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• New Halo game required by 2026 or Halo Championships may lack a tournament gameHalo Studios is likely to release a new Halo game sometime in 2026 to ensure that HCS has an actual game that can be played for tournament competition.Jul 28, 2025 12:30 PM CDT
• Battlefield 6 gameplay leaks ahead of official unveiling, and it's made me nervousBattlefield 6 gameplay has leaked online ahead of the official unveiling scheduled for July 31, and from what I've seen, I'm cautiously optimistic.Jul 28, 2025 10:42 AM CDT
• Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge Group into a stand-alone businessIntel is looking for investors in order to spin-off its long-running Network and Edge Group (NEX), which generated $5.8 billion in revenue last year.Jul 28, 2025 4:34 AM CDT
• AMD is using AI to help design its next-generation GPUsAt the recent 'Winning the AI Race' summit in Washington, AMD's CEO Dr. Lisa Su confirmed that it's leveraging AI to help design its next-gen GPU products.Jul 28, 2025 4:01 AM CDT
• President Trump wants to rename 'Artificial Intelligence' to something elsePresident Trump spoke at the recent 'Winning the AI Race' summit in Washington, where he praised the technology while not being a fan of the name.Jul 28, 2025 3:33 AM CDT
• GeForce RTX 50 SUPER Series on track for a holiday 2025 releaseNVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER, RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 5080 SUPER could all be here in time for the holiday season, ahead of their rumored 2026 debut.Jul 28, 2025 3:07 AM CDT
• Intel CEO confirms that SMT (Hyper-Threading) will return to future-generation CPUsIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan confirms that the return of SMT (aka Hyper-Threading) will happen on future-generation CPUs, as it bleeds market share to AMD.Jul 27, 2025 10:10 PM CDT
• KIOXIA samples next-gen 512Gb TLC BiCS FLASH storage solutionsKIOXIA is sampling 9th Gen BiCS FLASH devices with 512Gb TLC memory technology designed for high-performance and power efficiency.Jul 27, 2025 9:29 PM CDT
• TEAMGROUP teases ultra-capacity 256GB quad-channel DDR5 memory kit for intensive workloadsTEAMGROUP unveils its new 256GB (4 x 64GB) ultra-capacity DDR5 memory kits, ready for AMD X870 platform and made for intensive workloads.Jul 27, 2025 9:09 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's new RTX 5090 D V2 for gamers in China costs $830 less than RTX 5090 DNVIDIA's latest made-for-China GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 graphics card is around $380 cheaper than the RTX 5090 D, with 12GB less GDDR7 memory.Jul 27, 2025 8:08 PM CDT
• Samsung signs $16.5 billion foundry contract lasting to 2033, rumored to be for Tesla FSD chipsSamsung Foundry signs new $16.5 billion foundry contract, presumed to be for Tesla and its new FSD chips, deal spans over 8 years or so.Jul 27, 2025 7:50 PM CDT
• GIGABYTE RTX 5090 works with leaked ROG Astral RTX 5090 XOC BIOS: provides 1600W power limitGIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 used with ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 leaked XOC BIOS, runs at higher 1600W power limit but disables one of the fans.Jul 27, 2025 7:16 PM CDT
• Battlefield 6 PC system requirements leaked, requires only 30GB of storage (!)Battlefield 6 system requirements seek only 30GB storage, but monster AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 for 4K Ultra settings.Jul 27, 2025 6:13 PM CDT
• New Friday the 13th video game in development alongside new filmA new video game based on the Friday the 13th series is in development alongside a new mainline sequel movie, producer Robert Barsamian has confirmed.Jul 27, 2025 5:35 PM CDT
