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• DICE's huge 'Winter Update' for Battlefield 1 is hereBattlefield 1's new patch is just 1.54GB, but the patch notes are HUGE.Feb 15, 2017 12:06 AM CST
• AMD Ryzen 7 1800X priced at $499, beats Intel @ $1000+AMD will enter a new era with Ryzen, offering similar performance for half the price.Feb 14, 2017 8:25 PM CST
• Qualcomm teases future of Wi-Fi with new 802.11ax chipsQualcomm announces new 802.11ax Wi-Fi chips, with massive speeds, and more.Feb 14, 2017 6:25 PM CST
• Konami's profits spike by 229%Despite earning the ire of the gaming world, Konami just doubled its nine-month profits.Feb 14, 2017 4:21 PM CST
• New 'Ghost in the Shell' trailer is an astounding visionScarlett Johansson's Major is in.Feb 14, 2017 4:09 PM CST
• SEGA made $1 billion on pachinko in the last nine monthsHalf of SEGA's current fiscal year earnings were made with pachinko--more than its retail and digital game sales combined.Feb 14, 2017 2:34 PM CST
• Huawei P10 Plus could pack up to 8GB of RAMHuawei's P10 and P10 Plus should arrive this spring, and we are expecting the company to announce their newest phones at this year's MWC in Barcelona.Feb 14, 2017 1:25 PM CST
• AMD Radeon 500 series will feature Vega, Polaris GPUsAMD will use both Vega and Polaris GPUs with its Radeon RX 500 series graphics cards.Feb 14, 2017 12:47 PM CST
• Nintendo Switch supports wireless Bluetooth headsetsThe Switch is compatible with wireless headphones and the 3.5mm headphone jack will work when the system is docked.Feb 14, 2017 12:17 PM CST
• PewDiePie's latest jokes cost him a big YouTube contractMaker Studios terminates Felix Kjellberg's YouTube contract over a controversial video.Feb 14, 2017 10:14 AM CST
• Nokia 3310 is coming back! Yes, seriously.Probably the most iconic phone in the history of cell phones is coming back.Feb 14, 2017 10:10 AM CST
• Zelda: Breath of the Wild has $20 season passNintendo takes a move out of EA's playbook by offering a season pass for the new Zelda game, clearly showing how much the company is changing.Feb 14, 2017 8:21 AM CST
• Huawei CEO confirms Watch 2 launch at MWC 2017Richard Yu, Huawei CEO, confirmed today that we would also see a new Huawei smartwatch with Android Wear 2.0.Feb 14, 2017 7:22 AM CST
• Apple's new iPhone should have wireless chargingIt looks like the rumors were right: Apple's new iPhone will have wireless charging.Feb 14, 2017 1:20 AM CST
• FINALLY: New iPhone will have much better battery lifeApple's new iPhone 8 will feature more expensive stacked logic board, supports longer battery life.Feb 13, 2017 11:55 PM CST
• 'Iron Man' comes to 4K Blu-ray... but only in GermanyMarvel's 'Iron Man' trilogy getting a German exclusive remastered 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray release.Feb 13, 2017 11:47 PM CST
• Apple orders 160m OLED displays from Samsung for iPhoneApple gets on its knees to its major competitor, orders 160 million OLED displays from Samsung for the new iPhone.Feb 13, 2017 10:26 PM CST
• Intel's new 48-core Xeon: 200MHz faster, costs $8898Intel's latest and greatest Xeon CPU packs 24C/48T, but a huge $8898 price tag.Feb 13, 2017 8:38 PM CST
• AMD to host Capsaicin event during GDC 2017AMD will hopefully tease Vega during Capsaicin 2017, which takes place during GDC 2017 on February 28.Feb 13, 2017 7:58 PM CST
• Apple/LG's new 5K sales halted, hardware issues blamedApple's new high-end 5K display sales halted, hardware issues galore.Feb 13, 2017 6:46 PM CST
• Solve our 'Sherlock' contest to win a Series 4 Blu-ray!Take home the latest season of the show on us.Feb 13, 2017 6:13 PM CST
• New Wolfenstein game is 'f*cking bananas,' says BethesdaMachine Games is working on a Wolfenstein sequel, and Bethesda says it will be absolutely crazy-awesome.Feb 13, 2017 5:36 PM CST
• Nier Automata deals with death in an innovative new wayIn pure JRPG fashion, Nier: Automata has an impressive new way of dealing with player death--like a phoenix, you'll rise from the ashes.Feb 13, 2017 4:27 PM CST
• Nintendo Switch uses 20nm Maxwell Tegra SoCLeaked documents seem to confirm the Switch uses a customized second-generation NVIDIA Tegra Maxwell chip instead of Pascal Tegra.Feb 13, 2017 3:29 PM CST
• Nintendo Switch easy for devs, light years past Wii UGame dev Nicalis praises Nintendo's new Switch system by calling it the 'easiest and most programmer friendly Nintendo console to date'Feb 13, 2017 2:36 PM CST
