News Archive: August 2021 Tap to refine news by category Mark Cerny approves of this drive for PS5 SSD storage expansion PlayStation 5 architect Mark Cerny gives his stamp of approval on this WD SSD that's capable of hitting an insane 7GB/sec. Aug 1, 2021 12:43 AM CDT Grand Theft Auto made over $6.4 billion since GTA V's launch Rockstar's juggernaut Grand Theft Auto franchise has made over $6.4 billion since Grand Theft Auto V's release in September 2013. Aug 1, 2021 5:37 PM CDT Epic freebie help GTA V earn $984 million throughout 2020-2021 The Epic Games Store freebie helped push Grand Theft Auto V's revenues to their second-highest point since launch in 2013. Aug 2, 2021 3:22 PM CDT Battlefield 2042 could have 'development issues' says leaker Battlefield 2042 needs to come out kicking ass and chewing gum, and NEVER running out of gum... not like this... not like this. Aug 2, 2021 9:09 PM CDT Blizzard president J. Allen Brack steps down, Mike Ybarra to help lead Blizzard president J. Allen Brack leaves as storm of misconduct allegations roil the company, Mike Ybarra and Jen Oneal to lead. Aug 3, 2021 3:17 PM CDT Activision reports best Q2 performance in the last 10 years As controversy ignites fires within the company, Activision-Blizzard's balance sheets are also aflame with record Q2 earnings. Aug 4, 2021 10:08 AM CDT Five law firms eye Activision-Blizzard for possible securities fraud Multiple U.S. law firms have filed securities fraud lawsuits against Activision-Blizzard as shares drop amid controversy. Aug 4, 2021 1:19 PM CDT EA confirms new Jedi Fallen Order games are in development Jedi Fallen Order is now recognized as an official franchise at Electronic Arts and the publisher confirms it invest in new games. Aug 4, 2021 4:23 PM CDT Activision enjoys pandemic-level player spending in Q2 2021 Activision earned $1.3 billion from in-game player spending in Q2 2021, a slight dip from record revenues during the pandemic. Aug 4, 2021 6:09 PM CDT Embracer Group buys Duke Nukem developer 3D Realms Embracer Group goes on a new buyout spree and acquires eight new studios including old-school Duke Nukem 3D dev 3D Realms. Aug 5, 2021 10:08 AM CDT Nintendo Switch top 10 game sales: Ring Fit ousts Super Mario Bros. U Nintendo refreshes its Switch top 10 sales charts with updated figures, and a new challenger knocks a game off the top list. Aug 5, 2021 1:32 PM CDT Back 4 Blood open beta is alive, NVIDIA DLSS gives it super powers The Back 4 Blood open beta kicks off for anyone who pre-ordered, runs until August 12 -- NVIDIA DLSS adds major performance. Aug 5, 2021 7:12 PM CDT WWE 2K22 will be a 'rebirth of the series' on next-gen consoles Take-Two promises WWE 2K22 will be revitalize franchise after WWE 2K2020's widely-panned release, complete with next-gen upgrades. Aug 6, 2021 3:22 PM CDT Take-Two reiterates $3.2 billion FY22 guidance despite game delays GTA parent company Take-Two Interactive still expects to earn between $3.14 - 3.2 billion in FY22 despite delaying two new games. Aug 7, 2021 1:30 PM CDT Blizzard is still working on original new IP, not just sequels Blizzard's new projects include Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal, Overwatch 2, Warcraft mobile games, WoW Classic, and even new IP. Aug 8, 2021 1:22 AM CDT New 3D South Park game is coming as part of huge $900m mega deal A new South Park game is in development as part of a huge new $900 million mega deal with Viacom CBS for multiple new seasons. Aug 8, 2021 5:01 PM CDT New Hellblade upgrades push Xbox Series X to its limits Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice gets significant performance and visual upgrades as Ninja Theory experiments with UE5 for the sequel. Aug 9, 2021 3:10 PM CDT Duke Nukem Begins cinematic trailer drops out of nowhere Duke Nukem Forever might have been a pile of crap, but Duke Nukem Begins would've been a Duke Nukem origin story... and I want it. Aug 9, 2021 7:07 PM CDT Dying Light 2 will support 120FPS on PC and Xbox Series X Dying Light 2 has a Performance Mode that enables 60FPS gaming on variable refresh displays, plus a Quality Mode with ray tracing. Aug 10, 2021 6:35 PM CDT You can play Diablo II Resurrected for free next week Console/PC players will be able to try Diablo II Resurrected during its open beta test on August 20...except Nintendo Switch. Aug 11, 2021 11:13 AM CDT Capcom takes wait and see approach on $69.99 game price hike Capcom promises to use market data to determine whether or not it'll raise game prices to $69.99 on PS5, Xbox Series X consoles. Aug 11, 2021 2:39 PM CDT Rumor: New higher-priced PlayStation Plus tier to include Crunchyroll Sony reportedly plans to launch a new higher-priced PlayStation Plus subscription tier that bundles Crunchyroll with games. Aug 12, 2021 11:36 AM CDT Report: GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas mega-remaster coming in 2021 Rockstar Games plans to remaster the entire open-world PS2-era GTA trilogy including GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas in 2021. Aug 12, 2021 2:47 PM CDT Control 2 is still in 'very early conceptual phases,' Remedy says Control 2 will come after Remedy's two Epic-funded projects (believed to be Alan Wake 2 and a spin-off) and is still in planning. Aug 13, 2021 5:03 PM CDT Zelda Skyward Sword conquers US charts even without digital sales Nintendo's Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD was the top-selling game in the U.S., and digital game sales weren't even tracked. Aug 14, 2021 10:44 AM CDT Control 2, Alan Wake 2 may release by 2025, Remedy hints Remedy could have two Alan Wake games and a big-budget Control sequel on the market by 2025, as well as a few service games. Aug 14, 2021 2:36 PM CDT Check out this awesome 9-minute Battlefield 2042 short film 'Exodus' The Wire's Michael K. Williams stars in Battlefield 2042's super-slick 9-minute short film 'Exodus' -- giving us the back story. Aug 15, 2021 9:30 PM CDT Electronic Arts made $16.5 billion from live services in past 8 years Electronic Arts' digital empire was built on live services and digital earnings from game sales, microtransactions, and DLC. Aug 16, 2021 11:08 AM CDT New Cyberpunk 2077 v1.3 patch fixes save corruption issue on consoles Cyberpunk 2077's latest v1.3 upgrade patch fixes a ton of glitches and bugs including the save corruption issue on consoles. Aug 17, 2021 1:36 PM CDT Saber Interactive has so many projects in dev that its CEO lost count Saber Interactive (World War Z, Witcher 3 PS5, Series X, Metro, Evil Dead) has a massive number of games currently in development. Aug 18, 2021 10:19 AM CDT Gearbox aggressively investing in new games like Borderlands 4 Gearbox is 'investing aggressively' into new projects including Borderlands 4, indies, and new Tiny Tina's Wonderlands spinoff. Aug 18, 2021 3:43 PM CDT Bethesda may just remaster Quake 1 instead of a full remake Bethesda's 'revitalized' Quake may be a Quake 1 remaster on PC with new maps instead of a fully-fledged reboot or remake. Aug 19, 2021 9:15 AM CDT Fallout 76 glitch gives $500 in free atoms that you shouldn't spend Bethesda accidentally gave out tens of thousands of atoms to Fallout 76 players and is warning players not to spend them. Aug 19, 2021 12:16 PM CDT Battlefield 2042 is FREE with certain GeForce RTX 30 series cards Inno3D teases that Battlefield 2042 will be bundled with GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards, early access to Open Beta included. Aug 19, 2021 9:52 PM CDT Skyrim has been released 7 times in the last 10 years By November 2021, Skyrim will have released seven times in the last 10 years, making for one of Bethesda's biggest cash crops. Aug 20, 2021 5:06 PM CDT New Halo Infinite beta: 4v4 PVP and 12v12 big team battle chaos Halo Infinite's next big flighting beta test will include bots, weapon drills, 4v4 PVP action, and big team battle chaos. Aug 20, 2021 6:32 PM CDT Activision basically only makes Call of Duty games now All of Activision's internal studios helped make Call of Duty Vanguard, confirming the publisher is basically a COD factory now. Aug 22, 2021 4:45 PM CDT Epic Games Store only made $232 million in revenues in 2019 The Epic Games Store only generated $232 million in revenues in 2019 as the company doubled down on promos, exclusivity deals. Aug 23, 2021 10:25 AM CDT Halo Infinite falls into 'launch it now, fix it later' live games trap 343 Industries falls into the live game trap with Halo Infinite, promises to add in launch content while expanding the game. Aug 24, 2021 11:21 AM CDT New Assassin's Creed Odyssey patch doubles FPS cap on PS5, Series X Ubisoft is rolling out a new upgrade patch for Assassin's Creed Odyssey that doubles the frame rates from 30FPS to 60FPS. Aug 24, 2021 1:33 PM CDT Destiny 2's new glaive nods to Squall's gunblade in Final Fantasy 8 Destiny 2's new Witch Queen expansion adds a first-person glaive weapon that slices, stabs, and even shoots mid-range projectiles. Aug 24, 2021 4:14 PM CDT New Saints Row Reboot has completely new cast, no Gat, Shaundi, Pierce Volition's new Saints Row game features an entirely new cast of characters set in a colorful and chaotic Wild West gangland city. Aug 25, 2021 3:50 PM CDT Halo Infinite will miss Halo's 20th anniversary on November 15 It's official: Halo Infinite's singleplayer campaign and free-to-play multiplayer launch December 8, will miss 20th anniversary. Aug 25, 2021 5:21 PM CDT Death Stranding's new quality of life boosts change the game entirely The new QoL improvements in Death Stranding Director's Cut are so good it's like playing the original game with cheats enabled. Aug 25, 2021 6:44 PM CDT Fallout 76's future looks uncertain as project lead steps down Fallout 76 project lead Jeff Gardiner is leaving Bethesda Game Studios, leaving many to question the game's future plans. Aug 26, 2021 4:34 PM CDT New EA anti-bot patent rewards players for proving they're human EA has a unique CAPTCHA-like solution to combat bots by offering in-game rewards to players in exchange for proving they're human. Aug 27, 2021 11:37 AM CDT Borderlands 4 dev Gearbox makes big power play for its future Gearbox Software is spending a massive $158 million to open a third studio in Montreal, Canada, aggressively invests in new IP. Aug 27, 2021 6:17 PM CDT Infamous Second Son actually helped create The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog president Evan Wells talks about how other games like Infamous Second Son helped inspire The Last of Us Part II. Aug 30, 2021 12:17 PM CDT China limits minors to just 3 hours of online gaming per week China announces 1984-style restrictions for minors playing games online, 1 hour between 8-9pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights. Aug 30, 2021 9:07 PM CDT Hideo Kojima is working on two new games and one is unpredictable Death Stranding and Walking Dead star Norman Reedus says a new Death Stranding game is in development at Kojima Productions. Aug 31, 2021 4:41 PM CDT Samsung teases 768GB sticks of DDR5 RAM, servers with 12TB of DDR5 RAM Samsung announces it is manufacturing 24 Gb DDR5 ICs, ushering in 768GB per stick... and up to 12TB (yes, terabytes) in servers. Aug 1, 2021 7:41 PM CDT US Census building blaring siren at night, like the Purge movies Residents of Suitland, Maryland have random siren blasting at night -- say it sounds 'like the siren from the Purge movies'. Aug 1, 2021 9:11 PM CDT 'Fleet of UFOs' caught on video emerging from dark side of the moon A 'Fleet of UFOs flying from the dark side of the moon' has reportedly been caught on video. However, the evidence is lacking. Aug 1, 2021 10:59 PM CDT Elon Musk's SpaceX to build new NASA lunar lander, Blue Origin denied Blue Origin protested NASA's decision to award a $2.9 billion contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX to build a new lunar lander. Aug 2, 2021 2:11 AM CDT Hot Chips 33: AMD, Intel and TSMC will tease 3D packaging technology Hot Chips 33 kicks off on August 22, 2021 -- where Intel, AMD, and TSMC will all talk about their next-gen 3D packaging