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Far Cry 7 might be a never-ending online game with tons of contentUbisoft might be applying the never-ending game plan to the Far Cry franchise, which could morph to an online-driven game.Oct 8, 2021 11:35 AM CDT
Crazy image from space shows bulls-eye clouds above erupting VolcanoThe La Palma Volcano has been erupting for weeks, and now a new image has revealed concentric cloud rings appearing in the sky.Oct 8, 2021 6:03 AM CDT
NASA takes steps to finding ancient life on Mars with wild new imagesA new study has confirmed that Mars once had water and a lake using high-resolution images taken by NASA's latest Mars rover.Oct 8, 2021 4:33 AM CDT
NASA's rover confirms something big on Mars, potential 'signs of life'NASA has confirmed that with images taken by its Perseverance rover, the Jezero Crater was once a lake 3.7 billion years ago.Oct 8, 2021 3:02 AM CDT
Varjo is teasing a big announcement later this monthVarjo is preparing a product announcement this month and said 'this is the one you've been waiting for.' Can we afford this one?Oct 7, 2021 8:50 PM CDT
Gearbox establishes new leadership as it ramps up for expansionGearbox changes leadership as it plans to diversify and expand into new territories, but Randy Pitchford is still acting CEO.Oct 7, 2021 4:22 PM CDT
Want cheaper Xbox Series X SSD storage? Try this $30 adapterNew $30 adapter may enable cheaper Xbox Series X/S SSD expansion, but it apparently only works with one specific M.2 drive.Oct 7, 2021 12:17 PM CDT
NASA will soon explore mysterious space 'fossils' that hold secretsNASA will soon launch a space probe that will be visiting two swarms of mysterious space 'fossils' called the Jupiter Trojans.Oct 7, 2021 6:01 AM CDT
NASA covertly throws some shade at Boeing over its new spacecraftNASA has quietly thrown shade at Boeing over its timeline for the construction of Starliner, as it seems to be taking too long.Oct 7, 2021 4:32 AM CDT
Strong signal detected on 'hot Jupiter' planet that rains ironA team of researchers has published a study that details a strong signal being detected from a planet where it rains iron.Oct 7, 2021 3:03 AM CDT
Bitcoin rehab clinic opens, helps people who lost millions in cryptoThe world's first rehab clinic for traders who have lost millions of dollars because of cryptocurrency addictions has opened.Oct 6, 2021 9:46 PM CDT
Computex 2022 in-person event announced: takes place May 24-27, 2022Computex 2022 returns to in-person shenanigans, international exhibitor registration opens, event happening May 24-27, 2022.Oct 6, 2021 7:48 PM CDT
YouTuber stacks 42 broken PS4s to promote right to repairYouTube TronixFix stacks 42 broken PlayStation 4's on top of one another to highlight the importance of right-to-repair laws.Oct 6, 2021 2:36 PM CDT
F2P Ghost Recon Frontline BR takes on Warzone with 100 player+ actionUbisoft's new free-to-play Ghost Recon Frontline shooter features a huge 100-player+ battleground with squads and classes.Oct 6, 2021 11:17 AM CDT
There's an asteroid worth $11 trillion located near EarthA new study has detailed an asteroid that could potentially contain $11 trillion worth of precious metals, and it's near Earth.Oct 6, 2021 6:30 AM CDT
Mystery of black circles appearing in sky has been solvedAround the world, people have taken images of black circles appearing in the sky, and now the answer has seemingly been found.Oct 6, 2021 4:51 AM CDT
Oculess lets you ditch Facebook after activating your Quest 2There's now a way to remove your Facebook account from your Oculus Quest but you'll sacrifice access to the Oculus store to do it.Oct 5, 2021 11:32 PM CDT
Intel: AMD domination is 'over' with next-gen Alder Lake CPUs launchIntel CEO Pat Gelsinger says that AMD has done a 'solid job' with Ryzen over the last few years, but 'that's over' with Alder Lake.Oct 5, 2021 8:19 PM CDT
The Last of Us Part II added to PlayStation Now catalogNaughty Dog's controversial PlayStation 4 magnum opus The Last of Us Part II goes live on PlayStation Now game streaming service.Oct 5, 2021 8:31 AM CDT
