Japan Is Actually Offering Incentives to Samsung and SK Hynix to Build Memory Fabs, but the Korean Giants Are Declining the ‘Attractive’ Proposals

The Japanese government is eager to expand onshore production, and one way to attract investment is to offer incentives to giants like SK hynix and Samsung.

The global semiconductor dynamics have evolved rapidly since nations like Japan and the US have made chip production a matter of national security. Incentives like the CHIPS Act have contributed significantly to the growth of American manufacturing, and the current Japanese administration is now looking to attract private investment as well. A reveals that memory manufacturers like Samsung and SK hynix have received offers from Japan to build fabs


Optiscaler Adds FSR 4 Support To Vulkan Titles Before AMD Could

AMD is absent when gamers need its help, but no worries! Optiscaler is one step ahead, thanks to the contributors.

AMD isn't moving an inch when it comes to extending FSR 4.0 (FidelityFX Super Resolution) support. It has not just restricted FSR 4 to RDNA 4 GPUs; it has also made its availability limited to only DX12 titles. It has been nearly a year since the new upscaler from AMD was rolled out, but to this day, AMD just couldn't enable


Ubisoft Taps Senior Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Devs to Lead the Assassin’s Creed Brand Into the Future

With Ubisoft's massive organizational shake-up and "major reset " officially revealed last month, there have been a lot of changes at the company . Even before it was properly revealed, though, big changes had been made, with the establishment of Vantage Studios and the departure of the former head of the Assassin's Creed franchise, Marc-Alexis Côté .

Today, we learned who would be replacing Côté, with three veteran Assassin's Creed developers for the foreseeable future.


Tencent has Reportedly Shut Down Open-World Developer TiMi Montreal Studio Five Years After it was Founded, Without Releasing a Game

A new report from points to the latest source of video game industry layoffs, this time coming from Tencent and its TiMi Montreal studio. In this case, the whole studio is getting shut down , leading to everyone on the team seemingly losing their roles nearly with the intention of creating " AAA open-world multi-platform games ."

Game File's report comes after a now-deleted LinkedIn post from one of the studio's programmers shared that the studio had been shuttered, with employees having been aware of


“In Many Respects, Fallout 76 Is the Game I’m Most Proud Of”, Says Todd Howard

In his latest hour-long conversation , Bethesda's Todd Howard touched on various subjects, including The Elder Scrolls VI and Starfield , the usage of AI in game development , and even his feelings toward Fallout 76 .

When it launched in late 2018, Fallout 76 quickly became a sort of punching bag for critics ( including Wccftech's Chris Wray ) and gamers alike. The game had several issues at release, including optimization, a lack of human NPCs (by design, as the game


New Report Claims No One, Not Even Those Internally at Xbox, Liked the “Everything is an Xbox” Strategy

This past Friday, the video games industry, and more specifically, Xbox and Microsoft , entered a new era. A post- Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond era , with the announcement of Spencer's retirement and Bond's resignation. Former Microsoft CoreAI chief executive officer, Asha Sharma , took Spencer's place, while Matt Booty stepped into a new role as Xbox's chief content officer.

As the industry and consumers wrap their heads around the sudden shake-up, a new report from looks to provide


‘Every Time They Buy a Game From Us, They’re Getting a Great Deal’: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Publisher Pushes Back Against Regular Price Hikes

Over the past few months, video gaming has become a rather expensive hobby, with hardware and game prices rising consistently, risking pricing out more and more gamers as the worldwide economic situation remains challenging. However, not every publisher is set to increase prices, and some, like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 publisher Kepler Interactive , are set to continue employing a pricing strategy that is respectful of gamers' money and time.

Speaking with the , Kepler Interactive's CEO Alexis Garavaryan commented on the company's pricing strategy


WWE 2K26 Devs on Core Changes, Cutting Last-Gen, Knowing The Island Wouldn’t “Wow” Year 1, and More

A new year means a new WWE 2K game , and I recently made the trip to WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, to go hands-on with WWE 2K26 (read more about that here ). As has become tradition , I also sat down with longtime WWE 2K series creative director Lynell Jinks and gameplay producer Bryan Williams to take the current temperature of the series.

We delved into a lot of topics, including WWE 2K26’s changes to the series’ core stamina


WWE 2K26 Hands-On Impressions – Making Moves Across Modes

Last year’s entry in the WWE 2K series left some, including me , wanting. After several years of steady piecemeal improvement, WWE 2K25 went all-in on The Island , a new cosmetic-festooned online hub similar to NBA 2K's The City, with most other aspects of the game falling by the wayside. Was this just a one-year misstep, or the beginning of a new direction? Last week, I traveled to WWE Headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, to


Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Target Stable 30 FPS ‘Wherever Possible’ On Switch 2 and Xbox Series S, Director Says

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade made its debut on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series consoles in January, and the Switch 2 port in particular has been praised as a solid port that accounts for the system's technical limitations compared to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, delivering the best possible experience.

With Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 3 , however, achieving a high-quality port is definitely going to be more challenging, but the development team is set to deliver a 30 FPS on