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The Myst remake is coming to SteamVR in Q3The Myst VR remake is coming to SteamVR later this year. Cyan Worlds also plans to release 2D version for PC and Mac as well.Jun 22, 2021 10:31 PM CDT
The HP Reverb G2 is $400 at Walmart right nowThe HP Reverb G2 is one of the highest resolution VR headsets on the market and it can be yours right now for $200 off MSRP.Jun 22, 2021 8:47 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce 471.11 drivers add ray tracing + DLSS for DOOM EternalNVIDIA's new GeForce Game Ready 471.11 WHQL drivers add support for DOOM Eternal's new ray traced reflections, DLSS tech.Jun 22, 2021 7:06 PM CDT
Tencent now owns most of Yager, will help fund new unannounced gameChinese juggernaut Tencent acquires a majority stake in German indie dev Yager Development and will help fund future projects.Jun 22, 2021 12:16 PM CDT
Crypto market crash causes Ethereum co-founder to lose bigThe cryptocurrency market has taken a massive dive in value causing the Ethereum co-founder to lose hundreds of millions.Jun 22, 2021 6:06 AM CDT
'Space balloons' to undercut the space tourism industry by nearly halfSpace tourism is kicking off, and if you don't want to go experience a spacecraft, there is always the 'space balloon' option.Jun 22, 2021 4:33 AM CDT
Earth just officially gained another ocean after 100 years of debateEarth has just added a new ocean to the planet's total list it currently has; Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic oceans.Jun 22, 2021 3:05 AM CDT
Elon Musk could use hypersonic rocket for next-gen airline travelSpaceX could use its next-gen 3000MPH rocket to change the airline industry, Elon Musk teases hypersonic rocket tests soon.Jun 21, 2021 9:50 PM CDT
Dogecoin plummets over 36% and wipes away over $20 billion market capThe entire crypto market is red today, Dogecoin drops from $0.30 to $0.17 and wipes away $20 billion in market cap in the process.Jun 21, 2021 8:00 PM CDT
Final Fantasy 16 or FF7 Remake 2 could release by early 2023Square Enix is spending more money on game development than it ever has before, and it teases big games for its 2023 period.Jun 21, 2021 5:51 PM CDT
Necromancers at EA Motive may resurrect Dead Space from its graveRumor has it EA Motive is working on a revival of a beloved Electronic Arts franchise, and it could be the sci-horror Dead Space.Jun 21, 2021 3:06 PM CDT
NASA astronauts complete rollout of massive ISS solar panel arrayNASA astronauts were tasked with rolling out a new solar array and equipping it to the International Space Station power supply.Jun 21, 2021 9:03 AM CDT
Hubble Space Telescope shows it age, NASA struggles to bring it onlineThe Hubble Space Telescope has been 'down' since June 13, and NASA teams are still currently struggling to get it back online.Jun 21, 2021 6:33 AM CDT
Senate confirmed to be briefed with slides of 'off-planet vehicles'Journalist who broke the UFO story in The New York Times has said he can confirm the Senate has been briefed on off-world vehicles.Jun 21, 2021 3:35 AM CDT
ASRock's new crypto mining motherboard: 6 full-size PCIe 3.0 x16 slotsASRock's new H510 Pro BTC+ motherboard: LGA1200 socket, H510 chipset, 6 x full-sized PCIe 3.0 x16 slots for GPU crypto mining.Jun 20, 2021 9:31 PM CDT
EK's new wooden-themed RTX 3090, RTX 3080 waterblocks gives me a woodyEK's latest member of the Signature Edition family is the EK Lignum, inspired by woodwork and OMG it is freaking gorgeous.Jun 20, 2021 7:03 PM CDT
Final Fantasy 7 Remake might be Epic Games Store exclusive on PCFinal Fantasy 7 Remake is coming to PC at some point...but it might not be on Steam for a while--possibly 6 months or more.Jun 20, 2021 4:28 PM CDT
Sony wants more cross-play, but extra charges may defer publishersWith its new revenue sharing policy in place, Sony is eager for more cross-play games, but are publishers willing to pay?Jun 20, 2021 1:44 PM CDT
How publishers are helping phase in next-gen consolesPublishers are starting to slowly push towards next-gen consoles with carefully-planned strategies aimed at exclusive experiences.Jun 18, 2021 10:55 PM CDT
