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Acer's net income is up 110% in the past few months despite the Trump administration's tariffs and of course it's promising more 'AI solutions' to come

Acer's net income is up 110% in the past few months despite the Trump administration's tariffs and of course it's promising more 'AI solutions' to come

It has found a way to keep costs down.

Battlefield 6's open beta is already the most popular Battlefield of all time on Steam, and the platform's 44th most-played game ever

Battlefield 6's open beta is already the most popular Battlefield of all time on Steam, and the platform's 44th most-played game ever

Pour one out for the helicopters.

2 years later, starved Starfield players find morsel of hope in the files that hints at interstellar travel, possibly, maybe

2 years later, starved Starfield players find morsel of hope in the files that hints at interstellar travel, possibly, maybe

Straight-up cruising.

Save Intel's fabs before 'the rust of time makes them worthless': Four former Intel board members want a joint venture between Nvidia, Qualcomm, Google, Amazon, Apple, Broadcom and others to create an 'American Foundry'

Save Intel's fabs before 'the rust of time makes them worthless': Four former Intel board members want a joint venture between Nvidia, Qualcomm, Google, Amazon, Apple, Broadcom and others to create an 'American Foundry'

Missed deadlines, poor execution, and a misguided strategy. Ouch.

'We simply can't do subpar': Behind the scenes with GTA 1991, the ambitious San Andreas prequel whose creators are on the cusp of something special

'We simply can't do subpar': Behind the scenes with GTA 1991, the ambitious San Andreas prequel whose creators are on the cusp of something special

Ah sh*t, here we go again…

I love a cosy game, but I don't love the fact every second game is branded as one just because it's trendy right now

I love a cosy game, but I don't love the fact every second game is branded as one just because it's trendy right now

We need to be honest about the cosy game tag.

Alleged 3-person smuggling operation accused of shifting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of AI chips to China potentially faces up to 20-year prison sentence

Alleged 3-person smuggling operation accused of shifting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of AI chips to China potentially faces up to 20-year prison sentence

The defendants allegedly received $1 million payments from China-based companies.

Sony CFO admits live service shift is 'not entirely going smoothly' in the wake of Marathon and Concord, takes a big hit of cope, says it's not all bad because Helldivers 2 and Destiny 2 exist

Sony CFO admits live service shift is 'not entirely going smoothly' in the wake of Marathon and Concord, takes a big hit of cope, says it's not all bad because Helldivers 2 and Destiny 2 exist

There's gotta be some more water to wring outta this stone somewhere.

How to beat Everdark Caligo in Elden Ring Nightreign

How to beat Everdark Caligo in Elden Ring Nightreign

Triumph over the Everdark Fissure in the Fog expedition and defeat its hardy frost dragon.

Computer chips made outside the US to receive 100% tariff likely spiking tech prices, but 'there's no charge' for companies currently building on American soil

Computer chips made outside the US to receive 100% tariff likely spiking tech prices, but 'there's no charge' for companies currently building on American soil

It's good news for TSMC.

OpenAI's new open-weight reasoning model can be run locally on an RTX card but you still need a pretty beefy rig to run it

OpenAI's new open-weight reasoning model can be run locally on an RTX card but you still need a pretty beefy rig to run it

AMD is supporting it too.

If you're doubting whether Battlefield 6 will be a hit, I was stuck in a 140,000 player queue at 9 am on a random Thursday to join a closed beta, twice

If you're doubting whether Battlefield 6 will be a hit, I was stuck in a 140,000 player queue at 9 am on a random Thursday to join a closed beta, twice

Suffering from success.

Remote IT worker scam involving 90 laptops and stolen identities generated $17 million in illicit revenue allegedly bound for North Korea's nuclear weapons program

Remote IT worker scam involving 90 laptops and stolen identities generated $17 million in illicit revenue allegedly bound for North Korea's nuclear weapons program

A woman faces an eight year prison sentence as a result.

Bing's latest 'just doing Bing things': Searching for certain AI models in Microsoft's Edge browser earns you a plea to use Copilot

Bing's latest 'just doing Bing things': Searching for certain AI models in Microsoft's Edge browser earns you a plea to use Copilot

Bing doing Bing things: It doesn't do a great job of promoting Copilot, though.

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 Shock 'n Awesome live launch coverage: all new weapons, locations and mechanics in Battle Royale

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 Shock 'n Awesome live launch coverage: all new weapons, locations and mechanics in Battle Royale

Fortnite's new season is here, and with it a new arsenal of weapons, new bug-infested locations on the Battle Royale map, and a Halo collab.