• Wolfenstein TV show in the works for Amazon Prime VideoAnother one of Bethesda's key video game franchises is getting a TV show adaptation, this time with MachineGames' Wolfenstein coming to Prime Video.Jul 27, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• Elden Ring franchise game sales break 45 millionFromSoftware's Elden Ring franchise has now surpassed 46 million total cumulative sales across the main game, Shadow of the Erdtree, and Nightreign.Jul 27, 2025 2:25 PM CDT
• Lian Li's O11D MINI V2 is a compact case with full ATX supportThe Lian Li O11D MINI V2 is here, and this follow-up to the original now supports full-sized ATX systems and components while remaining compact.Jul 27, 2025 8:27 AM CDT
• China's new Zhaoxin KH-50000 chiplet CPU: up to 96 cores, 12-channel DDR5, 128 PCIe 5.0 lanesChinese server CPU manufacturer, Zhaoxin, unveiled next-gen KH-5000 chiplet CPUs: up to 96 cores, 384MB cache, 12-channel DDR5, 128 Gen5 lanes, and more.Jul 27, 2025 6:06 AM CDT
• SK hynix says it's working on 3GB GDDR7 modules, just in time for GeForce RTX 50 SUPER cardsSK hynix confirms it's working on 3GB GDDR7 memory modules, perfect timing for NVIDIA to unveil GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series with more VRAM.Jul 27, 2025 5:05 AM CDT
• Apple rumored to consider Intel 14A process for next-gen M-series chips, NVIDIA rumored tooApple could move to a dual-sourcing semiconductor strategy with next-gen 1.4nm chips using both Intel and TSMC for future M-series processors.Jul 27, 2025 4:04 AM CDT
• Intel Foundry's future depends on securing customers for its next-gen Intel 14A process nodeIntel has warned investors that it might be bowing out of the chipmaking business if it can't secure customers for its new Intel 14A process node.Jul 27, 2025 3:19 AM CDT
• NVIDIA's new N1X AI PC chip rumor: same GPU core count as RTX 5070, faster than all other iGPUsNVIDIA's upcoming N1X AI PC processor rumored with 6144 CUDA cores, same as RTX 5070, faster than all other integrated GPUs in engineering state.Jul 27, 2025 2:22 AM CDT
• Elden Ring Nightreign to get relic filter, 2-player co-op with Patch 1.02FromSoftware is adding in duos to Elden Ring Nightreign, but players are most excited for the new relic filtering quality of life feature that's incoming.Jul 26, 2025 9:33 PM CDT
• Fallout London mod team teases new project: 'We can't wait to show what we've been working on'After a full year of Fallout London and 1 million downloads, the team behind the British total-conversion mod may have teased their next modding project.Jul 26, 2025 7:31 PM CDT
• Gran Turismo 8 possibly hinted by job listing, Polyphony hiring franchise project managerPolyphony Digital is hiring a Project Manager for some kind of new Gran Turismo content, whether it be Gran Turismo 8 or extra DLC like cars and tracks.Jul 26, 2025 5:59 PM CDT
• Dying Light the Beast aka Dying Light 3 delayed by a month to SeptemberTechland has delayed Dying Light: The Beast around 4 weeks from its original August release to September 19 in order to better refine the experience.Jul 26, 2025 4:43 PM CDT
• Win the TRYX Builder's Bundle - LUCA L70 Case, PANORAMA SE 360 AIO, and ROTA ARGB Fan 3-Pack!This week's TweakTown newsletter-exclusive giveaway is a premium TRYX Builder's Bundle with the LUCA L70 case, 360mm AIO cooler, and 3 ARGB fans!Jul 26, 2025 9:08 AM CDT
• $1 billion NVIDIA AI GPU black market smuggling ring unveiled by investigationAn investigation has revealed that $1 billion worth of restricted NVIDIA AI GPUs were smuggled into China over a three-month period.Jul 25, 2025 10:17 PM CDT
• Sony job listing mentions PlayStation Studios games coming to Xbox, NintendoA new Sony job listing mentions PlayStation Studios games coming to Nintendo and Xbox platforms, but it may be for cross-platform games like MLB The Show.Jul 25, 2025 10:15 PM CDT
• Splitgate 2's quest to 'make FPS great again' isn't going so wellChaos at Splitgate developer 1047 Games as the studio takes Splitgate 2 back to beta, shuts down Splitgate 1 altogether, and lays off more workers.Jul 25, 2025 9:39 PM CDT