• Razer's new Blade packs Kaby Lake CPU, 4K display, moreRazer refreshes its 14-inch Blade, which now packs Kaby Lake-based Core i7-7700HQ processor, 4K display.Feb 13, 2017 2:31 PM CST
• Mass Effect: Andromeda quests inspired by Witcher 3Witcher 3's deep quests inspired BioWare to make Mass Effect: Andromeda's sidequests more 'meaningful'Feb 13, 2017 12:25 PM CST
• The world's first 10-core smartphone is nearly hereMediaTek's upcoming Helio X30 processor features 10 cores, will be in a new phone VERY SOON.Feb 13, 2017 11:44 AM CST
• AMD Ryzen motherboards are CHEAP, ASUS is just $69-$209ASUS will have Ryzen motherboards priced from just $69, through to $209 on February 24.Feb 13, 2017 10:45 AM CST
• HMD is bringing back the Nokia N-seriesA trademark for 'NSERIES' appeared in China's Patent Office, filed by the Finnish company.Feb 13, 2017 10:37 AM CST
• Samsung working on a project to bring the Note 8There's no doubt that the Note 8 is coming, and now a new rumor says that Samsung is working on the project under a code name Baikal.Feb 13, 2017 9:32 AM CST
• The Nokia 150 is now available in the UKIt remains to be seen if and when the Nokia-branded Android smartphone will come to the US and Europe.Feb 13, 2017 7:24 AM CST
• Nioh fourth boss guide: how to kill NueNioh's fourth boss Nue can be extremely challenging...unless you use this rather simple method.Feb 13, 2017 3:30 AM CST
• Hitman dev may be working on new IP for Nintendo SwitchHitman developer IO Interactive is working on a new IP based on Unreal Engine, and there's a possibility it could jump to Nintendo's new console.Feb 13, 2017 2:23 AM CST
• Netflix is resurrecting Castlevania's Dracula in 2017Netflix is making an authentic violent and dark anime adaptation of Castlevania III and I'm beyond excited.Feb 13, 2017 12:21 AM CST
• Husband cheats on wife, sues Uber for $48 millionUber sued for $48 million, man claims Uber caused his divorce - wife busted him cheating through Uber notifications.Feb 12, 2017 11:29 PM CST
• iPhone X won't have a Home button, according to patentApple's patent teases smart materials will help usher in no physical Home button on iPhone X.Feb 12, 2017 9:29 PM CST
• Verizon Unlimited: $80 per month up to 22GB @ full speedVerizon announces an unlimited plan, which has full-speed LTE up to 22GB.Feb 12, 2017 7:55 PM CST
• Samsung to release Galaxy S8 in March, says reportSamsung tipped to unleash the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ next month.Feb 12, 2017 6:30 PM CST
• The Order: 1886 dev teases new game, coming to SteamReady at Dawn teases new game, says the PC version will have 'every rendering and fidelity option' available.Feb 12, 2017 5:11 PM CST
• AMD Ryzen leaks: R7 1800X costs $499, line up is STRONGAMD's upcoming Ryzen line up leaked, led by the $499 R7 1800X monster.Feb 12, 2017 12:40 PM CST
• Moto G5 pricing in Europe leaked ahead of launchA popular tipster has leaked the pricing of the device in Europe and, if correct, we are looking at lower prices than those of the Moto G4.Feb 12, 2017 9:28 AM CST
• AMD's new Ryzen CPU coolers: new Wraith, 95/65W versionsAMD will reportedly have 3 new CPU coolers ready for its next-gen Ryzen chips.Feb 12, 2017 5:14 AM CST
• AMD Ryzen 7 1700X benchmarks, crazy performance for $389AMD's new R7 1700X costs $389, leaked benchmarks tease it beats Intel's $1000+ CPU.Feb 12, 2017 3:27 AM CST
• Nioh complete stance guideNioh's multifaceted combat system is layered, dynamic and extremely fluid--but it doesn't have to be confusing.Feb 11, 2017 6:33 PM CST
• Samsung ditches 'Edge': Welcome Samsung Galaxy S8+The company decided to put a plus sign in the name of the phone instead of naming it 'Plus,' as Apple does with its phones.Feb 11, 2017 3:12 PM CST
• New Moto G5 Plus leak shows rear panelLenovo is expected to announce the Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus very soon, possibly in March.Feb 11, 2017 1:46 PM CST
• iPhone X has wireless charging, and it's about damn timeApple's next big leap with the iPhone X will include wireless charging.Feb 10, 2017 8:35 PM CST
• Samsung foldable phones might arrive in 2018A new report says that Samsung might not launch the foldable smartphone until next year.Feb 10, 2017 9:25 AM CST