Massive volcano emerged from largest underwater eruption ever recordedResearchers discovered that volcanic activity deep underwater caused a massive volcano to emerge from the seafloor unexpectedly.Oct 5, 2021 5:04 AM CDT
NASA created a Mars habitat, humans will live in it and be monitoredNASA has built a Mars habitat that a select amount of humans will live in and be monitored ahead of the actual missions to Mars.Oct 5, 2021 3:36 AM CDT
Amazon's New World MMO is still bricking GPUs, so be carefulAmazon Games' New World was killing EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards before it launched, and yeah, it seems it is killing more.Oct 4, 2021 8:33 PM CDT
Facebook.com for sale, Twitter CEO says 'how much?' to buy itFacebook is still down, with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey joking around saying 'how much?' for the Facebook.com domain that was on sale.Oct 4, 2021 5:24 PM CDT
#DeleteFacebook trends on Twitter, as all Facebook services are downFacebook is still down, with #DeleteFacebook trending on Twitter right next to #PandoraLeaks and #FacebookDown as it's still dark.Oct 4, 2021 2:40 PM CDT
TikTok also down in major outage: joins Facebook, Instagram, WhatsAppFacebook goes down and takes Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp with it and now TikTok joins the growing internet services outage.Oct 4, 2021 1:00 PM CDT

Starfield may require more storage space than any other Bethesda gameStarfield might literally be Bethesda's biggest game yet and could dwarf Fallout 4's and Skyrim's storage install requirements.Oct 8, 2021 10:23 AM CDT
NASA's human Mars colonists may live in these inflatable podsNASA's astronauts that will be sent to Mars to colonize the planet may call these massive inflatable pods home when they arrive.Oct 8, 2021 5:33 AM CDT
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover was spied on, image from above takenA passing lunar orbiter has spotted NASA's Mars rover named Perseverance, inspecting the Mars surface for clues of past life.Oct 8, 2021 4:06 AM CDT
NASA will collide a spacecraft into an asteroid at 15,000 mphNASA locked in a launch date for when the space agency will launch a spacecraft that'll collide with an asteroid at 15,000 mph.Oct 8, 2021 2:32 AM CDT
Varjo's real-time masking tool lets you see your racing wheel in VRVarjo is preparing the release of a real-time mixed reality tool that will allow you to bring real objects into virtual scenarios.Oct 7, 2021 8:05 PM CDT
EA's billion-dollar soccer empire may cut ties with FIFAEA may rebrand its billion-dollar football/soccer franchise and pull the FIFA name from future sports releases, the company says.Oct 7, 2021 3:16 PM CDT
PS5 SSD's Other section is kind of like a recycle binThe PlayStation 5 SSD's Other section acts as a kind of cache or recycle bin for deleted or moved material, our findings reveal.Oct 7, 2021 10:41 AM CDT
Study finds nuking an asteroid could prevent a surprise apocalypseA new study has found that nuking an asteroid is 'very effective' at stopping its collision with Earth, preventing an apocalypse.Oct 7, 2021 5:31 AM CDT
New spacecraft to travel between Mars and Jupiter to land on asteroidA space agency is planning to launch a new space probe that will journey to a location between Mars and Jupiter for a landing.Oct 7, 2021 4:04 AM CDT
Researchers snap image of Jupiter from the Moon with NASA spacecraftResearchers have used NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter to take an awesome picture of the largest planet in our solar system.Oct 7, 2021 2:31 AM CDT
Far Cry 6 gaming chair is a reality, thanks to noblechairsFar Cry 6 Special Edition gaming chair unveiled by noblechairs, looks wicked -- red stitching, and beautiful yellow highlights.Oct 6, 2021 9:10 PM CDT
This brain implant 'zaps' away severe, long-term depressionUniversity of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers relieve severe, long-term depression with a 'pacemaker' for the brain.Oct 6, 2021 7:11 PM CDT
Work on PS5 began 'almost a day after' PS4 shipped'The minute you ship a product you already have a team way, way in the back who is already working on the next version.'Oct 6, 2021 1:40 PM CDT
