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Xbox has reportedly ended its funding agreement for Project Fantasy, the online action RPG being developed by IO Interactive. The decision has forced the Danish studio to make staffing changes, though it says the project itself is still alive and that it remains committed to the new fantasy universe. Project Fantasy was announced in early 2023 as an online RPG built around an original

Cinder City may be one of the first major PC games to list 64GB of RAM as its recommended memory requirement. The upcoming sci-fi third-person shooter has now received a Steam page, revealing unusually high system requirements for a game that combines cinematic combat, open-world exploration, and large-scale multiplayer PvE content. The game will technically run with 32GB of RAM, but the recommended specification

Baldur’s Gate 3 set such a high standard for role-playing games that even experienced developers are reluctant to take on a sequel. James Ohlen, who helped lead development on Baldur’s Gate 2, reportedly declined the chance to work on Baldur’s Gate 4 because competing with Larian Studios’ work would be extremely difficult. The issue is not only that Baldur’s Gate 3 was successful. It

The next PlayStation and Xbox consoles may deliver stronger hardware, but higher prices and growing development costs could make the transition difficult for both players and studios. Reports and industry discussion suggest that Sony’s PlayStation 6 and Microsoft’s next Xbox, reportedly codenamed Project Helix, may arrive with prices close to or above $1,000. That possibility has raised a larger question: will more powerful hardware

NBCUniversal may move further into video games after its planned separation from Comcast, with the company reportedly exploring new entertainment businesses that could include game development. The change could give NBCUniversal more freedom to use its large library of film and television franchises in interactive projects. The company has not announced any specific games, studios, or development plans. However, its catalogue includes several well-known

Rhythm Heaven Groove is a strong return for Nintendo’s rhythm series, offering more than 80 solo challenges, a proper multiplayer mode, and several extra activities that give the game more replay value than earlier entries. It is easy to recommend if you enjoy simple controls, catchy music, and games that ask you to listen carefully instead of relying on flashy visual cues. The new

For independent game developers, regular playtesting may now be one of the most important parts of building a successful game. It helps studios find problems early, understand what players actually enjoy, build a community, and collect evidence that a project has commercial potential before too much time and money are spent. The idea is simple: do not wait until launch to discover whether people

The Witcher 3 Online mod has received a major update that makes co-op play more practical by adding a party system and synchronized cutscenes. The new features allow groups to travel through The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt together while sharing time, weather, dialogue choices, and quest progression more consistently. The mod is still an unofficial multiplayer layer built on top of a game originally

Doom: The Dark Ages Revelations will launch on July 7 with a larger campaign expansion that id Software says is designed to feel closer to a full standalone experience than a short DLC pack. The expansion is expected to offer around 10 to 12 hours of gameplay, including a base campaign and a substantial endgame section with new combat challenges, exploration, classic maps, and

Super Micro Computer says it is cooperating with authorities after Taiwanese officials searched offices connected to an investigation into the alleged smuggling of NVIDIA AI GPUs into China. The company was named in reports covering the raids, though authorities did not publicly accuse Super Micro itself of wrongdoing in the latest action. The investigation highlights the growing pressure around export controls on advanced AI

Samsung is reportedly preparing to restart development of its 1.4nm manufacturing technology, with mass production now expected in 2029. The move would put Samsung back into the race for the next major generation of advanced semiconductor production, where Intel and TSMC are also developing their own 1.4nm-class processes. Samsung had previously planned to bring its SF1.4 node into mass production earlier, but the company

NVIDIA may no longer launch the rumored GeForce RTX 5050 9GB, according to a new leak claiming the graphics card has been cancelled or pushed into a much longer delay. The report suggests NVIDIA’s decision to bring back the older RTX 3060 12GB has made the planned RTX 5050 variant less useful in the budget graphics card market. Nothing has been confirmed by NVIDIA,

AOC has introduced the Gaming 25G4ZR, a new 24.5-inch monitor aimed at competitive players who want a high refresh rate display without spending heavily. The monitor uses a Fast IPS panel with a 1080p resolution, a native 240Hz refresh rate, and an overclocked mode that reaches 260Hz. Priced at £129.99, the 25G4ZR sits firmly in the budget gaming monitor category. It is designed for

AI hardware startup Etched has come out of stealth mode with plans to build large scale inference systems designed for frontier AI models. The company says it has already completed the first tapeout of its custom silicon, raised $800 million, and secured more than $1 billion in customer demand for its upcoming rack-scale products. Etched is positioning itself as a specialist in AI inference,

NVIDIA says continued software tuning has reduced the cost of serving DeepSeek V4 models on Blackwell hardware by up to five times in about a month. The company attributes the improvement to changes across its inference software stack rather than a new GPU release, showing how much performance can still be gained after hardware reaches data centers. The announcement focuses on cost per token,

Cloud gaming is worth considering in 2026 if you want to play demanding games without buying an expensive gaming PC or console. It works especially well for casual players, people with strong internet connections, and anyone who wants to use the same game library across a laptop, phone, TV, handheld, or low-power PC. However, cloud gaming still cannot fully replace a local gaming machine

Intel has started construction on a new manufacturing expansion at its Bowers Campus in Santa Clara, California, strengthening its plans to grow the Intel Foundry business in Silicon Valley. The project is expected to add new facilities for chip manufacturing support, fabrication operations, and utility systems needed for future process technologies. The expansion comes as Intel works to rebuild confidence in its foundry business

Tesla has reportedly hired a longtime Intel manufacturing executive to help lead its Terafab semiconductor project, a planned chip production effort linked to Elon Musk’s growing ambitions in AI, robotics, vehicles, and space technology. Gary Jiang, who spent nearly 18 years at Intel, has listed his new role as Director of Tera Fab at Tesla. The position began in June 2026 and is based

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090D has become the first Blackwell graphics card to reach a 4 GHz core clock, setting a new milestone for extreme GPU overclocking. The result was achieved by Greece based overclocking group Team OGS using a GALAX HOF OC Lab RTX 5090D and liquid nitrogen cooling. The graphics card reached 4002 MHz during a GPUPI v3.3 32B benchmark run, where it

Lexar has introduced a broad range of new storage and memory products aimed at AI workstations, gaming PCs, handheld devices, and Nintendo Switch 2 owners. The company’s latest lineup includes AI focused Gen5 SSDs, high speed PCIe 5.0 drives, ROG Certified DDR5 memory, compact M.2 2230 SSDs for handheld gaming systems, and new microSD Express cards. The biggest focus is on local AI workloads.