Changes to Xbox Game Pass tiers are inbound due to the rumored inclusion of the new Call Duty on Microsoft's subscription service. Yesterday we covered a report from outlet WSJ that claimed that this year's Call of Duty entry would be coming to Game Pass. Possibly the news is to be announced during next month's Xbox showcase. Following this report, several sources are now claiming that Microsoft is planning to make changes to the Game Pass tiers, possibly even a price hike, mainly due to the inclusion of Call of Duty. On the ResetEra forums, known insider 'Shinobi' first said […]
Xbox fans, and some of their employees, were blindsided earlier this month when Microsoft announced a number of their studios were being shuttered, including the “gut stab” closure of Arkane Austin, developer of the acclaimed Prey and the more troubled Redfall. Following the announcement Arkane Austin was shutting up shop, it was reported that the team had been working on additional updates for Redfall, including one that would deliver a long-promised offline mode. Unfortunately, at the time, it seemed unlikely any of these promised updates would come to fruition. Well, thankfully, it seems there’s a glint of light amongst the […]
The people behind the immensely popular iOS retro game emulator, Delta, have been forced to quickly change the app’s logo after receiving legal threats from Adobe and warnings from Apple. Read more...
MSI has silently rolled out support for AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs for its AM5 motherboards with the AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" CPUs Are Heading To AM5 Soon & Motherboard Makers Such As MSI Are Cooking Up Support With New AGESA BIOS Updates Previously, we have seen ASUS roll out the AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS update for its ROG STRIX and STRIX series AM5 motherboards. While the motherboard vendor didn't list anything within the changelog, it was confirmed through the SMU that the BIOS was indeed designed to offer early enablement for the upcoming Zen 5-based […]
AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs have allegedly been listed with Alienware's R15 gaming PC as one user in China has discovered. AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs Already? Alienware R15 Gaming PC Material Lists Next-Gen CPU, A Mistake or Next-Gen Coming Soon? The Chiphell forum member states that he allegedly purchased the Alienware R15 Gaming and Dell provided him a marketing letter mentioning "Alienware Desktop with AMD Ryzen 9000 Processor". The user also alleges that this was sent out to loyal customers of the Alienware brand but if true, then it looks like either someone at Alienware had a slip […]
The Intel Core i9-11900K, a three-year-old CPU, running on DDR4 memory has set a new world record, dethroning the 14900KS with DDR5. Old Intel Core i9-11900K CPU With DDR4 Memory Sets New World Record, Outshines New Core i9-14900KS With DDR5 Memory The Intel Rocket Lake CPUs have been regarded as a "Waste of Sand" bringing in small uplifts in performance while regressing in the core count compared to the generation that was released prior. However, it looks like overclockers have found a new purpose for these chips & when tuned right, they can surpass even the best chips available on […]
Ayaneo has unveiled its latest Retro Reshape lineup featuring a RX 7600M XT GPU dock, AM10S Mini PC & Air 1S handhelds with AMD Ryzen 8000 APUs. Ayaneo's Retro Reshape Lineup Has A Mix of Mini PCs, Handhelds & Graphics Docks With AMD Ryzen 8000 APUs & Radeon RX 7000 GPUs There are a lot of announcements to go through so let's start at the very top which includes the Ayaneo Retro Mini PC AM01S which has now been upgraded from older Ryzen 3000/5000 APUs to the new Ryzen 8000 APU series. The Mini PC also gets a more modern […]
MSI has silently rolled out support for AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs for its AM5 motherboards with the AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" CPUs Are Heading To AM5 Soon & Motherboard Makers Such As MSI Are Cooking Up Support With New AGESA BIOS Updates Previously, we have seen ASUS roll out the AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS update for its ROG STRIX and STRIX series AM5 motherboards. While the motherboard vendor didn't list anything within the changelog, it was confirmed through the SMU that the BIOS was indeed designed to offer early enablement for the upcoming Zen 5-based […]
AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs have allegedly been listed with Alienware's R15 gaming PC as one user in China has discovered. AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs Already? Alienware R15 Gaming PC Material Lists Next-Gen CPU, A Mistake or Next-Gen Coming Soon? The Chiphell forum member states that he allegedly purchased the Alienware R15 Gaming and Dell provided him a marketing letter mentioning "Alienware Desktop with AMD Ryzen 9000 Processor". The user also alleges that this was sent out to loyal customers of the Alienware brand but if true, then it looks like either someone at Alienware had a slip […]
