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• Patriot's Viper Gaming brand now has a gaming microSD for handhelds like the Steam DeckThe new Viper Gaming Series V30 A2 microSD card is tailor-made for the Switch, Deck, and ROG Ally. Up to 100MB/s read speeds and 90MB/s write speeds.Oct 6, 2024 9:32 PM CDT
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered requires PSN account on PC, original version no longer availableHorizon Zero Dawn Remastered ups the price and replaces the original on Steam, with Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition no longer available.Oct 6, 2024 9:01 PM CDT
• NVIDIA ACE digital human AI technology is now an Unreal Engine 5 pluginNVIDIA ACE technology, a powerful set of generative AI tools used to create Digital Humans, is now an Unreal Engine 5 plugin for developers.Oct 6, 2024 8:34 PM CDT
• Montech and GearSeekers team up to create the limited-edition KING 95 ULTRA PC CaseThe new Montech x Gear Seekers KING 95 ULTRA is limited to only a few thousand units worldwide, and it's a stylish and premium take on the King 95.Oct 6, 2024 8:02 PM CDT
• PC gaming nearly triples in Japan, Microsoft has captured some of this growth via PC Game PassJapan's PC gaming market has nearly tripled in size across the last 5 years, and Microsoft has successfully captured some of this growth via PC Game Pass.Oct 6, 2024 7:07 PM CDT
• Halo Infinite's new mode will change the franchise foreverHalo Infinite will be the first game to completely break the FPS barrier with a new third-person mode, will change the series forever in November 2024.Oct 6, 2024 6:06 PM CDT
• Sims 5 isn't happening, EA to continue mining Sims 4 with new user-generated content economyElectronic Arts has confirmed it will not be making The Sims 5, and will instead add new ways to monetize and make money from the existing Sims 4 game.Oct 6, 2024 5:10 PM CDT
• Palworld has 'absolutely taken over' ChinaPalworld has seen thunderous success across all of gaming, especially in China, where the Pokemon with guns indie is said to have 'absolutely taken over'Oct 6, 2024 4:05 PM CDT
• FromSoftware boosts employee wages following years of low payFromSoftware, the devs behind the best-selling Elden Ring and Dark Souls games, have increased wage pay after years of comparatively low salaries.Oct 6, 2024 3:08 PM CDT
• Saudi Arabia may buy more Nintendo stock, already owns 8.5% or $5.8 billion worth of sharesSaudi Arabia's public investment fund (PIF) may increase its shares in Nintendo, but the fund already owns 8.5% of or $5.8 billion worth of Nintendo stock.Oct 6, 2024 2:02 PM CDT
• Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting a big AAA game from Space Marine 2 devs Saber InteractiveNickelodeon's legendary anime Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting a fully-fledged AAA game, and the devs behind Space Marine 2 are making it happen.Oct 6, 2024 12:43 PM CDT
• Overwatch 2 intros new Competitive Drives feature: rewards gamers for playing more ranked gamesBlizzard has announced a new Competitive Drives mode for Overwatch 2: incentivizing more ranked games, with new rewards, and more.Oct 5, 2024 8:00 PM CDT
• Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games enforces 7-day work week ahead of CitizenconCloud Imperium Games reportedly imposes 7-day work week for Star Citizen developers, with Citizencon right around the corner on October 19.Oct 5, 2024 7:08 PM CDT
• Konami remade almost all of MGS3's animations in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake EaterKonami has put in laborious work with its new Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater remake, confirms the team has essentially remade nearly all animations.Oct 5, 2024 1:32 PM CDT
• SEGA and Sonic Team will continue supporting PS4 to ensure higher sales potentialSEGA has no plans to stop supporting the PlayStation 4 because the system is still very popular, and the publisher wants to widen sales potential.Oct 5, 2024 12:28 PM CDT
