Leaked Nintendo Switch 2 specs reveal how powerful the next-gen console may be

Leaked Nintendo Switch 2 specs reveal how powerful the next-gen console may be

Nintendo Switch 2 rumors are swirling following the leak that developers were shown the next-generation console at Gamescom 2023, and now we are starting to hear more that back up previous predictions. Rumors started after select developers were shown The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild running near 4K at 60FPS on the next-generation …

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Top 5 winners of the 2023 astronomy photo of the year contest

Top 5 winners of the 2023 astronomy photo of the year contest

The winners of the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s 15th year of astronomy photography have been announced, and the images are nothing short of incredible. 7 VIEW GALLERY – 7 IMAGES The world’s largest astrophotography contest consists of more than 4,000 separate submissions from 64 different countries, with each of the submissions going into a selection of …

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Intel’s new Meteor Lake powered Core Ultra CPUs are coming this December

Intel’s new Meteor Lake powered Core Ultra CPUs are coming this December

Intel has lifted the lid on the first Core Ultra Meteor Lake chips, which will first hit the laptop market this December – and it’s a major shake-up to the design, manufacturing, and capabilities found in Intel CPUs. 6 VIEW GALLERY – 6 IMAGES Meteor Lake and the new Core Ultra chip rebranding is more …

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Intel to bring 3D-Stacked Cache to its CPUs but it will be different from AMD’s 3D V-Cache

Intel to bring 3D-Stacked Cache to its CPUs but it will be different from AMD’s 3D V-Cache

At Intel’s big Innovation 2023 event, CEO Pat Gelsinger confirmed that the company would adopt a 3D Cache approach for CPUs in the future – though it won’t be a part of the upcoming Meteor Lake roadmap. The confirmation came during a Q&A session where someone asked if Intel was considering adopting something similar to …

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Nintendo job listing confirms that the Switch 2 will feature custom NVIDIA DLSS support

Nintendo job listing confirms that the Switch 2 will feature custom NVIDIA DLSS support

It’s been a very busy couple of weeks regarding the still-to-be-announced Nintendo Switch 2 gaming console, with rumors pointing to a 2024 release for Nintendo’s next-generation hardware. First, several sources revealed that Nintendo showcased the new hardware at Gamescom to select developers with 4K DLSS-powered demos of The Legend of Zelda and Unreal Engine 5. …

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Assassin’s Creed Mirage PC requirements revealed, will only support Intel’s XeSS Super Sampling

Assassin’s Creed Mirage PC requirements revealed, will only support Intel’s XeSS Super Sampling

The next installment in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise, due for release on October 5, will see the series return to its roots by focusing on stealth, investigations, and assassinations in a single detailed location – Baghdad in the year 861. And with the release right around the corner, Ubisoft has outlined what to expect with …

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Cheaper ASUS ROG Ally with a non-Extreme Ryzen Z1 chip is here, but it might not be worth it

Cheaper ASUS ROG Ally with a non-Extreme Ryzen Z1 chip is here, but it might not be worth it

ASUS has finally launched the cheaper version of its popular ROG Ally gaming handheld, with the USD 600 model sporting a different chipset in the form of the non-Extreme AMD Ryzen Z1 APU. Outside of this, it retains the same impressive 7-inch 120 Hz 1080p display, 512GB of internal storage, and 16GB of DDR5 memory. …

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FTC not involved in Xbox leak, agency says it’s not to blame for biggest leak in game history

FTC not involved in Xbox leak, agency says it’s not to blame for biggest leak in game history

Microsoft is responsible for accidentally leaking incredibly sensitive information about its Xbox games business, not the FTC, the Commission says. 2 VIEW GALLERY – 2 IMAGES On September 15, a wave of documents and files were uploaded to the FTC v Microsoft court exhibits list. These files included information about Xbox and Microsoft’s post-merger plans. …

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Mortal Kombat 1 on the Nintendo Switch looks very different to the PS5 and Xbox versions

Mortal Kombat 1 on the Nintendo Switch looks very different to the PS5 and Xbox versions

