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- Nightdive on joining Atari: 'They're on the rise again'Nightdive Studios reveals more insight on why they chose to be acquired and join Atari, say that Atari is 'on the rise again' and is now focused on games.May 8, 2023 1:40 PM CDT
- Apple co-founder claims Elon Musk's company is trying to kill people with AIApple co-founder Steve Wozniak has thrown some strong words at Elon Musk's efforts toward Tesla developing an AI-powered self-driving system.May 8, 2023 7:43 AM CDT
- Nintendo Switch homebrew project shutdown after new Zelda game leaksNintendo issues a DMCA takedown to Lockpick, a tool used to access files and keys for Switch games that you own. A response to the recent Zelda leak?May 8, 2023 1:57 AM CDT
- Streacom's new PC case can dissipate up to 600W of thermal energy without fansStreacom and CALYOS are set to showcase the all-new fanless SG10 PC case at Computex 2023, which can passively cool and dissipate up to 600W.May 7, 2023 11:57 PM CDT
- Cloud gaming providers respond to CMA's Microsoft-Activision merger blockCloud game streaming providers like NVIDIA and Boosteroid deliver responses on British regulator's decision to block the Microsoft-Activision merger.May 7, 2023 5:29 PM CDT
- New Skywind footage breathes colorful new life into Morrowind's Molag MarThe latest Skywind gameplay trailer showcases an incredibly vibrant Molag Mar and takes players on a deadly temple quest to slay a nefarious necromancer.May 7, 2023 2:47 PM CDT
- Activision CEO says Amazon Luna has the most game streaming customersActivision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick believes Amazon Luna is the largest cloud gaming service in the world by virtue of 200m Amazon Prime subscribers.May 6, 2023 10:51 AM CDT
- Destiny 2 season pass price increases after Sony acquires BungieBungie has announced plans to increase the price of its standalone season passes by 20%, passes now priced at 1,200 silver ($12) instead of normal $10.May 5, 2023 2:44 PM CDT
- ASRock RX 7600 graphics cards are spotted - get ready for more affordable RDNA 3AMD's RX 7600 seems like a surer bet for launch in just a few weeks' time - but how competitive will it be with NVIDIA's rumored RTX 4060 Ti?May 5, 2023 11:06 AM CDT
- Radeon RX 5600 XT gets modded with 12GB of VRAM, is this the new thing?Modding older GPUs to give them more VRAM could breathe new life into something like the 6GB Radeon RX 5600 XT, as seen in this new demonstration.May 5, 2023 12:31 AM CDT
- This NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 is being sold for almost $100 less than the MSRPThis overclocked GeForce RTX 4080 from PNY is currently being sold for less than the $1199 MSRP set by NVIDIA, and that's great to see.May 4, 2023 10:26 PM CDT
- Microsoft-Activision merger approved in up to 9 regions so farXbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer says that Microsoft seeks to get the Activision merger approved in 14 jurisdictions, and has secured approvals in 9 so far.May 4, 2023 1:31 PM CDT
- Phil Spencer won't force Xbox devs to make sequels, believes in creative freedomPhil Spencer says he won't force Xbox developers to stay in the mold that has defined studios, and will allow encourage creative freedom and aspirations.May 4, 2023 10:31 AM CDT
- Samsung's 4nm chips could be a boost for Google's Tensor G3Google's working with Samsung for its Tensor chips already and now it's thought that a 4nm manufacturing breakthrough could boost the Tensor G3.May 4, 2023 1:36 AM CDT
- Razer partners with a designer eyewear brand to create futuristic sunglassesRazer's latest collaboration is with the Italian designer eyewear brand Retrosuperfuture to create the new Razersuperfuture sunglasses.May 4, 2023 12:04 AM CDT
- Publishers reveal how expensive games are to make, discuss AAA game budgetsSome of gaming's top publishers reveal their AAA game budgets, some of which exceed hundreds of millions of dollars for both development and marketing.May 3, 2023 5:29 PM CDT
- Gmail is getting blue checkmarks like Twitter's but freeGmail is going to start giving verified email senders a new blue checkmark so that people can be sure that they are who they say that they are.May 3, 2023 2:27 PM CDT
- WhatsApp is fixing a longstanding problem on the iPhoneThe WhatsApp instant messaging app is working on a new feature that will make it much easier to migrate chats from one iPhone to another.May 3, 2023 1:30 PM CDT
- NVIDIA RTX 3070 GPU finally drops well below MSRP - should you be tempted?Is the RTX 3070 looking like a sound purchase now, in the face of rumors about the RTX 4060 Ti and its performance levels? There's plenty to consider here.May 3, 2023 9:26 AM CDT
