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Microsoft tried, and failed, to persuade Activision to put games on Game PassNew reports show that Microsoft has tried and ultimately failed to convince Activision's management to put its games on Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.Jun 29, 2023 6:29 PM CDT
Intel might be making Meteor Lake desktop CPUs after allMeteor Lake could still offer up Core i3 and i5 desktop processors, in yet another twist from the rumor mill, this time courtesy of a Linux leak.Jun 29, 2023 1:55 PM CDT
Internal Microsoft doc hints advertisements could come to Xbox games or Game PassAn internal Microsoft report shared with employees may hint that advertisements may become a bigger part of Xbox's video games business in the future.Jun 29, 2023 10:04 AM CDT
Microsoft may have significantly lowered Windows license prices for NVIDIA's GeForce NowNVIDIA and Microsoft signed multi-year deals that offer Xbox and Activision content to GeForce Now, and an addendum may have lowered Windows license costs.Jun 28, 2023 7:05 PM CDT
Google's Bard AI would choose an iPhone over an Android device - or would it?A Twitter user was surprised to see Bard recommend an Apple smartphone rather than Android, but in other circumstances, Bard will favor Android.Jun 28, 2023 11:23 AM CDT
FTC economist witness unprepared to illustrate size and scope of Activision's megaton gamesFTC's principal witness, economist Dr. Robin Lee, missed a valuable opportunity to highlight the sheer magnitude of Activision-Blizzard's megaton games.Jun 28, 2023 9:29 AM CDT
Razer Moray in-ear monitors are THX Certified and built for gamers and streamersRazer continues its move into creating products for streamers and creators, this time some in-ear monitors with the new impressive sounding Razer Moray.Jun 28, 2023 2:59 AM CDT
AMD partners with Bethesda for Starfield, FSR 2 confirmed for both PC and XboxAMD has announced that it has partnered with Bethesda Game Studios for Starfield, with FSR 2 support coming to both PC and Xbox. Does this mean no DLSS?Jun 27, 2023 11:27 PM CDT
Sony's Jim Ryan: 'I believe Microsoft will use Call of Duty to damage us'In sworn testimony in the FTC v Microsoft court case, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan says he believes Microsoft will use Call of Duty to damage Sony gaming.Jun 27, 2023 2:39 PM CDT
Diablo IV confirmed for DirectStorage support - so the question now is 'when', not 'if'DirectStorage has been sorely lacking in terms of PC support, but at least we now know that it's definitely planned for inclusion in the action RPG.Jun 27, 2023 7:15 AM CDT
Someone has made ChatGPT for Windows 3.1 and it's hilariousWinGPT is written in C and brings an AI assistant to this ancient version of Windows, featuring some amusing responses to queries, as you might imagine.Jun 27, 2023 5:55 AM CDT
3 new iMacs are coming and one is going to be the biggest yetApple's iMac is about to get three new models and at least one of them will be bigger than any Apple all-in-one to date, according to one report.Jun 27, 2023 1:41 AM CDT
MSI GeForce RTX 4060 models have appeared at Newegg with prices from $299 up to $329The GeForce RTX 4060 launch is days away and store listings for MSI's line-up appearing online, with prices starting at $299, going up to $329.Jun 26, 2023 10:56 PM CDT
Microsoft's buyout consideration list included 100+ game devs: Bungie, CD Projekt, FromSoftwareMicrosoft's internal mergers and acquisitions consideration list from 2021 includes 100+ devs/publishers like Bungie, CD Projekt RED, Hello Games, SEGA.Jun 26, 2023 5:37 PM CDT
Intel's 40-core Arrow Lake CPU rumored to be on shaky ground - and may not turn up until 2025If it arrives at all, because the latest from the grapevine on Twitter is that Intel is struggling with the processor, and may abandon it yet.Jun 26, 2023 1:49 PM CDT
98% of all water NASA astronauts release including pee and sweat is being recycled and drank98% of all water that astronauts bring onto the International Space Station is being recycled and turned into drinkable water, including urine.Jun 26, 2023 12:04 PM CDT
This Super Mario game for Windows has a rogue installer laden with nasty malwareSecurity experts have warned that there's an installer for a PC Mario clone circulating that contains SupremeBot malware and more besides.Jun 26, 2023 9:00 AM CDT
Why the Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg fight may be much deeper than it appearsTesla CEO Elon Musk has challenged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cage fight, which UFC president Dana White has said they are both 'dead serious' about.Jun 26, 2023 3:38 AM CDT
YouTube to launch its own gaming platform called 'Playables'Google is reportedly rolling out a gaming platform under its subsidiary company YouTube, and it's slated to be an online gaming experience.Jun 26, 2023 2:12 AM CDT