• Capcom on PS5 Pro's beastly GPU: 'We're excited for the possibilities'Capcom is receiving strong support from Sony with PlayStation 5 Pro game optimization, and the Japanese publisher is excited about the Pro's raw power.Oct 5, 2024 11:30 AM CDT
• AMD Ryzen 9800X3D benchmark suggests this won't be just a great gaming CPU, but an all-rounderLeaked benchmark for Cinebench shows big single-core, and even bigger multi-core, gains for the Ryzen 9800X3D and also the 9950X3D processor.Oct 5, 2024 6:00 AM CDT
• AMD's RX 7000 GPUs are getting price cuts left, right and center - so should you buy now?AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XTX is the latest RDNA 3 GPU to get a sizeable discount, following the 7700 XT and 7900 XT. But should you hold out for better deals?Oct 5, 2024 4:55 AM CDT
• NASA officially switches off a scientific instrument 12.8 billion miles from EarthNASA has officially switched off one of the scientific instruments aboard a spacecraft that has been sending data back to Earth for 47 years.Oct 5, 2024 2:48 AM CDT
• Ubisoft director blames gamers, says they've been exposed as 'non-decent humans'The Monetization Director at Ubisoft has said industry figures vocalizing their disagreements with Ubisoft revealed themselves as 'clearly non-decent'.Oct 5, 2024 1:34 AM CDT
• Google Pixel smartphone busted sending private user data back to Google every 15 minutesGoogle's latest flagship smartphone, the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL, reportedly sends private user information back to Google servers every 15 minutes.Oct 5, 2024 1:02 AM CDT
• 10 Assassin's Creed games coming in next 5 years, at least that was Ubisoft's original planUbisoft had originally planned to release 10 new Assassin's Creed games in the next 5 years, but recent events may have disrupted this pipeline goal.Oct 5, 2024 12:32 AM CDT
• PS5 Pro enhanced game list now includes over 60 gamesThe list of games that'll be enhanced on Sony's new PlayStation 5 Pro has tripled in size, now including 60+ PlayStation 5 titles both new and old.Oct 4, 2024 11:33 PM CDT
• PS5 Pro benchmarked against PS5 in The Last of Us Part 2 revealing key differencesDigital Foundry has received unfettered access to Naughty Dog's PS5 port of The Last of Us Part 2 but has run it on a PlayStation 5 Pro.Oct 4, 2024 10:53 PM CDT
• YouTube confirms its latest update mistakenly removed videos and deleted channelsYouTube has confirmed that its latest update mistakenly removed some channels and deleted videos for 'Spam & Deceptive Practices.'Oct 4, 2024 10:16 PM CDT
• Halo's cancelled battle royale detailed in new reportNew details on Halo Infinite's cancelled battle royale mode, aka Project Tatanka, have been revealed...but 343 Industries cancelled it to focus on Halo 7.Oct 4, 2024 5:26 PM CDT
• Ubisoft could go private, Tencent can't force hostile takeoverUbisoft's current majority holders, the Guillemot family and Tencent, are thinking of teaming up to buy out all existing shares and take Ubisoft private.Oct 4, 2024 3:23 PM CDT
• Intel Core i9-13900KF is a hell of a lot of CPU for $389 in early Prime Day dealIntel's 13900K is also on sale, so if you're after a previous-gen flagship with an iGPU, you can grab this - just make sure you patch up these CPUs.Oct 4, 2024 12:39 PM CDT
• Google's April Fool comes early in the form of a truly mind-bending mobius strip keyboardThere is this theory of the mobius. A twist in the fabric of peripherals, where the keys become a loop from which there is no escape...Oct 4, 2024 11:41 AM CDT
• 81-year-old sentenced to prison for breeding and selling enormous sheep clonesAn 81-year-old Montana man who pleaded guilty to creating enormous hybrid sheep clones has received a prison sentence and a hefty fine.Oct 4, 2024 10:52 AM CDT
