While China develops workarounds to US sanctions of high-end extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines, the shortage in the memory industry due to high demand from AI chips has created an opportunity for Chinese firms to gain market share, suggests a report from the Korean media. The aggressive approach, led by the Chinese government, has narrowed down the gap between China and Korea for HBM memory to three years, says the report. At the center of the rapid gain is China's CXMT, which also plans to issue its
PlayerUnknown Productions Halts Further Development of Prologue: Go Wayback and Makes it Free as the Studio Suffers Layoffs
Developer PlayerUnknown Productions announced today that it is halting further development of Prologue: Go Wayback! , the single-player open-world emergent survival rougelike game that PlayerUnknown himself, Brendan Greene , has been leading development on for several years. The decision to pause further development comes as the studio is suffering an unknown number of layoffs , making an already small team too small to support the game and the team's full size.
Announced on the game's Steam page , PlayerUnknown Productions will make what it has built so
More Signs Point to the First General Nintendo Direct of 2026 Finally Arriving Next Week
Yesterday, we spotted a claim from Spanish insider Nash Weedle pointing to a Nintendo Direct event taking place next week, with Weedle predicting the exact date to be June 9, 2026. They didn't specify what kind of Direct event it would be, but a big, general Direct is top of mind as it's the only kind we've not seen yet this year. Now, the very reliable insider Nate the Hate has added fuel to the claims of a Nintendo event next week,
Marvell Scores Another Win After NVIDIA CEO’s Trillion-Dollar Praise, As Google Hands It A Custom Networking Chip For The TPUv8e On Intel’s 18A/18AP Process
An efficient networking chip appears to be the need of the hour as AI data centers rapidly fill up with a giga-ton of ASICs, GPUs, and orchestration-oriented CPUs. As such, it is hardly a surprise that Google now appears to have tapped Marvell to design a custom networking chip for its TPUs on one of Intel's advanced node processes.
For the benefit of those who might not be aware, a networking chip links individual ASICs to form a synchronized data-crunching behemoth. These chips primarily coordinate
Persona 5 Royal, Undisputed and Solarpunk Lead Off June’s Xbox Game Pass Games Ahead of the SGF Xbox Games Showcase
Ahead of the Xbox Games Showcase as part of Summer Game Fest 2026 , the first batch of Xbox Game Pass games for June 2026 has been revealed, and so far its a wave of indie games to start the month with a heavy-hitting JRPG in Persona 5 Royal . 'So far' is the key phrase though, because it wouldn't be a surprise if there are some shadow-drop reveals set for the upcoming showcase.
Of course, it's never a guarantee
iPhone 18 Pro May Not Feature The Most Advanced OLED Technology This Year As Chinese Rivals Are Gearing Up For Something Exciting
Chinese smartphone makers are notorious for bringing in the latest technology iterations, regardless of whether they take off. It’s not every day that companies are racing to overtake Apple’s iPhones in various areas, and according to the latest report, we could witness a superior OLED technology that’s missing in the iPhone 18 Pro but present in the Cupertino firm’s other products.
Apart from the iPad Pro, the only other Apple product line that will move to tandem OLED is the upcoming M6 MacBook Pro
Crimson Desert Story Patching Is Not Ideal, But It’s 100% Better Than Admitting Failure And Doing Nothing, Veteran Developer Says
Crimson Desert is receiving the best single-player post-launch support we have seen in a long time, with the release of weekly patches that add more content to the game, including fulfilling the community's requests , while addressing some of its shortcomings. This week, we learned that Pearl Abyss is planning to address the game's biggest sore point , its disjointed story , and while this is not ideal, veteran developer Josh Sawyer praised the initiative.
“I think this is fine / good even if it
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is the Latest AAA Game Made With GenAI Tools in an “Early Exploration” Development Phase
Last night during PlayStation's State of Play event for June 2026, Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog showcased more of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis , and also confirmed rumours that it had been delayed into next year with the announcement of a February 12, 2027, release date. After the dust settled, however, and the initial craze of all the announcements had passed, players spotted a key point on the game's Steam page : a disclosure that Generative AI (GenAI
Samsung Teases HBM5 With a New ‘Heat Block Path’ Tech, Mirroring SK Hynix’s iHBM Cooling Play
Samsung is all set for its next-gen HBM5 development as it is planning to integrate a new thermal feature called "HPB" to its upcoming DRAM standard.
We know that Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are all working on future HBM standards. These three DRAM makers are currently supplying the bulk of the DRAM to chipmakers who are powering the latest AI datacenters across the world.
AMD Says It Had To Rebuild The Ryzen 5 5800X3D To Bring It Back For AM4’s 10th Anniversary
According to AMD, it wasn't as easy as it appears to bring back the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D to the market.
AMD took a lot of time to bring back the Zen 3-based first-ever X3D chip, and now we know why. Millions were asking AMD to revive the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and 5700X3D after the RAMpocalypse made it extremely difficult to build DDR5-based gaming builds.