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Black Ops 6 on Game Pass may not have significantly cannibalized sales after allMicrosoft's bet to put Call of Duty Black Ops 6 on Xbox Game Pass has apparently paid off well, and full game sales may not have been impacted that much.Oct 31, 2024 7:04 PM CDT
Capcom's digital sales ratio hits 94% as company reiterates lofty 50 million game sales goalCapcom's latest financials show the company makes the vast majority of its game sales from digital, especially in lull periods in between big releases.Oct 31, 2024 4:01 PM CDT
Apple MacBook Air gets unexpected upgrade: entry-level now has 16GB of RAM, with no price hikeBefore, it cost you $200 to upgrade from the base 8GB MacBook Air to 16GB, but now you get the latter at the entry-level, with no price increase from Apple.Oct 31, 2024 8:45 AM CDT
OneXFly F1 Pro gaming handheld rocks AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 APU, 7-inch 144Hz OLED displayOneXPlayer teases its upcoming OneXFly F1 Pro gaming handheld: the first handheld powered by AMD's new Strix Point APU + 7-inch 144Hz OLED display.Oct 30, 2024 11:33 PM CDT
Elon Musk's xAI to double Colossus AI supercomputer power to 200K NVIDIA Hopper AI GPUsElon Musk's xAI and its massive Colossus AI supercomputer is about to double its GPU power: from 100,000 NVIDIA Hopper AI GPUs to 200,000 Hopper AI GPUs.Oct 30, 2024 10:10 PM CDT
EA confirms new Mass Effect game will 'maintain the mature tone of the original trilogy''Mass Effect will maintain the mature tone of the original trilogy.' That's Mass Effect 5's game director Michael Gamble responding to concerned fans.Oct 30, 2024 8:57 PM CDT
AMD's Lisa Su confirms RDNA 4 GPU details - 2025 launch, powerful ray tracing, and AIAMD CEO Lisa Su confirms next-gen Radeon RX 8000 Series GPUs are coming 'early 2025,' while teasing advanced ray tracing performance and new AI features.Oct 30, 2024 7:29 PM CDT
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 season 1 start date confirmed by ActivisionActivision has confirmed when the first season of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will begin and what it will entail for players of the newly released game.Oct 30, 2024 11:02 AM CDT
Dying Light director highlights the most important feature in the PS5 ProThe director of Techland, the developer of the Dying Light franchise has highlighted what he believes could be the best feature in the PS5 Pro.Oct 30, 2024 9:40 AM CDT
Russia officially fines Google more money than what exists in total on EarthA Russian court has fined Google an astonishing $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, or $2.5 decillion, for blocking Russian media content.Oct 30, 2024 2:01 AM CDT
OpenAI to build its first AI chip with Broadcom and TSMC, scaling back its foundry ambitionsOpenAI is working with Broadcom and TSMC to build its first in-house chip designed to support its AI systems, with AMD and NVIDIA chips joining the fray.Oct 29, 2024 11:33 PM CDT
Phanteks launches Revolt 2200W PSU: weighs an insane 5.7kg, supports dual Xeons, dual RTX 4090sPhanteks unveils its new Revolt 2200W Platinum PSU: weighs a hefty 2.7kg, but will power dual Intel Xeon CPUs and dual NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 cards.Oct 29, 2024 10:10 PM CDT
AMD's Q3 2024 financial results - Data Center revenue up 122%, Gaming revenue down 69%AMD's Gaming revenue is down almost 70% with razor thin income margins of just 2%, but its Data Center revenue is through the roof.Oct 29, 2024 8:32 PM CDT
Apple's flagship M4 Max processor teased, will power next-gen MacBook Pro laptopsApple's flagship M4 Max chip leaks ahead of the new MacBook Pro announcement: expect up to 16 CPU cores, up to 40 GPU cores, and up to 128GB unified RAM.Oct 29, 2024 6:54 PM CDT
AMD could have a ton of reveals for CES 2025: Strix Halo, RDNA 4 GPUs, new X3D CPUs and moreYou can also expect Kraken Point and Fire Range chips, plus new Z2 and Z2 Extreme APUs for gaming handhelds - there's going to be a lot to see.Oct 29, 2024 9:03 AM CDT
