Dune: Awakening Is Out on May 20 for $49.99; Benchmark and Character Creator Live Now

Today, Funcom has announced the release date of its upcoming game, Dune: Awakening. Previously scheduled for Q1 2025 on PC, the survival MMO will now debut on May 20, priced at $49.99. Pre-orders will begin soon, said Funcom, promising the in-game bonus Terrarium of Muad’Dib, a beautiful in-base decoration that houses the iconic desert mouse. Even more interestingly, the Norwegian developer has released both benchmark and character creator. Players

NVIDIA DLSS 4 MFG Out Now (with Game Ready Driver) in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Tomorrow in Delta Force: Black Hawk Down

Today, NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation support is being integrated into Indiana Jones and the Great Circle with a new game update. As previously announced, players can take advantage of the new transformer-based DLSS AI model, which improves image quality compared to the previous CNN-based model. Users with the new GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards can also enable Multi Frame Generation, reaching much higher frame rates on their configurations. And even GeForce RTX 40 GPU owners can take advantage of the updated Frame Generation model

Apple Could Be Forced To Raise The Prices Of Its Products, Including iPhones, By 9 Percent, To Alleviate The Trump Tariff Effect; Company’s Earnings To Take A Hit Regardless

In the Trump Tariff saga, Acer was the first company to announce a 10 percent price increase that will be burdened by consumers, but the Taiwanese’s market capitalization is nowhere near Apple’s, so it is understandable why it was forced to make this move. However, even the trillion-dollar titan is not immune to these effects, with analysts estimating that the company would need to raise the prices of its products, including iPhones if it wants to allay the aftermath of these tariffs. The only problem

Here Is What Wall Street Analysts Are Forecasting About NVIDIA’s GB200, B200, And NVL Rack Server Shipments Ahead Of The Earnings Next Week

Wall Street analysts remain split on the extent to which NVIDIA's slower production ramp-up of the GB200 GPU would end up affecting its upcoming earnings and the outlook for the year ahead. While Baird analyst Tristan Gerra is dismissive of all "lingering concerns around [the] GB200 mix for the year," his counterpart at HSBC is much more cautious, lowering his forecast for NVL rack server shipments for the year from 35,000 units to 30,00

China’s AI Clusters Were Reported To Be Only 20% Utilized Prior To The Release of DeepSeek’s AI Models

China apparently was unaware of how to utilize its AI clusters before the debut of DeepSeek's AI models, as computing centers reported only 20% of utilization. DeepSeek's Models Have Made China Fully Utilize Its Domestic AI Clusters; Market Now Sees Increased Demand For Computing The debut of DeepSeek not only brought advancements to China's AI inferencing capabilities but also made the nation realize that its pursuit of AI accelerators is going in vain since most of its AI clusters were being heavily under-utilized. According to Baidu

Intel

Samsung’s Semiconductor Head Sent An Email To Employees, Urging Them To Share The Resposibility And Burden Of Developing The Exynos 2500 And Galaxy S26 At The Same Time

The setbacks from Samsung’s side for failing to increase its 3nm GAA yields meant that the Exynos 2500 could not be prepared in ample quantities to be used in the Galaxy S25 series, forcing the company to resort to a Snapdragon 8 Elite exclusive launch. While work on the Korean giant’s flagship SoC continues to proceed, Samsung’s head of the semiconductor design business has sent an email to all employees in the LSI division, mentioning how they should share the responsibility and burden of

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti “16 GB” GPU Launched: Now Available With An MSRP of $749

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB GPU is the latest addition to the Blackwell gaming lineup & is now available, starting at $749 US. NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Launches With A Starting Price of $749 US But Availability A Major Concern For Gamers Updated with the new Blackwell GPU architecture, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 GPUs utilize next-gen hardware technologies such as 5th Gen Tensor Cores, new streaming multiprocessor units, and 4th

Lost Soul Aside Is Still Blocked in 130 Countries on Steam Despite PlayStation Network Account Sign In No Longer Being Mandatory

Despite dropping the mandatory PlayStation Network account sign in for single-player games on PC, looking at Lost Soul Aside, it looks like any single-player game published on PC by Playstation Publishing could still be blocked in unsupported countries. As reported on the ResetERA forums, Steam Database currently shows that the upcoming game developed by Ultizero Games will not be available for purchase in the 130 countries where the PlayStation Network is not available, despite mandatory account log-in having been dropped from the game as it was for

PlayStation 5 New System Software Beta Update Introduces Activities Improvements and More; Major Improvements Outlined

A new PlayStation 5 system software beta update is now available for users invited to test it out before the public release, introducing new Activities improvements, and more. As reported on the ResetERA forums, the new firmware update introduces new Activity improvements that make it easier for users to view details by fully displaying them on the card itself while still keeping spoilers hidden. The update also introduces support for Unicode 16.0 emojis, some Parental Control changes, improved system software performance and stability, and enhanced message usability on some

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The 14-Inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro Offers An Incredible ‘Price To Performance’ Ratio With Its 24GB Unified RAM, Higher CPU & GPU Core Count, All Thanks To Amazon’s $249 Discount

Apple’s M4 Pro offers the sweet spot for both raw performance and price. Assuming the M4 is not powerful enough, or M4 Max machines are too pricey for your budget, the ‘middle of the pack’ SoC will do your bidding without blowing a hole through your wallet. On Amazon, the same Apple Silicon found in the 14-inch MacBook Pro can be yours after a whopping $249 discount, with the included $39.01 coupon that you can tick