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AMD issues a new statement on Ryzen 7000 burnout issues - "We have the root cause"

New BIOS/UEFI updates should eliminate this issue

Published: 27th April 2023 | Source: AMD to Anandtech | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD has discovered the root cause of their Ryzen 7000 X3D burnout issues

Yesterday, AMD released a statement about issues that some Ryzen 7000 series CPU users had been facing following the launch of the company's V-Cache enhanced X3D series processors. Some users of these processors had experienced CPU/motherboard failures, making

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ASUS' ROG Ally Flagship variant gets priced at $699 in the US

Move over Steam Deck, ASUS' ROG Ally is coming!

Published: 27th April 2023 | Source: best Buy via @wickedkhumz on Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

It looks like ASUS' flagship ROG Ally system will be a lot more affordable than we expected

Earlier this week, AMD revealed their new Ryzen Z1 series of mobile processors, CPUs that promise to transform the mobile gaming market with Zen 4 CPU cores and RDNA 3 graphics. ASUS' new ROG Ally handheld gaming system will be

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EA promises performance patches for Jedi: Survivor ahead of launch

You probably should wait for patches before purchasing this...

Published: 27th April 2023 | Source: EA Star Wars | Author: Mark Campbell

Has EA admitted that Jedi: Survivor isn't ready to launch?

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is due to launch on PC and current gen consoles tomorrow, and EA has already confirmed that they have performance patches in the works for the game, implying that the game will not run well at launch.

Early reviews for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor


AMD's reportedly planning to launch their Radeon RX 7600 XT next month

Currently the specifications of this graphics card is unknown

Published: 27th April 2023 | Source: Moore's Law is Dead - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's RX 7600 XT is reportedly launching on May 25th

Rumour has it that AMD is shifting its focus from the high-end GPU segment and towards the mid-range of the discrete graphics market. More and more consumers are considering pricing over performance when purchasing new graphics cards, and rumour has it that


Patch 1.0.4 for The Last of Us Part 1 has arrived, and it is a big deal for PC gamers

Gamers can also expect improved texture fidelity at low and medium settings

Published: 26th April 2023 | Source: Naughty Dog | Author: Mark Campbell

The Last of Us Part 1's latest PC patch optimises the game on PC, boosting framerates

Naughty Dog and Iron Galaxy have released update 1.0.4.0 for The Last of Us Part 1 on PC, promising increased CPU and GPU performance throughout the game thanks to new optimisations that have been made to the title.

Alongside performance optimisation

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ASUS issues an "Important Update" to Ryzen 7000 X3D CPU owners

AM5 motherboard owners should probably update their UEFI/BIOS

Published: 26th April 2023 | Source: ASUS - Juan Jose Guerrero | Author: Mark Campbell

Ryzen 7000X3D CPU owners should probably update their motherboards's UEFI/BIOS

In recent weeks, several owners of AMD's Zen 4 Ryzen 7000X3D processors have reported CPU and motherboard failures, and motherboard manufacturers have been working with AMD to get to the bottom of the issue. ASUS

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Grounded's 1.2 "Super Duper" update has arrived, making the game Steam Deck verified

A Steam Free Weekend for Grounded is planned for later this month

Published: 26th April 2023 | Source: Xbox Blog | Author: Mark Campbell

Gounded's latest update adds new content, Steam Deck verification, and a lot of wasps

For the uninitiated, Grounded is a survival game from Xbox Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment, merging together the concepts of "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" and survival titles like Rust and Minecraft. The game takes place in a backyard that's filled with bugs


Street Fighter 6's Demo is now available on PC though Steam

Street Fighter 6 is coming to PC on June 2nd

Published: 26th April 2023 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

PC Gamers can now play Street Fighter 6's demo

Capcom has just released a demo for Street Fighter 6 on PC, allowing gamers on Steam to play though the beginning of the game's world tour mode and create a customised avatar. The avatar that you make in this demo can be transferred to the full game when it launches on June 6th.


Forza Horizon 5's "High Performance" update delivers XeSS, 4 new vehicles, and more

This 11GB update adds new vehicles, XeSS, and a lot of bug fixes

Published: 26th April 2023 | Source: Steam - Patch Notes | Author: Mark Campbell

Forza Horizon 5 now supports DLSS 3, XeSS, and FSR 2.2

Playground Games has released a new update for Forza Horizon 5 that is titled "High Performance", adding multiple new vehicles to the game, the new Oval Circuit road race, and new content that will be available between April 27th

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The CMA has blocked Microsoft's Activision takeover in the UK

Microsoft will appeal the descision

Published: 26th April 2023 | Source: The Competition and Markets Authority | Author: Mark Campbell

Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition has been blocked in the UK

The UK's Competition and Market's Authority (CMA) has today confirmed that they have blocked Microsoft's planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard, citing concerns about how the merger would impact the growing cloud gaming market.

In their press release on the topic, the CMA stated that it was not concerned about

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