New Call of Duty Games Won’t Launch Into Xbox Game Pass Anymore, But Retro Call of Duty Games Will Reportedly Try to Fill the Gap

Earlier this week, Xbox's new chief executive officer, Asha Sharma , took the first of what we'd later learn would be a couple of big swings with how the Xbox brand is evolving under her purview by decreasing the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and confirming that brand-new Call of Duty games will not launch directly into Game Pass anymore. But a new report claims that there will be more than enough of the long-running military shooter to go around.

A report from claims that we'

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Intel Just Had One Of Their Biggest Earnings Calls Ever – Here’s What You Need To Know

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$INTC is massively up after beating revenue guidance for Q1 '26 and posting strong guidance for Q2. Foundry and DCAI both showed healthy growth over the last quarter, while Client Computing slumped slightly due to inflationary pressures and the ongoing RAM crisis.

Some might say that the explosive growth in Intel's


Intel’s Revolutionary ZAM Memory, A Low-Power & High Density HBM Replacement, Receives Big Boost From Japan

Intel announced that its ZAM memory project, which is being developed with SoftBank's subsidiary, , has received a big boost from Japan.

, Intel Kabushiki Kaisha (Intel K.K.) and SoftBank Corp. subsidiary SAIMEMORY have unveiled that Japan's NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) has now selected ZAM, a next-generation memory standard which is being seen as an HBM replacement.


One Year Later, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has the Most GOTY Awards Ever and Over 8 Million Copies Sold

Today, April 24, 2026, is the one-year anniversary of the launch of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 , the game that immediately catapulted to being one of the most beloved and talked about games of 2025. It went on to earn more GOTY awards than any other game (the most recent of which was awarded last week ) and has now reached over 8 million copies sold , according to developer Sandfall Interactive .

Sandfall announced the milestone on the game's , thanking

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AMD Enables Chinese DDR5 Memory Support With EXPO 1.2: Adds CUDIMM, MRDIMM & Ultra-Low Latency Support

AMD EXPO 1.2 is launching soon, and with it, some new features, along with support for Chinese DDR5 memory, are being added too.

New information about EXPO 1.2 comes from , the author of HYDRA , CTR , and DRAM calculator for Ryzen, & leaker . The new information covers various aspects of the new memory tech, which is anticipated soon.

Starting with the details, AMD EXPO 1.2 will be adding support for module geometry, allowing users to mix and match various memory


Luna Abyss Locks May 21 Release as Kwalee’s Junji Ito-Inspired Bullet Hell FPS Targets 2026’s Indie Crown

Yesterday, Kwalee announced the release date of Luna Abyss , the stylish bullet hell first-person shooter game in development at internal studio Kwalee Labs (previously known as Bonsai Collective ). The single player title will be released on May 21, 2026 for Xbox Series S|X, Xbox on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming (with Game Pass), PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, and PlayStation 5.

I previously interviewed Creative Director Benni Hill and Production Director Hollie Emery to discuss the game

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Nintendo Switch 2 Development Shocked Even Nintendo Itself, Former Employees Believe, as Release Pipeline Faces PlayStation-Level Pressure

During the Nintendo Switch generation , Nintendo had no trouble delivering a steady stream of first-party games created using what is likely a reliable pipeline . Often, we have heard how the Japanese company likes to sit on completed games for months , only to release them when deemed appropriate, but this could become a thing of the past moving forward as the Japanese company's studios focus on the Nintendo Switch 2 , according to what former employees revealed during their podcast.

"That totally happened, though in the past where a


Samsung Braces For Unprecedented Chaos After Union Rally Knocks Out 58% Of Foundry Output In A Single Day

There's a high-stakes game of chicken afoot at Samsung, with its management and unionized workers both trying to strengthen their hand via a series of moves and countermoves ahead of a planned showdown next month.

Even so, Samsung workers appear to have won the latest round by successfully disrupting nearly a fifth of the output at the highly mechanized Samsung memory fabs as well as nearly three-fifths of the output at the more labor intensive foundry lines.

As per the reports trickling out of South Korea, Samsung workers held


Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition Leaks Via Discord Datamine, Bundled Free With Nitro for $9.99 Monthly

It looks like the rumored new Game Pass tier will be officially called Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition . The leak came , and that's because, apparently, this version of Game Pass will soon be bundled with the Discord Nitro subscription.

The following lines were discovered by the dataminers:

  • Xbox Game Pass Starter Edition is now included with Nitro. Jump in.
  • 50+ games like Stardew Valley, Fallout 4, and Grounded. 10 hours of cloud gaming every month. Xbox Rewards. All yours with Nitro.
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Shuhei Yoshida Shuts Down PlayStation Purists, Insists PC Ports Never Hurt PS5 Sales, But Funded The Next Blockbusters

Until the PlayStation 5 era, Sony’s strategy was focused on delivering first-party games that stayed on the console to drive hardware sales. However, in a new interview with conducted during ALT. Games , where he also detailed how his 11-year PlayStation Studios run ended with Jim Ryan firing him , former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida revealed that the change in strategy was essentially forced by increasing AAA budgets , and actually helped the development of all first-party titles.

“When I was working on the game