate to a new normal.Dec 31, 2021 10:41 PM CST - Diablo 1 only needed to sell 20,000 copies to break even
The original Diablo from 1996 only needed to sell 20,000 copies to break even, an older talk with Diablo dev David Brevik reveals.Dec 31, 2021 5:41 PM CST - Ex-Call of Duty CM calls for 'focus on gameplay not content gateways'
Ex-Call of Duty community manager calls upon Activision to stop treating players like consumers funneled into content gateways.Dec 31, 2021 2:04 PM CST - Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle matchmaking has an 80% failure rate
Halo Infinite's Big Team Battle matchmaking is still mostly broken and will require lots of patience in order to get into a game.Dec 31, 2021 1:07 PM CST - Leaked Starfield screenshot hearkens back to NASA's golden age
A newly discovered Starfield asset screenshot from a 2018 build shows a golden dome, hearkens back to NASA's golden space age.Dec 31, 2021 12:06 PM CST - Ex-PlayStation president starts $225 million acquisition company
Former PlayStation CEO and Jack Tretton spearheads a new $225 million special acquisitions company aimed at video gaming.Dec 31, 2021 10:39 AM CST - Miyagi-Do, Eagle Fang, and Cobra Kai outfits sweep Fortnite
Fortnite's latest cosmetic pack channels your inner All-Valley Champ with new Cobra Kai and Karate Kid crossover content.Dec 31, 2021 7:53 AM CST - Sunshield uncovered in James Webb Space Telescope's latest deployment
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has just deployed its Aft Momentum Flap and released the covers protecting its sunshield.Dec 31, 2021 4:45 AM CST - Hubble snaps a stunning photo of a nearby galaxy's star cluster
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) has captured a beautiful photo of the NGC 1755 star cluster, found in the Large Magellanic Cloud.Dec 31, 2021 3:45 AM CST - A new study uncovers why comet heads glow green but never their tails
Scientists from the University of New South Wales have learned how dicarbon makes some comets glow green, but not their tails.Dec 31, 2021 2:45 AM CST - Decades-long dilemma solved with a new study of cell membranes
Researchers from the Ohio State University have observed the mechanism by which a cell membrane envelopes foreign substances.Dec 31, 2021 1:45 AM CST - The mission for the James Webb Space Telescope just got much longer
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will likely continue science operations for well over ten years, thanks to fuel savings.Dec 31, 2021 12:45 AM CST - Intel benches Samsung's new PM1743 PCIe 5.0 SSD: insane 28GB/sec reads
Samsung's new high-end PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 SSD tested in Z690 board and Intel Alder Lake CPU: pushes over 13GB/sec read speeds.Dec 30, 2021 8:35 PM CST - Get Windows and Office New Year deals with coupon code 'TT25' from $12
CDKeysales has genuine lifetime Windows 11 Pro activation keys for just $20.36, get one now fast, along with deals of Office.Dec 30, 2021 6:40 PM CST - NieR, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest developers are interested in NFTs
Some of Square Enix's top-tier game developers responsible for franchises like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest want to explore NFTs.Dec 30, 2021 5:23 PM CST - Koei Tecmo will unleash its true power in 2022 with big new games
Dead or Alive and Dynasty Warriors maker Koei Tecmo teases big new things for 2022, to show their 'full power' next year.Dec 30, 2021 4:36 PM CST - Final Fantasy XV content developer making 'high-profile PS5 remake'
Final Fantasy XV and Atelier developer Mutan Inc is working on a new unannounced 'high-profile PS5 remake,' a job listing says.Dec 30, 2021 3:49 PM CST - Star Citizen raised $85 million in 2021, total funding at $420 million
Star Citizen raised a huge $85.9 million in funding throughout 2021, more than any other year, pushing total funding to $420m.Dec 30, 2021 3:05 PM CST - Star Citizen's new Legatus 2951 pack costs $40,000
The never-finished Star Citizen is selling a high roller-exclusive Legatus 2951 ship pack bundle for a massive $40,000 USD.Dec 30, 2021 2:31 PM CST - You can now track the James Webb Space Telescope in real-time
You can now see the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) real-time progress to L2 on NASA's website, along with temperature data.Dec 30, 2021 2:30 AM CST - Study shows how red meat affects heart health via the gut microbiome
A new study has shown how certain bacteria found in the gut microbiome of red-meat eaters increase the risk of heart disease.Dec 30, 2021 2:00 AM CST - China's lunar station will now be ready eight years sooner, in 2027
The Chinese lunar station first slated for completion in 2035 has moved its timeline up to 2027 as part of the Chang'e 8 mission.Dec 30, 2021 1:30 AM CST - SpaceX's Starship fires up its engines after suffering a new delay
A delayed assessment by the FAA means SpaceX's Starship won't fly until at least March, but work goes on with a static fire test.Dec 30, 2021 1:00 AM CST - The next step of Webb's sunshield unfolding has been completed
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has finished deploying its Deployable Tower Assembly (DTA), separating its two sections.Dec 30, 2021 12:30 AM CST - LG Display taps exotic deuterium: makes OLED TVs up to 30% brighter
LG Display announces new OLED display called OLED EX: new panels that use deuterium during manufacturing with impressive results.Dec 29, 2021 11:56 PM CST - Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro announced: Snapdragon 8 Gen1, 120W fast charging
Xiaomi's new flagship Xiaomi 12, 12 Pro smartphones packs Snapdragon 8 Gen1, up to 12GB RAM, 120Hz display, and oh-so-much more.Dec 29, 2021 11:30 PM CST - ASUS ROG Maximus Z690 HERO ships with 'reversed' memory capacitor
ASUS stuffs up pretty bad: ROG Maximus Z690 HERO motherboard and 'Code 53' errors and burning issues: reverse memory capacitor.Dec 29, 2021 11:01 PM CST - Intel Core i5-12400 costs $180, beats Core i9-11900K that costs $500+
Intel's new Alder Lake-based Core i5-12400 processors costs $180, capable of outstripping the Core i9-11900K that costs $500+.Dec 29, 2021 10:27 PM CST - Intel's new Alder Lake-S stock cooler: up to 73C with Core i5-12400
Intel's new RM1 stock cooler for 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' LGA1700 CPU coolers tested, 73C with mid-range Core i5-12400 CPU.Dec 29, 2021 10:03 PM CST - COLORFUL intros Warhalberd CN600 NVMe M.2 Gen 3 SSDs, 256GB for $39
COLORFUL's new Warhalberd CN600 NVMe SSD are available in 256GB and 512GB capacities, costing just $39 and $59, respectively.Dec 29, 2021 9:29 PM CST - AMD says it will spill some beans on Zen 4 architecture at CES 2022
AMD will unveil its next-gen Ryzen 6000 series CPUs for laptops at CES 2022, desktop Zen 3 chips with 3D V-Cache, and more.Dec 29, 2021 9:01 PM CST - AMD CEO Lisa Su says 2023 will be 'peak year' of next-gen consoles
AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su says PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S supply is strong, 2022 will be another strong year of growth, too.Dec 29, 2021 8:29 PM CST - AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX: Zen 3+ CPU on 6nm, packs 'Radeon 680M' Navi2 iGPU
AMD's new Ryzen 9 6900HX processor will feature 6nm Zen3+ CPU cores, and RDNA2-based GPU cores -- Navi2 GPU called Radeon 680M.Dec 29, 2021 8:01 PM CST - AMD Radeon Super Resolution (RSR) tech: FSR upscaling for 'all' games
AMD's new 'Radeon Super Resolution' or RSR technology teased: would provide FSR 1.0 for 'all' games through Radeon GPU drivers.Dec 29, 2021 7:29 PM CST - This M.2 SSD cooler has a blower-style fan for NVMe M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSDs
Chinese manufacturer teases active M.2 SSD cooler, rocks blower-style fan for super-fast Gen 4 and upcoming Gen 5 NVMe M.2 SSDs.Dec 29, 2021 6:25 PM CST - Beloved Halo modes coming to Halo Infinite: Multi-Team, Grifball, more
Although they were missing from launch, a number of fan-favorite Halo modes are returning to Halo Infinite including multi-team.Dec 29, 2021 5:17 PM CST - Halo 5's microtransaction mascot priced at $20 in Halo Infinite
343 Industries is selling a $20 cosmetic set of Mister Chief, who introduced us to Halo 5's controversial lootbox system.Dec 29, 2021 4:26 PM CST - Path of Exile 3.17 delayed to February 2022, Scourge League extended
Grinding Gear Games confirms Path of Exile's big new 3.17 expansion has been delayed by 'at least two weeks' on all platforms.Dec 29, 2021 3:56 PM CST - Paris Hilton hosting New Year's Eve party in Roblox Paris World
Paris Hilton will perform a special electronic dance show for fans in Paris World, her personalized and custom Roblox world.Dec 29, 2021 3:19 PM CST - Steam 2021 top earners: PUBG, Battlefield 2021, Apex, Valheim + more
Valve releases a full list of the top-selling and top-earning Steam PC games throughout 2021, includes a ton of new entries.Dec 29, 2021 2:22 PM CST - Ever-polite Yoshi-P apologizes for Final Fantasy XVI's delay on PS5
Final Fantasy XVI has been delayed by 6 months, and Yoshi-P apologizes while delivering an update roadmap for the new RPG.Dec 29, 2021 11:20 AM CST - GameStop is gathering creators for its new NFT marketplace
GameStop is currently opening up submissions for its new NFT marketplace, wants creators to sign up so it has something to sell.Dec 29, 2021 10:28 AM CST - This is the best review of The Matrix Resurrections on the internet
The Matrix Resurrections is a mess, this review nails every single part of it... it's filled with spoilers, take the blue pill.Dec 29, 2021 9:28 AM CST - Innosilicon Type-B graphics card: Chinese GPU has 32GB GDDR6X memory
Innosilicon's first graphics card is here, powered by the Fantasy One GPU: 32GB of GDDR6X memory, 10 TFLOPs of compute performance.Dec 29, 2021 7:59 AM CST - NVIDIA coughs up big $$$ to TSMC, ensures Ada Lovelace GPUs for 2022
NVIDIA reportedly spends big money to secure next-gen 5nm chips from TSMC, Ada Lovelace GPUs for the GeForce RTX 40 series cards.Dec 29, 2021 7:40 AM CST - The James Webb Telescope has made its second course correction already
The James Webb Telescope has completed its second mid-course correction burn, MCC-1b, sixty hours into its flight toward L2.Dec 29, 2021 4:00 AM CST - Something unusual is happening to Comet Leonard
Comet Leonard's tail is experiencing a disconnection event, captured in this amazing photo, thanks to space weather disrupting it.Dec 29, 2021 3:30 AM CST - NASA's DART asteroid redirection spacecraft has taken its first photos
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has returned its first set of images from its DRACO camera, showing M38 and more.Dec 29, 2021 3:00 AM CST - China criticizes SpaceX over satellites endangering its space station
China has expressed strong concern over SpaceX Starlink satellites endangering the safety of the astronauts on its space station.Dec 29, 2021 2:30 AM CST - The James Webb Telescope is starting to unfurl its giant sunshield
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has moved closer toward unfolding its sunshield, deploying the forward pallet structure.Dec 29, 2021 2:00 AM CST - Amazon Alexa 'challenges' 10-year-old girl: AI tried to kill her
10-year-old girl gets 'challenged' by her Amazon Alexa to plug phone charger half into the socket, touch a penny to exposed prongs.Dec 29, 2021 1:16 AM CST - HDMI 2.1a standard upgrade: Source-Based Tone Mapping for PC gamers
HDMI 2.1a teased and quickly removed -- probably because of CES 2022 right around the corner -- with Source-Based Tone Mapping.Dec 29, 2021 12:48 AM CST - Lenovo Legion 5 Pro gaming laptop: choice of Intel + AMD's new CPUs
Lenovo's new Legion 5 Pro gaming laptop teased, will be offered with Intel's new 12th Gen Core or AMD Ryzen 6000 series CPU.Dec 28, 2021 11:20 PM CST - AORUS 17 2022 gaming laptop: Core i9-12900HK + GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
GIGABYTE's new custom 2022 AORUS gaming laptop: Mini-LED 4K 120Hz panel, Core i9-12900HK CPU + GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU.Dec 28, 2021 10:29 PM CST - AMD's new Navi 24 GPU spotted, new 6nm GPU powers Radeon RX 6500 XT
AMD's new Radeon RX 6500 XT will be powered by the Navi 24 GPU on 6nm, with the new Navi 24 GPU spotted in the flesh before launch.Dec 28, 2021 9:34 PM CST - Nope, there won't be The Matrix 5 says Matrix Resurrections producer
The Matrix Resurrections producer and V for Vendetta director, James McTeigue, says there is no plans to make The Matrix 5.Dec 28, 2021 9:11 PM CST - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU: 16GB GDDR6 @ 16Gbps, higher TDP
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU gets more leaked specs ahead of its launch, higher TDP teased, 16GB GDDR6 @ 16Gbps.Dec 28, 2021 8:29 PM CST - 8K Association announces 8K TV spec update, new 8K Gaming modes
The 8K Association (8KA) has updated the 8K TV specification, new 8K gaming modes (Auto Low Latency Mode) and VRR with HDMI 2.1.Dec 28, 2021 7:28 PM CST - TSMC's new 2nm facility: could cost over $1 trillion Taiwanese dollars
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) could pull out the Black AMEX for 2nm production, a huge $1 trillion TWD.Dec 28, 2021 7:00 PM CST - MSI GS77 Stealth packs Intel Core i9-12900H + RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