Samsung reportedly hiring architecture engineers from Apple and AMDSamsung is reportedly not happy with performance from ARM CPUs, poaches architecture engineers from Apple and AMD... makes sense.Jun 18, 2021 8:27 PM CDT
Konami to release Game Boy Advance Castlevania games in new collectionNew classification ratings hint Konami will re-release classic Castlevania Game Boy Advance sidescrollers in a new collection.Jun 18, 2021 6:43 PM CDT
Madden NFL 22: No free next-gen upgrade, next-gen exclusive tweaked AIMadden NFL 22 won't offer a free next-gen upgrade to PS4 and Xbox One buyers, certain features are exclusive to next-gen consoles.Jun 18, 2021 12:52 PM CDT
Mark Cuban gets 'hit' by a crypto coin crashing down to zero dollarsOn Wednesday, the market for a specific token began to crash as people began to panic sell, dropping the coin's price by 100%.Jun 18, 2021 4:33 AM CDT
Sony targeting holiday 2022 release for PSVR2, will feature OLEDsSony's next VR headset is likely to launch in time for holiday 2022 according to multiple industry sources with inside knowledge.Jun 17, 2021 10:53 PM CDT
Anduril raises $450M, turn soldiers into 'invincible technomancers'Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey raises another $450 million for Anduril Industries, turn soldiers into 'invincible technomancers'.Jun 17, 2021 9:26 PM CDT

Facebook's plan to advertise in VR fell on its face before it startedFacebook's plan to advertise in VR games was met with such negative reaction from VR fans the only dev involved backed out.Jun 22, 2021 9:48 PM CDT
NVIDIA's game-changing DLSS tech now available in Unreal Engine 5Unreal Engine 5 developers can now use NVIDIA DLSS technology, with the DLSS plugin available for UE5 developers to download.Jun 22, 2021 8:22 PM CDT
343i looking into adding 40 or 60 players in Halo MCC Big Team BattleHalo Master Chief Collection's 8v8 big team battle mode may get a lot bigger as 343i is investigating ways to boost player counts.Jun 22, 2021 5:43 PM CDT
Quake turns 25, was a 'tough game to make,' Romero saysQuake, one of the most influential PC first-person shooters ever made by id, turns 25 years old today...do you feel old yet?Jun 22, 2021 11:21 AM CDT
Republican Fundraising Committee will accept cryptocurrency donationsThe Republication Fundraising Committee have announced that it will begin accepting cryptocurrency as a form of donation.Jun 22, 2021 5:34 AM CDT
NASA's Juno spacecraft took phenomenal pictures of EarthOn its way to Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft managed to snap a phenomenal image of our big blue planet when it flew past.Jun 22, 2021 4:08 AM CDT
Earliest supermassive black hole 'storm' discovery shatters recordsResearchers have located what is now the earliest black hole ever found, dating back to the earliest stages of the universe.Jun 22, 2021 2:32 AM CDT
Tesla opens longest Supercharger route, spans east to west in ChinaTesla announces it has opened the longest Supercharger route from east to west China, with a nod towards China's Silk Road.Jun 21, 2021 9:23 PM CDT
AMD + NVIDIA GPU prices returning to normal? Stock improving? Nah.NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU availability 'goes up greatly' while 'prices go down' -- now they're only 91% over MSRP... only 91% over.Jun 21, 2021 7:28 PM CDT
Square Enix shrugs off risk worries after Marvel Avengers disappointsSquare Enix tells investors not to worry about one game's sales misses affecting others, affirms all games have own forecasts.Jun 21, 2021 5:09 PM CDT
Sabrent's huge 16TB external SSD is here, offers 2.7GB/sec readsSabrent's new Mini Battleship SSD is here, introducing the Rocket XTRM-Q 16TB external SSD offering up to 2.7GB/sec read speeds.Jun 21, 2021 2:40 PM CDT
Scientists create straw that cures hiccups instantaneouslyResearchers and scientists have created a brand new straw that can reportedly cure hiccups instantaneously in 92% of people.Jun 21, 2021 8:33 AM CDT
Hubble spots weird galaxy without Dark Matter, confusing scientistsScientists have become confused with the Hubble Space Telescope's recent discovery of a galaxy that weirdly lacks dark matter.Jun 21, 2021 5:31 AM CDT
