Intel is still committed to evolving its Xe graphics architecture, though it’s only talking about AI data centers right now

With Core Ultra 300-series processors (ie Panther Lake) showing that Intel’s engineers are on top form right now, it’s only natural that some PC enthusiasts are now looking ahead to what might come next, especially in the world of GPUs. At a recent conference, Team Blue provided some hints as to where its graphics chips…

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Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran and programmer for the Castlevania and Metal Gear series credited as ‘Curry The Kid’, has died at the age of 52

The family of Shutaro Iida, formerly of Konami and most recently known for his work on the Bloodstained series, has announced his death at the age of 52. Iida had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2024, and had been updating people on his condition via social media until recently. “Shutaro, known as the…

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I’m a Wizard, But I Dig combines my love of Minecraft strip-mining, casting spells, and little blob creatures in one big magical mining sim

It doesn’t matter what kind of survival game I’m playing; if I’m with friends, then you’ll be able to find me down in the mines. You see, I’m the designated rock-gatherer. Ok, it’s not much, but it’s honest work. Yes, I gather important building supplies and resources like stone and coal, but if I’m completely…

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Unreal Tournament 2004 Is Available For Free, And Has Just Got Its First Patch “In Over 20 Years”

Courtesy of OldUnreal. If you cast your mind back to November of 2024, you may remember us telling you that the Unreal community, OldUnreal, had released a pair of installers, with Epic’s blessing, to download the influential first-person shooters Unreal (more specifically, Unreal Gold) and Unreal Tournament for absolutely nothing from Archive.org. Well, since then,…

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