• Bethesda teases 'exciting things' for Starfield, could be rumored new second expansionStarfield fans are looking for clues on a new expansion, and Bethesda says it has 'exciting things planned' for the game--is it just coincidence?Jul 25, 2025 8:38 PM CDT
• Switch 2 sales surpass 3.1 million in a month, Switch 2 outsells Switch 1 by 3:1 in JapanNintendo Switch 2 has sold 1.5 million units in its first month in Japan, beating the PS2 and setting a new record as total sales hit at least 3.1 million.Jul 25, 2025 7:37 PM CDT
• PS5's new power saver mode could pave way to PlayStation handheldSony's latest firmware update can scale the PlayStation 5's performance to lower power draw, which could pave the way to a new PlayStation 5 handheld.Jul 25, 2025 6:36 PM CDT
• New Hellraiser Revival game: Clive Barker involved, Pinhead star Doug Bradley returnsOriginal horror maven Clive Barker returns to the Hellraiser universe for an official singleplayer-driven Hellraiser game complete with original stars.Jul 25, 2025 5:35 PM CDT
• Itch.io de-indexes adult content to placate payment processorsItch.io is the latest video game storefront to adjust how NSFW adult content is served to customers as the company tries to placate payment processors.Jul 25, 2025 4:34 PM CDT
• Toby Fox's indie RPG Deltarune sold more digital copies on Switch 2 than Mario Kart, MinecraftIndie sensation Deltarune actually sold more copies digitally on the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop than other first-party games including Mario Kart World.Jul 25, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• Brave and AdGuard block Windows 11's divisive Recall feature - is this the start of a trend?The controversial feature that takes snapshots can no longer screen grab the Brave browser, as Recall is blocked - and that's a new default setting.Jul 25, 2025 1:56 PM CDT
• Battlefield 6 release date semi-confirmed by its own websiteThe release date for Battlefield 6 has been indirectly confirmed by the game's website listing, which states when the pre-order offer ends.Jul 25, 2025 1:05 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's Jensen Huang: AI will create more millionaires in 5 years than the internet did in 20NVIDIA's CEO, Jensen Huang, has said that AI will enable more people to become millionaires in five years than the internet has in 20 years.Jul 25, 2025 12:42 PM CDT
• Microsoft CEO responds to the 15,000 layoffs amid stellar company performanceMicrosoft's CEO Satya Nadella has commented on the recent layoffs at the company, which saw as many as 9,000 people let go from various positions.Jul 25, 2025 12:02 PM CDT
• Ubisoft silently cancel the Star Wars Outlaws sequel after blaming gamers for past failuresUbisoft has reportedly put the brakes on the sequel to Star Wars: Outlaws after blaming the game's poor performance on the Star Wars brand itself.Jul 25, 2025 11:31 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 price confirmed, gamers might want to start saving nowBattlefield 6 will have a premium price and has been all but officially confirmed for a release in early October, as alluded to on the website.Jul 25, 2025 7:33 AM CDT
• Apple's foldable iPhone rumored with a new design for a premium foldable smartphone experienceApple's first foldable iPhone expected to buck industry foldable smartphone trends: laser-drilled metal plates under the display to minimize creasing.Jul 25, 2025 1:44 AM CDT
• AMD's new Threadripper 9995WX overclocked using BMW M4 radiator, Toyota Highlander radiator fanAMD's new Ryzen Threadripper 9995WX CPU overclocked to 4.9GHz on all cores using a BMW M4 car radiator, and a Toyota Highlander radiator fan.Jul 24, 2025 11:11 PM CDT
• Elon Musk: 230K AI GPUs train Grok at Colossus 1: 550K GB200, GB300s at Colossus 2 coming soonElon Musk says that 230,000+ AI GPUs are training Grok for xAI and its Colossus 1, while Colossus 2's first batch of 550,000 GB200, GB300s coming soon.Jul 24, 2025 10:45 PM CDT
