Intel is still using TSMC for 30% of its wafer demands: ‘We were talking about trying to get that to zero as quickly as possible. That’s no longer the strategy’

Intel’s foundry business never seems far from the headlines these days, not least because various ex-executives continue to publicly debate whether it might be a good idea to split it from the rest of Intel entirely in the wake of well-publicised financial woes. Speaking at a technology conference yesterday, John Pitzer, Intel’s vice president of…

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Best Marvel Rivals crosshairs and reticle codes

Marvel Rivals has a remarkably eclectic collection of heroes, from melee bruisers to snipers and even aerial sluggers. When it comes to the best crosshairs in Marvel Rivals, then, there’s no ‘one size fits all’. To make the most of every hero, you’ll need to tweak your reticle to suit their unique playstyle. The crosshair…

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Starfield promises it still exists as silence drives fans to space-madness, but it mostly just annoys everyone: ‘They are deliberately choosing not to communicate more’

It’s odd to think about now, but there was a time when Baldur’s Gate 3—Baldur’s Gate 3—pushed its release date forward by a whole month in order to avoid clashing with Starfield, the game once feted to be the obvious blockbuster release of 2023. Well, things change. It’s downright uncontroversial to call BG3 one of…

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Sniper Elite CEO reckons Swen Vincke is right to snarl at short-sighted publishers: ‘You could argue that their business at senior level isn’t making games… their business is managing their shareholders’ perceptions’

It’s a grim time in the games industry, as layoffs and closures continue to decimate studio after studio. It’s an enraging thing, so enraging that none other than Larian CEO Swen Vincke took to The Game Awards stage last December to call out, well, everyone: “I’ve been fighting with publishers my entire life, and I…

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