Elon Musk xAI Colossus AI supercomputer with 100,000 NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs gets in-depth lookTake a look inside of the world's largestr AI supercluster, with Elon Musk's xAI supercomputer powered with 100,000 x NVIDIA H100 AI GPUs.Oct 29, 2024 3:33 AM CDT
Elon Musk leaks SpaceX staff call while gaming, revealing how close Starship was to disasterElon Musk has leaked a SpaceX staff briefing him on Flight 5, the launch that Starship reached orbit and its booster was caught by the launch tower.Oct 29, 2024 2:04 AM CDT
Apple's next-gen M5 chip to launch by end of 2025, new iPad Pro expected in late 2025, or 2026Apple's next-gen M5 family of processors expected in late 2025: ready for the new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro, and new M5 MacBook laptops.Oct 29, 2024 1:08 AM CDT
Xbox app on Windows updated to be faster and 'easier to find your next favorite game'The Xbox app for PC is getting an overhaul to make it faster and easier to navigate for Game Pass users and those that want to access the store.Oct 28, 2024 11:01 PM CDT
Apple's new Magic Mouse brings a wizard improvement - and an inexplicably dumb move tooWe say dumb move, it's actually a lack of any movement that's the problem: the charging port - which is now USB-C - remains on the bottom of the mouse.Oct 28, 2024 12:40 PM CDT
Apple is officially banned from selling iPhones in IndonesiaApple has officially been banned from selling its iPhones in Indonesia after the company failed to meet requirements set by the Indonesian government.Oct 28, 2024 11:02 AM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9800X3D full specs spilled, plus benchmark leak sees the CPU equal 9950X in GeekbenchIn single-core, anyway, and the incoming Ryzen 9800X3D processor is looking very strong for non-gaming performance, as previous rumors have indicated.Oct 28, 2024 7:45 AM CDT
TCL plans to reduce the cost of OLED displays dramatically, with inkjet printingTCL will begin limited inkjet OLED production at the end of this year, which will bring down costs and even lead to brighter displays.Oct 28, 2024 6:03 AM CDT
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered PC requirements revealed, GeForce RTX 4080 required for 4K 60FPSThe 1080p 60FPS GPU requirements for Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered have also been updated, going from a GeForce GTX 1060 to the GeForce RTX 3060.Oct 28, 2024 2:03 AM CDT
Apple to unveil new smartphone device that's between an iPad and a HomePodAn industry analyst has teased that Apple is working on a new smart home device that resembles one the company launched 22 years ago.Oct 28, 2024 12:31 AM CDT

Supermicro stock plummets 35% after accounting firm resigns on the spot after DOJ probeSupermicro stock takes a 35% dive in a single day, as its accounting firm resigns on the spot: citing unreliable management, and possible law violations.Oct 31, 2024 6:36 PM CDT
Microsoft throws Windows 11 haters a lifeline - but a year more of Windows 10 support costs $30Want to stick with the world's most popular desktop OS going forward? For a small fee you can have support for Windows 10 extended to October 2026.Oct 31, 2024 3:00 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9800X3D price rumor: $479 MSRP may leave some gamers regretting not buying a 7800X3DPC gamers who had the chance to pick up a Ryzen 7800X3D for not much more than $300 in sales over the summer may be regretting not doing so.Oct 31, 2024 7:23 AM CDT
Intel CEO ran his mouth: lost a huge 40% discount from TSMC after remarks about Taiwan, ChinaIntel CEO Pat Gelsinger made some rather negative comments about TSMC, Taiwan, and China... hurting relations with TSMC, and losing a huge 40% discount.Oct 30, 2024 11:11 PM CDT
Red Dead Redemption's official PC port runs at 8K 60 FPS on the GeForce RTX 4070The original Red Dead Redemption is now available on PC, and if you've got a GeForce RTX 4070 you'll be able to play it in 8K at 60 FPS.Oct 30, 2024 9:36 PM CDT