• NVIDIA GB200 AI servers smuggled into China, despite their two-ton weightNVIDIA GB200 AI servers are somehow being smuggled into China, even after CEO Jensen Huang says they weigh two tons and can't get there.Jul 24, 2025 10:10 PM CDT
• Intel to slice and dice a huge 30% of its global workforce: over 15,000 jobs to be slashedIntel is continuing to (aggressively) cut its workforce, with plans to cull 30% of its global workforce down from 90,000 to 75,000.Jul 24, 2025 9:09 PM CDT
• PlayStation 6 specs leak update: AMD Robin APU teased with powerful RDNA 5 GPU, Zen 6 CPUSony's next-generation PlayStation 6 console APU rumor update: Robin APU teased, with Robin+ APU on die shrink from TSMC enters the rumor mill.Jul 24, 2025 8:35 PM CDT
• AMD's next-gen RDNA 5 GPU leak: Radeon RX 10900 XT has 36GB GDDR7, TSMC 3nm, RTX 6090 killerAMD's next-gen RDNA 5-based Radeon RX 10900 XT leaked with 32GB of GDDR7 memory at 36Gbps, TSMC 3nm chip, should be a GeForce RTX 6090 killer.Jul 24, 2025 7:18 PM CDT
• Secretlab unveils Otto: adjustable leg rest for Secretlab's family of office and gaming chairsSecretlab reveals its new Otto: a new ottoman-style leg rest designed to work on Secretlab chairs with PlushCell Memory Foam, same cushion as its chairs.Jul 24, 2025 6:12 PM CDT
• WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Steam reviews are 'mostly negative' as dev admits performance issuesDeveloper says 'we deeply regret the inconvenience and negative experience some players are currently facing' and promises a patch is coming ASAP.Jul 24, 2025 2:05 PM CDT
• Sony and Bandai Namco sign partnership worth nearly half a billion dollarsSony and Bandai Namco have signed a new strategic partnership worth $464 million, making Sony a 2.5% total shareholder in Bandai Namco.Jul 24, 2025 1:24 PM CDT
• Samsung shot itself in the foot in 2018 when it turned down NVIDIA's Jensen HuangSamsung reportedly declined an offer from NVIDIA's Jensen Huang that would have netted the company billions of dollars and market dominance.Jul 24, 2025 1:02 PM CDT
• Battlefield 6 isn't releasing on last-gen consoles or the Nintendo Switch 2Battlefield 6 has been officially revealed in a new trailer, confirming that the title will be released exclusively on current-generation consoles and PC.Jul 24, 2025 12:30 PM CDT
• AppleCare One is here: cover 3 devices for $20 monthly, which could mean considerable savingsA subscriber to Apple's new umbrella plan would save $11 per month for protecting an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, compared to separate coverage.Jul 24, 2025 11:40 AM CDT
• China's somehow magicked up a GPU to rival NVIDIA's RTX 5060, and the Lisuan G100 has 12GB VRAMThe Lisuan G100 sounds like an incredible feat, given how swiftly this graphics card has got faster - and it already outperforms an RTX 4060 on Geekbench.Jul 24, 2025 11:10 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal date confirmed in latest explosive trailerBattlefield Labs has released the official reveal trailer for Battlefield 6, which confirmed the date for the 'multiplayer reveal'.Jul 24, 2025 10:37 AM CDT
• Battlefield 6 official reveal trailer releases, ultimate all-out warfare is hereBattlefield Labs released the official reveal trailer for Battlefield 6, featuring intense destruction played over an ominous US presidential speech.Jul 24, 2025 10:20 AM CDT
• NVIDIA's RTX 3050 is the budget GPU that keeps on going, as new AD106 variant could be out soonNVIDIA RTX 3050 A has been spotted in GPU-Z, after sightings of the graphics card were made last year - and Team Green confirmed it uses AD106.Jul 24, 2025 9:30 AM CDT
• Elon Musk announces the resurrection of Vine, but with a catchElon Musk has announced that xAI will be resurrecting Vine, the app that laid the groundwork for short-form video, which led to platforms like TikTok.Jul 24, 2025 9:01 AM CDT