• Windows 11 can now reply to your texts, as AI auto-replies arrive in Microsoft's Phone Link appNew 'suggested replies' feature was in testing earlier this year, and is now rolling out to all Windows 11 users - uses cloud-based AI to respond to texts.Oct 4, 2024 8:35 AM CDT
• Meta smart glasses can be used to secretly identify people's facesTwo Harvard students have proven that Meta's smart glasses can be used to discreetly find people's identities using Instagram and AI.Oct 4, 2024 8:02 AM CDT
• Razer is improving one of its best wireless gaming mice with the all-new Basilisk V3 Pro 35KThe all-new Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K and Razer Basilisk V3 35K upgrade the classic mouse design with the latest Focus Pro 35K Optical Sensor.Oct 4, 2024 3:01 AM CDT
• Samsung's 3nm chip yields are so low its foundry division's future is in jeopardyAccording to reports, Samsung's foundry troubles and low yields for its 3nm process tech could see the company spin off the division.Oct 4, 2024 2:31 AM CDT
• Corsair's new K70 CORE TKL Series keyboards arrive with new switches and sound dampeningThe gaming keyboard market is highly competitive, and Corsair's new K70 CORE TKL keyboards are stepping up their game regarding hardware and performance.Oct 4, 2024 2:02 AM CDT
• Valve is using ChatGPT to help develop its new multiplayer shooter DeadlockA Valve engineer has taken to social media to explain how they used ChatGPT to improve and find the optimal solution for Deadlock's matchmaking system.Oct 4, 2024 1:37 AM CDT
• Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is coming to GeForce NOW alongside 21 more games in OctoberThe GeForce NOW library is growing this month, and it's adding what will end up being one of the biggest games of the year - Call of Duty: Black Op 6.Oct 4, 2024 12:59 AM CDT
• Radeon RX 7700 XT for $350 is a pretty good deal, and it comes with Space Marine 2The Radeon RX 7700 XT for $350 is a pretty good GPU deal, offering the sort of 1080p and 1440p performance you can't find elsewhere for this price.Oct 4, 2024 12:32 AM CDT
• NVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU specs leak: 24GB GDDR7 on a 256-bit memory busNVIDIA's next-generation GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU rumored specs: 24GB of ultra-fast GDDR7 memory on a 256-bit memory bus, launching in Q1 2025.Oct 3, 2024 8:25 PM CDT
• Ubisoft loses key Rainbow Six exec at a critical point for the publisherThe pressure is on at Ubisoft right now, and now one key executive has reportedly departed Rainbow Six, one of the company's most important franchises.Oct 3, 2024 7:03 PM CDT
• Xbox president explains why Game Pass was createdXbox gaming president Sarah Bond seems to say that Game Pass was created to disrupt Microsoft's games business before a competitor could do the same.Oct 3, 2024 6:02 PM CDT
• Intel confirms Core Ultra 200 series CPUs launching October 10: reviews arrive 2 weeks laterIntel's new Core Ultra 7 265K processor compared against (and gets close to the performance of the flagship) Core Ultra 9 285K processor.Oct 3, 2024 5:10 PM CDT
• Intel's new Lunar Lake CPU beats current-gen gaming handhelds: improved IPC, more efficientIntel's new Core Ultra 200V series 'Lunar Lake' CPU tested by Geekerwan: 15W perforamnce for current-gen gaming handhelds, Intel impresses.Oct 3, 2024 4:51 PM CDT
• Windows 11 24H2 sees Microsoft finally axe WordPad - but there's a way you can keep the appAfter nearly three decades of processing words in Windows, WordPad is finally being shoved out of the door with the freshly released 24H2 update.Oct 3, 2024 2:00 PM CDT
• Hi-Fi Rush 2 was in development before Bethesda shut down Tango GameworksNew owner Krafton has confirmed that Tango Gameworks had a 6-month old build of Hi-Fi Rush 2 in development before it was shut down by Bethesda and Xbox.Oct 3, 2024 1:21 PM CDT
• Rumor: Assassin's Creed Shadows has a co-op mode - but not at launch, you'll have to waitCo-op mode to be added post-release will presumably see Naoe and Yasuke fighting side-by-side against enemies, but we don't have any firm details yet.Oct 3, 2024 11:43 AM CDT
