Cyanide just proved they hate casuals with this punishing new open-world goblin simulator. The studio doubled down on hardcore mechanics for Styx: Blades of Greed, which launches February 19 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. This title keeps the irreverent goblin protagonist but drops him into a massive sandbox world. Developers added tools like gliders and grappling hooks to help navigate vertical environments. Enemy AI acts surprisingly smart and investigates suspicious noises aggressively.
A recent preview showed off a fresh intro sequence and way more polish than the Gamescom 2025 build. One mission involved tracking down a drunk dwarf at a tavern to recover a Zeppelin. Vertical map design lets the player climb outside walls...
TSMC is printing silicon faster than ever because everyone needs their fix. The foundry targets a monthly output of 140,000 units for its 2nm node before the year closes. This figure beats earlier guesses of 100,000 wafers. Three new facilities are under construction just to handle this massive volume.
Efficiency here seems wild since the 2nm process almost hits the 3nm ceiling of 160,000 wafers despite only running for a year. Apple apparently locked down over half the starting capacity. That aggressive buying leaves Qualcomm and MediaTek waiting for the N2P variant to power the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Dimensity 9600.
Insatiable thirst for AI chips threatens to unseat the iPhone maker as the biggest client. High-performance...
Samsung wants your smart fridge to judge your diet while AI watches you sleep. The corporation spent its CES First Look event obsessing over artificial intelligence instead of showing off the Galaxy S26 or Z TriFold. Executives pitched a Samsung Health revamp called Intelligent Care that shifts focus toward proactive monitoring. This system uses data from connected gadgets to create personalized meal plans based on blood glucose levels and whatever sits inside the refrigerator. It even tracks cognitive decline in elderly users.
CEO TM Roh claimed Galaxy AI will reach 800 million devices globally in 2026. The plan involves embedding these algorithms into everything from washing machines to speakers for a unified ecosystem.
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Your smart fridge is about to get way pricier because AI bros need every single chip. Samsung co-CEO TM Roh warned that memory scarcity will hit everyday items like washing machines and screens very soon. The executive admitted that no corporation stays safe from this mess. He suggested price hikes look unavoidable for many consumer products. The manufacturer intends to collaborate with partners on long-term fixes to lessen the blow for buyers.
Big Tech keeps gobbling up supply to build massive data centers. SK Hynix and the Galaxy maker struggle to boost production capacity fast enough. Any fresh inventory gets instantly routed toward artificial intelligence infrastructure instead of regular gadgets. DRAM rates could spike over 50...
Samsung is finally forcing users to pay extra for that flagship clout. Financial News in South Korea reports the corporation approved internal policies to jack up Galaxy S26 costs between 30 dollars and 60 dollars. The S26 Ultra likely hits 1.8 million won or around 1245 dollars. This shift ends a streak where the manufacturer avoided increases for three years, mostly. That previous strategy helped the S25 move 3 million units faster than the older generation.
American buyers might actually catch a break here. The tech giant supposedly decided against hiking tags in the United States market. This creates a weird situation where the phones cost less stateside than in South Korea. Estimates place the base model at 800 dollars while the...
A legendary game dev just rage-quit because corporate suits killed his dream project. Matt Firor confirmed that his departure from ZeniMax Online Studios happened because the company scrapped Project Blackbird. The industry veteran posted on LinkedIn to clarify he holds zero leadership roles at new studios that have established staff. Firor claimed he advises some teams informally while staying on the sidelines. He described Blackbird as the specific title he waited his entire career to build.
Microsoft mandated these cuts to chase AI investments. This decision ended seven years of work involving around 200 developers under Creative Director Ben Jones. Lead Graphics Programmer Alex Tardif defended the visual quality publicly. Reports...
Samsung just dropped a monster screen that probably costs more than a literal house. The corporation showed off this massive 130-inch Micro RGB TV called the R95H at CES 2026 alongside new Neo QLEDs. This behemoth uses a Timeless Frame design while packing internal hardware like the Micro RGB AI Engine Pro. The manufacturer claims these features fix dull tones while refining contrast for better realism.
This display hits 100 percent of the BT.2020 color gamut thanks to Micro RGB Precision Color 100. VDE gave certification to the screen for precise hue reproduction. A proprietary Glare Free technology keeps reflections low in different lighting setups for viewing clarity.
Viewers get HDR10+ ADVANCED support alongside Eclipsa Audio for...
ViewSonic dropped two new screens to confuse gamers with specific panel preferences. The VX2730D-4K and VX2738-2K-OLED utilize 27-inch displays to target distinct crowds when they hit shelves next month. The IPS LCD variant features a dual-mode gimmick where users swap between 4K resolution at 144 Hz or 1080p at 288 Hz. This flexibility lets players trade visual fidelity for raw speed depending on the title. It lists for roughly three hundred forty dollars while packing HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort slots alongside FreeSync Premium support.
The pricier VX2738-2K-OLED costs five hundred dollars because it runs on fancy QD-OLED hardware. That unit pushes 1440p resolution at 240 Hz with a ridiculous 0.03 ms response time for motion clarity...
SanDisk finally murdered the confusing Western Digital branding to push a Transformers-sounding lineup. The flash storage giant ditched the WD Black and Blue labels entirely following the corporate divorce from the hard drive maker last year. Future drives will carry the Optimus badge instead of the legacy naming scheme that lingered after the split.
Entry-level stuff previously sold as Blue shifts to the plain SanDisk Optimus tag for budget builds. The company divided the performance-heavy Black tier into two separate categories to grab more cash from specific niches. Gamers get the Optimus GX series, while the Optimus GX Pro targets professionals who need sustained speeds for real work.
Marketing teams claim this mess helps regular...
