G.Skill’s 128 GB golden RAM kit is the first high-capacity set to hit DDR5-8000 speeds and it’s making me reconsider my views on PC hardware bling

I’m the sort of PC enthusiast that likes my hardware understated. I’m not immune to a bit of RGB lighting, you understand, but I tend to shy away from ultra-flashy builds out of sheer British reservedness. This golden G.Skill DDR5-8000 RAM kit, however, is making me reconsider my timid ways—and it’s as fast as a…

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Major Japanese studios and publishers were having a great time in 2025, right up until the weekend because of the (you guessed it) ‘insultingly dumb’ US tariffs

In an industry already tanking a bunch of hits, full of layoffs and studio closures, the Japanese games industry seemed to be an exception in 2025—as noted by an analyst last month, five out of eight major publishers and studios hit all-time share price highs at the start of this year, with their only real…

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