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• Blizzard sues Turtle WoW emulator for 'egregious' copyright infringementFirst Daybreak Games sued The Heroes' Journey Everquest emulator, and now Blizzard is suing the largest World of Warcraft classic emulator server.Sep 2, 2025 2:32 PM CDT
• Dying Light: The Beast PC specs confirmed: nothing too dramaticTechland, the developers of the upcoming Dying Light: The Beast, have revealed the official PC and laptop system requirements for all graphical levels.Sep 2, 2025 12:35 PM CDT
• Paramount confirms live-action Call of Duty movie, an 'unforgettable blockbuster'Paramount has inked a deal with Activision to make a live-action Call of Duty movie that is slated to be an 'unforgettable blockbuster'.Sep 2, 2025 12:09 PM CDT
• TSMC responds to rumor that NVIDIA CEO's visit was about revenue sharing with the USTSMC has responded to the rumor that NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, visited TSMC to inform them that the Trump administration wanted to make a deal.Sep 2, 2025 10:40 AM CDT
• Next-generation HDR announced, Dolby Vision 2 introduces a world firstDolby has unveiled the next-generation of HDR technology, with the company unveiling Dolby Vision 2 and the TV brand that is the first to adopt it.Sep 2, 2025 10:05 AM CDT
• AMD RX 9070 GRE GPU drops heavily in price - and I'm hopeful this hints at rumored 16GB variantThe price of the Radeon RX 9070 GRE has dropped by the equivalent of nearly $100 in China - a sign AMD is making room for a new beefier variant?Sep 2, 2025 8:44 AM CDT
• Intel Nova Lake shipping manifest shows flagship is a 52-core CPUAnother Nova Lake rumor has floated down from the ever-churning mill and it backs up previous leaks suggesting the flagship has 52-cores.Sep 2, 2025 8:10 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 leak reveals what everyone has been asking forA new Battlefield 6 leak has revealed what everyone who played the open beta weekend was asking for - a massive, large-scale map built for chaos.Sep 2, 2025 6:01 AM CDT
• Hollow Knight: Silksong price confirmed by Team CherryTeam Cherry has unveiled the price for the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, which is scheduled to release on September 3.Sep 2, 2025 2:31 AM CDT
• Left 4 Dead creator is finally creating a new co-op shooter inspired by the all-time classicLeft 4 Dead creator and lead designer is creating a new co-op shooter focused on 'teamwork, tension, and replayability' and 'what made L4D special.'Sep 2, 2025 2:02 AM CDT
• Fallout: Bakersfield extended gameplay re-imagines the original in the style of classic DoomFallout: Bakersfield reimagines 1997's isometric Fallout RPG as an impressive first-person game using the highly customizable GZDoom engine.Sep 2, 2025 1:29 AM CDT
• DDR4 memory prices are now higher than DDR5, so maybe it's time to upgradeIt's now cheaper to buy brand-new DDR5 memory for your PC than it is DDR4, and these costs are expected to increase due to dwindling production and supply.Sep 2, 2025 1:01 AM CDT
• Kazeta turns mini PCs into plug-and-play '90s-style consolesKazeta is a new and unique take on Linux in that it recreates the retro console experience of inserting a game cartridge and jumping into the action.Sep 2, 2025 12:27 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 Battle Royale gameplay video leaks, showing no loot on the groundA nearly 2-minute video of Battlefield 6's upcoming Battle Royale game mode has leaked online, showcasing a portion of the map without any loot.Sep 1, 2025 7:40 PM CDT
• PlayStation announces 30 minute gameplay deep dive for 007 First LightPlayStation has unveiled when it will showcase 30 minutes of gameplay for the highly anticipated 007 First Light, developed by IO Interactive.Sep 1, 2025 7:10 PM CDT
