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Man to spend 33 months in prison for a multi-million gift card schemeA New York man has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for being involved in this simple yet highly effective fraud scheme.Mar 30, 2021 7:08 AM CDT
Samsung's next-gen Galaxy S22 Ultra concept teased with 200MP cameraSamsung's new Galaxy S22 Ultra should drop in early 2022, but before that a concept has been teased with a huge 200MP rear camera.Mar 29, 2021 10:30 PM CDT
TSMC could jack chip prices up by 25% by the end of 2021TSMC rumored to increase chip prices to new all-time record high prices, with a 25% year-on-year increase by the end of 2021.Mar 29, 2021 9:05 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti rumored with 8GB, 16GB GDDR6X variantsNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti teased with 8GB and 16GB variants, with faster GDDR6X memory at much faster 19Gbps bandwidth.Mar 29, 2021 6:51 PM CDT
Monster Hunter Rise shipped 4 million copies in just 3 daysCapcom's latest Monster Hunter is slaying the sales charts worldwide, and manages to move 4 million shipments in just 3 days.Mar 29, 2021 5:33 PM CDT
Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.2 makes over 1,000 fixes, needs 58GB on PS4Cyberpunk 2077's anticipated Patch 1.2 update is out now, and it's a whopper at 40GB on Xbox and 35GB on PlayStation 4 consoles.Mar 29, 2021 3:48 PM CDT
Visa announces payment settlements using cryptocurrency with USD CoinUSD Coin (USDC) is a new stablecoin cryptocurrency that's pegged directly to the US dollar, with Visa pushing into crypto big time.Mar 29, 2021 4:50 AM CDT
Intel's 13th Gen Core CPU teased: Raptor Lake-S comes in 2022+Intel's next-next-gen 13th Gen Core CPU arrives in 2022 and beyond, with the new Raptor Lake-S chips arriving after Alder Lake-S.Mar 28, 2021 10:52 PM CDT
ASUS unleashes GeForce RTX 3060 Phoenix: 2.5-slot single-fan coolerASUS reveals its new 2.5-slot single-fan cooled custom GeForce RTX 3060 Phoenix graphics card, the shortest Ampere GPU from ASUS.Mar 28, 2021 8:27 PM CDT
Report: CD Projekt had trouble defining Cyberpunk 2077 from the get-goCD Projekt RED reportedly had troubles defining what Cyberpunk 2077 actually was, and CDPR developers were somewhat confused.Mar 28, 2021 5:22 PM CDT
Warframe loading times cut in half on PS5 thanks to memory tweaksWarframe loading times have been cut in half on PS5 thanks to memory allocation threading tweaks and ultra-fast PCIe 4.0 SSD tech.Mar 28, 2021 3:10 PM CDT
Mount the Vive Facial Tracker to any VR headset with this bracketThe Vive Facial Tracker was meant for the Vive Pro headset but with a 3D printable file you can make it work with any VR device.Mar 26, 2021 8:40 PM CDT
Assassin's Creed Black Flag scriptwriter Darby McDevitt leaves UbisoftAfter 10 years of shaping Assassin's Creed stories and characters, Ubisoft Montreal writer Darby McDevitt is leaving the studio.Mar 26, 2021 3:35 PM CDT
New Axiom Verge 2 details: Standalone prequel, protagonist revealedIndie dev Thomas Happ discusses new details about Axiom Verge 2, including a prequel timeline and a brand new player protagonist.Mar 26, 2021 10:24 AM CDT
GameStop begins selling PC hardware, lists GeForce RTX 30 series cardsGameStop CEO says the company will soon offer PC hardware: GPUs, monitors, tables, gaming TVs and more coming to GameStop.Mar 25, 2021 7:26 PM CDT
New PS5 exclusive Returnal has gone gold and is ready to shipPS5's latest console exclusive Returnal has gone gold, so it is finalized and ready to ship and won't be delayed any further.Mar 25, 2021 4:07 PM CDT
Castlevania-esque indie The Last Faith NEEDS to be on your radarIndie Metroidvania The Last Faith takes inspiration from Castlevania and Bloodborne, and you should keep an eye out for it.Mar 25, 2021 1:09 PM CDT
NASA snapped a picture of this huge asteroid that just flew by EarthOn March 21, Asteroid 2001 FO32 passed by Earth, and the Virtual Telescope Project (VTP) managed to capture a great image of it.Mar 25, 2021 3:33 AM CDT
NVIDIA RTX A5000, A4000 workstation Quadro Ampere GPUs teasedNVIDIA's new its-not-a-Quadro RTX A5000 and A4000 workstation graphics cards, both based on the Ampere GPU architecture.Mar 24, 2021 10:10 PM CDT
