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Drunk driver admits his Tesla drove him home 'flawlessly' sparking outrageA drunk driver has publicly admitted and bragged that he used his Tesla and its Full Self-Driving software to drive home intoxicated.Jan 10, 2023 12:50 AM CST
GeForce Now RTX 4080 GPU upgrade: 64 TFLOPs power, 240 FPS, sub 40ms latencyNVIDIA's GeForce Now gets supercharged with Ada Lovelace-powered GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards that can deliver up to 240FPS with incredible latency.Jan 9, 2023 3:27 PM CST
Best Buy has good news and bad news for consumersBrick and mortar retailer Best Buy has made a significant and controversial change to its My Best Buy rewards program and many consumers are not happy.Jan 9, 2023 10:32 AM CST
Sony's new smartcar lets you play PS5 games, but it has a very strange nameSony teams up with Honda to make a new high-tech smartcar with tons of sensors that could make Elon Musk jealous, complete with PlayStation gaming.Jan 9, 2023 7:05 AM CST
Elon Musk tries to move trial away from San Francisco over one big reasonElon Musk has asked a judge to relocate his trial over jurors having a possible bias against Musk based on their approximate residency.Jan 9, 2023 2:03 AM CST
Valve's Left 4 Dead prototype leaks online in a playable stateA developer map that is described as never being seen by anyone outside of Valve's office has leaked online and is now available for download.Jan 9, 2023 12:33 AM CST
NVIDIA to produce two new RTX 40 Series GPUs using the RTX 4070 Ti's AD104 dieThe GeForce RTX 4070 and the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti could end up using the same AD104 chip as the RTX 4070 Ti, with production set to begin in February.Jan 8, 2023 10:32 PM CST
Robots from CES 2023 want to mow lawns, clean pools, and teach tennisCES is all about the latest in technology, gadgets, and things on the horizon. It's also a place to see the latest in home robotics.Jan 8, 2023 11:43 AM CST
Microsoft-Activision merger timeline: FTC, CMA, and EC final decision calendarHere's a timeline of when regulators European Commission, Federal Trade Commission, and CMA will deliver decisions on the Microsoft-Activision merger.Jan 7, 2023 7:43 PM CST
ASUS Raikiri Pro Xbox controller has unique trigger locks and OLED stripASUS ROG reveals the new Raikiri Pro Xbox and PC controller, featuring unique innovative trigger locks, an OLED strip, and four back panel buttons.Jan 5, 2023 11:24 PM CST
How the CMA's decision delay could affect the Microsoft-Activision mergerWill the CMA's 8-week delay help or hinder Microsoft's planned merger with Activision? It's hard to tell, but regulators need more time with the case.Jan 5, 2023 5:06 PM CST
Samsung teases 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9, 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 monitors at CESSamsung's new Odyssey Neo G9 is a 57-inch beast gaming monitor: 7680 x 2160 resolution at 240Hz, while Odyssey OLED G9 rocks an OLED panel at 240Hz.Jan 5, 2023 4:15 PM CST
CMA delays Microsoft-Activision merger final report deadlineUK antitrust regulator Competition for Markets Authority has delayed its initial final report deadline and now expects to issue the report in mid-Spring.Jan 5, 2023 3:10 PM CST
The Last of Us franchise breaks 37 million sales, overtakes Spider-Man duologyThe Last of Us rises through the ranks of Sony's top best-selling first-party PlayStation games with an impressive 37 million units sold since 2013.Jan 4, 2023 6:46 PM CST
Square Enix's global aspirations hindered by PlayStation exclusivityFinal Fantasy publisher Square Enix wants to simultaneously release games across all markets, but this move has been hindered by exclusivity deals.Jan 4, 2023 3:42 AM CST
World's first 100% wireless 4K OLED TV spotted at CESDisplace plans to disrupt the market with the world's first 100% wireless 4K OLED panel, complete with swappable batteries that last up to 180 hours.Jan 3, 2023 10:59 PM CST
FTC holds first pretrial hearing in Microsoft-Activision mergerThe Federal Trade Commission has held its first pretrial hearing in the Microsoft-Activision administrative trial with a strictly procedural conference.Jan 3, 2023 5:50 PM CST
GALAX reveals Hall of Fame 1300W ATX 3.0 PSU: dual 16-pin power connectorsThe new GALAX HOF GF1300 power supply is a next-gen ATX 3.0-ready PSU with not one, but two 16-pin '12VHPWR' power connectors, ready for your RTX 4090s.Jan 1, 2023 7:02 PM CST
There's one Silent Hill game that Konami hasn't revealed, but Taiwan spoiled itTaiwan's games rating board has revealed art and an official plot description for Konami's new unannounced Silent Hill: The Short Message horror game.Dec 30, 2022 3:39 PM CST