• Sony's live service shooter Fairgames loses its game director, Haven is still hiring new rolesThe future of PlayStation's latest live service shooter Fairgames remains in question as Haven Studios loses the game director working on the FPS.Sep 1, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• Hideo Kojima will show off 'future projects' at big 10-year studio anniversary eventKojima Productions is celebrating 10 years of independence with a special Beyond the Strand anniversary event that will highlight past and future projects.Sep 1, 2025 2:32 PM CDT
• As Windows 10 inches closer to its death, Windows 11 appears to somehow get less popularWindows 10 gained 2.65% market share, while Windows 11 fell 4%, and Windows 7 somehow went up according to Statcounter - so what the heck's going on here?Sep 1, 2025 2:00 PM CDT
• Modder creates 'Morrowring' by merging Morrowind and Elden Ring togetherA modder recreates the entirety of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind's map within Elden Ring, complete with biomes, cities, NPCs, and area interiors.Sep 1, 2025 1:31 PM CDT
• Max16 triple-screen laptop looks seriously smart and starts from $700 - with a catchIn theory, you could bag a laptop with a 16-inch main screen, and two fold-out 10.5-inch displays, for $700 plus shipping from Asia - but I'd be wary here.Sep 1, 2025 11:46 AM CDT
• Two new AMD Zen 5 CPUs spotted priced online - but Ryzen 9700F isn't as cheap as I'd hopedIf you're after a wallet-friendly current-gen processor from AMD, two fresh options should soon be on the table: the Ryzen 9700F and 9500F.Sep 1, 2025 10:45 AM CDT
• Escape from Tarkov arrives on Steam 'soon' - with one big question mark hanging over the moveWill those who already own Escape from Tarkov have to buy it over again on Valve's gaming platform? We don't know the answer to that yet.Sep 1, 2025 8:57 AM CDT
• AMD RDNA 4 GPU owners can now add FSR 4 support to games with an easy DLL swapWith the recent FidelityFX SDK 2.0 release, gamers have access to FSR's updated DLL files, so FSR 4 can now be manually added to more games.Sep 1, 2025 2:28 AM CDT
• Samsung says its world-first 4K display is a game changerSamsung's new ViewFinity S8 (S80UD model) is the world's first 37-inch 4K display built for productivity, which the company says is a game-changer.Sep 1, 2025 1:36 AM CDT
• AMD's next-gen Radeon RX flagship gaming card rumored with over 12,000 RDNA 5 GPU coresAMD's next-generation RDNA 5-based Radeon RX series GPUs rumored with up to 128 cores per CU, over 12,000 cores for the flagship RDNA 5 gaming GPU.Sep 1, 2025 1:01 AM CDT
• Microsoft says recent reports of SSD failures were not caused by a Windows 11 update'Microsoft has found no connection between the August 2025 Windows security update and the types of hard drive failures reported on social media.'Sep 1, 2025 12:31 AM CDT
• MSI's stylish red-themed GeForce RTX 5070 Ti MLG Edition is available nowThe new custom MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16G MLG EDITION GPU is available now at retailers, sporting a unique and vibrant red design.Aug 31, 2025 11:58 PM CDT
• Windows 11 massively upgrades its Bluetooth audio capabilities in a new updateBluetooth LE Audio is now properly supported on Windows 11, with 'super wideband stereo' streaming available for audio and chat in the OS.Aug 31, 2025 11:33 PM CDT
• Battlefield 6 confirmed with NO ray tracing, won't launch with it, and will never have itBattlefield 6 won't have any ray tracing at launch or at anytime in the future, as the developer is tweaking the COD killer for performance.Aug 31, 2025 10:13 PM CDT
• New Skyblivion gameplay video shows off upgraded lockpicking, new colorful menus, remade gearThe Skyblivion mod team released another milestone gameplay video that shows off the first 15 minutes and new QoL and major style and design upgrades.Aug 31, 2025 6:48 PM CDT
• ETOE Best Buy Labor Day Deals: save up to $190 on portable smart projectorsETOE's Labor Day deals cut prices on three smart projectors - Dolphin, E3 Pro, and Starfish - with savings up to 54% for movie nights, gaming, and travel.Aug 31, 2025 3:05 PM CDT