tech. Aug 2, 2021 7:45 PM CDT First music NFT beamed up to ISS and around Earth for 90 minutes Two companies have recently beamed the International Space Station a music masterpiece, making it the first music NFT in orbit. Aug 3, 2021 2:36 AM CDT Amazon's new Lord of the Rings series gets an official release date Amazon has revealed the long-awaited release date for the upcoming Lord of the Rings TV show that has fans waiting patiently. Aug 3, 2021 4:07 AM CDT White House is recruiting big social influencers to promote one thing The Biden administration is recruiting TikTokers, YouTubers, and Twitch streamers to get a message to people aged between 12 - 18. Aug 3, 2021 5:31 AM CDT Google teases next-gen Pixel 6: powered by custom Google Tensor chip Google's new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro announced, both rock an in-house 'Tensor' Titan M2 processor. Pixel 6 Pro has 120Hz display. Aug 3, 2021 7:09 PM CDT Steve Jobs signed job application for Apple in 1973 sells for $343,000 The original job application that Steve Jobs sent in for his job at Apple in 1973 sells for $343,000 -- NFT version for $24,497. Aug 3, 2021 9:11 PM CDT 'Flying saucer' caught on film in Alaska, but there's an explanation A 'flying saucer' has been caught on film at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska, but there's an easy explanation. Aug 4, 2021 3:03 AM CDT 'Lost Atlantis' pieced together by archaeologists after 8,200+ years Archaeologists have pieced a 'lost Atlantis' from more than 8,200 years ago with more than 200 objects seen in the video. Aug 4, 2021 4:35 AM CDT ISS 'spacecraft emergency', Russian module causes the lab to flip The NASA flight director leading the mission control during the Russian module attaching said he declared a 'spacecraft emergency' Aug 4, 2021 5:53 AM CDT Uh, so 3dfx is coming back? Hype campaign, trolling, what is going on? 3dfx Interactive comes out of nowhere, announces new graphics cards, smartphones, smart TVs and sound systems with 3dfx are coming. Aug 4, 2021 10:24 PM CDT 'All the light' in the observable universe was measured by researchers Researchers measured 'the entire amount of starlight ever emitted' and were able to quantify how many photons there are. Aug 5, 2021 3:08 AM CDT Map that took 13 years to create reveals edge of solar system secrets Earth is the third planet from the sun and the sixth planet from the edge of the solar system, but do we know what's at the edge? Aug 5, 2021 4:35 AM CDT 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet changes math history forever An Australian mathematician has revealed the world's oldest example of applied geometry, changing the history of math forever. Aug 5, 2021 6:19 AM CDT Apple to monitor all US iPhones, will scan them for child porn Apple rumored to unveil 'neuralMatch' next week, installed on every American iPhone and will scan it for any child sex material. Aug 5, 2021 8:45 PM CDT Elon Musk uses PC desktop with 'latest graphics card', GIGABYTE laptop Elon Musk confirms he has a PC desktop with the 'latest graphics card' as well as a Mac, and a GIGABYTE gaming laptop as well. Aug 5, 2021 10:42 PM CDT Astronomers locate planet that may have a life supporting atmosphere Astronomers have located a planet that is showing signs of a life-supporting atmosphere, as it's in the orbital sweet spot. Aug 6, 2021 3:35 AM CDT Mark Zuckerberg says what Facebook's next perception-changing shift is During Facebook's second-quarter earnings call with investors, Facbeook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed he 'next big thing' in tech. Aug 6, 2021 5:35 AM CDT Weekend Sale - Lifetime Windows 10 for $12.69 + Office 2019 for $31.16 Grab a hot deal on various versions of Windows 10 and Office 2016 plus Office 2019 from Keysbuff during the big weekend sale. Aug 6, 2021 3:00 PM CDT Elon Musk's SpaceX has broken the world record for the tallest rocket Elon Musk's SpaceX has pieced together the Starship prototype and has broken the world record for the tallest rocket ever. Aug 7, 2021 7:39 AM CDT GPU-Z 2.41.0 receives support for AMD's new Radeon RX 6600 XT TechPowerUp's new GPU-Z 2.41.0 now supports AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 6600 XT, as well as a bunch of other new tweaks and updates. Aug 8, 2021 8:28 PM CDT WTF LOL: PowerColor RX 6700 XT ships with thermal pads still covered PowerColor is shipping its Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card with the adhesive covers on its GPU cooler... a major f**k up. Aug 8, 2021 10:35 PM CDT Why did everyone on Earth get stretched on January 5, 2020? What exactly happened on January 5, 2020 that caused every human on Earth to be stretched and compressed for less than a second? Aug 9, 2021 2:32 AM CDT Rare 'treasures' unearthed in ancient sunken mysterious Egyptian city A team of marine archaeologists has uncovered rare archaeological 'treasures' from an ancient sunken mysterious Egyptian city. Aug 9, 2021 4:06 AM CDT Elon Musk follows woman on Twitter, she thanks him, then he unfollows Tesla and CEO Elon Musk has replied to a woman on Twitter that he had followed, saying it was an 'accident' that he followed her. Aug 9, 2021 5:34 AM CDT Here's the world record for the most Big Macs ever eaten in a lifetime The Guinness World Record TikTok account has posted a now-viral video about the world record holder for total Big Mac eaten. Aug 10, 2021 2:36 AM CDT NASA is looking for people to simulate a Mars mission for 1 year NASA is currently looking for applicants who would like to assist the space agency in simulating a mission to the Red Planet. Aug 10, 2021 4:07 AM CDT Researchers find closest species to a real-life 'fearsome dragon' Researchers have found a new flying reptile in Australia, and it's the closest thing researchers have seen to a real-life dragon. Aug 10, 2021 5:33 AM CDT GIGABYTE servers hacked: 112GB of secret data from AMD, Intel leaked Oh sh*t, GIGABYTE's servers were hacked -- a huge 112GB of confidential documents could be leaked from AMD, Intel, and AMI. Aug 10, 2021 10:05 PM CDT Mexico dumps human poo into the ocean, forcing a US beach to close Mexico has dumped human waste into the ocean and has caused an entire beach to be contaminated, resulting in its closure. Aug 11, 2021 3:33 AM CDT A country moves to build real-life 'Jurassic Park' despite UN warnings A country will attempt to build its own 'Jurassic Park' despite warnings from the United Nations about threats to local wildlife. Aug 11, 2021 5:06 AM CDT 2020 Tokyo Olympics streamed in 8K 60FPS, on 4 x Intel Xeon servers Intel teased its hardware powered the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 8K 60FPS HDR broadcasted using quad Intel Xeon Platinum 8380H servers. Aug 11, 2021 7:47 PM CDT Oldest planet in the Milky Way found, makes Earth look like a child Astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to locate what is believed to be the oldest planet ever found in the Milky Way. Aug 12, 2021 2:33 AM CDT This asteroid has a higher chance to hit Earth than previously thought Researchers found that the likelihood of this mile-wide asteroid hitting Earth is much greater than what was previously thought. Aug 12, 2021 4:05 AM CDT Family bets everything on Bitcoin at $900, now has planet-wide secrets A Dutch family liquidated all of their assets to buy Bitcoin when it was $900, now the coins are stored in vaults around the world. Aug 12, 2021 5:34 AM CDT NVIDIA's GTC 2021 stream was CGI, maybe we are living in a simulation If NVIDIA can fake its own keynote, imagine the possibilities... Man, conspiracy theorists' bingo cards are lighting up big time. Aug 13, 2021 7:09 PM CDT Intel rumored to secure most of TSMC's new 3nm production capacity TSMC's next-gen 3nm node is going to be popular, with Intel rumored to have secured most of TSMC's 3nm production capacity. Aug 13, 2021 10:06 PM CDT Check out this sneaky leaked Battlefield 2042 leaked gameplay video There might be a tight NDA that Battlefield 2042 technical play testers signed, but I didn't -- so here is some gameplay footage. Aug 14, 2021 8:15 PM CDT AMD's next-gen Navi 31 GPU for next-gen Radeon RX 7900 XT teased again AMD adds ROCm support for its next-gen Navi 31 and Navi 33 GPUs to its new ROCm developer tools, ready for next-gen GPUs in 2022. Aug 14, 2021 10:20 PM CDT Intel's new Core i9-12900K appears in BaseMark benchmark database Intel's next-gen Alder Lake-S flagship CPU turns up in BaseMark benchmark database, the new Core i9-12900K processor coming soon. Aug 15, 2021 10:30 PM CDT NASA releases 'dark' images of Earth's 'closest neighbor' NASA has released some 'dark' images of Earth's 'closest neighbor' taken by the Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager telescope. Aug 16, 2021 3:36 AM CDT Mysterious 'anomaly' causes satellite to plummet down towards Earth A mysterious 'anomaly' has caused a satellite to begin to plummet down towards the surface of Earth, essentially kamikazing itself. Aug 16, 2021 5:01 AM CDT Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 3 might be the most interesting foldable Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 3 foldable smartphone rocks 120Hz display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip, 5G, and so much more. Aug 16, 2021 7:08 PM CDT Intel announces ARC series GPU: will battle Radeon and GeForce in 2022 Intel formally announces ARC series, the official name of its discrete DG2 GPUs -- will battle AMD Radeon and NVIDIA GeForce GPUs. Aug 16, 2021 9:09 PM CDT Apple iPhone 13, new iPad mini 6 to be revealed at September event Apple to launch new iPhone 13 series, redesigned iPad mini 6, Apple Watch Series 7, and more at its upcoming September event. Aug 16, 2021 10:55 PM CDT 14 and 9 year-old brother-sister combo make $32,000/month from crypto A fourteen and nine year-old are making as much as $32,000 a month from cryptocurrency after researching how to do it on YouTube. Aug 17, 2021 3:07 AM CDT NASA says 2024 moon landing isn't possible, but Elon Musk has a fix NASA's Inspector General has said that the upcoming Moon 2024 moon landing isn't possible, but Elon Musk says he has a solution. Aug 17, 2021 4:34 AM CDT Walmart is making a move towards adopting cryptocurrency In recent weeks, there's been a large increase in moves being made towards cryptocurrency adoption. Walmart has now joined in. Aug 17, 2021 6:05 AM CDT AMD rumor: refresh Navi 2X GPUs on 6nm for Radeon RX 7600/7500 series AMD's next-gen Radeon RX 7600, Radeon RX 7500 series graphics cards could have refreshed Navi 2X GPUs on the 6nm process. Aug 18, 2021 8:37 PM CDT MSI + EK announce new AMD X570S MPG Carbon EK X motherboard MSI's new EK-Quantum MSI MPG X570S CARBON EK X motherboard packs tweaked X570S chipset, pre-installed monoblock, and more. Aug 18, 2021 10:55 PM CDT Our largest planet will be a big spotlight in the night sky this week This week the largest planet in our solar system will be a big spotlight in the night sky. It'll be very easy to spot as well. Aug 19, 2021 3:33 AM CDT NASA discovered that our Milky Way galaxy has a 'broken' arm NASA's new study details the discovery of our Milky Way galaxy having a 'broken' arm that stretches a huge 3,000 light-years. Aug 19, 2021 5:05 AM CDT Intel better details Xe-HPG gaming GPU: the ARC Alchemist on TSMC 6nm Intel ARC Alchemist GPU drops in Q1 2022, made on TSMC 6nm node -- GPU details, ray tracing, and so much more teased in detail. Aug 19, 2021 6:42 PM CDT Google whistleblower admits they tweaked algorithm to destroy Trump Google goes all 1984 + They Live + Black Mirror with 'real-time, hive-mind scoring' -- editing their algorithm to destroy Trump. Aug 19, 2021 7:17 PM CDT Intel's next-gen Alder Lake architecture: everything you need to know Intel's next-gen Alder Lake CPU architecture: Performance and Efficienct Cores are coming in the next-gen 12th Gen Core CPUs. Aug 19, 2021 9:11 PM CDT OnlyFans will ban sexually explicit videos starting in October OnlyFans crumbles with regulatory concerns, with payment companies bailing -- and the