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• Microsoft to ax thousands more employees after letting go 6,000 people in MayMicrosoft is planning to significantly reduce its number of employees after axing as many as 6,000 jobs from its product and engineering department in May.Jun 18, 2025 7:40 PM CDT
• Intel layoff plans will see a 20% reduction in semiconductor factory workersIntel has reportedly tolf staffers it plans to lay off 15-20% of its workers from its chip manufacturing division, with more job cuts in other divisions.Jun 18, 2025 7:07 PM CDT
• Valve updates its Steam FPS overlay, now features DLSS and Frame Generation indicatorsValve updates its Steam FPS overlay performance monitor with expanded metrics: now tracks FPS with CPU, GPU utilization, DLSS and FG indicators, and more.Jun 18, 2025 6:06 PM CDT
• AMD launches new Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series CPU perf: 2x faster than Intel Xeon CPUsAMD officially launches its new Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9000 WX-series CPUs, offering up to 96 cores, 192 threads, 384MB of cache, and 350W TDP.Jun 18, 2025 5:05 PM CDT
• 6G tests see huge speeds of 280Gbps, around 28x faster than 5G: download 50GB in 1.4 secondsIn new 6G network tests, with researchers breaching 280Gbps: around 28x faster than 5G: enough to download 50GB in just 1.4 seconds flat.Jun 18, 2025 4:04 PM CDT
• ASUS launches ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDMR: 32-inch 4K 240Hz monitor with DisplayPort 2.1a UHBR20ASUS launches its new ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDMR gaming monitor, offering a 32-inch QD-OLED panel with 4K 240Hz and DP2.1a UHBR20 with 80Gbps bandwidth.Jun 18, 2025 3:33 PM CDT
• Beat Saber drops PlayStation VR support, hints at potential sunsetting of Sony's PSVR2Beat Saber, one of the most popular virtual reality games in existence, will no longer release new content on Sony's PlayStation VR and PSVR2 headsets.Jun 18, 2025 3:32 PM CDT
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 DD teased, more than a handful in terms of GPU performanceNVIDIA reportedly working on a new GeForce RTX 5090DD for China with 24GB GDDR7 memory at 28Gbps, 575W TDP, same GPU core count as RTX 5090.Jun 18, 2025 2:56 PM CDT
• Mario Paint on Switch 2? Nintendo shows off feature that may lead to new sequelA new feature in Donkey Kong Bananza brings back N64 days when you could stretch Mario's face in Super Mario 64, may hint at Mario Paint on Switch 2.Jun 18, 2025 1:08 PM CDT
• Power users, take note: macOS Tahoe is giving the Terminal app its first makeover in 24 yearsApple has plans to pep up the visuals with the Terminal app, and that includes gracing it with Liquid Glass and more customization options.Jun 18, 2025 12:43 PM CDT
• Let's get ready to rumble - or not, as gamers are worried by Switch 2 disabling Joy-Con rumbleNintendo Switch 2 owners are seeing messages informing them that rumble has been turned off - the question is, why? Heat issues, or battery life?Jun 18, 2025 11:06 AM CDT
• WB Games restructured as Warner Bros Discovery breaks upWarner Bros Discovery is splitting from each other, now the company reveals new restructuring plans for its multi-billion video games division WB Games.Jun 18, 2025 8:38 AM CDT
• Here's DOOM: The Dark Ages opening with Path Tracing in 4KDOOM: The Dark Ages' path tracing mode is another glimpse at the future of in-game visuals, and we had the chance to check it out early.Jun 18, 2025 6:18 AM CDT
• Rockstar's latest GTA 5 update upgrades the game's ray-tracing effects on PCThe latest title update for GTA V improves the quality of the ray-tracing effects added to the game with the recent Grand Theft Auto 5: Enhanced release.Jun 18, 2025 1:58 AM CDT
• Microsoft's plan for Xbox is to make Windows the 'number one platform for gaming'It's all but confirmed that the next-generation Xbox console, like the ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld, will be Windows-powered device and gaming PC.Jun 18, 2025 1:28 AM CDT
