God of War Laufey Star Deborah Ann Woll Breaks Silence on a Massive 10-Year Secret: “I Still Pinch Myself”

Renowned actress Deborah Ann Woll , best known as Jessica Hamby in True Blood and Karen Page in Daredevil, has spoken with CGMagazine about her lead role in God of War Laufey as the titular character.

In an interview conducted during Game Con Canada, Woll confirmed what Game Director Ariel Lawrence had revealed earlier this month : Head of Creative Cory Barlog had this game in mind even before the launch of God of War 2018, and there was already a poster featuring Laufey and Phranque (the cosmic cube). This

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Unlocking the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro’s Real Performance Will Require Pairing The SoC With The Fastest RAM Available

The two versions of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro will be separated by the memory standard they support, with the top-end variant able to get paired with LPDDR6. Qualcomm is also offering the flexibility to bring LPDDR5X into the mix. However, a rumor claims that pairing the slower memory will mean leaving a ton of performance on the table, but that’ll mean phone makers need to make the plunge and purchase the expensive RAM, though offering the best hardware doesn’t necessarily translate into

Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro must be paired with the fastest RAM available to unlock its true performance

Accidentally Leaked FSR 4.1.1 INT8 Reportedly Works With RDNA 3.5 Graphics

Valve accidentally leaked the FSR 4.1.1 INT8 and as per a Redditor, this version of FSR works even with RDNA 3.5.

Just today, we got to see a big update from Valve, which pushed an early FSR 4.1 build through the Proton Experimental . Right when the file was spotted in the Proton Experimental depot, it was taken down quickly. However, a user managed to download it before Valve removed it.

As per the Reddit user u/AtheleteDependent926,

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PlayStation 6 Delay Fears May Be Overblown, As Known Leaker Silently Pushes Back Against Latest Reports

Although we are getting closer to 2027, Sony has yet to make any official announcement about the PlayStation 6 . Despite the silence on the matter, especially amidst the rising costs of components, a recent report from Embracer Group analysts suggests the next-generation system may release in 2028 or even 2029 . However, there's a good chance these fears of delays will remain unwarranted, judging by the reaction of known AMD hardware leaker Kepler_L2 .

In a reply to


AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Dies Silently On ASUS X870, But No Invoice Leaves Owner With A $500 Keychain

Not everyone can RMA their CPUs, and this user thought a keychain would be an appropriate usage of his $500 processor.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and other Ryzen 7000/9000 series chips are still getting cooked on AM5 motherboards, particularly on 800-series boards. We have seen a noticeable reduction in such reports, which are usually posted on Reddit. In most cases, users are having success in RMA'ing their CPUs

A person holding an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor keychain with a gaming PC in the background.

Epic Games Loses Level Design Legend Sjoerd de Jong After 12 Years As Unreal Engine 6 Embraces AI

Epic Games provided some additional information on Unreal Engine 6 as Unreal Engine 5.8 is set to be the final major update to the current generation engine. The integration with UEFN, the and AI models like Claude and Gemini, alongside the eventual deprecation of the Blueprints visual scripting system and Actors framework, is making more than a few fearful that AI will completely take over game development, and Epic's reassurances that this won't happen are not enough to calm these fears, as the company has lost veteran and


iPhone Fold To Feature 3D Printed Hinge To Lower Costs, But Rattling Problems Risk Launch Timeline As Samsung Begins M16 OLED Manufacturing

Apple has reportedly given Samsung the green light to begin OLED manufacturing of the iPhone Fold , with the exclusive deal churning out 3 million units for this year’s initial supply. Some of the most advanced display technologies, such as Color Filter on Encapsulation (CoE) paired with M16, are expected to be paired together, but it’ll matter little if the iPhone Fold cannot enter timely production due to its 3D printed hinge issues.

The liquid metal 3D printed hinge could be adopted for the first


Square Enix’s Flat Lighting in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Be Fixed Soon with a Shader Injector Mod’s SSRT Shadows

Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is about to get a Shader Injector mod, courtesy of modder David Matos . This mod aims to inject modified shaders directly into the game's rendering API, thus enabling visual improvements.

A few days ago, Matos published a showcase that demonstrates an upgraded version of UE4's Deferred Directional Light Pixel Shader. The shader's BRDFs were upgraded, and the modder also added screen space ray traced shadows and micro shadows to improve the overall graphics quality of Final Fantasy VII

Characters from 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' stand on a grassy field with a medieval castle in the background, and 'Commands Menu' is visible on-screen.
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ASUS Picks LG Over BOE For World’s First 24.5″ OLED Monitor, Hitting A Blazing 540Hz At 1080p

The first-ever 24.5" OLED gaming monitor to use an OLED panel from LG, which smashes previous expectations that the model will utilize a BOE OLED panel.

Despite reports from last year indicating that Samsung would be the first one to bring a 25" OLED panel to the consumer market, the first-ever 25" OLED monitor we got from ASUS uses an OLED panel from LG Display. If you remember, at Computex, ASUS unveiled its ROG Strix OLED XG259QWPG Ace

An ASUS ROG gaming setup featuring a monitor displaying the ROG logo with the text 'MADE FOR ESPORTS ACE,' a keyboard, mouse, headset, and a boxed ROG accessory on a desk.

Valve Taunts Half-Life 3 HLX Dataminers With a Hidden Source 2 String, As Development Ramps Up Following Steam Machine Delay

It has been a while since we heard anything about HLX , the project in development by Valve rumored to be Half-Life 3 which is reportedly featuring some rather advanced features . However, the project's development may not have halted at all. The contrary, actually. While Valve itself is taunting Source 2 dataminers using the engine itself, there are indications that development may have ramped up following the Steam Machine's delay , giving the development team more time to polish up the game.

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