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• Valve reveals new Steam Machine console, 4K 60FPS gaming with FSR, SteamOS, and quick resumeValve enters the console hardware arena again with its Steam Machines 2.0 revamp, a new console PC box that runs SteamOS and plays Steam PC games.Nov 12, 2025 12:51 PM CST
• Arc Raiders has sold 4 million copies in two weeks, is Nexon's biggest launch everArc Raiders has sold over 4 million copies on console and PC in its first two weeks, generating $160 million in gross sales revenue on all platforms.Nov 12, 2025 12:29 PM CST
• Suddenly fired Rockstar employees call for reinstatement and to finish GTA 6Rockstar employees who were abruptly fired from the company are calling for reinstatement so they can finish working on Grand Theft Auto 6.Nov 12, 2025 7:32 AM CST
• ZOTAC brings its GeForce RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5080 'Apocalypse' GPUs to the USZOTAC GAMING's custom anime-inspired GeForce RTX 5070 Ti APOCALYPSE OC and GeForce RTX 5080 APOCALYPSE OC are now available in the US for the first time.Nov 12, 2025 1:03 AM CST
• AMD's confirms Instinct MI400 series AI GPUs drop in 2026, next-gen Instinct MI500 in 2027AMD highlights its upcoming Instinct MI400 series and next-gen MI500 series AI GPUs: MI455X for 'Training/Inference', MI430X 'HPC', MI500 for 2027.Nov 11, 2025 11:11 PM CST
• AMD's next-gen Radeon GPUs to focus on AI and ray tracingAs part of its Financial Analyst Day, AMD presented a very brief technology roadmap for Radeon and RDNA, and the future is all about AI and RT.Nov 11, 2025 10:35 PM CST
• Corsair announces new range of Call of Duty Black Ops 7 themed hardwareCall of Duty: Black Ops 7 Edition gear from Corsair, SCUF Gaming, Elgato, and Origin is launching today covering everything PC gaming.Nov 11, 2025 9:02 PM CST
• AMD confirms next-gen Zen 6 'Medusa' CPUs for 2027: up to 32C/64T CPU, RDNA 5 GPU, on TSMC 2nmAMD confirms its next-gen Zen 6-based Medusa CPUs will launch in 2027, powered by next-gen Zen 6 cores, new RDNA 5 GPU, and XDNA for 10x AI performance.Nov 11, 2025 8:35 PM CST
• AMD's confirms Zen 6 on TSMC 2nm, officially confirms future-gen Zen 7 on an even newer nodeAMD has updated its CPU roadmap confirming both Zen 6 and Zen 7 CPU architectures, with Zen 6 on TSMC's new 2nm node, and Zen 7 on a 'future node'.Nov 11, 2025 8:08 PM CST
• Elden Ring Nightreign the Forsaken Hollows DLC announced, coming December 4On the heels of a confirmation from parent Kadokawa, FromSoftware officially unveils Elden Ring Nightreign's first expansion, The Forsaken Hollows.Nov 11, 2025 7:37 PM CST
• Sony's new PS5 is only $350, but it's exclusive to JapanSony has announced a new low-cost, region-locked PlayStation 5 all-digital console exclusively for the Japanese market for around 55,000 yen ($350)Nov 11, 2025 6:36 PM CST
• PS5 sales profitability intact for Fiscal Year 2025, but Sony is unsure about the futureSony is confident the PlayStation 5's current hardware profitability will be maintained throughout March 2026, but profits could drop in FY2026 and beyond.Nov 11, 2025 5:35 PM CST
• Ghost of Yotei sold 3.3 million copies in little over a month, Sony marks it as a 'major hit'Ghost of Yōtei was a huge success for PlayStation in terms of launch volume sales, breaking more than 3.3 million copies sold in little over a month.Nov 11, 2025 4:34 PM CST
• PS5 in the middle of lifecycle, Sony could support console until 2030Sony acknowledges the PlayStation 5 is currently in the middle of its lifecycle, indicating the console could be supported until 2030 or even beyond.Nov 11, 2025 3:33 PM CST
• Elden Ring Nightreign DLC expansion coming by Q1 2026, FromSoftware owner confirmsFromSoftware parent company Kadokawa Corp. confirms the game studio is working on a new DLC expansion for the highly popular Elden Ring Nightreign.Nov 11, 2025 12:29 PM CST
