We are back with another one of EA’s patents… In recent times, EA Games has been working on and even patenting, technologies that will remove from the game any players who don’t follow the rules. Although the company believes that its patented system should not be used in online games,…
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Dr Disrespect got banned from Warzone 2.0, it has just been two weeks since Warzone 2.0 was released and Dr Disrespect, famous for its over-the-top expressive personality, is back at it again. During his career, he has faced various bans due to his behavior in multiplayer games, especially Call of…
Realme launched the Realme Watch 3 Pro and Realme Buds Air 3S in India on 6 September. The Watch costs INR 4,999 and TWS costs INR 2,499 in India. The company however has not launched these devices in Europe. After almost three months since their initial debut, we are hearing…
NVIDIA’s RTX 4080 launched around 10 days ago. While offering a moderate increase in performance generation-on-generation, it has been the victim of severe criticism. We reviewed the RTX 4080 here. The reality is that most people are not willing to spend $1000+ on an 80 class GPU. Either way, the…
According to comments made by Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-Hua on Wednesday, graphics chip designer NVIDIA Corporation has plans to move its logistics center currently located in Hong Kong to Taiwan. Wang said in an interview with the Central News Agency that the government and NVIDIA had been in…
More and more PlayStation games have been ported to PC in recent years, so it looks like fans of these games may not have to wait for their favorite titles for long. Following that, we have some interesting news to share today. According to Kazunori Yamauchi, the creator of the…
[UPDATE]: In response to VGC, the GameStop Customer Care staff said that the addresses and names that appeared in consumers’ accounts were only used for testing purposes and were “not actual customer data“. Customers’ billing addresses and payment histories may have been exposed after a data breach at the retailer…
Capcom‘s next game Street Fighter 6 has just received an age rating; but, does this mean that we will soon hear when the game will be released? Developers have moved on to the next stage of Street Fighter 6‘s production thanks to the positive feedback from the closed beta. It appears that…
Intel will launch the i9-13900KS along with the 65W Raptor Lake CPUs at CES 2023. As hinted by the giant itself, this CPU will surpass 6.0GHz out of the box. The 13900KS is Intel’s reply to AMD’s upcoming V-Cache based Zen4 CPUs, although we cannot guarantee that it will beat…
A Swedish business has initiated legal action against Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, alleging them of engaging in unethical collusion to secure the business transaction. This 205-page complaint was made accessible on November 10, filed by Sjunde AP-Fonden, and first reported by Bloomberg Law. The complaint concentrates more so on how…
A patent registered by Sony Interactive Entertainment titled AUTOMATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CONTROL MODE FOR PLAYING SPECIFIC TASKS DURING GAMING APPLICATIONS suggests that the company is developing a new AI technology for gameplay assistance for the players that can play and control games for the players based on their specific…
Starting December 1st, 2022, Android users in Pakistan won’t be able to buy paid apps from the Google Play Store or make in-app purchases using Direct Carrier Billing. This is due to the local monetary body, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) deciding that money shouldn’t leave the country. The SBP…
Extreme degrees of public embarrassment from Sony and Microsoft may show exactly how much is at stake with Xbox’s planned purchase of Activision Blizzard for close to $70 billion. Sony has exhaustively explained its position on the purchase in a lengthy 22-page paper it has filed to the UK authorities.…
Next year, Intel will reinstate the Xeon series giving some serious competition to AMD’s Threadripper lineup. The platform we’re looking at will be based on ‘Sapphire Rapids‘ and will go by the name of ‘Fishhawk Falls‘. Preliminary leaks show that these CPUs will go as high as 56 Cores /…
Just now, word came through that some upcoming Need for Speed Unbound‘s game content had been leaked online. Two high-quality videos were just posted to YouTube. The game is shown in high-definition 720p and 1080p in a 15-minute and a 4-minute video, respectively. Need for Speed Unbound will be made…
Elon Musk said in a tweet on Friday that, should Apple decide to exclude Twitter from its influential App Store, he will “make an alternative phone” to take on the iPhone. I certainly hope it does not come to that, but, yes, if there is no other choice, I will…
AMD’s RDNA3 Graphics Cards based on the Navi31 chip will retail next month. Similarly, AMD has seemingly confirmed the specifications for the mid-lower end Navi32 and Navi33 GPUs. The specifications we have today are in-line with what Angstronomics leaked a while back in the largest RDNA3 leak till date. Navi…
It has been over 3 weeks since the release of Sonic Frontiers. Not only has the game seen huge commercial success by becoming the best-selling Sonic game in the last 20 years in Japan, but it has also become a fan-favorite with its fabulous open-world experience and promising storyline and…
The Callisto Protocol is less than a week away, and fans are on edge to experience the gore and tension trapped within the walls of Black Iron Prison on Jupiter’s dead moon Callisto. The studio released several teasers this month, whether through their social media handles or PlayStation/Sony. As Sony…
