Final Fantasy XVI New Mod Enhanced Pre-Rendered Cutscenes

A new Final Fantasy XVI mod released a couple of days back further improves the quality of the recently released PC port. The new mod, developed by tenshinken and available for download from Nexus Mods, replaces the vanilla pre-rendered cutscenes with new ones running at 60 FPS. Following the release of the FFXVIFix mod, it has become possible to increase the framerate of in-engine cutscenes, so the pre-rendered ones still running at 30 FPS possibly felt even worse than before, so the release of this

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ByteDance Reportedly Acquires 100,000 of Huawei’s Ascend 910B AI Chips

ByteDance, one of the largest Chinese AI firms, is considering acquiring a vast arsenal of Huawei's AI chips to train a new model solely from in-house equipment. ByteDance Rapidly Upscales Huawei's AI Chips To Cater Less-Intensive AI Tasks, Ultimately Reducing NVIDIA Dependency It seems like the adoption of Chinese in-house AI solutions will grow rapidly, as now only the government is pushing the narrative, but the regional tech giants have now also forced their ways out of NVIDIA due to the constant revisions in

“This Was One of the Rare Opportunities,” Says Krafton Regarding Tango Gameworks Acquistion

It's been a short time since the South Korean publisher Krafton decided to save Tango Gameworks, acquiring the studio in August after Microsoft decided to shutter it just a few months prior. While Krafton has acquired Tango Gameworks, the only IP they acquired along with it was Hi-Fi Rush, which happened to be a BAFTA-winning rhythm game that reached three million players. The decision to shutter Tango Gameworks came as a huge surprise to many, especially after making a game as successful as Hi-Fi Rush.

One Analyst Believes That Elon Musk’s Reference To Electrified “Aircrafts And Boats” In The Recent Earnings Call Suggests That Tesla Might Start Manufacturing Drones And eVTOLs

Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas is quite famous for his investment notes on Tesla, which are often replete with fanciful musings that then constitute a basis for the analyst's uber-rosy revenue projections for the EV giant. Consider Jonas' latest investment note where he goes so far as to assign an upside potential for the Tesla stock that ranges between $100 per share and $1,000 per share, all based on a line of business that does not exist! NEWS: Morgan Stanley'

New NVIDIA GeForce Driver Out Now, Optimized for Throne & Liberty, MechWarrior 5: Clans, and Starship Troopers: Extermination

NVIDIA has released a new GeForce Game Ready driver (version 565.90 WHQL) today, delivering optimizations for three PC games: NCSoft's free-to-play MMORPG Throne and Liberty (out today after a five-day early access reserved to owners of the Founder's Packs), Offworld's coop FPS Starship Troopers: Extermination (out on October 11, when it will leave early access), and Piranha's narrative-driven shooter game MechWarrior 5: Clans (out

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A18, A18 Pro Get Their First Die Shot Comparison From The Front & Back Sides, With Both Chipsets Sporting A Different Configuration Due To The 6-Core GPU

Apple introduced its first family of second-generation 3nm chipsets for the iPhone 16 series, the A18 and A18 Pro, last month, bringing in a wave of improvements over last year’s A17 Pro. Despite featuring the same 6-core CPU and only being separated by a single GPU core, the latest die shot comparison reveals that a single difference can result in reconfiguring various clusters, as you will soon find out. TSMC utilized its InFO-POP packaging for the A

Lords of the Fallen 2 Gets First Details – Elevated Production Values, Gameplay Improvements and More

CI Games has recently discussed Lords of the Fallen 2 again during the company's latest investor brief on the 2025-28 strategy. We already knew the game would be an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC, and CI Games confirmed it is getting a 'major investment' from Epic. Furthermore, CI Games shared some of the high-level improvements that fans can expect from the sequel. Next major instalment in LOTF franchise, built on UE5 Major investment from Epic for PC exclusivity Increased appeal

PlayStation 6 May Need the PlayStation 5 Pro to Exist to Deliver the Expected Technological Leap

The PlayStation 6 may need the PlayStation 5 Pro to exist to deliver the expected technological leap for a few reasons, including the fact that producing faster and more complex CPUs and GPUs to increase console performance and features is no longer entirely possible. Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter recently went over why the mid-generation refresh console launching next month innovates the console space in a way that will be essential for future hardware by introducing machine learning in the console space. With the PlayStation 4 Pro, Sony offered a system featuring a

GAMEMAX GX-1050 PRO 1050W PSU Review: ATX 3.1 & PCIe 5.1 Ready In White Design

Gamemax is a new player in the PC DIY market that has started offering a range of products including PC cases, power supplies, monitors, cooling components, & peripherals. They have a selection of products to meet the demands of all types of gamers and gamers are the primary market. Today, we will be testing one of our first GAMEMAX products, the GX-1050 PRO, which comes as a top-of-the-line PSU with certifications for the latest standards. GAMEMAX GX-1

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Samsung’s New 3nm GAA Technology Has Failed To Attract New Customers Because Of Unstable Yields, With Industry Watchers Forecasting A $385 Million Loss

In the month of July, Samsung Securities, a subsidiary of the Korean giant, published a report titled ‘Geopolitical Paradigm Shift and Industry,’ which mentioned spinning off the foundry business due to the myriad number of setbacks faced by the company, particularly its 3nm GAA process. It appears that Samsung cannot catch a break, nor has it been able to catch up to TSMC in the foundry market share, and due to the unstable yields of its cutting-edge node, customers have been forced to seek better opportunities