- Elon Musk reveals when SpaceX is expected to launch Starship againAfter the explosive launch of SpaceX's next-generation rocket, Starship, Elon Musk has already set a projection date for the rocket's second launch.May 3, 2023 7:22 AM CDT
- This viral AI-generated beer commercial is nightmare fuel you need to seeOne of if not the very first artificial intelligence-generated advertisements has gone viral, promoting what only seems to be a nightmarish house party.May 3, 2023 3:03 AM CDT
- People are emulating the new Zelda game on PC a week before its official releaseThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has leaked with early copies being sold and PC emulation leading to livestreams on platforms like Twitch.May 2, 2023 10:58 PM CDT
- New refer a friend program offers free 14-day PC Game Pass trialsIn lieu of the popular $1 trial promo, Microsoft has announced a new Game Pass refer a friend program for subscribers to share with multiple friends.May 2, 2023 4:29 PM CDT
- Report: PlayStation 5 Pro devkits being sent out this yearSony is reportedly sending out PlayStation 5 Pro devkits to first-party developers soon, and third-party devs are set to get them by the end of 2023.May 2, 2023 1:28 PM CDT
- Leaker says a full-blown Final Cut Pro is coming to the iPad and soonThe iPad could be about to get a huge new video editing app but how likely is it and should we be paying much attention to its leaker?May 2, 2023 12:25 PM CDT
- NASA thinks it may have uncovered big secrets about Uranus' moonsNASA scientists believe they have uncovered some long-standing mysteries about Uranus' five moons; Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, and Miranda.May 8, 2023 9:15 AM CDT
- Twitter admits to 'security incident' that leaked private tweets to the publicA letter obtained by a publication reveals Twitter admitting to a 'security incident' that led to private tweets being leaked to the public.May 8, 2023 7:08 AM CDT
- PSVR 2 hardware authentication has reportedly been cracked on PCPSVR 2 hardware authentication has been hacked with the next stop being potential SteamVR support for the powerful new VR headset from Sony.May 8, 2023 1:32 AM CDT
- Performance for NVIDIA's cutdown A800 GPU for the Chinese market revealedWith the AI boom, we now have an idea of what the NVIDIA A800 for the Chinese market looks like - a cut-down A100 running at 70% capacity.May 7, 2023 10:56 PM CDT
- Jedi: Survivor was made in only 3 years, and during the pandemic no lessStar Wars Jedi: Survivor was made in just 3 years of development, created during a pandemic alongside one of the most notoriously stubborn rights holders.May 7, 2023 4:32 PM CDT
- Counter-Strike sets new 1.8 million peak players recordMore than a decade later and Counter-Strike is still the top most-played game on Steam, and recently just broke a new massive 1.8 million peak players.May 6, 2023 10:13 PM CDT
- Xbox doesn't need to outsell Nintendo or PlayStation to innovate and competeMicrosoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer indicates that Xbox may not be able to outsell Nintendo and PlayStation consoles, but it doesn't have to to compete.May 5, 2023 8:46 PM CDT
- NVIDIA's new texture compression tech could be the end of VRAM worriesIn the further future, anyway - Neural Texture Compression might just be a silver bullet for making high-res textures more manageable.May 5, 2023 2:18 PM CDT
- New Superman game hinted by Warner Bros. Discovery bossWarner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav hints at a new Superman game that could accompany the release of James Gunn's upcoming new DC Superman film.May 5, 2023 9:23 AM CDT
- Samsung is confident it can catch and surpass TSMC regarding chip productionSamsung's head of its foundry division says the company is five years out from catching up to TSMC, with the turning point coming with 2-nanometer.May 4, 2023 11:59 PM CDT
- Xbox's ethos seems platform agnostic, Phil Spencer reiterates gaming visionWhile Nintendo and Sony prioritize consoles, Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer Microsoft has a different vision that breaks down the barriers between platforms.May 4, 2023 4:16 PM CDT
- Ukraine becomes seventh jurisdiction to approve Microsoft-Activision mergerUkraine is now the seventh worldwide regulator to approve Microsoft's massive $68.7 billion acquisition proposal of games giant Activision Blizzard King.May 4, 2023 12:17 PM CDT
- Rumor mill now seems to agree: AMD Zen 5 may be 20% faster than Ryzen 7000 CPUsA consensus seems to be forming among prominent leakers on the AMD side that Zen 5 processors should offer a 20% IPC uplift compared to Ryzen 7000.May 4, 2023 10:06 AM CDT
