The wait for Spider-Man 2 on PC is almost over. The PlayStation 5 exclusive about Peter Parker’s showdown with Venom arrives on Steam in January of next year. Unfortunately, it will still require a PSN login. Read more...
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How’s your weekend going, Kotaku reader? You enjoying the colder weather? You got your Halloween costume picked out? There’s still time, don’t stress. But if you’re figured that out, you might have some time to kill. It’s that time again, folks, here a...
Three PC games launching soon have been confirmed to feature NVIDIA DLSS 3 support. The first and arguably most anticipated is MechWarrior 5: Clans from Piranha Games. Due to launch on Thursday, October 17, MechWarrior 5: Clans is powered by Unreal Engine 5. In our interview from GDC 2024, Piranha Games CEO Russ Bullock said: In every way we possibly can. Thankfully, we really leveraged almost all the new toys in there. There's a full MetaHuman base with heavy customization of the models to our needs, a full motion capture of cinematics, and then you've got the world itself. We've […]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Microsoft has settled the antitrust lawsuit filed by a group of gamers against the company's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. As you might recall, the lawsuit was filed in December 2022, just a couple of weeks after the US Federal Trade Commission announced it was suing to block the deal. Here's what the gamers alleged in their lawsuit against Microsoft: In addition to the elimination of a significant rival, the proposed acquisition may give Microsoft far-outsized market power in the video game industry and may enable Microsoft to foreclose rivals to critical inputs and important markets. […]
Japanese publisher Bandai Namco recently started reducing its workforce following the cancellation of several titles due to low demand, and it is doing so using a very Japanese method. As reported by Bloomberg, the company is attempting to reduce staff by sending workers to rooms where they are given nothing to do so as to put pressure on them and make them leave voluntarily. Since April, 200 employees have been moved to such rooms, and 100 have already resigned, with more expecting to leave the publisher in the coming months, according to people familiar with the matter who wished not […]
The iPhone 17 series is reported to stick with TSMC’s 3nm node, though Apple is expected to move to the new ‘N3P’ variant, which means that the A19 and A19 Pro will not transition to the 2nm technology next year. As for 2026, when the technology giant is said to unveil the iPhone 18, the new chipsets, which will chronologically be named A20 and A20 Pro, are said to tout the new lithography, along with gravitating to a new packaging by ditching InFo, or Integrated Fan-Out. New WMCM packaging for the 2nm A20 and A20 Pro will allow for the […]
Today, Bandai Namco announced that its latest game, Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, has already sold three million units in the span of just twenty-four hours across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X. On Steam, the game has peaked at 122.5K concurrent users, which isn't bad at all for a fighting game. In a hands-on preview, Kai Tatsumoto wrote about Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO: No matter who you pick to back in Sparking! ZERO, they'll have a few tricks up their sleeve when it comes to melee combat. There's a lot going on at once onscreen and that's […]
It will likely take a while to see the release of PlayStation 6 games that fully take advantage of the new hardware, as the cross-generation period is likely to last a very long time for a few important reasons. During the latest episode of their weekly podcast, the tech experts at Digital Foundry commented on the next-generation console by Sony, highlighting how, no matter what the system may offer, it will take some time to see games that take advantage of its hardware to the fullest, as the cross-generation period that will see games also releasing on PlayStation 5 will […]
China's research institute has urged local AI firms to stick with NVIDIA's AI solutions, given that using domestic alternatives would not be a viable replacement. Low Supply Coupled Up With High Transfer Costs Makes Solutions From Huawei & Others Costly For AI Firms, Says CAICT, Asks Firms To Utilize AI Chips From NVIDIA There is an ongoing debate on how China will move forward when it comes to acquiring the necessary AI computing power for domestic industries, and the growing influence of US sanctions has made it difficult for Chinese AI firms to rely solely on hardware from the likes […]
The PC version of Red Dead Redemption will sport better lighting and shadows, among other things, over the PlayStation 5 release, as highlighted by a recent video. The early comparison video put together by Cycu1 does an excellent job highlighting how the PC version will be superior to the PlayStation 5 version, which is actually the PS4 version played in backward compatibility mode, in several regards, including the aforementioned lighting and shadows, but also draw distance, detail and more. Ultimately, the PC version seems like it will represent the original game's atmosphere the best, which should be more than enough […]
Intel's P-Core-only "Raptor Lake" CPUs for the LGA 1700 socket are being sold online with the Core i9-14901KE listed at $420 US for 8 cores. Intel's LGA 1700 & P-Core Only "Raptor Lake" CPUs Being Sold At Chinese 3rd Party Retail Outlets, 6 Cores Starting at $154 & 8 Cores Starting At 280 Intel recently introduced its P-core-only Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs which include processors like Core i9 14901E, Core i9 14401E, Core i7 14701E, and their 'K' models for overclockers. While these are meant for the embedded systems, it looks like several chips are being sold at 3rd part […]
Apple AirPods 4 is the latest addition to Apple's wireless earbuds and is packed with some great features and enhanced performance capabilities. To improve the audio experience, the Active Noise Cancellation is a big upgrade meant to block external noise and let the users fully immerse in the music they are listening to or their conversation. The wireless earbuds are making the rounds for the powerful H2 chip it is packed with, which allows for faster pairing and drastically improves sound quality. Those who have been planning to get their hands on the new accessory can avail themselves of a […]
The ARM Immortalis-G925 GPU in the Dimensity 9400 delivers a major performance uplift, with even MediaTek providing a comparison, showing that its latest chipset is up to 19 percent faster than the A18 Pro. So, how well does this translate into a gaming test and, more specifically, Genshin Impact? Well, it turns out that both SoCs perform incredibly well, with the Dimensity 9400 showcasing better temperatures when running in the Vivo X200 Pro, likely thanks to the inclusion of a vapor chamber. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a 43 percent higher peak power consumption than Dimensity 9400; improved efficiency is […]