• NetEase closes third Western game studio due to budget cuts, T-Minus Zero gets shut downChinese service games company NetEase has shut down another one of its overseas studios, and this time it affected a new MMO from a The Old Republic dev.Aug 31, 2025 9:57 AM CDT
• NVIDIA GTC 2026 confirmed for March 16-19: expect Blackwell, Rubin, Feynman GPUs but no GeForceNVIDIA confirms GPU Technology Conference (GTC 2025) for March 16-19 in San Jose, California, where we will be introduced to Rubin AI GPUs with HBM4.Aug 31, 2025 2:55 AM CDT
• Intel patent teases software-defined 'Super Cores' to boost single-threaded performance on CPUsIntel files a patent for software designed Super Cores, which are smaller cores working together as a bigger Super Core, enhancing single-threaded perf.Aug 31, 2025 12:17 AM CDT
• Konami confident it can make a new mainline Metal Gear gameKonami created a console game dev team in 2020 to work on new Metal Gear games, now Konami is confident they have the right team to make mainline sequels.Aug 30, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• Pearlescent rainbow rarity gear coming to Borderlands 4 early next year, Gearbox confirmsGearbox confirms that pearlescent rarity weapons and guns are coming back in Borderlands 4, but won't be available at launch, instead coming in Q1 2026.Aug 30, 2025 12:29 PM CDT
• Collective Shout Interview: 'Steam's Sexual Violence Game Defenders Are Abusers in Real Life'Collective Shout has responded to the global controversy about the removal of thousands of adult games from Steam, and Visa and Mastercard's responsibility.Aug 30, 2025 7:02 AM CDT
• Chinese company Antgamer unveils 1000Hz zoned backlit display, will release in 2026Antgamer teases its upcoming 1000Hz Backlit Display, will launch next year and most likely need a GeForce RTX 7090 for 4K at 1000FPS.Aug 30, 2025 12:36 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 Open Beta saw millions of gamers play below minimum PC specs, game is optimizedBattlefield 6 technical director says a 'substantial number' out of the millions who played the open beta were on minimum PC specs, or below.Aug 29, 2025 10:10 PM CDT
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 perf teased: 4.74GHz CPU clocks on Samsung Galaxy S26 EdgeQualcomm's new flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen5 processor teased at a huge 4.61GHz, with Samsung poised to launch a 4.74GHz high-frequency smartphone.Aug 29, 2025 9:09 PM CDT
• Intel admits 'we kind of fumbled the football' on desktop CPUs: Nova Lake to better fight AMDIntel CFO admits the company 'kind of fumbled the football' on desktop CPUs, but Nova Lake returns as high-end desktop CPU to battle AMD Ryzen supremacy.Aug 29, 2025 7:13 PM CDT
• Yoshi-P officially responds to Final Fantasy XIV mod controversyFinal Fantasy XIV game director Yoshi-P gives a lengthy official statement on the current mod fiasco, and makes Square Enix's policy on mods known.Aug 29, 2025 4:34 PM CDT
• Hundreds of Diablo devs unionize to combat AI, mass layoffs, 'passion tax' exploitationHundreds of Blizzard developers working on the Diablo franchise have unionized in an effort to stabilize the workplace during fears of mass layoffs.Aug 29, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• No Man's Sky Voyagers: New corvette ship, recruit friends as crew mates, new engine techNo Man's Sky's new Voyagers update pushes the space sim to new heights by allowing friends to team up online and build and crew a starship together.Aug 29, 2025 2:32 PM CDT
• Xbox consoles will 'flatline' to 42 million users by the end of 2025, analyst firm predictsAnalyst firm Omdia estimates that the Xbox console user base will 'flatline' to around 42 million users by year's end, being overshadowed by competitors.Aug 29, 2025 1:31 PM CDT
• Steam users in UK now required to prove age to access mature game pagesIn order to comply with the UK's new Online Safety Act, Valve is now requiring all Steam users in the UK to prove their age in order to see game listings.Aug 29, 2025 12:29 PM CDT
