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• Bethesda promises a fix is coming soon for performance issues in Oblivion RemasteredTwo patches are inbound, one of which is now being tested, but the second patch that delivers the important performance fixes is further away.Jun 6, 2025 2:03 PM CDT
• YouTuber recreates entire Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 2 in LEGOA YouTuber has recreated the Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2 in LEGO, earning praise from fans who have described the trailer as 'unbelievable'.Jun 6, 2025 1:32 PM CDT
• Nintendo confirms it's recording GameChat conversations on Switch 2To use the Nintendo Switch 2 GameChat feature users must agree to let Nintendo monitor and record your video and audio interactions with other players.Jun 6, 2025 12:47 PM CDT
• I thought Borderlands 2 was borderline rubbish - but others don't and it's free to find out nowBorderlands 2 is now free on Steam if you've never tried the classic shooter, but I really didn't get on with this game, even though I wanted to like it.Jun 6, 2025 11:20 AM CDT
• Red Dead Redemption 2 to get next-gen update and Switch 2 release very soonThe rumors of Red Dead Redemption 2 arriving on the Nintendo Switch 2 are true, and a 'next-gen' update is currently in the works, per Nate the Hate.Jun 6, 2025 11:05 AM CDT
• CD Projekt Red may not be finished with Cyberpunk 2077, rumors stir of new DLCCD Projekt Red appears to be working on some new DLC content for Cyberpunk 2077, according to a LinkedIn profile of a senior writer at Virtuos.Jun 6, 2025 10:48 AM CDT
• GameStop punctured holes in Nintendo Switch 2 screens with stapler on launch dayGameStop employees have stapled receipts to the outside of the Nintendo Switch 2 box and have punctured the screen, check your Switch 2 for any damage.Jun 6, 2025 10:30 AM CDT
• GTA 6 leaker who correctly predicted main character names reveals gameplay detailsA leaker who correctly predicted the last names for both the GTA 6 main characters has revealed a bunch more details about the upcoming game.Jun 6, 2025 3:35 AM CDT
• Razer releases glorious see-through keyboard, mouse, and headsetRazer has unveiled and launched the Phantom Collection, a new design language for its PC peripherals that showcase Razer's engineering.Jun 6, 2025 1:15 AM CDT
• YouTuber banned from Nintendo Store after smashing Switch 2 in front of employeesA YouTuber has become the first person banned from Nintendo San Francisco after they decided to destroy a Nintendo Switch 2 in front of the store on film.Jun 5, 2025 11:13 PM CDT
• World of Warcraft game director: 'Trust is everything, transparency is the only way'World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas chronicles the lessons learned across 20 years of WoW at a recent game dev event, saying that trust is key.Jun 5, 2025 5:39 PM CDT
• Nexon to reward all workers with Switch 2 consolesKorean games titan Nexon has announced it will give employees a free Nintendo Switch 2 console in an effort to reward workers and encourage leisure time.Jun 5, 2025 4:44 PM CDT
• New Xbox PC branding pops up in game promosMicrosoft's purported new desktop gaming-centric branding scheme Xbox PC pops up once again, this time in official promo footage of a 3rd party game.Jun 5, 2025 4:14 PM CDT
• Silent Hill F confirmed to have heavy focus on combat compared to Silent Hill 2Konami has unveiled gameplay footage for the upcoming Silent Hill F and says the new title will focus heavily on combat compared to Silent Hill 2.Jun 5, 2025 12:51 PM CDT
• Reddit files lawsuit against 'white knight' AI company, claiming it's really a villainReddit has filed a lawsuit against one of the biggest up-and-coming AI companies over claims that it has violated its ToS by scraping data without consent.Jun 5, 2025 12:33 PM CDT
• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak beats 10 million sales worldwide, is now Capcom's #10 best sellerCapcom's Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak immolates game sales charts with 10 million copies sold in roughly 3 years' time, making it a hit expansion.Jun 5, 2025 12:32 PM CDT
• Rumor: NVIDIA RTX 5050 desktop GPU is still alive and could debut alongside laptop variantThe RTX 5050 laptop graphics card has dominated rumors of late, but don't worry, the desktop version is still apparently incoming.Jun 5, 2025 10:58 AM CDT
• PS5 owners need to update their console now - new patch finally fixes awful VRR stuttering bugPS5 gamers rejoice! It's confirmed that the latest PlayStation 5 update solves those VRR stuttering blues that have hit some high-profile games.Jun 5, 2025 8:07 AM CDT
• A humanoid robot delivering your Amazon order? Rumor suggests plans are already underwayAmazon is reportedly preparing to test robots that deliver packages, and has almost completed an indoor obstacle course that'll be used with prototypes.Jun 5, 2025 6:33 AM CDT
• Fortnite on Nintendo Switch 2 details: framerate, resolution, features, and supportEpic has announced all of the features coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Fortnite, and players should be pleasantly surprised.Jun 4, 2025 9:11 PM CDT
• Forza Horizon makes more money than its competitors combined, Playground Games co-founder saysMicrosoft's first-party Forza Horizon series may have made more money than competing games like Sony's Gran Turismo, EA's F1 and Need for Speed games.Jun 4, 2025 8:09 PM CDT
• Ghost of Yotei State of Play announced for July with gameplay deep diveSony confirms plans to hold a special State of Play stream exclusively focused on its upcoming Ghost of Yotei game, complete with a gameplay deep dive.Jun 4, 2025 7:35 PM CDT
• Final Fantasy Tactics returns to PlayStation with new enhanced editionSquare Enix's legendary turn-based RPG Final Fantasy Tactics returns to both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 this September with a new enhanced edition.Jun 4, 2025 7:03 PM CDT
• 007: First Light coming in 2026, first James Bond game footage revealedThe debut footage for IO Interactive's new James Bond game 007: First Light has just released, showcasing the slipshod early beginnings of the master spy.Jun 4, 2025 6:33 PM CDT
• No Man's Sky Beacon Switch 2 update: 1440p 30FPS TV mode confirmed, 1080p 40FPS handheldNo Man's Sky is getting a free Switch 2 upgrade included with the game's big new Beacon title update, and Hello Games details the new Switch 2 features.Jun 4, 2025 5:33 PM CDT
• Capcom's new sci-fi game Pragmata has players control two characters at the same timeCapcom's new mysterious sci-fi action game IP Pragmata finally gets a release window and new details like a singleplayer campaign, coming to PS5 in 2026.Jun 4, 2025 5:02 PM CDT
• NiOh 3 coming in 2026 with new ninja combat, free demo now available on PS5Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo's hard-as-nails action RPG series NiOh continues with a third chapter, complete with a new ninja combat class and mechanics.Jun 4, 2025 4:41 PM CDT
• Toby Fox's new Undertale game Deltarune is a mega indie hit, achieves 133,000 players on SteamToby Fox's newly-launched indie game Deltarune is the top-selling game right now on Steam's PC storefront and has hit over 132,000 concurrent players.Jun 4, 2025 4:05 PM CDT
• Witcher 4 tech demo running at 60FPS on base PS5, CD Projekt confirmsCD Projekt RED confirms that its incredible new Witcher 4-based Unreal Engine 5 technical demo was running on just a normal stock PlayStation 5 at 60FPS.Jun 4, 2025 3:04 PM CDT
• New graphics world record overclock is 4.25GHz - and we bet you can't guess the GPU usedIt wasn't the RTX 4090, although that graphics card did hold the previous record - it was an integrated GPU, in fact, the iGPU of the Core Ultra 9 285K.Jun 4, 2025 1:47 PM CDT