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will target 60fps consolesMachineGames is targeting 60 frames-per-second for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on both the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S.Oct 30, 2024 8:33 PM CDT
EA CEO says Dragon Age: The Veilguard has 'breakout potential' with 'incredibly strong' reviewsA lot of critical reaction to Veilguard, which is out tomorrow, has been glowing - but there have been some more negative perspectives out there, too.Oct 30, 2024 12:14 PM CDT
China says it discovered secret 'underwater lighthouses' being used for spyingChina has accused its foreign adversaries of using hidden devices within the seabed and on the waves to spy on its maritime activities.Oct 30, 2024 10:31 AM CDT
Microsoft seems to have botched the rollout of a nifty AI feature for Windows 11's Photos appSuper resolution has arrived in preview, but first went to PCs that shouldn't have got it - and is now failing to come to Copilot+ PCs that should have it.Oct 30, 2024 5:55 AM CDT
Robert Downey Jr. threatens to sue from the grave if Hollywood recreates him with AIOscar winner and Marvel star Robert Downey Jr. has threatened to sue anyone from the grave if Hollywood uses his likeness to recreate him.Oct 30, 2024 12:30 AM CDT
Turtle Beach's Stealth Pivot controller for PC and Xbox has a rotating stick and button layoutAs a new premium controller, the Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot has a unique feature that lets you rotate, flip, and change the thumbstick and button layout.Oct 29, 2024 11:01 PM CDT
Dragon Age: The Veilguard's 'Ultra Ray Tracing' is so well optimized on PC it doesn't need DLSSIt's so well optimized that the GeForce RTX 4090 can run Dragon Age: The Veilguard's demanding Ultra Ray Tracing mode at 4K 60+ FPS without DLSS.Oct 29, 2024 9:33 PM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 laptops to be mostly powered by older Intel and AMD processorsDon't expect new high-end CPUs inside of 2025's next-gen gaming laptops: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series Laptop GPUs to be powered by old CPU architectures.Oct 29, 2024 8:08 PM CDT
Apple M4 Pro chip has 'world's fastest CPU core': up to 14 CPU cores, 20 GPU cores, 64GB of RAMApple's newly announced Mac mini features its new M4, M4 Pro chips: M4 Pro has 'world's fastest CPU core with lighting-fastest single-threaded performance'Oct 29, 2024 6:35 PM CDT
AMD Ryzen 9800X3D price leaks again hint that this gaming CPU could see a price hike - to $499?Will the new 3D V-Cache workhorse processor be 10% more expensive than its predecessor? More than a few price leaks are suggesting that, certainly.Oct 29, 2024 7:30 AM CDT
Amazon leaks new Mac Mini with M4 chip ahead of Apple's announcementAmazon has leaked some specifications for the upcoming Mac Mini refresh that will feature Apple's latest M4 chip and other improvements.Oct 29, 2024 3:02 AM CDT
AMD will release its the new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor on November 7, reviews on November 6AMD's new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor review embargo will lift on November 6, the 8-core, 16-thread Zen 5 CPU with next-gen 3D V-Cache is nearly here.Oct 29, 2024 1:36 AM CDT
SK hynix exec says advanced semiconductor packaging 'may determine the survival of companies'SK hynix vice president in charge of PKG Development, Lee Kang-wook, says advanced semniconductor packaging 'may determine the survival of companies'.Oct 29, 2024 12:50 AM CDT
Hitman in Skyrim and God of War in Grand Theft Auto 5, two more reasons to be a PC gamerThe PC modding community is untouchable when it comes to creativity and fun - and these two mod mashups for Skyrim and GTA V are exactly that.Oct 28, 2024 10:26 PM CDT
Apple's iMac M4 has 16GB of RAM minimum, brings back nano-texture glass as an anti-glare optionNano-texture glass cuts down glare, but is only an option, so instead of paying to double 8GB of RAM, you may be forking out to upgrade the display instead.Oct 28, 2024 12:00 PM CDT
