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• Sony to release new and improved PS5 Pro next monthSony is reportedly releasing a new PS5 Pro console next month, which will feature unspecified improvements within the same classic shell.Sep 26, 2025 12:35 PM CDT
• Spotify launches music spam filter to kill off AI slop flooding playlistsSpotify has announced it will be 'aggressively protecting' artists from the worst parts of generative AI by integrating new filters.Sep 26, 2025 11:53 AM CDT
• Elon Musk's xAI is now suing OpenAI over stolen trade secretsElon Musk's xAI has filed another lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that the company stole xAI's trade secrets by hiring former employees.Sep 26, 2025 10:48 AM CDT
• Microsoft's Windows 10 ultimatum backfires: free support gets forcedEuropean regulators have put a stop to Microsoft forcing Windows 10 users into paying for extra security updates after October 14th.Sep 26, 2025 10:34 AM CDT
• OnePlus 15 with new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 can run Delta Force at full 165FPS easilyOnePlus 15 smartphone powered by Qualcomm's new flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor can run Delta Force at 165FPS, very impressive.Sep 26, 2025 10:10 AM CDT
• Here's a close up of the die package on the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme teasing SiP memory techQualcomm's new flagship Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme die package up close: SiP memory tech is similar to Apple's unified RAM architecture.Sep 26, 2025 9:25 AM CDT
• Huawei controls a dominant 48% of the foldable smartphone market, Samsung trails behindHuawei dominates the foldable smartphone market with 48% of total sales in 1H 2025, with Samsung in second place with just 20% of the market.Sep 26, 2025 8:14 AM CDT
• Witcher 3 console mod support delayed to 2026CD Projekt RED has delayed the release of Witcher 3's ambitious new cross-platform mod support on PS5 and Xbox Series consoles until sometime in 2026.Sep 25, 2025 7:37 PM CDT
• Michael Myers has supernatural powers in new Halloween game: 'You can't kill the boogeyman'Illfonic shows off new gameplay footage for the new Halloween asymmetrical horror survival game coming in 2026, confirming Michael Myers has cursed powers.Sep 25, 2025 6:36 PM CDT
• Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser retiring at end of 2025Nintendo of America President and COO Doug Bowser has announced his retirement from Nintendo effective at the end of calendar 2025, but won't leave gaming.Sep 25, 2025 6:06 PM CDT
• Nintendo shadow drops new free-to-start Fire Emblem Shadows mobile gameNintendo quietly launched a new mobile game set in its best-earning smartphone franchise--a new Fire Emblem real-time strategy RPG with a social twist.Sep 25, 2025 5:35 PM CDT
• Gran Turismo franchise sales reach 100 million, major new GT7 update detailedGran Turismo sets a new milestone, breaking over 100 million copies across its 28-year span as Polyphony Digital reveals the biggest Gran Turismo 7 update.Sep 25, 2025 4:34 PM CDT
• Think you're bad for binging Steam sales? Someone's game library just surpassed 40,000 titlesEveryone has a good number of games they're never likely to play in their Steam collection, but one gamer takes the cake in epic fashion.Sep 25, 2025 1:58 PM CDT
• TSMC's next-gen A14 (1.4nm) process node is 'progressing smoothly' and is 'ahead of schedule'TSMC's next-gen A16 and A14 process nodes are going well: A14 development is 'progressing smoothly with yield performance ahead of schedule'.Sep 25, 2025 12:12 PM CDT
• PlayStation unveils 'new level of voice chat' in first wireless speakers with built-in micSony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled its first wireless speakers, which connect seamlessly to a PS5, PC, or Mac and feature a built-in microphone.Sep 25, 2025 11:41 AM CDT
• Rockstar Games rumored to unveil Project ROME modding engine for GTA 6 very soonRockstar has been cooking up Project ROME for a while now, its game-changing modding engine for Grand Theft Auto 6, expected to be unveiled soon.Sep 25, 2025 11:32 AM CDT
• Qualcomm teases super-thin, passively-cooled Mini-PCs powered with its new Snapdragon X2 EliteQualcomm teases new Mini-PC concept designs that include an incredibly thin Snapdragon X2-powered Mini-PC, and one that looks like a portable CD player.Sep 25, 2025 11:11 AM CDT
• Deus Ex Remastered could be the most disappointing remaster of 2025Deus Ex Remastered has been announced at State of Play, and it appears that the graphics have barely improved since its release in 2000.Sep 25, 2025 10:43 AM CDT
• Meet Dagger 13: Battlefield 6's elite marine raiders squadBattlefield 6's single-player campaign was unveiled at the PlayStation State of Play, introducing Dagger 13, an elite team of marines.Sep 25, 2025 10:10 AM CDT
• Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Elite, Elite Extreme SoC: up to 5.0GHz with up to 18 coresQualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Elite and X2 Elite Extreme: new Arm-based chips ready for Windows laptops and other PC form factors, with up to 18 CPU cores.Sep 25, 2025 9:53 AM CDT
• Forza Horizon 6 location and launch window confirmed at Xbox Tokyo Game ShowPlayground Games and Xbox have revealed where Forza Horizon 6 will be set, and when its slated to be launched on both Xbox and PC.Sep 25, 2025 9:10 AM CDT
• Qualcomm intros Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5: up to 4.6Hz boost, dubbed fastest mobile CPUQualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 mobile chip: up to 18 cores, up to 4.6GHz CPU boost, upgraded GPU + NPU, dubbed fastest mobile CPU in the world.Sep 25, 2025 8:23 AM CDT
• NVIDIA RTX 5080 deal sees the high-end GPU drop towards 10% below MSRPIt's good to have a beefy graphics card dipping considerably below MSRP, with a $70 discount applied to a PNY RTX 5080 at Walmart in the US.Sep 25, 2025 8:22 AM CDT
• Intel increases ASML's new High-NA EUV machine orders, ready for 14A process against TSMCIntel is reportedly increasing its acquisition of ASML's bleeding-edge High-NA EUV lithography tools, to ensure its new 14A process node is a success.Sep 24, 2025 10:39 PM CDT
• New Wolverine PS5 gameplay revealed, coming Fall 2026, Omega Red, Mystique and more confirmedInsomniac shows the first gameplay footage for their new Wolverine PS5 game, revealing ferocious, frenetic, and visceral combat and detailed visuals.Sep 24, 2025 5:17 PM CDT
• Microsoft Flight Sim coming to PlayStation 5The reports were true: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is indeed coming to PlayStation 5, and it'll take flight during the holidays on December 8, 2025.Sep 24, 2025 4:47 PM CDT
• First gameplay for Housemarque's new game Saros revealed, has new permanent progression systemHousemarque's new survival 3D bullet-hell game Saros releases March 30, 2026 on PS5, and Sony released the first-ever gameplay for the Returnal successor.Sep 24, 2025 4:17 PM CDT
• Highly profitable Everquest emulator The Heroes' Journey (THJ) loses copyright suit, shuts downDaybreak wins its copyright lawsuit, and The Heroes' Journey Everquest emulation server has been shut down and all traces of the software have been wiped.Sep 24, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• Analyst: Game Pass effect drives consumption, Xbox users play more games than PlayStation usersAnalyst firm Ampere Analysis finds that Xbox console gamers play more games on average than PlayStation or Steam users, but play for less time overall.Sep 24, 2025 2:32 PM CDT
• GPD Win 5 flagship handheld produces some truly monstrous FPS based on initial impressionsThe top tier Win 5 handheld is packing the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 and its integrated GPU proves a serious big hitter in games like Returnal.Sep 24, 2025 2:00 PM CDT
• Ex-Blizzard president criticizes Xbox price hikes, says Microsoft is passing costs to consumersEx-Blizzard president and Xbox exec Mike Ybarra criticizes Microsoft for raising Xbox console prices for the second time this year, ahead of holidays.Sep 24, 2025 1:31 PM CDT
• Watch PlayStation State of Play: official start times hereSony has announced the time for its next State of Play broadcast, where it will unveil a selection of new titles to get gamers excited about.Sep 24, 2025 1:02 PM CDT
• Rockstar confirms partner for Grand Theft Auto 6 roleplayingRockstar Games has confirmed it will be supporting the team behind the NoPixel role-playing server for the future of GTA role-playing.Sep 24, 2025 12:31 PM CDT
• Building an affordable gaming PC? NVIDIA's RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GPU can now be had for $379PNY RTX 5060 Ti Epic-X is discounted to 12% less than the original launch price, which is a tempting offer for a solid 16GB graphics card.Sep 24, 2025 12:05 PM CDT
• Logitech's new keyboard can only be charged with light: no batteries or USB portLogitech has launched a new keyboard that can only be charged with light, as it doesn't feature any replaceable batteries or USB ports.Sep 24, 2025 11:44 AM CDT
• Micron ships 11Gbps HBM4, working on HBM4E, and is ready with GDDR7 memory at 40Gbps+Micron has super-speed GDDR7 at over 40Gbps ready for NVIDIA, offering best-in-class power efficiency to address future AI systems.Sep 24, 2025 11:11 AM CDT
• Microsoft announces new microfluid technology breakthrough that helps cool next-gen AI chipsMicrosoft showcases new custom cooling plates that use microfluidics to carry liquid coolant into microscopic channels on the back of silicon chips.Sep 24, 2025 10:40 AM CDT
• Origin Code intros high-capacity VORTEX DDR5 kits: up to 256GB, with active triple-fan coolingUS-based memory company Origin Code unveils new VORTEX DDR5: up to 256GB (4 x 64GB sticks) memory kit with active triple-fan cooling.Sep 24, 2025 10:10 AM CDT
