AMD's dual-cache Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 appears in first benchmark leaks — gaming-focused CPU features 192MB of L3 cache stacked across both CCDs

tomshardware - AMD is preparing a new flagship gaming chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, which is said to have 192MB of L3 cache thanks to its dual-cache design that will add 3D V-Cache across both CCDs. The CPU originally leaked months ago, but it has finally appeared on benc…

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No, It’s Not Just You – Steam Is Currently Down, Website and Store Pages Offline [Update]

David Carcasole / wccftech - Update 24/12/2025 3:36 pm EST - The Steam store and website are back online. Altogether, the store was only offline for a little over an hour. You can go back to redeeming those gift cards and squeezing every cent out of them during the Winter Sale. That …

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IO Interactive's 007 First Light has been delayed until May 27

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - IO Interactive's James Bond simulator 007 First Light has been delayed until May 27, 2026. It was supposed to come out in March. The company says two-month delay is for polish and refinement, which is fine by me. I'd always rather wait a bit longer for a …

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Xbox Cloud Gaming finally comes to Amazon Fire TV smart TVs

Matthew Mountjoy / mobilesyrup - Microsoft’s partnership with Amazon is expanding further, as it has been announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming will come to the latter’s line of smart TVs. Specifically, the newest models of the Fire TV 4-Series and the Fire TV Omni QLED Series now feature the…

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Samsung Unveils World’s First 6K 3D And The First 1040Hz Gaming Monitors; Introduces More High-End Models

Sarfraz Khan / wccftech - The new Odyssey gaming monitor lineup is here, and it's bringing leading specifications to the table for enthusiasts. Samsung Debuts Five New 2026 Odyssey Gaming Monitors; 27-32", IPS and QD-OLED Panels, 165-1040 Hz Refresh Rate, and Latest DP 2.1 Interfa…

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Loses Indie Game Awards Wins Over AI Use

techpowerup - The Indie Game Awards has previously taken a stance against the use of generative AI, confirming that games that used generative AI during the development process are not eligible for consideration for any awards. Now, it has upheld that stance, with a ne…

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The LCD Steam Deck is done

Terrence O’Brien / theverge - The most affordable Steam Deck, the $399 LCD model, is not available in the US. And, according to the Steam Deck site, it won't be coming back. Underneath the listings for the various models is a note that says: We are no longer producing the Steam Deck L…

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FIFA to return to gaming — via Netflix on TV

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Netflix has partnered with FIFA on a new soccer game to coincide with next year’s World Cup. The game, which wasn’t given an official title, will connect to most supported TVs and be playable using your phone as a controller. The game’s developer, Santa M…

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Fallout Season 2 review: Our introduction to New Vegas is a blast, and more relevant than ever

mashable - "Fallout" Season 2 delivers a killer welcome to New Vegas, as well as pertinent questions about how we can handle the bleakness of our current reality.

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Amazon sells MOBA March of Giants to Ubisoft

Kris Holt / engadget - Ubisoft is moving deeper into MOBAs after buying March of Giants from Amazon and acquiring the team that made the game. As part of the agreement, Amazon will help promote March of Giants on Twitch. The deal is expected to close on December 16There’s no re…

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Bungie’s Marathon to launch in March 2026

Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - Bungie has confirmed that Marathon will release sometime in March 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC. The first-person extraction shooter was first announced in May 2023 and serves as a brand-new entry in Bungie’s original sci-fi Marathon games…

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The Steam Machine Is Going To Cost More Than You Think, And It's Pretty Clear Why

bgr - The impending arrival of Valve's Steam Machine is set to rock the gaming world. However, uncertainty about the console's potential price has many concerned.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins "Game of The Year Award" at The Game Awards 2025, Get Big Patch 1.5.0 With New Content, AMD FSR 4, and More

techpowerup - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, made by the independent French video game developer Sandfall Interactive, is the big winner at The Game Awards 2025 in Los Angeles, taking home the coveted "Game of the Year" award, as well as the "Best Game Direction" and "Be…

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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic announced as a KOTOR spiritual successor

Kyle Orland / arstechnica - Original KOTOR director Casey Hudson returns to Star Wars with new studio Arcanaut.

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Epic Games’s Fortnite is back in US Google Play Store, as court partially reverses restrictions it won on iOS

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - The game is back on the Google Play Store, but another court decision is rolling back some of the developer-friendly changes on iOS.

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Apple TV and Apple Music are down for some users

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Apple Music and Apple TV are experiencing an outage, according to Apple’s System Status page. The outage was logged on Apple’s own system at around 2:53PM ET, and is currently affecting both of the company’s streaming services, along with Apple TV’s Chann…

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Lenovo's Next Gaming Laptop May Have a Rollable OLED Screen That Stretches Ultrawide

msmash / slashdot - Lenovo may be preparing to unveil a gaming laptop that uses rollable OLED technology to expand horizontally into an ultrawide 21:9 display, according to a Windows Latest report suggesting the device could appear at CES 2026 in January. The Lenovo Legion P…

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Nvidia's new Game Ready driver boosts Battlefield 6, restores PhysX support

techspot - Nvidia's latest GeForce Game Ready driver prepares systems for Battlefield 6's Winter Offensive update, delivering optimizations and DLSS 4 features. Nvidia is also restoring GPU-accelerated PhysX support for several beloved 32-bit classics, including Bor…

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Russia blocks Roblox, citing 'LGBT propaganda' as a reason

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Russia has blocked the popular gaming platform Roblox, according to a report by Reuters. The country's communications watchdog Roskomnadzor accused the developers of distributing extremist materials and "LGBT propaganda." The agency went on to say that Ro…

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