whispers of darker things on the site. Aug 20, 2021 12:11 AM CDT One of 2021's rarest Moons is happening this week, the 'Blue Moon' This weekend it's worth stepping outside to see one of the rarest events of 2021, as up in the sky you'll see the 'Blue Moon'. Aug 20, 2021 3:05 AM CDT This car will offer human-like emotions with a personal AI assistant Drivers of this car will be able to engage with an artificial intelligence that is designed to offer human-like emotions. Aug 20, 2021 4:03 AM CDT 'Ghost forests' spotted from space, are appearing along Atlantic coast An ecologist from Duke University said that NASA's Earth Observing System has been used to spot 'ghost forests' close to coasts. Aug 23, 2021 2:34 AM CDT 17 high-level staff have left Blue Origin after a $2.9 billion fallout After the fallout of NASA's lunar lander contract with SpaceX, Jeff Bezos' company Blue Origin has seen multiple top staff leave. Aug 23, 2021 4:03 AM CDT A Star Trek impulse engine is being built for interstellar travel Two doctors are attempting to construct an 'impulse engine' from Star Trek so humans will be able to do interstellar travel. Aug 23, 2021 5:34 AM CDT Elon Musk announces SpaceX has shipped 100,000 Starlink terminals SpaceX has shipped over 100,000 of its Starlink broadband internet systems to customers across the planet, and even Gab wants one. Aug 23, 2021 6:35 PM CDT Samsung 8-stacked TSV DDR5 modules teased, 512GB capacity Samsung teases 8-stack DDR5 module with capacities of 512GB per module (!!!) over the 32GB and 64GB limits of DDR4 modules. Aug 23, 2021 8:29 PM CDT Intel Core i9-12900K + ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E spotted in the wild Intel's new Alder Lake flagship CPU -- the Core i9-12900K -- gets spotted inside of an ASUS ROG Strix Z690-E motherboard. Aug 23, 2021 10:04 PM CDT Fastest-orbiting asteroid that we know of has just been found Astronomers have located what is now believed to be the fastest-orbiting asteroid in our solar system, it's called 2021 PH27. Aug 24, 2021 2:33 AM CDT NASA's Mars rover just captured a 'changing landscape' NASA Mars rover has just explored a mountain on the red planet and has captured a panoramic view of a 'changing landscape'. Aug 24, 2021 4:04 AM CDT Advanced technology shows the age of Machu Picchu isn't accurate A new study used advanced technology that gives a 'better foundation than the historical records for understanding Inca' history. Aug 24, 2021 5:35 AM CDT LG's smaller 42-inch OLED TV delayed until CES 2022 in January 2022 LG's smallest OLED TV is their 48-inch OLED, but the smaller 42-inch OLED TV has now been delayed and will arrive at CES 2022 now. Aug 24, 2021 7:08 PM CDT Uh, someone found a finger cot under thermal pad of GeForce RTX 3090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition finds its way into gamers hands, but has finger clot mistake from manufacturer. Aug 24, 2021 10:55 PM CDT Intel's next-gen Alder Lake-S QWV0 engineering sample @ 1.6GHz teased Say hello to the Intel Alder Lake-S QWV0 engineering sample, a very early sample -- 9 months after the first Alder Lake-S ES chip. Aug 25, 2021 7:48 PM CDT The first Matrix 4 trailer has Neo not knowing he's The One The Matrix Resurrections aka The Matrix 4 official trailer has been teased, Neo meets Trinity at a cafe and says 'Have we met'? Aug 25, 2021 9:11 PM CDT Google coughs up $15 billion to Apple to stay as default search engine Google paid $10 billion to continue being the default search engine on Apple iOS in 2020, and now they'll pay $15 billion in 2021. Aug 25, 2021 11:20 PM CDT Here's the most distant object astronomers have detected in space Have you ever wondered what the most distant object astronomers have ever detected in space? Researchers believe they've found it. Aug 26, 2021 3:03 AM CDT We just detected a mysterious exoplanet that has no known 'equivalent' The European Space Agency has stumbled across an exoplanet that is being described as a planet 'without a known equivalent.' Aug 26, 2021 4:36 AM CDT If aliens exist they could thriving on these 'super- Earths' planets A new study has pointed out that if aliens exist, they could be thriving on planets known as 'hycean' world's - ocean worlds. Aug 26, 2021 6:06 AM CDT Elon Musk, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos invited Russia's big launch Russia has officially invited Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Jeff Bezos, the space agency's big launch of Soyuz MS-19 in October. Aug 27, 2021 2:36 AM CDT Here's where NASA's next search for alien life will be NASA is searching for alien life on distant worlds, but one type of alien world has captured the space agency's attention. Aug 27, 2021 4:32 AM CDT NASA rover captures video of shiny object in Mars sky NASA's Perseverance rover has captured a video of a shiny bright object in the Red Planet's night sky. But what actually is it? Aug 27, 2021 6:04 AM CDT GPU market share for Q2 2021 sees NVIDIA dominate AMD easily GPU growth smashes 37% year-over-year with NVIDIA dominating with 83% discrete GPU market share, AMD with just 17% market share. Aug 27, 2021 8:31 PM CDT China will attack Taiwan on September 25 warns horrifying rumor Taiwan increases military budget, buys new fighter jets -- China is invading Taiwan air space, and now we've got this rumor. Aug 28, 2021 12:39 AM CDT NVIDIA's huge $54 billion Arm deal being probed by the EU NVIDIA's gigantic acquisition of British chip manufacturer Arm is about to be probed by the EU, after being probed by the FTC. Aug 28, 2021 9:17 PM CDT Internet apocalypse: solar storm could knock internet out for WEEKS A gigantic Carrington-style solar storm could knock internet for weeks, if not longer, by damaging the undersea cable network. Aug 29, 2021 8:08 PM CDT Intel ARC Alchemist: perf close to RTX 3060, but things will change Intel ARC Alchemist isn't in great shape right now, with performance that would battle the GeForce RTX 3060, but it'll get better. Aug 30, 2021 12:33 AM CDT NASA space telescope looked back in time, saw rare supernova explosion NASA's Kepler's space telescope looked back into space and observed a rare supernova explosion from a Sun 100x bigger than our Sun. Aug 30, 2021 4:24 AM CDT Scientists discover Earth's 'northernmost' island, it may be swallowed Researchers have discovered what is believed to be Earth's northernmost landmass, and it could soon be swallowed by water. Aug 30, 2021 6:02 AM CDT AMD rumored to rebrand Navi 22 on 6nm for low-end Radeon RX 7000 cards AMD is reportedly rebranding its Navi 22 and Navi 23 GPUs for the new Radeon RX 7000 series, will make them on TSMC 6nm. Aug 30, 2021 7:04 PM CDT Samsung teases double-folding Galaxy Fold prototype, folds over twice Samsung shows off its foldable prototype at IMID 2021, with a double-folding screen that folds in and out like an 'S' curve. Aug 30, 2021 10:04 PM CDT TSMC is reportedly ramping chip production prices by 10-20% TSMC expected to drive production prices up, will affect big companies like Apple, AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and others. Aug 30, 2021 11:41 PM CDT NASA's James Webb Space Telescope hits a 'major turning' point The successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope has reached its final stages in testing, passing a 'major turning point'. Aug 31, 2021 3:04 AM CDT Elon Musk says SpaceX will catch largest flying object with chopsticks Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX will attempt to catch the largest flying object ever with 'Karate Kid' robot chopsticks. Aug 31, 2021 4:33 AM CDT New cracks were just found on the International Space Station Russian cosmonauts have reported they've discovered brand new cracks on the Zarya module on the International Space Station. Aug 31, 2021 6:02 AM CDT NVIDIA's latest GeForce 471.96 drivers released NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 471.96 WHQL released, 24 games get GFE one-click optimal settings, and 6 new G-SYNC Compatible dislpays. Aug 31, 2021 7:41 PM CDT McCancelled: Sony fries custom McDonalds PS5 controller giveaway Macca's (what Aussies call McDonald's) planned to give away 50 McDualsense PS5 controllers, but Sony stepped in to cancel it. Aug 1, 2021 11:32 AM CDT Netmarble buys third-largest casino mobile games company for $2.19 bn South Korean games giant Netmarble buys the industry's third-largest social casino games-maker SpinX for a cool $2.19 billion. Aug 2, 2021 1:15 PM CDT Grand Theft Auto V reaches 150 million shipments worldwide Grand Theft Auto V has now sold-in 150 million copies on all platforms since launch, up 5 million units from last quarter. Aug 2, 2021 4:11 PM CDT Take-Two reveals franchise sales for BioShock, Mafia, GTA, NBA 2K, GTA Take-Two reveals BioShock sales figures, GTA sales figures, Borderlands sales figures, Mafia Sales figures & NBA 2K sales figures. Aug 3, 2021 11:33 AM CDT Activision-Blizzard gets sued for securities fraud by three law firms Activision-Blizzard is now facing securities fraud lawsuits as shareholders have been negatively affected by ongoing controversy. Aug 3, 2021 3:35 PM CDT PS4 sales peter out as console reaches hardware saturation PlayStation 4 sell-in has fallen drastically as the console reaches peak saturation, PS5 sales are up to 10.1 million to date. Aug 4, 2021 11:07 AM CDT Activision now expects to make $8.5 billion in 2021 Activision-Blizzard raises its 2021 earnings outlook by $145 million, and now expects to make more than $8.5 billion this year. Aug 4, 2021 2:17 PM CDT New Battlefield games could come every 2 years, EA says Electronic Arts confirms it sees the Battlefield franchise as a service versus a singular game release, BF2042 is the foundation. Aug 4, 2021 4:49 PM CDT Battlefield 2042 PC specs for playtest: RTX 2060 or RX 5600 XT needed Battlefield 2042's upcoming PC technical playtest recommended specs: 16GB RAM, GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 5600 XT graphics card. Aug 4, 2021 7:08 PM CDT Nintendo has sold 95% of its 89.04 million Switch shipments The Nintendo Switch has sold-in (shipped) 89.04 million units worldwide since launch and is expected to beat the Wii by early 2022. Aug 5, 2021 11:02 AM CDT Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, SEGA, and Atari console sales showdown Nintendo conquers the worldwide games hardware market with a whopping 800.7 million systems shipped since the NES in 1983. Aug 5, 2021 5:24 PM CDT Nintendo Q1 FY2022 earnings brief: Software, hardware, and sales dip Nintendo shares drop as Q1 FY22 earnings slide from last year's pandemic highs, company forecasts moderate with conservatism. Aug 6, 2021 10:07 AM CDT Here's what PUBG and DC Comics have in common Gaming's most notorious battle royale gets a name change to make it instantly recognizable in SEO but it doesn't sound great. Aug 6, 2021 11:48 PM CDT Grand Theft Auto III remastered may not happen after all Take-Two's recent FY22 guidance may hint that Grand Theft Auto 3 remastered may not happen this year as part of upcoming slate. Aug 7, 2021 2:07 PM CDT EA's Ultimate Team earnings grew 400% in 8 years to over $1.6 billion Electronic Arts' Ultimate Team has grown over 400% over 8 years driven by strong engagement and billion-dollar monetization. Aug 8, 2021 2:46 AM CDT EA made $28 billion from digital in 10 years, decade growth up 427% 10-year trends illustrate how EA's earnings have increasingly become dominated by digital revenues including live services. Aug 8, 2021 6:15 PM CDT Halo Infinite release date may be revealed at Xbox's Gamescom stream Microsoft could unveil Halo Infinite's release date later this month during its Gamescom 2021 live stream games showcase. Aug 9, 2021 4:11 PM CDT Valve teams with AMD on getting Steam Deck to support Windows 11 Valve's new Steam Deck will support Windows 11 it seems, as Valve is working with AMD on supporting Microsoft's next-gen OS. Aug 9, 2021 7:42 PM CDT Dr Disrespect building his own gaming studio, hiring staff right now Guy 'Dr Disrespect' Beahm is building his own game development studio, and