MSI's next-gen GS Stealth gaming laptops are coming, rocking Intel's new 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs and Ampere 'Ti' GPUs.Dec 28, 2021 6:26 PM CST - First Epic Games, now Tencent is helping Remedy realize its dreams
Tencent makes a strategic deal to publish Remedy's new online-driven co-operative live service game set in a free-to-play wrapper.Dec 28, 2021 4:01 PM CST - MSI GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X teased, ready for January 27 launch
MSI's new custom GeForce RTX 3090 Ti SUPRIM X teased: January 27, 2022 launch and ready to be the new flagship Ampere GPU.Dec 28, 2021 10:15 AM CST - Samsung enterprise PCIe 5.0 SSD: up to 13GB/sec read, 6.6GB/sec writes
Samsung announces its new PCIe 5.0-ready SSD for the enterprise market: 1.92TB to 15.36TB capacities, huge 13GB/sec reads.Dec 28, 2021 9:57 AM CST - Intel is 'VERY bullish' on Xe GPU in 2023, ready to kick GPU ass
Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage GPU rumor: 'shooting for high-end' with DG3 Battlemage, '2023 is going to be the Big Year for Arc.Dec 28, 2021 8:39 AM CST - New research identifies key factor in development of Alzheimer's
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have identified a link between energy production and Alzheimer's disease in zebrafish.Dec 28, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Earth's new 'Black Box' will be around after our end, keeping records
A massive black box to preserve records of the Earth, in case of a potential climate apocalypse, is being constructed in Tasmania.Dec 28, 2021 4:00 AM CST - Excessive simple sugar intake could increase risk of mental disorders
The link between increased sugar intake and the risk of mental disorder in susceptible mice has been elucidated with new research.Dec 28, 2021 3:00 AM CST - Astronomers just found a key precursor for life in interstellar space
Researchers have identified a key molecule necessary for life in Sagittarius B2, ethanolamine, part of phospholipid membranes.Dec 28, 2021 2:00 AM CST - James Webb is in space! 'The easy part is done, now the work starts'
The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully been launched into space but now needs to get to Lagrange Point 2, its new home.Dec 28, 2021 1:00 AM CST - LG teases new transparent 'shelf' OLED: ready for shops of the future
LG Display teases its latest dual-screen transparent OLED display, used for art galleries, retail shops of the very near future.Dec 27, 2021 10:28 PM CST - Matrix Resurrections dies at box office: only $22.8 million in 5 days
The Matrix Resurrections takes blue pill at box office, bombs with $22.8M in 5 days against Spider-Man: No Way Home with $1B.Dec 27, 2021 9:11 PM CST - Spider-Man: No Way Home swings past $1 billion at the box office
Spider-Man: No Way Home becomes the first movie in the 'pandemic-era' to breach $1 billion box office milestone globally.Dec 27, 2021 8:26 PM CST - ADATA's new XPG CASTER DDR5 RAM breaking speed records at 7000Mbps
ADATA's new XPG CASTER DDR5 memory modules teased, RGB lighting and all -- with DDR5-7000 speeds and 32GB+ kits on offer.Dec 27, 2021 7:28 PM CST - AMD dual-socket Ryzen Threadripper PRO: up to 128 CPU cores, 4TB RAM
AMD could launch dual-socket Ryzen Threadripper PRO series CPUs that would offer 128 cores, up to 4TB of memory in a single PC.Dec 27, 2021 6:28 PM CST - UFO sightings in Northern Ireland: freaky 'Aliens in Bedroom' event
Northern Ireland is a major UFO hotspot with reports of spaceships and flashing lights, down down to 'aliens' in a bedroom.Dec 27, 2021 6:14 PM CST - NASA hires 24 theologians: will assess how we'd react to ALIENS
NASA is hiring 24 theologians that will assess how the human race would react to the discovery of alien life, we are not alone.Dec 26, 2021 10:47 PM CST - MSI teases custom Crosshair 15 Rainbow Six Extraction gaming laptop
MSI teams with Ubisoft new custom gaming laptops: Crosshair 15/17, themed with Rainbow Six Extraction which launches in January.Dec 26, 2021 6:29 PM CST - 4D printing breakthrough has created 'smart ink' to respond to stimuli
A new smart ink has been developed for 4D printing that can respond to changes in light, humidity, water, and temperature.Dec 24, 2021 3:00 AM CST - Revolutionary metal 3D printing method produces nanoscale objects
A new 3D printing technique can produce copper objects only 25 nanometers long, significantly smaller than previously possible.Dec 24, 2021 2:00 AM CST - The James Webb Telescope makes it to the launch pad, ready for liftoff
The James Webb Space Telescope has made its way to the launch pad atop its Ariane 5 rocket, and only the weather can stop it now.Dec 24, 2021 1:00 AM CST - Amazing footage of Comet Leonard through an aurora and meteor shower
Comet Leonard has been spotted by a Chinese satellite, capturing fantastic footage through an aurora and meteor shower near Earth.Dec 24, 2021 12:00 AM CST - World's thinnest Christmas tree made by researchers
Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) have produced the world's thinnest Christmas tree from graphene.Dec 23, 2021 11:00 PM CST - Stormlight Archive, Mistborn writer Brandon Sanderson is making a game
Best-selling fantasy writer Brandon Sanderson has been helping a studio work on a video game for the past 'several years'Dec 23, 2021 5:25 PM CST - Embracer Group's most important new acquisition isn't a game developer
Embracer Group's most important new gaming acquisition isn't an actual video games developer, but a tool-maker for games.Dec 23, 2021 4:27 PM CST - Ubisoft says Quartz NFTs are an 'experiment', to change with feedback
Ubisoft's new Quartz NFTs are an 'experiment' that can and will change over time based on player (and industry) feedback.Dec 23, 2021 3:38 PM CST - Goldman Sachs has more voting rights in CD Projekt than CDPR president
Goldman Sachs now owns 6.8% of CD Projekt Group Shares, more than the Polish company's president and joint CEO Adam Kicinski.Dec 23, 2021 2:58 PM CST - Phil Spencer's excellent Xbox metaverse rationale puts gamers first
Phil Spencer's approach to the metaverse and emerging gaming trends is the sound grounded ethos that feeds the Xbox empire.Dec 23, 2021 2:11 PM CST - Why is NASA tracking two explorers as they trek across Antarctica?
NASA and the ESA are closely following two explorers as they trek across Antarctica to inform how humans might survive on Mars.Dec 23, 2021 5:30 AM CST - Enormous black hole eruption captured in amazing detail
A stunning new image of a supermassive black hole from the nearby Centaurus A radio galaxy shows its material eruptions in detail.Dec 23, 2021 4:30 AM CST - Record number of 'rogue planets' detected by astronomers
Researchers have identified a record number of nomadic 'rogue planets,' up to 170, which have no host star and wander the galaxy.Dec 23, 2021 3:30 AM CST - 'Significant breakthrough' in bionic eye development
Researchers have made a breakthrough in bionic eye technology, reducing power consumption to facilitate next-gen visual systems.Dec 23, 2021 2:30 AM CST - You can now buy one of NASA's space telescopes online
A telescope flown in space by NASA in 1990 was sold for auction in 2003, and now almost two decades later has made its way online.Dec 23, 2021 1:30 AM CST - T-Mobile identified, blocked 21 billion scam calls in 2021 alone
T-Mobile reports it identified or blocked over 21 billion spam calls, which works out to around 700 calls per second -- in 2021.Dec 22, 2021 10:28 PM CST - Intel Core i9-12900KS pre-binned CPU @ 5.2GHz teased, coming soon
Intel to launch its new flagship Core i9-12900KS, a pre-binned CPU with 5.2GHz all-core frequency to battle AMD 3D V-Cache.Dec 22, 2021 10:01 PM CST - COLORFUL intros GeForce RTX 2060 12GB iGame Ultra White, BattleAx GPUs
COLORFUL launches its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB iGame Ultra White and BattleAx Deluxe GPUs, featuring interesting custom designs.Dec 22, 2021 9:29 PM CST - This is our first look at Samsung's next-gen Galaxy S22 Ultra
Samsung's next-gen Galaxy S22 Ultra and Galaxy S22+ smile for new renders, will be unveiled in early 2022 with a February release.Dec 22, 2021 9:04 PM CST - Jing Jiawei JM9: Chinese GPU maker keeps up with GeForce GTX 1080
Chinese domestic GPU manufacturer, Jing Jiawei, says its new JM9 series processors are ready for sale... keeps up with GTX 1080.Dec 22, 2021 8:29 PM CST - ASUS ROG STRIX, TUF, PRIME H670, B660 motherboards teased
ASUS preparing a slew of new mid-range Alder Lake-ready motherboards: ROG STRIX, TUF, and PRIME H670, B660 motherboards.Dec 22, 2021 7:29 PM CST - Micron confirms DDR supply issues: PCIM and VRM shortages are hurting
Micron says that DDR5 memory availability is hurting because of PMIC and VRM shortages, but supply will improve throughout 2022.Dec 22, 2021 7:02 PM CST - ADATA teases next-gen PCIe 5.0 SSDs: up to 8TB capacity, 14GB/sec+
ADATA Project Nighthawk and Project Nightbird: PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs teased with 8TB capacities, 14GB/sec reads, and so much more.Dec 22, 2021 6:24 PM CST - Call of Duty's Treyarch: 'Our culture has no room for sexism'
Call of Duty studio Treyarch adds their voice to the anti-harassment taking the games industry by storm, pressuring parent ATVI.Dec 22, 2021 4:17 PM CST - NFT market reaches $22 billion trading volume as hype soars
A new report from analyst firm DappRadar outlines future trends coming to gaming, including GameFi, NFTs, blockchain pay-to-earn.Dec 22, 2021 3:23 PM CST - Fractal NFT Discord hacked, scammers make off with $149K worth of SOL
Fractal's Discord channel was hacked, leading to a fake NFT airdrop scam that robbed users of over $150,000 worth of Solara.Dec 22, 2021 10:09 AM CST - Tsunamis can now be detected ahead of time by their magnetic fields
New research has shown that tsunamis can be detected ahead of time from their magnetic field, which can help people to prepare.Dec 22, 2021 4:00 AM CST - Dinosaur embryo found perfectly preserved within fossilized egg
A fossilized oviraptorosaur embryo has been recently studied to reveal more evolutionary similarities between birds and dinosaurs.Dec 22, 2021 3:00 AM CST - The end is in sight for Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier'
One of Earth's largest glaciers is at risk of collapse within the next three years, potentially taking much of Antarctica with it.Dec 22, 2021 2:00 AM CST - NASA spacecraft spots Comet Leonard as it heads toward the Sun
Two spacecraft have observed Comet Leonard on its way to its closest pass by the Sun yet, showing its path and bright tail.Dec 22, 2021 1:00 AM CST - NASA's upcoming James Webb telescope delayed once more
The highly anticipated launch of the James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed by an additional 24 hours due to poor weather.Dec 22, 2021 12:00 AM CST - NVIDIA creates Minecraft Winter Wonderland, raises money for charity
NVIDIA goes virtual for the holidays, creates a virtual Winter Wonderland inside of Minecraft -- with ray tracing, of course.Dec 21, 2021 11:20 PM CST - The Matrix enters Fortnite: Neo Bullet Time Emoji + Trinity Kick Emote
Fortnite has just joined The Matrix Resurrections marketing train: two new emotes from The Matrix, and a new gun wrap, too.Dec 21, 2021 10:39 PM CST - UN fails to agree on NOT making Terminators, killer robots on the way
UN isn't doing it, so governments need to 'draw a moral and legal line for humanity against the killing of people by machines'.Dec 21, 2021 9:46 PM CST - Apple AR headset teased in new renders, replaces our reality in 2022
Apple's upcoming AR glasses will compete with gaming-focused VR headsets from Oculus, HTC, Sony -- but offer things they can't.Dec 21, 2021 9:11 PM CST - AYANEO Next handheld will pack 'high performance AMD cores'
AYANEO teases its next-gen AYA NEO 2022 handheld, a 'next-generation Windows gaming handheld' with 'high performance AMD cores'.Dec 21, 2021 8:27 PM CST - Lightelligence's optical processor is 100x faster than GPUs at math
Optical computing startup Lightelligence develops new processor, smashes GPUs by 100x in calculating complicated math problems.Dec 21, 2021 8:04 PM CST - Intel Arc Alchemist DG2 gaming GPU spotted in Ashes of the Singularity
Intel's new Xe-HPG DG2 GPU aka Arc Alchemist, has been spotted in (at least IMO) another useless benchmark -- but it's closer.Dec 21, 2021 7:27 PM CST - Tesla's holiday software update: TikTok, and Sonic the Hedgehog coming
Tesla's new holiday software update leaked: includes Sonic the Hedgehog -- yeah, you can play it in your car -- and TikTok, too.Dec 21, 2021 7:02 PM CST - Intel's new 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' retail stock cooler teased
Intel's new 'Laminar RH1' cooler for 12th Gen Core 'Alder Lake' CPUs has been spotted, looks much meaner with RGB lighting to boot.Dec 21, 2021 6:24 PM CST - Ubisoft teases 'exciting future' for Assassin's Creed beyond Valhalla
Ubisoft teases big new things for the Assassin's Creed franchise post-Valhalla, also confirms new AC Origins 60FPS patch.Dec 21, 2021 5:32 PM CST - Tony Stark suspiciously eyes Halo Infinite's new $20 armor set