• Borderlands 4 - Only 33% of PC gamers meet the requirements to play with recommended settingsBorderlands 4's recommended hardware for the PC versions is now live on Steam, requiring an 8+ Core CPU, 32GB of RAM, and a GPU with 12+ GB of VRAM.Jun 18, 2025 12:57 AM CDT
• Bungie hits Marathon with indefinite delay after tragic player response and artist controversyBungie officially delays the launch of Marathon following negative player feedback and admitting to stealing art without permission for in-game assets.Jun 17, 2025 10:05 PM CDT
• GeForce Game Ready Driver for FBC: Firebreak also fixes issues in over a dozen gamesGeForce Game Ready Driver 576.80 adds day one support for Remedy's new co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak, DOOM's path tracing update, and REMATCH.Jun 17, 2025 9:03 PM CDT
• ASUS launches GeForce RTX 5080 ROG Astral Dhahab CORE OC Edition, ready to rizz up your PC rigASUS expands its gold graphics card family with the introduction of its new ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 Dhahab Core Edition graphics card.Jun 17, 2025 7:25 PM CDT
• Subscriptions like Game Pass may harm indies in long run, Revenge of the Savage Planet dev saysSubscriptions like Xbox Game Pass can be harmful for the long-term sales of indie games as more teams launch their games directly into the services.Jun 17, 2025 5:12 PM CDT
• Final Fantasy Tactics remaster won't have War of the Lions content, no new jobs or co-opThe new Final Fantasy Tactics remaster is just the original base game and does not include any updates from War of the Lions like co-op multiplayer.Jun 17, 2025 4:05 PM CDT
• Game Pass gets Warcraft trilogy and another Call of Duty game this monthMicrosoft is bringing more Activision Blizzard games over to Xbox Game Pass this month with the complete Warcraft trilogy and another Call of Duty game.Jun 17, 2025 3:02 PM CDT
• Marathon delayed: Bungie tweaking survival, adding proximity chat and new darker themesBungie's new live service shooter Marathon has officially been delayed, new updates include proximity chat, new survival features, a new 'darker tone'Jun 17, 2025 2:09 PM CDT
• DOOM: The Dark Ages path tracing upgrade vs standard ray-tracingNVIDIA has announced the path tracing update for DOOM: The Dark Ages is going to be released on June 18, increasing graphics quality even further.Jun 17, 2025 1:40 PM CDT
• Nexus Mods changes hands to an unknown buyer, founder wishes them wellNexus Mods has officially been sold to an unknown entity, and the founder has said the modding website is being passed into good hands.Jun 17, 2025 1:20 PM CDT
• Industry watchdog tells Microsoft it must change Copilot advertising relating to productivityDoes Copilot make you more productive? Maybe, but an industry watchdog isn't happy with the way Microsoft is marketing certain claims in that area.Jun 17, 2025 1:00 PM CDT
• Nintendo confirms Direct for this week and what it will focus onNintendo has confirmed a new Direct that will focus on an upcoming game that's the first Switch 2 exclusive title to release after the console's launch.Jun 17, 2025 12:40 PM CDT
• Microsoft announces multi-year deal with AMD to make next-gen Xbox, powered by new AI chipsMicrosoft and AMD team up to co-engineer a new generation of AI-enabled chips that will power the next wave of Xbox games hardware, including consoles.Jun 17, 2025 12:20 PM CDT
• GTA 6 story was rejected three times leading to a Rockstar founder leavingThe Grand Theft Auto VI story went through three scripts before it landed on the story we can see in the trailers, causing the lengthy development time.Jun 17, 2025 12:17 PM CDT
• GTA Online's new Money Fronts expansion lets you launder money like Walter WhiteRockstar Games release the very first Grand Theft Auto Online expansion of 2025, the new Money Fronts update focused on criminal money laundering schemes.Jun 17, 2025 12:07 PM CDT