would make games with other 'mega influencers'. Aug 10, 2021 9:12 PM CDT Capcom sold a massive 7 million Resident Evil games in Q1 2021 Capcom sold a whopping 7 million copies of Resident Evil games in the last 3 months, including some older last-gen games. Aug 11, 2021 12:18 PM CDT STALKER 2 confirmed to be powered by Unreal Engine 5 Epic Games confirms that the next-gen STALKER 2 is powered by Unreal Engine 5, which was a secret... at least until that tweet. Aug 11, 2021 7:11 PM CDT Is Diablo 4 in trouble? D4 game director, lead designer leave Blizzard A scathing discrimination lawsuit has set Blizzard aflame, and Diablo 4's development could burn as key talent leave the studio. Aug 12, 2021 12:27 PM CDT How to get into Diablo 2 Resurrected early beta without pre-ordering Blizzard will let gamers who didn't pre-order Diablo II Resurrected into the early access beta test if they watch Twitch streams. Aug 13, 2021 9:47 AM CDT Diablo 2 Resurrected won't have this major feature at launch Diablo 2 Resurrected won't have regional realm ladders at launch, all player progress should be reset once ladders go live. Aug 13, 2021 6:11 PM CDT Battlefield 2042 PS5 test cancelled due to 'critical issue' Battlefield 2042's technical test won't happen on PlayStation 5 after all, but Xbox and PC gamers can try out cross-play. Aug 14, 2021 12:51 PM CDT Sony's old-school 1990s battle royale might be coming back on PS5 Sony is reportedly developing a new Twisted Metal game to release sometime in 2023, possibly as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. Aug 15, 2021 6:00 PM CDT Call of Duty Vanguard reveal set for August 19, Sony has confirmed Sledgehammer Games will reveal its new World War II-themed Call of Duty Vanguard game on August 19, PlayStation confirms. Aug 16, 2021 6:25 AM CDT Based on the beta, Diablo fans think Diablo II Resurrected isn't ready Fans aren't impressed with Diablo II Resurrected's lacking social features and based on the beta, say the game isn't ready. Aug 16, 2021 12:13 PM CDT Cyberpunk 2077 dev: 'A lot of us were disappointed in the game too' Cyberpunk 2077's senior quest designer delivers a heartfelt message thanking fans for their positivity amidst controversy. Aug 17, 2021 2:32 PM CDT Biomutant is a profitable game with 1 million sales Biomutant is a big success for Embracer Group with 1 million sales making the game profitable and helping push high Q1 revenues. Aug 18, 2021 11:07 AM CDT Aspyr has 'one significant project' in dev, likely KOTOR remake Embracer Group CEO Lars Wingefors confirms Aspyr has a big project with 'significant investment' in dev, and it's likely KOTOR. Aug 18, 2021 4:27 PM CDT Valheim has sold 8 million copies, Coffee Stain revenues up 12x Valheim continues its strong sales spree with over 8 million copies sold, but Embracer expects sales to moderate into 2021. Aug 19, 2021 10:17 AM CDT New Quake on consoles: 4K resolution, mods, online MP with cross-play Quake is back on consoles with 4K resolution, mod support, 8-player crossplay online MP, and PC gamers get a free upgrade. Aug 19, 2021 2:43 PM CDT New next-gen Skyrim re-release coming to PS5, Series X, PC in November Bethesda celebrates Skyrim's 10th birthday with yet another re-release on next-gen consoles with Creation Club mods and more. Aug 20, 2021 10:25 AM CDT The new Saints Row is a reboot and not a sequel Volition teases its new Saints Row game, which is apparently a reboot and not a fully-fledged series sequel like Saints Row V. Aug 20, 2021 5:38 PM CDT Bethesda's controversial paid mods find new home in Skyrim remaster The new Skyrim Anniversary Edition will carry forward one of Bethesda's most unpopular business models: Creation Club paid mods. Aug 22, 2021 1:46 PM CDT Gamers think Halo Infinite should be delayed to get co-op campaign Gamers criticize 343 Industries for planning to launch Halo Infinite without co-op campaign and forge, call for a game delay. Aug 22, 2021 5:48 PM CDT Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut review bombed over $70 controversy Ghost of Tsushima's Director's Cut offers meager technical improvements and gamers are now review bombing the $70 SKU en masse. Aug 23, 2021 11:11 AM CDT Google thought about taking over Epic to contain 'contagion' effect Epic Games threatened Google's bottom line so much that the search titan wanted 'join up with Tencent to buy 100% of Epic' Aug 24, 2021 12:08 PM CDT Final Fantasy 14 is so popular that some data centers are 100% full Square Enix can't keep up with massive demand for its successful MMORPG, leading to the Aether NA data center being 100% full. Aug 24, 2021 2:12 PM CDT Redditor builds real-life PC motherboards inside of Minecraft A bunch of AMD and Intel motherboards have been carefully re-created in Minecraft, with some amazing detail and easily done. Aug 24, 2021 7:53 PM CDT Horizon Forbidden West delayed to February 2022 on PS4, PS5 Guerrilla confirms our expectations: Horizon Forbidden West will no longer release in 2021, now delayed to February 2022. Aug 25, 2021 4:15 PM CDT Halo Infinite's multiplayer seasons have spartan ops-style storylines Each of Halo Infinite's multiplayer seasons will tell a story with a specific theme similar to Halo 4's Spartan Ops chapters. Aug 25, 2021 5:45 PM CDT Destiny 2's The Witch Queen expansion is the beginning of the end Bungie confirms the end of Destiny 2's massive light vs dark saga will start with its ambitious new Witch Queen expansion in 2022. Aug 26, 2021 10:31 AM CDT Apollo 11 moon landing gets wicked twist in trailer for 'Humankind' Ever wondered what it would be like if the Apollo 11 moon landing had a mean twist? Check out this awesome trailer for 'Humankind' Aug 27, 2021 4:03 AM CDT If Halo Infinite is bad Halo 3 will save the day with this new feature 343i is testing a custom games browser for Halo 3--a move that will gain massive attention should Halo Infinite's MP fail. Aug 27, 2021 4:38 PM CDT Here's what Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 8K + ray tracing looks like Not even the next-gen The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 will look as good as this... 8K with ray tracing looks glorious. Aug 27, 2021 7:52 PM CDT New PS5 runs 3-5 degrees hotter due to smaller heat sink Sony's new PlayStation 5 model is lighter and cheaper to make, but also runs 3-5 degrees hotter with a smaller heat sink installed. Aug 30, 2021 1:25 PM CDT Rise of the Tomb Raider's Xbox exclusivity cost Microsoft $100 million Microsoft's huge one-year exclusivity deal for Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox was apparently worth $100 million in total costs. Aug 31, 2021 2:46 PM CDT New Suicide Squad, Batman-less Gotham Knights footage coming soon Warner Bros' new DC Fandome is back and will showcase new Suicide Squad and Gotham Knights gameplay footage this October. Aug 31, 2021 6:29 PM CDT NVIDIA's next-gen Ada Lovelace GPU: Maxwell to Pascal like perf gains NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs should offer the same generation perofrmance jump that we had from Maxwell to Pascal. Aug 1, 2021 8:04 PM CDT This is our first look at an alleged next-gen Intel Z690 motherboard Intel's next-gen Z690 motherboard teased on Bilibili forums, closer look at the new LGA1700 socket, calls himself 'NDA war god'. Aug 1, 2021 9:45 PM CDT Google created a new phase of matter called a 'time crystal' A new research pre-print has revealed Google's quantum computer has been used to construct a new phase of matter, 'time crystal'. Aug 2, 2021 12:01 AM CDT Weird metallic star moving 2 million miles an hour to leave our galaxy Researchers published a paper in the Astrophysical Journal Letters that explores a star traveling towards the edge of our galaxy. Aug 2, 2021 2:45 AM CDT Tesla Big Battery in Australia was on fire, took 4 days to put out Tesla's huge Big Battery at Geelong, Victoria, Australia caught fire during its test on Friday, took 4 entire days to put out. Aug 2, 2021 9:29 PM CDT Drunk driver falls asleep at wheel, Tesla Autopilot saves his life A 24-year-old Tesla driver has passed out drunk while at the wheel, but luckily Tesla's Autopilot feature saved his life. Aug 3, 2021 3:04 AM CDT Bitcoin may reach $150,000 by September this year Market analysts have predicted that Bitcoin isn't completely out of steam in 2021 and that it could hit as low as $80,000. Aug 3, 2021 4:32 AM CDT Researchers prove Earth's climate change is human-made, not natural Researchers have found that there is less than a 1% chance that the changes in Earth's energy system occurred naturally. Aug 3, 2021 6:05 AM CDT Exxon Mobil rumor: will accept Bitcoin at ALL gas pumps in Q4 2021 Exxon Mobil will reportedly accept Bitcoin at ALL pumps on the Lightning network starting in Q4 2021 according to latest rumors. Aug 3, 2021 7:38 PM CDT Intel next-gen CPUs: Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, Nova Lake in 2023 to 2025 Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake, Nova Lake arrive in 2023, 2024, and 2025 -- succeed Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, Meteor Lake. Aug 3, 2021 9:55 PM CDT Hubble snaps image of warped galaxy caught in a cosmic tug-of-war The Hubble Space Telescope has snapped an incredible image of a warped galaxy caught in a three-way gravitational tug-of-war. Aug 4, 2021 3:31 AM CDT Here's a map that shows where your house would be when dinosaurs alive An interactive tool can reveal your house would be millions of years ago, even when the dinosaurs were walking the Earth. Aug 4, 2021 5:03 AM CDT ASUS rumor teams with Noctua on wicked new GeForce RTX 30 series cards ASUS is collaborating with Noctua on some truly gorgeous new GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards, with Noctua cooling tech. Aug 4, 2021 9:23 PM CDT Google's new Tensor chip in Pixel 6 will be made on Samsung's 5nm node Google's next-gen Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro pack an in-house custom Tensor chip, which will be made on Samsung's new 5nm process. Aug 4, 2021 10:52 PM CDT ISS detects new class of fire, may ignite a futuristic engine creation The presence of 'cool fire', an entirely new class of fire, has been documented on the International Space Station (ISS). Aug 5, 2021 3:33 AM CDT Bezos' Blue Origin swings at Musk's SpaceX over losing huge NASA deal Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has taken an aggressive stance towards Elon Musk's SpaceX with a recent info-graphic posted on its website. Aug 5, 2021 5:04 AM CDT ADATA unveils next-gen DDR5 coming, will offer 64GB kits of DDR5 RAM ADATA unveils its next-gen DDR5 memory modules, at up to 8400 MT/s and capacities that will hit 64GB for next-gen HEDT systems. Aug 5, 2021 7:42 PM CDT Bill Gates frazzled: says knowing Jeffrey Epstein was 'huge mistake' Bill Gates had several dinners, flew on his Lolita Express plane, and was BFFs with Jeffrey Epstein -- 'huge mistake' says Gates. Aug 5, 2021 9:11 PM CDT Bezos' Blue Origin pays out Musk's SpaceX, but exposes itself as well Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, is paying out Elon Musk's SpaceX in an effort to show Congress SpaceX is 'high risk'. Aug 6, 2021 2:32 AM CDT 'Irreversible', study warns parts of North America may rapidly freeze Researchers have published a new study warning that parts of North America may be prone to rapidly freezing over because of this. Aug 6, 2021 4:04 AM CDT You should be 'terrified' about the coming James Webb telescope launch NASA has said that 'those who are not worried or even terrified about this are not understanding what we are trying to do'. Aug 6, 2021 6:07 AM CDT Bitcoin reaches highest price since May Bitcoin has finally begun walking its price back up to where it was a few months ago, as the coin reaches highest price since May. Aug 7, 2021 6:55 AM CDT Xiaomi to unveil next-gen OLED gaming TVs with NVIDIA G-SYNC soon Xiaomi is about to introduce a new OLED gaming TV on August 10, with the Mi OLED TV dropping -- and it SHOULD be cheap, hopefully. Aug 8, 2021 7:07 PM CDT MSI Radeon RX 6600 XT on Newegg for $1100, should be around $400 MSI's new Radoen RX 6600 XT GAMING X graphics card hits Newegg for $1100, meanwhile AMD has a $379 MSRP on the RX 6600 XT. LEL. Aug 8, 2021 9:04 PM CDT Intel NUC 12: next-gen Alder Lake CPU + 16GB Xe-HPG DG2 GPU + DP2.0 Intel's next-gen NUC 12 Enthusiast teased: Alder Lake CPU, Xe GPU, and DisplayPort 2.0 which handles 8K 120Hz and 16K 60Hz. Aug 8, 2021 11:11 PM CDT Astronomers detect unprecedented collection of pulsating red giants Astronomers have detected an unprecedented collection of pulsating Red Giants using NASA's 'TESS' exoplanet-hunting satellite. Aug 9, 2021 3:03 AM CDT 59-year-old man has colonoscopy, doctors discover insect inside colon A colonoscopy can be an uncomfortable but sometimes life-saving procedure, but not every day do doctors find an insect in a colon. Aug 9, 2021 4:35 AM CDT Sony completes Crunchyroll buyout as subscribers grow to 5 million Sony completes its Crunchyroll buyout from AT&T for $1.175bn as registered users and paid subscribers grow by multiple millions. Aug 9, 2021 5:40 PM CDT This is the most irregular star shape, it looks like 'cosmic football' Have you ever wondered what the weirdest looking star in the entire Milky Way is? Well, maybe it's the least spherical one. Aug 10, 2021 3:06 AM CDT Scientists found the dark origin of asteroid that killed the dinosaurs Researchers believe they have found the dark origin of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs around 250 million years ago. Aug 10, 2021 4:35 AM CDT Scientists discover enormous structure warping around our galaxy Astronomers have found a massive galactic structure extending around the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, according to a new study. Aug 10, 2021 6:05 AM CDT NASA's 2024 moon landing is impossible, but Elon Musk has a solution NASA's Inspector General has said that NASA's upcoming Moon landing isn't going to happen on time, but Elon Musk has a solution. Aug 11, 2021 2:35 AM CDT Earth's inner core is much stranger than researchers first anticipated Researchers have found something very strange 3,100 miles below the surface of Earth, and it has to do with Earth's core. Aug 11, 2021 4:08 AM CDT Elon Musk sends clear message to FAA with a picture worth 1,000 words Elon Musk has sent a clear message to the Federal Aviation Administration about the coming space age and its needed regulation. Aug 11, 2021 5:32 AM CDT AMD's new Radeon RX 6600 XT could be the best crypto mining GPU ever AMD's new Navi 23-powered Radeon RX 6600 XT has ETH crypto mining power of 32MH/s or so, while sipping just 55W of power. Aug 11, 2021 8:32 PM CDT New Mars rover's first sample vanished, but NASA thinks it knows why NASA's new Mars rover began to take its first samples of the Jezero Crater, but mysteriously, the sample it extracted vanished. Aug 12, 2021 3:04 AM CDT Glass that's harder than diamonds created, may be used for windows Researchers have successfully made glass that is more than twice as hard as diamonds, and it may be used to develop solar cells. Aug 12, 2021 4:33 AM CDT 'Time traveler from year 2714' says aliens will come to Earth for war A 'time traveler from the year 2714' has predicted that aliens are going to land on Earth and start a war with humans soon. Aug 12, 2021 6:03 AM CDT Gamers Nexus expose GIGABYTE power supplies EXPLODING, 50% are DOA GIGABYTE GP-P850GM & GP-P750GM power supplies are exploding, so GIGABYTE has released a public statement addressing the issues. Aug 13, 2021 9:11 PM CDT ASUS ROG STRIX LC II cooler has LGA1700 bracket for Intel's new CPUs ASUS ROG STRIX LC II cooler packs a bracket for Intel's next-gen LGA 1700 bracket, for new Alder Lake CPUs later this year. Aug 13, 2021 10:47 PM CDT Snopes retracts 60 articles after co-founder busted for plagiarism Snopes staff are 'gutted' at only just now discovering their CEO busted with 'major plagiarism', 60 articles get retracted. Aug 14, 2021 9:11 PM CDT NBMiner update unlocks 70% more mining perf on NVIDIA RTX 30 LHR cards NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 LHR series cards get mining performance un-gimped by up to 70% with NBMiner's new update, great news! Aug 15, 2021 7:13 PM CDT NASA sends time capsule of humans now, to humans of the distant future NASA has created a time capsule that features messages to our descendants of the distant future and many profound quotes. Aug 16, 2021 2:33 AM CDT NASA's latest cargo trip to the ISS contains a game-changing machine NASA's latest cargo trip to the International Space Station contains a machine that may change the game for Mars/Moon colonists. Aug 16, 2021 4:08 AM CDT Two planes, military and commercial spot bright alien-green UFO vanish Two planes, one commercial and the other military, have spotted a 'bright green UFO' flying through the clouds over Canada. Aug 16, 2021 5:32 AM CDT COLORFUL intros B560 CVN Mini-ITX mobo + RTX 3060 iGame Mini GPU COLORFUL launches its new B560 Mini-ITX motherboard, new GeForce RTX 3060 iGame Mini graphics card -- for a tiny gaming PC. Aug 16, 2021 7:45 PM CDT ASUS ROG Phone 5s Pro gaming smartphone: 18GB RAM, 144Hz display ASUS ROG Phone 5s Pro gaming smartphone rocks Qualcomm's tweaked Snapdragon 888+ chip, up to 144Hz refresh, and 18GB of RAM. Aug 16, 2021 9:33 PM CDT GAINWARD unveils its new GeForce RTX 30 Phantom+ GPU series GAINWARD unveils its new GeForce RTX 30 Phantom+ series, including the flagship GeForce RTX 3090 Phantom+ Golden Sample GPU. Aug 16, 2021 11:35 PM CDT Microsoft move to adopt cryptocurrency, but not in the way you think Microsoft's research team has released a new paper that alludes to a move towards adopting cryptocurrency, but differently. Aug 17, 2021 3:31 AM CDT NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures bright image of a space furnace The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an incredible image of a bright spiral galaxy that is 68 million light-years from Earth. Aug 17, 2021 5:04 AM CDT Intel's new ARC series graphics card teased with dual-fan cooler Intel uses 1000 drones with lights to tease its upcoming dual-fan discrete ARC series graphics card, which drops in 2022. Aug 18, 2021 7:08 PM CDT Intel's next-gen Core i9-13900K CPU : 24C/32T @ up to 5.5GHz in 2022 Intel's new Alder Lake CPUs launch in Q4 2021, Raptor Lake after that a year later -- teased with 24 cores, and 32 threads. Aug 18, 2021 9:29 PM CDT Astronomers snap some of the most detailed images of galaxies ever A team of astronomers has pieced together some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies that are out in deep space. Aug 19, 2021 2:34 AM CDT Researchers have honed in on a possible habitable Earth 'twin' Researchers put forward evidence of a possible Earth-like planet after accurate measurements were made using a new spectrograph. Aug 19, 2021 4:02 AM CDT Asteroid 4,500 feet wide is approaching Earth this weekend, says NASA NASA has classed the 4,500-foot wide asteroid as 'potentially hazardous' as it will make a relatively close approach to Earth soon. Aug 19, 2021 5:34 AM CDT Intel ARC GPU roadmap: Alchemist, Battlemage, Celestial, Druid teased Intel details its multi-year roadmap for its new ARC series graphics cards: Alchemist drops in Q1 2022, Druid is years away. Aug 19, 2021 6:55 PM CDT Intel's Royal Core: Lunar Lake CPU designed to KILL new AMD Zen 5 Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake CPU architecture teased as 'Royal Core' designed by Zen designer Jim Keller, will kill AMD Zen 5. Aug 19, 2021 7:26 PM CDT Intel Alder Lake CPUs have Thread Director, boosts perf on Windows 11 Intel's new Alder Lake processors have Thread Director, a physical unit on the CPU: it's like AI, but for your CPU threads. Aug 19, 2021 11:12 PM CDT Elon Musk announces Tesla is BUILDING A ROBOT in human form Tesla's new robot is out-of-this-world from the future, it takes AI to an entire new level -- no other company is close to this. Aug 20, 2021 12:45 AM CDT NASA will attempt to deflect an asteroid, impact to happen next fall NASA will be attempting to deflect an asteroid with what the space agency is calling a 'Double Asteroid Redirection Test', or DART. Aug 20, 2021 3:32 AM CDT Tesla's insane new Dojo D1 AI chip, a full transcript of its unveiling Telsa's new Dojo AI architecure revealed, and it's pretty much the first stages of Skynet -- oh, and Tesla's building a robot, too. Aug 20, 2021 5:31 AM CDT Saturn's rings are jiggling, but scientists think they know why Saturn's rings have been found to be slightly jiggling, but researchers believe they have figured out the 'core' reason why. Aug 23, 2021 3:05 AM CDT A self-healing 'blob' from space will soon be arriving on Earth A single-celled organism that has the capabilities of self-healing and navigating a maze will be arriving on Earth soon. Aug 23, 2021 4:35 AM CDT Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sues NASA, suspending SpaceX's $2.9b contract Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has officially moved to sue NASA for its decision to award Elon Musk's SpaceX with a $2.9 billion contract. Aug 23, 2021 6:03 AM CDT AMD RDNA 4 architecture rumor: 3nm and 5nm nodes for next-gen GPUs AMD's next-next-gen RDNA 4 architecture: the Radeon RX 8000 series -- will be made on 3nm and 5nm nodes says leaker -- MCM GPUs. Aug 23, 2021 7:08 PM CDT AMD details its next-gen 3D V-Cache stacking technology AMD 3D V-Cache uses 9 micron pitch bonds, detailed at Hot Chips 33: future 3D stacking technology is also teased... oh boy. Aug 23, 2021 9:17 PM CDT AMD's new Zen 4-based Ryzen CPUs will have integrated GPUs AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series CPUs powered by the Zen 4 architecture will have integrated RDNA 2-powered graphics on new AM5 chips. Aug 23, 2021 10:37 PM CDT Ancient dusty snowfall formed ice on Mars, could melt to form water It seems 'ice being exposed throughout the mid-latitudes of Mars is a remnant of this ancient dusty snowfall,' says Khuller. Aug 24, 2021 3:04 AM CDT Scientists find Grand Canyon is missing a billion years worth of rocks A new study has explored the Grand Canyon and has found that its missing around a billion years worth of rock that should be there. Aug 24, 2021 4:33 AM CDT US military has a secret space weapon, may be declassified very soon The United States Military is currently debating whether to reveal a highly classified space weapon with a public demonstration. Aug 24, 2021 6:05 AM CDT Intel ARC gaming GPUs will have OC support in drivers at launch Intel's upcoming ARC graphics cards will include overclocking support at launch, within the driver UI -- enthusiasts FTW. Aug 24, 2021 9:19 PM CDT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER rumors: 10752 CUDA cores and 400W+ power NVIDIA's rumored beast GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER teased: should feature 10752 CUDA cores and even faster GDDR6X memory, 400W+ power. Aug 25, 2021 1:21 PM CDT Here's a list of Best Buy stores with GeForce RTX 30 FE cards in stock Best Buy stock numebrs and store list updated with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series Founders Edition graphics cards that are in stock. Aug 25, 2021 8:31 PM CDT GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER fresh rumor: no NVLink, 450W+ launches in 2021 NVIDIA's purported GeForce RTX 3090 SUPER: latest rumors tease NO NVLink, original 21Gbps GDDR6X, 450W+ power and 2021 launch. Aug 25, 2021 9:33 PM CDT AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2020 21.8.2 drivers have been released AMD's new Radeon drivers offer up to 6% more performance in Myst @ 4K Medium with ray tracing enabled on Radeon RX 6800 XT. Aug 25, 2021 11:58 PM CDT China moves to build spacecraft that is miles in length China has begun moving towards constructing a massive spacecraft that is miles long and is designed for future space exploration. Aug 26, 2021 3:38 AM CDT Man finds 2,000 year old body that didn't decompose A man stumbled across a decapitated head and a body that were extremely well-preserved, despite being around 2,000 years