• Sony confirms Destiny 2 fell $200 million short of expectationsSony has revealed that Destiny 2 has fallen well short of expectations, resulting in a $200 million hit to the publisher's balance sheet.Nov 11, 2025 11:16 AM CST
• Texas sues Roblox claims kids were sacrificed on the altar of corporate greedTexas Attorney General announces he has filed a lawsuit against Roblox for allegedly putting profits above the safety of children on its platform.Nov 11, 2025 10:52 AM CST
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 can be played early with a simple trickCall of Duty: Black Ops 7 can be played early for US and European players by heading to the settings on their platform and changing their location.Nov 11, 2025 8:53 AM CST
• Bungie's Marathon gets official launch timing from SonySony has confirmed during its latest financial earnings call that gamers can expect to see Bungie's Marathon made available to the public.Nov 11, 2025 7:33 AM CST
• Sony reveals how many PS5 consoles it has sold worldwideSony has revealed how many PlayStation 5 consoles it has sold since the platform was released in 2020, along with the number of PlayStation Online users.Nov 11, 2025 1:45 AM CST
• Battlefield 6 players will be able to jump into nine new gamemodesDataminers have discovered that Battlefield 6 players will eventually be able to enjoy 9 upcoming game modes currently in development.Nov 11, 2025 1:15 AM CST
• NAND flash pricing for SSDs has doubled in six months, 2026 capacity already 'sold out'Phison CEO Khein-Seng Pua confirms that NAND Flash pricing has doubled in the last six months, and that the supply-and-demand issues are getting worse.Nov 11, 2025 12:36 AM CST
• Controversial FPS game from the year 2000 gets RTX Remix path tracing modThe original Soldier of Fortune caused quite the stir back in the day due to its realistic depiction of violence, and it's another RTX Remix mod to watch.Nov 10, 2025 11:58 PM CST
• Samsung Galaxy S26 report: in-house Exynos 2600 for S26 base, Plus, Qualcomm chip for S26 UltraSamsung's plans for its next-gen Galaxy S26 smartphones have changed: in-house Exynos 2600 chip for S26, S26 Plus, but Qualcomm Snapdragon for S26 Ultra.Nov 10, 2025 11:44 PM CST
• Bethesda has hundreds of people working on at least three Fallout games'We have hundreds of people on Fallout right now,' Bethesda's Todd Howard said in a recent interview, with multiple Fallout-related things on the way.Nov 10, 2025 11:03 PM CST
• ARC Raiders developers celebrate over 700,000 concurrent players this weekend, new recordARC Raiders had over 700,000 concurrent players over the last weekend, with developer and publisher Embark Studios confirming the news.Nov 10, 2025 10:40 PM CST
• Valve to announce Half-Life 3, new VR headset and controllers THIS WEEK says super hot rumorAn explosive rumor suggests Valve will reveal its next-gen Steam Frame VR headset and new Steam Controller, but its Killer App: Half-Life 3... THIS WEEK.Nov 10, 2025 10:10 PM CST
• NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang explains why the AI boom is not like the dot-com bubbleWhen asked if we're currently in an AI-boom similar to the dot-com era bubble from the late 1990s that eventually burst, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says no.Nov 10, 2025 9:34 PM CST
• SK hynix reportedly making High Bandwidth Storage (HBS): stacked chips for next-gen smartphonesSK hynix's rumored HBS (High Bandwidth Storage) uses stacked mobile DRAM and NAND chips into a single package, for next-gen smartphones and tablets.Nov 10, 2025 9:09 PM CST
• Samsung's HDR10+ Advanced TVs to offer up to 5,000 nit brightnessSamsung's new HDR10+ Advanced technology is set to compete with the upcoming Dolby Vision 2, leading to brighter and more vibrant displays.Nov 10, 2025 8:32 PM CST