New F2P Ghost Recon Frontline gets badly ratioed on YouTubeUbisoft's new Ghost Recon Frontlines battle royale gest lambasted in YouTube comments section with a whopping 83% dislike ratio.Oct 6, 2021 10:36 AM CDT
Twitch hacked, user data, source code, streamer info all compromisedThe entirety of Twitch.tv's databases have been hacked, stolen, and uploaded to the internet--source code, passwords, etc.Oct 6, 2021 5:52 AM CDT
Spacecraft uses gravity to slow down, takes first image of MercuryThe European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have achieved the first fly-by of Mercury with its spacecraft.Oct 6, 2021 3:03 AM CDT
The Lynx R1 VR / AR headset is selling fast on KickstarterLynx was looking for $350,000 from Kickstarter over 34 days. So far, it has pulled in over $300,000 in less than 10-hours.Oct 5, 2021 10:43 PM CDT
Battlefield 2042: GeForce RTX 2080 Ti hits 90FPS at 1080p on PCBattlefield 2042 Open Beta isn't so hot on the PC, with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti running 1080p at just 80-90FPS average.Oct 5, 2021 7:46 PM CDT
Rare image of the International Space Station shows off all its gloryNew images of the International Space Station have been published online, showing off the floating laboratory in all its glory.Oct 5, 2021 6:46 AM CDT
Film crew on way to ISS to shoot the first movie in space, watch liveThe International Space Station will soon be home to three new crew members that won't be there for research but to shoot a movie.Oct 5, 2021 4:31 AM CDT
Officials confirm bright blue object caught on video in sky over USOfficials confirmed the existence of a bright blue object streaking across and lighting up the night sky over the United States.Oct 5, 2021 3:02 AM CDT
Drone light show fails in China, drones fall out of the skyA drone light show above a mall in the central city of Zhengzhou, China, resulted in failure -- drones fell out of the sky.Oct 4, 2021 7:50 PM CDT
Signal stands out as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram are all downSignal reaps the benefits of Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp all being in the dark and offline right now for millions.Oct 4, 2021 5:15 PM CDT
Telegram also having issues, joins Facebook, Instagram in the darkTelegram is also experiencing issues, with major internet outages putting Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp in the dark.Oct 4, 2021 2:00 PM CDT
Facebook stock tanks hours BEFORE it went offline, whistleblower talksFacebook is going through the ringer: whistleblower exposes dodgy, dark behavior inside of Facebook, then services went offline.Oct 4, 2021 12:46 PM CDT

Far Cry 6 runs at 12% higher resolution on Xbox Series X than PS5The Xbox Series X's more powerful GPU helps push higher max resolution in Far Cry 6, but there's still dynamic scaling to hit 4K.Oct 8, 2021 8:34 AM CDT
US Federal Reserve may shake up financial world with US digital dollarThe United States Federal Reserve may shake up the financial world by introducing a US digital currency. A review is in process.Oct 8, 2021 5:05 AM CDT
Lunar samples analyzed, the results rewrite the history of the MoonLunar samples acquired by China's Chang'e 5 mission have been analyzed by researchers and have rewritten the history of the Moon.Oct 8, 2021 3:31 AM CDT
Facebook renames Horizons to Horizon Worlds, puts $10mil up for devsFacebook Horizons is now called Horizon Worlds. It's still in closed beta, but Facebook is dumping $10 million into content dev.Oct 7, 2021 10:49 PM CDT
This $2,000 Canon lens will let you shoot high-quality VR videoCanon announced a new dual-fisheye lens for capturing stereoscopic video in 190-degrees. The lens fits on the Canon R5 mirrorless.Oct 7, 2021 7:17 PM CDT
Sony to cut off direct game purchases on PS Vita, PS3 storesGamers will soon not be able to buy digital games and content while accessing the PS Vita and PlayStation 3 system stores.Oct 7, 2021 2:21 PM CDT
