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Oculus Move fitness tracker coming to Quest and Quest 2 next weekOculus will start rolling out a system-level fitness tracker next week for Oculus Quest. Now your can track your VR exercise.Nov 13, 2020 8:00 PM CST
Ubisoft Montreal hostage situation, staffers forced onto the roofUbisoft Montreal hostage situation sees staffers and developersr forced onto the roof of the building, police now involved.Nov 13, 2020 5:47 PM CST
PS5 can capture up to 1 hour of 4K gameplay video with Create ButtonThe PlayStation 5 can record up to 1 hour's worth of 3840 x 2160 resolution gameplay footage, solidifying it as a sharing machine.Nov 13, 2020 1:36 PM CST
PS5: How to watch videos and listen to music from a USB driveThe PS5 supports all media formats as the PS4, and lets you watch and listen to custom music/video. Here's how to do it.Nov 13, 2020 10:36 AM CST
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Warzone shrinks by 25GB on all platformsInfinity Ward now has a high-resolution texture pack DLC for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, shrinks game by 25GB.Nov 12, 2020 11:30 PM CST
People are already breaking this small part of their HP Reverb G2Some HP Reverb G2 owners are already reporting the cable clip on the rear of the headset is breaking. HP is investigating reports.Nov 12, 2020 9:52 PM CST
Xbox Series X owners troll internet, blow vape smoke into consoleMicrosoft's next-gen Xbox Series X experiencing major hardware issues on launch, now gamers are trolling with vape smoke.Nov 12, 2020 8:19 PM CST
Bethesda maintains $59.99 price for next-gen PS5 exclusive DeathloopPS5 console exclusive Deathloop will cost $59.99 when it releases in 2021, a refreshing move as other publishers charge $70.Nov 12, 2020 4:33 PM CST
Welcome to TweakTown's new web server, a 32C/64T speedy beast!If you're seeing this news post, TweakTown is now on its brand new web server - here's all the details on our new beast!Nov 12, 2020 12:23 PM CST
Fry's Electronics announces closure of another store, goodbye CampbellThe Campbell, California location in Silicon Valley is the latest Fry's Electronics store to bite the dust for the retailer.Nov 12, 2020 12:30 AM CST
The Marvel's Iron Man PSVR bundles to include PS5 camera dongleSony announced that the Marvel's Iron Man PSVR bundle would soon come equipped with the camera adaptor for PlayStation 5.Nov 11, 2020 10:44 PM CST
Cinebench R23 benchmark released, here to crush even the best CPUsMaxon's new Cinebench R23 released -- will stress out your CPU to the max, including AMD's new Zen 3-powered Ryzen 5000 series.Nov 11, 2020 9:31 PM CST
SAPPHIRE unveils Radeon RX 6800/XT NITRO+ and PULSE graphics cardsSAPPHIRE teases Radeon RX 6800 XT NITRO+ Special Edition, Radeon RX 6800 NITRO, PULSE series graphics cards coming soon.Nov 11, 2020 7:29 PM CST
FIFA 21 looks AMAZING on PS5, Series X, next-gen upgrade hits Dec. 4EA puts out first teaser images for FIFA 21's incoming next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X upgrade, and they're amazingly detailed.Nov 11, 2020 5:35 PM CST
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Orlog is a crude Magic: The GatheringLook out, Gwent: Assassin's Creed Valhalla has an awesome--yet rudimentary--dice game that's every bit as strategic as MTG.Nov 11, 2020 3:16 PM CST
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti drops in January 2021 to battle Big NaviNVIDIA's purported GeForce RTX 3080 Ti would pack 20GB of GDDR6X on a 320-bit memory interface, to battle the Radeon RX 6900 XT.Nov 10, 2020 9:22 PM CST
Full Assassin's Creed Valhalla microtransaction store revealedMuch like Origins and Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's microtransaction storefront is a mix of cosmetics & convenience items.Nov 10, 2020 4:13 PM CST
Apex Legends will generate $1 billion every year, EA saysApex Legends is on track to become one of Electronic Art's most profitable franchises ever made, expected to hit $1bn per year.Nov 10, 2020 11:18 AM CST