• Bethesda 'spent forever' making Fallout 4's dialog system, Todd Howard saysBethesda's Todd Howard says the team invested considerably into game-ifying discussions and conversation with Fallout 4's largely unpopular dialog system.Nov 10, 2025 7:37 PM CST
• New State of Play streams tomorrow with 40 minutes of games from Japan and AsiaSony has announced a new State of Play event for tomorrow that focuses on indie and AAA games from Asian and Japanese studios, complete with subtitles.Nov 10, 2025 6:41 PM CST
• Ausom kicks off Black Friday deals with big discounts, free gifts, and a lucky drawAusom, the ambitious e-scooter company has a wide range of Black Friday sales sweeping its store, extra discounts at checkout with code TWEAK.Nov 10, 2025 12:45 PM CST
• Nintendo has sold 6 billion video games and 870 million hardware unitsNintendo has revealed it has sold more than 6 billion copies of its video games and moved an astonishing 870 million units of its various consoles.Nov 10, 2025 10:45 AM CST
• Todd Howard gives update on The Elder Scrolls 6, teases shadow-dropBethesda's Todd Howard has teased that The Elder Scrolls 6 could be announced and released immediately, just like Oblivion: Remastered.Nov 10, 2025 10:20 AM CST
• Sony may soon let you buy a game once and play it on both PS5 and PCPossible evidence has been found that Sony is considering cross-buy, bridging the gap between Sony's games on the PlayStation 5 and PC.Nov 10, 2025 10:02 AM CST
• Verizon's giving away a free Nintendo Switch or Samsung 4K QLED TV with some internet plansGet a free Nintendo Switch as a holiday gift, or a Samsung 43-inch QLED TV if you prefer - the other freebie on offer is a Galaxy Tab S10 tablet.Nov 10, 2025 8:15 AM CST
• Steam Controller 2 leaked details: fresh design, hand distance detection, launchA leaked image has surfaced of Valve's rumored Steam Controller 2, showcasing an ambitious design with hand distance detection features.Nov 10, 2025 7:02 AM CST
• Scientists can now predict personality and success level with a selfieResearchers have used personality traits and images of people's faces to discover a correlation between facial characteristics and real-world success.Nov 10, 2025 6:31 AM CST
• Apple to ditch mini-LED for OLED in next-gen MacBook Pro redesignApple is pegged to do away with mini-LED technology for its MacBook Pros and adopt the bleeding-edge pixel technology known as OLED.Nov 10, 2025 6:02 AM CST
• NVIDIA told AIB partners it has NOT canceled RTX 50 SUPER plans, but postponed until Q3 2026NVIDIA has reportedly revealed to AIB partners that it has NOT canceled its upcoming GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series, simply postponed until Q3 2026.Nov 10, 2025 5:45 AM CST
• ASUS GeForce 9800GT brought back from the dead: cleaned after 10 years in smokers homeYouTuber refurbishes ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce 9800GT after being in smokers home for 10 years: 2008-era card gets brought back to life.Nov 10, 2025 4:49 AM CST
• AYANEO preps NEXT 2 gaming handheld launch: AMD Strix Halo APU with RTX 4060 performanceAYANEO has officially launched its new NEXT 2 gaming handheld: powered by AMD Strix Halo APU, dual-mode triggers, a bigger battery, and more.Nov 10, 2025 1:01 AM CST
• SilverStone's FLP02 case is for PC gamers who want their rig to look like it's from 1990SilverStone's new FLP02 tower case might look like it's from the early 1990s, but you can still fit a Ryzen X3D CPU and GeForce RTX 5080 GPU inside.Nov 10, 2025 12:36 AM CST
• DDR5 OC world record broken again, 13211 MT/s with Patriot Viper Xtreme memoryOverclocker AiMax set new DDR5 world record speed of 13,211 MT/s with the Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard and Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 memory.Nov 10, 2025 12:04 AM CST
• Apple to unleash M5 Pro, M5 Max, M5 Ultra chips for new MacBook Pros, Mac Studios in 1H 2026Apple's new M5 Pro and M5 Max will power new 2026 MacBook Pros, while new flagship M5 Ultra processor is ready for powerful new Mac Studio systems.Nov 9, 2025 11:45 PM CST
