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• Post #4502108

  At a recent preview event for Star Wars Zero Company joined by Wccftech, four key developers (Game Director Greg Foertsch, Lead Designer James Brawley, Narrative Director Aaron Contreras, and Lucasfilm Games' Executive Producer Orion Kellogg) answered a lot of questions about the game from the assembled press, revealing many juicy details about the upcoming single player turn-based tactics title due on August 27 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X. Keep scrolling to read the whole...

• Post #4498711

  Pokémon Pokopia has been one of the more welcome surprises of 2026, offering an excellent package that simultaneously delivers both innovation and classic charm. Fans have taken notice, with the game selling over 4 million copies in the short time it's been available, and Nintendo is following up fairly quickly with strong post-launch support. The Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass will eventually deliver three waves of new content, with Part 1, entitled Bubbly Basin, recently dropping alongside...

• Post #4493225

  Independent Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment reported a sharp revenue decline in its H1 2026 financial report released today, but the studio says early demand signals for its upcoming sequel, CONTROL Resonant, remain strong ahead of its September 24 launch. Remedy's second-quarter (April–June 2026) revenue fell 40.0% year-over-year to €10.2 million, down from €16.9 million in the same period last year. For the full first half of 2026, revenue was down by 23.1% to €23.3 million (from €3...

• Post #4488700

  Companies such as Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron have chosen to prioritize AI customers because they can place mammoth-sized DRAM orders, pushing Apple into a corner as it strategizes how to overcome this supply chain headache. While CXMT was previously reported to be a beacon of hope, the Chinese memory maker is facing a string of problems, suggesting that even as Apple tests the manufacturer’s DRAM in its products, the deal may not progress further. Even if Apple receives the Trump Administrati...

• Post #4486232

  Last month, Square Enix confirmed during the annual Summer Game Fest showcase that Final Fantasy VII Revelation will release sometime in Spring 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. While every fan of the series wishes it would release as soon as possible, Square Enix's forecasts for the current fiscal year ending on March 31, 2027 suggest that the third entry in the series will only release from April onward. Despite the financial report for Q1 not inspiring muc...

• Post #4484703

  US chip restrictions on China and the Asian nation's focus on local chips are expected to reduce AMD and NVIDIA's market share in the country this year, suggests a fresh report from market research firm TrendForce. Previous reports have suggested that while Chinese firms, such as Huawei, have been unable to produce chips that are on par with the most advanced US AI chips, the production boom spurred by domestic incentives stands to grow the shipments of domestic chips. NVIDIA Expected To...

• Post #4484261

  Around a month ago, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier confirmed that Blizzard was among the rosiest divisions under the Xbox umbrella, having successfully rebuilt momentum across all its main franchises (Warcraft, Diablo, and Overwatch), though that doesn't necessarily make it immune to the upcoming second wave of Xbox layoffs mandated by CEO Asha Sharma. Yesterday, Windows Central posted tidbits from an internal email that Blizzard president Johanna Faries sent to its employees last week, tout...

• Post #4475941

  The 1.4nm process was previously reported to be progressing smoothly, with TSMC seemingly facing zero obstacles. However, the semiconductor giant wasn’t experiencing technical difficulties, but its plans to secure the necessary real estate were stalled due to protests from landowners. Fortunately, this little distraction is no longer a problem, as the latest report states that TSMC has secured the land for two 1.4nm plants and one panel-level advanced packaging facility. Pilot production for the...

• Post #4461581

  Intel Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs are going to rock some impressive iGPU capabilities, with up to 40 Watts being dedicated to graphics alone. Intel Is Aiming To Tackle AMD's Ryzen APUs With Its 12Xe3-Class Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs The Intel Nova Lake-S (Core Ultra 400S) Desktop CPU family is expected to feature a powerful iGPU variant. A few months back, we reported that Nova Lake Desktop CPUs would feature a 12XeP iGPU configuration. It was later unveiled that the 12Xe3P iGPU would come in des...

• Post #4435090

  This is one of the most handy databases that lets you know if you can fit even larger CPU coolers in your PC case. Noctua Measures CPU Cooler Clearance for Over a Hundred Cases, Finds Some Cases Can Accommodate Even Larger Coolers The traditional way to find out whether a CPU cooler will fit inside a particular case or not is to check the official specifications on the product page. Almost every vendor lists the CPU cooler clearance for its PC cases on the specs page, alongside VGA and PSU clear...

