We just noticed that NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix Driver Version 430.53 has been released. This hotfix driver comes less than a week after Game Ready Driver 430.39 was introduced. It turns out that 430.39 drivers had a minor glitch in them where it would hurt gaming performance due to the increased CPU load. We ran into this issue …more
AMD is celebrating their 50th anniversary this week, and they had some pretty big announcements this morning for their fans. The most exciting news for those looking to build AMD powered system is that AMD has launched special ‘Gold Edition’ versions of the AMD Ryzen 7 2700X processor and AMD Radeon VII graphics card. The new AMD Ryzen …more
The Minecraft Village & Pillage update was hailed as the largest update yet for the popular game. It added in new behaviors for the villagers and a pillager foe to fight. The problem for players is that the update has introduced some issues too. The AI of the villagers has gone a bit off the …more
Microsoft is doing very well with its line of Surface devices, and its Q3 2019 earings reflect that. The earnings who strong growth with the Surface devices like the Surface Pro 6 and the Surface Laptop 2. Total earnings for the hardware division where Surface devices reside was $1.329 billion with surface sales growing 21% …more
Gamers have been angry at Epic Games and the Epic Games store because it is signing up exclusives and gamers are having to go outside Steam to get games they want. Epic Games has caught some heat over its push for exclusive games, and Tim Sweeney has now challenged Steam. Sweeney says that the Epic …more
Respawn has put its current Titanfall project on hold and is said to be delaying all future Titanfall projects. Respawn will use those resources instead to develop its free-to-play battle royale game Apex Legends. The focus will be on future seasons for Apex Legends, but other games won’t be affected. Apex Legends producer Drew McCoy …more
If you have been in the market for the new Apple AirPods 2, but have been waiting until the earphones got a discount this might be the time to buy. AirPods 2 have received their first discount and this discount it at Amazon. It’s not a giant discount mind you, but you rarely see a …more
We reported this week that a rumor was going around that Nintendo was set to launch new and cheaper Switch hardware this summer, possibly at E3. Nintendo has now denied that rumor outright. Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa told reporters in Japan that no announcement of hardware was coming at E3. He stated, “As a general …more
A rumor is making the rounds that claim a cheaper Nintendo Switch will be landing in June. The latest rumor lends more weight to previous rumors about cheaper hardware that have been circulating for months. The current Switch sells for $299.99 and has sold very well. However, with just about everyone who wants a Switch …more
Apple has made quite the change to its policy on replacing faulty keyboards in its MacBook line of machines. Initially, users who took their MacBook into an Apple store for repair would have to leave their computers behind for up to five days. It’s hard to go a week without your main computer for most …more
Asus has announced a pair of new gaming laptops that use AMD Ryzen mobile APUs combined with GeForce GTX 1660 Ti GPUs. The notebooks include the FX505 and FX705 machines. Asus promises that the GPUs inside the notebooks support triple digit frame rates in many popular games. The Ryzen 7 CPU has quad cores supporting …more
MSI has announced that it has launched an updated line of gaming notebooks that use 9th generation Intel Core i9 processors and the latest NVIDIA graphics cards. MSI says that the new notebooks have 45% increase performance when compared to previous generations of notebooks. The updated machines are aimed at gamers and at content creators. …more
A recent Overwatch update added a new skin that Junkrat fans have been trying out. The skin turns Junkrat into a clown. Something weird happens if players die while using the skin. Instead of just falling down and dying as you would expect, Junkrat makes it into a seated position and stays there. Eventually, he …more
Fans of Nintendo and mobile gaming who have been around long enough will remember the Nintendo Game Boy fondly. It may be hard to believe, but the console has turned 30 years old, and some details about the console are going around that even the biggest fan might not know. The Game Boy was a …more