Intel Arc Celestial discrete GPUs have hit pre-silicon validation and that makes me a little more hopeful for their eventual launch

Intel Arc Celestial discrete GPUs have hit pre-silicon validation and that makes me a little more hopeful for their eventual launch

The discrete version of Intel’s upcoming Arc Xe3-based GPU line, Celestial, took a larger step towards full production as pre-silicon validation began. However, so much has changed for Intel as of late that it’s not quite a guarantee of the company’s commitment to discrete GPUs. This is all according to a reported LinkedIn post spotted…

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Overwatch 2 is preparing to answer the internet’s current obsession: Who would win, 1 gorilla or 100 men, and it’s all going to be livestreamed

The latest discourse circulating around the internet has been surprisingly divisive, because no, 100 men couldn’t beat a gorilla in a fight, at least not without tools and coordination. But for those who aren’t convinced, Overwatch 2 has decided to test the query out by pitting 100 Soldier 76s against one Winston—oh, you thought there’d…

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Tales of the Shire wants to make sure ‘every detail is just right’ when starting your hobbit life, but the character creator still looks incredibly disappointing

Hobbit life simulator Tales of the Shire is setting up for its launch in July, and an Inside Look video has been uploaded to share an update on development. Spotlighting elements of gameplay like farming, personalities, and how decorating your home works, there’s a lot on display to encourage making the experience your own. The…

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Nvidia announces RTX 5060 release date of May 19 for both the $299 desktop GPU and $1,099 gaming laptops

Nvidia has finally announced the RTX 5060 release date, its latest RTX Blackwell graphics card and the most affordable to date. Theoretically. With a $299 starting price, and no Founders Edition card to help enforce that never-more-ephemeral MSRP, there’s precious little to make one confident that will sticker price will be stuck to. Precious little…

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LG’s new OLED technology literally stretches the boundaries of display tech and promises to turn almost any surface into a screen—or should that be the other way round?

Bendable, even foldable screens are already very much a thing. But what about stretchable? Yep, that’s the next step in malleable OLED panel tech. LG has announced a new stretchable OLED panel designed for cars that promises to turn surfaces that used to be pepper with controls into displays. According to LG, the new stretchable…

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ChatGPT’s hallucination problem is getting worse according to OpenAI’s own tests and nobody understands why

Remember when we reported a month ago or so that Anthropic had discovered that what’s happening inside AI models is very different from how the models themselves described their “thought” processes? Well, to that mystery surrounding the latest large language models (LLMs), along with countless others, you can now add ever worsening hallucination. And that’s…

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Analyst claims Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is selling twice as fast as any other recent JRPG has on Steam—and it’s got me wondering what the secret sauce is

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 might be a front-runner for my own GOTY personal pick in 2025—its hooks are well and truly in my skin, ticking all the right boxes for my inner RPG and Sekiro freaks. A banger soundtrack, gripping story, and an all-around good first showing from Sandfall Interactive has seen it reach major…

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