Halo Infinite's new $20 Spartan armor coating pack looks suspiciously akin to Marvel's beloved metallic billionaire superhero.Dec 21, 2021 4:17 PM CST - Horizon Forbidden West may be 96GB on PS5, take up 14% of SSD space
Guerrilla Games' sequel Horizon Forbidden West may require up to 96GB of install space on the PlayStation 5, or 14% of SSD space.Dec 21, 2021 3:30 PM CST - Embracer Group's empire now has everything that nerds love
Embracer Group's mass multimedia empire now includes everything that nerds love: Comic books, card/board games, and video games.Dec 21, 2021 1:35 PM CST - Embracer secures Tiburon Entertainment founders with latest buyout
Embracer Group's latest buyout secures two old-school founders of Tiburon Entertainment, whose influence goes back to the 90s.Dec 21, 2021 10:20 AM CST - Embracer buys Perfect World, makers of Star Trek Online, Neverwinter
The Embracer Group folds online MMORPG makers Perfect World Entertainment into its massive multimedia empire for $125 million.Dec 21, 2021 9:32 AM CST - See the safe return of the latest space tourists to Earth
After 12 days, the first space tourists to visit the International Space Station in over a decade have returned safely to Earth.Dec 21, 2021 4:03 AM CST - A brand new Falcon 9 is bound for ISS today, watch it launch here
SpaceX hopes to reach a new Falcon 9 milestone with the launch of its CRS-24 resupply mission to the International Space Station.Dec 21, 2021 3:00 AM CST - NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission hit with another delay
An engine issue aboard NASA's Space Launch System for the upcoming Artemis 1 moon mission has forced delays until at least March.Dec 21, 2021 2:00 AM CST - Russia is 'ready to fight' over space tourism
Russia has stated it is ready to fight to maintain its position in the space tourism industry, bolstered by recent success.Dec 21, 2021 1:00 AM CST - SpaceX smashes new record by even more than expected
SpaceX crushed its previous company record with the recent success of two back-to-back launches for its Falcon 9 reusable rockets.Dec 21, 2021 12:00 AM CST - Russia boots up Baikal-S processor, powers government infrastructure
Russian company Baikal Electronics has booted its Baikal-S:48 Arm-based cores, RISC-V processor for the Russian government.Dec 20, 2021 11:47 PM CST - Spider-Man: No Way Home captures $600M+ in opening weekend web
Spider-Man: No Way Home earns $260M in the US over the weekend, over $600M worldwide -- laughing in the face of the pandemic.Dec 20, 2021 11:06 PM CST - Ford's Extended Range F-150 Lightning: gigantic 131 kWh battery pack
Ford has announced upgraded battery capacities for its Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup, Extended Range packs 131 KWh of power.Dec 20, 2021 10:30 PM CST - Tesla feels festive: free off-peak Supercharger use during holidays
Tesla announces free Supercharging during off-peak hours during the holidays, wants to take pressure off charging systems.Dec 20, 2021 10:04 PM CST - Scientist proves human brain can still beat AI using video game Pong
Scientists have found that a colony of human brain cells stored in a petri dish can perform better at a game of Pong than an AI.Dec 20, 2021 9:38 PM CST - GM's new 'supertruck' Hummer EV is here, Edition 1 costs $110,295
GM announces first GMC Hummer EV pickup trucks for customer delivery, starts at $80,000 for base version with 350 miles of range.Dec 20, 2021 9:29 PM CST - Malaysia's new copyright laws: streaming pirates = 20 years prison
Malaysian government amends Copyright Act, punishes streaming pirates with up to 20 years in prison for breaking copyright laws.Dec 20, 2021 9:04 PM CST - NVIDIA GeForce 497.29 drivers: DLSS perf gains in Horizon Zero Dawn
NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 497.29 WHQL drivers are here: up to 50% more performance with NVIDIA DLSS in Horizon Zero Dawn.Dec 20, 2021 8:30 PM CST - Call Of Duty: Warzone December 19 patch: fixes ahoy for Caldera
Call of Duty: Warzone's new December 19 patch is here, with Caldera being tweaked on the daily -- a heap of balances are here.Dec 20, 2021 8:02 PM CST - AMD's Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 series CPUs: March 8, 2022 launch
AMD's new Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 series CPUs are reportedly launching on March 8, 2022 -- not too far away at all now.Dec 20, 2021 7:29 PM CST - Facebook dubbed 'worst company of 2021', probably partying with EA
Facebook wins 'Worst Company of 2021' award from Yahoo Finance survey, Microsoft is the best -- sorry about that, Mark Zuckerberg.Dec 20, 2021 7:02 PM CST - Intel B660/H610 motherboards could launch on January 5, H670 nixed
Intel's mid-range B660 and entry-level H610 motherboards will reportedly launch on January 5, while H670 series has been nixed.Dec 20, 2021 6:28 PM CST - ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 Ti TUF Gaming teased, no PCIe 5.0 mentioned
ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 Ti TUF Gaming spotted, but there's no mention of PCIe 5.0 support on the box... PCIe 4.0 cards now expected?Dec 20, 2021 6:07 PM CST - Radio Shock: Old-school retailer RadioShack goes DeFi with RADIO token
Old-school retailer RadioShack is back, and it's embracing DeFi with a brand new swap exchange and RADIO cryptocurrency token.Dec 20, 2021 5:24 PM CST - George R.R. Martin gave a 'bit of worldbuilding' to Elden Ring
A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin briefly recalls his experiences working with FromSoftware on Elden Ring's lore.Dec 20, 2021 3:24 PM CST - Diablo IV will be a never-ending game, and here's why
Diablo IV's new paragon system mimics Path of Exile with a confusing, but innovative new structure for the legendary ARPG series.Dec 20, 2021 2:52 PM CST - New Diablo IV gameplay shows off barb, sorc, rogue, and druid skills
Blizzard drop a new quarterly update showcasing new in-game Diablo IV footage with new Barb, Druid, Rogue, and Sorceress skills.Dec 20, 2021 2:14 PM CST - GTA trilogy remaster owners get another free Rockstar PC game
Rockstar Games gives out two free games to anyone who buys or has bought the new GTA trilogy remaster on the Rockstar Launcher.Dec 20, 2021 1:43 PM CST - Keanu Reeves: 'don't you f***ing stream' The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections star Keanu Reeves pleads to NOT stream the movie online, and go watch it on the big screen in cinema.Dec 20, 2021 10:22 AM CST - Indian restaurant sells cryptocurrency-themed food, to massive success
Indian restaurant 'Voosh' names dishes with cryptocurrency-themed names, becomes a gigantic hit on social media overnight.Dec 20, 2021 7:46 AM CST - DogeBonk is '1st space memecoin', #SorryElon beats Dogecoin to moon
DogeBonk now markets itself as the 'first meme-coin in space', beating Elon Musk getting Dogecoin to the moon with SpaceX.Dec 20, 2021 7:22 AM CST - LG's 'first gaming laptop' packs RTX 3080, 1080p 300Hz display
LG's new UltraGear 17G90Q is the company's 'first gaming laptop' and packs Intel's 11th Gen Core CPU, GeForce RTX 3080 graphics.Dec 20, 2021 6:43 AM CST - Working From Home? Stay productive with Free Windows 11 at GoDeal24
GoDeal24 has some great Christmas deals up for grabs, like Windows 11 Pro for just $15.63 or Office 2019 Pro for $31.15.Dec 19, 2021 7:07 PM CST - Mass Effect 4 may use Unreal Engine 5 not DICE's complicated Frostbite
BioWare might use Unreal Engine 4 and UE5 to build its new Mass Effect 4 game, not the complicated Frostbite engine from DICE.Dec 19, 2021 3:03 PM CST - Adidas makes $23 million on first NFTs: 'This is just the beginning'
Adidas' first Originals NFT line sells out extremely quickly, company has made over 5,900 ETH *($23 million) from the NFT drop.Dec 19, 2021 2:02 PM CST - Even Microsoft couldn't get Xbox Series X consoles for Halo tournament
The world's first Halo Infinite esports tournament uses Xbox Series X devkits because the actual retail models are so rare.Dec 19, 2021 12:55 PM CST - New Diablo 2 Resurrection runewords: Plague, Pattern, many more coming
New Diablo 2 Resurrection runewords include unreleased Plague and Pattern, as well as 'many more' coming with the Patch 2.4 update.Dec 19, 2021 12:14 PM CST - Eurocom Nightsky ARX315 laptop: 16C/32T CPU, 64GB RAM, 24TB SSD (!!!)
Eurocom comes out stomping with its new Nightsky ARX315 laptop: Ryzen 9 5950X, 64GB RAM, 24TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3070... alrighty.Dec 19, 2021 8:49 AM CST - SAPPHIRE unveils SAPPHIRE NITRO+ AIO coolers for AM4, LGA1700 sockets
SAPPHIRE unveils the latest members of the NITRO+ family: the NITRO+ 360mm and NITRO+ 240mm AIO coolers for AMD and Intel CPUs.Dec 19, 2021 7:30 AM CST - BLUETTI unveils next-gen Power Na+ battery packs, solar generators
BLUETTI debuts the world's first Sodium-ion (Na+) solar generator, battery packs -- up to 12.6khW capacity size and so much more.Dec 19, 2021 6:45 AM CST - Ernie Hudson confirms new Ghostbusters game: It's definitely happening
Winston Zeddemore actor Ernie Hudson confirms a new Ghostbusters game is in development, himself and Dan Aykroyd to star.Dec 18, 2021 3:16 PM CST - Ubisoft to add more play-to-earn features and NFTs into its games
Ubisoft is committed to its new blockchain initiative and tells employees it will explore play-to-earn and NFTs in its games.Dec 18, 2021 2:05 PM CST - Epic Store is losing money betting on smaller indies, data suggests
The Epic Games Store has yet to turn a profit and is losing money betting on smaller-scale indie games with current MG structure.Dec 18, 2021 1:04 PM CST - Tencent buys Left 4 Dead dev Turtle Rock, new ambitious games coming
Turtle Rock, the devs behind Left 4 Dead, Counter-Strike, Half-Life 2's deathmatch, and Back 4 Blood, are now owned by Tencent.Dec 18, 2021 12:12 PM CST - Sony could use blockchain ledgers for games DRM and royalty payments
Sony is already using blockchain for complex royalties and rights management of music, and it could bring the tech for gaming too.Dec 18, 2021 11:11 AM CST - Embracer to buy Ticket to Ride board game maker Asmodee for $3 billion
Embracer Group wants to buy Asmodee, one of the biggest card and board game companies on the market for a staggering $3 billion.Dec 18, 2021 10:10 AM CST - Have black holes been around since the start of time?
A new study suggests black holes may have formed immediately following the Big Bang, making a new model for the universe's growth.Dec 18, 2021 4:00 AM CST - SpaceX to break new record with upcoming back-to-back launches
SpaceX hopes to break its record for the fastest turnaround for Falcon 9 flights with upcoming back-to-back launches on Saturday.Dec 18, 2021 3:00 AM CST - New anti-aging vaccine moves closer toward human trials
Scientists have developed a new vaccine to combat age-related diseases and prolong life, which has shown success in a mouse model.Dec 18, 2021 2:00 AM CST - NASA's confirms new launch date for upcoming space telescope
After a string of technical issues, NASA has confirmed its new launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope for Christmas Eve.Dec 18, 2021 1:00 AM CST - More coal is being burnt this year than ever before, despite targets
After two years of decline, coal consumption is up, which does not bode well for the world's net-zero emissions target by 2050.Dec 18, 2021 12:00 AM CST - LG unveils new 27-inch and 31.5-inch 4K UltraFine OLED Pro monitors
LG unveils its new UltraFine OLED Pro monitors: 27-inch and 32-inch offerings both with 4K 60Hz + USB-C with Power Delivery.Dec 17, 2021 11:31 PM CST - MSI's new Optix MAG281URF gaming monitor: 4K 144Hz with HDMI 2.1
MSI's new Optix MAG281URF gaming monitor offers a 28-inch 4K 144Hz panel with HDMI 2.1 connectivity and so much more to enjoy.Dec 17, 2021 10:29 PM CST - US airlines panic, warn 5G networks could disrupt flights
Major US air carriers are concerned with plans by wireless carriers using spectrum for 5G services, will disrupt entire industry.Dec 17, 2021 9:11 PM CST - Acer's new X32 FP gaming monitor: Mini-LED panel, HDMI 2.1, 4K 120Hz
Acer's new X32 FP is a 32-inch 4K 120Hz gaming monitor with HDMI 2.1 connectivity, and a beautiful new Mini-LED panel inside.Dec 17, 2021 7:29 PM CST - You would cream your pants at this huge GPU crypto mining factory
Jaxson Davidson teases his 4th crypto farm, uses GPUs sold 'under the table' from NVIDIA and fills his crypto mine with them.Dec 17, 2021 6:32 PM CST - Warzone updated with Festive Fervor, Christmas goes Call of Duty style
Call of Duty: Vanguard and Warzone Pacific enjoy the Christmas festivities with the new Festive Fervor event -- jump in now!Dec 17, 2021 6:01 PM CST - Corsair unveils DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 RAM kits, up to DDR5-6400
Corsair unveils its new DOMINATOR PLATINUM RGB DDR5 high-performance memory, ready for your new Intel Alder Lake-powered gaming PC.Dec 17, 2021 5:35 PM CST - STALKER 2 dev abandons controversial plans for 'metahuman NFT'
STALKER 2 developers cancel all plans dealing with its so-called 'metahuman' NFTs, will no longer mint NFT comsetics for auction.Dec 17, 2021 9:35 AM CST - NASA photographs horrific tornado destruction in Kentucky from space
NASA has taken photographs from space of the Kentucky tornado that ripped through the city, causing catastrophic destruction.Dec 17, 2021 8:31 AM CST - NASA scientist answers 'Is there water on Mars?'