• AMD's RX 7900 XT has dropped to $659 - just be careful where you grab your bargain GPUTwo major retailers are currently offering XFX's RX 7900 XT at a very tempting price, but not directly - so some caution is required here.Oct 3, 2024 8:25 AM CDT
• NVIDIA CEO: Blackwell is in full production, as planned, and demand for Blackwell is 'insane'NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says: 'Blackwell is in full production as planned, the demand is insane; everybody wants to be first' and wants it the most.Oct 3, 2024 1:22 AM CDT
• Scientists discover humble planet orbiting one of Earth's closest known starsA team of astronomers has used the Very Large Telescope to discover a humble planet orbiting Barnard's star, one of the closest known stars to Earth.Oct 3, 2024 1:03 AM CDT
• Microsoft officially axes HoloLens 2 production indicating a step away from mixed realityMicrosoft has informed a publication that it has halted all production of the HoloLens 2 and that there will be no replacement for the mixed-reality device.Oct 3, 2024 12:31 AM CDT
• Microsoft could revolutionize gadgetry with its 360-degree foldable creaseless deviceAccording to a new patent, Microsoft could be gearing up to enter the smartphone market with an ambitious new 360-degree rotating phone design.Oct 3, 2024 12:03 AM CDT
• Apple A18 Pro, A18 SoC die sizes compared: a bit bigger than A17 Pro, built on TSMC N3E nodeApple's new A18 Pro and A18 SoC die sizes compared: the chip that powers the new iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max smartphones.Oct 2, 2024 9:11 PM CDT
• MSI's new RTX 4070 Ti SUPER STALKER 2 graphics card includes the game for FREEMSI's upcoming GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER STALKER 2 graphics card includes STALKER 2: Heart of Chernobyl for FREE, check it all out here.Oct 2, 2024 8:59 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's rumored to be halting production of RTX 4060 GPU - but it's nothing to worry aboutThis is a temporary halt of the chips for the RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti, not to be confused with the apparent discontinuation of the RTX 4090 graphics card.Oct 2, 2024 1:55 PM CDT
• Apple MacBook Pro, Mac mini and iMac with M4 CPU might be delayed until later in 2024Leaker Mark Gurman seems to be less sure that Apple is about to spring these M4-toting Macs on us - we could be waiting until November, perhaps.Oct 2, 2024 12:16 PM CDT
• First Yuzu, now Ryujinx Switch emulator has been shut down, after an 'agreement' with NintendoSwitch emulator is reportedly no more, as we're told by a message on Discord that the creator pulled the plug after Nintendo apparently applied pressure.Oct 2, 2024 11:44 AM CDT
• Palworld is coming to mobile phones courtesy of PUBG maker, despite that Nintendo lawsuitKrafton says it plans to faithfully reinterpret the original game's 'main fun elements' with PUBG Studios at the helm for the smartphone version.Oct 2, 2024 10:25 AM CDT
• Krafton is buying Hi-Fi Rush from Microsoft, but there's no acquisition cost of Tango GameworksSouth Korean publisher Krafton is re-forming Tango Gameworks' core team so there's no acquisition costs with the studio, but IP rights must be purchased.Oct 2, 2024 9:54 AM CDT
• Can it run Doom? There's now a Doom port for a quantum computer (that doesn't exist yet)'Quandoom' has caused quite a stir - a powerful enough quantum computer to run it doesn't exist yet, but this Doom port can be run in a quantum simulator.Oct 2, 2024 6:54 AM CDT
• Fed up with Windows 11's oversized taskbar icons? Microsoft's thinking about shrinking themAnd giving users the option to make the taskbar itself more compact, maybe? We shall see, but there's only a choice to make the icons smaller right now.Oct 2, 2024 5:10 AM CDT