Fallout 76 pets: dogs & cats first, more creatures (and robots?) laterBethesda discusses more about the C.A.M.P. pets coming to Fallout 76 this winter, says dogs and cats will be coming first.Mar 24, 2021 2:33 PM CDT
Prince Harry has landed a new job at this Silicon Valley tech startupPrince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has secured a brand new job as an executive leader for this Silicon Valley technology startup.Mar 24, 2021 5:32 AM CDT
Xbox LIVE name changed to distinguish subscription from online networkMicrosoft's online network is no longer formally called Xbox LIVE, but the service isn't changing or going away, the company says.Mar 23, 2021 12:21 PM CDT
Microsoft said to buy Discord for $10 billionSocial platform Discord is reportedly looking to sell the company in a buyout deal that could be worth as much as $10 billion.Mar 23, 2021 10:13 AM CDT
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 860: overclocked Snapdragon 855 made on 7nmQualcomm's new Snapdragon 860 is official, but it's really just an overclocked Snapdragon 855 -- CPU running at up to 2.96GHz.Mar 22, 2021 8:21 PM CDT
Buy RE8 on Stadia and get a free Chromecast Ultra, Stadia controllerGoogle has found a unique solution to shed inventory of un-purchased Stadia bundles: Give them away for free with specific games.Mar 22, 2021 4:21 PM CDT

PayPal enables US customers to purchase goods with cryptocurrencyPayPal customers in the US with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, or Litecoin can convert holdings to fiat @ checkouts in the US.Mar 30, 2021 5:30 AM CDT
Valve working on 2 new Half-Life games to follow-up on Half-Life: AlyxValve is working on a couple of different games in the Half-Life universe, with codename Citadel and something else called HLX.Mar 29, 2021 10:00 PM CDT
Intel Core i9-11900K hits 5.1GHz on all cores on mid-range motherboardGIGABYTE releases new BIOS for its mid-range B560 AORUS motherboard, supports Core i9-11900K and overclocks to 5.1GHz on ALL cores.Mar 29, 2021 8:28 PM CDT
Battlefield 2021 set in 2025, has military robots, drones, and moreEA's next-gen Battlefield is just called Battlefield, rumored to be set in 2025 with military robots, drones, jets, and more.Mar 29, 2021 6:16 PM CDT
Resident Evil 8 will let players build walls to defend themselvesCapcom shares a bunch of Resident Evil 8 info, including next-gen optimizations, developer headcount, and new game mechanics.Mar 29, 2021 4:59 PM CDT
Tony Hawk is crashing big time on Series X, and fans are angryThe next-gen versions of Tony Hawk's 1+2 Pro Skater remaster are crashing big time and freezing on Xbox Series X hardware.Mar 29, 2021 1:19 PM CDT
Age of Empires IV could get an official release date on April 10thMicrosoft has announced a 'Fan Preview' for Age of Empires IV in a brand new trailer that has appeared on the AOE YouTube channel.Mar 29, 2021 4:32 AM CDT
AIDA64 now supports GeForce RTX 3050, Radeon RX 6600 series GPUsAIDA64 6.32.5659 Beta now supports unreleased GPUs including the AMD Radeon RX 6600 series and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPUs.Mar 28, 2021 10:09 PM CDT
Yeah, there's now a Big Mac graphics card... in GeForce RTX 3060 formThis isn't an early April Fools Day joke, but a real graphics card: introducing the MaxSun GeForce RTX 3060 Big Mac graphics card.Mar 28, 2021 7:24 PM CDT
BioWare chief of staff Jonathan Warner leaves studioAnthem director Jonathan Warner has left BioWare, marking the 9th high-profile developer to leave the studio in the last 4 years.Mar 28, 2021 4:17 PM CDT
Death Stranding 2 or Kojima's new horror game might be revealed soonHideo Kojima's next game (Death Stranding 2?) could be revealed soon, possibly during Sony's E3-timed showcase in Summer/June.Mar 28, 2021 2:31 PM CDT
How to Make a Video File Smaller - Compress and MoreAre you looking for ways to make a video file smaller? Compression and other tips are included right here, provided by VideoProc.Mar 26, 2021 6:46 PM CDT