A NASA geologist has answered the question, 'Is there water on Mars'? The short answer is yes, but not in the way you think.Dec 17, 2021 8:03 AM CST - UFO investigator claims US government is hiding vital information
An Unidentified Flying Object investigator claimed the US government is hiding information on UFOs as sightings increase worldwide.Dec 17, 2021 7:32 AM CST - The first 'true' millipede has been discovered, breaking records
A new millipede species has been found called Eumillipes persephone, claiming the world record for the animal with the most legs.Dec 17, 2021 6:30 AM CST - You won't believe this compound is being used to treat PTSD
A new meta-analysis examines clinical trials for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder with MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.Dec 17, 2021 6:00 AM CST - Lightning activity decreased while we were in lockdown, here's why
Research presented at the AGU Fall Meeting 2021 shows how lightning activity decreased during global lockdowns for the pandemic.Dec 17, 2021 5:30 AM CST - Hottest ever recorded Arctic temperature confirmed by UN
The highest temperature ever recorded within the Arctic Circle has been confirmed by the United Nations' WMO, up to 100 F or 38 C.Dec 17, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Allied Tomcat-A gaming laptop: Ryzen 9 5900HX + GeForce RTX 3080
Allied Gaming unveils its new Tomcat-A gaming laptop, rocks AMD's new Ryzen 9 5900HX processor, NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3080 GPU.Dec 17, 2021 4:44 AM CST - Conferences can cut their carbon footprint hugely by shifting online
A new paper shows how conferences moving online can significantly reduce their carbon footprint and help to combat climate change.Dec 17, 2021 4:30 AM CST - Elon Musk predicts the timeline for SpaceX landing people on Mars
SpaceX and Telsa CEO has said during an interview when he expects he will be landing SpaceX vehicles on the surface of Mars.Dec 17, 2021 4:01 AM CST - Scientists found massive new source of greenhouse gases warming Earth
Researchers have identified a new source of greenhouse gas emissions as permafrost melts due to Earth's rising temperatures.Dec 17, 2021 3:33 AM CST - Secretlab announces the Secretlab The Witcher Edition gaming chair
Secretlab's new The Witcher Edition gaming chair, nodding to the School of Wolf with the iconic medallion stitched on the chair.Dec 17, 2021 3:00 AM CST - 10+ UFOs fill the sky over US, shocked onlookers capture wild video
More than ten Unidentified Flying Objects were spotted in the skies over New Jersey, shocked onlookers captured a video of it.Dec 17, 2021 2:33 AM CST - NASA solar probe takes an insane video of it 'touching' the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has officially made space history as it's the first spacecraft to have 'touched the Sun' as it flew by.Dec 17, 2021 2:03 AM CST - Russia is about to make a massive decision with cryptocurrency
Conflicting reports have surfaced about Russia making a big decision with cryptocurrency. Will the country ban or approve it?Dec 17, 2021 1:32 AM CST - If of all time was a year long calendar NASA will soon see January
If all of time since the beginning of the universe was represented on a year long calendar, NASA will soon be able to see January.Dec 17, 2021 1:03 AM CST - Here's why NASA's insane next-gen space telescope was delayed again
NASA has officially delayed the launch of its next-generation space telescope that was scheduled to launch later this month.Dec 17, 2021 12:31 AM CST - NASA's rover found the 'smoking gun', sparks a major Mars discovery
NASA and the European Space Agency announced that the Perseverance rover found the 'smoking gun,' sparking a brand new discovery.Dec 17, 2021 12:04 AM CST - The first couple has just had their wedding... in the metaverse
Florida-based couple hold a virtual wedding ceremony in the metaverse, while simultaneously getting married in the real-world.Dec 16, 2021 11:33 PM CST - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 desktop GPU: 8GB, 4GB variants teased
NVIDIA's new desktop-focused GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card will reportedly be offered in 8GB and 4GB variants, launches in 2023.Dec 16, 2021 10:43 PM CST - Uber to test driverless food delivery in California in 2022
Uber announces it will trial driverless food delivery in Santa Monica, California, in 2022 -- the start of the robot overlords.Dec 16, 2021 10:10 PM CST - TSMC announces N4X process tech, will be used for next-gen HPC chips
TSMC announces its new N4X process technology, made for HPC products -- ultimate performance, max clock speeds in 5nm family.Dec 16, 2021 9:51 PM CST - Xbox Series X Elite teased in new renders, beefier console in 2023
Microsoft's new flagship Xbox Series X Elite console teased in new renders, and man it looks so good -- new console drops in 2023.Dec 16, 2021 9:11 PM CST - AIDA64 v6.60 supports NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU
AIDA64 v6.60 supports NVIDIA's upcoming GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Laptop GPU, and Intel's new Raptor Lake processors of the future.Dec 16, 2021 8:27 PM CST - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 12GB: 8960 CUDA cores, 384-bit memory bus
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3080 12GB graphics card: more CUDA cores, faster GDDR6X memory, better for crypto mining it seems.Dec 16, 2021 7:46 PM CST - Samsung Galaxy S8 Ultra tablet: 14.6-inch 120Hz display, 16GB RAM
Samsung's new flagship Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a beast: 14.6-inch 120Hz display, up to 16GB RAM, up to 512GB storage, and more.Dec 16, 2021 7:11 PM CST - MSI MEG Z690 GODLIKE mobo: built-in 3.5-inch LCD as big as OG iPhone
MSI's new flagship MEG Z690 GODLIKE is a motherboard fit for a king: with a 3.5-inch display, the same size as the original iPhone.Dec 16, 2021 6:32 PM CST - Melania Trump announces first NFT, helps support kids in foster care
Melania Trump announces the Melania Trump non-fungible token (NFT) called 'Melania's Vision' available between December 16-31.Dec 16, 2021 6:06 PM CST - Intel confirms next-gen DG3 'Elasti' GPU, should drop in 2024+
Intel's next-next-gen DG3 'Elasti' GPU confirmed by Intel, will follow DG1 and DG2 in the coming years... spotted in new drivers.Dec 16, 2021 5:32 PM CST - CD Projekt settles securities fraud lawsuit for $1.85 million
CD Projekt has agreed to pay $1.85 million to investors as part of a lawsuit concerning stock drops from Cyberpunk 2077's launch.Dec 16, 2021 4:32 PM CST - Twitch founder: Everyone I know in gaming is thinking about NFTs
Twitch co-founder Justin Kan starts his own gaming NFT marketplace Fractal, says lots of game developers are interested in NFTs.Dec 16, 2021 4:07 PM CST - 343i makes Halo TV non-canon to protect it from 'colliding' with games
343 Industries is keeping the Halo TV show separate from the story arc canon established in books, mini-series, and games.Dec 16, 2021 3:31 PM CST - Eve teases first-ever glossy gaming monitor, packs LG's new panel
Eve Spectrum teases the industry's first glossy 4K gaming monitor, with LG Display's new panel that is exciting leading into 2022.Dec 16, 2021 2:50 PM CST - Dying Light 2 PC specs: 1080p 30FPS with GTX 1050Ti at low preset
Dying Light 2 PC specifications revealed, requires GTX 1050Ti, Ryzen 3 2300X for 1080p 30FPS at lowest graphics preset setting.Dec 16, 2021 2:41 PM CST - Final Fantasy XIV is closed to new players, game taken off the market
Square Enix has barred new players from entering Final Fantasy XIV in an attempt to get overwhelming player count under control.Dec 16, 2021 12:47 PM CST - The gaming NFT market is wildly out of control
Ubisoft Quartz skin owners are attaching wild auction prices to their NFTs for the chance to get lucky and cash out fast.Dec 16, 2021 9:32 AM CST - Boeing's second attempt to launch Starliner scheduled for May 2022
Boeing hopes to join SpaceX in shuttling astronauts to the International Space Station using its Starliner craft starting in 2022.Dec 16, 2021 7:32 AM CST - Apollo 17 Moon rock reveals new details about the Moon's formation
A lunar rock brought back from the Apollo 17 has been freshly analysed, revealing the history of the moon isn't as we thought.Dec 16, 2021 6:00 AM CST - 11 billion theoretical compounds tested with new computational method
V-SYNTHES is a new computational method for analyzing billions of theoretical compounds as candidates for therapeutic drugs.Dec 16, 2021 5:40 AM CST - Ingenuity Mars helicopter breaks milestone NASA thought 'unachievable'
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has surpassed the design team's expectations by accumulating more than 30 minutes of flight time.Dec 16, 2021 5:20 AM CST - Hearing loss reversed with amazing new gene therapy
A new gene therapy targets the STRC genes for stereocilin, a genetic source of hearing loss, and returned hearing to mice.Dec 16, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Superman star Henry Cavill gets his PC tips from Bitwit aka Kyle
Superman and Witcher star Henry Cavill tells Stephen Colbert that he gets his PC building tips from YouTuber 'bitwit' aka Kyle.Dec 16, 2021 4:14 AM CST - DayZ developer unveils next-gen Enfusion Engine, for all future games
Bohemia Interactive unveils its new Enfusion Engine, which will be the basis for all future games made by the DayZ developer.Dec 16, 2021 2:44 AM CST - Samsung is now sampling faster GDDR6 @ 24Gbps, for next-gen GPUs
Samsung's new GDDR6 memory ramps up to 24Gbps, now sampling to partners... could be used on RDNA 3-based AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XT.Dec 16, 2021 2:14 AM CST - SK hynix announce 24Gbit DDR5 modules, huge 48GB and 96GB capacities
SK hynix announces industry's highest density for a single DRAM chip: 24Gbit DDR5 memory modules with up to 48GB, 96GB capacity.Dec 16, 2021 1:26 AM CST - NVIDIA is giving away a Matrix Resurrections GeForce RTX gaming PC
NVIDIA celebrates the release of The Matrix Resurrections with an amazing GeForce RTX custom PC giveaway, enter the giveaway here!Dec 16, 2021 12:59 AM CST - Michael Jordan jumps into the cryptocurrency and NFT market with HEIR
Michael Jordan has decided to jump into the world of cryptocurrency and NFTs with the new 'HEIR' platform built on Solana.Dec 16, 2021 12:37 AM CST - Coinbase picks a massive NBA superstar to be 'a face of the brand'
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced it partnered with a massive NBA superstar that will appear as 'a face of the brand'.Dec 16, 2021 12:15 AM CST - Christmas promotion: Windows 10 Pro $10.55 and Office 2019 Pro $33.96
MMORC has a full range of Christmas promotion discount deals on Windows 10, Microsoft Office, antivirus software, and more.Dec 15, 2021 6:50 PM CST - Diablo 2: New runewords, set tweaks, merc buffs, and more coming soon
Blizzard plans to unlock Diablo 2 Resurrected's potential with tons of new items, buffs, fixes and content to expand the game.Dec 15, 2021 5:28 PM CST - STALKER 2 to feature world's first metahuman NFT
STALKER 2 developer is cashing in big on the NFT craze with the world's first 'metahuman NFT', an NPC that will wear your face.Dec 15, 2021 4:40 PM CST - Peter Molyneux's blockchain game sold $42 million worth of land NFTs
Peter Molyneux's new blockchain game Legacy has made over $42 million digital NFT land sales, and other publishers are watching.Dec 15, 2021 3:47 PM CST - Ubisoft confirms new Splinter Cell remake in next-gen Snowdrop engine
It's official: Ubisoft has confirmed a remake of the original Splinter Cell game is in development using the Snowdrop engine.Dec 15, 2021 2:56 PM CST - Watch new star orbit the Milky Way's central supermassive black hole
Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer, a new star has been found orbiting Sagittarius A*.Dec 15, 2021 6:00 AM CST - First Uber Eats delivery makes its safely to the ISS
Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has made Uber Eats' first successful delivery to space, helping feed the astronauts aboard the ISS.Dec 15, 2021 5:30 AM CST - Nature is responding to plastic pollution with new enzymes
New research has identified new enzymes with the potential to degrade plastic, and their numbers correlate with pollutant count.Dec 15, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Astronomers just identified over 75,000 new 'bright' black holes
A new method allowed astronomers to identify over 75,000 bright black holes, emitting brightly enough to be mistaken for stars.Dec 15, 2021 4:30 AM CST - Officials drop warnings for powerful winds ripping through US
Officials have warned powerful winds may rip through select areas across the US, with the potential for blizzard conditions.Dec 15, 2021 4:16 AM CST - Warming climate expected to degrade forecasting abilities
As Earth's climate warms, each additional degree takes a toll on the accuracy with which meteorologists can forecast the weather.Dec 15, 2021 4:00 AM CST - Total Bitcoin supply hits 90% mined, how long will the last 10% take?
Bitcoin has just passed a significant milestone as nearly 90% of its circulating supply has been successfully mined over 13 years.Dec 15, 2021 3:32 AM CST - NASA receives a delivery from space containing precious samples
NASA has announced that it has successfully received a cosmic delivery that contains samples that are from out-of-this-world.Dec 15, 2021 3:01 AM CST - Spatial Abandons VR Meetings, Dives Headfirst into NFTs
Spatial has made a massive pivot away from AR/VR into the world of NFTs. The company is now a digital artwork exhibition platform.Dec 15, 2021 2:32 AM CST - Researchers may have just caught a black hole being born
A new study published in Nature Astronomy details the discovery of what appears to be the birth of a baby black hole in deep space.Dec 15, 2021 2:04 AM CST - This is why you should be terrified for NASA next-gen telescope launch
Scientists and researchers around the world are 'terrified' for the upcoming launch of NASA's next-generation space telescope.Dec 15, 2021 1:35 AM CST - NASA confirms its probe just 'touched' the Sun, first time in history
NASA's solar probe has, for the first time in history, 'touched' the Sun, marking a monumental achievement for solar science.Dec 15, 2021 1:04 AM CST - Elon Musk named 'person of the year', picks Dogecoin over Bitcoin
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been named 'person of the year' and has explained why he backs Dogecoin over Bitcoin.Dec 15, 2021 12:32 AM CST - Sun captured in jaw-dropping detail with new 300-megapixel photograph
An astrophotographer has snapped a mind-blowing image of the Sun, which is actually 150,000 separate images combined together.Dec 15, 2021 12:02 AM CST - Arpara's 5K Micro-OLED VR headsets smashed their Kickstarter goals
Arpara's 5K Micro-OLED VR headsets are making a splash even before they're available. The Kickstarter campaign sold out in 15 mins.Dec 14, 2021 7:19 PM CST - Bank of England: bitcoin could be 'worthless', people lose everything
The Bank of England warns that Bitcoin could 'become worthless' and that anyone investing should be prepared to lose everything.Dec 14, 2021 6:31 PM CST - Bored Ape Yacht Club is getting a blockchain game because why not
NFT startup Animoca Brands is creating a blockchain game using the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club non-fungible token artwork.Dec 14, 2021 5:29 PM CST - System Shock remake coming to consoles and PC in 2022
Nightdive Studios has found a major-league publisher for its new System Shock reboot, which is coming to consoles and PC in 2022.Dec 14, 2021 4:21 PM CST - Stan Lee estate bearers blasted for using his Twitter to promote NFTs
Comic fans are up in arms as Stan Lee's estate uses the late comic legend's Twitter to promote a new line of NFT collectibles.Dec 14, 2021 3:47 PM CST - This could be PlayStation Spartacus' secret weapon against Game Pass
This innovative PlayStation Spartacus feature could be Sony's atomic bomb to drop on Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription.Dec 14, 2021 3:15 PM CST - Assassin's Creed Valhalla x Odyssey crossover sets up AC Infinity
The new Assassin's Creed Valhalla x Odyssey crossover could be a practice run for the new Assassin's Creed Infinity game.Dec 14, 2021 2:35 PM CST - Dr. Disrespect's game studio is Midnight Society, ex-Halo dev joins
Dr. Disrespect's new game dev studio Midnight Society includes ex-Halo and Call of Duty developers, working on multiplayer game.Dec 14, 2021 1:57 PM CST - NVIDIA Shield hits lowest prices of 2021, starting at $129.99
The latest NVIDIA Shield streaming devices have reached the lowest price of the year for American and Canadian consumers.Dec 14, 2021 11:51 AM CST - NVIDIA 'GPU-N': GH100 GPU, up to 233GB HBM2e at 6.3TB/sec (!!!)
NVIDIA research paper teases mysterious 'GPU-N' with MCM design: super-crazy 2.68TB/sec of memory bandwidth, 2.6x the RTX 3090.Dec 14, 2021 7:22 AM CST - Simple new computer made entirely from rubber?
Physicists from Leiden University have made a rubber computer, demonstrating the properties of novel mechanical metamaterials.Dec 14, 2021 5:30 AM CST - Machine learning can now forecast lightning sooner than other methods
University of Washington researchers have created a new machine-learning algorithm to predict lightning strikes sooner than ever.Dec 14, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Four new NASA Earth science missions launching in 2022
NASA will be launching four new science missions to study the Earth in 2022, including TROPICS, EMIT, NOAA's JPSS-2, and SWOT.Dec 14, 2021 4:30 AM CST - Einstein's theory of general relativity passes 16-year tests
Einstein's theory of general relativity has successfully withstood 16-year tests of a double pulsar system 2,400 light-years away.Dec 14, 2021 4:00 AM CST - World's first optical oscilloscope developed
A team at the University of Central Florida has developed the first optical oscilloscope, which can read light's electric field.Dec 14, 2021 3:30 AM CST - One trip to space emits more carbon than a billion people's lifetimes
A new report has been released that states that one trip to space for 11 minutes emits more carbon dioxide than a lifetime.Dec 14, 2021 3:04 AM CST - NASA says how to spot comet Leonard that's close to Earth right now
A comet that has taken thousands of years to pass into our inner solar system is close to Earth, here's you can see it at home.Dec 14, 2021 2:31 AM CST - Supermassive black hole caught blasting out jet shaped similar to DNA
The first black hole that we photographed has been caught shooting out a jet that is shaped similar to DNA or a cork screw.Dec 14, 2021 2:04 AM CST - Geminid meteor shower is hitting its peak right now, watch it here
On the night of December 13, the Germinid meteor shower will be reaching its peak, showcasing around 100 meteors per hour.Dec 14, 2021 1:29 AM CST - NASA telescope images majestic spiral galaxy, 'bright bands of stars'
A NASA telescope snapped a stunning image of a 'majestic' spiral galaxy located approximately 250 million light-years from Earth.Dec 14, 2021 1:03 AM CST - Elon Musk reveals plans on converting CO2 into fuel
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed his plans on developing technology capable of converting CO2 into usable fuel.Dec 14, 2021 12:33 AM CST - Bitcoin price takes another hit, but have we reached the bottom?