• Logitech MX Master 4 isn't a gaming mouse - but it's getting haptic feedback, this leak claimsMX Master 4 is set to arrive next month packing a haptic sense panel under where your thumb rests to provide physical feedback on certain actions.Aug 29, 2025 11:09 AM CDT
• Meta Hypernova AI glasses: priced at around $800, strategic release to beat Apple's AR glassesMeta's new Hypernova AI glasses enter mass production soon, AI is the selling point, with Meta launching ahead of Apple to 'build its brand image'.Aug 29, 2025 6:33 AM CDT
• Lenovo's upgraded Legion Go 2 handheld with Ryzen Z2 Extreme will be revealed next weekLenovo is expected to unveil its new Legion Go 2 gaming handheld next week powered by AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, with an 8.8-inch 1600p 144Hz OLED display.Aug 29, 2025 5:55 AM CDT
• GALAX unveils its new GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 HOF OC Lab Plus-X Edition with 24GB GDDR7 for ChinaGALAX unveils its new GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 HOF OC Lab Plus-X Edition graphics card: tweaked RTX 5090 for China with 24GB of GDDR7 memory.Aug 29, 2025 5:26 AM CDT
• TSMC's first 1.4nm chip facility ahead of schedule, initial investment could be close to $50BTSMC is preparing to build its first 1.4nm semiconductor fab ahead of schedule, with an initial investment topping $49 billion for semiconductor supremacy.Aug 28, 2025 9:36 PM CDT
• Corsair's new XENEON EDGE was just too damn popular, sold out completely in under 10 hoursCorsair's new XENEON EDGE launched yesterday, selling out in under 10 hours as the company scrambles to get more into production as it's so popular.Aug 28, 2025 9:09 PM CDT
• NVIDIA confirms next-gen Rubin AI GPUs with HBM4 are in the fab, volume production in 2H 2026NVIDIA has confirmed its next-gen Rubin AI chips are in the labs, with volume production in 2H 2026: next-gen Rubin GPU with HBM4 memory and new Vera CPU.Aug 28, 2025 8:08 PM CDT
• New Ghost of Yotei footage confirms sword throwing, time slow-down mechanic for gunsGhost of Yotei lets players throw their short swords at enemies and has a time slow-down mechanic for reloading, giving a potential edge in aiming.Aug 28, 2025 7:37 PM CDT
• Here are the official PC system requirements for Battlefield 6, and they're pretty tameBattlefield 6 offers 4K support, 21:9 and 32:9 ultrawide monitors, uncapped FPS, and more. RTX 4080 recommended for 1440p at 144FPS on High settings.Aug 28, 2025 7:07 PM CDT
• Xbox cloud streaming may come to all Game Pass subscriptionsMicrosoft is currently testing an appealing new feature that could unlock cloud game streaming for all Game Pass subscribers, but nothing's confirmed yet.Aug 28, 2025 6:36 PM CDT
• CD Projekt has 799 developers working on new games, over half of them are focused on Witcher 4CD Projekt has expanded its game dev headcount by nearly 10% as it continues simultaneously creating multiple projects at once, including The Witcher 4.Aug 28, 2025 5:35 PM CDT
• Elden Ring Nightreign Deep of Night brings gauntlet of pain with bosses and endless horde modeFromSoftware is bringing a new level of cruel punishment to Elden Ring Nightreign's battles with the new Deep of Night ultra-high difficulty mode.Aug 28, 2025 4:34 PM CDT
• New Starfield expansion and interplanetary travel officially confirmed by BethesdaBethesda finally confirms that a new Starfield story-based expansion is on the way alongside new updates to the game's interplanetary space travel.Aug 28, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• New Dino Crisis games were in development at Capcom, but the projects went extinctNew reports say that Capcom tried to resurrect the Dino Crisis series multiple times over the last two decades, with one attempt just a few years back.Aug 28, 2025 2:32 PM CDT