Jeff Bezos banned from Earth petitions total nearly 50,000 signaturesJeff Bezos will be leaving Earth on July 20, and two petitions requesting that he doesn't come back are close to 50,000 signatures.Jun 21, 2021 2:32 AM CDT
Samsung to unveil RDNA 2-powered GPU + ray tracing support in JulySamsung's next-gen Exynos SoC will pack AMD RDNA 2 graphics, including ray tracing and variable rate refresh support in July 2021.Jun 20, 2021 8:32 PM CDT
Pete Hines: Starfield's exclusivity will help streamline developmentStarfield's exclusivity to PC and Xbox Series X/S consoles will help streamline development with more efficiency, Bethesda says.Jun 20, 2021 6:22 PM CDT
Maybe don't expect huge perf gains from the Switch ProNintendo's messaging around new hardware leads us to believe the Switch Pro may not be a significant/dramatic hardware upgrade.Jun 20, 2021 3:23 PM CDT
New Sony trademark hints PlayStation Experience event coming soonSony skipped E3 as it always does now, but we could get updates with a special Summer-themed PlayStation Experience event.Jun 19, 2021 6:44 PM CDT
Square Enix's Outriders bet on Game Pass has paid offXbox Game Pass is a boon to Square Enix's new shooter IP Outriders, and the publisher says player counts are beyond expectations.Jun 18, 2021 10:14 PM CDT
Jeff Bezos backs nuclear fusion plant to be built in the UKThe new Fusion Demonstration Plant will be built in the UK, will cost $400 million, and it should be operational by 2025.Jun 18, 2021 7:45 PM CDT
FIFA lootboxes are no longer random, but only for a limited timeEA temporarily removes randomization from FIFA lootboxes for a limited time until July 16 as part of a new Festival of FUTball.Jun 18, 2021 5:36 PM CDT
George R.R. Martin's work in Elden Ring has been done for years nowGeorge R. R. Martin's work with FromSoftware has been finished for many years, Elden Ring has been in development for a while.Jun 18, 2021 10:29 AM CDT
NASCAR driver picks Bitcoin and Litecoin for sponsorship deal paymentA new sponsorship deal has been struck between a NASCAR professional race car driver and Voyager that will be paid in crypto.Jun 18, 2021 3:31 AM CDT
Microsoft employees slept in data centers during pandemic lockdownMicrosoft staff slept in their data centers during the pandemic, staff were worried they'd get stuck in traffic going home.Jun 17, 2021 10:22 PM CDT
Call of Duty: Warzone's new update adds 120FPS support on the PS5Call of Duty: Warzone's new Season 4 update introduces 120FPS mode for the PlayStation 5, just 7 months behind the Xbox Series X.Jun 17, 2021 8:30 PM CDT

Iran seizes 7000 bitcoin mining machines, largest crypto farm bust yetIranian authorities seize 7000 'computer miners' in the countries largest cryptocurrency farm bust yet, been causing power outages.Jun 22, 2021 9:11 PM CDT
AMD's new FSR tech is here, supported with latest Radeon 21.6.1 driverAMD's new Radeon Adrenalin 21.6.1 driver adds support for FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and the new mobile RDNA 2 GPU.Jun 22, 2021 7:45 PM CDT
Streamers beware: New Marvel's Avengers game update shows IP on screenDon't stream Marvel's Avengers right now, the game currently displays your IP address on screen leaving you open to doxxing.Jun 22, 2021 1:50 PM CDT
Starfield's trailer was made entirely in-engine with Creation Engine 2Starfield's E3 2021 trailer was built in-engine and wasn't a pre-rendered cutscene, flexes the power of the new Creation Engine 2.Jun 22, 2021 10:42 AM CDT
Brand new UFO footage shot from US Navy ship will be released soonA UFO investigation is being conducted by a network that has said it will be releasing a new UFO video shot from a US Navy ship.Jun 22, 2021 5:02 AM CDT
Hubble snaps active black hole and galaxy image for the history booksNASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an incredible image of a spiral galaxy that has a supermassive black hole at its center.Jun 22, 2021 3:31 AM CDT
Bitcoin continues to tumble, drops down into $31,000 territoryCoinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam: 'most' cryptos 'won't work' and '90% of NFTs' will have 'little to no value' in 3-5 years.Jun 21, 2021 10:28 PM CDT