• Nintendo Switch 2 teardown unveils two fragile points, 'high risk of breakage' warningThe Nintendo Switch 2 is already in the hands of the public and a teardown of the console has already taken place, revealing key components and shortfalls.Jun 4, 2025 12:44 PM CDT
• Nintendo releases day-one update for Switch 2, first-look at eShop surfacesThe Nintendo Switch 2 has finally been released globally, and some regions have already received the day-one update that enables the console's features.Jun 4, 2025 11:35 AM CDT
• Hell is Us demo crashing with your NVIDIA GPU? There's a fix: you should use potato PC settingsIf you can't make it past the opening cinematic, there's a workaround to get you into the game - basically turn down all the graphics settings to minimum.Jun 4, 2025 11:11 AM CDT
• New God of War game reportedly a 2.5D game, much smaller than initially predictedThe rumored God of War title is now reportedly a 2.5D/Metroidvania title, not the previously rumored spinoff game based in Greece.Jun 4, 2025 10:45 AM CDT
• Think Notepad is Bloatpad now? Microsoft's new lightweight text editor is coming to Windows 11Hate Notepad in Windows 11 because Microsoft keeps adding features to the app, bloating it up? You might like the new 'Edit' app that's in the works now.Jun 4, 2025 10:22 AM CDT
• Leaked North Korea phone unmasks insane levels of baked in censorshipA smartphone smuggled out of North Korea has demonstrated the extensive levels of censorship the North Korean government has implemented on its devices.Jun 4, 2025 9:29 AM CDT
• The Witcher 4 tech demo full breakdown - Everything that's worth knowingCD Projekt Red and Epic Games have showcased the underlying technology powering the highly anticipated The Witcher 4, and here's a full breakdown.Jun 4, 2025 2:35 AM CDT
• CD Projekt Red officially put to bed the false reporting about The Witcher 4CD Projekt Red has recently issued an explanatory response that puts to bed the rumors and misreporting that the recent Witcher 4 demo was gameplay.Jun 4, 2025 12:05 AM CDT
• Fortnite gets Arm ASR upscaling to run smoother, ushering in 'next-gen mobile performance'Fortnite is set to get faster frames rates on your smartphone thanks to Arm Accuracy Super Resolution (ASR) tech that's being introduced.Jun 3, 2025 2:08 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's Jensen Huang explains the 'technical marvel' inside the Nintendo Switch 2NVIDIA's CEO Jensen Huang has explained the custom processor powering the Nintendo Switch 2, and how it compares to the chip in the original Switch.Jun 3, 2025 9:38 AM CDT
• Windows 11 adoption stalls as Windows 10 End of Life looms large - a bad sign for Microsoft?Is trouble looming on the horizon for Microsoft with the number of Windows 10 diehards who might hold fast resisting an upgrade to Windows 11?Jun 3, 2025 9:03 AM CDT
• Radeon RX 9060 XT has already been overclocked to an impressive 3.5 GHzSomeone got their hands on an XFX Swift Radeon RX 9060 XT OC White Triple Fan GPU ahead of launch and has already put its OC potential to the test.Jun 2, 2025 10:31 PM CDT
• Radeon RX 9060 XT review leaks, and it's slower than the RTX 5060 TiA full review of the Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB GPU has leaked ahead of the embargo, with 1080p and 1440p performance falling short of the RTX 5060 Ti.Jun 2, 2025 9:54 PM CDT
• Steam Hardware Survey shows the RTX 50 Series gaining momentum, while RDNA 4 is still missingThe GeForce RTX 5070 is rapidly climbing up the Steam Hardware and Software Survey results, while AMD's RDNA 4 GPUs are nowhere to be seen.Jun 2, 2025 9:28 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's new China-specific B30 AI GPU allows multiple chips interconnected to act as oneNVIDIA's new China-specific AI GPU is the B30: includes NVLink that allows for multiple chips to be interconnected, and operating as one.Jun 2, 2025 5:05 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's high-perf DGX Spark AI supercomputer should launch in July, AIBs preparing systems nowNVIDIA's new DGX Spark AI supercomputers will be launching in July, with AIBs like ASUS and GIGABYTE shipping out the new systems globally.Jun 2, 2025 4:04 PM CDT