After the first gen AirPods Pro’s insane success, the company followed up with the AirPods Pro 2 earlier this year. While the overall design was largely similar, Apple had made a lot of changes under the hood which enabled better performance and even new features. And better yet, the pricing…
By allowing everyone in North America to use the Full Self-Driving (FSD) capacity of its Autopilot system, Tesla is finally making a huge impression in the realm of autonomous driving. With this shift, however, comes a ravenous need for chips, which Tesla is now aiming to satiate by not just…
As Season 3 of Fall Guys begins, it’s time for a fresh look for the characters. It looks like the rumors of a Fall Guys and Street Fighter crossover were true; tomorrow, new skins and emotes will be available for purchase. Mediatonic has announced that Ryu, Cammy, and Akuma costumes…
Earlier this month, Rockstar sent selected players a survey regarding GTA Online. It was speculated that it was related to the future updates for GTA Online as recently, in an earnings call, Take-Two’s CEO, Strauss Zelnick, and President Karl Slatoff assured the fans that the studio will support GTA Online…
Elon Musk claims that the checkmark initiative on Twitter could be back on Friday, December 2nd, with a new process to deal with impersonation difficulties. The new human identification method, according to Musk, is “painful but necessary.” Additionally, verified check marks will come in three new colors: gold for businesses,…
The Season 1 update for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 dropped on 16th November with the launch of Warzone 2.0, and you can have a general overview of what was added to the game below: Shoot House, Shipment Set for Reimagined Return. Prepare to finish out those camo challenges…
We reported recently that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet became the biggest boxed game launch of the year in the UK, leaving FIFA 23 behind, but the worldwide sales of the games were yet to be revealed. But, on Wednesday, Nintendo announced in a press release that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet…
Lulu Cheng Meservey, Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Chief Communication Officer of Activision-Blizzard, has responded to recent rumors about the Microsoft-Activision acquisition on Twitter. The $69 billion megadeal has generated a lot of discussion and writing, with UK regulator CMA warning that the transaction might raise concerns about…
Hardware leaker, Harukaze shared a report from HSW giving us a price-tag for NVIDIA’s upcoming RTX 4070 Ti. As you would have guessed by the title, the RTX 4070 Ti will cost Chinese consumers $999. For some context, this is $100 more expensive than the ‘unlaunched’ RTX 4080. The RTX…
A Valorant console version for Xbox or PlayStation may be in the works, according to several recent job postings from Riot Games. The tactical first-person shooter game Valorant has been successful in making a name for itself by fusing the greatest gameplay and features from previous shooting games. Riot Games…
Battlefield is being stuck in the middle as Sony works valiantly to convince regulators to stop Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. In a document submitted to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition watchdog, Sony claims that Call of Duty is a uniquely significant franchise to have on…
Want to game with your friend but lack the necessary specifications? Well, NVIDIA has a significant Black Friday offer awaiting you. Over the course of 1 week, all purchases worth 50$ related to GeForce NOW will come with a free 20$ GeForce Now Gift Card. Black Friday Offer NVIDIA recently…
After determining that Apple hurts customers by not including the power adaptor with the handset, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice already imposed an iPhone sales ban in September. Apple continues to disobey the mandate despite million-dollar penalties, which has now resulted in the Federal District consumer protection agency confiscating iPhones…
Apple has increasingly invested in fitness and safety related features in the last few years, both for the iPhone and the wearables platform around it. Just this year, with the iPhone 14 launch, the company announced the Emergency SOS via satellite feature. This was actually the first-time smartphones were equipped…
Apple is considering buying Manchester United for £6 billion, which would make the Red Devils the wealthiest team in the world. As they decide whether or not to buy out the Glazers, the California-based corporation, the biggest tech company in the world, maybe on the verge of adding United to…
After several years, Apple finally decided to revamp the entry level iPad lineup with its 10th Generation. And it was long due, as the other iPads in the lineup had significantly evolved in both form and function, and the entry level iPads were looking horribly dated in comparison. The 10th-Generation…
The release of Xbox and PlayStation’s new next-generation consoles is expected to happen no earlier than 2028, according to a recent document. As part of its official comments on the UK Competition and Market Authority statement, Sony itself mentions the next-generation PlayStation console. The PlayStation 6 would no longer have…
We learned last week that St. Louis’ Apple Store was the most recent one to move toward unionisation. The Apple Store employees have reversed course and abandoned the endeavour, at least temporarily, just seven days later. An official file to begin the unionisation process was made with the National Labor…
We can now see that Microsoft is moving closer to finalising the Activision deal every day. Sony, on the other side, is making a last-ditch effort to stop the deal from being finalised. Some very interesting statements in Sony’s response… https://t.co/dRFZymHRyb pic.twitter.com/Pd8Er5BCyB — Everborn Saga (@EverbornSaga) November 23, 2022 They managed…
