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Sabrent's new Rocket Q 2230 SSD in 2TB capacity is perfect for Steam DeckSabrent's new Rocket Q 2230 SSD 2TB SSD is available now via Amazon, and it has been built for portable PC gaming devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally.May 24, 2023 7:32 AM CDT
Bungie helping Sony vet live service games with 'rigorous review process'Bungie is helping Sony choose and continuously review the scope of PlayStation's new live service game initiative through a 'rigorous' evaluation process.May 23, 2023 11:46 PM CDT
PlayStation planning 'aggressive and interesting' expansion into cloud gamingSony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says that the division is planning an aggressive push into cloud gaming that could extend beyond PS Plus.May 23, 2023 9:37 PM CDT
Windows 11 gets AI in the form of Copilot - and this could go either wayNot Cortana, not Clippy, meet Copilot, Microsoft's big plan to infuse Windows 11 with AI - but the software giant needs to tread carefully here.May 23, 2023 11:52 AM CDT
Scientists say they've found Bible chapter hidden for more than 1,500 yearsResearchers have discovered an ancient chapter of the Bible that was hidden for more than 1,500 years underneath the text in manuscripts.May 23, 2023 7:06 AM CDT
Bitcoin price hits its bottom and a new bull run has begun, says Michael SaylorBig figures in the cryptocurrency industry are calling that Bitcoin has reached its bottom, and the world's biggest cryptocurrency is now rallying.May 23, 2023 2:11 AM CDT
Games market is 'certainly more challenging' now than in 2020-21, TTWO CEO saysTake-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick says that the video games market in 2022-2023 is much tougher than it was during record-breaking 2020-2021 years.May 22, 2023 6:36 PM CDT
Sony to spin off financial banking unit with IPO to raise investment capitalSony Corp. plans to partially spin-off its Financial Services division through an IPO to raise capital for investments in entertainment and image sensors.May 22, 2023 4:20 PM CDT
Zelda TOTK's best vehicle is very easy to makeWhat's the best Zonai vehicle to make in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom? The most useful and versatile vehicle in totk is actually very easy to creat.May 22, 2023 1:21 PM CDT
Microsoft Edge's built-in VPN could give users 5GB of free dataThat's in-between the amounts we've previously seen offered with the VPN, and it's not a bad allowance - but it's less than some providers.May 22, 2023 10:26 AM CDT
Vertagear's new PL1000 ergonomic gaming chair comes in striking pink and whiteA striking pink and white finish, easy assembly, and impressive build quality make up Vertagear's new PL1000 ergonomic gaming chair.May 21, 2023 10:32 PM CDT
GIGABYTE's RTX 4060 Ti pricing pitches its top-end graphics card at $470Yes, that's in touching distance of the price of the 16GB version of the RTX 4060 Ti set to arrive in July - so does that really make any sense?May 21, 2023 5:10 AM CDT
Take-Two CEO says consumers are limiting game purchases and spendingThe CEO of Rockstar Games and GTA parent company Take-Two Interactive says that consumers are becoming more selective in their game purchase habits.May 20, 2023 2:19 PM CDT
GTA trilogy remaster sold less than 1 million copies last quarterNew updated figures from Take-Two Interactive suggest that sales of the GTA trilogy remaster have slowed down, but GTA V sell-in figures remain strong.May 19, 2023 11:34 PM CDT
China approves Microsoft-Activision mergerChina's State Administration for Market Regulation merger control agency is said to have approved & cleared the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger.May 19, 2023 12:29 PM CDT
OpenAI CEO says he's nervous AI will be used to influence electionsThe CEO of OpenAI, the creators of the highly popular ChatGPT has told the Senate that he's concerned about AI being used to influence elections.May 19, 2023 8:04 AM CDT
You can now download ChatGPT directly from the App Store, but there's a catchOpenAI has announced that its immensely popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, is now available to download on the App Store.May 19, 2023 6:33 AM CDT
Microsoft offered 'several iterations' of its cloud remedy to the CMACompetition and Markets Authority (CMA) CEO Sarah Cardell says that Microsoft offered multiple versions of its Cloud Remedy to UK antitrust officials.May 18, 2023 11:20 PM CDT
Microsoft's 10-year GeForce streaming deal includes Epic Games Store purchasesMicrosoft sheds more light on its 10-year game streaming license deal with NVIDIA's GeForce Now service, confirms Epic Games Store as eligible storefront.May 18, 2023 1:37 PM CDT