Texas grocery giant H-E-B will soon accept Bitcoin, Dogecoin, EthereumTexas supermarket chain H-E-B will soon have Coin Cloud ATMs, will let people buy and sell over 30 different cryptocurrencies.Jun 21, 2021 9:07 PM CDT
Quake reboot rumored to be in development, main character is a womanid Software goes woke, rumor has it the Quake reboot has both single-player and multiplayer, and the main character is a woman.Jun 21, 2021 7:04 PM CDT
Final Fantasy IX animated series coming from studio behind 90s ReBootSquare Enix has reportedly teamed up with Cyber Group Studios to create an animated TV kids show based on Final Fantasy IX.Jun 21, 2021 4:14 PM CDT
Cyberpunk 2077 back on PlayStation Store, plays best on PS4 Pro & PS5Cyberpunk 2077 is back on console gaming's biggest store more than 6 months after being delisted, but it's not 100% fixed yet.Jun 21, 2021 2:13 PM CDT
Scientists found fossils from the largest mammal to ever live on landResearchers have uncovered some fossilized bones for what has now been declared as the largest mammal to ever live on land.Jun 21, 2021 7:32 AM CDT
US Postal Service issues awesome Sun stamps with NASA telescope imagesThe United States Postal Service is issuing a new set of 'Sun Science' stamps that feature NASA's space telescopes images.Jun 21, 2021 4:32 AM CDT
AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT LC sneakily on sale in India, costs $3000+So yeah, you'll be coughing up $3000+ for the water-cooled AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT LC graphics card, available in India right now.Jun 20, 2021 10:08 PM CDT
COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX 3090 KUDAN revealed, starts from $5000COLORFUL is making only 1000 of its new flagship iGame RTX 3090 KUDAN graphics cards, which will cost $5000 -- limited to China.Jun 20, 2021 7:43 PM CDT
Wolfenstein 3 likely to release before new Indiana Jones projectWolfenstein 3 is probably MachineGames next project before the new Indiana Jones game, and it could also be exclusive to Xbox too.Jun 20, 2021 5:29 PM CDT
Metro Exodus on PS5, Series X is the basis for 4A's future gamesMetro Exodus' next-gen optimizations on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X will be a template for 4A Games' future console games.Jun 20, 2021 2:33 PM CDT
Battlefield 4 servers get slammed as Battlefield 2042 hype heats upEveryone wants to play Battlefield 2042, so they're replaying the next best thing: Battlefield 4...and overloading the servers.Jun 19, 2021 5:53 PM CDT
The third-largest diamond ever mined on Earth found, worth $55 millionOne of the world's largest diamonds has just been found in Botswana, Africa -- a huge 1098.3-carat high gem-quality diamond.Jun 18, 2021 9:11 PM CDT
DICE spent 3 years on weather + Levolution tech for Battlefield 2042DICE spent over 3 years working on weather and Levolution tech for Battlefield 2042, staffers thought it was pre-rendered.Jun 18, 2021 7:06 PM CDT
Windows 10 is up to 35% off in CDKDEALS' Mid-Year Sale - just $14.27Grab Windows 10 and other popular Microsoft software for up to 35% off in CDKDEALS' Mid-Year Sale, with Win 10 as low as $12.83.Jun 18, 2021 2:39 PM CDT
Hubble lost its mind and shut down because of its 1980's computerNASA has announced that Hubble has experienced a memory issue with its onboard computer, the team is working to resolve the issue.Jun 18, 2021 5:33 AM CDT
Here's what to know about UFO 'proof' ahead of US intelligence reportThe Senate is expecting a report on UFOs delivered by US intelligence agencies by June 25, and here's what you need to know.Jun 18, 2021 2:32 AM CDT
Oculus Quest update adds accessibility and multitasking featuresOculus software v30 is out now with new accessibility and multitasking features, microphone swapping, and Air Link for Quest 1.Jun 17, 2021 9:57 PM CDT
Uh, so the default Windows 11 wallpapers are amazingWindows 11's default wallpapers might just be the best stock wallpaper of a Windows operating system yet, check them out!Jun 17, 2021 7:56 PM CDT

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