Is this a massive GeForce RTX 4090 Ti with a quad-slot cooler or an RTX 4090 prototype?It's probably a prototype, but we could be looking at a potential four-slot cooler for a GeForce RTX 4090 Ti - a card that is still rumored to be coming.Jun 25, 2023 11:28 PM CDT
Call of Duty negotiations likely to end mutually, Sony needs COD and Microsoft needs SonyDespite the current friction, assessment indicates that Microsoft and Sony are likely to strike a mutually beneficial agreement for Call of Duty licensing.Jun 25, 2023 12:36 PM CDT
Space probe snaps phenomenal pictures of Mercury showing tectonic curiosities and a new craterA European Space Agency-controlled space probe has snapped a collection of images of Mercury while it completed its third fly-by of the planet.Jun 25, 2023 4:58 AM CDT
Only 100 out of Starfield's 1,000 planets have life, Bethesda offers 'magnificent desolation'Starfield will have quiet and solemn moments of introspection as Bethesda creates a sense of wonder from 'magnificent desolation' of barren planets.Jun 23, 2023 7:04 PM CDT
Xbox views PlayStation as a hostile competitorMicrosoft Xbox sees Sony PlyStation as a hostile competitor, with Xbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer outlining how Microsoft is iadvertently funding its demise.Jun 23, 2023 2:00 PM CDT
AMD's next RDNA 3 GPU could arrive in September - and may be a surprisingly affordable RX 7800That said, no one seems to have a very clear idea of what the next model (or models) might be, with AMD supposedly undecided on which path to take.Jun 23, 2023 10:58 AM CDT

Minecraft makes 4x more revenue on Switch than XboxAlthough Microsoft owns Minecraft, the mega-hit block-builder earns much more revenue on competing platforms like the Switch and PlayStation than on Xbox.Jun 29, 2023 3:50 PM CDT
All future ZeniMax and Bethesda games may be Xbox exclusiveAll future ZeniMax and Bethesda games, including new IP and upcoming entries like Fallout 5 and The Elder Scrolls VI, may be made exclusive to XXbox.Jun 29, 2023 12:35 PM CDT
Practically no one's buying NVIDIA RTX 4000 or AMD RDNA 3 GPUs, going by leaks from retailersGPU sales are at rock-bottom for much of the current-gen range of cards from NVIDIA and AMD, with some exceptions - notably the RX 7900 XTX.Jun 29, 2023 9:04 AM CDT
Satya Nadella wants to remove all game exclusivity: 'I have no love for that world'Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has a radical idea about game exclusivity--if it were up to him, there would be no platform exclusives, Xbox or otherwise.Jun 28, 2023 5:43 PM CDT
Can't wait for the Zuck vs Musk cage fight? Find out who'll win with this free browser gameEven if the 'techbro beatdown' never happens, you can play out your own version of it with this free browser game from the designer of Bejeweled.Jun 28, 2023 10:51 AM CDT
Intel's new Arc GPU driver makes Assassin's Creed Unity 4x fasterAssassin's Creed Unity is almost a decade old, which explains why graphics driver optimizations make a big difference for Arc GPUs here.Jun 28, 2023 7:52 AM CDT
TSMC pricing for its next-gen 2nm wafers paints a bleak future for high-end GPU and tech pricesWith 3nm and 2nm chips on the horizon, the costs to produce these cutting-edge technologies is on the rise, and our wallets are going to feel it at retail.Jun 28, 2023 1:04 AM CDT
Sony's Jim Ryan: Kotick asked to negotiate Call of Duty to 'cover himself' if merger failsSony PlayStation boss Jim Ryan tells federal courts that he believes Bobby Kotick wanted to make a backup deal for Activision in case merger failed.Jun 27, 2023 6:26 PM CDT
The reason Alan Wake 2 is digital-only might surprise you (or indeed annoy you)There'll be no disc release for Alan Wake 2 due to reasons around maintaining the quality of the game, but not everyone's buying that line.Jun 27, 2023 10:51 AM CDT
This Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 cover display concept is gorgeousThe Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 continues to leak as we get ready for its big unveiling in July and a new cover display concept really whets the appetite.Jun 27, 2023 6:42 AM CDT
New Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 leak bomb bares allSamsung's next Galaxy Z Flip phone is just around the corner and it's now leaked in a big way with all of the specs now available to see.Jun 27, 2023 4:02 AM CDT
Multiple new Vision Pro headsets are already being developed at AppleApple's Vision Pro headset is very impressive but it isn't the end of its AR/VR headset development and two new products are already in the works.Jun 27, 2023 1:24 AM CDT
GeForce RTX 4060 benchmarks in Cyberpunk 2077 show it might not be great for overclockingAhead of the GeForce RTX 4060 launch we're seeing a few outlets put the card to the test in Cyberpunk 2077, with one looking at its OC potential.Jun 26, 2023 9:56 PM CDT
