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This week saw the release of Astro Bot, a delightful game that pays tribute to the rich history of PlayStation. It also, inadvertently, highlights the dearth of new games and franchises really worth celebrating from the PS5 era. Also, Star Wars Outlaws...
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After a hiatus of well over two months, Keith Gill - who goes by the more famous moniker of Roaring Kitty on Reddit - is apparently done with his brief love affair with Chewy, an online retailer of pet food and related products, and is seemingly laying the groundwork for engineering another pump in GameStop shares. As a refresher, towards the end of June, Roaring Kitty posted a cartoon caricature of a dog that resembled Chewy's emblem, precipitating a fierce surge in the shares of the online retailer of pet-related items. Then, on the 01st of July, the OG meme […]
The official Spigen Amazon storefront is now offering the best price yet on its new OneTap Pro (MagFit) 3-in-1 Qi2 15W Wireless Charging Stand at $59.99 shipped. Spigen is known for delivering notable value for your money, but this has to be one of the...
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It may be Saturday, but it’s possible your week’s work has just begun. Sure, Fortnite dropped its Week 3 quests for Absolute Doom days ago, but you got a little busy, and now you’ve got some catching up to do. If Robert Downey Jr. has taught us anythin...
EVERSPACE 2 developer ROCKFISH Games, being headquartered in Hamburg, couldn't very well pass up on the Cologne-based Gamescom, especially since they've got the Titans DLC coming up soon. Due to launch on September 16 across all platforms (PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X) for a price tag of $15, this is the first story DLC for the space combat game that was fully released in 2023. I caught up with ROCKFISH Games CEO and Co-Founder Michael Schade and Communications Manager Lee Guille to learn more about EVERSPACE 2: Titans and to discuss various aspects of the industry, from their […]
Welcome to 9to5Toys Electrified Weekly – the best place to find all of this week’s best deals and new releases to electrify your life and protect mother nature. This week we have a range of e-bike offers with hundreds in savings, including models like ...
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Qualcomm had previously initiated its marketing campaign for the Snapdragon X Elite, claiming that the latest chipset is up to 21 percent faster than Apple’s M3. Those claims turned out to be true in a real-world comparison, but Apple begs to differ, according to the updated marketing material, where it states that its 15-inch M3 MacBook Air is up to 40 percent faster than Copilot+ PCs sporting the Snapdragon X Elite. However, as we dig deeper, we get a closer look at which test the previous-generation Apple Silicon excels in. Surprisingly, Apple did not mention the M4, which is miles […]
It’s been a huge week for game releases and game sales, so if you were looking to pick up a handful of space-themed games or perhaps jump into one of the biggest space games of the year (Star Wars Outlaws), we got you covered. From huge savings on game...
Update: Amazon and Best Buy (as part of its Deals of the Day) are now offering the 1-meter Apple 60W USB-C Woven Charge Cable for a touch less now down at $14.70 Prime shipped. You can still score the 2-meter 240W model down at $23 as well. Details bel...
Best Buy is now offering some notable price drops on Uber gift cards. While we typically only see these deals live on a single denomination (usually $100), today’s offers span a range of options right through from $25 credits up to $200. Pricing starts...
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The newly launched Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P reduces the prices of new models of ASUS Vivobook S 15 & ProArt PZ13. ASUS brings cheaper Copilot+ PCs with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus CPUs ASUS has unveiled the anticipated sub-$1000 laptops with the latest Snapdragon X Plus processors. With the launch of two Copilot+ AI PCs, ASUS is advancing towards providing a convenient and better user experience along with an extended battery life, and superior performance. The laptops Vivobook S 15 and ProArt PZ13 have been added to the company's catalog to enhance the work through advanced AI to boost productivity […]
The Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Final Fantasy XVI, and the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters are on the docket for Xbox consoles, according to rumors circulating online. Speaking on the latest episode of the Xbox Two podcast, Windows Central's Jez Corden commented on the Square Enix series and the possibility of the latest entries getting released on Xbox consoles, saying that he has heard that the whole slate is on the docket. As for when they are going to be released, Corden could not say, although he thinks that something related to the series will be revealed during Microsoft's event […]
AMD reveals plans to implement openSIL open-source firmware into next-gen Zen 6 Ryzen & EPYC CPUs for better transparency, security, & development. AMD openSIL will be production-reaAMD Preps dy to replace AGESA within 2025-2026, Just in time for Zen 6 Ryzen & EPYC releases AMD's openSIL project, announced in 2023 is now in good shape and looks to be on time for AMD's future processors. At the Open-Source Firmware Conference in Germany, the company revealed its progress on the openSIL project, indicating that the firmware will be ready for production within 2025-2026. openSIL was open-sourced in June 2023 and is […]
AMD promises improved latency reduction with the Anti-Lag 2 SDK, which is now available to game developers through GPUOpen. AMD Radeon Anti-Lag 2 reduces the latency even further by optimizing the game processing pipeline Today, AMD announced the availability of its newest Anti-Gag technology, the Radeon 'Anti-Lag 2'. The Anti-Lag 2 improves the game's latency for a quicker response overall by optimizing the game processing pipeline, enhancing the gameplay for competitive gamers. AMD tweeted on X, saying, Looking to get even more out of our Anti-Lag technology? Now you can reduce your game latency even further by integrating Anti-Lag 2 directly […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU has now been benchmarked and showcases faster performance than gaming than the Ryzen 9000 chips. Faster than Ryzen 9600X and 9700X, the AMD Ryzen 7600X3D 3D V-Cache CPU is also much more power-efficient The recently launched AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D processor has been benchmarked. The processor is exclusive to a few retailers, namely Microcenter US and Mindfactory in Germany, which is AMD's usual strategy for some of its processors like the Ryzen 5600X3D and Ryzen 7500F. The Ryzen 7600X3D was tested by PC Games Hardware, a German hardware website, which has revealed the true potential […]
Lenovo's newest laptop, the Yoga Slim 7i Aura Edition, is powered by Intel's Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" & has dethroned all others in terms of battery life. Lenovo's New "AURA" Edition Laptop Brings In Performance & Efficiency In a Single Package, Courtesy of Intel's Lunar Lake Capabilities Intel's new Lunar Lake "Core Ultra 200V" SoCs have become a favorite for laptop manufacturers, which is why companies like Dell, MSI, and HP have unveiled their extensive portfolio surrounding the newest architecture. Now, Lenovo has joined the bandwagon, and their newest laptop does bring a whole new "aura" on board, as […]
With Apple's big event being merely a few days away, reports are emerging with last-minute leaks and speculations of what new devices will be announced and their given specifications. The limelight of this keynote would be undoubtedly the upcoming iPhone 16 series to be unveiled on September 9th. We are expecting Apple Intelligence to take center stage with the new capabilities it is bringing in and how it has been incorporated into the latest devices. A report has surfaced, sharing details on what we can expect from the upcoming event and the latest updated information. A new report gives away […]

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Roaring Kitty Is Apparently Back To His GameStop-Pumping Ways

After a hiatus of well over two months, Keith Gill - who goes by the more famous moniker of Roaring Kitty on Reddit - is apparently done with his brief love affair with Chewy, an online retailer of pet food and related products, and is seemingly laying the groundwork for engineering another pump in GameStop shares. As a refresher, towards the end of June, Roaring Kitty posted a cartoon caricature of a dog that resembled Chewy's emblem, precipitating a fierce surge in the shares of the online retailer of pet-related items. Then, on the 01st of July, the OG meme […]

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