Activision’s proposed acquisition by Microsoft isn’t going as smoothly as the businesses probably anticipated. Global regulators are keenly examining the $69 billion takeover. The US Federal Trade Commission is “likely” to bring an antitrust case to prevent Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, according to a recent Politico report that is reported…
There’s a good chance that, like previous generations, the next console from Sony and Microsoft won’t arrive for at least another eight years. Sony claims in its most recent filing that Microsoft offered to retain Activision games on PlayStation until 2027 if its proposed acquisition of Activision. Sony argues that…
It’s almost time; the next-gen update for the Witcher 3 will finally arrive on your consoles/PCs on December 14th. But first, we get a sneak peek at what to expect from the update. Relive the story loved by millions! Free next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is coming…
We reported recently that God of War Ragnarök surpassed the first week sales of its predecessor in just one day in the UK, and now Sony has officially released the first week of God of War Ragnarök. It is revealed that the game has sold over 5.1 million copies worldwide…
The official release of Callisto Protocol is just around the corner, and the fans are excited to finally get their hands on a new experience inspired by the classic Dead Space series. However, the first 13 minutes of the game were shared on YouTube and then posted on the forum;…
Microsoft’s planned purchase of Activision Blizzard has been challenged, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), which expressed confidence that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) would pursue this. Sony has expressed confidence that the regulator would decide that the merger is likely to significantly decrease competition and should therefore…
Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of FTX made headlines when the popular cryptocurrency exchange filed for bankruptcy using the United States penal code for chapter 11 bankruptcy. FTX collapse is being hailed as the biggest financial disaster after the Enron bankruptcy of 2001, and the financial loss is estimated in…
According to a recently posted job listing, Netflix appears to be developing a whole new AAA PC video game. Netflix is interested in developing new kinds of media beyond mobile games. Mobilegamer.biz reports that the firm is hiring for a variety of positions at its newly announced Los Angeles games…
In a recent live stream event (local Chinese event), Sony’s China Production Team Director, Bao Bo, revealed that Sony will invest 1 million Yuan or $140,080 in the China Hero Project to support small as well as established gaming studios in the region. China Hero Project is a local development…
The long wait is over, as we get a sneak peek at what the Sherlock Holmes remake might look like. Frogwares, a Ukrainian studio, presented a brand-new teaser for Sherlock Holmes The Awakened, a remake of their 2007 game, at yesterday’s Golden Joystick Awards. Along with the trailer, the studio…
Apple manufactures millions of iPhones, iPads, and other products in collaboration with a broad variety of vendors. It has been a while since the company used Samsung OLED displays for the iPhone when it comes to displays. A new The Elec article predicts that by the end of the year,…
AMD closed a 49 billion deal earlier this year, acquiring Xilinx to build the most advanced FGPA products by combining the resources of both companies. However, as the latest news boils up, AMD is increasing the prices of Xilinx-based FGPA. The price hike will be put into effect at the…
[UPDATE]: CNN reveals that in an effort to put a stop to unrest at the site, Foxconn has given workers a 10,000 yuan ($1,400) settlement, which has prompted freshly hired employees to resign and subsequently departs its iPhone assembly factory in Zhengzhou, central China. According to reports, the Apple manufacturing…
All of those rumors seem to have held some weight, as we will finally see another addition to the Crash Bandicoot lineup. [NEW VIDEO] Crash Bandicoot Wumpa League Revealed: Investigation & Gameplay I investigate rumours of a Crash Bandicoot multiplayer game and breakdown what the game looks like (LINK BELOW).…
The company’s next Xeon Scalable Sapphire Rapids processor will have some accelerators and features activated through Intel’s official announcement of its Intel On Demand program. With the new pay-as-you-go program, Intel will be able to ship fewer SKUs while still making the most of its technology. Additionally, its clients will…
The stocks of Elon Musk‘s EV manufacturer business Tesla have dropped to their lowest level in two years while he is still very busy rebuilding Twitter. Elon Musk’s net worth has decreased significantly as a result, going above $100 billion this year. Musk remains the richest man in the world…
Rebel Wolves, a newly established Polish Studio, has secured an investment from NetEase, a Chinese gaming and tech giant. Rebel Wolves is co-founded by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, Witcher 3’s director, with a small team of developers who have previously worked with CD Projekt Red and have an impressive portfolio due to…
The Korean media reports that NVIDIA, Qualcomm, IBM, and Baidu have all signed contracts with Samsung Foundry to use its 3-nanometer technology. After a development period of between one and two years, it is anticipated to be supplied as early as 2024. According to the sources within the industry, Samsung…
