Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Sets Franchise and Game Pass Records
Early signs on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 sales and overall reception were great, and now we have confirmation from Microsoft and Activision. During the company's Q1 2025 earnings call, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that the game set new franchise records and also helped the Game Pass subscription service reach records of its own. One year since we closed our acquisition of Activision Blizzard King, we are focused on building a business positioned for long-term growth, driven by higher-margin content and
AMD Begins Working On Its Own Neural Supersampling & Denoising Techniques For RDNA-Based GPUs, Competitor To DLSS Ray Reconstruction
AMD's upcoming FSR package could solve the noise issue on path-traced frames with AMD's proprietary neural supersampling and denoising techniques. AMD will reportedly follow NVIDIA (DLSS Ray Reconstruction) in its course for developing AI-based denoising techniques & neural supersampling NVIDIA has come far with its upscaling techniques, which have solved the performance issues in demanding scenes for modern titles when ray tracing is turned on. As soon as NVIDIA started implementing various ray tracing and upscaling techniques, AMD and Intel also followed with their own FSR
SK Hynix To Integrate 3D Inspection Units To Upscale 12-Layer HBM3E Yield Rates & Production Capacities
SK Hynix has witnessed a massive surge in 12-layer HBM3E demand, prompting the firm to rapidly upscale production and yield rates. SK Hynix's 12-layer HBM3E Is In Massive Demand From The AI Markets, Prompting The Firm To Rapidly Enhance The Supply Chain SK Hynix has been at the forefront of supplying HBM to cater to the demand from the industry. In terms of the market competition out there, SK Hynix has dominated by far when it comes to both process superiority and production
Snapdragon 8 Elite Is Shown To Push A Framerate Of 160FPS When Running Red Dead Redemption, But Visual Settings Were Not Mentioned
The 2010 action-adventure game from Rockstar, Red Dead Redemption, recently launched for the PC, and given that the title is several years old, modern-day hardware should have no trouble running, as it was even showcased that an RTX 4070 has zero problems pushing a healthy framerate at the 8K resolution. This also means that the Snapdragon 8 Elite can achieve some phenomenal results when playing Red Dead Redemption, as it is revealed to be running at 160FPS. Graphics
Apple’s M4 Max Is The First Non-Ultra Chipset To Have a Memory Bandwidth That Exceeds 500GB/s, Features Double The Throughput Compared To The M4 Pro
The M4 trio was completed yesterday after Apple officially announced the M4 Max, which can be configured with up to a 16-core CPU and a 40-core GPU. Of course, for those that require an abnormal amount of memory for running Large Language Models, the new chipset can also be configured with up to 128GB of unified RAM, which Apple claims has a bandwidth of 546GB/s. This is an incredible feat because it is the first time that a
Xbox FY25 Q1 Total Gaming Revenue Up by 43%, All From Activision
Xbox has been struggling recently when it comes to finances, as its consoles aren't selling as well as the company had hoped. As a result, they have started pushing their software and subscription services more. Despite that, they made several changes to the subscription costs of Xbox Game Pass, which led to a lot of outrage from people in the gaming community as the prices increased. The price wasn't just adjusted in one country, but the price for Game Pass Ultimate, Core, and PC Game Pass
Samsung Is Reportedly Rebuilding Its Brand Identity And Considering Dropping The Galaxy Branding For Its Flagship Phones
Samsung is taking an aggressive approach to its products and offerings and is constantly working on improving its technology to better compete with others in the smartphone industry. The company is said to be contemplating a new branding strategy that could mark a significant evolution from its classic approach. It is said to be considering moving away from the Galaxy branding for its flagship phones, which has been there since 2009, in an attempt to create a distinct identity. Samsung might drop its Galaxy branding for its premium phones and is aiming
New Zone Revealed for World of Warcraft: The War Within
World of Warcraft: The War Within has been out for a little while now, and the next major update will be coming soon. The 11.0.7 update will be available on the PTR as of October 31, where players will be able to get their first glimpse at the new zone named Siren Isle. With the addition of Siren Isle comes a new currency called Flame Blessed Iron, which can be used to obtain new mounts, pets, gear, and transmogs. It will even allow players
DFC Intelligence Reports Video Game Industry Gets Strong 2025 Rebound
In a new report by DFC Intelligence, they reported that the video game industry is projected to have a significant turnaround in 2025. DFC Intelligence is the longest-standing research and advisory firm focused exclusively on the video game industry, and their new report suggests that 2025 will be a new beginning for the industry, with a long period of significant growth ahead. The full report will be available in December, but for today, DFC revealed some of the initial significant details of their report.
PS5 Pro Achieves Significant Performance Improvements, Says Dev; The Most Impressive Aspect Is PSSR
There's only a little over a week before the first (and possibly last, given Microsoft's apparent lack of plans to do another Xbox One X-type launch) console refresh of this generation, the PS5 Pro, launches globally. As we approach the release date, more developers are talking about their experience with the hardware. Earlier today, we shared an excerpt from an interview in which Dying Light Franchise Director Tymon Smektala mentioned how PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution could be more important than the other hardware advancements