• Hideo Kojima changed Death Stranding 2 because too many people liked itAfter hearing feedback from play testers Hideo Kojima changed Death Stranding 2: One the Beach because the response was too positive.Jun 17, 2025 11:19 AM CDT
• Borderlands 4 skips price hike unless you remember the price of Borderlands 3Gearbox CEO confirms Borderlands 4 isn't going to be priced at the $80 mark, but it's still more expensive than the last game in the series.Jun 17, 2025 11:04 AM CDT
• Pokemon gamer lost '20 years of data' in Switch 2 system transfer - here's how to avoid this1,000 hours of gameplay evaporated into the ether when changing to the Switch 2, so take a precaution here - back up to the Pokémon Home service.Jun 17, 2025 10:40 AM CDT
• Trump's $499 'made in USA' smartphone will likely be manufactured in ChinaThe TrumpMobile T1 Phone branded as 'made in the US' will likely consist of components sourced from countries such as Taiwan, China, and Japan.Jun 17, 2025 10:15 AM CDT
• TSMC's new 2nm chip yields are so good, it's making it hard for Samsung to win clientsTSMC yields of next-gen 2nm have reached over 60% hitting mass production levels, making it harder and harder for Samsung Foundry to win clients.Jun 17, 2025 8:35 AM CDT
• BOE teases 31.5-inch 8K 120Hz monitor, gearing up for 2025 release, will require RTX 7090BOE unveils its latest ultra-high-end 31.5-inch 8K 120Hz monitor, which can also drive 4K 240Hz, expected to enter mass production in late 2025.Jun 17, 2025 7:58 AM CDT
• Nintendo will ban your Switch 2 console if it catches you doing thisNintendo has fired the first shots at Switch 2 owners attempting to play unofficial games on their new console, with Nintendo banning their devices.Jun 17, 2025 3:34 AM CDT
• ASUS's latest ROG Strix gaming router hides the antennas for a sleeker lookThe new ROG STRIX GS-BE18000 WiFi 7 Tri-band Gaming Router is a beast, supporting high-speed wired and wireless with the latest WiFi 7 technology.Jun 17, 2025 2:34 AM CDT
• GALAX turns RGB lighting on its GeForce RTX GPUs into a cable-melting warning systemGALAX GeForce RTX 5070 Ti HOF Gaming and RTX 5080 HOF Gaming GPUs will light up with different colors when 16-pin power connector issues are detected.Jun 17, 2025 2:02 AM CDT
• Ubisoft is still working on the Prince of Persia remake it announced five years agoThe Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake is still in development, with the developers taking to social media to confirm that it's still coming.Jun 17, 2025 1:28 AM CDT
• Bluetooth 6.0 is going to be a game changer for portable audio, here's whyBluetooth 6.0 is slowly starting to roll-out in new devices and smartphones and it's going to usher in a new era of portable audio and connectivity.Jun 17, 2025 1:07 AM CDT
• Meta preps rack-scale ASICs with expectations of beating NVIDIA's next-gen Rubin AI GPUsMeta's in-house MTIA chip will launch in Q4 2025: designed by Broadcom, rumored to exceed the specifications of NVIDIA's new Rubin AI GPU.Jun 17, 2025 12:48 AM CDT
• Check out this CT scan of Nintendo Switch 2: shows the new handheld in the nude layer-by-layerNintendo Switch 2 gaming handheld gets a sweet CT scan: showing off the internals layer-by-layer, including the custom NVIDIA Tegra T239 SoC.Jun 17, 2025 12:12 AM CDT
• US Navy has treasure trove of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, RTX 5080, RTX 5090 at MSRP pricesThe US Navy Exchange store has a bunch of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs at MSRP pricing, with the site happily noting 'You Serve, You Save'.Jun 16, 2025 11:11 PM CDT
• WhatsApp is getting ads, Meta says they won't 'interrupt personal chats'WhatsApp is rolling out ads, but Meta says 'personal messages, calls, and statuses are end-to-end encrypted and can't be used to show you ads.'Jun 16, 2025 10:33 PM CDT