• Epic Games shows off new Unreal Engine 5.5 feature 'MegaLights' but the video is in 720pEpic Games Unreal Fest showcases Unreal Engine 5.5 update: new experimental MegaLights technology, and more improvements across the board for UE5.5.Oct 2, 2024 4:38 AM CDT
• Rambus details HBM4 memory controller: up to 10Gb/s, 2.56TB/sec bandwidth, 64GB per stackRambus details its new HBM4 memory controller: up to 10Gb/s speeds, 2.56TB/sec of memory bandwidth, and 64GB capacities per stack for next-gen AI GPUs.Oct 2, 2024 3:27 AM CDT
• NVIDIA's new GB200 NVL72 AI server: 'highest-power-consuming server in HISTORY' with 132kW TDPNVIDIA's biggest challenges in GB200 NVL72 AI server development mostly the 132kW TDP, making it the highest-power-consuming server in HISTORY.Oct 2, 2024 3:10 AM CDT
• NVIDIA 'halting developing' of GB200 NVL36x2 AI servers (dual-rack 72 GPUs versions)NVIDIA is 'halting development' of its GB200 NVL36x2 AI server (dual-rack 72 GPU version) with long-term AI and NVIDIA trends 'remaining positive'.Oct 2, 2024 2:45 AM CDT
• AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 exits Technical Preview with optimizations for PC gaming handheldsAMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 is out of beta and a part of AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 24.9.1, bringing enhanced frame generation to thousands of PC games.Oct 2, 2024 12:34 AM CDT
• GeForce Game Ready Driver adds support for MMO Throne and Liberty and new MechWarrior gameGeForce Game Ready Driver 565.90 WHQL adds support for Throne and Liberty, MechWarrior 5: Clans, and Starship Troopers: Extermination.Oct 1, 2024 10:33 PM CDT
• NVIDIA App adds G-SYNC Controls and more RTX HDR, will exit Beta before the end of the yearWith another major update, NVIDIA confirms that the NVIDIA App will exit beta before the end of the year, and it will retire GeForce Experience.Oct 1, 2024 9:57 PM CDT
• GeForce RTX 4060 is now the second most popular GPU, and the RTX 4060 Ti not far behindThe Steam Hardware and Survey results for September 2024 show another sea of green when it comes to GPUs, with NVIDIA's lead continuing to grow.Oct 1, 2024 9:29 PM CDT
• 17 countries call for regulation on virtual currencies like V-Bucks and COD Points17 countries have banded together to create an analytical & scathing report that calls for virtual currencies to be better regulated in the European Union.Oct 1, 2024 7:07 PM CDT
• There's not 'zero hope' for a Final Fantasy 16 Xbox port, Square Enix producer Yoshi-P saysSquare Enix wants to bring Final Fantasy 16 to Xbox, with Yoshi-P saying 'it's not as if there's zero hope,' but no official details have been announced.Oct 1, 2024 6:06 PM CDT
• Epic offers new 3.5% royalty to developers if they launch on Epic Games StoreEpic Games has rolled out a new initiative called Launch Everywhere, a program that could reduce royalties from Unreal Engine games from 5% to 3.5%Oct 1, 2024 5:02 PM CDT
• Interstellar's Hans Zimmer co-composed Dragon Age: The Veilguard's soundtrackBioWare has revealed new details for Dragon Age: The Veilguard's soundtrack, confirming that the legendary Hans Zimmer co-composed the fantasy score.Oct 1, 2024 4:03 PM CDT
• Epic Games is now 'financially sound,' CEO Tim Sweeney saysEpic Games is now financially sound and there's no economic hurdles facing the publisher-and-platform operator--Fortnite is at an all-time peak right now.Oct 1, 2024 3:18 PM CDT
• Windows 11 24H2 arrives out of the blue - here's what to expect on normal (non-Copilot+) PCsThere's plenty of new features in the 24H2 update, including a host of overhauls for the interface, new energy saving capabilities, and more...Oct 1, 2024 11:11 AM CDT
• Microsoft puts latest Windows 11 update on hold after admitting it has some nasty bugsBlue and green screens of extreme unpleasantness have been affecting some of those installing September's optional update for Windows 11.Oct 1, 2024 10:03 AM CDT

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