Bitcoin's price has taken another hit as the digital asset continues its tumble down in value, but has the bottom been reached?Dec 14, 2021 12:02 AM CST - Quest developers working with Unity can now use Meta Avatars
With Meta's new avatar system, your digital persona will follow you between games. Meta Avatars are now available for Unity devs.Dec 13, 2021 11:03 PM CST - Intel wants to shatter Moore's Law: has 2025 in its silicon sights
Intel aims for 30-50% logic scaling improvements beyond 2025 with 3D-stacked transistors, Foveros Direct technology in the future.Dec 13, 2021 10:29 PM CST - Instagram disabled user with @metaverse handle post-Facebook rebrand
Facebook-owned Instagram disabled user with @metaverse handle after Facebook rebranded itself to Meta, 10+ years flushed for user.Dec 13, 2021 10:04 PM CST - AMD/XFX BC-160 crypto GPU now available, costs $2000 for 70MH/s @ 150W
AMD/XFX BC-160 crypto mining GPU packs the Navi 12 GPU, 8GB of HBM2 memory, and 70MH/s @ 150W of crypto mining power for $2000.Dec 13, 2021 8:56 PM CST - EVGA offers GPU firmware for RTX 3080 Ti: crypto mining perf up 21%
EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti LHR graphics card owners can enjoy new GPU firmware that unlocks crypto mining performance by up to 21%.Dec 13, 2021 8:22 PM CST - Intel shows off Arc GPU-based gaming desktop, Arc-based gaming laptop
Intel shows off a rendered scene during The Game Awards of a new Arc-based gaming laptop, and Arc-based gaming desktop PC.Dec 13, 2021 7:38 PM CST - Fake HDMI 2.1 is now a thing, HDMI licensing body doesn't care at all
HDMI licensing board doesn't care if monitor manufacturers say their monitors are HDMI 2.1, when they're not... which is so dumb.Dec 13, 2021 7:05 PM CST - Check out this Matrix Awakens vs Matrix movie comparison
The Matrix Awakens versus the original Matrix movie has been compared, showing how truly next-gen Epic Games Unreal Engine 5 is.Dec 13, 2021 6:30 PM CST - New GPU crypto mining farm is making $20K every 3 hours, $5M per month
A new crypto farm with some major hardware is making waves, pumping $20,000 every 3 days in ETH mining, around $5M per month.Dec 13, 2021 6:10 PM CST - No, next-gen NVIDIA, AMD GPUs aren't being used in crypto mining farms
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT being used in GPU crypto mining farms? Yeah, I don't think so (but I wish).Dec 13, 2021 5:40 PM CST - The Walking Dead blockchain game lets you buy digital NFT land
The Walking Dead is the latest blockchain-based game with NFT land ownership, tons of grinding and survival action, and PVP.Dec 13, 2021 3:23 PM CST - Official Sony PS5 color plates: $55, black, red, purple, blue and pink
Sony counters dbrand with its own official PlayStation 5 faceplate color designs for $55--now you can make an all-black PS5.Dec 13, 2021 2:47 PM CST - Keanu Reeves (Johnny Silverhand) still hasn't played Cyberpunk 2077
Keanu Reeves doesn't play video games, not even sci-fi FPS Cyberpunk 2077, a game he actually starred in as Johnny Silverhand.Dec 13, 2021 2:10 PM CST - Ubisoft is using NFTs to supercharge FOMO and live service engagement
Ubisoft is using its Quartz NFT platform to amplify fear of missing out, engagement, monetization, and even full game sales.Dec 13, 2021 1:33 PM CST - Here's how you can see the Geminid meteor shower happening today
The Geminid meteor shower is happening this week and is one of the best of 2021. Here's how you can see it from where you live.Dec 13, 2021 3:35 AM CST - Ghostly galaxy observed for 40 hours, deepens mystery of dark matter
A new study details the discovery, or lack of, dark matter being present in a galaxy that was observed for forty hours straight.Dec 13, 2021 2:32 AM CST - NASA releases jaw-dropping images of violent mega-storms on Jupiter
NASA's Juno mission sent to observe the planet Jupiter has relayed back some incredible images of violent and chaotic mega-storms.Dec 13, 2021 2:06 AM CST - There may be hundreds of 'planets' in the solar system if this happens
To many people's disdain, Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006, but that may not always be the case if a new study is heard.Dec 13, 2021 1:32 AM CST - New hi-tech sleeping bag to stop astronauts' eyeballs from squashing
Researchers will be able to save astronauts' eyeballs from getting squashed while in zero gravity with this new sleeping bag.Dec 13, 2021 1:03 AM CST - Phenomenal images taken of 2021's best comet that's passing Earth now
The brightest comet of 2021 is currently passing by Earth in a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event that you can see from home.Dec 13, 2021 12:33 AM CST - How and where you can see once-in-a-lifetime comet Leonard pass Earth
NASA recently confirmed that a once-in-a-lifetime comet will safely pass by Earth at speeds of up to 158,000 miles per hour.Dec 13, 2021 12:02 AM CST - Sony publishes dual-GPU PlayStation patent on WIPO database
Sony has published its innovative dual-GPU PlayStation console patent on Worldwide Intellectual Property Organization database.Dec 12, 2021 4:57 PM CST - Only 1% of all NFTs sell for big money, study finds
The average sale price of NFTs shows that only 1% of actual NFT assets are sell for more than $1,500, most are priced cheaply.Dec 12, 2021 3:50 PM CST - CD Projekt lawyers negotiating settlement on securities fraud lawsuit
CD Projekt Group counsel are currently negotiating a settlement with investors on the most recent securities fraud lawsuit.Dec 12, 2021 2:33 PM CST - Sonic gets his Breath of the Wild moment with new Sonic Frontiers game
SEGA is going all out with Sonic Frontiers, the first open-zone Sonic the Hedgehog game that could completely transform the IP.Dec 12, 2021 1:36 PM CST - Analysts reduce Cyberpunk 2077 sales predictions by 65%
Analysts have reduced their Cyberpunk 2077 sales predictions by 65% as CD Projekt continues long patch update cycles for the game.Dec 12, 2021 12:48 PM CST - New Splinter Cell may be another Ubisoft games-as-a-platform title
Ubisoft is reportedly developing a new Splinter Cell game with open-world elements, complete with live services and monetization.Dec 12, 2021 12:15 PM CST - Halo Infinite playlists: Slayer, SWAT, FFA, Fiesta coming December 14
Halo Infinite is finally getting playlists on December 14, includes slayer, free-for-all, fiesta, and fan-favorite SWAT mode.Dec 12, 2021 11:21 AM CST - Peter Molyneux is back with a blockchain sim game with NFTs, crypto
Peter Molyneux's latest scheme is centered around play-to-earn gaming complete with NFTs, blockchain, and cryptocurrency.Dec 12, 2021 10:26 AM CST - Halo dev Certain Affinity is making the world's first play-to-earn FPS
Halo co-developer Certain Affinity is making the world's first AAA play-to-earn first-person shooter powered by blockchain tech.Dec 12, 2021 9:32 AM CST - Matrix Resurrections star Keanu Reeves LOLs at NFTs, HODLs his crypto
The Matrix Resurrections star Keanu Reeves was asked about NFTs in an interview, literally LOLs says they're 'easily reproduced'.Dec 11, 2021 10:58 PM CST - Keanu Reeves wants you to know: Facebook didn't invent the metaverse
Keanu Reeves on Facebook and the metaverse: 'can we just not have metaverse be invented by Facebook' says metaverse is way older.Dec 11, 2021 10:23 PM CST - Keanu Reeves on using his VR headsets: they're 5 years old, and lame
Keanu Reeves owns VR headsets but doesn't use them, says that the ones we use are 5 years old and 'lame' but respects the VR tech.Dec 11, 2021 9:41 PM CST - The Matrix Awakens on PS5 looks better than The Matrix Reloaded
Unreal Engine 5 powers The Matrix Awakens, which has the most photo-realistic city in a game yet... mind-blowing stuff right here.Dec 11, 2021 9:11 PM CST - Keanu Reeves deep dives into VR porn future: porn suits on metaverse X
Keanu Reeves goes into full detail about VR porn, talks about VR porn suits, metrics, and even sex on the metaverse X... for real.Dec 11, 2021 8:36 PM CST - Keanu Reeves says 'it's ridiculous' that there isn't a new Matrix game
The Matrix Resurrections star Keanu Reeves says 'it's ridiculous' that there isn't a new, next-gen Matrix game on the market.Dec 11, 2021 8:06 PM CST - Intel GPU launch is a mess, partners aren't happy with mismanagement
Intel Arc Alchemist GPU launch his a mess, but the high-end RTX 3070 Ti competitor should be a great first start for 2021 at least.Dec 11, 2021 7:34 PM CST - AMD EPYC 'Genoa' supports up to 12TB (yes, 12 terabytes) of DDR5 RAM
AMD's next-gen EPYC 'Genoa' Zen 4-based CPU supports up to an insane 12TB of DDR5-4000 RAM, using 12TB of 3DS RDIMM modules.Dec 11, 2021 7:11 PM CST - Saints Row reboot has hoverboards, wingsuits, and even...super powers?
The new Saints Row reboot looks like tons of fun thanks to its crazy carnage-induce weapons and vehicles like tanks, jets, etc.Dec 11, 2021 4:06 PM CST - Google is bringing its Google Play mobile games to PC
Google is bringing its Google Play Games platform to PC in an effort to hybridize and blur the lines between PC and mobile gaming.Dec 11, 2021 3:42 PM CST - Dune Spice Wars RTS is the first new Dune video game in 20 years
The first new Dune game in 20 years has been announced, and it's a 4x real-time strategy game with base-building, factions, etc.Dec 11, 2021 2:52 PM CST - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 to use INTERmission's co-op combat
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 2 may use an evolved form of the synergistic co-operative combat found in FF7R's INTERmission DLC.Dec 11, 2021 11:52 AM CST - Forspoken's combat is magic-only with 'no weapons whatsoever'
Square Enix's new fantasy game Forspoken doesn't have any weapons and combat relies100% on magical abilities and attacks.Dec 11, 2021 11:02 AM CST - Scorn delayed to October 2022, right in time for Halloween
Bizarre H.R. Giger-inspired horror FPS Scorn has been delayed for the final time and is now set to release in October 2022.Dec 11, 2021 10:04 AM CST - Loss of water on Mars may be due to more factors than first thought
Large swathes of water once found on Mars slowly evaporated over billions of years, and a new paper dissects factors responsible.Dec 11, 2021 3:00 AM CST - Advanced catalysts developed to aid clean hydrogen production
Hydrogen can be produced cleanly and sustainably with water electrolysis, now cheaper than ever with a newly developed catalyst.Dec 11, 2021 2:00 AM CST - Potential nuclear waste recycling method found with new compounds
Using ligands and heavy metals, scientists discovered a strong polarising effect that they could use for nuclear waste recycling.Dec 11, 2021 1:00 AM CST - Venus' atmosphere to be explored with probes again after 35+ years
The atmosphere of Venus hasn't been physically explored in decades, but MIT researchers aim to change that in an upcoming mission.Dec 11, 2021 12:00 AM CST - Supercomputer predicts existence of new six-quark particles
Supercomputer calculations have predicted a new form of dibaryon, a particle made from six quarks, the most elementary particles.Dec 10, 2021 11:00 PM CST - New Star Trek Resurgence game revealed from Telltale veterans
Star Trek Resurgence is a new story-driven action game from Telltale vets with meaningful choices and impacting consequences.Dec 10, 2021 4:10 PM CST - New big-budget Wonder Woman game uses one of gaming's best features
Shadow of War developer Monolith Productions is making a new singleplayer-only Wonder Woman game with its signature feature.Dec 10, 2021 3:31 PM CST - Square Enix charging $69.99 for PC games, others to follow
Square Enix is now charging $69.99 for base PC versions of its Gen 9 console games, and more publishers are likely to follow.Dec 10, 2021 2:53 PM CST - Final Fantasy 7 Remake PC: $69.99 on Epic Games Store with 4K 120FPS
Final Fantasy 7 Remake's PC version will cost $69.99 and is exclusive to the Epic Games Store, offering up to 4K 120FPS perf.Dec 10, 2021 2:08 PM CST - Friday the 13th publisher making a new Texas Chain Saw Massacre game
Gun Media, the team that brought us Friday the 13th The Game, is working their PvP magic on the Texas Chain Saw Massacre.Dec 10, 2021 1:36 PM CST - Sony buys another studio: Support devs Valkyrie joins PlayStation
Sony has acquired indie support studio Valkyrie Entertainment, who is helping with the God of War Ragnarok sequel on PS4 and PS5.Dec 10, 2021 1:04 PM CST - PUBG goes free to play on January 12 alongside new $12.99 upgrade
After five years on the market and billions from microtransactions, PUBG Battlegrounds is going free-to-play in January 2022.Dec 10, 2021 12:34 PM CST - New Hellblade II Senua's Saga gameplay is entrancingly bizarre
Ninja Theory's Hellblade II is a mesmerizing spectacle of psychological weirdness, new gameplay footage shows cinematic scope.Dec 10, 2021 12:03 PM CST - Quantic Dream's Star Wars Eclipse: High Republic era, action-adventure
Quantic Dream's next game is Star Wars Eclipse, a new action-adventure title with tons of branching storylines and choices.Dec 10, 2021 11:28 AM CST - New biosensors allow CRISPR gene edits to be seen with the naked eye
As gene editing technologies improve, a new biosensor has been produced to show the activity of the most prolific one yet, CRISPR.Dec 10, 2021 5:30 AM CST - Recent volcanic activity suspected on Venus
Venus is a hostile planet littered with volcanoes whose activity is unknown, but Idunn Mons may have been recently active.Dec 10, 2021 5:15 AM CST - Communication between immune cells shows potential for cancer vaccine
A recent discovery in understanding how the cells of the immune system fight cancer could help produce a vaccine for cancer.Dec 10, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Nanotech to be trialled in upcoming therapeutic trial for cancer
After multiple successful clinical trials, nanotech Cornell dots are being used for their first therapeutic trial to fight cancer.Dec 10, 2021 4:45 AM CST - The supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way is leaking
The supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way has been spiking in activity, creating jets leaking matter and energy.Dec 10, 2021 4:30 AM CST - Comet that no one alive will ever see again photographed passing Earth
A comet that no one alive today will ever see again is currently making its way past Earth, and its journey has been photographed.Dec 10, 2021 2:47 AM CST - If the Sun hits us with this 'it could have a serious impact on Earth'
A new study has observed a Sun-like star that has seemingly given a 'warning' for what's possibly to come for our own Sun.Dec 10, 2021 2:12 AM CST - Build-A-Bear unveils new Matrix Bear ahead of The Matrix Resurrections
This new Matrix-themed bear dubbed 'Matrix Bear' from Build-A-Bear can't dodge bullets, but when it's ready, it won't have to.Dec 10, 2021 1:48 AM CST - 'Something is wrong' with the best comet of 2021, it's acting weird
The brightest comet of 2021 and a space object that won't be seen for around 80,000 years is seemingly behaving strangely.Dec 10, 2021 1:32 AM CST - NASA's hunt for violent space explosions begins, new telescope launch
NASA and the Italian Space Agency has launched a new telescope on the back of SpaceX's workhorse launch vehicle, the Falcon 9.Dec 10, 2021 1:01 AM CST - Among Us is coming to virtual reality!
