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Following the unexpected move to shut down three game studios and merge another with ZeniMax Online, we learned that Microsoft is still planning more cuts to its Xbox division. But that's not the full extent of the company's re-evaluation of its gaming strategy.

Google's Circle to Search feature has been the talk of the town ever since it was launched last year with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. Now, the feature is making its way to several older-generation and mid-range smartphones. The feature is also available on Pixel smartphones (obviously). Now, the company is planning to bring the feature to desktops by integrating it with Chrome. While the functionality of the feature on a desktop seems confusing, the feature is yet to roll out or may not. Know Google is planning for its net Chrome update.

Earlier this year, Xbox announced it was bringing four exclusives to other consoles, those being Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded. But it's not stopping there, as Microsoft is reportedly discussing the idea of bringing Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 to PS5 as well.

Japanese game company Capcom has reported record sales and predicted even bigger returns are to come, with big hitter Monster Hunter Wilds waiting in the wings.

In a very bold move, the Department of Telecom (DoT) will be blocking handsets and disconnecting mobile numbers used for fraudulent activities. These devices and numbers were being used for scamming mobile users through text messages. The telecom department is using the Chakshu portal which was launched this year to spot such telecom fraudsters. The new report has provided detailed information on how the portal is working and what's the progress.

Vivo is gearing up to unveil its latest lineup, comprising the Vivo X100s, X100s Pro, and Vivo X100 Ultra, in an official announcement slated for May 13, just around the corner. In the lead-up to the launch, leaks have been swirling, offering insights into what we can expect from these upcoming smartphones.

While driving back from a camping trip in July 2009, Diane Schuler crashed her minivan into a sports utility vehicle. Reports indicate that Schuler drove in the wrong direction for nearly two miles before crashing her car into another vehicle. When authorities arrived at the scene, they discovered that Schuler was accompanied by her two children and three nieces. The tragic accident has been covered extensively in the HBO documentary .

In 2022, parted ways with her former boyfriend Pete Davidson on good terms after him for nine months. It’s been almost two years since their split and fans are curious to know if Kardashian has got someone new in her life. So, let’s get straight into who Kim Kardashian’s current boyfriend is.

Earlier this week, Microsoft announced a number of their studios were being shuttered, including Arkane Austin (Prey, Redfall), Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush), and Alpha Dog Games, while Roundhouse Studios will be absorbed into ZeniMax Online Studios to work on The Elder Scrolls Online. This follows nearly 1,900 layoffs earlier in the year, largely from Microsoft’s newly-acquired Activision Blizzard teams. Unfortunately, it seems this isn’t the end of the pain.

Microsoft shocked its fans earlier this week with the closure of Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin, and Mighty Dog Games. Now, we’ve learned more about what these studios were working on.

New details have emerged about the rumored PlayStation 5 Pro, which suggest a massive increase in in graphics processing unit (GPU) power.

Nintendo has suggested that its next-generation console will be a evolution of the Nintendo Switch.

According to Electronic Arts' CEO Andrew Wilson, the next major Battlefield game is «another tremendous live service» title.

A new report suggests that Microsoft's decision to close Redfall developer Arkane Austin and cease work on the game came just before the expected release of a major update, with additional content also planned for the rest of the year.

Xbox rocked the games industry earlier this week by closing down Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin, two developers responsible for beloved titles such as The Evil Within series, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and the Prey reboot. Pretty much everyone was surprised by the announcement, including the people at Tango and Arkane Austin themselves, who were reportedly in the middle of pitching new projects to Xbox before being shut down.

Xbox fans were dealt some devastating news earlier this week, after the company announced it would be shutting down multiple developers, including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin. It was claimed by Xbox that this was done so it could funnel more funds into "high-impact" titles, likely referencing big games currently in development, such as The Elder Scrolls 6.

No one likes missing their alarm, especially when it's the clock's fault. If you have an iPhone and you've missed some alarms over the past few days, you're not alone. In fact, Apple is aware of the issue and it's currently working on a fix.

For a while in the late 2010/early 2020s, it seemed liked gaming subscriptions may be the future of the hobby. Microsoft certainly wanted us to think it was the future, pushing Xbox Game Pass every chance they got, and Sony eventually joined the party with their own expanded PlayStation Plus service.

After Microsoft purchased Activision Blizzard, many wondered whether the tech giant would follow its current precedent of putting its first-party games on Game Pass on the same day as their official release date. More specifically, this would include Call of Duty, one of the most profitable gaming franchises over the last several years.

Tang Gameworks was in the process of pitching a Hi-Fi Rush sequel and wanted to hire additional staff before its sudden closure, according to a new Bloomberg report.