• NVIDIA and MediaTek's new APU for gaming laptops: first use expected in an Alienware laptopNVIDIA and MediaTek's upcoming APU will feature Arm CPU cores with GeForce RTX GPU cores, for new gaming laptops to fight AMD Strix Point, Strix Halo APUs.Jun 2, 2025 3:02 PM CDT
• Nintendo advises Switch 2 buyers: Don't peel off the topmost layer of the screenLike the Switch OLED, the Switch 2 comes with a layer of film on top of the display that's designed to contain fragments of glass should the screen shatter.Jun 2, 2025 2:20 PM CDT
• DirectX just got an update that will massively boost ray tracing performance in gamesPath Tracing or Full Ray Tracing is the next frontier for real-time graphics in games, and new technology like Neural Rendering will lead the charge.Jun 2, 2025 12:34 AM CDT
• Ubisoft is teasing the return of an iconic gaming franchiseUbisoft has taken to social media to tease an upcoming new Splinter Cell game, and with Summer Game Fest next week we might find what it is very soon.Jun 1, 2025 11:57 PM CDT
• Elon Musk announces XChat: encrypted, vanishing msgs, audio, video calls without phone numberElon Musk announces XChat: encryption, vanishing messages, can send any file. It can also handle video and audio calls without a phone number required.Jun 1, 2025 11:11 PM CDT
• Corsair's popular MMO-mouse can now control an Elgato Stream DeckCorsair's new Scimitar Elite Wireless SE gaming mouse takes the MMO-focused design and expands it for content creators with Stream Deck integration.Jun 1, 2025 10:29 PM CDT
• New PC game requires an RTX 4090 for 4K 30 FPS, and that's with DLSSHell is Us is a new open-world sci-fi game launching in September, with the developer recommending an RTX 4090 with DLSS enabled to hit 4K 30 FPS.Jun 1, 2025 9:58 PM CDT
• Intel's latest Arc graphics driver boosts performance on all mobile Lunar Lake devicesIntel's latest Arc graphics driver boost gaming performance on all Intel Core Ultra 200V mobile devices thanks to new power management optimizations.Jun 1, 2025 9:02 PM CDT
• NVIDIA's new RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU benched, costs $10,000: crowned the 'new gaming king'NVIDIA's new RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU benched: beats the RTX 5090 in Cyberpunk 2077 by 15% at 4K with maxed-out graphics settings (no RT or PT).Jun 1, 2025 6:06 PM CDT
• This PC gamer purchased an RTX 5090 from Micro Center, got a box filled with backpacks insteadMicro Center confirms it has over 30 cases of PC gamers receiving backpacks inside of their expensive new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards, no GPU.Jun 1, 2025 5:05 PM CDT
• China prepares for its AI future without NVIDIA as AI GPU stockpile runs dry in early 2026China's big tech companies have started the long and arduous journey of switching their development of AI to homegrown chips, an AI future without NVIDIA.Jun 1, 2025 4:22 PM CDT
• We visit Cooler Master's massive new HQ in Taipei during Computex 2025: there's SO much to see!Cooler Master takes us on a HQ tour, shows off its incredible new MasterFrame 600, Master Frame 500 Mesh, Master Frame 400 Mesh, and so much more.Jun 1, 2025 9:29 AM CDT
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPU rumored production cut, makes room to make GB300 AI GPUsNVIDIA reportedly reducing production volume of its gaming-focused GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs, making room for GB300 AI GPU production.May 31, 2025 11:00 AM CDT
• AMD rumored Radeon RX 9080 XT: up to 32GB of faster GDDR7, up to 4GHz GPU clocks, 450W powerAMD is reportedly preparing a higher-end Radeon RX 9080 XT with GDDR7 memory (up to 32GB), higher 3.7GHz to 4.0GHz GPU clocks, and up to 450W of power.May 30, 2025 8:39 PM CDT
