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Sony changes its wildly unpopular PS5 game pricing planSony reverses one of its most unpopular business decisions with PlayStation 5 game prices, will expand free PS4 to PS5 upgrades.Sep 5, 2021 12:12 AM CDT
Planet Nine evidence found, and astronomers know where it isA new study has put forward evidence that suggests there is a 0.4% chance that there isn't a nearby body with significant mass.Sep 4, 2021 2:34 AM CDT
Crypto mining retailer teases HUNDREDS of Radeon RX 6000 series GPUsCrypto mining retailer Cryptominers teased hundreds of SAPPHIRE, PowerColor, and XFX Radeon RX 6000 series cards for mining.Sep 2, 2021 8:47 PM CDT
Intel Alchemist character revealed, Xe-HPG gaming GPU gets a mascotThis is our first look at the Intel ARC Alchemist artwork, the character for Intel's new Xe-HPG gaming GPU series graphics cards.Sep 2, 2021 6:32 PM CDT
No Man's Sky's free updates continue putting AAA developers to shameHello Games releases yet another mega game-changing No Man's Sky update that's so big it makes other AAA publishers look bad.Sep 2, 2021 1:24 PM CDT
CDPR: Next-gen Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 may be delayed to 2022CD Projekt RED is no longer fully confident that it can release The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077's next-gen versions in 2021.Sep 2, 2021 10:35 AM CDT
Elon Musk pays out Jeff Bezos again, says get 'good' lunar lander techSpaceX CEO has fired off another shot at Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos, saying Bezos should spend money on 'actual lunar lander' tech.Sep 2, 2021 5:04 AM CDT
NASA photographed hurricane Ida's tremendous power from spaceNASA has used its GOES-East satellite to photograph the power of Tropical Storm Ida roll over the United States of America.Sep 2, 2021 3:31 AM CDT
Battlefield 2042 beta should run between September 6-11 for pre-ordersBattlefield 2042 pre-orders get access to the early beta of the game, retailer teases the beta runs between September 6 and 11.Sep 1, 2021 7:17 PM CDT
Starfield has a pleasure city where you can get high on LSD fishWith more than a year away from launch, Bethesda is drip-feeding new info about its ambitious Xbox-exclusive space RPG Starfield.Sep 1, 2021 12:28 PM CDT
NASA confirms recent solar tsunami, blast from Sun on its way to EarthNASA confirms solar tsunami's exist, and the Space Weather Prediction Center has warned a solar blast is on its way to Earth.Sep 1, 2021 4:36 AM CDT
Could NASA fly a space probe through a gas planet like Jupiter?Would it be possible for NASA to fly a spacecraft through any of our four gas planets, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, or Jupiter?Sep 1, 2021 3:07 AM CDT
NVIDIA's latest GeForce 471.96 drivers releasedNVIDIA GeForce Game Ready 471.96 WHQL released, 24 games get GFE one-click optimal settings, and 6 new G-SYNC Compatible dislpays.Aug 31, 2021 7:41 PM CDT
Hideo Kojima is working on two new games and one is unpredictableDeath Stranding and Walking Dead star Norman Reedus says a new Death Stranding game is in development at Kojima Productions.Aug 31, 2021 4:41 PM CDT
Hubble captures incredible image of space 'sword' piercing a 'heart'NASA's Hubble Space Telescope used its Wide Field Camera 3 instrument to capture this incredible image of a cosmic 'sword'.Aug 31, 2021 6:32 AM CDT
Female octopuses throw stuff at males who are trying to mate with themAustralian researchers have observed female octopuses throwing stuff at male octopuses who are attempting to mate with them.Aug 31, 2021 5:05 AM CDT
Check out the International Space Station in this new 360-degree videoA new series will take viewers on a tour through the International Space Station with a unique camera view of 360-degrees.Aug 31, 2021 3:31 AM CDT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XTX teased: 18Gbps GDDR6, faster than RTX 3090AMD's tweaked Radeon RX 6900 XTX specs teased: faster Navi 21 GPU, faster 18Gbps GDDR6, and faster than the GeForce RTX 3090.Aug 31, 2021 1:09 AM CDT
NYC subway system power surge strands hundreds of people for 5 hoursA huge power surge took out half of NYC's subway system for 5 entire hours, stranding hundreds of New Yorkers on trains.Aug 30, 2021 10:33 PM CDT
GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD up to 2TB now works on PlayStation 5If you've got a GIGABYTE AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD firmware update unlocks it for the PlayStation 5, offering 7GB/sec reads speeds.Aug 30, 2021 8:14 PM CDT
HR Giger, Beksinski-inspired horror FPS Scorn coming Fall 2021Ebb Software's ultra-bizarre HR Giger and Beksinski-inspired first-person shooter Scorn may release near or on Halloween 2021.Aug 30, 2021 2:34 PM CDT
GTA 6's supposed Captain McClane is probably a character in GTA OnlineThe new supposed Grand Theft Auto 6 character is probably just for a new Grand Theft Auto Online content update, not GTA 6.Aug 30, 2021 10:12 AM CDT
Scientists discover Earth's 'northernmost' island, it may be swallowedResearchers have discovered what is believed to be Earth's northernmost landmass, and it could soon be swallowed by water.Aug 30, 2021 6:02 AM CDT
NASA space telescope looked back in time, saw rare supernova explosionNASA's Kepler's space telescope looked back into space and observed a rare supernova explosion from a Sun 100x bigger than our Sun.Aug 30, 2021 4:24 AM CDT
Intel ARC Alchemist: perf close to RTX 3060, but things will changeIntel ARC Alchemist isn't in great shape right now, with performance that would battle the GeForce RTX 3060, but it'll get better.Aug 30, 2021 12:33 AM CDT

Mars is safe for humans, but there is a catch to surviving on itAn international group of scientists have put forward a paper that details if its possible for humans to survive on Mars.Sep 4, 2021 3:39 AM CDT
NVIDIA 510.06 WSL driver released: Kepler GPU support droppedNVIDIA's new 510.06 WSL driver drops Kepler GPU support, but has next-gen compiler for the next-gen Ada Lovelace GPU architecture.Sep 2, 2021 10:26 PM CDT
NVIDIA CMP 170HX crypto mining card teased: insane 164MH/s hash rate!NVIDIA CMP 170HX cryptomining GPU teased, offers insane 164MH/s hash rate that destroys RTX 3090, every other CMP mining GPU.Sep 2, 2021 7:52 PM CDT
Sony shakes up next-gen PS5 game prices once again, aggravates gamersSony shakes up next-gen games pricing once again by making Horizon Forbidden West's cross-gen release exclusive to an $80 version.Sep 2, 2021 4:18 PM CDT
PUBG Corp gives entire game dev team to PlayerUnknown Brendan GreenePUBG Corp spins off an entire game dev branch to PlayerUnknown Brendan Greene, who has gone indie to create huge sandbox worlds.Sep 2, 2021 12:26 PM CDT
CD Projekt asks court to dismiss securities fraud lawsuitCD Projekt Group asks U.S. court to dismiss the securities fraud lawsuit it's currently facing from Cyberpunk 2077 controversy.Sep 2, 2021 9:28 AM CDT
Virgin Galactic staff leak Richard Branson could've been at 'risk'Eight Virgin Galactic officials who have remained anonymous have leaked that there were 'red' warning lights during the flight.Sep 2, 2021 4:32 AM CDT
Here's 10 facts about US's highly-classified space plane X-37BSo far, the mysterious X-37B space plane has conducted six missions, and here are 10 surprising facts about the classified vehicle.Sep 2, 2021 3:05 AM CDT
No Man's Sky modder is doing ungodly things with Sean Murray's headNo Man's Sky modder Winder Sun is making some unholy in-game creations out of Sean Murray's head until Frontiers releases.Sep 1, 2021 2:42 PM CDT
You'll never believe how good BioShock looks in Unreal Engine 5Skilled creator uses Unreal Engine 5 to breathe life into gaming's sunken treasure BioShock, teases what BioShock 4 may look like.Sep 1, 2021 11:32 AM CDT
Trillion-frames-per-second camera takes photos of light movingResearchers have created a new camera that is capable of capturing a trillion-frames-per-second. Can capture the light movement.Sep 1, 2021 4:07 AM CDT
Stunning video shows a supermassive black hole feeding on a galaxyResearchers created the first model video showing how a galaxy's gas gets devoured by the supermassive black hole at the center.Sep 1, 2021 2:31 AM CDT