• HMD's first Nokia-branded phone arrives in EuropeThe Nokia 150 is as of this week available in Netherlands for a price of 37 euros (around $39)Feb 10, 2017 8:31 AM CST
• WhatsApp now enables two-step verificationWhatsApp has introduced two-step verification feature for its Android, iOS, and Windows Phone users.Feb 10, 2017 7:21 AM CST
• Gabe Newell: Valve developing 3 full-length VR gamesValve is working on 3 full-length VR games, news directly from the Lord himself, Gabe Newell.Feb 10, 2017 6:46 AM CST
• UE4-powered Insurgency: Sandstorm looks AMAZINGInsurgency: Sandstorm's new screenshots tease a beautiful game is on the way.Feb 10, 2017 2:20 AM CST
• Chinese factory: 250% productivity boost without humansHumans replaced with robots at Chinese factory: 250% productivity increase, 80% decreases in defects.Feb 10, 2017 12:56 AM CST
• Zuckerberg teases Oculus Rift prototype glovesMark Zuckerberg teases prototype gloves for the Oculus Rift.Feb 9, 2017 11:42 PM CST
• Call of Duty is going 'back to its roots' this yearActivision and Sledgehammer Games are going to go back to the 'roots' with 2017's Call of Duty.Feb 9, 2017 10:28 PM CST
• AMD R7 1700 processor could be priced at just $320AMD's upcoming 8C/16T processor, the R7 1700, could be priced at $320.Feb 9, 2017 7:03 PM CST
• Intel runs scared: Core i7-8700K preparing for AMD RyzenAMD's new Ryzen R7 1800X might face off with the upcoming Core i7-8700K.Feb 9, 2017 5:27 PM CST
• Destiny 2 re-confirmed for 2017 releaseActivision re-confirms Destiny 2 will indeed ship in 2017 with a full content roadmap likely consisting of DLC expansions and microtransactions.Feb 9, 2017 4:21 PM CST
• Intel's new $7 billion facility to make 7nm chips in USIntel will spend $7 billion to make Fab 42, an extremely advanced chip-making facility centered in Arizona.Feb 9, 2017 3:31 PM CST
• Galaxy S8 will have 3,000 mAh battery, S8 Edge 3,500 mAhA new report from Samsung confirms the previous leaks by Evan Blass.Feb 9, 2017 2:51 PM CST
• John Wick Chronicles is now live on SteamThe John Wick movie is filled with action, and when you transfer that into virtual reality, you get a whole new level of entertainment.Feb 9, 2017 2:07 PM CST
• Ubisoft PC game sales eclipsed by PS4 three to oneThat explains a lot!Feb 9, 2017 1:30 PM CST
• Ubisoft already has strong confidence in 2018's gamesUbisoft has already locked in its predictions for 2018's earnings, hinting the company has high confidence and visibility in its future games.Feb 9, 2017 12:42 PM CST
• Huawei to unveil the Honor V9 on February 21stThe Honor V9 is expected to have a dual rear camera (12MP+12MP) and an 8MP selfie cam.Feb 9, 2017 12:33 PM CST
• South Park: Fractured But Whole possibly delayed againUbisoft confirms South Park: Fractured But Whole may release as late as March 31, 2018, but it could still also meet its 2017 release.Feb 9, 2017 11:37 AM CST
• EVGA confirms new GeForce GTX 1080 FTW2/SC2 coming soonEVGA is preparing refreshed GeForce GTX 1080 graphics cards, with FTW2/SC2 models coming soon.Feb 9, 2017 3:39 AM CST
• Apple's next-gen iPhone X could cost $1000+iPhone 8/X will cost in excess of $1000, as it will feature OLED display/3D sensors, and more.Feb 9, 2017 1:44 AM CST
• Tesla will begin test building Model 3 cars on Feb 20Tesla's more mainstream Model 3 vehicle will enter pilot production on February 20, according to Reuters.Feb 9, 2017 12:05 AM CST
• PS4 Pro 'Boost Mode' provides up to 38% more performancePS4 Pro's built-in 'Boost Mode' provides up to 38% more performance.Feb 8, 2017 10:34 PM CST
• Project CARS 2 aims for late 2017 release on PC/consoleSMS aiming for late 2017 for Project CARS 2 on PCs and consoles.Feb 8, 2017 9:26 PM CST
• AMD releases Crimson ReLive Edition 17.1.2 WHQL driversAMD's latest Crimson ReLive Edition 17.1.2 drivers are ready for Ghost Recon Wildlands beta.Feb 8, 2017 9:17 PM CST
• Logitech's new Brio 4K Pro webcam costs $199, is out nowLogitech's new 4K webcam streams in 4K HDR, costs $199.99.Feb 8, 2017 8:22 PM CST
• AMD Ryzen R7 1800X: 8C/16T CPU for $649?AMD Ryzen R7 1800X will reportedly cost 600 EUR, or $649 or so - launches VERY SOON.Feb 8, 2017 7:05 PM CST
• Nintendo Switch could get Wii U game remastersThe Nintendo Switch can indeed Wii U games in the original form, and certain Wii U titles could be re-released for the Switch.Feb 8, 2017 5:07 PM CST

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