• Official Xbox social media accounts hacked to post crypto scamThe official Xbox Facebook and Instagram account have been hacked to promote a cryptocurrency scam, Microsoft quickly responds with takedowns.May 30, 2025 7:39 PM CDT
• Hideo Kojima teases new game-film hybrid experience, wants to make something 'completely new'Hideo Kojima gives a coy discussion on his plans for Kojima Productions, lays out multiple phases including games, film, and something 'completely new'May 30, 2025 5:32 PM CDT
• Elder Scrolls Online's new subclass system offers 3,000 unique skill combinationsZeniMax Online is introducing a new subclass system for The Elder Scrolls Online in June, allowing gamers to combine up to three class skill lines.May 30, 2025 3:29 PM CDT
• Atomic Heart reaches 10 million players, Mundfish uses new milestone to help empower other devsAtomic Heart has amassed a mighty 10 million players since launch and Turkish developer Mundfish will use this success to empower other indie teams.May 30, 2025 2:32 PM CDT
• ASUS router users warned: global hacking exploit detected requires factory resetA botnet has been discovered that's targeting ASUS routers and a firmware update won't fix the problem, compromised devices will need to be factory reset.May 30, 2025 1:02 PM CDT
• Desperate for two-player Elden Ring: Nightreign? It may happen sooner than you think with a modThe creator of the Seamless Coop mod for the original Elden Ring is immediately on the case with a duo mode - if there's demand for it.May 30, 2025 12:07 PM CDT
• Elden Ring Nightreign sold 2 million copies in first dayFromSoftware's new 3-player co-op RPG Elden Ring Nightreign is already a hit with 2 million copies sold on all platforms in the first day of release.May 30, 2025 11:37 AM CDT
• Microsoft delays the Xbox handheld to respond to the big threat from ValveMicrosoft has delayed the release of its first-party Xbox handheld to answer the growing threat coming from Valve before its too late.May 30, 2025 11:01 AM CDT
• Instagram app's huge battery drain flaw that caused Android phones to get very hot is now fixedGoogle says Instagram's problem with depleting battery levels excessively, and causing phones to get really hot, is cured with new version of the app.May 30, 2025 10:43 AM CDT
• AMD preps China-specific AI chip to battle NVIDIA, Huawei: cut-down Radeon AI PRO R9700 rumoredAMD reportedly preparing 'China-specific' AI GPU option to battle NVIDIA and Huawei: we should expect to see a cut-down version of the Radeon AI PRO R9700.May 30, 2025 10:10 AM CDT
• Witcher 3 mods coming to consoles for free, REDkit not required to create custom texturesCD Projekt RED has announced that cross-platform mod support for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming later this year, including mods on PS5 and Xbox Series.May 30, 2025 9:33 AM CDT
• AMD RX 9060 XT 16GB GPU spotted with faster clocks than its 8GB sibling - what's going on here?Yeston has RX 9060 XT graphics cards in 8GB and 16GB versions, but the latter has faster clocks, causing some raised eyebrows. Is this a mistake?May 30, 2025 9:10 AM CDT
• Lenovo unveils new AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU-powered LCFC AI Mini-PCsLenovo's new LCFC AI Mini-PC is powered by AMD's new flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 'Strix Halo' APU, rocks 128GB of RAM, and a powerful RDNA 3.5 iGPU.May 30, 2025 8:41 AM CDT
• EA's other Marvel-based projects now in doubt after Black Panther cancelationThe cancellation of Black Panther and the closure of Cliffhanger Studios have thrown doubt on EA's two other Marvel-based projects in the pipeline.May 30, 2025 8:08 AM CDT
• AMD's new GPU driver fixes F1 25, but not bizarre Oblivion Remastered 'flashing blue light' bugWhile support and a fix for F1 25 are welcome, gamers are getting frustrated about some of the bugs that aren't addressed in the v25.5.2 driver.May 30, 2025 7:17 AM CDT

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