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Microsoft Flight Simulator has received World Update 21, and this time the focus is Australia. The update adds a large set of visual improvements across the country, with Microsoft and Asobo calling it a new standard in realism for pilots. The update was built with data and work from Bing Maps, Vexcel, Gaya, and Asobo. It improves terrain, cities, coastlines, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and

valve’s new Steam Controller sold out almost immediately after launch, and scalpers are already trying to cash in. The controller normally costs $99, but second hand listings have appeared for as much as $399. That is a huge markup for any controller, even one made by Valve. The launch demand was real, but this is still a reminder of how quickly hardware hype turns

Forza Horizon 6 has gone gold ahead of its May 19 launch, and Playground Games is giving longtime Forza players a useful early bonus. If you played earlier Forza Horizon games or the 2023 Forza Motorsport reboot with the same Xbox Gamertag, you will receive extra cars in Forza Horizon 6 after finishing the Tokyo City introduction race with Mei. These are not basic

Steam’s April 2026 Hardware and Software Survey shows a clear split in PC gaming. New hardware keeps arriving, but many players are still using older GPUs, 16GB RAM, and Windows 10. That matters because it affects what developers can realistically target when building modern PC games. Windows is still dominant on Steam, with 93.47% share across surveyed players. But around a quarter of Windows

After months of hints, jokes, and community hunting, Diablo 4’s secret Cow Level has finally been found. The search was led in part by the Cow Level Discord community, and the reward is a Mythic Unique helm called the Cow King’s Crown. The item is strange by design. It has item level 666 and comes with silly day based effects that change depending on

Fallout co creator Tim Cain says the internet has changed how games are marketed, discussed, and even designed. In a recent YouTube video, Cain argued that many players no longer form opinions by looking at a game directly. Instead, they often adopt the opinion of an influencer they already like. Cain is not saying every influencer is bad. His point is more specific. The

GTA 6 still does not have an official price, but Bank of America believes Take Two should sell it for $80. The argument is not only about GTA 6 making more money. The bank suggests that a higher price for Rockstar’s game could help the wider game industry move beyond the $70 standard. The idea came from an investor note after the iicon Video

Bungie is trying to reassure players that Marathon is not a short term project. The studio says it has plans for the game’s story over the next few years, even as the new extraction shooter continues to find its place in a crowded multiplayer market. That message matters because players have become more cautious with live service games. Many multiplayer titles launch with strong

Forza Horizon 6 has gone gold ahead of its May 19 launch, and Playground Games has confirmed several final details, including preload sizes, console graphics modes, and the game’s radio lineup. The biggest music news is that Forza Horizon 6 will have the largest soundtrack in the series so far. Preloading is already available on Xbox Series X|S and through the Xbox app on

Valve’s new Steam Controller has officially launched, but many people could not buy one before it disappeared from stock. The controller went live on Steam and sold out in about 30 minutes, while also jumping to the top of Steam’s best selling charts. That is a strong start for Valve’s new hardware push. The controller is the first of Valve’s recently announced products to

Mundfish is not ready to confirm DLSS 5 support for its next games. CEO Robert Bagratuni called NVIDIA’s new technology “highly promising,” but said the studio is still monitoring its development and will decide later whether it makes sense for future releases. That means Atomic Heart 2 and The Cube are not confirmed for DLSS 5 right now. Atomic Heart already supports NVIDIA features

GTA 6 will launch first on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with PC coming later. Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has now given a clearer reason for that choice: Rockstar starts with consoles because that is where it believes its core audience is. Speaking in an interview with Bloomberg, Zelnick said Rockstar is judged by how well it serves its core audience. In

Activision has denied a rumor that the next Call of Duty is being developed for PS4. The company responded through the official Call of Duty account, saying the claim is not true and that the next entry is not being made for Sony’s last gen console. That likely means the next Call of Duty will be built for current generation hardware only. Activision did

Intel’s Core 9 273PQE has appeared in gaming tests, and the results are interesting because this is not a normal consumer CPU. It belongs to Intel’s Bartlett Lake lineup for embedded systems, but it still uses the LGA 1700 socket and the same Raptor Cove performance core family found in Raptor Lake Refresh chips. The unusual part is the core layout. The Core 9

NVIDIA’s Nemotron 3 Super has taken the top spot in the open source model leaderboard for EnterpriseOps Gym, beating models such as Kimi K2.5, DeepSeek v3.2, and GPT OSS 120B. The result shows that NVIDIA is not only competing in AI hardware. It is also pushing hard on the software and model side. Nemotron 3 Super is a 120B parameter model with 12B active

Toto is best known for toilets and bathroom products, but the Japanese company is now getting attention for a very different reason: AI chips. The company’s shares reportedly jumped 18% after it announced plans to increase production of semiconductor components, including parts used in AI chip manufacturing. The link may sound strange at first, but it comes down to ceramics. Toto’s ceramics expertise has

Samsung’s chip making business may be getting a boost from the same AI memory wave that is pressuring the rest of the industry. A new report says Samsung Foundry is seeing strong demand for its 4nm process, with orders extending into 2027. The report says Samsung’s 4nm process has become more stable, which appears to be helping the company win more orders from global

AMD appears to be working on a new Ryzen PRO desktop CPU that could bring 16 cores and 3D V Cache to its business focused lineup for the first time. The chip, listed as Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D, has appeared in a PassMark entry, though the details should still be treated as early and unconfirmed. Ryzen PRO chips are made for professional systems, office

Micron says the AI boom is still in its early stage, and memory demand may keep rising as inference workloads grow. CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said AI is in the “first innings,” with faster and denser memory becoming a strategic requirement for companies building large AI systems. The reason is simple. AI models need compute, but that compute depends heavily on memory. GPUs need HBM,

ASUS marketed its ROG Equalizer 12V 2x6 cable as a better solution for balancing power across high end GPUs, but new testing from Der8auer suggests the cable may perform worse than expected. The test used an RTX 5090 and WireView Pro II to monitor current distribution across the connector pins. Instead of showing cleaner balance, the ROG Equalizer showed uneven current loads. In some