Sony claims Microsoft's 10-year Call of Duty Nintendo deal is a diversion tacticSony claims that Microsoft's new 10-year Call of Duty guarantee to Nintendo isn't meaningful, indicates its a diversionary tactic for regulatory approval.Dec 29, 2022 2:51 PM CST
Deathloop 2: Colt's voice actor teases sequel or possible DLC expansionDeathloop voice actor Jason Kelley may have let slip that Arkane is working on a sequel, an expansion, or new content for the innovative FPS franchise.Dec 29, 2022 3:12 AM CST
Intel shelves Raja Koduri, out of the GPU unit, back to Chief Architect positionIntel Graphics Group lets Raja Koduri go, splitting the gaming and data center GPUs into two groups, Koduri is back to his Chief Architect position.Dec 26, 2022 7:09 PM CST
PlayStation's Jim Ryan isn't worried about Xbox Game Pass, but he should beSony Interactive Entertainment boss Jim Ryan is apparently unfazed by Microsoft's value-oriented Xbox Game Pass subscription, but he should be worried.Dec 25, 2022 4:08 PM CST
PlayStation first-party franchise sales: Sony's best-selling game seriesWe've compiled data from Sony's public reports and informative blog posts to chart PlayStation's best-selling first-party video game franchises so far.Dec 24, 2022 2:37 PM CST
FromSoft doesn't want to try capturing Elden Ring's lightning in a bottle againFromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki says he does not want to try to replicate what made Elden Ring successful or re-capture lightning in a bottle again.Dec 23, 2022 7:40 PM CST

MSI Afterburner, the GPU OC tool, is facing an uncertain future due to fundingMSI Afterburner is one of the most popular GPU tweaking and OC tools out there, and its future is uncertain due to funding and the tech ban on Russia.Jan 9, 2023 8:24 PM CST
NVIDIA may use AI to tweak graphics drivers and squeeze out more performanceNVIDIA will reportedly use its advanced AI solutions to tweak and optimize its graphics drivers to squeeze out more incremental video card performance.Jan 9, 2023 2:27 PM CST
Twitter's new update will ignore the entire point of TwitterElon Musk's new Twitter teams are preparing a new update that will essentially erode the core principles of the micro-blogging social media platform.Jan 9, 2023 9:38 AM CST
Robot invented to carve marble sculptures like Michelangelo shakes up industryA start-up company has designed and created a robot whose purpose is to carve marble sculptures as close to a human skill level as possible.Jan 9, 2023 3:32 AM CST
Elon Musk slashes more Twitter staff, targets global content moderationTwitter has moved to slash more of its workforce by targeting several employees in its content moderation and misinformation division.Jan 9, 2023 1:32 AM CST
Scientists implant human brains in mice and make breakthrough discoveryA team of researchers has implanted human brains in mice in an experiment to measure the test subjects' responses to sight, smell, and touch.Jan 9, 2023 12:02 AM CST
AMD confirms AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX vapor chamber issue causing 110-degree tempsAMD responds to overheating issues surrounding the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX launch, with the cause being faulty vapor chamber cooling.Jan 8, 2023 9:28 PM CST
FRENZ Brainband will help you sleep and look like a Star Trek extraEarable Neuroscience is promising to disrupt sleep tech with FRENZ, which can track and stimulate brain activity to give you a good night's sleep.Jan 8, 2023 11:04 AM CST
Microsoft drops controversial argument against the FTC's Activision merger blockMicrosoft has changed its controversial argument that the Federal Trade Commission violates its Fifth Amendment rights by blocking the Activision merger.Jan 7, 2023 11:10 AM CST
Meet the EBO X, a new family robot companion designed as a protectorThe EBO X has the look of a cute robot from Star Wars but it's very real with the goal of keeping a family connected and protected.Jan 5, 2023 10:55 PM CST
MSI Spatium M570 Pro SSD: next-gen PCIe 5.0 SSDs with blistering 12GB/sec readsMSI reveals its first PCIe 5.0 SSD with the introduction of the Spatium M570 and M570 Pro, with Phison's latest E26 controller and up to 12GB/sec reads.Jan 5, 2023 4:51 PM CST
Sabrent's new all-in-one docking station is perfect for content creatorsSabrent USB Type-C To Dual 3.5' SATA and Raid Docking Station with CFast/SD Card Readers and USB Type-A Port (DS-2BCR) is perfect for content creators!Jan 5, 2023 3:59 PM CST