Call of Duty 2021 takes place in WW2, Activision expects lower sales2021's big new Call of Duty game will go back to the series roots in World War 2, sources say, but won't have alt-history focus.Mar 26, 2021 2:56 PM CDT
Titanfall titans and wall running seem to be coming to Apex LegendsA member of the data mining community has found that the new character coming to Apex Legends can summon a titan from Titanfall.Mar 26, 2021 2:34 AM CDT
MSI to jack up prices of its GeForce and Radeon graphics cards soonMSI plans to increase the price of its graphics cards as tight GPU supply will hurt the market until the end of 2021 at least.Mar 25, 2021 6:02 PM CDT
Ghost of Tsushima, a game based on samurai movies, will become a filmSucker Punch goes full circle: Ghost of Tsushima, a game based on classic Kurosawa samurai films, is being made into a movie.Mar 25, 2021 3:16 PM CDT
Godzilla and King Kong will smash into PUBG Mobile soonPUBG Mobile hits an astronomical 1 billion downloads worldwide after an incredible year of billion-dollar in-game earnings.Mar 25, 2021 12:20 PM CDT
Here's a very satisfying video of SpaceX launching Starlink satellitesSpaceX has released an incredible video showing the Falcon 9 rocket deploying a payload of Starlink satellites into orbit.Mar 25, 2021 2:34 AM CDT
Nintendo Super Switch rumor: powered by NVIDIA's new Ada Lovelace GPUNVIDIA's next-gen Ada Lovelace GPU is now rumored to be the chip powering Nintendo's next-gen Super Switch console... big rumor!Mar 24, 2021 7:19 PM CDT
Hitman 3 is getting a 7-part expansion for each seven deadly sinIO Interactive is making a Se7en-style expansion pass for Hitman 3 where each expansion is based on one of the seven deadly sins.Mar 24, 2021 12:34 PM CDT
Pokemon Go devs to work their magic on Pikmin with new AR mobile gameNiantic is working directly with Nintendo to make a Pikmin AR-based mobile game in 2021 that promotes outdoor activities.Mar 23, 2021 2:38 PM CDT
Japanese company gives employees day off to play Monster Hunter RiseTons of Japanese employees are taking the day off to play Monster Hunter Rise so one company is making an official MonHun holiday.Mar 23, 2021 11:26 AM CDT
Incredible video of meteor plummeting across the sky during the dayA man that was just driving his family in Jersey managed to capture an incredible video of a meteor streaking across the sky.Mar 23, 2021 5:32 AM CDT
PowerColor Radeon RX 6700 Fighter teased, rocks 6GB of GDDR6 memoryPowerColor's new non-XT Radeon RX 6700 Fighter graphics card teased, with 6GB of GDDR6 -- other teases include 12GB of GDDR6.Mar 22, 2021 7:22 PM CDT
How to Transfer and Sync Data Dropbox to Google DriveLooking for a quick and simple way to transfer data from Dropbox to Google Drive? Wondershare InClowdz could be what you want.Mar 22, 2021 3:34 PM CDT

Tundra Labs doubles Tundra Tracker Kickstarter goals in six hoursTundra Labs is selling SteamVR tracking pucks on Kickstarter and it raised twice its goal in the first few hours of the campaign.Mar 29, 2021 11:05 PM CDT
AMD's new Radeon drivers released, intros ray tracing for DIRT 5AMD Radeon Adrenalin 2020 21.3.2 BETA drivers add DIRT 5 ray tracing support (DXR), also support for Outriders, Evil Genius 2.Mar 29, 2021 9:33 PM CDT
GIGABYTE has 12 new GeForce RTX 3080 Ti cards with 12GB GDDR6X teasedGIGABYTE has a smorgasbord of custom GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics cards with 12GB of GDDR6X memory slide through the EEC.Mar 29, 2021 7:29 PM CDT
Zack Snyder's Justice League gives HBO Max hope in the streaming warsWarner Bros. continues to downplay and virtually sabotage Zack Snyder's Justice League, as it triumphantly debuts on HBO Max.Mar 29, 2021 5:41 PM CDT
Nexon makes $874m 'friendly investment' in Bandai Namco, Konami, SEGANexon puts $874 million into three Japanese companies that were hit particularly hard by COVID-19: SEGA, Konami, and Bandai Namco.Mar 29, 2021 4:16 PM CDT
Cyberpunk 2077's new update adds ray tracing for AMD Radeon GPUsCD PROJEKT RED's upcoming Patch 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 fixes a ridiculously long list of things, but adds ray tracing for Radeon.Mar 29, 2021 5:19 AM CDT