Astronomers discover radioactive heat source coming from inside MarsData obtained by NASA's Mars InSight lander has been used to discover a radioactive heat source is coming from deep within Mars' interior.May 18, 2023 11:32 AM CDT
Professor fails his entire class after ChatGPT told him they all cheatedA professor has failed an entire class and prevented a group of students from getting their diplomas after wrongfully using ChatGPT for marking papers.May 18, 2023 10:05 AM CDT
KIOXIA will showcase flash storage and AI innovations at Dell Technologies WorldDell Technologies World is taking place from May 22 - 25 in Las Vegas, and KIOXIA will be on hand to showcase the latest in flash storage.May 18, 2023 8:28 AM CDT
AMD RX 7600 GPU specs spilled ahead of imminent NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti launchA fresh leak from GPU-Z gives us the full lowdown on the spec, which lines up with previous rumors - all we need to know now is the price of the RX 7600..May 18, 2023 6:56 AM CDT
Here's how Activision Blizzard King could fuel Xbox's next-gen ad platformMicrosoft could use the know-how of King's advertising platform and the Activision Blizzard Media team to help introduce ads into the Xbox platform.May 17, 2023 5:43 PM CDT
PlayStation E3 summer show debuts May 24, will show off new PS5 games and new IPSony promises to reveal new PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 games during its E3-timed summer showcase, and new IP franchises will debut as well.May 17, 2023 1:32 PM CDT

Bing search engine is now built into ChatGPT as Microsoft looks to boost trafficBringing more guns to bear on Google, Microsoft will doubtless be hoping that this is a fresh way to drive Bing usage onwards and upwards.May 24, 2023 6:42 AM CDT
Last of Us game sales increased 'dramatically' with every TV show episodeEvery new episode of The Last of Us HBO TV series helped dramatically spike franchise game sales: 'Each week an episode dropped we sold al ot more games'May 23, 2023 11:04 PM CDT
AI is a rising tide for interactive entertainment, Take-Two CEO saysTake-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick believes AI could make games development easier, but effects will be short-lived as devs focus more on quality.May 23, 2023 2:10 PM CDT
AMD RX 7600 GPU rumored to be $269 - a killer blow to NVIDIA's mid-range hopes?The rumor mill reckons AMD has had a last-minute change of heart, and dropped the price down $30 from $299 - making the RX 7600 a serious temptation.May 23, 2023 10:04 AM CDT
AI photo of Pentagon explosion causes panic and stock market dipA seemingly artificial intelligence-generated image of an explosion at the Pentagon has gone viral, causing the stock market to dip temporarily.May 23, 2023 6:32 AM CDT
NASA releases breathtaking pictures of Jupiter's most volcanic moonNASA's JunoCam has made its closest approach to Jupiter's most volcanic moon Io, capturing stunning images of the fascinating Jovian moon.May 23, 2023 1:40 AM CDT
Ubisoft's new Star Wars game could launch this yearUbisoft's untitled Star Wars project is reportedly set to launch sometime in the next 12 months and be a part of Ubisoft's Fiscal Year 2024 slate of games.May 22, 2023 5:35 PM CDT
Rockstar Games 'seeks perfection' with GTA 6Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick says that Rockstar Games' main process for innovation in Grand Theft Auto 6 is to 'just seek perfection'May 22, 2023 3:17 PM CDT
Microsoft makes good on cloud commitments, brings Xbox PC games to BoosteroidMicrosoft hasn't acquired Activision-Blizzard yet, but the company is still delivering on its commitment to bring Xbox PC games to cloud competitors.May 22, 2023 12:31 PM CDT
Intel Meteor Lake desktop CPUs may be canceled, but don't worry about Arrow LakeMeteor Lake Core i5 CPUs aren't coming for the desktop, a new rumor suggests, while casting doubt on high-end Arrow Lake - but don't panic about that.May 22, 2023 8:30 AM CDT
G.SKILL bringing new products, OC World Cup 2023, and more to ComputexG.SKILL is bringing the OC goods to Computex, with the 9th Annual OC World Record Stage 2023 and the 7th Annual OC World Cup 2023.May 21, 2023 9:59 PM CDT
PlayStation's Jim Ryan on PC: 'I think more is better'Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan talks about more PlayStation 5 game releases on PC, says that PlayStation fans approve of 2-3 year cadence.May 20, 2023 4:31 PM CDT
Overwatch devs always considered themselves as an MMO dev teamBlizzard's developers give more insight into the Overwatch series and how the team had always planned to rebirth the cancelled Project Titan MMOFPS.May 20, 2023 1:16 PM CDT