- This tiny retro Intel 486 PC looks cool and is an impressive modding achievementCheck out this amazing Tiny 486 PC built from scratch with a mix of 3D printing, custom PCBs, clever hacks, blood, sweat, and Windows 3.11.May 4, 2023 12:58 AM CDT
- DLSS3 mod for Elden Ring shows impressive performance gains for the RTX 4090DLSS 3 and Frame Generation has been modded into Elden Ring on PC, with creator PureDark making it available to RTX 40 Series owners via Patreon.May 3, 2023 10:57 PM CDT
- Report: Redfall's development and release were outside Xbox's purviewXbox Game Studios was reportedly not involved in Redfall's development decisions, and ZeniMax is still operating as its own separate operating unit.May 3, 2023 4:29 PM CDT
- Nothing teases its new premium smartphone and it's coming to the USThe Nothing Phone (2) is coming and the company has teased a summer 2023 release while giving us an idea of what the phone will look like.May 3, 2023 2:10 PM CDT
- Xbox Direct is 'the day gamers have been waiting for,' Microsoft promisesMicrosoft promises the Xbox Direct is the 'day gamers have been waiting for,' and has announced exact times of the event along with more showcase inf.May 3, 2023 11:45 AM CDT
- NVIDIA says its AV1 video encoding on GeForce is better than AMD and IntelAs part of an article about AV1 encoding coming to OBS and YouTube, NVIDIA just casually inserts an image that makes GeForce RTX encoding look way better.May 3, 2023 8:56 AM CDT
- NASA's Webb telescope closes in on major breakthrough in discovering alien lifeA team of astronomers have pointed NASA's James Webb Space Telescope at an exoplanet and observed water vapor around the distant rocky planet.May 3, 2023 6:06 AM CDT
- Elon Musk fans deem the Twitter CEO '8-Bit Elon' after his hilarious livestreamTwitter CEO Elon Musk has gone live on his personal Twitter account to test out one of Twitter's features that uses 2015 Periscope code.May 3, 2023 1:58 AM CDT
- New GeForce drivers push Redfall performance into triple digits with DLSS 3GeForce Game Ready Driver 531.79 has been released, adding DLSS 3 support to Redfall and more optimizations for Blizzard's Diablo IV.May 2, 2023 10:29 PM CDT
- Xbox's first $70 game gets ridiculed by gamersMicrosoft just released its debut $70 first-party game, and things aren't going well as gamers publicly ridicule and lampoon the game across the board.May 2, 2023 3:34 PM CDT
- Full Motorola Razr 40 Ultra foldable specs leakMotorola was the king of the flip phone once upon a time. Now the specs of its next flagship foldable have leaked including the chip, displays, and more.May 2, 2023 12:40 PM CDT
- Gargantuan 14.1-inch iPad leaks and you won't believe what chip it'll haveThe iPad is getting bigger than ever and it's been tipped to have its fastest chip yet, but what will it actually be called and when will it ship?May 2, 2023 12:09 PM CDT
- OpenAI's ChatGPT is costing the company a shocking amount of moneyOpenAI's ChatGPT, while popular, is costing the company a shocking amount of money, revealing the stunning running costs of an AI tool.May 8, 2023 8:27 AM CDT
- Scientists see Earth's future by witnessing a star violently eat a planetFor the first time ever, astronomers have caught a star in the act of consuming or engulfing a planet, giving insight into Earth's distant future.May 8, 2023 3:32 AM CDT
- Tiny11, the lightweight Windows 11, can run on a GeForce RTX 3050's 4GB of VRAMNTDEV the creators of the lightweight version of Windows 11 called Tiny11 have managed to get the OS running on the VRAM of a GeForce RTX 3050.May 8, 2023 12:32 AM CDT
- Xbox's Phil Spencer: Activision Blizzard is an accelerant for our strategyXbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer says that Activision Blizzard King is not the end goal for Microsoft's gaming strategy, but an accelerant for bigger things.May 7, 2023 6:34 PM CDT
- Dragon Age writer David Gaider felt newer-age BioWare resented its writing teamEx-Dragon Age and BioWare writer gives a better idea of what it was like to help write narratives for the studio, says BioWare 'quietly resented' writers.May 7, 2023 3:39 PM CDT
- Microsoft hires top appeals lawyer to fight CMA's merger blockMicrosoft has hired the renowned competition lawyer Daniel Beard KC to lead its appeals process against the CMA's decision to block the Activision merger.May 6, 2023 4:27 PM CDT
- Xbox Series X/S expansion SSDs get significant price dropSeagate and Microsoft significantly reduce the Xbox Series X/S expansion SSD storage cards with a new permanent price drop that includes all capacities.May 5, 2023 3:35 PM CDT