• Post #4431085

  Wo Long 2: Wings Of Ember was among the many surprise reveals of the non-E3 season, and although the announcement trailer did not show much, it looked clear from the get-go that the new entry in the series would address many of the complaints of the first entry in the series. Ahead of its early 2027 launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo revealed that the new entry in the series is going open-world with a dynamic battlefield that will address...

• Post #4421904

  It’s well-documented that when an RTX 5090 is running at full tilt, it can end up melting the 12VHPWR connector due to its wattage-guzzling attributes. As powerful as it might be to deliver record-high framerates, this is one major trade-off that gamers have to watch out for. Fearing that the same fate will befall his GPU, one user has developed an open-source tool that automatically shuts down the PC if it detects that the graphics card is drawing too much juice. Open-source software only works...

• Post #4420873

  Windows 11 will always benefit from having more memory, but the ongoing DRAM crisis forced Microsoft to make some amendments to its previous statements, such as 32GB being ideal for serious users. With these claims removed, the software giant can now focus on what’s important for the millions of users who have gravitated to the latest OS: RAM optimizations. Running Windows 11 fluidly requires users to have as much RAM as possible, but Microsoft is looking to change this The details mentioned by...

• Post #4417206

  Following increasingly loud rumors that Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA VI) would finally get an extended look later this month, Rockstar Games has now confirmed that that will happen on Thursday, August 27, three weeks from today. The big surprise is that the extended look will premiere exclusively on Netflix at 3 PM Eastern Time, while Rockstar's YouTube channel and the official website will offer the same footage from 9 PM Eastern Time. It's yet another example of the big marketing campaign...

• Post #4416882

  After a strong hype-driven start, Monster Hunter Wilds sales slowed as fans complained about several issues, starting with the game's performance. CAPCOM has worked hard to remedy those, and the publisher still aims to eventually exceed the sales result of Monster Hunter World, which is still currently CAPCOM's best-selling game ever with 22.10 million units sold. Here's the quote from the Q&A portion of the recent Q1 2027 earnings call: Ongoing enhancements to the technical perf...

• Post #4416333

  After MSI, ASUS, and GIGABYTE, AOC has also launched its first triple-mode gaming monitor for the budget segment. AOC Debuts GAMING CQ32G4ZA Triple-Mode Monitor in the Budget Segment, Offering QHD@260Hz, FHD@360Hz, and HD@500Hz Modes At this point, numerous vendors have introduced triple-mode gaming monitors, which break the norm of single- and dual-mode models. Among the first ones were MSI and GIGABYTE triple-mode gaming monitors. ASUS followed a couple of weeks ago, and now it's AOC, whic...

• Post #4412711

  It's been four years since the AMD AM5 motherboard platform and the 600-series motherboards launched. Since its launch, the platform has seen the launch of several CPUs in the Ryzen 7000, Ryzen 8000, and Ryzen 9000 families. While the 600-series motherboards provide great features & compatibility with newer Zen 5 CPUs, motherboard makers are always looking to enhance user experiences through the latest technologies, so AMD has introduced a new chipset line called the 800-series. AMD also...

• Post #4411140

  Nintendo has published its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2027 (April through June 2026), revealing a peculiar disconnect between the company's revenue and its profit. Nintendo's net sales for the quarter totaled 517.8 billion yen, down 9.5% year-over-year; despite that decline, operating profit jumped 150.5% to 142.6 billion yen, ordinary profit rose 115.1% to 206.1 billion yen, and profit attributable to owners of parent climbed 53.5% to 147.4 billion yen. The e...

• Post #4410535

  Intel's next-generation Diamond Rapids "Xeon 7" CPU has been spotted, featuring 32 cores & 240 MB L3 cache on the 18A-P process technology. Intel 18A-P Process Tech Comes To Life As First Diamond Rapids "Xeon 7" CPU Spotted In The Wild Diamond Rapids, the next-gen Xeon family, is going to be the next step up for Intel's data center ambitions. The processor is one of the first that is being built upon the enhanced 18A-P process technology, and will go on to pack up...

• Post #4408751

  Apple can always rely on TSMC to fulfill its orders for millions of chipsets, but this year could tell a very different tale. However, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer isn’t at fault, as a previous report has stated that TSMC is sitting on $1 billion worth of A20 Pro units, but they can’t move to the next step unless sufficient DRAM supply arrives. This conundrum could very well result in an iPhone 18 delay, as Apple scrambles to secure as much DRAM supply as possible As more AI cu...