Pentiment was released on 15th November 2022, an out-of-the-box adventure game by Obsidian Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios. Pentiment got positive reviews from the critics due to the art style of the game, inspired by 16th century Europe, and the game’s story is also plausible with its twists and turns…
Elon Musk, the company’s new owner, has made it known that he wants to make Twitter’s direct messaging system better. Today at a meeting with the staff, he detailed precisely what it looks like. A recording of the meeting, which The Verge obtained, shows Musk telling staff members that the…
China has been struggling with its semiconductor industry, and with the latest October 2022 US sanctions Chinese chip manufacturing has taken a complete nosedive. To save its dying semiconductor industry, China is looking to explore graphene technology for manufacturing chips, which have traditionally been manufactured using silicon-based technology. In the…
In addition to dual-sourcing from TSMC and Samsung, Qualcomm has considered putting Samsung back on board and using its foundry to create next-generation Snapdragon chipsets in large quantities. According to one speculation, the Taiwanese manufacturer’s 3nm process is still experiencing delays, which further increases the likelihood that Samsung would mass…
According to a report by DigiTimes, it seems as if TSMC’s 3nm wafers are going to be very pricey, which will affect the costs of next-generation CPUs and GPUs. The report claims that TSMC will significantly raise the price of its 3nm wafers due to its dominance in the chip…
Ubisoft has announced that it intends to resume publishing some of its titles via the Steam platform. On December 6, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the major game released by the publisher in the last several years, will become available on the PC marketplace operated by Valve. This event will coincide with…
An intern who helped with the soundtrack for God of War: Ragnarok has come forward to say that her work on the game was not properly credited. https://twitter.com/jmaomusic/status/1593691033128214528?t=lzUbPn5IPgyY2zqMn8ck9A&s=19 Her disappointment at not seeing her name in the credits was understandable given the significance of her role in the game’s development.…
Samsung has announced its starting production on the 3-nanometer (3nm) process node using the “GAA architecture” in July earlier this year, but the company has been struggling with abysmal 20% yield rates as per the latest reports by Commercial Times. The 3nm GAA node’s initial press release stated, “Optimized 3nm…
According to recent reports, Microsoft has extended an offer to Sony that would keep the Call of Duty franchise exclusive to the PlayStation platform for the next ten years. Microsoft consoles disclosed to the New York Times on November 11 that it had presented Sony with a 10-year contract offer.…
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet were released on 18th November 2022; they were the first mainline Pokémon games in three years after the last Pokémon Sword and Shield in 2019. The hype for the new Pokémon games was so massive that Scarlet and Violet became the most pre-ordered titles in…
There is a widespread belief that iPhones are among the most secure devices you can purchase, and for the most part, this is accurate. But what if your iPhone was gathering more personal information about you than you thought? Despite specifically vowing not to, Apple was discovered to be collecting…
Multiple lawmakers have expressed concerns over TikTok’s ability to safeguard the data of US citizens. It is not the first time the Chinese-owned short form video hosting service has come into question over the misuse of data. Trump‘s team took a stand against the alleged manipulation of TikTok user data…
Nintendo is at it again… In a move that may have surprised a lot of us today, Nintendo has filed a copyright infringement notice against SteamGridDB, for allegedly posting screenshots of Nintendo Switch games that can be played through emulators on the Steam Deck. This is an odd move from…
The 2022 Global Games Market Report from Newzoo estimates that about 3.2 billion individuals spent time playing video games in 2022, up from 2.9 billion in 2020, and the figure might reach 3.5 billion by 2025. Despite the boom, the games market fell 4.3% to $184.4 billion in 2022. Except…
One-Netbook introduced the portable OneXPlayer mini Pro console earlier this month. The OneXPlayer 2 is a new console that the company has just revealed for the Chinese market. For those who are unaware, OneXPlayer consoles are portable computers that run the Windows operating system and include gaming-ready hardware, just like…
Honda has been quite proactive in complying with EV regulations. After the commercial success of the Honda E, a small hatchback town car equipped with 160 miles range, the company has set special EV policies aimed at taking a bigger share of the EV market that is currently dominated by…
Apple encountered a brief snag in its supply chain and is seeking to overcome it by obtaining iPhone memory chips from Samsung. Initially, Apple had planned to purchase 128-bit 3D NAND flash memory from the Chinese vendor Yangtze Memory Technologies (YMTC) and utilize it in iPhones marketed to Chinese consumers.…
The new facility that Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is building in the U.S. state of Arizona will create chips using cutting-edge 3-nanometer technology. According to Reuters, the company has now acknowledged the plans but adds that they have not yet been fully developed. Morris Chang, the company’s founder, said on Monday:…
Many gamers today will be unfamiliar with the Nintendo NX. Therefore, let’s set the record straight for them before we go any farther. In Nintendo’s internal communications and marketing, the Switch was referred to as NX. As of that time, all anyone knew about the Switch was it’s codename, NX.…