Halo 5 PC port cancelled over technical issues says former developerMicrosoft released Halo 5 in 2016, and now we are hearing the PC port that was being worked on was canceled due to technical reasons.Oct 28, 2024 10:34 AM CDT
Scientists release world's first footage of a water molecule forming out of thin airA team of scientists has captured a molecular-scale video of hydrogen and oxygen atoms magically fusing to form a water molecule or H20.Oct 28, 2024 7:15 AM CDT
AMD claims Radeon has up to 38% more performance than NVIDIA in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6AMD has claimed its Radeon graphics cards can offer up to 38% more performance in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 compared to its market competition.Oct 28, 2024 3:02 AM CDT
Samsung's new and potentially breakthrough memory technology blends RAM and SSDsSamsung's latest memory technology combines properties from flash storage and DRAM's extremely quick read-and-write speeds to create Selector-Only Memory.Oct 28, 2024 1:35 AM CDT
Hacker mysteriously gives $20 million in stolen funds back to the US governmentBlockchain analysts have flagged a series of seemingly nefarious and mysterious transactions that involve US government-owned wallets.Oct 28, 2024 12:03 AM CDT

Xbox console sales down 30%, hardware only represents 9% of Microsoft's gaming revenueXbox hardware revenues increase after two consecutive quarters of low sales, yet console sales only represent less than 10% of total quarterly earnings.Oct 31, 2024 6:07 PM CDT
Nintendo Music mobile app is basically Spotify for Zelda, Super Mario, and other favorite gamesWant to rock out to Animal Crossing tunes, or a selection of boss battle themes from across the Nintendo-verse? New music app is out for Android and iOS.Oct 31, 2024 11:11 AM CDT
Ubisoft very silently launches blockchain RPG with playable NFTs that cost up to $63,000Ubisoft quietly launched Champions Tactics: a new PvP blockchain RPG, with playable characters as NFTs that cost up to an insane $63,000.Oct 30, 2024 11:55 PM CDT
Check out this review of the retail BOX of Sony's upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro consoleSony's new beefed-up PlayStation 5 Pro console goes on sale next week for $699, with 4Gamer doing a review of the retail box, and it's amazing.Oct 30, 2024 10:30 PM CDT
Apple details its M4, M4 Pro, M4 Max chips: M4 Max has up to 16 CPU cores, 128GB unified memoryApple details its new M4 Max processor: up to 16 cores (12 performance + 4 efficiency) with up to 40 GPU cores, and up to 128GB of unified memory.Oct 30, 2024 9:11 PM CDT
AMD's RDNA team says its working toward AI-powered 4K Path Tracing for Radeon GPUsAMD is working on its own version of DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction and 'Highly optimized performance for real-time path tracing at 4K resolution.'Oct 30, 2024 8:03 PM CDT
Apple's new MacBook Pro M4: 16GB RAM for base 14-inch and no price hike, 24-hour battery lifeThe new MacBook Pro models can have the M4, M4 Pro or M4 Max, and there's a small (optional) upgrade for the display - and a claimed 24-hour battery life.Oct 30, 2024 11:18 AM CDT
Homeworld 3 ditches controversial Denuvo, the latest in a line of PC games to drop the DRMDenuvo has a reputation for dragging down FPS with some PC gamers, and those folks will doubtless be pleased to see the DRM disappear from another title.Oct 30, 2024 10:10 AM CDT
Microsoft confirms US government officials are being targeted by notorious hackersMicrosoft has confirmed that Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard is sending a wave of attacks that are targeting US government officials.Oct 30, 2024 2:32 AM CDT
Sony seals Concord and its developers fate after catastrophic $400 million failureSony has fired the developer of Concord, the multi-million catastrophic failure that will result in 210 people being let go from the studio.Oct 30, 2024 12:01 AM CDT