• Windows 11 bug causes it to play the startup sound and music from Windows VistaA new Windows 11 bug spotted on the latest Insider Preview Build causes the OS to play the startup music from Windows Vista instead of Windows 11.Jun 16, 2025 10:02 PM CDT
• Intel's new Nova Lake-S desktop CPUs to natively support DDR5-8000, up to 36 PCIe Gen5 lanesIntel's next-gen Nova Lake-S desktop 'Core Ultra 400' series CPUs to support DDR5-8000 natively, up to 10000MT/s also supported, 26 PCIe Gen5 lanes.Jun 16, 2025 9:36 PM CDT
• Final Fantasy 16 runs at 720p on Xbox Series X in performance modeFinal Fantasy 16 is said to run at 720p resolution the Xbox Series X and 1080p on the PlayStation 5, with lower detail and quality on the Xbox version.Jun 16, 2025 9:04 PM CDT
• TSMC Arizona finishes first test run of chips made in the USA for Apple, AMD, and NVIDIATSMC Arizona finishes its first run of chips for Apple, AMD, and NVIDIA: a major milestone, with Blackwell GPUs shipped to Taiwan for advanced packaging.Jun 16, 2025 8:44 PM CDT
• Intel's next-gen Nova Lake-S desktop CPU leaks: up to 52 cores with 16 P-Cores, 150W TDPIntel's next-gen Nova Lake-S desktop 'Core Ultra 400' series CPU leaks: up to 52 cores of CPU power, support for DDR5-10000+ memory, new LGA 1854 socket.Jun 16, 2025 8:08 PM CDT
• Netflix TV show helped Devil May Cry 5 achieve 10 million game sales, Capcom saysCapcom's transmedia strategy is working quite well and the recent Netflix TV show has sparked a new game sales milestone for the Devil May Cry franchise.Jun 16, 2025 7:04 PM CDT
• Borderlands 4 isn't an $80 game, won't have Switch 2 version at launchDid 2K Games listen to controversy? Borderlands 4 isn't an $80 game after all and is instead priced at the still-expensive new $70 MSRP for Gen 9 games.Jun 16, 2025 6:03 PM CDT
• Nexus Mods gets new owner, site operator dark0ne very confident in successorNexus Mods, the internet's premiere host for player-created content, has been sold to a new owner, but site operator Dark0ne is confident in the direction.Jun 16, 2025 5:02 PM CDT
• Apparently ARK: Survival Ascended's trick for better FPS is to sneakily turn on FSR frame genYouTuber flags up the hidden enabling of FSR frame generation - which can't be turned off - in what some gamers are calling a 'scummy' move.Jun 16, 2025 2:00 PM CDT
• Apple admits issue with Mac mini M2 no longer powering on - but you can get a free repairPress the power button and nothing happens with your Mac mini M2? Here's how you can check if the device is eligible for Apple's free repair scheme.Jun 16, 2025 11:23 AM CDT
• AMD quietly launches budget Ryzen X3D CPU for PC gamersAMD's new Ryzen 5 5500X3D is a budget gaming AM4 CPU for the Latin American market, and it's a surprise new Zen 3 X3D launch for 2025.Jun 16, 2025 2:34 AM CDT
• Steam Deck prototype has half the gaming performance of the retail unitA rare engineering sample and prototype version of what would become the Valve Steam Deck has been disassembled and tested in a fascinating new video.Jun 16, 2025 2:01 AM CDT
• Rare GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition with 20GB of VRAM spottedA rare GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition GPU with 20GB of GDDR6X memory was recently spotted on eBay, where it sold for $1,999.99 USD.Jun 16, 2025 1:33 AM CDT
• MSI releases AMD AGESA 1.2.0.3e BIOS: officially supports 4 x 64GB sticks, up to 256GB RAMMSI's new BIOS has been officially released for some of its 800-series motherboards, supporting 4 x 64GB sticks of RAM for up to 256GB of total RAM.Jun 16, 2025 1:11 AM CDT
• GeForce RTX 5050 to use faster 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory, same as RDNA 4Word is NVIDIA is prepping to launch a budget GeForce RTX 5050 desktop gaming GPU next month, and we've already got the full specs.Jun 16, 2025 12:58 AM CDT