Among Us became one of the most popular 2D games in the last year and soon it may become one of the most exciting VR titles too.Dec 9, 2021 10:58 PM CST - VR devs can now use voice control and Spatial Anchors on Meta Quest 2
The latest release of the Oculus VR SDK adds support for voice commands and experimental Spatial Anchoring on Quest headsets.Dec 9, 2021 10:31 PM CST - MSI MAG Trident Z Mini PC: next-gen console size, 4K 120FPS ready
MSI's new MAG Trident S Mini PC teased: looks like an Xbox Series X with as much power for 4K 120FPS gaming, FSR support as well.Dec 9, 2021 10:06 PM CST - TSMC founder says Intel boss is too old for meaningful change
Intel and TSMC are having hissy fits at each other, TSMC founder says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is too hold for 'meaningful change'.Dec 9, 2021 9:35 PM CST - AMD could have its own 'SUPER' cards with 'Radeon RX 6000S' teased
AMD's purported Radeon RX 6000S series GPUs teased, could be Team Red's answer to Team Green's GeForce RTX 30 SUPER series GPUs.Dec 9, 2021 8:28 PM CST - Alan Wake 2 announced, psychological horror-survival coming 2023
It's official: Remedy Entertainment has finally announced Alan Wake 2 set in a new kind of action-based survival horror game.Dec 9, 2021 7:50 PM CST - AMD Instinct MI210: single 'Aldebaran' GPU, 64GB HBM2e is wicked fast
AMD Instinct MI210 with a single 'Aldebaran' GPU and 64GB of HBM2e memory destroys MI100 by 40%, wait for the dual GPU version.Dec 9, 2021 7:36 PM CST - Check out these latest STALKER 2 screenshots, Unreal Engine 5 = HAWT
GSC Game World shares 5 new screenshots from STALKER 2, and boy do they look juicy... prepare your consoles and PCs, peeps.Dec 9, 2021 7:08 PM CST - Activision-Blizzard workers are now one step closer to unionizing
Activision-Blizzard workers sign union cards and create fundraiser as company-wide strike continues in protest of practices.Dec 9, 2021 6:02 PM CST - New Halo: The Endless Halo Infinite DLC should include a novel tie-in
Microsoft's new trademark for Halo: The Endless hints at a new campaign Halo Infinite expansion DLC and novel tie-in combo.Dec 9, 2021 5:07 PM CST - Starfield PC coming to Steam, Microsoft Store, Bethesda.net launcher
Great news for PC gamers: Starfield is coming to Steam, which means the game will be much easier to mod when it releases in 2022.Dec 9, 2021 4:03 PM CST - Halo TV star bulking up like a bodybuilder to play Master Chief
Halo TV show star Pablo Schreiber is taking his role as Master Chief very seriously with intense training and bulking phases.Dec 9, 2021 3:09 PM CST - Verified fix for Halo Infinite Gaming Services Game Pass PC glitch
Can't load up Halo Infinite on Game Pass PC? Is the Xbox app telling you to install Gaming Services? Here's a guaranteed fix.Dec 9, 2021 2:11 PM CST - This is what Zelda could look like on the next-gen Switch 4K
One talented artist recreates Ocarina of Time in Unreal Engine 5, giving us hope on how it could look on the new Switch 4K.Dec 9, 2021 1:17 PM CST - New AC Valhalla update requires users to re-download entire game
Ubisoft is rolling out a new data restructuring update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla that requires a new full game install.Dec 9, 2021 12:06 PM CST - NBA 2K, GTA could get NFTs soon as Take-Two expresses interest
Grand Theft Auto and Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive is interested in NFTs, but only if they're regulated and honest.Dec 9, 2021 11:07 AM CST - The first non-Sony PS5 controllers are almost half the price of a PS5
Scuf releases the first-ever third-party DualSense controllers for the next-gen PlayStation 5...but they are quite expensive.Dec 9, 2021 10:08 AM CST - Real-life hydra regrow their heads, new research details how
New research describes how real-life hydra can use epigenetics to regenerate their heads, rendering them effectively immortal.Dec 9, 2021 6:45 AM CST - New study shows how ruptured cell nuclei can reseal themselves
Researchers have uncovered the mechanism by which a cell nucleus can reseal itself in the event of a rupture, protecting its DNA.Dec 9, 2021 6:30 AM CST - Star explosion modeled in 3D, uncovering never-before-seen details
A recent study has revealed new details about the distribution of elements from a supernova when it explodes and ejects material.Dec 9, 2021 6:15 AM CST - Catalytic technology has converted methane into more useful chemicals
New technology to convert the greenhouse gas methane into more valuable products has been developed, helping fight climate change.Dec 9, 2021 6:00 AM CST - Rocket Lab reveals its upcoming reusable Neutron rocket's architecture
Rocket Lab has unveiled more details for its upcoming reusable Neutron rocket, including a new design, engine, and payload limit.Dec 9, 2021 5:45 AM CST - Bitcoin indicators suggest there's an incoming price increase
Market indicators for Bitcoin suggest that the cryptocurrency's price has stabilized and is ready for a steady increase.Dec 9, 2021 3:09 AM CST - Reddit creates its own crypto coin, but doesn't want anyone trading it
Reddit has launched the wait-list for a new optional feature called 'Community Points' that will be coming to the website.Dec 9, 2021 2:30 AM CST - NASA expert answers if there are ocean on other worlds, or just Earth?
Is Earth the only planet we know of to have oceans? Or are there other planets out in the cosmos that have water? NASA answers.Dec 9, 2021 2:02 AM CST - Why did Mark Zuckerberg invest billions in analyzing the human body?
Mark Zuckerberg with his wife Priscilla Chan have invested billions into analyzing any biological processes in the human body.Dec 9, 2021 1:31 AM CST - NASA confirms 3 huge asteroids will approach Earth in 2021's last days
NASA's database has confirmed that three massive asteroids will be approaching Earth in the last days of 2021. Earth is safe.Dec 9, 2021 1:03 AM CST - Rare solar eclipse photographed from deep space 1 million miles away
There was only one total solar eclipse in 2021, and it has been captured by a deep-space observatory 1 million miles away.Dec 9, 2021 12:34 AM CST - Alien world discovered, pushes the scientific understanding of planets
Astronomers have made a discovery that has pushed researchers' understanding of planets and where it's possible for them to exist.Dec 9, 2021 12:02 AM CST - Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 receives Android 12-based One UI 4.0 update
Samsung has released its Android 12 and One UI 4.0 update for the Galaxy Z Fold 3, and Galaxy Z Flip 3 foldable smartphones.Dec 8, 2021 11:33 PM CST - You can now use Electroneum (ETN) crypto for PSN purchases
PlayStation Network (PSN) is now available to buy with Electroneum (ETN) -- crypto + gaming continues to go to new levels.Dec 8, 2021 11:03 PM CST - Assetto Corsa Competizione adds both AMD FSR, and NVIDIA DLSS tech
Assetto Corsa Competizione Update 1.8 includes support for both NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR technology, and Temporal Antialiasing Gen5.Dec 8, 2021 10:27 PM CST - Alphacool Eiswolf 2 AIO kit: RTX 3080 FE + MSI RX 6800 Gaming X Trio
Alphacool intros its new Eiswolf 2 AIO 360mm cooler for the RTX 3080 Founders Edition, MSI Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT Gaming X Trio.Dec 8, 2021 9:53 PM CST - Halo 3 + ray tracing mod @ 8K: almost looks better than Halo Infinite
Halo 3 with the 'Beyond All Limits' ReShade ray tracing mod + 8K resolution on a GeForce RTX 3090 looks absolutely sublime.Dec 8, 2021 9:25 PM CST - ASUS intros new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual EVO Series graphics cards
ASUS launches its new Turing-based GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual EVO Series graphics cards, with a dual-fan design and slick style.Dec 8, 2021 8:37 PM CST - Inno3D unveils new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Twin X2 OC graphics card
Inno3D launches its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Twin X2 OC graphics card, with a dual-fan cooler, and single 8-pin PCIe power.Dec 8, 2021 7:53 PM CST - Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection: 120FPS mode on PlayStation 5
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection has Performance + Mode: up to 120FPS on PS5, near-instant load times, DualSense support.Dec 8, 2021 7:08 PM CST - Battlefield 2042 only had 15 months of development, explains a lot
Battlefield insider Tom Henderson gives us a look at the Battlefield 2042 development, which is a mess -- just 15 months to make.Dec 8, 2021 6:28 PM CST - NREL Kestrel supercomputer: NVIDIA A100NEXT GPU, is this Hopper H100?
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) selects HP to build its new supercomputer, with NVIDIA A100NEXT Tensor Core GPUs.Dec 8, 2021 6:02 PM CST - Apple's first AR headset: M1-class chipset, for gaming and media use
Apple's first-gen AR headset in 2022 will reportedly have M1-class processing power, will be tied to the iPhone like Apple Watch.Dec 8, 2021 5:42 PM CST - NVIDIA's beefed-up GeForce RTX 3090 Ti launching on January 27, 2022
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 3090 Ti will reportedly be available on January 27, 2022 -- GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 16GB on January 11, 2022.Dec 8, 2021 2:21 PM CST - Halo Infinite's issues due to mismanagement, Microsoft policies
Halo Infinite's current state is a result of mismanagement, Microsoft's contractor policies, and a huge reboot made in 2019.Dec 8, 2021 11:39 AM CST - Scientists have made rigid crystals stretchy in a new study
Scientists have developed a new method for making hard crystals capable of stretching to more than double their original length.Dec 8, 2021 6:30 AM CST - Watch this billionaire's private expedition to the ISS, live from NASA
NASA will livestreaming the launch of a Russian cosmonaut and two Japanese private citizens to the ISS to begin their 11 day stay.Dec 8, 2021 6:00 AM CST - Radio signals detected from distant stars may indicate hidden planets
Radio astronomers have detected radio signals coming from distant stars, indicating that they should have unseen planets orbiting.Dec 8, 2021 5:30 AM CST - NASA's new Sentry-II near-Earth asteroid monitoring system goes live
NASA's new next-generation near-Earth asteroid impact monitoring algorithm has now been deployed, ready to protect our planet.Dec 8, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Hubble gets green-lit to return to full operation
NASA has returned all of the Hubble Space Telescope to working order, allowing it continue science operations for years to come.Dec 8, 2021 4:30 AM CST - Startup company funded millions to build a backbone for the NFT space
A startup company has been funded millions of dollars to build a backbone data layer for the exponentially growing NFT space.Dec 8, 2021 4:04 AM CST - CIA director hints at the agency's 'important priority' with crypto
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has discussed the agency's 'important priority' with cryptocurrency.Dec 8, 2021 3:33 AM CST - Australia moves to be 'world-leading crypto hub', new digital dollar?
The Australian government is making moves to become one of the world's leading cryptocurrency hubs with a new reform plan.Dec 8, 2021 3:32 AM CST - Mysterious 'house' on far side of the Moon photographed by rover
A recent log of the lunar rover Yutu 2 reveals that it has spotted a mysterious object that's described as a 'hut' or 'house'.Dec 8, 2021 3:02 AM CST - Elon Musk says this may threaten human civilization
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that there is something that may threaten human civilization. There are 'not enough people'.Dec 8, 2021 2:34 AM CST - NASA is going to find the universes most violent objects with this
NASA is in preparation for the launch of a new telescope that will be used to find the most violent objects in the universe.Dec 8, 2021 2:06 AM CST - World-famous humanoid AI robot to become an NFT, sales go live soon
A world-famous artificial intelligence humanoid robot that has previously spoken at the United Nations is becoming NFTs.Dec 8, 2021 1:31 AM CST - Watch 2021's only total solar eclipse in just 1 minute with this video
Very few people were able to observe the only total solar eclipse for 2021, as the totality was only visible from Antarctica.Dec 8, 2021 1:02 AM CST - Astronauts left in awe at 2021's only total solar eclipse, drops image
Astronauts aboard the floating laboratory have been left in awe at the recent solar eclipse that very people were able to see.Dec 8, 2021 12:25 AM CST - Razer unveils MagSafe-ready RGB cooling fan for your iPhone
Razer unveils its new Razer Phone Cooler Chroma, which will work on the iPhone 12 or iPhone 13 and costs $60 -- clamp for Android.Dec 7, 2021 11:55 PM CST - Palit unveils its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual Series graphics cards
Palit unveils its new GeForce RTX 2060 12GB Dual Series graphics cards, requires just a single 8-pin PCIe power connector.Dec 7, 2021 11:33 PM CST - AMD, Intel, NVIDIA hosting CES 2022 press conferences on the same day
AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA will be hosting their CES 2022 press conferences all on the same day, expect a total technology overload.Dec 7, 2021 10:49 PM CST - GPU shipments are up 25% over last year, what GPU shortages?!