Sony's new Project Leonardo controller opens up PS5 gaming to everyoneSony matches its excellent in-game accessibility options with its new Project Leonardo PS5 accessibility controller to bring gaming to everyone globally.Jan 4, 2023 8:49 PM CST
Microsoft prepared to defy FTC and face a federal merger trialMicrosoft legal counsel says the company is prepared to defy the FTC's administrative lawsuit and attempt to close the deal and face a federal trial.Jan 4, 2023 5:25 PM CST
Payday reveal: OVERKILL confirms 2023 is the year of Payday 3Payday 3 now has an official Steam page as OVERKILL re-confirms the heist shooter will release in 2023 on both consoles and PC, also reveals new details.Jan 4, 2023 2:15 AM CST
Embracer Group has spent $2 million on its video game preservation archiveBillion-dollar video games titan has spent $2 million on collecting precious retro games, arcades, and consoles for its game preservation archive.Jan 3, 2023 8:40 PM CST
FTC sets public prehearing conference for Microsoft-Activision mergerFederal Trade Commission administrative judge sets a prehearing scheduling conference for the Microsoft-Activision merger for tomorrow at 3PM EST.Jan 2, 2023 2:55 PM CST
PUBG Mobile has made more than Grand Theft Auto franchise since GTA V's launchKrafton's mega-popular free-to-play mobile shooter PUBG Mobile has made $9 bill in in lifetime revenues since launching in 2018, more than GTA since GTA V.Dec 31, 2022 11:02 PM CST
FTC argues semantics, creates new console market that doesn't include NintendoThe Federal Trade Commission has created a new 'high-performance console' market definition that does not include the $62 billion Nintendo Switch platform.Dec 30, 2022 1:37 AM CST
PlayStation Plus January games: Sony kicks off 2023 with three epic freebiesSony's free PlayStation Plus games lineup for January 2023 includes three awesome yesteryear PS4 and PS5 games that everyone should download and play.Dec 29, 2022 10:33 AM CST
Switch almost had its own mid-cycle PS4 Pro-like upgrade, but it was cancelledNintendo was reportedly working on a mid-cycle generational Switch upgrade, but that device may have been cancelled to make way for a next-gen Switch.Dec 29, 2022 1:15 AM CST
Atari hardware revenues down 91% as VCS console significantly underperformsAtari's hardware revenues are down 91% as the company reports losses of over 5 million Euros due to the underperformance of the newer Atari VCS console.Dec 26, 2022 6:33 PM CST
Final Fantasy 16 will flex the PlayStation 5's power, Yoshi-P saysFinal Fantasy XVI will be a spectacle that showcases the power of the PlayStation 5's graphics & performance capabilities with real-time loading and more.Dec 25, 2022 3:38 PM CST
Gran Turismo is PlayStation's best-selling first-party series with 90m salesGran Turismo is officially Sony's best-selling first-party PlayStation franchise with a whopping 90 million games sold to date across all generations.Dec 24, 2022 1:42 PM CST
Hideo Kojima gets to live his dreams by making a Death Stranding movieLongtime movie fanatic and film connoisseur Hideo Kojima finally gets to make a film based on his new Death Stranding video game franchise.Dec 22, 2022 7:54 PM CST

Microsoft could cut game dev jobs if/when Activision-Blizzard merger closesActivision Blizzard King employs near 10,000 workers, but that number could be reduced if the company merges with Microsoft's Xbox games division.Jan 9, 2023 5:22 PM CST
AMD explains why it can't replace faulty RX 7900 XTX graphics cards just yetAMD has officially acknowledged RX 7900 XTX high temp issues and determined the root cause, but the company cannot replace faulty GPUs any time soon.Jan 9, 2023 11:21 AM CST
Intel's peak 13th Gen mobile chip is a 24-core 5.6GHz monsterIntel has revealed a huge 32 SKU slate of mobile processors in its new 13th Gen lineup, including the i9-13980HX with 24 cores supercharged at 5.6GHz.Jan 9, 2023 8:17 AM CST
Comet makes first close approach to Earth in 50,000 years now visibleJanuary and February may feature an incredible cosmic sight for skywatchers as comet C/2022 E3 makes its first approach to Earth in over 50,000 years.Jan 9, 2023 2:41 AM CST
NASA's rover may have found a water source for astronauts on MarsNASA's Curiosity rover may have just made a major breakthrough discovery by stumbling upon what could be a possible water source for astronauts.Jan 9, 2023 1:03 AM CST
GeForce RTX 40 Series laptops coming soon, from RTX 4090 down to RTX 4050NVIDIA is bringing Ada Lovelace to laptops in a big way, with over 170 models in production ranging from RTX 4090 all the way down to RTX 4060 and RTX 4050.Jan 8, 2023 11:38 PM CST
