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Scientists achieve world's first by 3D printing functional human brain tissue
Scientists have claimed they have created the first 3D-printed human brain tissue that's functional, which may help with Alzheimer's research.
Nintendo throws a wet blanket on the Switch 2 releasing in 2024
Nintendo has released its financial report for the period ending March 31, and it has killed any hopes the Nintendo Switch successor will release in 2024.
Wheeled robot set loose on college campus teaches itself to open any door
A robot has been trained to open doors and set loose on a college campus, giving a glimpse into the future of what could be a robot butler.
Final Fantasy XIV online play isn't free on Xbox, requires Game Pass subscription
Final Fantasy XIV online play won't be free on Xbox, will require Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Game Pass Core unlike PlayStation who nixes the requirement.
Apex Legends: Breakout enables 120FPS for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S consoles
Apex Legends turns 5 years old, new Breakout season announced which enables 120FPS smooth gaming on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles.
Phil Spencer responds to Xbox exclusives controversy
Microsoft officially responds to the ongoing controversy spreading through the Xbox community, promises to outlined business plans at an even next week.
GoDeal24 Valentine's Day Sale: Microsoft Office 2021 and Windows 11 from only a crazy low $11
GoDeal24's Valentine's Day sale is live now where it's offering up awesome deals on Microsoft Office and Windows 10 Pro from just a crazy low $9.08.
Want all your PC games to be HDR? NVIDIA GPUs could get a better option than Windows Auto HDR
RTX graphics card owners, rejoice - it looks like NVIDIA's HDR trickery for videos will come to games, too, and will be better than Windows 11's take.
Gears of War may come to PlayStation as Microsoft weighs breaking Xbox exclusivity
Reports indicate that Microsoft is also discussing a Gears of War release on PlayStation in an effort to boost game sales and achieve market leadership.
Microsoft's goal behind killing support for its most popular operating system is working
Microsoft announced it was killing support for its most popular operating system, and now we are starting to see the results of the announcement.
AMD sponsored Starfield is finally getting FSR 3 support on PC, available this week on Steam
Starfield is finally getting AMD FSR 3 support on PC later this month, with early access coming to the Steam Beta branch this week.
Someone built a functioning 16-bit CPU inside Microsoft Excel with its own custom language
YouTube channel Inkbox created a 16-bit CPU with a clock speed of 3 Hz, 128KB of RAM, and a 16-color output display... in Microsoft Excel.
Report: Xbox to break exclusivity, Starfield and Indiana Jones may come to PlayStation 5
Microsoft has floated the idea of breaking Xbox platform exclusivity and bring games like Starfield and Indiana Jones to PS5, with other games also coming.
Intel wants to be inside Microsoft's next-gen Xbox console, would be built in the USA
Microsoft reportedly ghosting AMD, Intel noticed this and pushed to let it build and fab a next-gen Intel APU for a next-gen Xbox console.
Another clue points to Windows 11 24H2 coming later this year - and not Windows 12
Although even if we get a 24H2 update, rather than an all-new Windows (maybe Windows 12), this is still expected to be a major upgrade either way.
Nasty bug means Windows 10's default apps are reportedly crashing constantly for some users
Open up Photos app - watch it close mysteriously a couple of seconds later. Open it again - same result. Open it once again, and... well, you get the idea.
TT Show Episode 20 - GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX Remix, Switch 2, Windows 12, and more!
Another big week of GPU news for The TT Show, with Jak and Kosta also taking a detour to Mars, Venus, while solving one of aviation's greatest mysteries!
Palworld's Xbox player count revealed, console and PC hits 19 million combined
Palworld has amassed 19 million players in just 10 days and becomes the most-played game on Xbox with 3 million daily active users signing in every day.
Windows 11's new setup interface is found out - it was actually in Windows 10 a decade ago
The setup process was changed in the latest build in the Canary channel, but it turns out this tweak has been lurking in the background for 10 years.
Activision made $2 billion for Xbox, accounted for 30% of total holiday 2023 revenues
Activision Blizzard King contributed $2.08 billion to Microsoft's record-breaking holiday 2023 earnings, and made up nearly 30% of total revenues.
Xbox delivers historic $7.11 billion revenue in holiday 2023
Microsoft's gaming revenues skyrocket by billions of dollars as Xbox starts to recognize Activision Blizzard King's quarterly earnings contributions.
Microsoft Graveyard lets you wander among the headstones of the products Microsoft has axed
Browse the headstones of products and services Microsoft has killed off, and don't forget the coffins, too - for those marked for the chop.
AMD's new graphics driver is only for one game, fixing graphics corruption with Suicide Squad
It's not the first time AMD has released an Adrenalin driver that's just for a solitary game, as the same thing happened with Alan Wake 2.
Rebellions is a South Korean fabless AI chip startup, building Rebel AI chip with Samsung
Rebellions is a South Korean fabless AI chip startup, which just closed on $124 million in Series B round funding, for its third AI chip called Rebel.
Xbox 720 was almost Microsoft's first profitable Xbox console
Microsoft's Gen8 Xbox One was originally pitched as the Xbox 720, a system that would have technically been the first Xbox console sold at a profit.