Three PC games launching soon have been confirmed to feature NVIDIA DLSS 3 support. The first and arguably most anticipated is MechWarrior 5: Clans from Piranha Games. Due to launch on Thursday, October 17, MechWarrior 5: Clans is powered by Unreal Engine 5. In our interview from GDC 2024, Piranha Games CEO Russ Bullock said: In every way we possibly can. Thankfully, we really leveraged almost all the new toys in there. There's a full MetaHuman base with heavy customization of the models to our needs, a full motion capture of cinematics, and then you've got the world itself. We've […]
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Microsoft has settled the antitrust lawsuit filed by a group of gamers against the company's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. As you might recall, the lawsuit was filed in December 2022, just a couple of weeks after the US Federal Trade Commission announced it was suing to block the deal. Here's what the gamers alleged in their lawsuit against Microsoft: In addition to the elimination of a significant rival, the proposed acquisition may give Microsoft far-outsized market power in the video game industry and may enable Microsoft to foreclose rivals to critical inputs and important markets. […]
Japanese publisher Bandai Namco recently started reducing its workforce following the cancellation of several titles due to low demand, and it is doing so using a very Japanese method. As reported by Bloomberg, the company is attempting to reduce staff by sending workers to rooms where they are given nothing to do so as to put pressure on them and make them leave voluntarily. Since April, 200 employees have been moved to such rooms, and 100 have already resigned, with more expecting to leave the publisher in the coming months, according to people familiar with the matter who wished not […]
The iPhone 17 series is reported to stick with TSMC’s 3nm node, though Apple is expected to move to the new ‘N3P’ variant, which means that the A19 and A19 Pro will not transition to the 2nm technology next year. As for 2026, when the technology giant is said to unveil the iPhone 18, the new chipsets, which will chronologically be named A20 and A20 Pro, are said to tout the new lithography, along with gravitating to a new packaging by ditching InFo, or Integrated Fan-Out. New WMCM packaging for the 2nm A20 and A20 Pro will allow for the […]
Today, Bandai Namco announced that its latest game, Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO, has already sold three million units in the span of just twenty-four hours across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X. On Steam, the game has peaked at 122.5K concurrent users, which isn't bad at all for a fighting game. In a hands-on preview, Kai Tatsumoto wrote about Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO: No matter who you pick to back in Sparking! ZERO, they'll have a few tricks up their sleeve when it comes to melee combat. There's a lot going on at once onscreen and that's […]
It will likely take a while to see the release of PlayStation 6 games that fully take advantage of the new hardware, as the cross-generation period is likely to last a very long time for a few important reasons. During the latest episode of their weekly podcast, the tech experts at Digital Foundry commented on the next-generation console by Sony, highlighting how, no matter what the system may offer, it will take some time to see games that take advantage of its hardware to the fullest, as the cross-generation period that will see games also releasing on PlayStation 5 will […]
China's research institute has urged local AI firms to stick with NVIDIA's AI solutions, given that using domestic alternatives would not be a viable replacement. Low Supply Coupled Up With High Transfer Costs Makes Solutions From Huawei & Others Costly For AI Firms, Says CAICT, Asks Firms To Utilize AI Chips From NVIDIA There is an ongoing debate on how China will move forward when it comes to acquiring the necessary AI computing power for domestic industries, and the growing influence of US sanctions has made it difficult for Chinese AI firms to rely solely on hardware from the likes […]
The PC version of Red Dead Redemption will sport better lighting and shadows, among other things, over the PlayStation 5 release, as highlighted by a recent video. The early comparison video put together by Cycu1 does an excellent job highlighting how the PC version will be superior to the PlayStation 5 version, which is actually the PS4 version played in backward compatibility mode, in several regards, including the aforementioned lighting and shadows, but also draw distance, detail and more. Ultimately, the PC version seems like it will represent the original game's atmosphere the best, which should be more than enough […]
Intel's P-Core-only "Raptor Lake" CPUs for the LGA 1700 socket are being sold online with the Core i9-14901KE listed at $420 US for 8 cores. Intel's LGA 1700 & P-Core Only "Raptor Lake" CPUs Being Sold At Chinese 3rd Party Retail Outlets, 6 Cores Starting at $154 & 8 Cores Starting At 280 Intel recently introduced its P-core-only Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs which include processors like Core i9 14901E, Core i9 14401E, Core i7 14701E, and their 'K' models for overclockers. While these are meant for the embedded systems, it looks like several chips are being sold at 3rd part […]
Apple AirPods 4 is the latest addition to Apple's wireless earbuds and is packed with some great features and enhanced performance capabilities. To improve the audio experience, the Active Noise Cancellation is a big upgrade meant to block external noise and let the users fully immerse in the music they are listening to or their conversation. The wireless earbuds are making the rounds for the powerful H2 chip it is packed with, which allows for faster pairing and drastically improves sound quality. Those who have been planning to get their hands on the new accessory can avail themselves of a […]
The ARM Immortalis-G925 GPU in the Dimensity 9400 delivers a major performance uplift, with even MediaTek providing a comparison, showing that its latest chipset is up to 19 percent faster than the A18 Pro. So, how well does this translate into a gaming test and, more specifically, Genshin Impact? Well, it turns out that both SoCs perform incredibly well, with the Dimensity 9400 showcasing better temperatures when running in the Vivo X200 Pro, likely thanks to the inclusion of a vapor chamber. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has a 43 percent higher peak power consumption than Dimensity 9400; improved efficiency is […]