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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
Company to giveaway half a million 55-inch 4K TV's, but there's one big catchA company has decided to give away half a million 55-inch 4K TVs that feature an interesting second display, but a big catch is involved.May 17, 2023 3:33 AM CDT
Here's why your Gmail account may be at risk of being deletedGoogle has taken to its blog to announce a new policy update that could mean thousands of users' Gmail accounts will be deleted if they are untouched.May 17, 2023 1:33 AM CDT
Final Fantasy XI turns 21, Square Enix says 'Vana'diel's not going anywhere'Square Enix's long-running MMORPG Final Fantasy XI just turned 21 years old and the developers say more content is on the way despite the game's age.May 16, 2023 3:43 PM CDT
Report on poor RTX 4070 sales casts doubt on NVIDIA's appetite for gaming GPUsRumor mill claims RTX 4070 GPU sales are worse than NVIDIA thought, and production of the chips is going to be paused for longer than originally planned.May 16, 2023 12:40 PM CDT
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was 'very surprised' CMA blocked Activision mergerMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella says that he was caught off guard when UK regulators at the CMA chose to block the $68.7 billion Microsoft-Activision merger.May 16, 2023 11:33 AM CDT
KIOXIA's new enterprise SSDs for HPE Systems use fast PCIe Gen5 technologyKIOXIA CD7 SSDs are shipping on select Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Systems using the latest PCIe 5.0 interface for improved speed and performance.May 16, 2023 9:29 AM CDT
Steam now offers 90-minute hassle-free game trialsDead Space remake is the first game to get a trial, in what seems to be Valve testing the waters with this idea during its current sale.May 16, 2023 4:52 AM CDT
Windows could be getting one of Xbox's best features for gamingQuick Resume is a great little feature for Xbox Series consoles, letting you immediately jump back into a game. And it could be coming to Windows.May 15, 2023 9:31 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 8000 CPUs could arrive late in 2024 - and that'll make Intel happyRumor mill previously floated the idea of a first half of 2024 launch, but another leak puts Ryzen 8000 in the same timeframe as Intel's Arrow Lake.May 15, 2023 2:31 PM CDT
Price drops in China give us hope for a cheaper NVIDIA RTX 4080 GPU in the USNVIDIA's RTX 4080 has suddenly got a lot more affordable in the Chinese market, and so has a top-end AMD graphics card too - the Radeon RX 7900 XT.May 15, 2023 10:10 AM CDT
Apple's Reality Pro AR/VR headset pushes amid suggestions of a delayed launchThe Reality Pro AR/VR headset is expected to be announced soon, but some inside Apple and its suppliers wonder whether a delay would be prudent.May 15, 2023 5:12 AM CDT
The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus Could Have a 48-megapixel camera upgradeThe iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus could be about to offer a feature that was previously limited to the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models.May 15, 2023 4:24 AM 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
NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti leak shows it's not much faster than 3060 Ti, but don't panicLeaked benchmark suggests that the RTX 4060 Ti might only be around 10% faster than its predecessor, but we shouldn't put too much stock in that.May 17, 2023 7:51 AM CDT
NASA's Webb telescope photographs cosmic monsters lurking in deep spaceA team of astronomers has located the first evidence that monstrous stars are lurking in regions of space called globular clusters.May 17, 2023 2:35 AM CDT
Intrel Arc Graphics driver release adds game support and updates Arc ControlIn addition to support for new titles like Starship Troopers: Extermination, the latest Intel arc Graphics drivers add new features to the Arc Control app.May 16, 2023 11:28 PM CDT
Ubisoft wants 2,800 people working on Assassin's Creed, six new titles in devAssassin's Creed remains Ubisoft's core franchise, and the publisher wants around 2,800 people working on six new projects in the billion-dollar series.May 16, 2023 2:17 PM CDT
SEGA still unsure about increasing game prices to $70SEGA executive management gives an unsure answer on whether or not it will raise video game prices to $70 like most publishers in the games industry.May 16, 2023 12:35 PM CDT
NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti could be on borrowed time, so get ready for some GPU bargainsNVIDIA has called time on the popular RTX 3060 Ti, if the rumor mill is right, and we could see some deep discounts on it as the RTX 4060 hits the shelves.May 16, 2023 10:30 AM CDT
How fast is AMD's RX 7900 XTX with no power limit? It can match the RTX 4090 GPUBut of course, NVIDIA's RTX 4090 can also be overclocked - and there are obvious downsides with what was pulled off with the AMD GPU here.May 16, 2023 7:46 AM CDT
