Just in case you’ve forgotten all about them, AMD posts a less-than-convincing argument as to why AI PCs are better than any other type of PC

The most commonly used tech phrase in the PC industry last year was ‘AI PC’ and, according to Intel at least, we were promised that such computers would “save people hours weekly through built-in artificial intelligence.” So far the interest in AI PCs has been somewhat muted so AMD has decided that the best way…

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Hell has frozen over, pigs are flying, and a Square Enix game has actually managed to exceed the publisher’s ludicrous sales expectations

Three things are certain in life: death, taxes, and a videogame failing to meet Square Enix’s sales targets. Last year saw Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 falling short of whatever number the publisher cooked up in suited-up boardrooms, and before that it said Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy undershot expectations, and called…

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Final Fantasy 14 is, you guessed it, still making bank for Square Enix as Dawntrail rakes in the big bucks, though it might not be all sunshine and tacos

It’s been confirmed for a while that the Final Fantasy 14, which reached its 10th year recently, has been a load-bearing game for Square Enix’s balance sheets. That was as per a fiscal report ending in March 2024 (the pre-Dawntrail times) that saw it making up 68.4% of its operating profits. This was then confirmed…

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