Blizzard has released a post responding to reports of reduced target scaling of Destruction Warlock's Inferno talent which generates soul shards from Rain of Fire during AoE. While the reduced scaling of Inferno should be removed soon in Dragonflight Season 4, Blizzard is looking into a way to redesign Inferno in The War Within.

For more than a decade, reports have been circulating about the original version of the upcoming action movie Furiosa— an anime series that director George Miller and writer Mahiro Maeda were working on at the same time they were developing Mad Max: Fury Road. At a Q&A after a recent press screening for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at IMAX Headquarters outside of Los Angeles, Miller revealed that while the anime series eventually evolved into a live-action film, one small element survived from the defunct project, taken from early character sketches by Fury Road concept artist and anime stalwart Maeda.

The Xbox Games Showcase and Summer Game Fest will return in June, but in the meantime, Sony is allegedly hosting a new PlayStation Showcase this month. The company hasn’t confirmed the same, but Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb recently reported that it’s still coming.

Some of 's players may be entitled to some compensation after Microsoft's shocking closure of four Bethesda studios. On May 7, Microsoft closed and developer Tango Gameworks, 's Alpha Dog Games, and and 's Arkane Austin, and announced that Roundhouse Games would be absorbed into 's ZeniMax Online Studios.

Dragon's Dogma 2 performance issues may be caused by a baffling design decision, judging from some recent discoveries by modders.

Four years ago, Microsoft announced that it was working on a Perfect Dark reboot, finally bringing the cult classic FPS to modern audiences. A year later, it revealed that it was partnering with Crystal Dynamics on the project, but in 2022, the studio lost nearly half of its staff--including senior writers, the technical director, and the lead gameplay engineer to name a few. Things looked bleak, but two years on, it's reportedly not gotten any better.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf is reporting releasing before March 31, 2025.

Shinji Mikami has reacted to news of Microsoft closing Tango Gameworks, calling the decision "sad."

Helldivers 2 players are getting mixed signals from developers after a recent patch indirectly nerfed a fan-favorite primary weapon. 

With the release of Patch 10.2.7 Dark Heart, the final chapter of Dragonflight's storyline is available to play. We played through the questline to bring in all the details!

With Nintendo finally confirming that a successor to the is due to be announced later this fiscal year, more rumors are surfacing regarding the specs and features included in the new console. One popular feature request is that of backwards compatibility, enabling those who have amassed a large library of games over the past seven years to easily continue playing them on the new hardware, sometimes with patches offering graphical and performance enhancements.

Hades 2 was shadow-dropped a couple of days ago, and despite launching out of nowhere two years after being announced, it has already more than doubled its predecessor's concurrent player record.

Today, in its Q1 2024 financial report, South Korean publisher Kakao Games revealed that both of its hotly anticipated UE5 powered action MMORPGs, ArcheAge 2 and Chrono Odyssey, are slated to launch globally next year.

Google has rolled out a nifty trick for iPhone users, bringing Android's Circle to Search feature to any iOS device with a simple shortcut. This move harnesses the power of Google Lens and iOS Shortcuts, making it possible for iPhone users to enjoy the same functionality previously exclusive to Android.

Rockstar Games, the renowned developer behind the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) series, has kept fans on edge with the anticipation of GTA 6. Since the release of the first trailer several months ago, there has been a deafening silence regarding the second trailer and the game's official release date.

Rockstar Games shook the gaming world with the long-awaited announcement of GTA 6, introducing players to two new protagonists: Lucia and Jason. Since then, fans have been on the edge of their seats, speculating about who would bring these characters to life. Amidst the flurry of theories, a new report from LegacyKillaHD has emerged, providing tantalising insights into the actors behind the iconic roles.

Xbox fans and some employees were blindsided earlier this morning when Microsoft announced a number of their studios were being shuttered, including Arkane Austin (Prey, Redfall), Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Hi-Fi Rush), Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Studios. In the hours since then, additional rumors and details about what’s going on behind the scenes with some Xbox teams have emerged.

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Blizzard has announced that The Gauntlet will not be active for the last week of Season 3, as well as the final week of all other Seasons going forward.

Nintendo recently revealed its updated sales numbers for the Switch console, not too long after the company acknowledged its eventual follow-up. Ever since hitting the market in early 2017, the Nintendo Switch has been a global sales juggernaut, bolstered by chart-topping exclusives like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, and last year’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The massive success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie has also helped sell more Nintendo Switch consoles in countries like Mexico and South America after landing in theaters in 2023.

AMD and Intel CPU shipments were up significantly by as much as 33% in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the previous year.

