Gamescom Congress 2026 concluded with a new attendance record after welcoming more than 1,100 visitors from the games industry, business, education, politics, science, media, and wider society. Held on August 27 as part of Gamescom in Cologne, this year’s conference featured 85 program items spread across eight stages, with 165 international speakers discussing the potential influence of games on culture, education, technology, the economy, and society. Attendance surpassed the previous record of more than 1,000 visitors established in 2025. The event was officially opened by German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, marking the first time a sitting German head of state […]

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NVIDIA is tackling "Fake News" with a new tool that is designed to help detect synthetic videos, called Synthetic Video Detector, which will be part of the NVIDIA NIM microservices. In Today's AI World, Distinguishing What's Real & What's Fake Is Becoming Harder & NVIDIA Is Solving This With Its Synthetic Video Detector NIM Microservice, Which Tackles "Fake News" With advancements in AI video generation, we're seeing videos that are indistinguishable from real video. While these videos have valuable use cases, they also pose a problem. If we cannot tell the difference between a synthetic video and a real one, it can erode […]

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It doesn't happen that easily, but if it does, you are one of the luckiest members of the PC Master Race. Redditor Orders Ryzen 7 7800X3D for an Upgrade, Retailer Sends Him Ryzen 7 9800X3D Instead It has been a while since we have published surprising hardware stories, but since these are occasional, we don't get to hear about them much. Many reports we published previously show how some users get extremely lucky in securing a free piece of hardware or a much better one than they ordered. This is exactly what happened to u/jackinets, who was confused between the […]

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NVIDIA’s RTX 50 SUPER lineup has been in the rumor mill for quite a while now, and out of all the SKUs expected to be part of Team Green’s mid-cycle Blackwell refresh, the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti SUPER might end up being one of the most interesting cards for gamers, creators, and even local AI users. NVIDIA’s RTX 50 SUPER Lineup - A Rocky Launch For NVIDIA Amidst The DRAM Shortage Before we dive deeper into the RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, let’s first talk about the broader RTX 50 SUPER lineup. NVIDIA’s upcoming consumer GPU launch isn’t expected to be […]

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Memory prices are all set to rise further in the coming quarters of 2026 as persistent shortages continue to grip the market. Memory Prices Will Continue Going Up, Massive 50% Hike In Q3 2026 Followed By Another 40% In Q4 Ongoing memory shortages continue to result in higher prices across the tech industry. With no positive outlook presented by the big three DRAM makers, Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron, and China's CXMT not being the savior that the industry hoped for as the "Cheap Chinese Memory" narrative was nothing but a myth, analysts expect the prices to see a sharp increase […]

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Intel's Serpent Lake SoCs featuring NVIDIA's RTX GPU tiles as integrated graphics are expected to roll out by Q1 2028. Intel & NVIDIA's Co-Developed Serpent Lake SoCs Featuring Next-Gen CPU & GPU Architectures Rumored For Q1 2028 Last year, Intel announced that it was working with NVIDIA on a custom SoC that would incorporate NVIDIA's RTX GPU tiles. Intel stated that these SoCs will power a wide range of PCs that require the integration of these levels of CPUs & GPUs together into a single package. It looks like we have our first timeline of when these SoCs will be […]

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GALAX will continue making GPUs under its new leadership at Palit as it addresses the recent confusion caused by miscommunication. GALAX Is Alive & Kicking Under Palit, Working on Current & Next-Generation GPUs A few days ago, we exclusively broke the news that Palit had taken full control of GALAX, handling their entire business and RMA support. The initial messaging between different GALAX teams suggested that the GPU vendor was ending its PC business and would be dissolved under GALAX; however, that's not true. As per new statements, Palit has confirmed that GALAX is not leaving the graphics card market […]

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Microsoft has just commenced the rollout of its Gaming-Focused "Xbox Mode" across all Windows 11 PCs and devices. Windows 11 PCs Will Now Get A Snappier Gaming Interface With Xbox Mode, Now Rolling Out Across All Devices Today, Microsoft has started rolling out its Xbox Game Mode across all Windows 11 PCs, including laptops, desktops, tablets, and more. With Xbox Mode, Windows 11 users can enjoy a console-like gaming interface that is snappier and more intuitive. Xbox mode is designed for the moments when you want your games to take center stage on Windows 11 PCs and handhelds. Inspired by […]

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Looks like we are going to see DDR5 prices not going down for months or years as the relief memory kits witnessed in Germany was short lived. DDR5 Memory Kits See a Slight Price Hike in April After Dropping the Last Month in Germany; 48 GB DDR5-6000 Witnesses the Highest Price Growth The DDR5 memory isn't seeing any relief, and even though the market seems to have stabilized in recent weeks, reports suggest that we might see more hikes in the coming months. If you remember, we published a report last month showing how the average DDR5 prices have dropped […]

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Future Intel Desktop sockets might support several generations of CPUs, as hinted by Robert Hallock in an interview with Club386. Intel Might Finally Offer Extended Desktop Socket Support For Multiple CPU Generations If there's one area where Intel has lagged versus AMD, that's socket support. Since the release of the first "Ryzen" CPU back in 2017, AMD has released two sockets, AM4 and AM5. Meanwhile, Intel has a total of four socket releases since then, starting with LGA 1151, LGA 1200, LGA 1700, & the most recent, LGA 1851 socket. Later this year, Intel will release a fifth socket, LGA […]

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A quick way to open your favorite PlayStation 3 games right from Steam, making them more accessible than ever. RPCS3 Adds Option to Add PlayStation 3 Games Directly to Steam for a Quick Launch; Also Runs in the Big Picture Mode The RPCS3 team has been making some serious progress in recent times. The software recently enabled directly mounting the PlayStation 3 ISO files to run the games, and now it has just added the option to launch the titles from Steam. At the moment, Steam is the biggest platform on PC and is quite popular even on gaming handhelds. […]

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