MMO Hype Train: Is it smart or foolish for upcoming MMOs to embrace hardcore attitudes?
With the collapse of the World of Warcraft clone trend that dominated the MMORPG development landscape for so long, we’ve seen a sort of “wild...
The Core Ultra 7 270K was too good, so Intel scrapped the flagship Core Ultra 9 290K Plus — benchmarks of the 290K prototype find slim 2% faster performance in gaming and applications
The Core Ultra 9 290K Plus, which never came out, was only marginally faster than the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, which explains why Intel ultimately chose not to release it. On average across 1080p and 1440p games, it’s only about 2% faster, and in synthetic benchmarks and productivity workloads, it’s less than 4% ahead.
EVE Fanfest 2026: EVE Vanguard opens Steam signups for Operation Avalon alpha test
Upcoming first person shooter EVE Vanguard has now officially opened signups for its upcoming alpha test event that will run from July 7th to 20th....
Get an entire RTX 5090 gaming PC for around the price of just the GPU — a high-end battle station for under $4,000
The Omen 45L may currently be one of the most sensible ways to secure an RTX 5090 gaming system without having to deal with inflated standalone GPU prices.
Trump calls $14 billion Taiwan arms deal a ‘negotiating chip’ with China after Xi said Taiwan issue could lead to ‘clashes and even conflicts’ — Trump says ‘Taiwan would be very smart to cool it a little bit’
Trump’s remarks came at the close of a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Texas county passes data center ban for rural areas for a year, move comes in wake of AI data centers moving to remote areas to skirt regulations — state senator says counties cannot legally impose these bans
Hill County passed a one-year ban on data center projects, as the country authorities study the effects their effects on the community. Still, the County Attorney warned that they could get sued if they pass this moratorium, with a Texas State Senator asking the State Attorney General to investigate counties that have done so.
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60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — AI pricing crunch on RAM and other components paralyze enthusiast market
A survey of Tom’s Hardware readers has revealed that 60% of PC gamers are not planning to build a new PC in the next two years.
Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D faceoff — Battle for the fastest mid-range gaming CPU
We tested both CPUs across gaming, rendering, encoding, efficiency, and pricing to determine whether Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh can finally challenge AMD’s X3D dominance in the mid-range segment.
Modder uses Nintendo Switch to boost aging 3D printer’s speed by 90%, dropping 3DBenchy print time from 90 minutes to a mere 8 minutes and 41 seconds — enthusiast claims big quality improvements by using jailbroken quad-core console
A keen nozzle-head has dramatically sped up their 3D printer using the portable power of a Nintendo Switch and Klipper firmware replacement.