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Intel Cracks The Encapsulation Wall Blocking Hyper-Large Chips, Pushing Advanced Packaging To 24x Reticle Size and Beyond

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Intel has overcome one big challenge that will lead to the creation of hyper-large chips beyond 12x reticle size through advanced packaging technologies. Intel Is Creating The World's Most Advanced & Largest Chips in the US at Its New Mexico "Rio Rancho" Facility, Leveraging Next-Gen Packaging Innovations Modern-day chips don't rely on a single piece of silicon, and instead utilize a range of silicon dies, interconnected together using the latest packaging solutions. The terminology used for such designs is chiplets, and chiplets were made to overcome scaling bottlenecks and the growing demand for compute. Inside Intel's Rio Rancho, New Mexico […]

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Ubisoft Cancels Far Cry Extraction Shooter “Maverick”, but a “Really Ambitious” New Spin-Off Has Entered Development

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Insider Tom Henderson has just broken a new story on the Far Cry franchise, revealing that the long-rumored extraction shooter codenamed Maverick has recently been canceled by Ubisoft. Henderson first revealed the existence of the extraction shooter Far Cry spin-off in October 2023. He also shared a few basic tidbits: Maverick would have been set in the Alaskan wilderness, with players fighting one another, animals, and particularly the harsh weather to survive. However, it sounds like the project didn't convince everyone and was therefore canceled as part of the publisher's newfound focus on quality releases. Ubisoft isn't backing away from […]

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HBM Shortages Push AMD To Roll Out Its First Memory On-Package SoC, Meet Versal Gen 2 With 60% Less Board Footprint, 10x Compute & PCIe6 Support

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AMD is releasing its first-ever SoCs with an on-package memory solution, the Versal Gen 2, which offers 10x compute uplift. AMD Versal Gen 2 Ditches HBM For LPDDR5X On-Package Memory, 15-Year Lifecycle & PCIe Gen6 Support [Editor's Note] The release of Versal Gen 2 marks the first SoC from AMD to feature an on-package memory solution. Compared to Versal Gen 1, the move to LPDDR5X memory comes at a time when the entire tech industry is facing DRAM shortages, and with the prices of HBM products spiraling out of control, AMD is offering LPDDR5X memory on the package itself. There […]

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Microsoft Weighs Xbox Spinoff for a Potential Sale or Joint Venture While Pushing for More Fallout and Elder Scrolls Games

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On the 25th anniversary of its foundation, Xbox finds itself in a desperate fight for survival while its parent company, Microsoft, weighs all scenarios, including a sale. The arrival of new CEO Asha Sharma heralded many big changes in just her first 100 days on the job, and this week, she signaled that a wholesale "reset" of the Xbox division is in order to offset its measly 3% margins, including layoffs reportedly underway later this month. However, a new report from The Information suggests Microsoft leadership also has its own plans regarding Xbox. The trustworthy insider website cites three sources […]

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Rumoured God of War spin-off gets new leaked details

For years now, fans have been wondering what Sony Santa Monica’s Cory Barlog has been working on, with previous leaks and rumours suggesting that it would be a new IP in a Sci-Fi setting. Recent reports from industry insiders however have since shed some light on the matter, claiming the mystery project to be a God of War spin-off with Kratos’ wife Faye as the lead. Following this, we’ve now gotten additional details, including suggestions that the game will tackle multiple mythologies.

Following leaks back in March which claimed that Sony Santa Monica’s next project is a God of War spin-off focused on Kratos’ late wife Faye which would “differ from the Norse God of War games with more of a focus on action,” we’ve now gotten some additional details pertaining to this rumoured 2027 title.

According to a new report from the publication mp1st, this upcoming spin-off will deviate from the past two title’s Norse-based mythologies, ‘confirming’ that “elements from Chinese and Japanese mythologies will be part of a new entry in the series.”

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Of course, while the OG God of War games tackled Greek Mythology and the recent duology took Kratos to Midgard (and the Norse realms as a whole), Sony Santa Monica have teased the existence of other mythologies in-game and so such a shift would not be surprising.

Regardless, we should hopefully learn about this mysterious project sooner rather than later, with insider Tom Henderson recently claiming that an official announcement could be arriving as soon as this month. We will have to wait and see.

KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to this potential spin-off? How different would you like it to be compared to the Norse era games? Let us know down below.

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Yoshi-P comments on Final Fantasy franchise’s waning relevance

Final Fantasy is one of the biggest and longest-running franchises in gaming, with its roots stretching all the way back to the 1980s. Despite this, the IP has fallen in popularity somewhat over the past few years. According to Square Enix’s Yoshi-P, one of the reasons for its fall in cache is due to the “release intervals for new titles” having “gotten longer.”

Taking part in a mini video documentary discussing the release of the free-to-play mobile battler ‘DISSIDIA DUELLUM FINAL FANTASY’ long-time franchise producer/director Yoshi-P spoke pretty candidly on where the series is at currently, stating:

“The Final Fantasy series has an incredibly long history. I'm 53 now, and I've been playing since Final Fantasy 1 in real time. But for younger generations – people who grew up naturally accustomed to action-based combat and online competitive play – the recent entries in the series may have been harder to engage with.”

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Yoshida continued, “Part of that is simply because I'm sorry to say . . . the release intervals for new titles have gotten longer, so some players haven't really had the chance to connect with the series the way older fans did. My hope is that both long-time Final Fantasy fans and those who love the characters themselves can enjoy this as a completely new kind of game.”

While it’s hard to imagine that the free-to-play DISSIDIA DUELLUM FINAL FANTASY will be what brings the series back into the limelight, it is encouraging at least to know that Square Enix themselves are aware of just how long their Final Fantasy games have been taking. It will be interesting to see how long we will have to wait to hear about a potential Final Fantasy XVII.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the Final Fantasy franchise currently? Will it ever rise back up to the top, or have too many other franchises surpassed it? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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Frank Yeary, the Intel Board Chair Who Pushed the Foundry Spin-Off and Orchestrated Pat Gelsinger’s Exit, Is Retiring This Year

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Intel's board chair, Frank Yeary, is retiring from his current position, according to the latest announcement, and the industry has responded with mixed reactions. Intel Shifts From a Finance-Centric to an Engineering-First Board Chair, Aligning With Lip-Bu's Ideologies Intel underwent a massive administrative shift back in 2025, mainly driven by the departure of former CEO Pat Gelsinger, under stringent conditions. Team Blue has always focused on advanced chip manufacturing, and, through the '5N4Y' ideology developed under Gelsinger, Intel made significant investments in its foundry division. However, Intel's efforts didn't deliver much shareholder value, mainly because there weren't significant breakthroughs from […]

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