old. Aug 26, 2021 5:03 AM CDT EVGA X570S DARK motherboard teased, and boy does it look delicious EVGA's upcoming enthusiast-class AM4 motherboard has been teased by OC legend Kingpin, the new EVGA X570S DARK motherboard. Aug 26, 2021 9:03 PM CDT Internet makes fun of replica rocket that took Jeff Bezos to space Some individuals on the internet have taken to making fun of Blue Origin's miniature replica rocket that took Jeff Bezos to space. Aug 27, 2021 3:04 AM CDT Will an asteroid ever hit Earth? Answered by a NASA scientist An asteroid lining up with Earth could be completely catastrophic for life here, but will an asteroid such as this happen? Aug 27, 2021 5:06 AM CDT Sabrent teases its crazy huge, crazy fast Rocket 4 Plus SSD with 8TB Sabrent is about to unleash the huge 8TB variant of its Rocket 4 Plus SSD family, perfect for your next-gen Intel Alder Lake CPU. Aug 27, 2021 2:32 PM CDT Taiwan splashes $1.4 billion on warplanes to stop WW3 with China Taiwan spends up on new warplanes top defend itself against China, after Chinese military breaches Taiwan airspace 28 times. Aug 27, 2021 9:11 PM CDT NVIDIA Ada Lovelace GPU: TSMC 5nm, not Samsung 5nm = early release? NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 40 series could be released earlier to compete with Intel and AMD, to TSMC 5nm and not Samsung 5nm. Aug 28, 2021 7:15 PM CDT Japanese scientists use 3D printing to make realistic Wagyu steak Researchers at Osaka University create Wagyu beef using a 3D printer -- who say that it has marbling 'just like the real thing'. Aug 29, 2021 7:12 PM CDT 485,000 x Radeon RX 470s returned to cloud mining company by China China's Supreme Court sided with Genesis Mining and will return 485,681 Radeon RX 470 8GB GPUs -- but now they need new homes. Aug 29, 2021 9:06 PM CDT There are 6 invisible structures hidden beneath Greenland's ice sheet Greenland's ice sheet is two miles thick, and underneath it, there are six mysterious structures that have been hidden from view. Aug 30, 2021 2:36 AM CDT NASA's Mars helicopter snapped an image of a martian 'road' NASA's Mars helicopter named Ingenuity has snapped an image of a martian 'road' during its most recent flight on August 16. Aug 30, 2021 4:53 AM CDT NASA launches cutting-edge science to the International Space Station NASA launched cutting-edge science to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon resupply spacecraft on the Falcon 9. Aug 30, 2021 6:32 AM CDT Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 3 smartphone gets cut, burned, tortured Samsung's latest flagship Galaxy Z Fold 3 foldable smartphone gets absolutely torture tested by JerryRigEverything on YouTube. Aug 30, 2021 7:29 PM CDT NYC subway system power surge strands hundreds of people for 5 hours A huge power surge took out half of NYC's subway system for 5 entire hours, stranding hundreds of New Yorkers on trains. Aug 30, 2021 10:33 PM CDT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTX teased: 18Gbps GDDR6, faster than RTX 3090 AMD's tweaked Radeon RX 6900 XTX specs teased: faster Navi 21 GPU, faster 18Gbps GDDR6, and faster than the GeForce RTX 3090. Aug 31, 2021 1:09 AM CDT Check out the International Space Station in this new 360-degree video A new series will take viewers on a tour through the International Space Station with a unique camera view of 360-degrees. Aug 31, 2021 3:31 AM CDT Female octopuses throw stuff at males who are trying to mate with them Australian researchers have observed female octopuses throwing stuff at male octopuses who are attempting to mate with them. Aug 31, 2021 5:05 AM CDT Hubble captures incredible image of space 'sword' piercing a 'heart' NASA's Hubble Space Telescope used its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument to capture this incredible image of a cosmic 'sword'. Aug 31, 2021 6:32 AM CDT Oh great: hackers are selling tools to hide malware in your GPU Cybercriminals are hiding malware that can execute code from your GPUs memory buffer, without the PC detecting a single thing. Aug 31, 2021 8:42 PM CDT Halo Infinite tips: Turn off rumble ASAP, weapon rack tips and more Dying too much in the Halo Infinite technical preview? Can't seem to land those pistol headshots? Try these tips before you quit. Aug 1, 2021 12:24 PM CDT Halo Infinite's second beta test may include PVP by default 343 Industries wants to hold another large-scale Halo Infinite beta test flight focused on PVP chaos and 'other experiences' Aug 2, 2021 1:57 PM CDT Halo Infinite ran at an average 1440p 111FPS on Xbox Series X Halo Infinite will play great on the Xbox Series X with prioritizations towards 120FPS with native 1440p resolution visuals. Aug 2, 2021 5:32 PM CDT Grand Theft Auto made $274 million in Q1 on massive GTA Online spike Take-Two kicks off its new Q1 period with GTA hitting its second-best quarterly earnings ever due to strong sales, GTA Online. Aug 3, 2021 2:40 PM CDT Call of Duty Vanguard is a 'robust' game with tons of live ops content Activision reveals new info about Call of Duty Vanguard and promises a huge post-launch live service content plan for the game. Aug 3, 2021 4:51 PM CDT Here's one way the PS4 won't ever beat PS2, and one way it already is Sony's PlayStation 2 console remains king of the pile, and new updated sales figures show the PS4 probably won't ever beat it. Aug 4, 2021 12:09 PM CDT Sony's PS5 doesn't require ultra-fast, expensive SSDs after all Cheaper and slower PCIe 4.0 SSDs apparently work just as well in the PlayStation 5 as expensive, high-end 5.5GB/sec SSDs. Aug 4, 2021 3:05 PM CDT PS5 stock will replenish with more availability in 2021, Sony confirms Sony confirms it has secured enough semiconductor chips to meet its ambitious 14.8 million PS5 shipment target in FY2021. Aug 4, 2021 5:22 PM CDT Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5 kicks off next week, here's the trailer Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Season 5 drops next week, new trailer, new Operators, and so much more coming soon. Aug 4, 2021 7:45 PM CDT Nintendo Switch to beat Wii and Game Boy sales in 2022 Nintendo expects the Switch family to dethrone the mighty Wii's sales in 2022, and it should also take out the Game Boy too. Aug 5, 2021 12:16 PM CDT Apex Legends to make an 'unheard of' $2 billion in 2 years, EA says Apex Legends broke $1 billion in earnings in March 2021, and now it's close to smashing through the $2 billion revenues mark. Aug 5, 2021 6:07 PM CDT TakeTwo teases game reveal this month, is it Ken Levine's new game? Take-Two will reveal a new IP that's set to release in FY2022, and it could be Ken Levine's latest project from Ghost Story Games. Aug 6, 2021 2:34 PM CDT Activision's securities fraud lawsuit has attention of 15 law firms Fifteen firms seek to represent shareholders as lead counsel in new securities fraud lawsuits filed against Activision-Blizzard. Aug 7, 2021 1:18 AM CDT Call of Duty could have five separate games on the market in 2021 Activision is about to make $1 billion this year from Call of Duty Mobile, but it's now making another CoD title for mobiles. Aug 8, 2021 12:18 AM CDT Evil Dead video game delayed to 2022, is now getting PVE singleplayer Saber Interactive's new PVE / PVP Evil Dead game has been pushed back to early 2022, but it's now getting a singleplayer mode. Aug 8, 2021 6:44 AM CDT GTA V to hit 4K 60FPS on PlayStation 5 Grand Theft Auto V will apparently hit some impressive performance targets on Sony's next-gen PlayStation 5 including 4K 60FPS. Aug 9, 2021 2:08 PM CDT No Man's Sky, one of gaming's best comeback stories, turns five today No Man's Sky is now five years old, and Hello Games says they have no plans to slow down or stop regular updates of the game. Aug 9, 2021 5:12 PM CDT Halo Infinite's battle royale mode reportedly connected to campaign Halo Infinite's battle royal mode is reportedly tied to the game's campaign...if it hasn't been cancelled outright, that is. Aug 10, 2021 8:46 AM CDT Apex Legends next-gen upgrade in dev, cross-progression set for 2022 Apex Legends is getting a next-gen upgrade patch on PS5 and Xbox Series X, but other features won't be ready until at least 2022. Aug 11, 2021 10:22 AM CDT Capcom sales: Resident Evil tops 117m, Monster Hunter at 75m Capcom reveals updated sales figures for its top-earning franchises, showing significant growth in the Resident Evil series. Aug 11, 2021 2:13 PM CDT Unity's latest acquisition empowers remote game dev and reduces delays Unity is buying remote desktop streaming service Parsec for $320 million, a move that will help empower work-from-home game dev. Aug 12, 2021 10:31 AM CDT Blizzard spending 'substantial resources' on Diablo 4's live services Activision-Blizzard says it is investing 'substantial resources' into laying out Diablo 4's long-term live service roadmap. Aug 12, 2021 1:36 PM CDT New 'revitalized' Quake coming from Wolfenstein devs, id Software MachineGames and id Software are working on a 'revitalized' Quake that will be announced at QuakeCon 2021 later this month. Aug 13, 2021 11:14 AM CDT Check out this wicked Xbox Series S teardown, impressively designed Microsoft's next-gen Xbox Series S console gets a teardown treatment, we get to see how it ticks internally -- and it's impressive. Aug 13, 2021 8:07 PM CDT Control has continued to sell well in 2021, Remedy says Control sold pretty well in 2019 and 2020, and Remedy expects 2021 to be another good year for the new franchise's sales. Aug 14, 2021 1:31 PM CDT Battlefield 2042 technical test runs better on Xbox than it does on PC Battlefield 2042 technical playtesters early reports say that the Xbox Series X version of the game runs smoother than the PC. Aug 15, 2021 8:35 PM CDT Unity's John Riccitiello is a strong believer in the metaverse Unity CEO John Riccitiello is confident the engine-maker will help shape the forefront of the new fledgling metaverse concept. Aug 16, 2021 10:05 AM CDT Roblox could get widespread AI bots and voice chatting soon Roblox Corp. makes a strategic decision to buy Guilded, a communications platform that could bring new interactivity to Roblox. Aug 16, 2021 5:23 PM CDT Outriders apparently isn't profitable, devs haven't received royalties People Can Fly have yet to receive royalty payments for Outriders, which indicates the game hasn't become profitable yet. Aug 17, 2021 3:37 PM CDT Epic Games under fire for sus Among Us-like mode in Fortnite Fortnite's new Imposters mode looks very, very familiar, and Among Us developers aren't too happy about the similarities. Aug 18, 2021 2:53 PM CDT Here's Cyberpunk 2077's first DLC and how to access them in-game CD Projekt RED details Cyberpunk 2077's first post-launch DLC, but it's smaller cosmetic content similar to The Witcher 3. Aug 18, 2021 5:17 PM CDT New Lineage MMORPG sequel coming to consoles, PC, mobiles in 2021 A hugely ambitious Lineage sequel is coming to consoles, PC, mobiles, and even Switch in 2021 with cross-play and much more. Aug 19, 2021 11:11 AM CDT Call of Duty Vanguard install size is an insane 270GB The new WWII-themed Call of Duty Vanguard pparently takes up 34% of Series X/S SSD space with campaign, Warzone, and MP installed. Aug 19, 2021 4:03 PM CDT Halo beta test was two months old, big perf jumps coming to final game 343 Industries promises at least 20% boosted performance gains on PC and fixes for GeForce GTX 900 series graphics cards. Aug 20, 2021 4:12 PM CDT 7 million people made Epic accounts to grab GTA V for free EGS isn't profitable, but millions of people made new Epic Game Store accounts just to grab the free copy of Grand Theft Auto V. Aug 20, 2021 6:06 PM CDT Halo Infinite is the first Halo FPS to launch without campaign co-op Halo Infinite's campaign co-op play won't be available on all platforms until at least 3 months after launch, maybe even longer. Aug 22, 2021 2:41 PM CDT Epic Games Store made $14 million in one day from Borderlands 3 Borderlands 3's timed PC exclusivity on Epic Games Store helped rake in 14 million in one day, and over $34 million in Sep 2019. Aug 22, 2021 6:37 PM CDT Macabre