DeepSeek reportedly blocked Nvidia and AMD from early access to V4, giving Chinese suppliers a head start
According to sources speaking to Reuters, Chinese AI company DeepSeek has denied Nvidia and AMD early access to its upcoming V4 model update – the same company that rattled the US AI market last year...
OpenAI strikes a deal with the Pentagon hours after the Trump admin banned Anthropic
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense that would allow the company's AI tools to be used in classified military systems – with conditions that appear to mirror almost...
Valve's former economist is going on trial in Greece for mentioning he took ecstasy 36 years ago
Yanis Varoufakis is probably the only Greek parliamentarian with a background in the video game industry. Before entering politics, he served as economist-in-residence at Valve, then in 2015 was elected to parliament and appointed finance...
Nvidia gaming GPU revenue dropped 13% despite record $215.9B in annual earnings
Nvidia has published its financial results for fiscal Q4 2026, and the numbers tell a complicated story. On one hand, the company continues to pull in staggering sums of money. On the other, gaming GPU...
Wolfenstein 3 leak suggests the story centers on a Ukrainian orphan girl
It looks like the long-awaited follow-up to the iconic shooter series is finally moving forward. MP1st has uncovered a casting call tied to a project codenamed "Valkyrie" — which appears to be MachineGames' internal name...
Xbox co-founder doesn't think the brand is dead, but says its struggles are "killing" him
Seamus Blackley, original Xbox co-founder and console designer, clarified his stance on the brand's future under new head Asha Sharma, stressing that he does not think Xbox as a whole is "dead" – though he's...
Call of Duty team shuts down standalone Zombies game rumor
The Call of Duty team has officially denied rumors about a standalone Zombies project being in development. The claims originated from TheGhostofHope on Twitter, who alleged that the team was planning to release a standalone...
A UK redditor flew to New York to buy ten hard drives and saved nearly £3,000
A Reddit user going by cgtechuk did something that sounds absurd on paper: flew from the UK to New York City specifically to buy ten 28 TB external hard drives. The reason was a stark...
Overwatch fans are dressing up their cats as Jetpack Cat and flooding the internet with adorable edits
Perhaps the best thing Overwatch has given to the world in years is a reason for thousands of cat owners to open a photo editor and turn their pets into proper heroes. Fans of Blizzard...
Fighting game community rallies behind Ludovic Mbock after ICE detention
The fighting game community has rallied in support of one of its own after news broke that longtime member Ludovic Mbock had been taken into ICE custody. Players from around the world quickly united in...
Kojima Productions CTO explains why the studio has stuck with Decima engine for nearly a decade
Kojima Productions CTO Akio Sakamoto spoke about the advantages of Guerrilla Games' Decima engine, which the studio has been using for the Death Stranding series. When the developers were looking for the right technological foundation...
Phil Spencer retiring from Xbox after 25 years, to be replaced by Microsoft AI executive
Microsoft announced a major leadership shakeup at Xbox. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is retiring, and Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving the company. Asha Sharma, formerly president of Microsoft's CoreAI division, has been...
A Japanese toilet manufacturer turned out to be one of the surprise winners of the AI boom
The memory supply crisis rages on, fueled by AI datacenters' insatiable appetite for RAM and storage. Consumer prices remain unjustifiably high, and manufacturers themselves are struggling with rising costs from their own suppliers. But the...
George R.R. Martin found yet another reason not to finish Winds of Winter – a Game of Thrones stage prequel
The Game of Thrones franchise keeps expanding – this time George R.R. Martin announced a theatrical production, Game of Thrones: The Mad King, set to debut at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this summer. The play...
This French artist creates worlds of such epic scale they'll make your head spin
Looking at the work of French concept artist Paul Chadeisson produces a strange sensation – somewhere between awe and a mild vertigo from the sheer sense of scale. Massive spaceships, endless industrial complexes, megastructures next...
A couple invited gaming companies to their wedding – only Sony showed up with gifts
A newlywed couple went viral after Sony responded to their wedding invitation by sending a bundle of free PlayStation games and a congratulatory card. The unboxing moment racked up over 900,000 views. In the video,...
Barack Obama claims aliens exist and sparks wave of conspiracy theories
During a podcast interview with political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen released Sunday, former US president Barack Obama casually remarked that aliens exist. When asked about their existence, Obama said: They're real. But I haven't seen...
Modder releases HD remaster for original Assassin's Creed
Modder QTmodz released a comprehensive modification for the 2007 Assassin's Creed that significantly enhances the game's visual presentation. The HD Remaster Mod touches nearly every graphical aspect of the original. The modification adds HD shadows,...
Elon Musk claims humanity will find remnants of ancient alien civilizations
Elon Musk delivered a speech at an xAI all-hands meeting about the future of the merged SpaceX and xAI company, which plans to go public this year. The CEO touched on topics ranging from orbital...
Valve's rejection letter to a high schooler becomes a masterclass in human decency
The job market can be brutal. Mountains of resumes go unanswered, candidates pass through multiple interviews only to be met with complete silence. So when Liem Nguyen sent his resume to Valve back in 2015,...
