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Intel’s long-delayed US fab expansion gains momentum as AI demand surges, Arizona Fab 62 targets 2028 while Ohio one hits major construction milestone. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lfag
Global PC shipments drop 21% in Q3 as memory prices surge, and forecasts point to an even steeper 27% fall in Q4. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lfaf
AMD CEO Lisa Su wanted Ryzen 7 5800X3D as the "final gift" for AM4 owners. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf82
Gears of War: E-Day reportedly cost over $500 million before marketing, as Xbox layoff fears loom over the Canadian studio. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4a5by2r2
FromSoftware's Bloodborne blows past 200+ FPS on PC, as unofficial port now deploys NVIDIA DLSS frame generation. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf72
Cyberpunk 2077 update 2.5 adds Edgerunners 2's crew, dual-wielding, and console mods, as CDPR lures players back to Night City. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf8m
AMD's HIP-RT 3.2.0 update adds three new Medusa APU iGPUs, mixing RDNA 4m with RDNA 3.5. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2r4j6kf
Micro Center just slashed Ryzen 9800X3D-RX 9070 XT gaming PC by $850, dropping it to only $2,049 with 32 GB RAM and 2 TB SSD. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2sczcpcw
Nintendo Switch 2 has been hacked, as first jailbreak blows modding, emulation, and homebrew floodgates wide open. 🔗 tinyurl.com/mphbazue
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The Wccftech post exaggerates a new tethered software-only exploit (ns2jb) for Nintendo Switch 2. It allows limited userland code execution that resets on reboot and requires specific setup, not permanent jailbreak, CFW, or open floodgates for modding/emulation.
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"What a loss for all of us": RPG creators mourn BioWare, as Warren Spector blasts those behind its closure. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ke7ywyvr
New MSI Afterburner plugin brings 28 Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro II sensors to your in-game overlay, including individual 12V-2×6 pin monitoring. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf1t
Micron’s DDR6 doubles DDR5 bandwidth while LPDDR6 delivers 35% better power efficiency, both built on its upcoming 1δ DRAM node, vHBM goes vertical, and G11 NAND goes beyond 400 layers. 🔗wccf.tech/1lf47
Xbox could be worth up to $150 billion to private equity buyers, but Microsoft insists the division isn't for sale. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf2v
Star Wars Battlefront 3 is already in development at DICE and Respawn, source claims, contradicting EGM's Bungie rumor. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lek0
EA shuts down BioWare and cancels its 50-person Mass Effect project, as 350 more layoffs follow the $55 billion buyout. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf3p
Chinese technology giants reject Huawei's inferior AI accelerators as they show affinity towards RTX PRO 5500, despite NVIDIA's uncertainty in fulfilling orders. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf0b
NVIDIA brings advanced shader delivery to Call of Duty: MW4 and Gears of War: E-Day in latest drivers while Cyberpunk 2077 updated to support 2nd-gen DLSS AI models. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf22
The Elder Scrolls VI could be Xbox Helix's exclusive holiday 2028 killer app. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf10
We've talked at length with @TheAstroCrew founder @adrianchm about the long development of the studio's dark fantasy FPS, Witchfire, which is nearing its 1.0 launch on PC. The huge interview also features Adrian's thoughts on AI, Unreal Engine 6, and much more!
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Microsoft scales back Copilot in Windows 11, removing eight AI actions from File Explorer amid user backlash. 🔗 wccf.tech/1lf1l