• Unreal Engine 5.7 preview now out with production-ready Procedural Content Generation FrameworkEpic Games says that one of the big features inside of Unreal Engine 5.7 is Procedural Content Generation Framework (PCG) in new experimental plugin.Sep 24, 2025 9:09 AM CDT
• Android users can now use their words to edit photosGoogle has announced that Android users can now edit images within Google Photos by simply describing what they want changed using words.Sep 24, 2025 8:36 AM CDT
• Micron begins shipping industry's fastest HBM4 at 11Gbps, to partner with TSMC for future HBM4EMicron confirms it has started shipping the industry's fastest 11Gbps HBM4 DRAM to customers, with next-gen HBM4E partnership with TSMC.Sep 24, 2025 8:06 AM CDT
• Intel officially ends game readiness for mainstream CPU graphicsIntel has announced that a selection of its CPU families will no longer receive driver support and will now transition to legacy software support only.Sep 24, 2025 5:41 AM CDT
• Qualcomm and Google announce development of new Android PCsGoogle has partnered with Qualcomm to develop new PCs running on Android, powered by Snapdragon hardware. Is it time to say goodbye to Chromebooks?Sep 24, 2025 3:02 AM CDT
• Google claims US government pressured YouTube to remove user-generated COVID videosYouTube's owner, Alphabet, has sent a letter to the US government accusing it of pressuring the company to remove user-generated COVID-19 content in 2020.Sep 24, 2025 1:01 AM CDT
• OpenAI and NVIDIA's new AI project requires 4-5 million GPUs in one project aloneOpenAI and NVIDIA's new $100 billion partnership will see OpenAI needing 10 gigawatts of compute power, which is delivered by up to 5 million AI GPUs.Sep 24, 2025 12:05 AM CDT
• Intel XeSS multi-frame generation reference found in driver filesA Redditor discovered references to Multi-Frame Generation within Intel's driver software, suggesting that something is currently in development.Sep 23, 2025 11:01 PM CDT
• Here's how to improve Borderlands 4 performance on consolesBorderlands 4's performance suffers on console the longer you play it, and here's how to fix it until Gearbox Software rolls out an official fix.Sep 23, 2025 10:26 PM CDT
• DDR5 memory OC record broken again: this time over 13,000 MT/s on GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS TachyonOverclocker SaltyCroissant pushes DDR5 memory to record 13,000 MT/s on the GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard, achieving ANOTHER world record.Sep 23, 2025 9:42 PM CDT
• Report: Marathon to be absent from Sony's new State of Play, no updates before NovemberBungie's new live service shooter Marathon will reportedly miss Sony's new State of Play event set for tomorrow, will focus on Housemarque's new game.Sep 23, 2025 8:38 PM CDT
• Report: Nintendo discontinues low-capacity game carts for Switch 2, now offers only two choicesNintendo has reportedly eliminated lower-capacity game cartridges for the Switch 2, forcing developers to choose between costs and player sentiment.Sep 23, 2025 7:37 PM CDT
• Borderlands 4 pre-orders on Switch 2 cancelled as Gearbox delays portGearbox has cancelled all digital Borderlands 4 pre-orders on Switch 2 as the developer delays the port until cross-save functionality is working.Sep 23, 2025 6:36 PM CDT
• Phil Spencer on Kojima's new Xbox-funded horror game: 'OD is truly something new'Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer was surprised when Hideo Kojima showed the first gameplay footage for OD on stage and shares words about the upcoming project.Sep 23, 2025 5:35 PM CDT
• Third-largest retail chain delists Xbox products, stops selling Xbox games and consolesMembership-based warehouse club Costco has delisted all Xbox games, consoles, and accessories from its website and at physical US store locations.Sep 23, 2025 4:34 PM CDT
• Kojima's new game OD may be Tales From the Crypt-style horror anthologyHideo Kojima's new game OD might actually be a Tales from the Crypt-style anthology where horror directors take turns making segments and episodes.Sep 23, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• PHYSINT first images released, Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear spiritual successor coming to PS6After 10 years, Hideo Kojima is returning to tactical stealth espionage with a mysterious new Metal Gear spiritual successor, but it's many years away.Sep 23, 2025 2:32 PM CDT
• One developer fixed Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Deck in his free timeA single Larian Studios developer worked on Baldur's Gate 3's native Steam Deck support after hours, and it's now released in the latest update.Sep 23, 2025 2:02 PM CDT
• Sony rewards gamers who earned platinum trophies with the opportunity to buy merchSony's new 'franchise rewards' scheme gives enthusiast gamers the opportunity to buy exclusive commemorative merchandise for unlocking trophies and more.Sep 23, 2025 1:31 PM CDT