The recently released iPhone 14 series is fundamentally very similar to its predecessor. While Apple has shaken things up with this year’s pro models, especially with the new notch design, it feels all too familiar in the hands. But that could be changing soon, and according to noted Apple leakster,…
Microsoft has registered a new patent on the use of AI-generated music/soundtracks/audio in an extensive range of media, including movies, video games, live recordings and related fields. The patent is titled ‘ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS FOR COMPOSING AUDIO SCORES‘ and was published on 17th November 2022. And MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC…
Ever since Elon Musk purchased Twitter, it has been an all-around shit show. While major changes were expected, nobody was prepared for the ensuing chaos. Just after the acquisition, Musk fired half of Twitter’s existing staff, and even informed the rest of the upcoming challenges coupled long working hours. There…
Two Russians were detained by federal law enforcement and charged with criminal copyright infringement in connection with their alleged participation in the illegal ebook Z-Library. Before the US government shut down Z-Library earlier this month, the website touted itself as the “world’s largest ebook library.” It has been operating since…
Elon Musk has restored the former American president Donald Trump’s official Twitter account. Based on the findings of his own Twitter survey, Musk defended his choice. Just days after Trump said he would run for president again in 2024, the @realDonaldTrump account and its tweets are once again completely accessible.…
Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 had a rough release on 16th November. However, the game attracted a lot of players due to hype around Activision’s latest take on Battle Royal. Upon release it skyrocketed the number of players jumping into the Al Mazrah as a new all-time high of concurrent…
Finally, the news we’ve all been waiting for: Team Ninja is going to develop sequels for Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden, two of its most successful series. Fumihiko Yasuda reportedly revealed plans to revive the two dormant franchises at a panel at the G-Star Conference earlier this week, as…
GTA Online is an integral part of the Grand Theft Auto experience; released shortly after the launch of GTA 5, the Online mode of the game has come a long way, it’s been nearly 9 years since its launch, and still to this day, it is very popular among the…
God of War Ragnarök puts an end to the father-son storyline of Kratos and Atreus in Norse Mythology. Still, of course, it is not the end of the God of War franchise, and apparently we have already been teased about the next part of God of War by none other…
It seems like the former-Bloober Team developer has changed his mind once again, and this time, is working on an even more ‘exciting’ project. Artur Laczkowski, formerly of Bloober Team, has dropped the first teaser for the new horror game he’s developing. The studio working on the game is yet…
According to Hideki Kamiya, director of the previous Bayonetta game, it appears that the silence surrounding a potential new instalment in the series has been broken. The director took it to Twitter and social media to address the fans of the franchise. Perhaps in response to the feedback he’s received on…
In its recent earnings call, Crystal Dynamics teased two of the most iconic franchises, a possible revival of the Legacy of Kain series that has been dormant for almost two decades. Still, the recent overwhelming response to the Legacy of Kain survey might change the franchise’s fate. Other than that,…
The $44 billion acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk is still under investigation by the authorities. The US government is investigating, according to a Bloomberg story, if Musk’s overseas investment stakeholders have access to consumers’ personal information on the site. Bloomberg reported that the government is requesting additional information regarding…
Indie games are best for industry enthusiasts and gamers as they are so well thought out to the slightest detail that they give the players a lasting experience; indie devs take their time to craft the best possible version of their game as they treat their game as a piece…
The patch notes for the popular Valve shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive were only released a few hours ago. The update removes the game’s most famous map, Dust 2 from the active map pool. And today's Release Notes: https://t.co/L21bfdGXwl — CS:GO (@CSGO) November 18, 2022 Modes including casual, deathmatch, and…
Loongson, a Chinese fabless chip manufacturer is planning to launch its next-gen CPUs in the first half of next year. For the unaware, Loongson’s 3A6000 was the talk of the town a few months past being on par with Intel’s Willow Cove and AMD’s Zen3. Read more about that here.…
SwiftKey, a virtual keyboard app quickly rose to popularity after its release on Android in 2010. On the back of the app’s success on Android, the company followed with an iOS release in 2014. With hundreds of millions of downloads on both platforms, it was one of the most well-known…
Since the GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card from NVIDIA went on sale a few days ago at the absurd price of $1199 US, it seems that customers aren’t purchasing it. The card isn’t doing well in the consumer market days after its debut, and there are several reasons for this.…
It has been more than a week since Sonic Frontiers was released. Sonic Frontiers got mixed reviews as the game was lacking in some technical departments. However, on the bright side, fans loved the visuals and open world of Sonic Frontiers; it gave them a fresh new experience for exploring…