Bastion of sober videogame realism Microsoft Flight Simulator is about to get dinosaurs thanks to a Jurassic World crossover

Bastion of sober videogame realism Microsoft Flight Simulator is about to get dinosaurs thanks to a Jurassic World crossover

Crossbranding synergy, uh, finds a way.

Battlefield 6 is making an excellent case to skip Call of Duty this year

Battlefield 6 is making an excellent case to skip Call of Duty this year

Battlefield has caught up to Call of Duty in a major way.

Somebody spilled some Minecraft in this hardcore first-person RPG, and I love the result way more than I ever thought possible

Somebody spilled some Minecraft in this hardcore first-person RPG, and I love the result way more than I ever thought possible

Nox Mortalis is an unholy combo of survival game and old school RPG.

'Consumers are not okay with okay': Take-Two boss says BioShock 4 is taking so long because the company's goal is 'to make the best entertainment, not necessarily the most entertainment'

'Consumers are not okay with okay': Take-Two boss says BioShock 4 is taking so long because the company's goal is 'to make the best entertainment, not necessarily the most entertainment'

Despite its troubles, Strauss Zelnick promises BioShock 4 is not at risk of being cancelled.

Ninja Gaiden 4 plays more like a Platinum action game than classic Ninja Gaiden, and I'm really not sure how to feel about it

Ninja Gaiden 4 plays more like a Platinum action game than classic Ninja Gaiden, and I'm really not sure how to feel about it

It's not bad! But I'm not sure it's the Ninja Gaiden I hoped for.

Just 2 weeks after its release, this Diablo-style roguelike has already reworked its entire campaign to please action RPG fans looking for a challenge

Just 2 weeks after its release, this Diablo-style roguelike has already reworked its entire campaign to please action RPG fans looking for a challenge

The Brazilian roguelike has a full roadmap of updates on the way.

Finally, I can get a straight flush with cabbages: Our favorite idle farming sim just got a Balatro crossover

Finally, I can get a straight flush with cabbages: Our favorite idle farming sim just got a Balatro crossover

Sure!

Id Software kicks off QuakeCon with a surprise release of Heretic + Hexen, an 'enhanced' bundle with cross-platform multiplayer, mod support, and more

Id Software kicks off QuakeCon with a surprise release of Heretic + Hexen, an 'enhanced' bundle with cross-platform multiplayer, mod support, and more

One year after the Doom + Doom 2 bundle, id Software and Nightdive Studios has done it again.

I cannot believe one of the best indie games of all time just got new DLC 17 years later

I cannot believe one of the best indie games of all time just got new DLC 17 years later

What year is it? Who cares: Castle Crashers is forever.

Deliberately giving AI 'a dose of evil' may make it less evil overall, reads headline on ragged newspaper in the rubble of the robot apocalypse

Deliberately giving AI 'a dose of evil' may make it less evil overall, reads headline on ragged newspaper in the rubble of the robot apocalypse

A new study claims steering AI into "evil" behavior somehow makes it less prone to evil in the long run.

I'm sick of the survival crafting 'Cube' and calling the gamer HOA on all of you

I'm sick of the survival crafting 'Cube' and calling the gamer HOA on all of you

Based on criteria I just made up, that's a violation of the community bylaws.

It looks like Microsoft's cuts got another one: Avalanche has stopped work on its 1970s smuggling sim Contraband to 'evaluate the project's future'

It looks like Microsoft's cuts got another one: Avalanche has stopped work on its 1970s smuggling sim Contraband to 'evaluate the project's future'

Contraband was announced in 2021 as a partnership between Avalanche Studios and Xbox.

I'm so tired of being advertised at, man

I'm so tired of being advertised at, man

Life used to be more than this.

Embracer brings original Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane back from the dead for 'the next evolution in rhythm gaming'

Embracer brings original Guitar Hero publisher RedOctane back from the dead for 'the next evolution in rhythm gaming'

RedOctane Games is being headed up by Guitar Hero veteran Simon Ebejer, and includes original founders Kai and Charles Huang as "advisors."

Marathon will be out before March 2026, says Sony CFO—but 'this is not a commitment'

Marathon will be out before March 2026, says Sony CFO—but 'this is not a commitment'

"We believe this launch will happen."