• Homeland Security plays Pokémon theme while showing arrests as trading cardsThe US Department of Homeland Security has posted an ICE promotion video using the Pokémon theme song and the caption 'Gotta Catch 'Em All'.Sep 23, 2025 12:57 PM CDT
• Verified Steam game exposed for robbing streamer's cancer donationsA cancer patient has lost all of their donations after they were convinced to download a verified Steam game, which resulted in them being hacked.Sep 23, 2025 12:06 PM CDT
• An Anime take on GTA 6 that's free? Ananta looks highly derivative - but also seriously funPut GTA, Spider Man, Watch Dogs, Yakuza, and some other stuff in a pot, and what have you got? A smash hit, maybe, based on this new trailer.Sep 23, 2025 11:13 AM CDT
• Mafia: The Old Country actress confirms new Mafia game developmentThe actress of one of the main characters in Mafia: The Old Country has confirmed that 2K Games has greenlit a new Mafia game for development.Sep 23, 2025 11:10 AM CDT
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies details leak: two modes, no mini-mapDetails about the Zombie mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 have leaked online, revealing it will launch with a Standard and Classic Mode called 'Cursed'.Sep 23, 2025 7:34 AM CDT
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer trailer slammed with dislikes ahead of launchActivision released the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 multiplayer trailer on YouTube, and fans have smashed the dislike button more times than the like button.Sep 23, 2025 6:03 AM CDT
• Hideo Kojima reveals new game 'OD' in skin-crawling teaser trailerHideo Kojima has published a teaser for his upcoming horror/thriller title OD, a game starring Sophia Lillis, Udo Kier, and Hunter Schafer.Sep 23, 2025 2:06 AM CDT
• Silent Hill f renders at 360-720p upscaled to 1800p 60FPS on PS5, 720p to 4K 60FPS on PS5 ProSilent Hill f releases in a few days for the PC, PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X/S consoles: PS5 renders at 360p to 720p on Performance Mode.Sep 23, 2025 12:12 AM CDT
• Engineers demonstrate how to spartan kick their humanoid robotUnitree engineers have showcased the new 'Anti-Gravity' mode in its G1 humanoid robot by repeatedly kicking it in the chest and back.Sep 22, 2025 11:10 PM CDT
• Apple to give Intel 'serious consideration' on 14A node, a while before it's a 'viable option'Apple says it will give Intel 'serious consideration' if its new 14A process node delivers, it will still be a while before Intel is a 'viable option'.Sep 22, 2025 10:43 PM CDT
• Apple's in-house C1X 5G modem in iPhone Air, not as good as Qualcomm 5G inside 17 Pro, Pro MaxApple's new in-house C1X 5G modem inside of its new iPhone Air is a big deal, but it's still no match for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X75, good in efficiency.Sep 22, 2025 9:41 PM CDT
• Cyberpunk 2 to have 'online systems' of some sort, possibly PVP or PVE co-op multiplayerCyberpunk 2 is confirmed to have some sort of online feature, but CD Projekt has not expressly confirmed whether or not widespread multiplayer is in.Sep 22, 2025 5:35 PM CDT
• Xbox app full screen experience leaked, can run on handheld PCs with Windows 11 25H2The new-and-improved Xbox app for handhelds has been leaked through builds of the OS, and can run on any handheld gaming PC running Windows 11 25H2.Sep 22, 2025 4:34 PM CDT
• Xbox invests big into indies, signs Game Pass deals with over 50 studiosXbox is using Game Pass as a springboard to fund and publish new independent games, and 2025 will be Microsoft's biggest investment into indie games yet.Sep 22, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• Xbox's cancelled Perfect Dark shooter would have used an innovative 'adrenaline system'More details have reportedly surfaced from Microsoft's cancelled Perfect Dark reboot, revealing what sounds like an innovative new driver for gameplay.Sep 22, 2025 2:45 PM CDT
• Why Car Dealerships Are Essential Business for Vehicle Sales and Community ContinuityCar dealerships are essential, supporting sales, repairs, auctions, supply chains, and workers while ensuring safe access to reliable transport.Sep 22, 2025 2:02 PM CDT
• Borderlands 4 surpasses 2.5 million copies sold, 1.3 million copies via SteamBorderlands 4 has sold more than 2.5 million copies since its release on September 12, amounting to $150 million in gathered revenue.Sep 22, 2025 1:31 PM CDT
• Tiny but Mighty: GEEKOM IT12 Mini PC now only $419 with extra 16% off discount codeGEEKOM IT12 packs Intel i7 power into a small form factor, now starting at $419. Use code TWEAK1280P for 16% off during the Anniversary sale to Oct 25.Sep 22, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

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