GTA V has now sold 180 million copies, makes up 45% of total GTA franchise sales10 years later, Grand Theft Auto V is still performing incredibly well with 180 million shipments worldwide and makes up nearly half of GTA series sales.May 19, 2023 9:18 PM CDT
NVIDIA confirms it won't make a Founders Edition of the RTX 4060 GPUThere'll only be a Founders Edition of the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, and not the 16GB flavor of that model either - but will that mean anything for consumers?May 19, 2023 10:59 AM CDT
Man says he's making thousands off selling books written by AIA man has explained how he's created nearly 100 books using various artificial intelligence tools and how much money he's made from selling them online.May 19, 2023 7:32 AM CDT
Elon Musk continues firing off shots at ChatGPT creator OpenAITesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has sat down for an interview to discuss his involvement in OpenAI, the creators of the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT.May 19, 2023 5:45 AM CDT
CMA on Microsoft-Activision merger: 'We're not doing bidding of other agencies'CMA CEO Sarah Cardell says that the agency had 'limited' discussions with the FTC regarding the Microsoft-Activision merger before their decision to block.May 18, 2023 10:23 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce Now has its first Xbox game - with more to come soonGears 5 is available to play on GeForce Now today, and next week, we'll get three more Xbox PC games including another big-name title: Deathloop.May 18, 2023 1:05 PM CDT
First full-sized 3D scan of Titanic shows it without water in stunning detailThe world's most famous shipwreck has been scanned in 3D for the first time, showing the shipwreck without water and in unprecedented detail.May 18, 2023 11:03 AM CDT
Scientists create the best police AI using data scrapped from the dark webResearchers hooked up a large language model to the Tor network, instructed it to locate data, and it's now the best AI for accessing the dark web.May 18, 2023 9:30 AM CDT
GeForce RTX 4060 is coming in July, $299 price, specs, and performance revealedNo price has been set, but NVIDIA confirms that the power-efficient GeForce RTX 4060 is coming in July alongside what to expect performance-wise.May 18, 2023 8:02 AM CDT
Microsoft is investigating Windows 11 bug that causes VPNs to be sluggishVPN connection speeds are being hamstrung - reduced to 1% of what they should be in one reported case - though only on one specific protocol.May 18, 2023 5:12 AM CDT
GTA 6 could release in 2024 or 2025, Rockstar Games parent company indicatesGrand Theft Auto 6 could help Take-Two Interactive make an extra $2.46 billion in earnings for Fiscal Year 2025, which runs from April 2024 - March 2025.May 17, 2023 5:13 PM CDT
Tears of the Kingdom sells 10 million in 3 days, fastest-selling Zelda game everThe Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is now the fastest-selling Zelda game of all time with 10 million copies sold in just 3 days on the market.May 17, 2023 9:21 AM CDT

Zotac is bringing the world's smallest Mini PC to Computex 2023Zotac is bringing a range of new Mini PC products to Computex 2023, including a few designed specifically for gamers powered by GeForce RTX 4070 graphics.May 24, 2023 1:32 AM CDT
Jim Ryan: We're always evaluating prices, willing to make price adjustmentsSony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says that the PlayStation games division is 'prepared to raise prices when they are justified and necessary'May 23, 2023 10:28 PM CDT
Intellivision Amico update: 'We can't solely depend on a console business model'Following mass layoffs, Intellivision gives a dire-sounding update on its Amico console plans and confirms it will release games on other platforms.May 23, 2023 1:13 PM CDT
Intel has ditched the bling with its Core i9-12900KS CPUNo more gold wafers are to be included with the Alder Lake flagship, with new packaging consisting of a much slimmer wafer-less box.May 23, 2023 7:36 AM CDT
AMD RX 7600 graphics card could be more power-hungry than RX 6600Power consumption is up 25% with the RX 7600, and you'll need a beefier PSU than its predecessor demanded to cope with the extra wattage, we're told.May 23, 2023 5:59 AM CDT
Twitter brings up people's deleted past as another weird bug hits the platformMany Twitter users are turning on the platform over a seemingly rampant bug that has resurfaced many deleted and retweeted tweets onto timelines.May 23, 2023 1:06 AM CDT
Alan Wake actor spoils Alan Wake 2's release windowAlan Wake actor Matthew Porretta inadvertently steals the thunder from Remedy by prematurely revealing Alan Wake 2's Halloween-timed release window.May 22, 2023 5:04 PM CDT
