Final Fantasy XIV officially arrives to the Nintendo Switch 2 console today – here’s what to know
Today is the day when Final Fantasy XIV pulls wide the floodgates and lets another fresh gaggle of sprouts rush into Eorzea. That’s right, the...
Why Steam’s 16GB VRAM Milestone Tells Only Part Of The GPU Story
Valve’s latest audit of gaming PCs on Steam suggests that if you are not running a graphics card with 16GB of VRAM, then you are in the minority. For the first time, 16GB of VRAM tops the chart at 25.90% of systems that participated in the newest Steam hardware survey, which is just enough to slip past 8GB VRAM at 25.32%. Will game developers
Chinese chipmaking tool roadmaps examined — Beijing’s nascent lithography tools target DUV production at five machines a year, and an EUV prototype with no chips
Ultimately, three markers will indicate whether China’s domestic DUV program is a legitimate rival or yet more state-sanctioned hot air.
World of Warcraft’s Update 11.1 gives you better tools to track cooldowns and consumables
World of Warcraft players have a lot to anticipate with next week’s arrival of Update 11.1: Curse of Ula’Tek, including a new zone, storyline, delves,...
At least 37 people arrested in 2026 so far for protesting against data centers, most for breaking ‘petty rules’ — most taken into custody acted peacefully
Data center protesters are getting arrested for minor infractions, yet they continue pushing back against these projects. Aside from the arrests, there’s also at least 12 instances (probably more) where the police were called to intervene between politicians and protesters.
The Daily Grind: How many seasons of MMOs and multiplayer games can you play before you’re bored?
Last month, I was reading a Reddit thread from a Chinese MMORPG player whose comments leaped out at me. He specifically called out Diablo IV...
Lenovo LOQ Essentials 15 Gen 11 Review: A good display meets a low-power RTX 5060
The Lenovo LOQ Essentials 15 Gen 11 pairs an RTX 5060, 144 Hz display, and excellent upgradeability with a comfortable keyboard, but its low-power GPU configuration and outdated CPU leave it struggling against rivals at the same price.
‘Apple is getting this wrong,’ says OpenAI — startup blasts iPhone maker over lawsuit alleging it stole confidential information through ex-Apple employees
OpenAI denies Apple’s allegations in a blog post. The company claims that it doesn’t have and even doesn’t want its rivals trade secrets.
Chinese ship spotted lurking over Taiwan-US undersea cables — ‘research vessel’ seen loitering above the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network fiber-optic system
A new video shows Taiwan’s Coast Guard warning a 200-ft long Chinese-flagged research vessel, spotted loitering over a fiber internet cable, to change course.
China cracks down on copycat chip designs with new regulations and penalties — new guidelines enforce originality and independent development
China tightens legal protections for domestically developed chip layout designs by raising originality requirements and strengthening infringement penalties.