Witch Queen Savathun questions truth in new Destiny 2 teaser Bungie delivers a brief teaser and gives us a first look at Savathun, the Witch Queen ahead of Season of the Lost's big reveal. Aug 24, 2021 10:09 AM CDT Xbox Series X games are playable on Xbox One starting Holiday 2021 Project xCloud game streaming is coming to Xbox consoles in Holiday 2021, allowing 1080p 60FPS streaming via Game Pass Ultimate. Aug 24, 2021 12:42 PM CDT Fallout 76 fans want endgame content, not Fallout Worlds Fallout 76 fans want more meaningful story content and varied endgame progression as Bethesda rolls out its new Fallout Worlds. Aug 24, 2021 3:09 PM CDT NVIDIA makes it official: Battlefield 2042 bundled with GeForce GPUs NVIDIA is bundling GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs, desktop gaming PCs and laptops with EA DICE's upcoming Battlefield 2042 for free. Aug 24, 2021 8:38 PM CDT Diablo 2 Resurrected's beta is basically the final game Blizzard confirms Diablo 2 Resurrected's open beta test reflects final game's content, no new features coming besides bug fixes. Aug 25, 2021 4:53 PM CDT Celebrate 20 years of Halo with a custom Xbox Series X you can't buy Halo Infinite will miss Halo's 20th anniversary, and instead Microsoft is releasing a $549 special edition Xbox Series X console. Aug 25, 2021 6:14 PM CDT Halo Infinite's PC spec requirements are a little crazy Halo Infinite's PC spec requirements pop up on Steam and the recommending settings are demanding in a time of GPU shortages. Aug 26, 2021 2:04 PM CDT Halo Infinite makes this controversial change to multiplayer 343 Industries is making a significant change to Halo Infinite's multiplayer progression systems and fans aren't too happy. Aug 27, 2021 10:27 AM CDT Scalpers ruin Halo's 20th birthday for everyone Scalpers are reselling the special edition Halo Infinite Xbox Series X for up to $1,500 on eBay and ruin Halo's big birthday. Aug 27, 2021 5:28 PM CDT GTA 6's supposed Captain McClane is probably a character in GTA Online The new supposed Grand Theft Auto 6 character is probably just for a new Grand Theft Auto Online content update, not GTA 6. Aug 30, 2021 10:12 AM CDT HR Giger, Beksinski-inspired horror FPS Scorn coming Fall 2021 Ebb Software's ultra-bizarre HR Giger and Beksinski-inspired first-person shooter Scorn may release near or on Halloween 2021. Aug 30, 2021 2:34 PM CDT New Halo 3 armor has Greek and Norse myths, knights, ancient Spartans Halo 3 goes medieval in MCC's new Season 8 update, complete with ancient Greek and Norse armor sets and other fantastic creations. Aug 31, 2021 3:32 PM CDT GIGABYTE releases AORUS P1200W PSU with large digital LCD display The new AORUS P1200W PSU is GIGABYTE's new flagship power supply, and it even has a huge digital LCD display that can play GIFs. Aug 1, 2021 7:06 PM CDT Intel's next-gen DG2 family of GPUs rumored to launch at CES 2022 Intel will reportedly launch its Xe-HPG gaming graphics cards at CES 2022 -- just over 6 months from now, will fight AMD + NVIDIA. Aug 1, 2021 8:29 PM CDT Elon Musk asked Tim Cook for Apple to buy Tesla, Cook refused to meet Elon Musk requested to meet with Tim Cook about Apple buying Tesla, Cook refused the meet -- Tesla was worth 6% of today's value. Aug 1, 2021 10:20 PM CDT 'Shape shifting UFO' caught on video flying near plane A passenger aboard an airline has caught a very peculiar object on video, claiming that it's a hovering 'shape-shifting UFO'. Aug 2, 2021 1:19 AM CDT COLORFUL's new iGame Mini GeForce RTX 3060 is a super-small GPU The new COLORFUL iGame Mini GeForce RTX 3060 was made for ITX form factor (SFF) gaming PCs, with its dual-slot, single-fan design. Aug 2, 2021 7:11 PM CDT Kim Jong-Un spotted with 'strange green spot' on the back of his head North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has a weird dark green spot on the back of his head. Well... maybe he is Johnny Mnemonic. Aug 2, 2021 10:42 PM CDT Man loses $220 million by forgetting his Bitcoin wallet password A 33-year-old software developer has $220 million locked away in 'Iron Key,' but he's unfortunately forgotten his password. Aug 3, 2021 3:35 AM CDT Gmail and YouTube sign-in to end for these Android phones in September Google has announced it will be stopping Gmail and YouTube sign-ins for users that are on this specific version of Android. Aug 3, 2021 5:05 AM CDT Earth's days are getting longer and it may mean we have oxygen forever Researchers have successfully found a link between 'day length and how much oxygen can be released by ground-dwelling microbes'. Aug 3, 2021 7:03 AM CDT AMD's next-gen Navi 31, Navi 32, Navi 33 GPU block diagrams teased AMD's next-gen RDNA 3-based Radeon RX 7900 XT, Radeon RX 7700 XT, and Radeon RX 7600 XT specs teased ahead of late 2022 launches. Aug 3, 2021 8:33 PM CDT Immensely large asteroid to pass dangerously close to Earth this month Asteroid 2016 AJ193 has had its trajectory discovered, and it will pass within a 'potentially hazardous' distance to Earth. Aug 4, 2021 2:32 AM CDT Pentagon is using AI to look 'days in advance' and predict the future The Pentagon is combining cloud computing and artificial intelligence with large data pools to achieve 'information dominance'. Aug 4, 2021 4:06 AM CDT UK Navy warns 'potential hijack' of nine people boarding an oil ship The United Kingdom's Navy has warned of a 'potential hijacking' that reportedly involves nine individuals boarding an oil tanker. Aug 4, 2021 5:35 AM CDT COLORFUL iGame RTX 3070 LHR Bilibili Edition rocks 12-pin connector COLORFUL introduces its new iGame GeForce RTX 3070 Bilibili E-sports Edition OC graphics card, rocks 12-pin power connector! Aug 4, 2021 9:58 PM CDT Largest extinction in Earth's history linked to mass oxygen spike 250 million years ago, 96% of the planet's marine life and 70% of the land animals died, and researchers think they know why. Aug 5, 2021 2:33 AM CDT Netflix is making a series on SpaceX's first all-civilian astronauts Netflix announced that it will be creating a new series that focuses on the first all-civilian SpaceX mission aboard Crew Dragon. Aug 5, 2021 4:10 AM CDT Here's why Elon Musk is the 'envy' of most CEO's around the country Tesla: 'The takeaway from Musk's package was that if performance requirements are high enough, it doesn't matter how much we pay.' Aug 5, 2021 5:41 AM CDT ADATA's new LEGEND PCIe Gen4 SSD: up to 7400MB/sec speeds ADATA's new LEGEND PCIe 4.0 SSD is ready for your next-gen gaming PC, offering read speeds of up to 7400MB/sec -- yeah 7.4GB/sec! Aug 5, 2021 8:20 PM CDT Windows 11 Insider Preview updated, lots of new fixes included Windows 11 Build 22000.120 is here with a plethora of changes, improvements and so much more -- Insiders can download it now. Aug 5, 2021 10:15 PM CDT Man left with PTSD after working as a Facebook content moderator In an interview with VICE, an ex-Facebook employee whose job was to remove explicit content from Facebook opens up about his PTSD. Aug 6, 2021 3:04 AM CDT Stonehenge core fragment from 1958 reveals shocking age of the stones A man who worked on restoring the Stonehenge pillars in 1958 kept a drilled out stone core, now that core has inspected. Aug 6, 2021 4:36 AM CDT Hubble Space Telescope showcases shocking image of 10,000 galaxies NASA's Hubble Space Telescope showcases some of its incredible work on Twitter with this image that contains 10,000 galaxies. Aug 6, 2021 6:32 AM CDT NASA's new Mars rover collects first sample in search for alien life NASA's newest Mars rover to land on the Red Planet will begin to collect its first samples for its quest to find alien life. Aug 7, 2021 7:16 AM CDT DisplayPort 2.0 to HDMI 2.1 converters coming: the first DP 2.0 device Parade Technologies launches the world's first DisplayPort 2.0 product: a new DisplayPort 2.0 to HDMI 2.1 converter, oh boy. Aug 8, 2021 7:43 PM CDT Valve's new Steam Deck: RDNA 2 GPU is more powerful than Aya Neo Vega AMD's custom RDNA 2 chip inside of Valve's new Steam Deck is 60% faster than the Aya Neo Vega in DOOM Eternal, great to see! Aug 8, 2021 9:39 PM CDT AMD Ryzen 3 5300G APU overclocked: insane 5.5GHz under LN2 cooling AMD Ryzen 5 5300G overclocked under LN2 cooling breaks OC records, smashes CPU barriers right up into the realm of 5.5GHz. Aug 8, 2021 11:51 PM CDT NASA released high-res video of a helicopter taking flight off-world NASA released the first high-resolution video of its helicopter named Ingenuity taking flight off-world. You can watch it here. Aug 9, 2021 3:34 AM CDT Astronomers spot spectacular rings being emitted from Black Hole Astronomers have located mysterious rings being emitted from a black hole that is located some 7,800 light-years away from Earth. Aug 9, 2021 5:05 AM CDT You've never heard of this mysterious new graphics card brand in China Vastarmor appears out of nowhere in China, with a custom Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card -- cross-breed between XFX, and ASRock. Aug 9, 2021 8:20 PM CDT NASA's new telescope may show us signs of life that are close to Earth NASA's new James Webb telescope is launching next month, and the 'most exciting' thing about it may be its ability to see 'close'. Aug 10, 2021 3:32 AM CDT Dinosaur-killing asteroid is much more common than scientists thought Researchers have outlined in a new study the origins of the dinosaur-killing asteroid that hit Earth around 250 million years ago. Aug 10, 2021 5:04 AM CDT Largest crypto hack ever? Over $600 million in crypto stolen DeFi platform Poly Network has been hacked, with the hackers making off with a pretty sweet pay day of $600 million in crypto. Aug 10, 2021 8:08 PM CDT New study debunks Moon theory that came from the Apollo lunar landings Researchers now have to think about the moon differently after a new study proves an old theory about it completely wrong. Aug 11, 2021 3:07 AM CDT Planet that 'may support life' found, and it's not far away at all A new study has found planets relatively close to Earth that 'may have an atmosphere that could protect and support life.' Aug 11, 2021 4:35 AM CDT NASA captures stunning image of the largest moon in our solar system NASA has captured a stunning image of the largest moon that is in our solar system. This moon is so large it's bigger than Mercury. Aug 11, 2021 6:01 AM CDT NVIDIA's new GeForce 471.68 drivers here for Back 4 Blood Open Beta NVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 471.68 WHQL are ready for the Back 4 Blood Open Beta, Nakara: Bladepoint, and other new games. Aug 11, 2021 9:06 PM CDT Date found for mile-wide asteroid's highest chance of hitting Earth Researchers have a new ultra-precise measurement for when the highest chance one of the most likely asteroids will hit Earth. Aug 12, 2021 3:31 AM CDT Why are Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos paying millions for specific metals? Billionaires such as Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos are paying millions to companies that are searching for these specific metals. Aug 12, 2021 5:06 AM CDT How to Spoof Pokemon Go on iPhone/Android iMyFone AnyTo is the tool you need to play Pokemon Go without leaving home - it fakes the location with no need to jailbreak. Aug 12, 2021 12:27 PM CDT LOL: Snopes co-founder suspended over 'mass plagiarism' Snopes co-founder David Mikkelson suspended over mass plagiarism, 54 articles published in the likes of The Guardian, LA Times. Aug 13, 2021 9:30 PM CDT SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 570 Duo: dual Polaris GPUs with 60MH/s at 125W SAPPHIRE releases a new crypto mining graphics card: the new Radeon RX 570 Duo with dual Polaris GPUs, offering 60MH/s for 125W. Aug 13, 2021 11:38 PM CDT NVIDIA RTX A4000 workstation GPU teardown, with blower-style cooler NVIDIA RTX A4000 workstation card teardown reveals GA104-875 GPU, single-slot blower-style cooler, and 16GB of GDDR6 with ECC. Aug 14, 2021 9:48 PM CDT AMD Aldebaran: AMD's first MCM GPU will launch later this year AMD's first MCM (multi-chip module) GPU for the CDNA 2-based Radeon Instinct MI200 will launch later this year, exciting