New Blizzard president announced as Call of Duty general manager
Following the departure of previous lead Mike Ybarra, Blizzard Entertainment has named its next president and it's ex-Call of Duty GM Johanna Faries.
Windows 11 users, wave goodbye to WordPad - it'll likely be removed with the 24H2 update
If you're fond of WordPad, here's some bad news - it's going to be stripped out of existing Windows 11 installations going forward.
Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake-MX mobile CPUs expected to use Samsung LPDDR5X on-package memory
Intel's next-gen Lunar Lake-MX mobile processors should use Samsung's new LPDDR5X on-package memory, which is quite a big deal for processors.
Windows 11 beta testers get the chance to turn their preview build into a release installation
Previously, testers who wanted to leave the Windows Insider scheme needed to start from scratch with a new installation of the OS - but not any longer.
Apple will allow Xbox Cloud Gaming and other game streaming services into the App Store
Apple is finally going to allow game streaming services into the App Store for iPhone and iPad so they can finally ditch web apps.
Xbox layoffs move industry closer to an all-digital future
Reports indicate Microsoft has shuttered entire departments devoted to delivering physical Xbox games to retailers, furthering digital-first sales.
Blizzard president Mike Ybarra leaves as Xbox axes 1,900 jobs
Current Blizzard president Mike Ybarra is stepping down, will leave role while Microsoft lays off 1,900 people across its entire Xbox gaming segment.
Xbox lays off 1,900 workers across Activision, Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studios teams
Microsoft has cut 8.6% of all jobs at its Xbox gaming division, layoffs affect Activision Blizzard King, ZeniMax/Bethesda, and Xbox Game Studios teams.
A dusty long-forgotten Windows 11 app is set for a major overhaul - stand by for Stickier Notes
Sticky Notes is getting some kind of revamp that'll be a major announcement, we're told - and no, it isn't becoming a web app (apparently).
Apple's next-gen iPhone runs AI on-device, rather than using the cloud
Apple doesn't want to use cloud-based AI for its future iPhones, will run generative AI models using built-in hardware, on the iPhone itself.
Windows 11's 24H2 update for 2024 is so big Microsoft could end up calling it Windows 12
Windows 11 is getting a big update this year that's going all in on AI, and rumors suggest that Microsoft could end up calling it 'Windows 12'
AMD Fluid Motion Frames has launched, bringing frame generation to every DirectX 11 and 12 game
'Boost FPS up to 97% for a smoother gaming experience by adding frame generation technology to any DirectX 11 and 12 game,' with AMD Fluid Motion Frames.
Palworld's profits could be over $130 million
Due to the game's incredibly low production budget, Palworld is enjoying a very high profit margin as it continues its massive sales success on Xbox, PC.
AMD confirms next-gen Strix Halo APU: up to 16-core CPU based on Zen 5, 40 RDNA 3.5 GPU cores
AMD confirms its next-gen 'Strix Halo' APU will feature up to 16 cores based on Zen 5 CPU architecture, 40 RDNA 3.5-based Compute Units.
Sony CEO outlines one of the biggest issues with subscription gaming
Sony Corp. CEO Kenichiro Yoshida highlights one of the biggest issues with adding too much value to video game subscription services like Game Pass.
OpenAI founder Sam Altman is building a global network of dedicated chip fabrication plants
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wants to use billions of dollars setting up a network of factories to manufacture semiconductors, future AI processors.
Opinion: Microsoft needs to be more transparent with its digital gaming plans
Digital is at the forefront of the Xbox business model, but Microsoft still needs to more clearly outline its plans for a digital-based future of gaming.
Halo Infinite seasons are done, 343 teases new Halo game and/or content
343 Industries has officially stopped Halo Infinite's seasons as the developers move on to new projects: 'There are a lot of things cooking here.'
Opinion: Now is an opportune time to push digital-only gaming
With the current inflation-driven economic landscape, consumers are trying to save money wherever possible--and this could bode well for digital gaming.
Report: Walmart to dispose of physical copies of Starfield at behest of Microsoft, Bethesda
At the behest of suppliers Bethesda and Microsoft, retailer Walmart will reportedly remove and dispose of all physical disc copies of Starfield tomorrow.
Microsoft's take on Civilization is a grand strategy epic that promises not to waste your time
Instead of letting you play all the way to the end, and realize you lost early on, Ara: History Untold will dump you out of a losing game early on.
Windows 11 is getting a feature to make editing your Android phone photos so much easier
The previous remote capture feature has been ditched by Microsoft, and a new hook-up between Android phones and Windows 11 PCs is being tested.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle confirmed Xbox exclusive, won't launch on PlayStation
MachineGames new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle video game will apparently be exclusive to Xbox and PC, will not release on PlayStation consoles.
2024 could be the year all laptops get 16GB of RAM - and you can thank Microsoft's AI for that
It seems all new AI PCs, and more broadly all laptops, will be going for 16GB of RAM this year, as that's the minimum reportedly stipulated by Microsoft.
Xbox Developer Direct wont have shadow drops, all games will come later in 2024
Microsoft has officially confirmed it will not shadow drop or surprise release a new game as part of tomorrow's big Xbox Developer Direct showcase.