Seeya Technology now producing a 1-inch 2560x2560 OLED microdisplaySeeya Technology is now producing OLED microdisplays for AR and VR headsets with resolutions as high as 2560x2560 on 1-inch panels.Nov 9, 2020 10:12 PM CST
bHaptics TactSuit X haptic feedback vests for immersive VR gamingbHaptics TactSuit X series haptic feedback vests immerse you deeper into your VR experience by bringing feeling into the mix.Nov 9, 2020 8:45 PM CST
Apex Legends hits mobile in 2021, EA 'very optimistic' on China launchEA's mega-hit free-to-play battle royale game will finally hit mobile sometime in 2021, and a launch in China could follow.Nov 9, 2020 6:32 PM CST
Micron reveals world's first 176-layer 3D NAND flash memoryMicron announces the world's first 176-layer 3D NAND flash that hits 1,600MT/s with reads improved by over 35% and writes by 25%Nov 9, 2020 4:31 PM CST
PS5 8K gaming support, next-gen HDD game storage coming post-launchSony plans to significantly evolve the PlayStation 5 console with post-launch firmware updates, adding new features/capabilities.Nov 9, 2020 10:14 AM CST
UK armed forces boss: 1/4 of army could be robots by the 2030sUK armed forces head General Sir Nick Carter says one-quarter of the entire British Army could be robots sometime in the 2030s.Nov 8, 2020 10:19 PM CST
MSI factory in China catches fire, months after CEO falls to his deathOne of MSI's main manufacturing plants in China catches fire, could have a bad effect on MSI products going into next year.Nov 8, 2020 7:29 PM CST

PayPal hugs crypto, all US users can buy, sell, hold cryptocurrencyPayPal opens up its arms to cryptocurrency to US-based users, with Americans now able to buy, sell, and hold bitcoin, ethereum.Nov 13, 2020 7:30 PM CST
Xbox Series X/S launch smashes sales records, biggest in Xbox historyMicrosoft's next-gen Xbox Series X and Series S duo absolutely destroy existing Xbox One launch sales, best in Xbox history.Nov 13, 2020 3:32 PM CST
New Atari VCS console comes with 100 classic arcade & Atari 2600 gamesAtari's new VCS console will come with 100 arcade/console classics like Pong, Millipede, Tempest, Sword Quest and Yars Revenge.Nov 13, 2020 12:28 PM CST
This is the ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi graphics cardASRock's custom Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi graphics card pictured, packs 3 x 8-pin PCIe power connectors and wicked custom design.Nov 13, 2020 12:25 AM CST
Valve wants to tell you about making Half-Life: Alyx while you playValve released an update for Half-Life: Alyx today which contains 3-hours of audio of developers explaining how they made the game.Nov 12, 2020 10:54 PM CST
Phison SSD shipments surge 94% in 2020, new Xbox Series X helps biglyPhison SSD shipment surge by nearly 94% this year, PCIe 4.0 SSD controllers + Xbox Series X will see this only continue into 2021.Nov 12, 2020 9:29 PM CST
Disney+ pushes past 73M subscribers, Netflix still far ahead with 183MDisney+ subscribers shoot past 73 million, can't compare to Netflix with 183 million -- but originals like The Mandalorian help.Nov 12, 2020 7:27 PM CST
The PS5 does have a web browser, but you can't really access itSony's next-gen PlayStation 5 does have a web browser built into the OS firmware, but you can't access it like the PS4's.Nov 12, 2020 3:41 PM CST
TSMC sets up Arizona, USA subsidiary with $3.5 billion in capitalTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC) announces it will set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Arizona, USA with $3.5B.Nov 12, 2020 1:53 AM CST
Test your GeForce RTX series graphic card with V-Ray 5 benchmarkV-Ray 5 CPU & GPU benchmark released, test out your RTX (ray tracing) technology on your GeForce RTXD graphics card right here.Nov 11, 2020 11:44 PM CST
XFX kinda accidentally reveals Radeon RX 6800 XL graphics cardXFX teases its new Big Navi graphics cards smashing into the Earth -- and I guess crushing their competition so hard everyone dies.Nov 11, 2020 10:27 PM CST
MSI teases #ChangeTheGame, new mystery graphics card coming out Nov 20What is MSI cooking up? They have a new mystery GPU launching on November 20. The teaser image supplied doesn't reveal too much.Nov 11, 2020 9:25 PM CST
