Microsoft expands battery profiles for ROG Xbox Ally handhelds

Microsoft adds 28 more games to ROG Xbox Ally Default Game Profiles

Microsoft has expanded Default Game Profile support for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X handhelds. The company says more than two dozen additional games now support per-title device settings for Xbox Store PC versions.

Default Game Profiles adjust system-level settings for supported games. Microsoft says the profiles set TDP and FPS limits to balance performance and battery life when the handheld is running on battery. The profiles are delivered through an Xbox service, but

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The next Call of Duty game will not launch for 2013 PlayStation 4

Call of Duty leaves PS4 behind after more than a decade of support

Activision says the next Call of Duty is not being developed for PlayStation 4

Activision has confirmed that the next Call of Duty game is not being developed for PlayStation 4. The statement came from the official Call of Duty account after rumors claimed that the 2026 entry was still planned for Sony’s last-generation console.

This does not name the next game or confirm all platforms. Activision only mentioned PS4, so Xbox One has

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Capcom says DLSS 5 reaction showed Resident Evil Requiem “got the design right”

Resident Evil Requiem team comments on Grace, Leon and DLSS 5 controversy

Resident Evil Requiem producer Masato Kumazawa says the reaction to NVIDIA’s altered Grace Ashcroft demo showed that players liked Capcom’s original character design.

Capcom has commented on the reaction to NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 showcase, which used Resident Evil Requiem to demonstrate AI-based rendering changes. The demo drew criticism from players who said Grace Ashcroft looked too different from her in-game design.

In an interview with Eurogamer, producer Masato Kumazawa said he could

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NVIDIA confirms GeForce NOW partner security breach, says its own systems were not affected

NVIDIA responds to ShinyHunters GeForce NOW breach claim

Last week there was a claim that a known hacking group, “ShinyHunters,” had breached NVIDIA GeForce NOW services. Upon learning about this incident, we decided to ask directly whether this is in fact true. We have just received a statement that confirms the breach, but its scope is smaller than initially thought.

Armenian partner affected

NVIDIA has confirmed that the recent GeForce NOW breach claim involved a third-party partner, not NVIDIA-operated services. The company provided the statement

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Steam Machine launch signs grow with 50 tons of Valve “game console” imports

It could be either Frame, Machine or Deck

But I guess it depends on what we understand as ‘Game Console’,

Valve has reportedly imported around 50 tons of products listed as “Game Consoles” into the United States over a two-day period. The shipments arrived between April 30 and May 1.

The records do not confirm the product name. Valve has previously used the same “Game Console” category for Steam Deck shipments. However, The Verge reports that the latest containers have a different weight

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MemTest86 adds early LPCAMM2 fault decoding support

PassMark prepares MemTest86 for more LPCAMM2 laptops

PassMark has released MemTest86 11.7, a new version of its memory diagnostic tool with several changes aimed at LPCAMM2 modules.

The main addition is preliminary faulty die decoding support for LPCAMM2 on Intel Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake chipsets. This should help identify which part of a module is tied to memory errors, rather than only reporting a generic failure. PassMark also added LPCAMM2 support to the module graphical report.

The update also adds form factor

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DDR6 development starts, memory makers target 2028 to 2029 launch

Samsung, SK hynix and Micron move ahead with DDR6 plans

Samsung, SK hynix and Micron have reportedly started early development work for DDR6 substrates. According to TheElec, the memory makers have already asked substrate suppliers to prepare designs even though the JEDEC standard is not final yet.

The report says suppliers are working with partial design data. This includes early information on memory thickness, substrate structure and routing. The goal is to prepare test samples before DDR6 moves closer to mass production.

“Memory companies and substrate manufacturers

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Steam Controller is now available, Valve’s first 2026 hardware release

Steam Controller launches today

Valve is launching its new Steam Controller today, as the first retail product from its 2026 hardware lineup. The controller goes on sale through Steam at 10 AM Pacific, with pricing set at $99 in the US, €99 in Europe, £85 in the UK, $149 CAD in Canada and $149 AUD in Australia.

The controller is launching separately from Steam Machine and Steam Frame. Valve has not confirmed final launch details for

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Intel Core 9 273PQE with 12 P-cores beats Core i9-14900K in several gaming tests

Core 9 273PQE gaming tests show up to 10% lead over Core i9-14900K

Bartlett Lake-S is not a consumer gaming CPU, but Zed Up’s tests show how Intel’s P-core-only design performs against Raptor Lake.

Intel’s Core 9 273PQE has been tested against the Core i9-14900K in games, giving us one of the first looks at how Bartlett Lake-S performs

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ASUS reportedly cuts RTX 5070 Ti supply as RTX 5080 gets more production focus

ASUS will keep only selected RTX 5070 Ti models in focus, while pushing RTX 5080 sales in Q2, it’s claimed

ASUS is reportedly adjusting its Q2 graphics card sales plan for high-end GeForce RTX 50 series models. A Board Channel report says the supply of some ASUS cards may tighten due to upstream GPU supply changes, with distributors being told to adjust their sales focus.

The report says shipments of RTX 5070Ti, which, as we remember

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