Cyberpunk 2077 flashbacks had people sweating over Crimson Desert's console builds, but Pearl Abyss just pulled the curtain back on PS5 optimization details.
Console silence finally broken
Pearl Abyss confirmed it was never hiding Crimson Desert console footage.
PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions are getting dedicated attention.
Community anxiety stemmed from only PC gameplay being shown previously.
PS5 base optimization details
Geometry Shader Oversubscription keeps large-scale detail intact.
NGG Culling renders tons of elements without sacrificing fidelity.
Both techniques help the game maintain its massive scope on base hardware.
PS5 Pro is getting the full treatment
High CPU Frequency Mode makes world traversal smoother...
Production samples of Samsung's Exynos 2700 are already rolling off the fab line after the Exynos 2600 spanked Qualcomm's best across multiple AI benchmarks.
Exynos 2700 sampling and timeline
Samsung kicked off production-sample fabrication for its next-gen mobile AP.
Completion of that sampling phase is penciled in for June 2026.
Mass production is still slated for the latter portion of this year.
Design work on the chip wrapped up back in late 2025.
Potential Galaxy S27 cost play
Kiwoom Securities analyst Park Yu-ak floated a possible 50% share inside the Galaxy S27 lineup.
That projection hinges on improved second-gen 2nm foundry yields.
Samsung would slash spending on Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro if it pans out...
ZiG cash barely trickles into Zimbabwe's southern regions, and now the Consumer Council is calling out the Reserve Bank to fix the gap before new banknotes drop.
Southern provinces starved of ZiG
Bulawayo, Matabeleland South, and parts of Masvingo lack adequate physical ZiG supply.
Rand and US dollar dependency persists for informal-sector deals.
CCZ chief Rosemary Mpofu demanded targeted distribution from RBZ.
Fresh ZiG banknotes with upgraded security features arrive on April 7.
Why uniform rollout won't cut it
Cross-border trade and tourism skew southern regions toward foreign currency.
Mpofu argued that regional economic dynamics need tailored strategies.
Blanket national approaches are less effective than localized...
Warren Park's beloved kwaMereki community just lost its Supreme Court bid to lock down a contested piece of municipal land in Harare.
Supreme Court shuts down the appeal
Mereki Community Trust got unanimously dismissed by Justice Hlekani Mwayera's bench.
Stand 5153 in Warren Park Township sat at the center of the dispute.
Trust claimed a 2016 purchase deal for ZWL $862,500 was fully paid.
Harare City Council denied that any valid agreement ever existed.
Why the contract fell apart legally
The Urban Councils Act demands strict statutory procedures for municipal land sales.
Ministerial approval was never obtained by either party.
Harare insisted the pricing was in US dollars, not Zimbabwean dollars.
Justice Mwayera ruled courts cannot...
A social media personality just obliterated Jah Prayzah in the NAMA People's Choice vote count, and nobody saw it coming.
Voting numbers dropped a bombshell
Winky D grabbed the People's Choice Award with 45,218 votes.
Ritz Mcleish landed second place, pulling in 39,812 votes.
Jah Prayzah finished a distant third with just 10,395.
Prince Chigwida rounded out the field at 4,818 votes.
Ritz nearly quadrupled Jah Prayzah
Ritz collected roughly 29,417 more votes than Jah Prayzah managed.
Many analysts questioned her inclusion among heavyweights from the start.
Her partnership with DJ Towers elevated her social media profile massively.
NAMA confirmed all votes were verified and audited fairly.
Ritz fired back at the doubters
She called...
Roughly US$119,220 vanished from a Mukuru office after armed robbers ambushed an employee right in Bulawayo's CBD yesterday morning.
How the robbery went down
A Mukuru employee got intercepted while parking near Jason Moyo Street around 7:08 am.
Suspects forced her inside and made her crack open a Chubb safe.
Cash totaling US$78,141 and R501,820 got swept into bags.
Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the details publicly.
Covering their tracks
Robbers ripped out the digital video recorder storing surveillance footage.
A panic button was also yanked before they bolted.
The escape route went straight through the back door.
Zero arrests had been made as of last night.
NAMA's habit of announcing artists by their legal names just triggered another full-blown internet meltdown right after the ceremony wrapped.
The naming controversy reignites
National Arts Merit Awards caught heat for using real names instead of stage identities.
NACZ chief Napoleon Nyanhi defended it as honoring the person behind the brand.
Nyanhi insisted NAMA functions as a national cultural record.
Commentator Ranga Mberi kicked off the backlash online.
Mberi's case against the tradition
Mberi praised the production but ripped into the naming policy as outdated.
Stage names anchor streaming searches and international bookings, he argued.
Grammy and BET ceremonies never pull this move, per Mberi.
South Africa's awards and...
A US$160,000 loan allegedly secured with someone else's assets just blew up in court for a Harare maize-milling outfit.
Super C Group hit with fraud charges
Super C Group and director Alvin Nyaradzai Mparutsa face fraud allegations over a US$160,000 loan.
Mparutsa appeared before Harare regional magistrate Jessie Kufa.
Bail got set at US$1,000 for the director.
Empower Bank's recoveries officer, Itai Mutayi, is representing the lender.
How the loan allegedly went sideways
Super C Group applied for US$160,000 in working capital back in May 2024.
Funds were earmarked for maize milling at Willowvale in Harare.
Mparutsa signed a formal agreement and debt acknowledgement on May 31.
Collateral supposedly included a Hino Ranger, a Volvo...
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League 2026 explodes this weekend with a title defense showdown that feels way too spicy for matchday one.
Champions visit Chahwanda for the opener
Scottland FC head to Chahwanda, The Heart Main Arena, to face newcomers Hardrock FC on Sunday.
Norman Mapeza's squad obliterated Dynamos 5-0 in the Castle Challenge Cup warmup.
Chahwanda is debuting as a top-flight venue for the first time.
Kelvin Kaindu's Hardrock recruited the reigning Soccer Star of the Year, Washington Navaya.
Scottland FC is loaded with firepower
Emmanuel Ziocha, Tymon Machope, and Walter Musona all scored against DeMbare.
Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat also found the net.
Mohammed Issaka looks solid marshaling the backline.
Midfield...