Here's why PlayStation 5 game installs are so hugePlayStation 5 game installs are getting absolutely ridiculous, with games needing 100GB a piece. Here's why they're so big.Oct 7, 2021 9:29 AM CDT
Space tourism is reasonably priced, 'cheap' stratospheric balloon rideA massive effort is being made towards bringing the cost down for space tourism, and now a company has made it reasonably priced.Oct 7, 2021 5:05 AM CDT
A man wants to trade a Russian spacecraft for a specific human skullA man is attempting to trade one of the Soviet Union's earliest spacecraft for a specific human skull from the mid-1800s.Oct 7, 2021 3:32 AM CDT
Shiba Inu crypto skyrockets 27,000,000% in 1 year, thanks to Elon MuskShiba Inu crypto price has mooned 250% in the last month and isn't stopping, insane 27 million % in the last 12 months alone.Oct 6, 2021 10:13 PM CDT
Sony PlayStation 5 Absolutely Gold, only 5 made for $360,000 eachPlayStation 5 Gold Prime Edition announced: costs $352,770 and there's only 5 of the next-gen consoles being made by Caviar.Oct 6, 2021 8:35 PM CDT
GTA Trilogy remaster logos leaked, Rockstar Launcher also gives cluesLogos for the Grand Theft Auto Definititive Edition have been leaked out, and Rockstar's own official games launcher gives clues.Oct 6, 2021 3:29 PM CDT
Ubisoft's fledgling free-to-play business plan is taking shapeUbisoft's ambitious free-to-play business model is taking shape, but is it enough to stand apart from its major competitors?Oct 6, 2021 12:20 PM CDT
Battlefield 2042 looks decent on 7 year-old base Xbox One hardwareDICE has worked their digital sorcery on the last-gen base versions of Battlefield 2042 and the Xbox One SKU looks pretty good.Oct 6, 2021 9:27 AM CDT
Two asteroids traveling at 21,000 mph will approach Earth very soonNASA reports that two asteroids traveling around 21,000 mph will be making a relatively close approach with Earth very soon.Oct 6, 2021 5:21 AM CDT
China is building an 'artificial Sun' for unlimited clean energyChina is constructing an artificial Sun that researchers say will be able to provide unlimited energy is Beijing backs it.Oct 6, 2021 2:30 AM CDT
Corsair gives us our first look at their next-gen Vengeance DDR5 RAMCorsair Vengeance DDR5 memory teased, looking very sleek and rocking next-gen, super-fast DDR5 underneath. Ready for Alder Lake.Oct 5, 2021 8:50 PM CDT
Battlefield 2042 Open Beta pre-load begins, 19GB download on the PCBattlefield 2042 Open Beta pre-load begins, download it now before the Open Beta kicks off and we return to the battlefield.Oct 5, 2021 7:08 PM CDT
Captain Kirk will actually go to space with Blue Origin very soonWilliam Shatner, the actor that played Captain Kirk in the hit series Star Trek, will be going to space with Blue Origin very soon.Oct 5, 2021 6:18 AM CDT
Elon Musk posts wild video of SpaceX's rocket caught in lighting stormSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shared a video to his Twitter account that showcases Starship caught in a crazy lightning storm.Oct 5, 2021 4:06 AM CDT
Eyewitnesses report stunningly bright fireball streaking across skyThe American Meteor Society has confirmed the existence of a fireball streaking across the night sky over the United States.Oct 5, 2021 2:31 AM CDT
ASUS and Noctua make GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition card officialThe ASUS GeForce RTX 3070 Noctua Edition graphics card is official, and man does it look so good -- the world's first Noctua card.Oct 4, 2021 7:10 PM CDT
Facebook isn't just down, the Facebook.com domain was up for saleFacebook, Instagram, WhatsApp domains are for sale right now... with the Facebook website and services all but dead right now.Oct 4, 2021 3:15 PM CDT
Over 1.5 billion Facebook users' private info sold on hacker forumHacking forum has personal data up for sale, with over 1.5 billion Facebook users' data up for grabs: emails, numbers, locations.Oct 4, 2021 1:43 PM CDT
Elden Ring will be 'very difficult,' FromSoftware warnsElden Ring won't shy away from the brutal difficulty of FromSoft games, devs say the game will be very hard and very rewarding.Oct 4, 2021 12:29 PM CDT

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