Final Fantasy XVI is PlayStation exclusive because Sony made the best offerSquare Enix approached multiple companies, but Final Fantasy XVI is exclusive to PlayStation because Sony made the best offer, game producer Yoshi-P says.May 22, 2023 2:17 PM CDT
AMD RX 7600 vs RTX 4060 Ti benchmark leaks suggest NVIDIA's GPU has a clear leadAt least some of the 3DMark results do, although Fire Strike is a closer run race - and with AMD's pricing, the RX 7600 could still be a winner.May 22, 2023 11:46 AM CDT
KIOXIA's new BG6 range of PCIe Gen4 SSDs is all about affordable speedPCIe Gen4 speeds are still more than enough for most tasks, including high-end gaming, and KIOXIA's new BG6 Series is set to offer affordable performance.May 22, 2023 8:00 AM CDT
Cooler Master's first complete PCs, compact liquid cooling and a big sneakerCooler Masters first complete PCs are coming soon, the all-in-one liquid cooled Cooling X with Ryzen 9 7950X3D and RTX 4080 and the stylish Sneaker X.May 21, 2023 9:34 PM CDT
EA says gamers are selectively buying blockbusters as inflation wracks economyWIth game prices increasing to $70 and disposable income shrinking, consumers are gravitating to big blockbuster franchises for their game purchases.May 20, 2023 3:23 PM CDT
Red Dead Redemption 2 breaks 53 million sales, Take-Two 'pleased' by performanceRockstar Games' outlaw magnum opus Red Dead Redemption 2 continues strong performance with 53 million copies sold since the game launched in 2018.May 20, 2023 12:36 PM CDT
NetherRealm spent more time on Mortal Kombat 1 than any other Mortal Kombat gameNetherRealm's Ed Boon says the team has spent more time developing Mortal Kombat 1 than any other Mortal Kombat game, and the effort is 'going to show'May 19, 2023 7:27 PM CDT
NVIDIA's massive RTX 4060 GPU giveaway comes with hints of overcompensationNVIDIA is giving away a ton of RTX 4060 (and 4060 Ti) GPUs this summer - is this a reflection of feeling guilty about Lovelace pricing to some extent?May 19, 2023 8:35 AM CDT
Scientists announce the chances of Earth being struck by a deadly asteroidA team of astronomers has completed a review of NASA data and found the chances of Earth being struck by a massive asteroid over the next 1,000 years.May 19, 2023 7:02 AM CDT
Tesla investors rejoice at Elon Musk's plan to start advertising its vehiclesTesla CEO Elon Musk has said during Tesla's annual shareholder meeting that the company has a plan to start advertising its vehicles.May 19, 2023 12:39 AM CDT
Mortal Kombat hits 80 million sales, here's how it stacks up against competitionNetherRealm confirms its Mortal Kombat franchise has sold over 80 million copies in the last 30 years, and here's how it competes against other fighters.May 18, 2023 2:16 PM CDT
Mortal Kombat 1 confirmed, soft-reboot universe created by Fire God Liu KangNetherRealm skips MK12 and announces Mortal Kombat 1, a franchise soft reboot that starts a new universe created by Mortal Kombat 11's Fire God Liu Kang.May 18, 2023 12:35 PM CDT
Jedi: Survivor patch promises better performance - but some gamers aren't happyStar Wars Jedi: Survivor Patch 5 is here, but there are plenty of complaints that performance isn't improved - and it's actually got worse for some.May 18, 2023 10:35 AM CDT
NVIDIA confirms 8GB of VRAM isn't enough to run some games at 1080p max settingsFor the upcoming GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB and GeForce RTX 4060, you'll need to turn down settings in some games even when playing at 1080p.May 18, 2023 8:57 AM CDT
NVIDIA announces the GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, 8GB model for $399 and 16GB for $499NVIDIA has formally announced the long-awaited GeForce RTX 3060 Ti successor, with the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB arriving on May 24 and 16GB in July.May 18, 2023 8:00 AM CDT
PlayStation 5 still the best-selling console in U.S. but Switch tops April salesSony's PlayStation 5 continues its reign as the best-selling console in the United States of 2023 so far, but the Nintendo Switch sold more units in April.May 17, 2023 6:39 PM CDT
Saudi Arabia now holds $3.1 billion in EA stockSaudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund now holds nearly 25 million shares of Electronic Arts company stock, with a share value that exceeds $3.1 billion.May 17, 2023 2:31 PM CDT
AMD RX 7600 GPUs spotted at retailer - and price is in line with rumorsDo remember that pre-release prices are often placeholders, although these leaked price tags from a Canadian retailer are pitched about where we expected.May 17, 2023 8:28 AM CDT

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