JPR research notes that AIB partner shipments of GPUs increased 25.7% this quarter compared to last year, with 12.7M units shipped.Dec 7, 2021 10:17 PM CST - AMD preps higher-end 4800S: Xbox Series X/S SoC + RX 6600 GPU in 2022
AMD 4800S Desktop Kit teased: supports new Radeon RX 6600 discrete GPU, newer SoC borrowed from the Xbox Series X/S consoles.Dec 7, 2021 9:43 PM CST - The Matrix Resurrections second trailer, check it out here
Neo 'still knows Kung-Fu' in the new Matrix Resurrections second trailer, detailing much, much more of what to expect on Dec 22.Dec 7, 2021 9:11 PM CST - Intel Core i9-13900K teased: 24 cores, 32 threads 'Raptor Lake' beast
Intel's new 13th Gen Core 'Raptor Lake' CPU teased in flagship form: Core i9-13900K spotted with 24 cores, 32 threads of power.Dec 7, 2021 8:41 PM CST - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB launch: $560+ and great for crypto miners
NVIDIA launches its refreshed GeForce RTX 2060 12GB graphics card, using newer 16Gbps GDDR6 modules clocked at 14Gbps bandwidth.Dec 7, 2021 8:14 PM CST - NVIDIA confirms CES 2022 presser: Jan 4, 2022 - RTX 3090 Ti unveiling?
NVIDIA announces its CES 2022 press conference: January 4 @ 8AM PT, where we should be introduced to some new gaming GPUs.Dec 7, 2021 7:44 PM CST - Micron announces new memory design facility in Atlanta, USA
Micron announces a new state-of-the-art memory design center for Atlanta, will open in January 2022 to expand its US footprint.Dec 7, 2021 7:17 PM CST - Samsung major reshuffles, 3 x CEOs turfed... big changes coming
Samsung's biggest internal reshuffle since 2017 just happened: 3 CEOs are out, mobile and consumer businesses will be merged.Dec 7, 2021 6:39 PM CST - Thanks, GIGABYTE, for confirming the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 with 12GB
GIGABYTE accidentally kinda confirms NVIDIA's unannounced GeForce RTX 3080 with 12GB, and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti with 16GB.Dec 7, 2021 6:12 PM CST - Halo Infinite campaign: no pre-load on PC or consoles
Halo Infinite's campaign does not have a pre-load option for PC or consoles and gamers will have to download it on December 8.Dec 7, 2021 4:04 PM CST - Sony reveals engineering innovations used in PS5 DualSense controller
Sony outlines its major engineering innovations used in the PlayStation 5's DualSense, including adaptive triggers and actuators.Dec 7, 2021 2:47 PM CST - Ubisoft's 'playable NFTs' are cosmetics that you can sell for crypto
Ubisoft is boldly jumping into the NFT market with glorified cosmetic items that can be bought and sold with cryptocurrency.Dec 7, 2021 1:48 PM CST - Australian guy says he invented Bitcoin, has over $50 billion in BTC
Craig Wright says he invented Bitcoin -- trial involved 1.1 million bitcoin worth around $50 billion -- the first bitcoin mined.Dec 7, 2021 12:56 PM CST - Marvell milestone: will ship its 5 billionth HDD controller next month
Marvell will ship its 5 billionth HDD controller in January 2022, with the milestone taking 25 years to reach and what a milestone.Dec 7, 2021 11:56 AM CST - Halo Infinite campaign has two parts: story missions and free roam
Just like Breath of the Wild or Assassin's Creed, Halo Infinite's main story missions can't be replayed..but there's free roam.Dec 7, 2021 11:18 AM CST - Halo Infinite discs don't contain the actual game, is a DRM check
Halo Infinite's retail discs are a DRM check with an installer and don't actually contain a playable version of the game.Dec 7, 2021 10:20 AM CST - NASA says SpaceX is currently its only option for shuttling astronauts
As Boeing struggles to perfect its Starliner craft, NASA has extended its contract for crewed spaceflights to the ISS with SpaceX.Dec 7, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Atmospheric anomaly due for study has puzzled scientists for decades
NASA has finally launched a sounding rocket to investigate the polar cusp, a unique and mysterious region of Earth's atmosphere.Dec 7, 2021 4:30 AM CST - NASA is due to launch $320 million experimental laser comms satellite
On December 7th NASA will launch its experimental Laser Communications Relay Demonstration, set to orbit the Earth for two years.Dec 7, 2021 4:00 AM CST - Entire cells visualised in 3D in minutes with soft X-ray technique
Scientists have used X-ray imaging to produce detailed models of pathogen-infected cells in minutes, identifying internal changes.Dec 7, 2021 3:30 AM CST - NASA signs agreements with three companies to build new space stations
NASA has awarded a total of $415.6 million in contracts to private companies to work on designs for new commercial space stations.Dec 7, 2021 3:00 AM CST - This cryptocurrency exchange just got hacked, $200 million stolen
The CEO of a cryptocurrency exchange has confirmed that $200 million in cryptocurrency assets has been stolen using a private key.Dec 7, 2021 2:31 AM CST - Suicide machine approved for use in this country, will launch soon
Authorities in one country have approved the use of a suicide machine that allows users to kill themselves by simply blinking.Dec 7, 2021 2:04 AM CST - NASA confirms 1,000-foot asteroid will break into Earth's orbit soon
NASA has confirmed that a 'potentially hazardous' asteroid that's expected to be worth $5 billion will approach Earth very soon.Dec 7, 2021 1:31 AM CST - 5 outrageous facts about Earth more people should know about
Here are five amazing facts about the formation of Earth, its elements, magnetics, how it's connected to the Sun, and much more.Dec 7, 2021 1:03 AM CST - Multiple eruptions on the Sun, impact may reach Earth in coming days
Multiple eruptions have occurred on the surface of the Sun, and a magnetic filament on the Sun's southern hemisphere exploded.Dec 7, 2021 12:32 AM CST - This giant space catapult literally flings satellites into space
One company has designed a large spinning machine that is designed quite literally to throw satellites into suborbital space.Dec 7, 2021 12:02 AM CST - MSI's new gaming laptop: Core i9-12900HK + RTX 3080 Ti GPU costs $5400
MSI's new fleet of super-powered 2022 gaming laptops teased: flagship rocks Core i9-12900HK CPU and GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU.Dec 6, 2021 9:05 PM CST - AOC's 43-inch 4K 144Hz gaming monitor with HDMI 2.1 launches in China
AOC launches its G4309VX/D gaming monitor in China, offering 4K resolution and 144Hz refresh rate with HDMI 2.1 connectivity.Dec 6, 2021 8:17 PM CST - STALKER 2 requires north of 180GB SSD storage on Xbox Series X/S
STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl is going to chew up 180GB of storage space on the Xbox Series S/X consoles, same for other platforms.Dec 6, 2021 7:05 PM CST - Gamer keeps playing PlayStation as apartment nearly burns down
A German gamer was so absorbed with a PlayStation session that he didn't notice his apartment filling with smoke from a fire.Dec 6, 2021 4:25 PM CST - Halo Infinite launch times revealed: No midnight release
343 Industries reveals the exact worldwide regional unlock timings for Halo Infinite's campaign, confirms no midnight launch.Dec 6, 2021 3:31 PM CST - Halo Infinite campaign's armor lockers don't contain multiplayer armor
The armor lockers in Halo Infinite's campaign do not actually unlock armor pieces for PVP multiplayer, contain cosmetics instead.Dec 6, 2021 1:38 PM CST - Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker queues: Devs apologize with free play time
Square Enix apologizes for Endwalker's world congestion & long queue times with free Final Fantasy XIV game time for all players.Dec 6, 2021 12:32 PM CST - Call of Duty Warzone testers collectively strike to protest Activision
Warzone quality assurance testers are planning a collective walkout strike to protest Activision's recent firing of 12 workers.Dec 6, 2021 11:22 AM CST - New Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 tech demo redefines what is real
Sony and Warner Bros. are planning a special Matrix experience powered by Epic's new Unreal Engine 5 on the PlayStation 5.Dec 6, 2021 10:22 AM CST - 5 incredible new discoveries about our next home, the Red Planet Mars
NASA's rovers are scouring the surface of the Red Planet for any information that will assist in getting humans living on Mars.Dec 6, 2021 4:24 AM CST - Nissan may put a vehicle on the Moon, lunar exploration rover unveiled
Nissan has revealed its new lunar exploration vehicle that it's building with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).Dec 6, 2021 3:35 AM CST - Thousands flee erupting volcano spewing big columns of deadly hot ash
A volcano has spewed out a large volcanic ash plume, killing several people and injuring others living in the surrounding area.Dec 6, 2021 3:05 AM CST - Here's the chances of Elon Musk's Tesla crashing into Earth
Researchers calculated the chances of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster that's in space crash landing on Mars or Earth in the future.Dec 6, 2021 2:32 AM CST - 'Mystery house' photographed on far side of the Moon, rover on its way
A rover on the Moon is on its way to inspect the cube-shaped mystery that has recently been photographed on the lunar horizon.Dec 6, 2021 2:02 AM CST - Only total solar eclipse of 2021 photographed, relive the rare event
A group of researchers has ventured out into harsh cold terrains to get photographs of the only total solar eclipse of 2021.Dec 6, 2021 1:34 AM CST - Here's how to see 2021's best comet, a once-in-a-lifetime sighting
What is being described as 'likely to be 2021's best comet, and its brightest comet by year's end' will soon pass by Earth.Dec 6, 2021 1:03 AM CST - This food delivery service will give you free Bitcoin when you order
A food delivery platform has announced a partnership with Lolli to reward people who buy food on the platform with Bitcoin.Dec 6, 2021 12:34 AM CST - World's first living robots created, and they learned how to reproduce
A team of researchers has successfully created the first living robot that has recently learned how to reproduce in a new way.Dec 6, 2021 12:04 AM CST - PlayStation executive fired, tried to pick up 15-year-old boy for sex
George Cacioppo, the senior vice president of engineering for Sony, fired after being caught in an amateur pedophile sting video.Dec 5, 2021 11:16 PM CST - Fortnite Chapter 3 starts: new everything, including sliding mechanics
Fortnite Chapter 3 kicks off, powered by Epic Games' new Unreal Engine 5 technology. Fortnite is almost an entire new game.Dec 5, 2021 9:11 PM CST - Grand Theft Auto V: ray tracing, real buildings in 8K looks AMAZING
Digital Dreams modded Grand Theft Auto V with Reshade ray tracing, real buildings, realistic traffic, and all in beautiful 8K.Dec 5, 2021 8:15 PM CST - Diablo II Resurrected Update 2.3 released: NVIDIA DLSS support added
Diablo II Resurrected Update 2.3 is here, and while there's a bunch of improvements -- NVIDIA DLSS support has been added, too.Dec 5, 2021 7:16 PM CST - Big Double 12 Sale: Office 2021 less than $15, Windows 10 for $7.50
GoDeal24 has just launched its Big Double 12 Sale with up to 62% off Windows 10, Windows 11 Microsoft Office, and many others.Dec 5, 2021 7:07 PM CST - The first Unreal Engine 5 game is now on the market
Fortnite is now powered by Unreal Engine 5 as Epic Games shifts towards their new powerful games engine on all platforms.Dec 5, 2021 12:56 PM CST - Halo Reddit locked due to death threats, doxxing and abuse
The official Halo Reddit has been temporarily locked as Halo Infinite discourse explodes with doxxing, death threats, and more.Dec 5, 2021 10:41 AM CST - Halo Infinite cosmetics and battle pass were created 'ages ago'
Halo Infinite's battle pass and cosmetic schemes were made a while back, but new progression/challenge tweaks are coming soon.Dec 4, 2021 11:28 PM CST - Halo Infinite freebies could help boost player retention and spending
If handled correctly, freebies could be a great way to boost engagement, player retention, and in-game spending in Halo Infinite.Dec 4, 2021 10:35 PM CST - Quake's horde mode sets exciting precedent for classic game upgrades
Quake's new RTX and horde mode updates set an exciting new precedent for old-school classic game upgrades by major publishers.Dec 4, 2021 9:29 PM CST - Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker sets new player record on Steam
Final Fantasy XIV's new Endwalker expansion is so popular that gamers are waiting in thousand-long queues just to get in.Dec 4, 2021 8:37 PM CST - Dragon Age 4 is still a single-player focused RPG, BioWare confirms
The new Dragon Age sequel is still primarily a singleplayer-driven RPG, BioWare has re-confirmed in a post to the community.Dec 4, 2021 7:32 PM CST - Battlefield 2042 executive producer leaves DICE after 14 years
Battlefield executive producer Aleksander Grondal departs DICE after 14 years with the company amid big internal dev shakeup.Dec 4, 2021 6:33 PM CST - Activision-Blizzard reveals won't be at The Game Awards
Showrunner Geoff Keighley confirms Activision-Blizzard won't have any game or content announcements at The Game Awards 2021.Dec 4, 2021 3:12 PM CST - Halo Infinite multiplayer to stay in beta for a long time, 343i hints
Halo Infinite's controversial F2P multiplayer probably won't release out of its beta phase for a long time, 343i seems to hint.Dec 4, 2021 2:01 PM CST - BioShock 4 channels John Carpenter's The Thing with Antarctic city
BioShock 4 may have a lot in common with John Carpenter's 1982 horror classic The Thing, complete with an Antarctic setting.Dec 4, 2021 1:08 PM CST - New lightweight precision robotic arm developed for space applications
A new robotic arm has been developed for space applications, capable of adjusting its understanding of its real-time location.Dec 4, 2021 3:30 AM CST - Single photons captured by researchers' new creation
Researchers have found a way to isolate single photons of light, paving the way to new quantum applications and technologies.Dec 4, 2021 2:30 AM CST - Amazing new camera, the size of a grain of salt, has been created
A new camera the size of a salt grain has been created, capturing images comparable to those from a camera 500,000 times larger.Dec 4, 2021 1:30 AM CST - Arianespace delays satellite launch aboard Soyuz rocket until tomorrow
Arianespace has had to delay its VS26 launch due to the threat of lightning, but it has been rescheduled for the following day.Dec 4, 2021 12:30 AM CST - SpaceX announces Starship launch pad construction has begun
New work in Florida at the Launch Complex 39A is underway, in preparation for Starship's future tests and eventual space flights.Dec 3, 2021 11:30 PM CST - More CRISPR-like gene editing tools discovered
CRISPR shook up the world with its gene-editing potential in the last few years; now the possibilities are even more numerous.Dec 3, 2021 9:30 PM CST - Kojima Productions hiring for a 'high-end action game'
Kojima Productions is currently on a hiring spree to make 'outrageous new titles,' and one of them is an action-oriented 3D game.Dec 3, 2021 3:33 PM CST - 343i to address Halo Infinite playlist issues very soon