ASUS states all BIOS updates for AM5 motherboards are covered by warrantyASUS releases a statement clarifying that AM5 BIOS fixes and beta releases as well as enabling AMD EXPO memory profiles are all covered under warranty.May 15, 2023 11:02 PM CDT
Leaked roadmap for enterprise hardware points to 600W CPUs and 700W GPUs comingAs the demand for high-performance computing and AI continues to grow, the hardware driving it all is going to require a lot more power.May 15, 2023 8:31 PM CDT
CMA says it 'stands by decision' to block Microsoft-Activision mergerUK regulators at CMA respond to the European Commission's approval of Microsoft-Activision merger, says that it 'stands by our decision' to block merger.May 15, 2023 2:00 PM CDT
European Commission approves Microsoft-Activision mergerOverseas anti-trust regulators at the European Commission have delivered a final decision on the Microsoft-Activision merger, giving a final approval.May 15, 2023 9:36 AM CDT
Google CEO downplays the risk of AI replacing thousands of jobsThe emergence of artificial intelligence in the form of chatbots has rocked multiple industries and has many people worried about their job security.May 15, 2023 5:04 AM CDT
Lifesaving iPhone 14 satellite SOS feature now live in Australia & New ZealandThe lifesaving Emergency SOS via Satellite feature is now available to iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro owners in Australia and New Zealand for the first time.May 15, 2023 4:11 AM 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
OpenAI's CEO to get $100 million to scan every single eye on EarthOpenAI CEO Sam Altman is moving toward securing $100 million from investors for his iris-scanning cryptocurrency project called Worldcoin.May 17, 2023 5:05 AM CDT
Microsoft CEO responds to Elon Musk's comments about OpenAI being controlledThe CEO of Microsoft has responded to Elon Musk's comments that Microsoft effectively controls OpenAI through its massive $10 billion investment.May 17, 2023 2:03 AM CDT
Amazon's New World studio is making a Lord of the Rings MMORPGAmazon is betting big on a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG that's being developed by its New World studio, promises to be 'respectful and authentic'May 16, 2023 5:34 PM CDT
Activision made over $91 billion in 17 years, Call of Duty made 1/3rd of totalFrom the pre-Blizzard era of the mid-2000s to the full post-King generation of today, Activision Blizzard King has generated over $91 billion in revenues.May 16, 2023 1:35 PM CDT
Windows 11 finally gets a fix for a broken 'game-changing' featurePanos Panay called Focus Sessions with Spotify integration a game-changer, but this functionality was recently broken, and took way too long to fix.May 16, 2023 12:01 PM CDT
Solidigm's new high-density D5-P5430 data center SSDs are built for enduranceSolidigm D5-P5430 QLC SSDs are designed as drop-in replacements for existing compatible leading TLC NAND-based PCIe SSDs, offering improved performance.May 16, 2023 9:58 AM CDT
World of Warcraft Classic to get hardcore mode - when you die, it's permadeathThat's it, finito - hardcore mode means permadeath, and with a heavyweight MMOG like WoW, that'll make things pretty nerve-wracking to say the least.May 16, 2023 6:33 AM CDT
Patriot is teasing its new Viper PCIe Gen5 SSD that can push speeds of 12.4 GB/sPatriot is set to showcase a new high-speed PCIe Gen5 x4 M.2 SSD and DDR5 memory at Computex, with the former boasting an impressive speed of 12.4GB/s.May 15, 2023 10:32 PM CDT
European Commission's Vestager comments on Microsoft-Activision merger approvalEuropean Commission EVP Margrethe Vestager comments on Microsoft-Activision merger approval, saying that Microsoft's cloud remedies are pro-competition.May 15, 2023 3:08 PM CDT
Microsoft to stream all current and future Activision Blizzard games via cloudMicrosoft's cloud remedies extend globally, and will allow all gamers to stream current and future Activision Blizzard games via any cloud service.May 15, 2023 12:33 PM CDT
Astronomers discover Saturn has many more moons than they originally thoughtAstronomers have discovered that Saturn has many more moons than originally anticipated, beating the recently proclaimed champ of the solar system Jupiter.May 15, 2023 5:33 AM CDT
WhatsApp for macOS gains a new group calling button but only for beta testersMac owners who use WhatsApp are getting the ability to place group calls but it's only available in beta form right now as testing continues.May 15, 2023 4:39 AM CDT
High-powered M3 Pro chip for Apple MacBook Pro now in testing, report claimsThe MacBook Pro is expected to get some new chips and the M3 Pro is reportedly being tested with more cores than the M1 Pro and M2 Pro options.May 15, 2023 3:51 AM CDT

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