times. Aug 15, 2021 7:52 PM CDT NASA will sniff out life on a moon that is believed to have water NASA's new Dragonfly rotorcraft will be NASA's new probe that will be searching for signs for life on a moon in our solar system. Aug 16, 2021 3:03 AM CDT Astronomers spot never before seen 'Dancing Ghosts' in deep space A radio telescope that probes deeper into the universe than any other telescope has spotted two 'dancing ghosts' out in the cosmos. Aug 16, 2021 4:33 AM CDT Here are NASA's best images of all the planets in the solar system Each of the planets in our solar system is unique in its very own way, and here are some of the best images that show that off. Aug 16, 2021 6:03 AM CDT XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT ZERO WB with EK waterblock teased, coming soon XFX teases its new Radeon RX 6900 XT ZERO WB with EK WaterBlocks cooling -- should rock the Navi 21 XTXH GPU and more power for OC. Aug 16, 2021 8:33 PM CDT Intel teases AI-based DLSS-style super sampling tech in the works Intel confirms it is working on AI-based Super Sampling technology, to fight against NVIDIA's DLSS and AMD's FSR technologies. Aug 16, 2021 10:09 PM CDT 'Most compelling' UFO evidence from Pentagon to be revealed very soon A new report that is expected to be released very soon will reveal the 'most compelling' UFO evidence from the Pentagon. Aug 17, 2021 2:32 AM CDT Amazon delivery truck drives off highway video sparks viral criticism A now-viral video of an Amazon delivery truck driving off of a highway to seemingly avoid traffic has sparked criticism online. Aug 17, 2021 4:03 AM CDT Hundreds of thousands of bones, humans included, found in giant cave Researchers have uncovered hundreds of thousands of bones in a giant cave, and human bones were found among various animals. Aug 17, 2021 5:33 AM CDT AMD EPYC 'Genoa': Zen 4 with up to 96 cores, 12-channel DDR5 memory AMD's next-gen EPYC 7004 'Genoa' CPU leaked from GIGABYTE hack, teases 96 cores, 12-channel DDR5 memory, and more goodies. Aug 18, 2021 7:47 PM CDT PNY announces its new XLR8 Gaming DDR5-4800 RAM, ready for Q4 2021 PNY's new Performance DDR5 RAM will arrive in speeds starting at DDR5-4800, and will drop later this year in Q4 2021 -- not long! Aug 18, 2021 10:19 PM CDT First key to unlock secrets about Earth's largest meteor crater found Researchers found samples of the meteorite that caused Earth's largest impact crater, paving the way for a deeper understanding. Aug 19, 2021 3:06 AM CDT Ancient Pompeii tomb found, contains best preserved human remains ever Researchers have uncovered a mysterious tomb in the ruined city of Pompeii. Inside the tomb was the best-preserved humans remains. Aug 19, 2021 4:30 AM CDT Top engineer for Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin switches jersey to SpaceX One of the lead engineers that was working on Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin moon lander project has left the company to join SpaceX. Aug 19, 2021 6:03 AM CDT Intel's next-gen Emerald Rapids CPU: 64 cores, 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes, more Intel Emerald Rapids (EMR) early leak: 64 cores at 350W, 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes, DDR5-5600 support, rumored launch of Q1 2023. Aug 19, 2021 7:15 PM CDT Intel says ARC Alchemist DG2 GPUs support new DisplayPort 2.0 standard Intel's upcoming ARC Alchemist DG2 gaming GPU will support DisplayPort 2.0: 4K 240Hz and 8K 120Hz are both supported under DP 2.0! Aug 19, 2021 8:20 PM CDT Intel's new XeSS upscaling tech will also work on Radeon, GeForce GPUs Intel XeSS will arrive on the ARC Alchemist GPU in 2022: AI-based upscaling tech that will also work on GeForce and Radeon GPUs. Aug 19, 2021 11:39 PM CDT Intelligence official says she met with aliens at their hidden US base A self-described retired United States Intelligence official has held a news conference where she claimed she has met aliens. Aug 20, 2021 2:35 AM CDT SpaceX Starlink satellites responsible for most close orbit encounters Europe's leading expert on space debris said that SpaceX's Starlink satellites are responsible for most close encounters in orbit. Aug 20, 2021 3:34 AM CDT Back to School Sale - Cheapest Office and Windows 10, $7 on Godeal24 Godeal24 is currently running its Back to School promotion with up to 60% off on software, including Windows 10 for just $7.53. Aug 22, 2021 2:11 PM CDT Hubble sees 'quintuple', snaps mesmerizing image of space phenomenon NASA's Hubble Space Telescope just saw 'quintuple' as it snapped an image of two galaxies and a quasar interacting in space. Aug 23, 2021 3:33 AM CDT NASA updates world on odds of devastating asteroid impacting Earth NASA has updated the world on the odds of one of the most likely asteroids impacting Earth that would cause devastation. Aug 23, 2021 5:03 AM CDT Intel will build next-gen chips for the US Department of Defense (DoD) Intel Foundry Services awarded $100 million contract for semiconductor manufacturing in the USA from the Pentagon and DoD. Aug 23, 2021 3:31 PM CDT Intel's next-gen HEDT chipset: X699 teased with DDR5 + PCIe 5.0 tech Intel's next-gen 600-series chipsets teased, Alder Lake supported with new HEDT platform and new X699 chipset spotted in the wild. Aug 23, 2021 7:42 PM CDT Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer drops, Spider-Man in the Multi-Verse Marvel Studios and Sony drop the exciting new Spider-Man: No Way Home teaser trailer, with Spider-Man entering the MultiVerse. Aug 23, 2021 9:34 PM CDT GALAX re-releases GeForce RTX 3090, RTX 3080 with blower-type coolers GALAX returns with a re-released NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards with blower-style coolers in tow. Aug 23, 2021 11:23 PM CDT NASA moves closer to launching its 'asteroid deflecting' spacecraft NASA is moving closer to the launch of its spacecraft called DART that is destined to collide with an asteroid at 15,000 mph. Aug 24, 2021 3:32 AM CDT NASA is sending 'blue' and 'gold' satellites to Mars for one reason NASA will be sending one 'blue' satellite and one 'gold' satellite to Mars for an experiment regarding the cost for science. Aug 24, 2021 5:02 AM CDT Stellar Converter for OST: A Powerful OST to PST Converter Tool Anyone that relies on emails will know that OST to PST conversions can suck, and that's where Stellar Converter steps in to help. Aug 24, 2021 12:48 PM CDT Intel confirms ARC gaming GPUs support DX12 Ultimate, ray tracing Intel ARC gaming GPUs will support DirectX 12 Ultimate, which means: Variable Rate Shading, Mesh Shading, ray tracing, and more. Aug 24, 2021 10:04 PM CDT Palit's new GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Chameleon has color shifting paint Palit teases its beautiful new GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Chamelon graphics card, with some new color shifting paint that changes colors. Aug 25, 2021 7:07 PM CDT Intel Core i5-12600K rumor: Ryzen 7 5800X killer at 5600X pricing Intel's new Alder Lake-powered Core i5-12600K is reportedly an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X killer, at Ryzen 5 5600X pricing, on Windows 11. Aug 25, 2021 8:53 PM CDT Starlink major outage, 18 states in the US + global users affected Starlink satellite internet constellation hit by major outages worldwide, just as Elon Musk announces 100,000 terminals shipped. Aug 25, 2021 10:40 PM CDT Hacker steals $610 million of Ethereum, but then does the unexpected A hacker has done the absolute unexpected after stealing a ridiculous $610 million in Ethereum under the pseudonym 'Mr. White Hat' Aug 26, 2021 2:31 AM CDT NASA says Moon landing in 2024 may happen after all, despite delays NASA's Administrator Bill Nelson said that the space agency will still achieve a 2024 moon landing despite facing numerous delays. Aug 26, 2021 4:05 AM CDT Wormholes are possible, but to build one we need a specific ingredient A physicist has explained that wormholes are actually possible, but there is some specific ingredient humans need to make one. Aug 26, 2021 5:34 AM CDT AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX: 64C/128T teased once again AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX processor teased again with 64C/128T, but alongside the Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5945WX (12C/24T). Aug 26, 2021 10:16 PM CDT NFT sales go bonkers, nearly a billion dollars of NFTs sold this month Non-fungible tokens or NFTs are shaping up to have a record month in sales as August's digital artwork sales approach $1 billion. Aug 27, 2021 3:32 AM CDT Here's the reasons why NASA wants to go back to the moon NASA is planning on making the journey back to the moon in the coming years, but why has the space agency selected the moon? Aug 27, 2021 5:34 AM CDT AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti with 20GB GDDR6X memory discovered in Russia In Russia, 10GB of GDDR6X memory is really 20GB of GDDR6X memory -- at least on an AORUS GeForce RTX 3080 Ti with 20GB GDDR6X. Aug 27, 2021 7:07 PM CDT Apple expected to pass Samsung in OLED smartphone shipments in 2021 Apple doesn't make the OLED panel, but it will overtake Samsung with OLED smartphone shipments in 2021 -- even more in 2022. Aug 27, 2021 10:35 PM CDT Intel Core i9-12900K tested: toasty 93C under load, 250W of power used Intel's next-gen Alder Lake CPUs are running hot, consume lots of power: early tests have the CPU averaging 86% and 250W power. Aug 28, 2021 8:06 PM CDT The new iPhone 13 might have satellite communication support The latest rumor for the new iPhone 13 teases it might have support for low-Earth-orbit satellite calls and messages, say what?! Aug 29, 2021 7:31 PM CDT Samsung TVs have remote kill switch, can disable stolen TVs worldwide Samsung reveals its TVs can be remotely disabled, with the Television Block Function pre-loaded onto all Samsung TVs worldwide. Aug 29, 2021 9:52 PM CDT Artificial intelligence just located new craters on Mars in 5 seconds Images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been run through AI, and new craters have been found in just 5 seconds. Aug 30, 2021 3:07 AM CDT A 'one in a million' brain from 310 million years ago was just found A new study published in the journal Geology has detailed the discovery of a brain that dates back around 310 million years. Aug 30, 2021 5:24 AM CDT SpaceX is taking avocados, ants and ice cream to ISS astronauts SpaceX is transporting 4,800 pounds of cutting-edge science to the International Space Station. Ice cream is a part of the cargo. Aug 30, 2021 7:07 AM CDT GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD up to 2TB now works on PlayStation 5 If you've got a GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD firmware update unlocks it for the PlayStation 5, offering 7GB/sec reads speeds. Aug 30, 2021 8:14 PM CDT Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 3 is already on discount, a huge $300 off Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 3 costs $999 but it's currently $300 off down to just $699 locked to T-Mobile, or $799 unlocked. Aug 30, 2021 11:04 PM CDT Elon Musk pays out Jeff Bezos, says he retired to just file 'lawsuits' Elon Musk has taken to his Twitter account to poke some fun at Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos, saying he files lawsuits full-time. Aug 31, 2021 2:33 AM CDT Ripple may expose SEC employees who are holding XRP According to an attorney close to the case, Ripple has filed a motion to expose SEC employees who are holding and trading XRP. Aug 31, 2021 4:06 AM CDT NASA awards first company with 10 cent check to start mining the moon NASA has kicked off funding for moon mining technology by awarding the company Lunar Outpost with a check for ten cents. Aug 31, 2021 5:34 AM CDT Windows 11 launches October 5, 2021: prepare your PC now Microsoft will unleash Windows 11 on October 5, marketing BS teases it'll 'empower your productivity and inspire your creativity'. Aug 31, 2021 7:04 PM CDT News Archive Join Our Newsletter
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