Today marks the one-year anniversary of AMD’s launch of Ryzen! Over the past 12 months, AMD has launched over 20 Ryzen processors and to say they were disruptive at every price point is an understatement. AMD successfully reinvigorated the CPU market at a time when enthusiasts were used to seeing minimal IPC (Instructions Per Cycle) gains …more
The Game Developers Conference (GDC) and NVIDIA’s Graphics Technology Conference (GTC) are both taking place this month. There were rumors that NVIDIA might be launching the successor to the Pascal GPU for the mainstream market, but those rumors are being toned back. Tom’s Hardware went as far as saying that anyone waiting for big NVIDIA …more
Microsoft is offering up some details on what new features will come to the spring Xbox One software update. The update has been rolled out to testers via the Preview Update feature. The update will bring with it support for 1440p option for displays that are better than full HD, but not 4K. The update …more
It seems like the Switch has been around for a long time, but it is just now getting ready to turn one. With a birthday coming up, many are wondering if there are any changes in store for the console in the near future. Nintendo has now confirmed that no Switch 2.0 is in the …more
The Qualcomm versus Broadcom battle has been ongoing since Broadcom’s initial offer to buy Qualcomm last November, 2017 for $60 a share in cash plus $10 a share in Broadcom stock. Broadcom’s initial offer of $70.00 per share was seen by Qualcomm’s Board as being so low that the hostile takeover bid did not merit engagement. Qualcomm has emerged …more
Sony has announced the games that are available for March at no cost thanks to PS Plus. The games include Bloodborne and Ratchet and Clank. Bloodborne is a Lovecraftian nightmare that brings players into the dark secrets of Yharnam. Bloodborne follows an outsider who arrives in the town seeking a special form of healing. The …more
Fortnite players who had intended to do some early AM gaming today might not have been able to do that this morning. Fortnite servers went down this morning at about 4 am ET for the developers to apply a new patch to the game. The update brought Fortnite to V3.1.0. Epic announced the server downtime …more
Qualcomm looks to be launching an SoC series taht that sits between the premium Snapdragon 800 series and mainstream Snapdragon 600 processors. The newly announced Snapdragon 700 Mobile Platform Series will be shipping to customers 1H 2018 and will include advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) support on-device as well as improvements to the camera and overall device …more
If you played JRPGs back in the ’90s, you will remember Chrono Trigger. The game is a cult classic. Square Enix has now launched a version of the game on Steam for PC gamers to enjoy. It’s also a bargain at $14.99. “As the story unfolds, embark on a journey to different eras: the present, …more
Sega recently launched what it said was a playable demo of the new Yakuza 6 video game. The download was massive ticking in at over 30GB. The reason for such a large file is that you were downloading the whole game reports Kotaku. The idea was that players could later buy an unlock code when …more
It is tough to buy individual graphics cards these days thanks to the cryptocurrency boom, but you can still find pre-built systems stuffed with high-end graphics cards to purchase. This is bad for the DIY enthusiast market, but the truth is buying a pre-built system often costs less than building a system with the same …more
Deepcool’s New MF120 Fan Set Offers RGB Control Over WiFi Deepcool is no stranger to manufacturing cooling components for the PC, starting business all the way back in 1996 and since then releasing a lineup of computer cases, AIO coolers, fans and more. Today, Deepcool announced the release of their new MF120 Smart RGB Fan …more
CD Projekt Red is best known as the publisher behind “The Witcher” series of video games. The game developer is now touting its next blockbuster franchise and that franchise will start with the game Cyberpunk 2077. The game is something of a follow-up to a game called Cyberpunk 2013 and Cyberpunk 2020. The developers say …more
I think we have all played video games before and wondered just what the power-ups the on-screen character was eating might taste like. Snackade aims to answer that question by giving the player real-time, real-world powerups that closely match what the character on screen is collecting. The guys behind Snackade- Adam Grant, David McDonald, and …more