EMTEK's new custom GeForce RTX 3060 MIRACLE: inspired by beehivesEMTEK's new GeForce RTX 3060 MIRACLE features a very interesting honeycomb theme cooler shroud, another card you can't buy.Mar 28, 2021 11:37 PM CDT
Razer Blade 14 gaming laptop teased: Ryzen 9 5900HX + GeForce RTX 3060Razer is working on a new Blade 14 gaming laptop that packs combines both an AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060.Mar 28, 2021 9:05 PM CDT
Intel's new Core i9-11900K has already been overclocked to 7GHzIntel's new flagship Core i9-11900K processor overclocked to 7GHz using LN2 cooling and an ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Apex motherboard.Mar 28, 2021 6:42 PM CDT
Sony to pay unionized workers bonuses worth 7 months of salaryAmid record earnings, Sony plans to pay unionized workers a bonus worth 7-months salary, the highest amount in the last 20 years.Mar 28, 2021 3:47 PM CDT
This guy modded his Nintendo Game Boy and is mining Bitcoin on itDid you think crypto mining Bitcoin would be a thing on Nintendo's old school but still cool Game Boy? So check this out!Mar 27, 2021 6:40 PM CDT
Microsoft in 'advanced talks' to buy Discord for $10b as soon as AprilMicrosoft is eager to buy Discord in a deal worth $10 billion to significantly bolster cross-platform social interaction.Mar 26, 2021 4:27 PM CDT
Back 4 Blood puts a spin on zombie survival with roguelite card systemTurtle Rock's new Left 4 Dead spiritual successor Back 4 Blood subverts expectations with its innovative new card system.Mar 26, 2021 11:32 AM CDT
Samsung reveals industry first HKMG-based 512GB DDR5 memory moduleSamsung's the first with HKMG-based DDR5 RAM: 7200Mbps offering twice the performance of DDR4 while using less power too.Mar 25, 2021 8:24 PM CDT
GameStop shrinks board of directors, expects Reggie FIls-Aime to leaveGameStop expects ex-Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime to leave board of directors along with 7 other board members.Mar 25, 2021 4:38 PM CDT
Cheat in Outriders and the devs will permanently brand your accountOutriders cheaters will have a special watermark emblazoned on their screenshots and video feeds, but they won't get banned.Mar 25, 2021 2:03 PM CDT
All traffic blocked in Suez Canal by one of world's largest cargo shipOne of the world's largest cargo container ships have turned sideways and has blocked all traffic in Egypt's Suez Canal.Mar 25, 2021 4:31 AM CDT
Intel teases Xe-HPC GPU: over 100 billion transistors with 47 tilesIntel has 47 tiles on its new Xe-HPC graphics processor 'Ponte Vecchio' teased with over 100 billion transistors, ready for 2021.Mar 25, 2021 12:24 AM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti now expected in May, GPU yields very lowNVIDIA's new purported GeForce RTX 3080 Ti graphics card now expected to drop in May, with 12GB of GDDR6X memory... it's close!Mar 24, 2021 6:24 PM CDT
Elon Musk: you can now buy a Tesla with BitcoinElon Musk tweets out that US customers can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin, and that the company will retain, and not sell, the BTC.Mar 24, 2021 5:40 AM CDT
Amazon hires top Rainbow Six talent to lead new studio, make new IPAmazon Games opens a new studio led by four Rainbow Six Siege developers, first project is an online multiplayer game in new IP.Mar 23, 2021 1:32 PM CDT
Switch Pro: Xavier SoC with DLSS 4K gaming, 1.4 TFLOPs, Volta GPU?The new upgraded 'Switch Pro' will use a new higher-end NVIDIA SoC that enables DLSS super-sampling and 4K output, sources say.Mar 23, 2021 10:33 AM CDT
Samsung rumored to be working on 'double-folding' foldable smartphoneSamsung's next-gen Galaxy Z Fold and Galaxy Z Flip foldable smartphones rumored to be joined by 'double-folding' smartphone.Mar 22, 2021 9:29 PM CDT
Facebook deleted 1.3 billion fake accounts in Oct-Dec 2020Facebook disabled more than 1.3 billion accounts between October and December 2020 in its continued fight against fake news.Mar 22, 2021 6:18 PM CDT
Resident Evil 8 PC specs: RTX 3070 4K 60FPS, GTX 1070 1080p 60FPSCapcom's new Resident Evil has tons of monsters, and you'll need some monstrous PC hardware to hit higher-end performance.Mar 22, 2021 3:23 PM CDT

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