343i is listening to feedback and plans to address Halo Infinite's controversial playlist situation by the end of the year.Dec 3, 2021 2:31 PM CST - New PlayStation Spartacus service is missing one major selling point
Sony's new PlayStation Spartacus subscription isn't a true Xbox Game Pass competitor because it's missing this value point.Dec 3, 2021 1:39 PM CST - EA follows Call of Duty: 3 studios now working on Battlefield projects
EA is going all-in on Battlefield, promises new games and tons of Battlefield 2042 post-launch content in a 'connected universe'Dec 3, 2021 12:31 PM CST - Sony's new service combines PS Plus + PS Now, with PS1, PS2, PS3 games
Sony's answer to Xbox Game Pass; Merging PS Plus and PS Now with on-demand PS4, PS5, and classic PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games.Dec 3, 2021 11:41 AM CST - Stunning new panoramic view from NASA's Mars Curiosity rover
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has sent back a stunning panoramic view of itself on the Mars landscape, with a close up shot as well.Dec 3, 2021 5:20 AM CST - Almost pure metal exoplanet identified orbiting a nearby star
GJ 367b is a small, extremely dense planet orbiting a nearby red dwarf star, but there is hope for other habitable planets nearby.Dec 3, 2021 5:00 AM CST - Astronauts aboard the ISS go for a spacewalk, fix faulty antenna
After an initial rescheduling due to space debris, NASA astronauts aboard the ISS have made a spacewalk to fix a faulty antenna.Dec 3, 2021 4:40 AM CST - Conversion of infrared to visible light possible with new breakthrough
Researchers have created a new device to convert infrared frequencies of light into visible light, expanding what detectors see.Dec 3, 2021 4:20 AM CST - How to view the only total solar eclipse of the year on December 4th
Don't miss the next total solar eclipse on December 4th, you can catch NASA's livestream or potentially see it yourself outside.Dec 3, 2021 4:00 AM CST - 'Most Advanced Humanoid Robot' goes viral for a terrifyingly real face
A video has been posted online of a robot waking up to some clicking and expressing a genuine look of shock or surprise.Dec 3, 2021 1:33 AM CST - Elon Musk suggests a maximum age limit for US politicians
Elon Musk suggested that an age limit be implemented into law that stops people 'just below 70' running for a political office.Dec 3, 2021 1:02 AM CST - Adidas joins the Metaverse, teases 'a sign of what's to come'
In a move to capitalize on two trending topics simultaneously, Adidas has teased that it may enter the Metaverse with NFTs.Dec 3, 2021 12:34 AM CST - Huge asteroid to approach Earth very soon, 'potentially hazardous'
An asteroid larger than a typical space rock will be approaching Earth soon, and it's classified as 'potentially hazardous'.Dec 3, 2021 12:03 AM CST - Things may not be looking good for the DecaGear headset
There seems to be some internal struggles at MegaDodo that could impact the development of its first VR headset DecaGear One.Dec 2, 2021 11:30 PM CST - The Cities: Skylines has been rebuilt for Meta Quest
Fast Travel Games revealed today that it is bringing the beloved Cities: Skylines franchise to the Meta Quest platform next year.Dec 2, 2021 11:01 PM CST - Meta now holds 60% of the SteamVR market share and 36% is Quest 2
The latest Steam Survey data says that Meta has 60% of the SteamVR market share. 40% of all SteamVR users run a Quest or Quest 2.Dec 2, 2021 10:33 PM CST - Windows 11 adoption is pathetic, less than 1% have upgraded
Microsoft's new Windows 11 operating system isn't too popular, research suggests just 0.21% of PC users are using Windows 11.Dec 2, 2021 10:05 PM CST - Xiaomi 12 flagship smartphone will be the first with Snapdragon 8 Gen1
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SoC will first appear in the new flagship Xiaomi 12 smartphone, teased by Xiaomi on Twitter.Dec 2, 2021 9:31 PM CST - Elon Musk: don't buy Apple's stupid cloth, buy the Tesla Cyberwhistle
Tesla launches the new Cyberwhistle: a new Cybertruck-inspired whistle that costs $50 -- Elon Musk says don't buy Apple's cloth.Dec 2, 2021 9:15 PM CST - Snapdragon 8 Gen1 is made on Samsung 4nm process, not TSMC
Qualcomm confirms its new Snapdragon 8 Gen1 Mobile Platform is built on Samsung's 4nm process node, gives TSMC the flick (for now)Dec 2, 2021 9:03 PM CST - Qualcomm and Razer's new Snapdragon G3x Gen1 handheld dev kit official
Qualcomm and Razer's new Snapdragon G3x Gen1 mobile handheld: 6.65-inch OLED 120Hz display, next-gen 5G, and so much more.Dec 2, 2021 8:31 PM CST - Intel Arc a380 GPU: 6GB GDDR6, performance equal to GTX 1650 SUPER
Intel Arc a380 GPU teased: up to 2.4GHz GPU clocks, 6GB GDDR6 -- performance will be at NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1650 SUPER levels.Dec 2, 2021 8:16 PM CST - Warzone Pacific gets a new trailer, teases in-air airline and more
Call of Duty: Warzone's new Caldera map in Warzone Pacific detailed, new gameplay, meta, the entire of Warzone is changing.Dec 2, 2021 8:04 PM CST - NVIDIA GeForce 497.09 drivers: ready for ICARUS with NVIDIA DLSS tech
NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 497.09 WHQL drivers are here: ready for ICARUS, and support the GeForce RTX 2060 12GB graphics card.Dec 2, 2021 7:43 PM CST - Enter to win this $30,000 off-road Polaris ATV from Battlefield 2042
Polaris x Battlefield 2042 -- Virtual Meets Reality with in-game ATV made in the real-world, the $30,000 ATV is up for giveaway.Dec 2, 2021 7:20 PM CST - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is a 'premium version of the RTX 2060'
NVIDIA's refreshed GeForce RTX 2060 12GB is now official: Turing-based TU106 GPU on12nm, 12GB GDDR6 and drops on December 7.Dec 2, 2021 7:04 PM CST - Battlefield 2042 tanks hard: player base down 70% since launch
Battlefield 2042 is the worst in the series: player base numbers dropped 70% since launch, EA stock drops 18% since launch. Ouch.Dec 2, 2021 6:27 PM CST - Sperm used by scientists as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic
Chinese scientists are using salmon sperm to create a squishy material called 'hydrogel', used as an alternative to plastic.Dec 2, 2021 6:11 PM CST - Titanfall boss Vince Zampella takes over Battlefield franchise for EA
Respawn and Titanfall boss Vince Zampella takes over the Battlefield franchise and Halo co-creator Marcus Lehto will help.Dec 2, 2021 5:07 PM CST - Could CES 2022 be impacted from changed US entry requirements?
Pending changes to US Incoming Traveller rules could impact upcoming Consumer Electronics Show this January in Las Vegas.Dec 2, 2021 2:26 PM CST - Solving the Lasker food paradox to show how ocean life eats and lives
Sonar analysis of the ocean has revealed the answer to the food paradox of marine animals, showing concentrated pockets of life.Dec 2, 2021 7:32 AM CST - Volcanic layers beneath the moon's surface revealed in radar data
Newly processed radar data from the moon's surface and revealed more details about the volcanic layers beneath it and their age.Dec 2, 2021 7:17 AM CST - NASA-funded institute wants to help protect astronauts in spaceflight
NASA, Caltech, and MIT are collaborating to procure and cultivate proposals to help protect astronauts in spaceflight and beyond.Dec 2, 2021 7:02 AM CST - New radiation therapy technique for battling cancer shows promise
Researchers have developed a new means to deliver rapid, targeted, high doses of radiation to cancer patients, safer than before.Dec 2, 2021 6:47 AM CST - New type of binary star finally observed, confirms theories
A new type of binary star theorized about for years has finally been observed, filling in an important stellar missing link.Dec 2, 2021 6:32 AM CST - Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is investing $10 billion into the Metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg has sat down with entrepreneur and CEO of Vayner Media Gary Vaynerchuk to discuss the Metaverse/Web3 future.Dec 2, 2021 4:02 AM CST - 62-mile wide comet, the largest ever found, just surprised researchers
The largest comet that has ever been found with a telescope has just surprised researchers and will no doubt continue to do so.Dec 2, 2021 3:34 AM CST - Pentagon responds to Russia's dangerous anti-satellite weapon test
The US Pentagon has responded to Russia's recent anti-satellite weapon test that put astronauts aboard the ISS in danger.Dec 2, 2021 3:01 AM CST - Fiery space rock filmed lighting up the night sky over many US states
Many people across several US states recently spotted a fireball entering Earth's atmosphere, with people catching it on film.Dec 2, 2021 2:33 AM CST - Strange massive black hole found, experts say there's 'no explanation'
A team of astronomers discovered a strangely massive black hole at the center of a galaxy that is orbiting the Milky Way.Dec 2, 2021 2:04 AM CST - NASA explains what it's like landing on the surface of Mars
In a new video posted to its YouTube channel, NASA has explained what it's like to land on our neighboring Red Planet - Mars.Dec 2, 2021 1:31 AM CST - Valve confirms Steam Deck won't have any exclusive games
Sorry, but there will be no Steam Deck exclusives -- Valve confirms in a newly-updated FAQ page, says it doesn't make any sense.Dec 2, 2021 1:17 AM CST - NASA drops number of asteroids near Earth, and what hasn't been found
NASA has posted a new video that's a part of its Planetary Defense series that reveals what NASA knows about asteroids and comets.Dec 2, 2021 1:02 AM CST - Apple AR headset could replace the iPhone in the next 10 years
Apple's first AR glasses will be released by the end of 2022, and could replace the iPhone in the next 10 years by 2032.Dec 2, 2021 12:58 AM CST - Longest plant experiment in history of the ISS ends, breaks records
NASA announced the longest plant experiment in the history of the International Space Station recently ended, breaking records.Dec 2, 2021 12:31 AM CST - Meta drops big crypto update for Facebook, 'effective immediately'
Meta announced a massive update to advertising requirements for cryptocurrency products and services on Facebook and Instagram.Dec 2, 2021 12:03 AM CST - Half-Life 3 not in development, Valve full steam ahead with Steam Deck
Valve insider Type McVicker says Half-Life 3 isn't in development, nor is a follow-up to Half-Life: Alyx -- it's all Steam Deck.Dec 1, 2021 11:04 PM CST - Cyberpunk 2077 teased with unofficial NVIDIA DLSS 2.3, over 50 mods
Cyberpunk 2077 running at 4K on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 with unofficial DLSS 2.3, with over 50 mods it looks absolutely amazing.Dec 1, 2021 7:34 PM CST - Witcher 4 might have live service multiplayer, microtransactions
CD Projekt RED confirms The Witcher series will include multiplayer 'in the future,' Witcher 4 could have monetized live content.Dec 1, 2021 6:29 PM CST - Witcher, Cyberpunk dual development won't begin until mid-2022
CD Projekt RED still plans to simultaneously develop new The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 games starting as soon as Q3 2022.Dec 1, 2021 5:27 PM CST - CDPR: We'll keep servicing Cyberpunk 2077 for as long as necessary
CD Projekt RED will spend money on Cyberpunk 2077's updates, fixes, and expansions 'as long as necessary', the studio says.Dec 1, 2021 4:15 PM CST - New anti-Grinch act wages war on PS5 bots and scalpers
Lawmakers in congress want to use legislature to stop 'Grinch' bots from buying up PS5, GPU, and other electronics supply.Dec 1, 2021 3:11 PM CST - Titanfall 3 teased by Respawn: 'The universe will continue'
Respawn Entertainment promises the Titanfall franchise and universe will continue on, teases a new mainline Titanfall 3 sequel.Dec 1, 2021 2:07 PM CST - Rockstar delays GTA trilogy physical copies amid remaster disaster
Rockstar Games has delayed physical retail copies of Grand Theft Auto - The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition on all platforms.Dec 1, 2021 1:08 PM CST - Titanfall 1 discontinued from sale but the servers will stay online
Respawn and EA have officially discontinued Titanfall 1 from digital sale but still plan to keep the multiplayer servers online.Dec 1, 2021 12:20 PM CST - Isotopic labelling used to study explosive compounds
Where others have struggled, isotopic labelling has now been used with great success to track the formation of volatile compounds.Dec 1, 2021 6:30 AM CST - Quantum computing chip shrunk to a thousandth the size possible before
Transistors shrinking have brought them down to the nanometer scale, but qubits are trailing behind in the millimeters, until now.Dec 1, 2021 6:00 AM CST - Scientists to investigate fungal networks impact on climate change
Scientists believe the role of fungi networks in climate change is underappreciated, and are mobilising to map them globally.Dec 1, 2021 5:30 AM CST - Predators build predictive models with echolocation to track prey
Bats can use echolocation to locate and identify prey, but also predict the prey's trajectory based on periodic echo snapshots.Dec 1, 2021 5:00 AM CST - NASA scientists explain mid-infrared imagery aboard Webb telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope comes with a host of new technologies, but with that comes a range of new problems to be solved.Dec 1, 2021 4:30 AM CST - Elon Musk says SpaceX faces bankruptcy, leaked video of Starship drops
An email from Elon Musk to SpaceX staff revealed the company could be facing bankruptcy, and now a leaked Starship video surfaces.Dec 1, 2021 4:01 AM CST - Elon Musk says how SpaceX may soon face a genuine risk of bankruptcy
In an email sent to SpaceX staff Elon Musk has said that SpaceX faces the genuine possibility of bankruptcy over Raptor engines.Dec 1, 2021 3:31 AM CST - Elon Musk chimes in on the space debris controversy caused by Russia
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has commented on the controversy surrounding a recent Russian anti-satellite missile that caused space debris.Dec 1, 2021 3:03 AM CST - NASA delays astronaut spacewalk out of fear, space dangers increasing
NASA canceled a spacewalk five hours before it was meant to commence to maintain the safety of the astronauts venturing out.Dec 1, 2021 2:32 AM CST - Two merging supermassive black holes found near Earth, breaks records
'It is the first time we find two supermassive black holes that are this close to each other,' says the lead author on the paper.Dec 1, 2021 2:03 AM CST - Earth's water may have come from the Sun and space rocks
A team of researchers may have discovered where Earth got its earliest water by analyzing samples acquired from an asteroid.Dec 1, 2021 1:32 AM CST - Ethereum may soon be added onto Twitter, after CEO Jack Dorsey resigns
A new leak has shown off Ethereum being added to Twitter, which could mean that more coins are potentially on the horizon.Dec 1, 2021 1:03 AM CST - Mining company to list on NYSE, projects it'll mine 24,348 BTC by 2024
A Bitcoin mining company will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange following a projection that it'll mine 24,348 BTC by 2024.Dec 1, 2021 12:04 AM CST
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