• Band explodes in popularity overnight has a big secret that could sink themThe Velvet Sundown has skyrocketed in popularity after releasing 'Dust On The Wind,' but the truth about the band has come out, and it might ruin them.Jul 24, 2025 8:33 AM CDT
• ChatGPT admits it drove an autistic person to mania by saying he could bend timeChatGPT has admitted to contributing to a 30-year-old autistic man having a manic episode after assuring him he developed a sound theory to bend time.Jul 24, 2025 7:34 AM CDT
• Samsung's next-gen 1c DRAM test yields for its HBM4 rumored at 65%, delayed until 2026Samsung's next-gen HBM4 mass production expected 'next year' as its 1c DRAM test yields reach 65%, bringing the AI memory fight to SK hynix and Micron.Jul 24, 2025 1:11 AM CDT
• Higround Basecamp 75+ was designed to look like a blurry keyboard from an old PC gameWant a keyboard that looks like it was ripped from a '90s game with blurry textures? There's good news, the Higround Basecamp 75+ is exactly that.Jul 24, 2025 12:36 AM CDT
• Samsung aims to ship 2.4M Galaxy Z Fold 7 phones this year, a 9% increase from the Z Fold 6Samsung expects to ship 2.4 million units of its new Galaxy Z Fold 7 this year, representing a 9% increase year-over-year over the Galaxy Z Fold 6.Jul 24, 2025 12:12 AM CDT
• Amazon's Mass Effect TV has a 'great pilot script' and Fallout's production teamAmazon's Mass Effect project will leverage the Fallout production team's expertise to deliver the live-action adaptation of BioWare's iconic RPG series.Jul 23, 2025 11:33 PM CDT
• Samsung's next-gen Galaxy Z Fold 8 could get downgraded from titanium backplate in 2026Samsung considers ditching titanium backplate used in the new Galaxy Z Fold 7 foldable smartphone with its next-gen Galaxy Z Fold 8 in 2026.Jul 23, 2025 11:11 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 launches in China on August 12: 24GB VRAM, 600W TDPNVIDIA's new made-for-China GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 graphics card launches on August 12 with 21,000 CUDA cores, 24GB GDDR7, 600W factory-overclocked TDP.Jul 23, 2025 10:44 PM CDT
• ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 D XOC BIOS leaked: 2001W power limit is now available to usersLast week it was GALAX, this week it is ASUS: the flagship ROG Astral RTX 5090 D XOC BIOS has been leaked, allowing for an insane 2001W power limit.Jul 23, 2025 10:10 PM CDT
• Doom creator John Romero on gaming's future: 'The industry has mostly always gone up'Doom creator John Romero shares words of optimism for the games industry, but also says games still need to have good design in order to be popular.Jul 23, 2025 9:31 PM CDT
• Ubisoft reports Q1 net bookings miss due to Rainbow Six Siege X pricing exploitUbisoft management explains that its Q1 net booking earnings miss was impacted by a temporary payment exploit, lowering spending in Rainbow Six Siege X.Jul 23, 2025 8:38 PM CDT
• Ubisoft carves up business into Creative Houses, each to focus on specific franchises & genresUbisoft has reorganized its business into Creative Houses, individual operational units that will focus on specific video game genres like action and FPS.Jul 23, 2025 7:37 PM CDT
• Original Final Fantasy Tactics source code no longer exists, so the team rebuilt itOriginal source code for Final Fantasy Tactics had been lost to time, so the team at Square Enix rebuilt it from the ground up for the Ivalice Chronicles.Jul 23, 2025 6:36 PM CDT
• Capcom increases game developer headcount by nearly 600 workers over last 4 yearsCapcom's latest report shows that the Japanese games company is retaining and growing its workforce, especially at a time when others shed entire teams.Jul 23, 2025 5:35 PM CDT
• Legendary Elder Scrolls creator Julian LeFay passes away at 59Julian LeFay, the designer largely credited with helping shape the vision of fan favorite Elder Scrolls franchise, has passed away at the age of 59.Jul 23, 2025 5:06 PM CDT

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