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PlayStation 5 players outnumber PlayStation 4 users for the first time since the current console launched. Sony announced during its yearly investor meeting that PS5 monthly active users passed PS4 numbers as of March 31, 2025. The company reached 124 million total monthly active players across...

PlayStation leaders talked with investors about online gaming plans today. Hermen Hulst runs the Studio Business Group and reports to CEO Hideaki Nishino after recent company changes. The team remains focused on making live service games after seeing success with Helldivers 2 and failure with...

PlayStation wants to find new ways for players to enjoy games beyond cloud gaming. Sony Interactive Entertainment leader Hideaki Nishino believes most gamers prefer playing on local hardware instead of streaming. The company has offered cloud gaming for 11 years but knows the business must make...

America banned the sale of chip design tools to China. Companies such as Xiaomi cannot access advanced technology for making processors. The Chinese Academy of Science created QiMeng to solve this problem. The system uses artificial intelligence to design computer chips without human help...

Grand Theft Auto VI might change how music works in video games forever. Grammy winner Jermaine Dupri told the New Rory and Mal show that artists can upload songs directly to the game. He said Drake will have his radio station and could add exclusive tracks not found anywhere else. The game...

China can make only 200,000 Huawei Ascend chips each year according to US officials. Jeffrey Kessler from the Commerce Department told Congress about Chinese chip production limits. He warned lawmakers not to feel comfortable about the low numbers. China spends huge amounts trying to boost its...

Stellar Blade arrived on PC after thirteen months as a PlayStation 5 exclusive. Sony published the PC version just like they did with the console release. The game broke records for single-player titles from Sony on Steam. Peak player counts reached 183,800 people about nineteen hours after...

Microsoft stopped working on its Xbox handheld device. The company partnered with ASUS instead to create the ROG X Ally and ROG X Ally X models. These devices will launch during the holiday season after being shown at Xbox Games Showcase 2025. The partnership helps Microsoft test how Windows and...

NVIDIA plans to release the GeForce RTX 5050 graphics card next month. The company will stick with 8 GB of memory for this budget gaming option. The card uses slower GDDR6 memory instead of the faster GDDR7 found on higher models. Gamers can expect the same memory amount as the RTX 5060 and RTX...

Devil May Cry 5 reached 10 million copies sold since launching March 8, 2019. CAPCOM announced the milestone after celebrating Street Fighter 6 hitting 5 million sales. The action game appeared on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One platforms. Sales started strong with 2 million units sold during...

AMD reveals new server platforms that will power next-generation EPYC chips. The SP7 and SP8 systems support faster memory and more connections than current models. Both platforms work with Venice and Verano processors coming over the next few years. Companies can expect major performance gains...

Apple keeps privacy and user safety at the center of everything it does. The tech giant wants everyone to know these values remain strong even with Apple Intelligence technology. The company plans to add more child safety features across all its devices and services. Apple will release major...

Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission approved a new political party called Alliance for Democracy and Development during Thursday's proceedings. The electoral authority gave the organization its official registration certificate after leaders completed all legal paperwork. IEC officials...

European Union officials placed Algeria on their high-risk nations list for money laundering and terrorism financing problems. The European Commission also added Angola, Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya to the same blacklist during recent decisions. These countries show major weaknesses across their...

National Environment Agency officials partnered with Ghana's Jospong Group to tackle Gambia's garbage problems. The agencies held validation meetings Thursday to review technical and financial proposals for waste solutions. Government leaders, council members, civil society groups and private...

Two political leaders criticized growing street begging across Gambia as evidence of government failure. UDP Youth President Hajie Suwaneh and former Gambia Action Party Press Secretary Sheikhna Faal spoke about rising poverty levels. They blame authorities for failing to create jobs that would...

Fish sellers at Brikama Central Market blame rising CFA exchange rates for expensive fish prices. The West African currency grows stronger against Gambian dalasi and forces vendors to pay more for imported seafood. Ba-Kebba Drammeh works as a fish vendor and says CFA advantages hurt local...

A Gambian court convicted Ousman Jagne for destroying family property during late May. Magistrate Thomas Touray heard the case at Kanifing Magistrates Court on Thursday. Jagne admitted guilt to malicious damage charges under the country's criminal code. The judge fined him 2,500 dalasi or six...

A game ranger died two weeks after a black rhino attacked him during patrol duties at Save Conservancy. Knowledge Mudzimureka and another ranger were tracking a different rhino on May 26 when they surprised a mother rhino and her baby. The angry mother rhino charged and badly hurt Mudzimureka...

A Milton High School teacher received 300 dollar bail after facing charges for sexual misconduct with students. Tyson Lunga appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Eva Matura Thursday morning. The 36-year-old educator denies six counts of performing indecent acts with young people. His lawyer...