GTA VI Expected To Cross $4.5 Billion in Sales, in Launch Week

We already know that GTA VI is a highly anticipated game, with the game's second trailer reportedlycrossing over 475 million views in its first 24 hours across all platforms. Now, analytics firm Newzoo has predictedthat GTA VI may sell anywhere between $3.3 billion and $5.2 billion globally in its first launch week.

According to the firm, GTA VI garnered $260 million in pre-orders during the first week of pre-order sales. The firm's

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Open Beta Detailed: 15 Characters and No PS Plus Requirement

Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, the new 4v4 tag-team fighting game from Arc System Works and PlayStation Publishing, has an open beta scheduled for July 24-26, ahead of its August 6 release date. This will be the first time players can experience the game outside previous closed beta tests, and it will also see the introduction of Blade to the game for the first time. In total, players will have access to 15 different heroes and villains to play in heated close
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RPCS3 Emulator Now Plays 75% of PS3 Game Library on PC

The development team behind RPCS3, the open-source PS3 emulator for Linux, macOS, and Windows, has just announced in a post on Xthat the emulator can now play 75% of the PlayStation 3's game library, which accounts for 2,681 games of the console's 3,559 published games, according to the official compatibility list.

Notably, there are no games on the compatibility list that have zero compatibility, and only 0.06% of
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Bungie Pegs Marathon Full PvE Mode for Season 3 As New Game Director Takes Over

Since Marathon launched in early March, the PvPvE extraction shooter has been having a rough time with player retention, dropping from a peak Steam concurrent player count of 88,337 players shortly after launch to daily peaks of just around 5,000-6,000. Bungie recently announced that it would be testing a much-requested PvE-only mode, with the new roguelite Vault Breaker game mode going live from July 21 to August 4.

Now, in a recent developer blog

(PR) Onimusha: Way of the Sword Is Coming to GeForce NOW

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is coming to GeForce NOW at launch, with the playable demo available this week. It's joined by Denshattack! rolling in with five new games arriving in the cloud. Plus, GeForce NOW officially launches in India, moving from beta to public availability—meaning gamers can sign up without a waitlist.

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Capcom's next legendary action adventure is coming to GeForce NOW. Onimusha: Way of the Sword will arrive on the cloud at launch on Thursday, Sept
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(PR) Skullcandy Launches Crusher 720 Headphones With THX Spatial Audio

Leading headphone maker Skullcandy, and renowned audio pioneer THX Ltd., today announced an extension of their partnership to deliver the ultimate immersive entertainment audio when enjoying movies, music, or gaming on the go. The upcoming headphones are made for everyone and integrate THX Spatial Audio, a flexible, next-generation positional audio solution that delivers pinpoint listening accuracy using real-time onboard processing.

At the heart of Crusher 720 is Skullcandy's patented adjustable Crusher Bass technology—the one-of-a-kind sensory
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Open Printer Previewed As Open-Source, DRM-Free Printer

The OpenTools Open Printer is a new open-source hardware projectthat spawned in response to expensive, predatory designs from traditional printer manufacturers. The philosophy behind it is that it is a "repairable, compact, and robust printer designed to last," and according to an announcementand preview video by CrowdSupply, it seems as though the Open Printer will be launching on the crowdfunding platform soon. It uses off-the-shelf parts to make repairs easy, and it prints on paper up to A3 in size,
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(PR) Intel and Google Cloud Collaborate to Drive Intel's Enterprise AI Transformation

Intel and Google Cloud today announced an expansion of their previously announced multi-year strategic collaboration, which would accelerate Intel's enterprise-wide digital evolution through the deployment of Gemini Enterprise and Google Cloud.

Intel will integrate advanced, Gemini-powered generative AI across its global workforce, helping to scale capabilities and bolster traditional workflows across engineering, supply chain, and corporate operations. Google Cloud's highly scalable infrastructure will also augment Intel's semiconductor development environment, introducing custom, agentic workflows to speed the chip design lifecycle

iFixit CEO Clarifies Steam Deck LCD Batteries Not Discontinued

We previously reported that it seemed as though Valve was silently sunsetting replacement batteries for the Steam Deck LCDbased on comments issued by iFixit representatives on both Reddit and official support channels. More recently, however, iFixit CEO, Kyle Wiens, has issued a direct response refuting the notion in a statement on Xthat reads:
Valve has reached out and is sending us a new batch of Steam Deck LCD batteries!

iFixit will move heaven and earth to keep supporting these handhelds.
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TSMC's 2 nm Node Gains Momentum with Fourfold Increase in Tape-Outs

TSMC's 2 nm node has reportedly attracted significant client attention, as the company's Senior Vice President, Kevin Zhang, confirmed that the N2 node has four times the number of tape-outs compared to its previous leading-edge 3 nm N3 node. This indicates that many of TSMC's customers, who are also long-time partners, have focused their resources on 2 nm chip designs instead of the 3 nm node PDKs. The driving force behind the fourfold increase in chip tape-outs
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