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is NOT running at native 4K on Xbox Series XXbox Series X doesn't render Assassin's Creed Valhalla in native 4K, would be equivalent to the 'High' settings on the PC.Nov 11, 2020 7:04 PM CST
PlayStation 5 supports one external HDD at a time, just like PS4Gamers can't hook up multiple external HDDs to Sony's next-gen PS5--only a single USB 3.0 drive is supported for extra storage.Nov 11, 2020 4:45 PM CST
AMD talks Zen 4 CPUs, after Zen 3 stomps all over Intel's best CPUsAMD says its new Zen 4 processors will be on the 5nm TSMC process and could arrive in 'early 2022' with IPC gains -- not cores.Nov 10, 2020 11:34 PM CST
EK really did build a TEC cooler, and it uses Intel Cryo Cooling TechEK partnered with Intel to built a thermoelectric cooler for Intel processors. Now you can cool your CPU with electricity.Nov 10, 2020 5:49 PM CST
Fortnite might get $15.99/month paid subscription with battle passEpic is sending out survey questionnaires asking players whether or not they'd buy into a paid subscription service for Fortnite.Nov 10, 2020 3:38 PM CST
Actually, Assassin's Creed Valhalla DOES hit 4K 60FPS on RTX 3090So I've just benchmarked Assassin's Creed Valhalla on the Intel Core i9-10900K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 -- yeah, 4K 60FPS, just.Nov 10, 2020 12:33 AM CST
Assassins Creed Valhalla drops to 1194 x 672 on Xbox One S, under 720pAssassin's Creed Valhalla on the regular PS4 renders at around 1728 x 972 while the Xbox One S renders it at around 1344 x 756.Nov 9, 2020 10:05 PM CST
Watch Dogs: Legion source code leaked, comes in at 560GBThe source code for Watch Dogs: Legion leaked out, with it weighing in at a huge 560GB -- now what could modders do with this?Nov 9, 2020 7:30 PM CST
Xbox Series X's WD SN530 SSD has custom ASIC to support PCIe 4.0The Xbox Series X's SSD isn't stock, and features a custom 1TB WD SN530 SSD with an ASIC that supports both PCIe 3.0 and 4.0.Nov 9, 2020 5:54 PM CST
EA on $69.99 next-gen game price: 'We don't know yet'Electronic Arts is unsure if it'll raise MSRP of its next-gen games to $69.99, and dodges the question in a recent investor call.Nov 9, 2020 2:15 PM CST
Phison second-gen E18 PCIe 4.0 SSD controller: up to 8TB at 7.4GB/secPhison debuts its new E18 SSD controller, capable of record-breaking 7.4GB/sec reads -- built from the ground up on TSMC 12nm node.Nov 9, 2020 1:04 AM CST
Largest Tesla battery farm in southern hemisphere planned for Vic, AUMoorabool, Victoria, Australia is where a huge new 300-megawatt Tesla battery installation is being built, online by November 2021.Nov 8, 2020 9:32 PM CST
Xbox Game Pass subscribers will soon get free Disney+ trialsXbox Game Pass subscribers may soon get free trials to Disney+ included with their subscriptions as part of the new perk system.Nov 8, 2020 6:45 PM CST

Oculus Link exits beta, Quest 2 gets 90Hz supporOculus released v23 of the Quest software which enabled 90Hz mode and brings Oculus Link out of beta. 90Hz games coming soon.Nov 13, 2020 6:42 PM CST
The PS5 separates saves by gen, causes save files to not appearThe PS5 has two separate save file formats for generations: A PS5 version, and a PS4 version. These forked saves can cause issues.Nov 13, 2020 2:34 PM CST
New NiOh remasters break the Souls barrier with 4K 120FPS on PS5Koei Tecmo is remastering NiOh and NiOh 2 for PlayStation 5, complete with high-end perf like 4K 120FPS on the next-gen platform.Nov 13, 2020 11:32 AM CST
The bounty for the Quest 2 jailbreak is still up for grabsThe Oculus Quest 2 jailbreak that everyone got excited about turned out to be a fake. The bounty for root access is up for grabs.Nov 12, 2020 11:49 PM CST
Highpoint's new M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 controller: 64TB SSD at 28GB/sec!!!Highpoint updates its NVMe RAID cards, now supports 4TB and 8TB capacities -- so yes 8 x 8TB = 64TB of ultra-fast PCIe 4.0 NVMe.Nov 12, 2020 10:30 PM CST
PTC's Vuforia AR Enterprise Suite coming to Magic Leap next yearMagic Leap and PTC have announced an expansion to their partnership. PTC's Vuforia AR Enterprise Suite coming to Magic Leap 2021.Nov 12, 2020 8:49 PM CST