• Post #4393523

  It's been three years since the AMD AM5 motherboard platform and the 600-series motherboards launched. Since its launch, the platform has seen the launch of several CPUs in the Ryzen 7000, Ryzen 8000, and Ryzen 9000 families. While the 600-series motherboards provide great features & compatibility with newer Zen 5 CPUs, motherboard makers are always looking to enhance user experiences through the latest technologies, so AMD has introduced a new chipset line called the 800-series. AMD als...

• Post #4387153

  Elon Musk was in his prime ahead of SpaceX's first earnings call as a public company, warning detractors of complete annihilation before the call, while throwing out trillion-dollar buzzwords with alacrity during the call itself. Elon Musk takes pains to note that SpaceX's revenue - not ARR - will hit $1 trillion by 2030, while identifying the 200 percent annual increase in memory demand as the primary growth barrier SpaceX has now disclosed its earnings for the second quarter of 2026, r...

• Post #4385596

  Buckle up as the ongoing memory- and HBM-related bottleneck is about to get materially decongested, thanks to SanDisk's initiative to develop High-Bandwidth Flash (HBF) in concert with SK hynix, which should eventually lead to a bifurcation in tasks that are currently performed solely by the HBM. HBF can offer read bandwidth that is orders of magnitude higher than what a JEDEC HBM4 offers, but suffers on write endurance Before discussing the HBF standard, let's first go over the memory w...

• Post #4384074

  GMKtec has been making Mini PCs for years now. They are based out of the technology hub of Shenzhen, China, and have maintained strategic partnerships with AMD, Intel & Microsoft, and currently offer a wide array of solutions, all the way from entry-level to enthusiast-grade designs based on mobility chips from AMD & Intel. The latest offering from GMKtec that targets the high-end segment with Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 SoCs. For this, GMKtec is introducing its EVO T2S, which is a f...

• Post #4383464

  The switch to the LPCAMM2 form factor has allowed companies like Framework to introduce modular memory that not only consumes less power but delivers increased speeds without worrying about getting a soldered package. However, that modularity comes at a price when compared to the M5 MacBook Pro, which relies on soldered RAM but boasts 39 percent faster bandwidth, leading to a performance disparity in various AI workloads. The LPCAMM2 module in the Framework Laptop 13 Pro runs at 7,467MT/s, leadi...

• Post #4380593

  Another day brings another shot across the bow of the ever-deepening US-China rivalry, this time focusing on optical transceivers that power fiber optic-based data transmission, and where China's Zhongji Innolight currently controls over a quarter of the global market. The potential FCC ban on China-sourced optical transceivers instantly turns Innolight into a net loser, while boosting the prospects of Coherent and Lumentum Reuters is now reporting that the US FCC, which regulates the Americ...

• Post #4378995

  The vendor not only increased the GPU prices significantly, but it also resulted in the cancellation of several existing orders. Retailer Says GIGABYTE Increased GPU Prices by 20-40%, Leading to Cancellation of Several Orders The notice by CFD-BIZ confirms the report of NVIDIA raising the GPU prices. We have seen how drastic the price increase was for the GeForce RTX 50 series in China. We also heard reports that AMD raised the GPU prices for its RX 9000 series, which it delayed due to fear of l...

• Post #4378653

  Several new special-edition components and peripherals have been launched to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary. MSI Shows Off DRACO EPIC Edition RTX 5080, X870E Motherboard, AIO, PSU, and Peripherals on its 40th Anniversary MSI has officially introduced the 40th Anniversary special edition components, which it showed off at the Computex 2026 event. MSI has been one of the most popular vendors that produces a wide range of products, including motherboards, GPUs, AIOs, PC cases, coolers...

• Post #4377887

  When Apple filed a damning lawsuit against OpenAI a few weeks back for supposedly stealing secrets related to a slew of upcoming consumer-oriented AI devices, we were led to believe that the maker of iPhones had a rock-solid case against OpenAI, replete with the proverbial smoking gun. OpenAI's scathing response to Apple's lawsuit, however, has just demolished that fallacy, painting a picture of utter incompetence within Apple's labyrinthine halls instead. OpenAI says Apple invented...

• Post #4375897

  Another user went incredibly lucky with his purchase from his local Walmart store, getting nearly $1100 discount. Redditor Grabs an iBUYPower PC at a $1100 Discount from Local Walmart in Clearance Sale Not just Costco; if you are lucky enough, you might be able to grab a gaming PC for extremely cheap from your local Walmart store. Walmart hosts items on clearance sales where you would see various items with deep discounts. This is exactly why the Reddit user u/Material-Junket214 was able to snag...