Windows 11 launches October 5, 2021: prepare your PC nowMicrosoft will unleash Windows 11 on October 5, marketing BS teases it'll 'empower your productivity and inspire your creativity'.Aug 31, 2021 7:04 PM CDT
New Halo 3 armor has Greek and Norse myths, knights, ancient SpartansHalo 3 goes medieval in MCC's new Season 8 update, complete with ancient Greek and Norse armor sets and other fantastic creations.Aug 31, 2021 3:32 PM CDT
New cracks were just found on the International Space StationRussian cosmonauts have reported they've discovered brand new cracks on the Zarya module on the International Space Station.Aug 31, 2021 6:02 AM CDT
Elon Musk says SpaceX will catch largest flying object with chopsticksElon Musk has announced that SpaceX will attempt to catch the largest flying object ever with 'Karate Kid' robot chopsticks.Aug 31, 2021 4:33 AM CDT
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope hits a 'major turning' pointThe successor to the famous Hubble Space Telescope has reached its final stages in testing, passing a 'major turning point'.Aug 31, 2021 3:04 AM CDT
TSMC is reportedly ramping chip production prices by 10-20%TSMC expected to drive production prices up, will affect big companies like Apple, AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Qualcomm and others.Aug 30, 2021 11:41 PM CDT
Samsung teases double-folding Galaxy Fold prototype, folds over twiceSamsung shows off its foldable prototype at IMID 2021, with a double-folding screen that folds in and out like an 'S' curve.Aug 30, 2021 10:04 PM CDT
Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 3 smartphone gets cut, burned, torturedSamsung's latest flagship Galaxy Z Fold 3 foldable smartphone gets absolutely torture tested by JerryRigEverything on YouTube.Aug 30, 2021 7:29 PM CDT
New PS5 runs 3-5 degrees hotter due to smaller heat sinkSony's new PlayStation 5 model is lighter and cheaper to make, but also runs 3-5 degrees hotter with a smaller heat sink installed.Aug 30, 2021 1:25 PM CDT
SpaceX is taking avocados, ants and ice cream to ISS astronautsSpaceX is transporting 4,800 pounds of cutting-edge science to the International Space Station. Ice cream is a part of the cargo.Aug 30, 2021 7:07 AM CDT
A 'one in a million' brain from 310 million years ago was just foundA new study published in the journal Geology has detailed the discovery of a brain that dates back around 310 million years.Aug 30, 2021 5:24 AM CDT
Artificial intelligence just located new craters on Mars in 5 secondsImages taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been run through AI, and new craters have been found in just 5 seconds.Aug 30, 2021 3:07 AM CDT
Samsung TVs have remote kill switch, can disable stolen TVs worldwideSamsung reveals its TVs can be remotely disabled, with the Television Block Function pre-loaded onto all Samsung TVs worldwide.Aug 29, 2021 9:52 PM CDT

Mount Etna erupts for 50th time, space satellite captures epic imageDuring its 50th eruption for 2021, Mount Etna has been photographed by European Sentinel 2 satellite as it passed overhead.Sep 4, 2021 3:02 AM CDT
Far Cry 6 on PC requires RTX 3080 for 4K 30FPS with ray tracingFar Cry 6 requires an Intel Core i7-10700K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Radeon RX 6800 or GeForce RTX 3080 for 4K 30FPS with RT on.Sep 2, 2021 9:37 PM CDT
EVGA RTX 3090s were killed in Amazon's New World from 'bad soldering'EVGA's GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards that were being killed in Amazon's game 'New World' was due to bad soldering, says EVGA.Sep 2, 2021 7:09 PM CDT
Intel chip shortage not expected to improve till at least next yearIntel's global chip shortage on CPUs etc, according to our sources, is not set to get any better for at least several more months.Sep 2, 2021 2:15 PM CDT
Sony to show new PS5 games during September showcaseSony confirms a September showcase for new PlayStation 5 games coming this year in 2021 and beyond, may include FF16, GTA V.Sep 2, 2021 11:36 AM CDT
Amazon tries to delay Starlink because it can't compete, says SpaceXSpaceX has accused Amazon of purposely attempting to delay its Starlink satellite launch because the company can't compete.Sep 2, 2021 5:33 AM CDT