• Stellar Blade is now Sony's biggest single-player PC game launchStellar Blade's PC launch is drawing in more players in its first few days than PlayStation hits like God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man.Jun 16, 2025 12:26 AM CDT
• Scammers are now laser-engraving GA102 GPUs onto fake RTX 4090 cards, sold for $1400 eachThere's a new scam involving NVIDIA's previous-gen GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards, where they're laser-engraving GA102 GPUs onto RTX 3090, RTX 3080 cards.Jun 15, 2025 11:44 PM CDT
• Sycom preps GeForce RTX 50 Master Series cards with both air, liquid cooling using Noctua fansJapanese system integrated Sycom preparing GeForce RTX 50 Silent Master Air and Liquid series GPUs, cooled by Noctua fans, coming soon.Jun 15, 2025 11:11 PM CDT
• Apple's foldable iPad, iPhone specs teased: 18.8-inch foldable iPad, 7.74-inch foldable iPhoneApple's foldable iPad should have 18.8-inch foldable display, while the foldable iPhone Ultra should have 7.74-inch foldable, both expected in late 2026.Jun 15, 2025 10:44 PM CDT
• We can expect Gen5 SSDs to stay on the market until 2030, Gen6 SSDs aren't ready for mainstreamPCIe Gen5 SSDs are expected to stay on the market for many years to come, with Gen6 SSDs not hitting consumer desktop PCs until at least 2030.Jun 15, 2025 10:10 PM CDT
• Future of next-gen HBM: HBM4, HBM5, HBM6, HBM7, and HBM8 teased with 15,000W AI GPUs by 2038Next-generation GPU-HBM roadmap teases HBM4, HBM5, HBM6, HBM7, HBM8 with HBM7 dropping by 2035 with new AI GPUs using 6.1TB of HBM7 and 15,000W AI GPUs.Jun 15, 2025 9:09 PM CDT
• AMD's next-gen Instinct MI500 AI GPU to be fabbed on TSMC N2P process, goes head-on with NVIDIAAMD's next-generation Instinct MI500 will be mass-produced on TSMC's new N2P process node, will directly compete with NVIDIA's next-gen AI hardware.Jun 15, 2025 8:08 PM CDT
• Samsung bets on next-gen glass interposers replacing silicon, robots as the next big thingSamsung designates advanced packaging and robots as the next big thing for the company, as glass interposers expected to replace silicon interposers.Jun 15, 2025 7:07 PM CDT
• Play Anywhere is working: Xbox gamers are playing 28% more on multiple devicesMicrosoft's Play Anywhere cross-platform initiative appears to be working quite well as Xbox players are spending 28% more time on multiple devices.Jun 15, 2025 6:25 PM CDT
• SK hynix already pre-supplying next-gen HBM4 memory to NVIDIA for its next-gen Rubin AI GPUsSK hynix is already supplying small quantities of next-gen HBM4 memory to NVIDIA, will debut inside of the company's next-gen Rubin AI GPUs.Jun 15, 2025 6:08 PM CDT
• Sony wants to release at least one big singleplayer PlayStation game per yearSony plans to release at least one big first-party AAA singleplayer PlayStation game per year, but only 'at the right time' and 'at the right quality'Jun 15, 2025 5:33 PM CDT
• Sony lays out AI gaming use case, wants to use AI for content discovery, player customizationEveryone is buzzing about AI, but no one's really explained its deeper possibilities for actual gamer interactions--now Sony lays out its AI gaming vision.Jun 15, 2025 4:28 PM CDT
• Bungie 'constantly testing' Marathon to ensure a 'very bold, innovative, deeply-engaging title'Sony and Bungie are constantly testing, revalidating, and iterating on Marathon's development to give the extraction shooter the best chance at success.Jun 15, 2025 3:29 PM CDT
• Sony 'remains committed' to live service games, will continue to invest in games-as-a-serviceThanks to Helldiver II's success, Sony isn't ready to give up on live service games any time soon, confirming plans to invest further into GaaS titles.Jun 15, 2025 2:45 PM CDT
• Sony unlocks PlayStation PC games on Steam for people in 162 countriesSony has removed the region lock on several PlayStation PC games on Steam for more than 150+ countries, enabling access for players in those countries.Jun 15, 2025 10:54 AM CDT

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