- Hogwarts Legacy breaks 15 million copies, Switch version expected to be hugeHogwarts Legacy has sold 15 million copies to date, going toe-to-toe with Elden Ring's success, and WB expects the Switch version to hit big sales.May 5, 2023 1:42 PM CDT
- The new Ryzen burnout fixing AMD AGESA 1.0.0.7 BIOS is reportedly buggyIt looks like the firmware and BIOS update that was looking to fix the Ryzen 7000 CPU burnout issue for good has run into some issues.May 5, 2023 12:57 AM CDT
- Someone got busted smuggling old NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards with live lobstersHong Kong authorities pull over a van on its way to the mainland and find cargo containing 280 kilograms of live lobsters and 70 NVIDIA graphics cards.May 4, 2023 10:58 PM CDT
- Xbox Advanced Technology Group helping optimize Starfield's performanceXbox's Advanced Technology Group helped Bethesda accelerate and optimize Starfield on Xbox platforms to create a quality experience, Phil Spencer says.May 4, 2023 2:32 PM CDT
- Minecraft update fixes a weird bug that's been in the game since alphaA bug supposedly present in the alpha, which was officially reported in 2012, has only just been fixed. To be fair, it was a relatively minor glitch...May 4, 2023 11:13 AM CDT
- Leak suggests NVIDIA vs AMD clash of the mid-range GPUs is on for the end of MayNVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti and AMD RX 7600 have been sighted in regulatory filings by GIGABYTE, suggesting both GPUs should arrive imminently as rumored.May 4, 2023 8:25 AM CDT
- Valve updates Steam store pages to reduce the number of trailers you seeA small but very welcome update has arrived on Steam, which will make store pages more uniform in design while making it easier to access screenshots.May 4, 2023 12:26 AM CDT
- Crucial T700 Gen 5 SDD is the world's fastest, and it launches later this monthThe new range of Crucial T700 PCIe Gen5 NVMe M.2 SSDs launching later this month will be the world's fastest. Pricing and pre-order info available now.May 3, 2023 10:27 PM CDT
- Capcom expects Street Fighter 6 to be its best-selling Street Fighter game everCapcom management expects Street Fighter 6 to break all previous game sales records and become the best-selling game in the legendary franchise.May 3, 2023 3:32 PM CDT
- First-party PlayStation PC games contributed to $2.5 billion earningsSony's first-party releases on PC are going extremely well, with its PC parent segment generating a record-breaking $2.5 billion in revenues through FY22.May 3, 2023 2:03 PM CDT
- NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti retailer leak gives us another clue about the GPU's specPalit RTX 4060 Ti models listed at a Russian retailer confirm previous leaks of an 8GB VRAM configuration and a memory bus of 128-bit (sadly).May 3, 2023 10:49 AM CDT
- Colorful launches the watercooled iGame GeForce RTX 4070 Neptune OC-VThe new Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 4070 Neptune OC-V is the first all-in-one watercooled GeForce RTX 4070, which is strange for a 200W GPU.May 3, 2023 7:58 AM CDT
- Scientists say Earth is leaking signals that advanced aliens may soon detectA team of scientists has found that technologically advanced civilizations would be able to detect signals leaking out of Earth into space.May 3, 2023 5:31 AM CDT
- AMD reports a sizable operating loss as Ryzen revenue plummets in Q1 2023AMD's latest financial report sees the company report its first operating loss in years as Ryzen revenue plummets even as new products launch.May 2, 2023 11:34 PM CDT
- PlayStation 5 to overtake PS4 in launch aligned sales by March 2024Sony's 25 million PlayStation 5 shipment target for Fiscal Year 2023 will push the PS5 ahead of the PS4 in launch-aligned shipments for the first time.May 2, 2023 5:39 PM CDT
- Nintendo ordered to testify before FTC in Microsoft-Activision Merger caseFTC law judge orders Nintendo executive who negotiated the 10-year Call of Duty deal with Microsoft to testify in FTC's Activision merger lawsuit.May 2, 2023 2:27 PM CDT
- Intel could be changing the name of its Core CPUs and we're confused alreadyAs if the whole Raptor Lake refresh and what Meteor Lake CPUs may or may not be inbound wasn't confusing enough, now we've got an odd name on the table.May 2, 2023 12:30 PM CDT
- Leaked: All the Google Pixel 7a details you could ever needThe Google Pixel 7a has leaked into oblivion and it only got worse when one leaker shared even more details on their Twitter account.May 2, 2023 12:00 PM CDT
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