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa officially acknowledged Nintendo is making a Switch successor — called Switch 2 by many, albeit not by Nintendo — in a message coinciding with the company’s yearly financial results. Yes, we all knew the Nintendo Switch successor was coming, but Nintendo had said nothing about the console ahead of Furukawa’s message.

Apple introduced the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max last year with 8GB RAM, making it the first time since the iPhone 14 lineup that the company exceeded the 6GB RAM limit. However, with on-device AI and other features being extremely memory-intensive, the company will have little choice but to introduce an upgrade. Sadly, those waiting impatiently for the iPhone 16 launch will be disappointed as one analyst predicts that 12GB RAM will debut on the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty has announced the shutdown of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks amidst huge cuts at Bethesda.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers are reportedly in for a treat as a fantastic Soulslike RPG may soon make its debut on the platform. As a part of its promise to consumers, Microsoft goes to great lengths to ensure that its service is always stocked with dozens upon dozens of games old and new and during the quieter months of the industry, it's often a good idea to provide users an opportunity to play any games they may have missed. Given the amount of excellent games released in 2023, it makes sense that folks may have slept on this RPG.

Nintendo has announced plans to unveil a new flagship Switch console within this fiscal year, aiming to keep its momentum in the gaming market. The company, led by President Shuntaro Furukawa, confirmed the successor to the ageing Switch will be revealed by March 2025. However, there won't be any specifics shared during the upcoming Nintendo Direct event in June.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth used all of the additional power offered by the PlayStation 5 to improve the game's frame rate.

Helldivers 2 patch 01.000.032 has been deployed across PC and PS5, finally fixing damage-over-time (DoTS) effects.

Nintendo will unveil a successor to the Switch sometime «within this fiscal year» ending March 2025, president Shuntaro Furukawa wrote in a post on X. That differs slightly from reports that the next-gen console would be announced this year, as it could also be revealed early in 2025.

Helldivers 2 dropped to 'Mostly Negative' this weekend after announcing that players would have to link their PSN and Steam accounts to keep playing, making it so that the game couldn't be accessed in over 150 countries. This was partly spurred on by community manager Spitz, who mysteriously disappeared from the Discord server on Saturday.

One of the best ways to keep hackers away from your digital accounts is to enable the two-step verification process. This process is being highlighted by several cybersecurity experts to keep social media, Google accounts, and other accounts safe and secure. In light of security measures, Google has introduced an improved version of its 2FA setup verification process which is more secure. Now, the SMS verification code will no longer require a phone number and the verification could be done directly from the authenticator app or a special security key. Know more about how Google's updated two-step verification process works.

The M4 is expected to be announced later today during Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event, and with the company already employing the use of TSMC’s 3nm technology before, we immediately assumed that the new silicon would be fabricated on this lithography. However, one report states that unlike the M3 powering various Macs and mass produced on the ‘N3B’ architecture, Apple’s M4 will switch to the updated ‘N3E’ process, resulting in various improvements. The report also mentions that the upcoming SoC will arrive in three variants, which is nothing unusual regarding Apple Silicon releases.

From a high of $172 per share at the peak of the EV mania to just around $10 per share now, Rivian appeared destined for a penny stock status not too long ago. However, the company's recent movies are significant enough to merit a pause from even the most ardent of bears.

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" GPU family should kick off with the RTX 5080 graphics card first & followed by the flagship RTX 5090, reports Kopite7kimi.

The rumours about the upcoming Motorola Razr 50 Ultra have started surfacing on the internet. While there are very few details about the new generation of Motorola's foldable smartphone, a new leak has revealed the expected design of the Razr 50 Ultra. The image showcases the clamshell flip, rear camera, display, and more. Additionally, more details of the smartphone were revealed which gives a hint to what may feature in the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra.

The new generation of Apple iPad Air and iPad Pro models will finally debut today with several new features and upgrades. Alongside iPads, we may also see a new Apple Pencil and Magic keyboard launching today. The “Let Loose” iPad event video will be available for everyone to watch today at 7 PM IST. As per reports, the event video will be about 35 minutes long in which the company will be revealing detailed information about the new iPads. Reportedly, Apple shared a new teaser for the event which showcases the eraser functionality.

Apple Inc. has been developing a homegrown chip to run artificial intelligence tools in data centers, though it's unclear if the semiconductor will ever be deployed, the Wall Street Journal reported. 

(Reuters) -Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet's Google and OpenAI, the Information reported on Monday.

AMD and NVIDIA have reportedly reserved TSMC's entire CoWoS production for the next two years as both firms aggressively compete in the AI race.

Samsung has commenced the rollout of its highly anticipated One UI 6.1 update to its flagship Galaxy smartphones from 2021 and 2022 in South Korea. This update, based on Android 14, introduces numerous enhancements and AI features to the Galaxy S22 series, Galaxy S21 series, and previous models of Galaxy foldable phones.