• Wraith Prism's RGB lights have dimmed and Wraith Spire is slain, as AMD drops stock CPU coolersThe Wraith Prism and Spire processor coolers are no more, although they were pretty much doing a vanishing act in recent times, anyway.Aug 28, 2025 1:27 PM CDT
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 DLC could be 'cooking' as biggest hint yet is dropped by SandfallAnother suggestion has been aired that DLC is on the way for Clair Obscur, in the same interview where plans for a sequel were revealed.Aug 28, 2025 11:03 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6's Technical Director tells us why Frostbite is the perfect engine for the gameBattlefield 6 supports 60 FPS action on all platforms with all-out-warfare played out on large maps with massive player counts and destruction.Aug 28, 2025 10:29 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 will be able to support more players at launch than its record-breaking Open Beta'We are expanding our server capabilities beyond what we had for Open Beta,' Battlefield 6 Technical Director Christian Buhl tells us.Aug 28, 2025 10:14 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 is launching with 600+ customization options on PCBattlefield 6 is set to hit PC with extensive customization, including uncapped frame rate support, Ultrawide resolutions, and HUD tweaking.Aug 28, 2025 10:01 AM CDT
• Worried about AMD Ryzen X3D CPU burnout? ASRock has a new BIOS that you'll want to grabI wouldn't blame you for immediately installing the new BIOS for AM5 800 series motherboards - but I'd still recommend waiting for just a short while.Aug 28, 2025 9:08 AM CDT
• GeForce RTX 5060 is NVIDIA's 'fastest-ramping x60-class GPU ever'NVIDIA's second-quarter Gaming revenue was up 49% from a year ago, with the company singling out the success of the GeForce RTX 5060 as a key factor.Aug 28, 2025 2:01 AM CDT
• Roblox just recorded more concurrent players at once than all of SteamWith a record 47.4 million concurrent users, Roblox is now officially bigger than Steam. And it's due to the incredible success of two user-created games.Aug 28, 2025 1:27 AM CDT
• Epic CEO Tim Sweeney blames game developers for poor Unreal Engine 5 performanceEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Unreal Engine 5 games launching with poor performance is due to developers not starting the optimization process early.Aug 28, 2025 12:58 AM CDT
• NVIDIA posts $46.7 billion revenue for Q2 2025, up 56% from 2024 thanks to Blackwell AI GPUsNVIDIA has reported its Q2 2025 financial results, with $46.7 billion in revenue which is up 56% from last year. Blackwell AI GPUs selling like hotcakes.Aug 28, 2025 12:24 AM CDT
• Forget melting cables, a GeForce RTX 5090 capacitor exploded while someone was editing a videoA Redditor's PNY GeForce RTX 5090 ARGB EPIC-X RGB OC GPU caused sparks and smoke to pour out of their PC case after one of its capacitors exploded/popped.Aug 27, 2025 11:59 PM CDT
• PS6 handheld full specs leaks here: Zen 6 CPU, RDNA 5 GPU, faster than a PS5, docked mode tooSony's next-gen PlayStation 'Canis' is the PS6 handheld: new leaks tease docked mode, PS5 + PS4 backwards compatibility, and faster than the PS5.Aug 27, 2025 11:09 PM CDT
• FADU unveils next-gen PCIe Gen6 SSD controller: up to 28.5GB/sec, 512GB capacity, under 9WSouth Korean manufacturer reveals next-gen PCIe Gen6 SSD controller, rocks up to 28.5GB/sec transfers, 512GB capacity, under 9W of power.Aug 27, 2025 10:58 PM CDT
• AMD's next-gen RDNA 5 flagship gaming GPU pictured, 96 Compute Units, 512-bit memory busKnown leaker Kepler_L2 has posted images of the GPU die configurations or block diagrams for AMD's next generation Radeon graphics cards.Aug 27, 2025 10:01 PM CDT
• Windows 11 SSD scare - Phison finds No Fault after 4,500 hours of testingPhison spent over 4,500 hours and conducted over 2,200 tests to try and replicate recent reports of a Windows 11 security update causing SSD failures.Aug 27, 2025 9:04 PM CDT

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