PlayStation 5 was released in 2020; at that time, most consumer electronics were going through a rough time due to the electronics chip shortages amid the global pandemic. The demand for Sony’s next-gen console was insane, and gamers went wild upon the launch of PlayStation 5. Which also gave rise…
Amazon’s CEO, Andy Jassy, notified staff on Thursday that the company would be laying off workers once more in the early part of 2023. On Wednesday, the company announced some layoffs, and according to Jassy, as Amazon’s annual planning process continues into the following year, “there will be even more…
Today marks the 20th Anniversary of the stealth action-adventure video game series Splinter Cell. On this special day, Ubisoft Toronto released a new video cherishing the 20 years of legacy and shedding some light on the upcoming ground-up remake of the original Splinter Cell. In addition, Ubisoft Toronto also revealed…
Recently, we have come across AMD’s upcoming High-End Desktop CPU offerings. The OPN codes for the Ryzen Threadripper 7000 CPUs have surfaced at einstein11. Someone is probably testing these CPUs, being engineering samples as indicated by the name. Similarly, yesterday a leaker confirmed the pricing and availability for the Ryzen…
Yuji Naka, a former head of the Sonic Team and programmer for Sonic the Hedgehog, has allegedly been detained in connection with the current Square Enix insider trading probe. The newest defendant in a case involving insider trading on a new Dragon Quest game is Naka, according to the Japanese…
The office buildings of Twitter will be temporarily shuttered, effective right now, the firm has informed its staff. The BBC obtained a message informing employees that the offices will reopen on November 21. It did not state why it was moving. The statement comes as there are rumors that several…
Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 got a successful tie-in release after Modern Warfare 2 on 16th November 2022. The servers went live at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST, and at the same time, Warzone was renamed Warzone Caldera as intended, and Rebirth Island and Fortune’s Keep left the game for…
Crystal Dynamics was acquired by Embracer Group this year. Embracer Group AB is a Swedish video game and media holding company based in Karlstad. It does not make its own games but has around 120 game development studios under its label. Crystal Dynamics is known for its classic franchises like…
Well before the release of Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, we reported about football superstars joining the FPS shooter. The leaked list of football players coming as operators to the game can be seen below: Aksel Connor Klaus Luna Messi Neymar Pogba Roze Reyes Gromsco There is an update…
Despite being one of the largest video game holding companies in the world with over 100 development studios under management, Embracer Group said in their quarterly financial report today that they will not be making any acquisitions in the upcoming quarter. Nonetheless, this will not prevent the studio from continuing to…
NVIDIA’s RTX 4080 hit the shelves yesterday. In an attempt to allow more users to get their hands on an Ada GPU, NVIDIA has made a few additions to their VPA (Verified Priority Access) program. To give some context, the RTX 4090 suffered a ‘GPU shortage’ with prices way past…
Sonic Frontiers is the most successful Sonic game among recent releases; it impressed the fans with its beautiful open world, storyline, and improved sense of speed. Still, the reviews of Sonic Frontiers were mixed due to the lack in the gameplay department. However, SEGA was fast in releasing a free DLC…
While it seems probable that at least one of the TSMC Arizona facilities will produce chips for Apple, a recent Bloomberg story claims that this is primarily a public relations stunt for the foreseeable future. TSMC Announces to Construct a Second Arizona Facility Following High Demand The construction of a…
Today, we have some more information regarding the non-X Ryzen 7000 CPUs from AMD. Up until now, we only saw a few benchmarks of these CPUs with no mention of pricing and availability. Today, leaker ‘chi11eddog‘ has confirmed these CPUs along with a price tag and launch date. Zen4 Non-X…
Today is the Embracer Group’s earnings report day, and strangely, no acquisitions have been made. However, CEO Lars Wingefors significantly hinted in his prepared speech at a future cooperation and license agreement that would be game-changing for the Embracer Group and encompass multiple triple-A titles coming in the next six…
It has been a week since God of War Ragnarök was released. And it has been full of achievements for the God of War franchise. God of War Ragnarök has surpassed the success of its predecessor in every way possible, whether it was about topping the regional sales charts or…
The 14-year collaboration between NetEase Inc. and Blizzard Entertainment Inc. will come to an end in January. This will cost the Chinese firm a lot in terms of profit and income by suspending services for some of China’s most popular games. This was evident when NetEase’s stocks fell sharply after…
Recently WolStame, Lenovo China’s Gaming Desktop Product Planning Manager has shared some information regarding the RTX 4060. This is merely speculation and not an actual leak/rumor. Although, since the source is quite reputable, most of these rumors may end up being true. RTX 4060, What Do We Know So Far Due…
It appears that laptop manufacturers are already testing NVIDIA’s Lovelace mobile SKUs for their laptops. Over at Pugetbench, a benchmark has surfaced showcasing the RTX 4050 paired with Intel’s upcoming i7-13700H. We caught a glimpse of the RTX 4050 a while back. RTX 4050 Mobile NVIDIA’s RTX 4050 will use…