Assassin's Creed Valhalla had 200% more players than OdysseyAssassin's Creed Valhalla is one of the best RPGs in recent memory, and the game has pulled in over 2x day 1 players than Odyssey.Nov 12, 2020 5:27 PM CST
PS4 save data missing on PS5? Here's how to get it backTransferring your data from a PS4 to a PS5? Your existing saves may not actually show up. Here's how to manually get them back.Nov 12, 2020 2:30 PM CST
PlayStation 5 sells out in minutes in Australia, hits eBay for $1000PlayStation 5 goes on sale Down Under, sells out in minutes with scalpers taking to eBay to sell their consoles for 100% profit.Nov 12, 2020 1:05 AM CST
Microsoft improved Windows MR image quality for HP Reverb G2Microsoft added image quality improvements to the Windows Mixed Reality platform and released them alongside the HP Reverb G2.Nov 11, 2020 11:18 PM CST
Deca can actually make a profit on DecaGear 1, components cost $200Deca revealed the DecaGear 1 Bill of Materials with component costs to convince people the headset can really be sold for $450.Nov 11, 2020 9:47 PM CST
Microsoft teases DLSS-like tech for next-gen Xbox Series X/S consolesXbox Technical Fellow Andrew Goossen teases DirectML-powered DLSS-style AI upscaling is an area of 'very active research' for MS.Nov 11, 2020 8:31 PM CST
First alleged Xbox Series X hardware issues: Faulty, loud disc drivesNo console launch is perfect, and gamers are reporting issues with their Xbox Series X systems like strange clicking sounds.Nov 11, 2020 6:29 PM CST
Brotherhood of Steel brings order to Fallout 76 on December 1The Brotherhood of Steel is returning to irradiated wastes of West Virginia in Fallout 76's new free Steel Dawn content expansion.Nov 11, 2020 4:08 PM CST
AMD teases next-next-gen RDNA 3 will have BIG benefits over RDNA 2AMD's next-gen RDNA 3 to offer over 50% performance-per-watt RDNA 2 as well as future plans for the exciting Infinity Cache.Nov 10, 2020 10:42 PM CST
PS5 doesn't have a web browser, Sony thinks it isn't necessarySony's next-gen PS5 is missing a web browser, one of the most basic features included on the PS4. Why? It's not essential.Nov 10, 2020 5:18 PM CST
PS4 to PS5 transition will take 3 years, more cross-gen games comingSony exec Hideaki Nishino says the PS4 to PS5 transition period should last 3 years, and that more cross-gen releases are coming.Nov 10, 2020 12:18 PM CST
This virtual reality pirate game looks incredible!Split Light Studios release a trailer for its upcoming game Pirate VR: Jolly Roger but it looks so good we're not sure if its real.Nov 9, 2020 11:49 PM CST
The GodView Tech smart glasses are a wearable 5K big screen TVThe GodView smart glasses offer a 110-degree FoV and a 5K resolution display to make a 300' virtual screen for media consumption.Nov 9, 2020 9:30 PM CST
Kioxia's new XG7 PCIe 4.0 SSDs offer over 6GB/sec reads for your PCKioxia -- formerly Toshiba Memory -- unveils its new XG7 PCIe 4.0 client SSDs, offers over 6.3GB/sec reads, 4.6GB/sec writes.Nov 9, 2020 7:02 PM CST
PlayStation 5 doesn't support native 1440p resolution output...yet?Sony's next-gen PS5 won't output video signals to 1440p displays, and only has 3 resolution outputs at launch: 720p, 1080p, 4K.Nov 9, 2020 5:33 PM CST
Sony almost charged more than $70 for PS5 gamesSony once had the unpopular idea to price its premium next-gen PlayStation 5 games above $69.99 to offset higher dev costs.Nov 9, 2020 1:10 PM CST
Assassin's Creed Valhalla can't hit 4K 60FPS even on GeForce RTX 3090Assassin's Creed Valhalla running on the flagship Intel Core i9-10900K and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 can't do 4K 60FPS Ultra on PC.Nov 9, 2020 12:24 AM CST
NBA 2K21 is a massive 120GB on the Xbox Series X/SNBA 2K21 weighs an incredible 121.7GB on the Xbox Series X in its current pre-release version, should be a bit smaller soon.Nov 8, 2020 8:32 PM CST
PS5 games can't be stored on external HDDs, exclusive to SSDsPlayStation 5 games can't be stored on a standard external HDD or thumb drive, and can only be stored on higher-end SSD storage.Nov 8, 2020 6:16 PM CST

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