• Mass Effect TV series to focus on 'brand-new story' without Commander ShepardAmazon's upcoming live-action Mass Effect TV series will be set after the original trilogy and feature a story without the Commander Shepard.Nov 9, 2025 11:02 PM CST
• Boeing to start training pilots with Microsoft Flight SimulatorBoeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT) uses Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Azure to train new and existing pilots.Nov 9, 2025 10:29 PM CST
• NVIDIA CEO bucks Elon Musk's plans to build chip fab, says what TSMC does is 'extremely hard'NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on Elon Musk's chip fab plan, says it's not that easy, and that doing what TSMC does for a living is 'extremely hard'.Nov 9, 2025 9:54 PM CST
• GIGABYTE's new Ryzen X3D motherboard boosts gaming performance by 25%GIGABYTE's new flagship X870E AORUS XTREME X3D AI TOP motherboard is built to unlock the 'true potential of AMD Ryzen X3D processors.'Nov 9, 2025 9:33 PM CST
• AMD BC250: ex-crypto mining and PS5-based board costs $120, runs Cyberpunk 2077 and GTA VAMD BC250 board was made for a PS5-class mining system: cut-down PS5 APU, 16GB GDDR6, RDNA 2 GPU, costs $120, runs Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p at 40FPS or so.Nov 9, 2025 9:09 PM CST
• Check out this Battlestation with 4 x ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 cards, GPUs alone cost $13,000Redditor installs 4 x ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards into his monster battlestation: with the GPUs alone costing $13,000!Nov 9, 2025 8:16 PM CST
• World of Warcraft's new second paid currency can be spent on Midnight custom housingBlizzard is adding a new paid virtual microtransaction currency to World of Warcraft, allowing gamers to buy housing cosmetics for real-world money.Nov 9, 2025 3:33 PM CST
• Dominate the trails with Kingbull's ebike Black Friday sale: Save up to $900 across all modelsKingbull's Black Friday sale is here with up to $900 off select e-bikes plus an extra $250 when you buy two. Deals run Nov 5-Dec 5, 2025. Grab yours fast!Nov 9, 2025 2:22 PM CST
• Grand Theft Auto franchise breaks $10.2 billion since GTA V's releaseRockstar Games' best-selling Grand Theft Auto franchise has generated at least a whopping $10.22 billion in revenue since GTA V's release in 2013.Nov 9, 2025 12:28 PM CST
• Switch 2 expected to maintain profitability amid rising material costsNintendo executives forecast the Switch 2 to maintain its current sales profitability unless major disruptions such as new tariffs are introduced.Nov 9, 2025 9:18 AM CST
• Intel's former staffer accused of stealing 18,000 'Top Secret' files, worked there for 10 yearsIntel says a former employee downloaded thousands of documents before he was fired, many of them were classified as 'Top Secret', sues him.Nov 9, 2025 5:25 AM CST
• NVIDIA's next-gen Rubin GPUs enter production, gets HBM4 samples from all major DRAM makersNVIDIA's next-generation Rubin GPUs have reportedly entered production, with the company also securing HBM4 samples from all major DRAM manufacturers.Nov 9, 2025 4:57 AM CST
• NVIDIA's unstoppable AI chip demand has TSMC boosting 3nm production by a huge 50%NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is in Taiwan hanging out with TSMC, secures 'massive chunk' of 3nm production yields for its Blackwell AI GPUs.Nov 9, 2025 4:04 AM CST
• Microsoft prepares Windows 11 26H1 update, ready for next-gen silicon from Qualcomm and NVIDIAMicrosoft is working on a new version 26H1 of Windows 11, a special build that will ship for next-gen Arm PCs, ready for new Qualcomm and NVIDIA silicon.Nov 9, 2025 3:33 AM CST
• NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says 'without TSMC, there would be no NVIDIA today'NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang attended TSMC's 'Sports Day' in Taiwan, telling the public that 'without TSMC, there would be no NVIDIA today'.Nov 9, 2025 2:42 AM CST
• Samsung to show off its latest LPDDR6 memory and PM9E1 Gen5 SSDs and more at CES 2026Samsung to tease its latest LPDDR6 memory products in early 2026, will be showcasing its next-gen PM9E1 22x42 Gen5 SSD at CES 2026.Nov 8, 2025 6:23 PM CST
• AMD's next-gen Zen 7 'Grimlock' CPU leak: up to 32C/64T, up to 50-150% faster than Zen 5AMD's future-gen Zen 7 'Grimlock Ridge' CPU full leak: up to 32 cores, 64 threads at up 7.0GHz with an insane 448MB of X3D cache, on TSMC's new A14 node.Nov 8, 2025 3:00 PM CST
• Halo Infinite's last update is on November 18, no major content after Operation InfiniteHalo Studios officially confirms that Halo Infinite will enter maintenance mode on November 18, and that Operation Infinite will be the last update.Nov 7, 2025 9:39 PM CST
• TSMC begins work on 'world's most advanced' chip fab, costs $48.5 billion for 1.4nm productionTSMC's new semiconductor facility in Taiwan is the most expensive it's built so far: costs $48.5 billion to build, ready for next-gen A14 (1.4nm) silicon.Nov 7, 2025 8:08 PM CST
• TSMC increases silicon costs for Apple, includes A16, A17, A18, A19, M3, M4, and new M5 chipsTSMC is increasing the price of its silicon prices in 2026, informing Apple and other clients of 8-10% price increases for the year ahead.Nov 7, 2025 7:07 PM CST
• AMD's super-old FX-9590 CPU runs Battlefield 6 surprisingly well at around 30-40FPSAMD's older-generation FX-9590 CPU has been tested with Battlefield 6, paired with Radeon RX 5700 8GB GPU, it reaches around 30-40FPS average at 1080p.Nov 7, 2025 6:06 PM CST
• BioWare 'exclusively focused' on next Mass Effect as EA prepares to go privateMass Effect 5 isn't getting cancelled and BioWare is solely focused on developing the singular game even as Electronic Arts prepares to go private.Nov 7, 2025 5:35 PM CST
• Mass Effect's Normandy starship returns to No Man's Sky in celebration of N7 DayIt's N7 Day, and to celebrate, Hello Games and BioWare have teamed up to bring Mass Effect's legendary SSV SR1 Normandy starship back to No Man's Sky.Nov 7, 2025 4:34 PM CST
• Grand Theft Auto publisher now has 2 of the 5 best-selling video games of all timeRed Dead Redemption 2 is now the fourth best-selling video game release of all time with over 79 million copies shipped & sold digitally on PS4, Xbox One.Nov 7, 2025 3:33 PM CST
• Borderlands 4 sold up to 5 million copies at launch, was 'softer' than Take-Two expectedBorderlands 4 apparently did not meet specific expectations for Take-Two, and new data reveals that the sequel sold up to 5 million copies at release.Nov 7, 2025 2:32 PM CST
• ASUS names anti-sag tech 'Level Sense' for new ROG Matrix RTX 5090 - or you could use a stickA high-tech solution to GPU sag is incorporated with the incoming ROG Matrix RTX 5090 30th Anniversary edition, and it's now been officially named.Nov 7, 2025 2:09 PM CST
• Take-Two CEO on GTA 6 delay: 'We've never regretted delaying a game, we seek perfection'Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick comments on the GTA 6 delay, saying that Rockstar wants to deliver 'as perfect an entertainment experience as possible'Nov 7, 2025 1:31 PM CST
• New GTA Online promos will help fund GTA 6's delayed developmentAs it delays GTA 6 by six months, Rockstar Games is offering big promos for Grand Theft Auto Online to pull more players into the spending ecosystem.Nov 7, 2025 12:29 PM CST
• GTA 5 has sold more copies than the 7th most populated country in the worldTake-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has revealed how many units of Grand Theft Auto 5 have been sold over its 12-year lifespan.Nov 7, 2025 11:20 AM CST

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