A senior Genre Drama executive at Amazon, Sharon Tal Yguado, has started her own gaming studio, Astrid Entertainment. Sharon Tal Yguado is known for her work in The Walking Dead series and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power as the supervisor, and she has also overseen The…
The Xbox November update, which includes many improvements, is currently being rolled out by Microsoft. As of right now, Xbox One and Series X/S owners have direct access to Discord voice channels from their console. To access Discord on Xbox, sign onto your account and then navigate to the Parties…
At today’s market closure, chipmaker NVIDIA Corporation released its earnings results for the third fiscal quarter of 2023. The company was able to meet its earnings forecast from the prior quarter. Similar to other PC companies, NVIDIA has been worst hit by the inflationary wave this year, with sales to…
Xbox has been providing special perks to the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers since 2020. The Ultimate tier of the Xbox Game Pass costs you $14.99. It comes with additional bonuses such as EA Play’s exclusive games library access and other special perks that are limited and are introduced occasionally…
A collaborative research effort between Ubisoft and Riot Games has been started to address hazardous information in online gaming discussion. https://twitter.com/UbisoftMTL/status/1592925687366963200?t=lpDXVvXJ7W5gGAYTFVZbkA&s=19 Ubisoft, the developer of Rainbow Six Siege, and Riot, the company behind League of Legends and Valorant, said in a statement announcing the tech alliance that creating secure and…
Well, it looks like there is still hope, and the Chinese gaming industry may still have a chance. Three hours a week of online gaming is all that young Chinese citizens are allowed. China‘s leadership sees gaming as having a harmful impact on the healthy development of their youth, thus…
Bethesda SoftWorks first teased their space adventure RPG, Starfield, in 2018. Fans saw the game’s first teaser trailer at E3 2021, followed by an actual gameplay trailer at Bethesda and Xbox E3 showcase 2022. Starfield is another original RPG from the studio who is loved for its classic RPGs like…
Once Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 was made public, it was only a matter of time before one of the three Galaxy S23 variants was discovered sporting the latest flagship SoC. The top-tier Galaxy S23 Ultra from Samsung was found on Geekbench 5, along with its single-core and multi-core benchmark…
Microsoft Teams is sort of a messaging app, but for organizations and enterprises. And because of its professional use case, the Redmond giant has built in several tools to help teammates collaborate better. Now, the company is introducing the Games for Work app, which will let users play casual games…
The Tekken series has been a defining franchise in the fighting genre of video games. The last mainline entry was released 7 years ago on 18th February 2015. It was the seventh mainline entry in the franchise and the most commercially successful among all its predecessors; by June 2022, Tekken…
The purchase of Activision Blizzard by the computer giant is more about mobile games like Candy Crush than Call of Duty, according to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who has emphasized this point once again. During an appearance on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Spencer said mobile gaming is expanding far more…
Ever since Microsoft announced the Xbox streaming device, Project Keystone, there has been discussion surrounding its release date, as we know that it is in production, and has been teased numerous times, on multiple occasions. However, it now appears that the release date will be pushed back longer than originally anticipated,…
TSMC’s incredibly effective 4nm technology was used entirely to create the recently introduced Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Performance was probably the reason Qualcomm sought the Taiwanese company’s superior technology. However, According to a rumor, TSMC will again receive Qualcomm’s 3nm chip orders for 2023. However, there is still a potential…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) revealed that it had chosen to give SpaceX an additional lunar landing contract just hours after the Space Launch System (SLS) Moon rocket’s liftoff. The Starship lunar lander from SpaceX will transfer astronauts from the Orion spacecraft to the Moon. SpaceX is the…
AMD’s Zen4-based Ryzen 9 7845HX mobile CPU has been recently spotted on Ashes Of The Singularity. Alongside the performance metrics, we have some more insight regarding the specifications of this SKU. Ryzen 9 7845HX If the naming already puzzles you, then it’s probably going to get even more confusing if…
According to a recent Bloomberg story, Apple plans to shift a significant portion of iPhone manufacture to US. An new TSMC factory that is now being constructed in Arizona will reportedly start providing Apple with at least some of the Apple Silicon processors that the company uses. During his recent…
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, the latest flagship from Qualcomm, was announced today. Compared to the Gen 1 model, performance has increased on all fronts. The SM8550-AB, the official name of this chip, was manufactured on a 4nm node. Here are some specifics regarding its components. Snapdragon Gen 2…
Although Google is under intense regulatory examination in the EU, other nations are gradually beginning to look into large internet giants more seriously. The US search industry is under pressure, as evidenced by last week’s $400 million settlement of a case involving user location monitoring that was filed in 2018. …