Mortal Kombat 1 is the latest entry in the long-running fighting game franchise, and it’s available to play on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch. A reboot and sequel, it brings back classic characters and a rich cinematic story to experience alongside the over-the-top violence and gore. 9 Here’s a look at …

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GeForce RTX 5090 will be 1.7X more powerful than the RTX 4090 and feature a 2.9 GHz Boost Clock

GeForce RTX 5090 will be 1.7X more powerful than the RTX 4090 and feature a 2.9 GHz Boost Clock

Although the GeForce RTX 4090 is still considered to be the absolute pinnacle (and overkill) of modern gaming GPUs capable of delivering triple-digit 4K performance, rumors are already swirling around NVIDIA’s next-generation GeForce RTX 50 hardware – specifically the flagship GeForce RTX 5090. 2 The GeForce RTX 5090 is rumored to be 1.7X more powerful …

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Intel Arc driver adds support for Cyberpunk 2077 expansion and boosts classic game performance

Intel Arc driver adds support for Cyberpunk 2077 expansion and boosts classic game performance

Intel’s latest driver non-WHQL driver release for Arc graphics (version 31.0.101.4826) not only supports some of the biggest PC game releases on the horizon but also dips into the back catalog to boost performance for a few classics. Namely, Hitman Absolution and Bioshock Infinite, two titles getting a sizable bump to 1080p performance when running …

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NVIDIA’s next-generation Blackwell GPUs for HPC and AI will use chiplet design

NVIDIA’s next-generation Blackwell GPUs for HPC and AI will use chiplet design

NVIDIA’s next-generation GPU architecture, codenamed Blackwell, is the successor to the current Ada Lovelace generation and the beginning of a new era of GPU design for the company. This is due to Blackwell being used for both the company’s data center and AI side in addition to consumer GPUs for PC gaming and creators – …

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Microsoft plans to integrate ads into PC and mobile games following Activision buyout

Microsoft plans to integrate ads into PC and mobile games following Activision buyout

New public court documents included in the FTC v Microsoft trial exhibit list given an idea of what Xbox plans to do after it acquires Activision. 4 VIEW GALLERY – 4 IMAGES Activision Blizzard King isn’t just making its money from game sales and microtransactions, but advertisements from King’s lucrative ad tech platform. Microsoft plans …

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Xbox Game Pass made $230 million revenue in one month, most users pay for full subscriptions

Xbox Game Pass made $230 million revenue in one month, most users pay for full subscriptions

Microsoft reveals more details about how much money Xbox Game Pass actually makes. 4 VIEW GALLERY – 4 IMAGES Over the last few years, we’ve pieced together a lot of information and data about Microsoft and its video games division. In October 2022, we uncovered that Xbox Game Pass on console made $2.9 billion in …

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Microsoft reveals how much third-party developers make per hour on Xbox

Microsoft reveals how much third-party developers make per hour on Xbox

New court documents in the FTC v Microsoft case reveal in-depth figures from Xbox’s secretive data vault. 3 VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES Days ago, the Northern California District Court uploaded a series of new exhibits to the recent Microsoft-Activision merger federal trial. One of these documents has an eye-opening view of revenue metrics that …

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Xbox consulted with metaverse pioneer Matthew Ball to help guide Game Pass subscription

Xbox consulted with metaverse pioneer Matthew Ball to help guide Game Pass subscription

A newly-published email chain reveals that Microsoft consulted with Matthew Ball, a leading force behind the emerging metaverse trend, to help with its growing Game Pass subscription. 3 VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES California district courts recently uploaded a new batch of exhibits, documents, and files from the FTC v Microsoft federal case. These documents …

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The Elder Scrolls VI not coming to PlayStation, court documents show

The Elder Scrolls VI not coming to PlayStation, court documents show

Bethesda’s next Elder Scrolls RPG will skip PlayStation, new court documents from Microsoft indicate. 3 VIEW GALLERY – 3 IMAGES Microsoft apparently has no plans to release The Elder Scrolls VI on PlayStation consoles and may keep the massively-anticipated RPG exclusive to Xbox and PC. The latest evidence of TESVI’s exclusivity is found in a …

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