G.SKILL and ASUS break DDR5 frequency world record with incredible DDR5-12112 speedThe 'unprecedented' DDR5-12112 record was recorded by ASUS ROG extreme overclocker Safedisk, using a single G.SKILL DDR5 memory module.Oct 29, 2024 10:37 PM CDT
Linux creator Linus Torvalds: AI is useless: it's '90% marketing' while he ignores AI for nowLinux creator Linus Torvalds says that AI at this stage of the game is '90% marketing' with gigantic industry hype, and only '10% reality' right now.Oct 29, 2024 9:11 PM CDT
PNY's new XLR8 Gaming DDR5 memory - Intel XMP and AMD EXPO, RGB and no RGBPNY's new XLR8 Gaming DDR5 and XLR8 Gaming EPIC-X RGB DDR5 memory supports Intel and AMD systems and comes in two flavors - low-profile and RGB.Oct 29, 2024 7:32 PM CDT
Apple's Mac mini M4: faster, smaller, 16GB standard, and the firm's first 'carbon neutral' MacApple's fresh take on the Mac mini is even smaller than before, and at the top-end it has a 14-core M4 Pro CPU (with 10 performance, 4 efficiency cores).Oct 29, 2024 11:36 AM CDT
Apple's new Magic Mouse suffers from the same two fatal flaws as the last generationApple has announced a new generation of Magic Mouse with the same critical flaw as the first one: the charging port is in the wrong spot.Oct 29, 2024 5:29 AM CDT
Christopher Lee brought back to life to play Saruman in new Lord of the Rings movieThe upcoming animated Lord of the Rings prequel will see Christopher Lee return to his iconic role of Saruman the White post-humorously.Oct 29, 2024 2:32 AM CDT
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D full specs: 8C/16T Zen 5, 120W TDP, 96MB L3 cache, unlocked multiplierAMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 9800X3D full specs revealed: 8 cores, 16 threads of Zen 5 at up to 5.2GHz, 120W TDP, 96MB L3 cache, unlocked multiplier.Oct 29, 2024 1:19 AM CDT
Meta is developing a search engine so it can decrease its reliance on Google and MicrosoftMeta is developing its own search engine specifically for its Meta AI chatbot and platform. That way it's not reliant on Google Search or Microsoft Bing.Oct 28, 2024 11:33 PM CDT
Google's new 'Project Jarvis' AI will help you with online research, do your shopping, and moreGoogle's new 'Project Jarvis,' like the helpful AI from the Marvel movies, will be able to do everything you can do in Chrome and do it for you.Oct 28, 2024 9:34 PM CDT
'Highly secretive' Apple app is being tested among employees, designed to prevent diabetesApple is reportedly testing a 'highly secretive' new health app among employees that's designed to reduce the chances of developing diabetes.Oct 28, 2024 11:31 AM CDT
Intel Z890 motherboards and Arrow Lake CPUs reportedly have serious issues with Windows 11 24H2If you've gone all-in with Intel's Core Ultra 200S processors, make sure you update the firmware on your Z890 motherboard before installing Windows 11 24H2.Oct 28, 2024 9:33 AM CDT
NVIDIA briefly dethrones Apple to become the world's most valuable companyNVIDIA's AI dominance and leadership saw the company dethrone Apple to become the most valuable company in the world. At least, momentarily.Oct 28, 2024 6:31 AM CDT
Elden Ring is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 in a 'Definitive Edition' says leakerA new rumor suggests that FromSoftware's cult-classic title Elden Ring will be released on the Nintendo Switch 2 in the form of a 'Definitive Edition.'Oct 28, 2024 2:33 AM CDT
PlayStation 4 console modded into a portable gaming handheld, and it worksThe PlayStation 4 has been turned into a portable gaming handheld in an impressive new mod, new video shows how it went from concept to working device.Oct 28, 2024 1:04 AM CDT
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Laptop GPU PCI IDs: RTX 5090, 5080, 5070 Ti, 5070, 5060, 5050 confirmedNVIDIA's next-gen GeForce RTX 50 Laptop GPU series leaked: RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070, RTX 5060, RTX 5050 all confirmed with PCI IDs.Oct 27, 2024 11:33 PM CDT

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