With the release of Stream Deck Plus, Elgato has strengthened its position by making an accessory that many people, especially streamers, will find useful. Elgato’s newest addition to its line of streaming devices, the Stream Deck Plus, is manufactured under the Corsair brand. This “plus” variant is an improvement over the…
Famous YouTuber and Ex Valorant Streamer Darren Watkins Jr, aka IShowSpeed, is banned from Sky Sports channel and will no longer be contributing to the channel in any way, as reported by The Athletic. Sky Sports have swept every clip and videos featuring IShowSpeed from all over their social media. …
It wasn’t good timing for Motorsport Games, which posted a net loss of over $7.5 million in Q3 2022, but now they’re in even deeper water after their whole board of directors resigned over a disagreement. It seems that the company’s fortunes have rapidly collapsed. https://twitter.com/Roland_OTR/status/1592286465685598208?s=20&t=fITsjKF3dXgelXjgVQ6BNg A recent SEC filing…
After its announcement in July, fans were excited to experience the next iteration of the PlayStation VR headset; PlayStation VR 2. The expectations from the successor of PSVR were already very high due to the unique experience PlayStation VR was able to bring to the table with its launch in…
Apple announced its Emergency SOS via satellite service during the iPhone 14 series launch event. The new Satellite Emergency SOS service is exclusive to the iPhone 14 series, thanks to the new n53 band on the phones which can connect to satellites from Globalstar. Now, Apple is finally rolling out…
The chief of gaming at Microsoft has said that he’s willing to pledge to Sony and authorities that Call of Duty would remain on PlayStation for longer than planned. Speaking on The Verge’s Decoder podcast, Phil Spencer said that while Microsoft continues to wait for clearance for its planned purchase…
Elon Musk will have to defend his $56 billion compensation package in court later this week against charges made by Tesla shareholders that it was manipulated with lenient performance criteria. The allegations were made about the pay package. Richard Tornetta, a Tesla shareholder, is trying to emphasize that Musk crafted…
Microsoft’s Flight Simulator has left many people stunned. Even Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer was as amazed and astounded by the end product as the rest of us when he first saw the game in action for the first time. Phil Spencer didn’t think Microsoft Flight Simulator would run in real time…
Hackers have compromised the Twitter account of NVIDIA Taiwan. NVIDIA Taiwan’s almost entirely silent Twitter account appears to have been hijacked; fresh tweets are now promoting mysterious cryptocurrency-related activities. Only recently, the Taiwanese division of NVIDIA tweeted something since the end of 2019. The account responded to several earlier tweets this…
Following its release, many players set out on a mission to find hidden easter eggs in the game, with many succeeding and discovering some truly fascinating ones. One example is when God of War Ragnarök makes a passing reference to another PlayStation game that may surprise you, and you may…
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 collaborated with Mountain Dew Gaming to ship unique codes with specially marked Mountain Dew 12-Packs and 24-Packs that players can redeem in-game to earn perks like Double XP points or up to 1200 COD points. And COD points are the most valuable in-game currency,…
AMD has unveiled more information about their upcoming HYPR-RX technology set to arrive in 2023. We covered a topic detailing all technologies showcased during AMD’s RDNA3 reveal here. HYPR-RX is AMD’s one-click solution encompassing various technologies for an all-in-one solution. This is AMD’s possible competitor to NVIDIA’s Image Sharpening, DSR,…
As a follow-up to our previous Raptor Lake HX coverages, we now have more information regarding this lineup. The leak today comes from OneRaichu who in a Tweet shared some SKUs along with their clocks and core counts. Up until now, we have only come across the i9-13900HX and the…
One of the most successful series in video games almost became a film, as was recently revealed. Imagine a Grand theft Auto Film, with Eminem as the lead role. However, in a turn of events, the idea never made it to production. GTA: Rockstar rejected Eminem movie deal, says insider…
Aftermarket prices for shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) rose as a result of Berkshire Hathaway‘s disclosure in SEC filings that the investment company had acquired a sizable stake in the Taiwanese chip maker. At a time when the semiconductor industry is experiencing a more general decline, the company,…
It was speculated that sooner or later, Blockchain technology and NFTs would make their way to the mainstream gaming franchises when NFTs became popular. At that time NFTs were mainly being used as digital art to trade on massive platforms like OpenSea. Some devs also made NFT-oriented games that would…
A massive leak, this time concerning Google‘s plans for the foldable market, was unexpectedly released by the YouTube channel Front Page Tech. We’re calling it the Pixel Fold for the time being, as the official name has not yet been disclosed. The channel provided us an early peek at what…
The Game Awards nominees have been announced, and there are more than a hundred games up for honors. This time around, the competition is intense, and all the big names are gunning for the same pot of gold, The Game of The Year. Watch #TheGameAwards nominees revealed today at 9…
AMD decided to grab some limelight from NVIDIA only two days before the debut of the RTX 4080 graphics card by providing further information about their new RX 7900 series. AMD has released several slides contrasting its Radeon RX 7900 flagship graphics card with NVIDIA’s upcoming RTX 4080 16GB GPU…