Richard Branson's trip to space didn't go as smoothly as it lookedReports have surfaced regarding Richard Branson's spaceflight with Virgin Galactic. They suggest the flight didn't go smoothly.Sep 2, 2021 4:05 AM CDT
Video captures 15 skyscrapers blowing up simultaneouslyA video has captured the moment fifteen skyscraper buildings were blown up simultaneously in a big mass demolition project.Sep 2, 2021 2:37 AM CDT
Boomer may return in Far Cry 6 as your amigo petOne of Ubisoft's most beloved pet pals may return in Far Cry 6 as an animal companion and amigo to help you take over Yara.Sep 1, 2021 1:36 PM CDT
Gamer to perform Shakespearean monologues live in Fallout 76Thespian gamer to perform Shakespearean monologues live in Fallout 76 with real costumes and sets in a makeshift in-game theater.Sep 1, 2021 10:32 AM CDT
Space tours of the ISS with virtual freely-moving avatars are comingThe space tourism industry is just taking its baby steps, and now the rumblings off virtual tours of the ISS have already begun.Sep 1, 2021 3:36 AM CDT
Oh great: hackers are selling tools to hide malware in your GPUCybercriminals are hiding malware that can execute code from your GPUs memory buffer, without the PC detecting a single thing.Aug 31, 2021 8:42 PM CDT
New Suicide Squad, Batman-less Gotham Knights footage coming soonWarner Bros' new DC Fandome is back and will showcase new Suicide Squad and Gotham Knights gameplay footage this October.Aug 31, 2021 6:29 PM CDT
Rise of the Tomb Raider's Xbox exclusivity cost Microsoft $100 millionMicrosoft's huge one-year exclusivity deal for Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox was apparently worth $100 million in total costs.Aug 31, 2021 2:46 PM CDT
NASA awards first company with 10 cent check to start mining the moonNASA has kicked off funding for moon mining technology by awarding the company Lunar Outpost with a check for ten cents.Aug 31, 2021 5:34 AM CDT
Ripple may expose SEC employees who are holding XRPAccording to an attorney close to the case, Ripple has filed a motion to expose SEC employees who are holding and trading XRP.Aug 31, 2021 4:06 AM CDT
Elon Musk pays out Jeff Bezos, says he retired to just file 'lawsuits'Elon Musk has taken to his Twitter account to poke some fun at Blue Origin CEO Jeff Bezos, saying he files lawsuits full-time.Aug 31, 2021 2:33 AM CDT
Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 3 is already on discount, a huge $300 offSamsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 3 costs $999 but it's currently $300 off down to just $699 locked to T-Mobile, or $799 unlocked.Aug 30, 2021 11:04 PM CDT
China limits minors to just 3 hours of online gaming per weekChina announces 1984-style restrictions for minors playing games online, 1 hour between 8-9pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights.Aug 30, 2021 9:07 PM CDT
AMD rumored to rebrand Navi 22 on 6nm for low-end Radeon RX 7000 cardsAMD is reportedly rebranding its Navi 22 and Navi 23 GPUs for the new Radeon RX 7000 series, will make them on TSMC 6nm.Aug 30, 2021 7:04 PM CDT
Infamous Second Son actually helped create The Last of Us Part IINaughty Dog president Evan Wells talks about how other games like Infamous Second Son helped inspire The Last of Us Part II.Aug 30, 2021 12:17 PM CDT
NASA launches cutting-edge science to the International Space StationNASA launched cutting-edge science to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon resupply spacecraft on the Falcon 9.Aug 30, 2021 6:32 AM CDT
NASA's Mars helicopter snapped an image of a martian 'road'NASA's Mars helicopter named Ingenuity has snapped an image of a martian 'road' during its most recent flight on August 16.Aug 30, 2021 4:53 AM CDT
There are 6 invisible structures hidden beneath Greenland's ice sheetGreenland's ice sheet is two miles thick, and underneath it, there are six mysterious structures that have been hidden from view.Aug 30, 2021 2:36 AM CDT
485,000 x Radeon RX 470s returned to cloud mining company by ChinaChina's Supreme Court sided with Genesis Mining and will return 485,681 Radeon RX 470 8GB GPUs -- but now they need new homes.Aug 29, 2021 9:06 PM CDT

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