Recent sightings and certifications hint at the imminent launch of the Poco F6, potentially a rebranded version of Xiaomi's Redmi Note 13 Turbo or Redmi Turbo 3. With various certifications and leaks surfacing, here's what we know so far about this upcoming smartphone.

Hades 2 lets you bathe with your companions at The Crossroads once you have a good enough relationship with them, although the scenes aren't always as romantic as you'd expect.

ASUS is reportedly readying a total of 14 next-gen ROG, TUF & ProArt laptops equipped with AMD's next-gen Ryzen "Strix Point" APUs based on Zen 5.

Intel plans to launch a total of 13 CPUs in its Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPU lineup, revealed Benchlife.

After creating a massive kerfuffle by forcing Helldivers 2 PC players to link their Steam accounts to the PlayStation Network, Sony is backing down. The May 6 update will no longer be released and, presumably, the game won't be removed from sale on Steam in 177 countries and territories as reported yesterday.

Huawei will reportedly unveil its first 5nm chipset for the Mate 70 flagship series in October later this year, but previous rumors did not divulge the official name of the silicon. Fortunately, just a short time passed, and new information came through, claiming that the SoC would be called Kirin 9100, and it obtained a score of 1.1 million in AnTuTu as part of its initial performance run.

OnePlus recently launched the Nord CE4 smartphone which gained much recognition in the mid-range smartphone market. Now, there are rumours about the Oneplus Nord CE4 Lite to launch soon in India as a rebranded version of Oppo A3 which will soon launch in China. The smartphone reportedly appeared on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website, with speculation nearing the launch date. A tipster also revealed the expected specifications of the smartphone, check the details.

Exciting rumours are circulating about Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 lineup, promising significant changes and improvements. Analyst Jeff Pu from Haitong International Securities has provided insights into the features and design enhancements we can anticipate in the next generation of iPhones. The iPhone 17 series is rumoured to undergo a significant redesign, with each model offering unique specifications and features.

Vivo has set the stage for a significant unveiling on May 13th, as announced on Weibo. The upcoming event will mark the debut of the highly anticipated Vivo X100 Ultra, alongside the introduction of two additional flagship models, the X100s and X100s Pro. Notably, the X100s is expected to feature flat sides and a front panel, adding to the intrigue surrounding Vivo's latest offerings.

Apple is making waves in the tech world with its ambitious plans for foldable devices, as revealed in a recent investor note. With speculations surrounding the launch of a 20.3-inch hybrid and a foldable iPhone, Apple is poised to revolutionize the way we interact with technology.

Are you an Android smartphone user? A major security vulnerability has been spotted in Android apps by Microsoft, putting your device apps at huge risk. The security vulnerability is being called a “Dirty stream” attack which could give malicious actors a chance to hijack popular apps or access sensitive information from the Android apps. The Dirty Stream malware could impact several apps on your device, which requires urgent action to avoid any potential scams. Know about the security vulnerability and how you can safeguard your device.

Even though generative AI is a recent development, there's already strong evidence that, like the steam engine, it possesses all the characteristics are needed of a general-purpose technology, argued Andrew McAfee, the Co-Founder and Co-Director of 'MIT's Initiative on the Digital Economy' and a Principal Research Scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, the sequel to the well-received third-person shooter released in 2011, will reportedly feature a PvP mode, revealed in a newly surfaced art book.

The Earthen of the War Within are interesting — similar to our own Dwarves and yet unaffected by the Curse of Flesh… Or are they affected after all? Nobbel87 speculates...

A user has acquired an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D CPU which allegedly features 3D V-Cache stacks on both Zen 4 core dies.

More details regarding the Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPU platform and the Z890 motherboards have been revealed.

A report from DidYouKnowGaming has revealed that Vicarious Visions, the developers behind Skylanders, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, and the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, pitched a 3D Donkey Kong game to Nintendo that ultimately got rejected.

Intel's next-gen Arc Battlemage Xe2 and Celestial Xe3 GPUs might possibly be delayed or even canceled based on the latest posts from Golden Pig Upgrade over at Weibo.

Helldivers 2 has now been delisted in 177 regions on Steam, following Sony’s announcement that a linked PSN account will become a requirement for the co-op shooter, and the community backlash that this has sparked.

It's Star Wars Day and if you're planning on celebrating your fandom by playing some video games set in a galaxy far, far away, you've got a lot of options. If you'd prefer to do that without spending any money, you still have options, and they're better options than you might think. Whether you game on Xbox, Nintendo Switch, or both, each platform has offered up the chance to take two of the very best Star Wars games for a spin this weekend to celebrate May 4.