Xbox is a separate business unit where profit 'non-negotiable'Xbox is a separate business unit with its own profit targets within Microsoft: 'There's no part of our business where I get to lose money over time'Jun 26, 2023 4:03 PM CDT
Xbox's Phil Spencer says he wouldn't use Sony's own exclusivity tactics against PlayStationXbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer says he has no interest in using Sony's tactics of paying third-party studios for exclusivity deals to skip PlayStation.Jun 26, 2023 12:51 PM CDT
SSDs are getting seriously cheap, even larger models - but is it the right time to buy one?Pricing has dropped by a quarter in just the last three months, and whether you want a small or capacious solid state drive, there are bargains to be had.Jun 26, 2023 11:50 AM CDT
GeForce RTX 4060 benchmarks for Cyberpunk 2077 show DLSS 2 and DLSS 3 performanceMore GeForce RTX 4060 benchmarks have appeared, this time for Cyberpunk 2077's 'RT Ultra' mode in 1080p with DLSS 2 and DLSS 3 enabled.Jun 26, 2023 8:29 AM CDT
UFC boss confirms Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are 'dead serious' about fightingSpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has challenged Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to a cage match, and Zuckerberg has accepted.Jun 26, 2023 3:03 AM CDT
GeForce RTX 4060 3D Mark benchmarks show a 23% gen-on-gen uplift over the RTX 3060 12GBWe're days away from the launch of NVIDIA's mainstream Ada offering, the GeForce RTX 4060, so the benchmarks are continuing to leak out.Jun 26, 2023 12:56 AM CDT
Microsoft plans to build a quantum supercomputer within the next decadeCiting recent advances in its quantum computing research and a new roadmap, Microsoft is planning to build its first quantum supercomputer within 10 years.Jun 25, 2023 10:56 PM CDT
MrBeast was meant to be on the Titanic submersible that implodedMrBeast revealed that he was meant to be on the OceanGate submersible that was recently confirmed to have imploded on its way to the Titanic.Jun 25, 2023 10:50 AM CDT
Starfield exclusivity was the last straw for Microsoft, led to $7.5 billion ZeniMax buyoutHaving already bought timed exclusivity for two Bethesda games back-to-back, Microsoft bought ZeniMax for $7.5 billion to stave off Sony's 'hostile' deals.Jun 24, 2023 5:09 PM CDT
Microsoft floated idea of buying Zynga, declined because they wanted bigger mobile playerIn its quest to acquire its way into the mega-billion mobile market, Microsoft identified 1,000 potential buyout targets...one of which was Zynga.Jun 23, 2023 6:33 PM CDT
Want to buy an AMD RX 6800 or 6900 GPU on the cheap? Time might be running outWe've seen some pretty enticing offers already, particularly with RX 6800 models, but these kind of bargains may not be around for that much longer.Jun 23, 2023 1:20 PM CDT
Bethesda's Pete Hines explains the merits of platform exclusivityBethesda's Pete Hines reveals why Bethesda Games Studios recommended that Starfield go full Xbox exclusive, talks about positivity of exclusivity delas.Jun 23, 2023 10:27 AM CDT

ZeniMax buyout used a sliding scale Neutrino Model to determine effects of platform exclusivityThe ZeniMax acquisition, codenamed Project Atom, used a sliding-scale 'Neutrino Model' to determine the effects of taking ZeniMax games exclusive to Xbox.Jun 29, 2023 3:15 PM CDT
Starfield will get DLSS 3 on PC, modder declares - and very soon after launchThe slight catch is that you'll need to subscribe on Patreon, at least to get the beta mod - but that's fair enough in our books for a professional modder.Jun 29, 2023 10:50 AM CDT
Sony says it 'does not typically require subscription exclusivity' for games on PS PlusIn a poorly-redacted report that was uploaded to a public federal court folder, Sony admits that it does sometimes require subscription exclusivity.Jun 28, 2023 10:05 PM CDT
Bobby Kotick indicates Activision games could come to subscription if the price is rightActivision CEO Bobby Kotick strongly indicates that Activision games could be made available on content subscriptions & streaming if the price is right.Jun 28, 2023 3:23 PM CDT
Red Dead Redemption rated in Korea, could be RDR1 remasterThe original Red Dead Redemption has been suspiciously re-rated by Korea's games rating board, ignites speculation of a RDR1 remaster release from Rockstar.Jun 28, 2023 10:04 AM CDT
Microsoft has plans to make Windows an operating system streamed from the cloud to any deviceMore juicy info from the ongoing Microsoft versus FTC court case, this time with the revelation that Microsoft is planning to make Windows cloud-based.Jun 28, 2023 6:01 AM CDT
NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace successor, the GeForce RTX 50 series, set to launch in 2025A new roadmap from NVIDIA points to next-generation GPUs like the GeForce RTX 5090 launching in 2025 instead of its expected 2024 debut.Jun 28, 2023 12:34 AM CDT
BioWare to focus exclusively on singleplayer games, new Mass Effect in pre-productionBioWare sheds Star Wars The Old Republic so it can focus on what it does best: high-quality, emotional narrative-driven singleplayer RPG experiences.Jun 27, 2023 5:24 PM CDT
Xbox missed annual revenue forecasts by $780 millionXbox gaming missed management's internal annual revenue estimates by $780 million, and also failed to meet expected Xbox Game Pass subscription growth.Jun 27, 2023 9:21 AM CDT
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 specs leak as launch draws nearThe Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 is expected to debut at some point next month and the phone's specs appear to have leaked in full ahead of time.Jun 27, 2023 6:06 AM CDT
This much-used Apple photo service is now dead and buriedThe My Photo Stream photo syncing service is being shut down next month but it's already stopped uploading new photos and videos to iCloud.Jun 27, 2023 3:43 AM CDT
US government to spend $42 billion to make high-speed broadband universal by 2030The US government has announced its plans to bring high-speed broadband to the entire country and sets a target of 2030 to get it done.Jun 26, 2023 11:58 PM CDT
Microsoft wants Xbox to 'reach industry leadership' by 2030, plans to double Xbox revenuesMicrosoft aspires to make Xbox reach global games industry leadership by 2030, and double total Xbox gaming revenues across the next 7-year timeframe.Jun 26, 2023 7:10 PM CDT
Minecraft is the highest-earning Xbox game and it delivers 'significant profits'Minecraft is the top-earning Xbox game of all time, and that's largely because of the game's availability on PlayStation,Switch, PC, and other platforms.Jun 26, 2023 2:03 PM CDT
SpaceX reminds everyone Starlink is the future with stunning 600 Mbps download speedsStarlink users are posting their speed test results on Reddit, and the results are absolutely remarkable, with speeds of more than 600 Mbps.Jun 26, 2023 12:36 PM CDT
NASA is building an artificial intelligence that will make talking spaceships realNASA engineers are saying the agency is constructing a ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence interface to assist astronauts while on a mission.Jun 26, 2023 11:16 AM CDT
Researchers use AI to translate 5,000 year-old tablets containing mysterious languagesArchaeologists are taking the power of artificial intelligence and aiming it at ancient tablets that contain mysterious texts that date back 5,000 years.Jun 26, 2023 5:44 AM CDT
Blizzard confirms Diablo IV was hit with an extensive attack that booted players off the gameBlizzard has taken to its social media channels to confirm that Diablo IV was hit with an extensive attack over the weekend that kicked players.Jun 26, 2023 2:34 AM CDT
AFOX is launching a rare two-slot GeForce RTX 4090 with a blower fanMost GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs out there are big units, so it's great to see that two-slot models (albeit with blower fans) are being developed.Jun 25, 2023 11:58 PM CDT
Activision acquisition not expected to grow Xbox's console businessMicrosoft does not expect Activision's 8x separate billion-dollar franchises to help it grow the Xbox console business on a post-acquisition basis.Jun 25, 2023 6:59 PM CDT
ChatGPT tricked into generating Windows 11 keys by pretending to be grandma reading a storyMicrosoft invested $10 billion into OpenAI for the underlying software powering ChatGPT, and now the AI is generating Windows 11 keys.Jun 25, 2023 7:15 AM CDT
Xbox Cloud Gaming was specifically made to reach mobile playersMicrosoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming initiative was originally created to bring Xbox games to mobile devices, but the streaming offshoot has 'missed traction'Jun 24, 2023 3:02 PM CDT
Elder Scrolls 6 may not be Xbox exclusive after all, Phil Spencer not ready to commitThe Elder Scrolls VI (TES6) is so far away that Microsoft is not ready to announce Xbox exclusivity just yet, Phil Spencer won't commit to exclusivity.Jun 23, 2023 2:45 PM CDT
Xbox Game Pass revenues can be tied directly to player counts, engagement, and popularityXbox gaming CEO Phil Spencer briefly outlines the general business arrangements that Microsoft makes with developers to bring games to Xbox Game Pass.Jun 23, 2023 12:22 PM CDT
Xbox cloud streaming may never be uncoupled from Game Pass due to profitability concernsProject xCloud, Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming fork, may not ever get its own dedicated standalone service release due to business logistics.Jun 23, 2023 9:33 AM CDT

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