Inflation hits gaming hard, 2022 global games revenues drop over $8 billion2022 saw video games revenues drop for the first time as mobile and console gaming slide due to privacy concerns and lack of new compelling releases.Jan 8, 2023 7:18 PM CST
TCL's new RayNeo X2 glasses feature impressive Micro-LED display techFrom real-time subtitles to help travelers and people with hearing loss to real-time GPS navigation you can see, here's TCL's new wearable display.Jan 8, 2023 10:40 AM CST
NetEase acquires Halo Infinite and Fallout 76 developer Skybox LabsNetEase Games continues its expansion with Skybox Labs, a Canadian developer that has worked on Minecraft, Fallout 76, and Halo Infinite.Jan 6, 2023 11:00 AM CST
Catapult's Football of the Future is at CES and it tracks ball movementSmart technology is always a big thing at CES, and the world's first smart football from Catapult is set to disrupt the Amercian pastime in a big way.Jan 5, 2023 10:30 PM CST
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is real: 144MB of cache, up to 5.7GHz, drops in FebruaryAMD reveals its new Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D, and Ryzen 7 7800X3D processors... all dropping in February 2023 with second-gen 3D V-Cache technology.Jan 5, 2023 4:36 PM CST
Sabrent reveals USB Type-C Dual KVM Switch with Power Delivery (USB-CKDH)Sabrent's new USB Type-C Dual KVM Switch with Power Delivery (USB-CKDH) lets you share mouse, keyboard, and dual displays between 2 computers.Jan 5, 2023 3:29 PM CST
Sony gives new PlayStation 5 sell-through numbers, December was PS5's best monthSony has revealed new PlayStation 5 sell-through numbers, confirms that December 2022 was the best-ever month for PS5 console sales for the Sony brand.Jan 4, 2023 7:51 PM CST
Square Enix's aggressive crypto gambit seems too risky for investorsSquare Enix doubles down on aggressively investing in the risky and speculative blockchain, NFT, and cryptocurrency market in hopes of capturing Web 3.0.Jan 4, 2023 5:32 AM CST
System Shock remake finally has a confirmed release scheduleNightdive Studio's revamped System Shock remake finally has a confirmed release schedule for early 2023 on all platforms including consoles and PC.Jan 4, 2023 1:09 AM CST
New Alienware Concept Nyx: The RGB Steam Controller of the futureDell's Alienware brand reveals another Concept Nyx controller, this time it's a strange gamepad that uses a directional touchpad like a Steam Controller.Jan 3, 2023 6:28 PM CST
2023 New Year Sale savings on Office 2021 Pro, Windows 10, and more toolsGoDeal24 has a New Year 2023 sales event on Microsoft software, including Office 2021 Pro for only $13.05 and 62% off on Microsoft Windows.Jan 1, 2023 11:25 PM CST
Genshin Impact has made $4 billion on mobile in just 2 yearsGenshin Impact proves to be a breakout mobile hit with staggering billion-dollar earnings since it released in 2020, becoming a top F2P contender.Dec 31, 2022 9:59 PM CST
Chile swiftly approves Microsoft-Activision merger in Phase 1 proceedingsChile's National Economic Prosecutor's Office (FNE) has approved the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger without restrictions in Phase 1 proceedings.Dec 29, 2022 11:50 PM CST
Gran Turismo 7 PC port is not in active development, Polyphony Digital confirmsSony's best-selling first-party PlayStation series may not come to PC for some time as Polyphony confirms it is not actively developing GT7 for PC.Dec 29, 2022 9:26 AM CST
New Last of Us live game could be Naughty Dog's most collaborative game yetNaughty Dog's new Last of Us live game should bring the entire studio together in a new way, likely because it requires lots of content and quests.Dec 29, 2022 12:03 AM CST
NVIDIA's purported next-gen TITAN RTX renders: quad-slot GPU, dual 16-pin powerNVIDIA's monster TITAN RTX 'Ada Lovelace' renders tease unreleased quad-slot GPU with not one, but two 16-pin '12VHPWR' power connectors.Dec 26, 2022 6:07 PM CST
Microsoft implies that it sold less than 9 million Xbox consoles in 2021Microsoft might have confirmed total Xbox sales for 2021, and they amount to 16% of total Big 3 console sales for the entire year, or less than 9 million.Dec 24, 2022 4:42 PM CST
Death Stranding movie: Hideo Kojima wants to make art, not moneyHideo Kojima's new Death Stranding movie won't be a blockbuster adaptation but a smaller-scale arthouse indie where Kojima retains creative freedom.Dec 23, 2022 8:28 PM CST
Never-before-seen PS4 Pro 'Neo' devkit teardown: 16GB GDDR5 RAM, 12mm heat pipeA devkit for Sony's PlayStation 4 Pro (codenamed Neo) has been publicly torn down for the first time, revealing massive 12mm heat pipes and 16GB RAM.Dec 22, 2022 6:30 PM CST

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