AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs. Intel Core i7-14700K: 42 Game Benchmark
AMD had claimed the Ryzen 7 9700X would outperform Intel's i7-14700K by 6% in gaming. They have revised this statement though, admitting that both CPUs should be a match. But are they?
Forget the games: Halo raked in a whopping $1.8 billion from merchandise alone
Making fortunes through an avalanche of toys, books, and apparel
Corsair's full ecosystem gets the Call of Duty treatment across keyboards, PCs, controllers, and more
Corsair secures multi-year Call of Duty crossover deal
EA Sports FC 25 early access begins, full release on September 27
EA is unlikely to face competition in soccer simulation anytime soon
Sony may be prepping two SoCs for PlayStation 6, sparking hope for a next-gen handheld
AMD is reportedly supplying the PS6 processor
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 looks even more stunning, dramatically reduces storage requirements
Full system requirements published, start a career from any airport on Earth, in-depth preflight checks, and more
The next Battlefield game goes back to basics: After 2042 snafu, new official details are revealed
Modern setting tries to evoke Battlefield 3 and 4
GTA V declared "unsupported" on Steam Deck following BattlEye anti-cheat update
Even though the game is massively popular on the handheld
Final Fantasy XVI and God of War Ragnarok arrive on PC this week, DLSS and other performance details shared
Final Fantasy XVI relies on upscaling and frame generation to run well
EA is not developing The Sims 5 but has confirmed a Sims movie
A Project Rene playtest is weeks away, while the movie hopes to captures "Barbie" appeal
Logitech reveals G915 X low-profile keyboard alongside a host of other gaming gear
Older Logitech mice will soon unlock 44k DPI through update
Watch Dogs movie finally wraps production more than a decade after initial announcement
Surely it can't be worse than the Borderlands movie?
Intel tried but failed to secure $30 billion PlayStation 6 contract
AMD outbid Intel and Broadcom to seal the deal for the third time in a row
Retro gaming crime ring busted in Italy, seizing 12,000 fake consoles
Facepalm: Retro gaming has become a lucrative market, with companies repackaging old titles as new experiences. However, criminals are also taking advantage of the retro appeal, flooding the market with cheap, counterfeit replicas of "official" consoles pre-loaded with classic, emulated games.
Diablo IV surpasses $1B in revenue, with $150M coming in from microtransactions
Turns out $28 for in-game armor is pretty lucrative
Nvidia CEO: "We can't do computer graphics anymore without artificial intelligence"
Jensen Huang champions AI upscaling in gaming, but players fear a hardware divide
In context: Upscaling tech like Nvidia's DLSS can enhance lower-resolution images and improve image quality while achieving higher frame rates. However, some gamers are concerned that this technology might become a requirement for good performance – a valid fear, even though only a few games currently list system requirements that include upscaling. As the industry continues to evolve, how developers address these concerns remains to be seen.
AMD FSR 4 will transition to pure AI upscaling, following DLSS and XeSS
Company is also discussing how to maximize gaming handhelds' battery life
Sony says the PS5 Pro uses next-gen AMD ray tracing tech – likely RDNA 4
The $700 console might offer a preview of RDNA 4 ray tracing
Microsoft-Activision buyout forces loss of another 650 gaming division jobs
Xbox has cut almost 12 percent of its workforce this year alone
Steam Families exits beta, offering game sharing with up to five people
Steam Families consolidates the management of your family's games in one location, while introducing new parental controls. The latest Steam client also improves library performance.
AMD claims new frame generation tech can boost Cyberpunk 2077 performance by up to 78%
A free shot in the arm for framerates
AMD Radeon RX 7800M is now official, features 60 CUs and 12 GB of VRAM
AMD ends an 11-month mobile GPU hiatus
Something to look forward to: The Radeon RX 7800M is the first new laptop GPU AMD has released in almost a year. While it remains unclear how many high-end gaming notebooks will support it, a crowdfunding campaign for an external version of the chip revealed its specs late last month. It lands much closer to the flagship 7900M than its next-nearest neighbor.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 GPU Benchmark
We've benchmarked Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 with over 40 GPUs to show how your graphics card stacks up. With the Swarm Engine pushing both GPU and CPU to their limits, find out if an upgrade is in order.
Sony will soon begin selling refurbished PlayStation 5 consoles – at around half the price of a PS5 Pro
Save around $100 compared to a new unit
Emulation of PS4 and Xbox One games on PC is showing promising results
Bloodborne with ray tracing?