Bigger Budgets & Bold Risks Most Anticipated PC Games of 2025 |
From iconic revivals to ambitious debuts, 2025 is poised to redefine PC
gaming with stunning visuals and bold new titles. Here's our list of the year's most highly anticipated games.
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From iconic revivals to ambitious debuts, 2025 is poised to redefine PC gaming with stunning visuals and bold new titles. Here's our list of the year's most highly anticipated games.
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AI AI startup DeepSeek rivals OpenAI models using far fewer resources, shocks AI industry |
| Prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen was one of those
impressed by the feat, writing on X that DeepSeek's model was "one of the most amazing and impressive... |
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| Prominent venture capitalist Marc Andreessen was one of those impressed by the feat, writing on X that DeepSeek's model was "one of the most amazing and impressive... |
Too Good to be True? Researchers claim Linux kernel tweak could reduce data center energy use by 30% |
| Researchers at the University of Waterloo's
Cheriton School of Computer Science, led by Professor Martin Karsten and including Peter Cai, identified inefficiencies in network traffic processing for... |
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| Researchers at the University of Waterloo's Cheriton School of Computer Science, led by Professor Martin Karsten and including Peter Cai, identified inefficiencies
in network traffic processing for... |
Bad AI Microsoft 365 Copilot launch sparks backlash over price hike and user issues |
| The biggest point of contention was the substantial 30% price
increase that accompanied Copilot's rollout. |
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| The biggest point of contention was the substantial 30% price increase that accompanied Copilot's rollout. |
Opinion Intel's takeover dilemma: A Gordian knot of funding and politics |
| No one wants to buy Intel's fabs and their bottomless funding needs, but the
company probably cannot be sold without someone taking them on. |
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| No one wants to buy Intel's fabs and their bottomless funding needs, but the company probably cannot be sold without someone taking them on. |
Space First-ever data center on the Moon set to launch next month |
| Florida-based startup Lonestar Data Holdings plans to launch the first Moon-based
data center dubbed the "Freedom Data Center." The compact but fully operational information hub will piggyback... |
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| Florida-based startup Lonestar Data Holdings plans to launch the first Moon-based data center dubbed the "Freedom Data Center." The compact but fully operational information hub will piggyback... |
Tech Culture John Carmack developed Doom's engine during a 28-hour coding marathon |
| Doom was originally released for DOS in December 1993, but work on
the project began in November 1992. As with many modern projects, id Software developers faced... |
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| Doom was originally released for DOS in December 1993, but work on the project began in November 1992. As with many modern projects, id Software developers faced... |
Tech Culture Michigan new law mandates Computer Science classes in high schools |
| The bipartisan bill, signed into law last week by Governor Gretchen
Whitmer, aims to increase technological literacy across the state. It mandates that every Michigan high school... |
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| The bipartisan bill, signed into law last week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, aims to increase technological literacy across the state. It mandates that every Michigan high school... |
Science Artificial sun shatters world record with 1,066-second plasma confinement |
| The breakthrough by the Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) at the
Hefei Institute of Physical Science represents a significant step forward in the quest for fusion power... |
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| The breakthrough by the Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) at the Hefei Institute of Physical Science represents a significant step forward in the quest for fusion power... |
Excel A Super Bowl for nerds: The Microsoft Excel World Championship crowns its winner |
| Since the event was held in a full-fledged arena, it came with
the whole nine yards. As The New York Times reports, finalists actually ran through a... |
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| Since the event was held in a full-fledged arena, it came with the whole nine yards. As The New York Times reports, finalists actually ran through a... |
Industry Sony to cease Blu-ray production, leaving physical media fans concerned |
| Sony recently announced plans to end Blu-ray media production in
February, delivering yet another heavy blow to the future of physical media. The company will also cease... |
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| Sony recently announced plans to end Blu-ray media production in February, delivering yet another heavy blow to the future of physical media. The company will also cease... |
Industry Oracle and Microsoft are negotiating a TikTok takeover, ByteDance could retain a minority stake |
| The plan to save TikTok involves software
company Oracle and a group of outside investors effectively taking control of the app's global operations, two sources with direct... |
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| The plan to save TikTok involves software company Oracle and a group of outside investors effectively taking control of the app's global operations, two sources with direct... |
The Web Many people left Meta after Zuckerberg's changes, but user numbers have rebounded |
| Earlier this month, Zuckerberg signaled that he wanted Meta
to be more like X by removing "politically biased" third-party fact checkers in favor of community notes and... |
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| Earlier this month, Zuckerberg signaled that he wanted Meta to be more like X by removing "politically biased" third-party fact checkers in favor of community notes and... |
Build a PC Intel proposes new modular standards for laptops and mini PCs to improve repairability |
| Intel recently outlined its ideas for allowing users
to upgrade and replace individual laptop components. If widely adopted, the new standards could reduce costs and e-waste. |
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| Intel recently outlined its ideas for allowing users to upgrade and replace individual laptop components. If widely adopted, the new standards could reduce costs and e-waste. |
Car Tech Subaru vulnerability exposed millions of cars to remote hacking and tracking |
| The discovery began when Sam Curry, having purchased a 2023
Impreza for his mother, decided to examine its internet-connected features during a Thanksgiving visit. |
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| The discovery began when Sam Curry, having purchased a 2023 Impreza for his mother, decided to examine its internet-connected features during a Thanksgiving visit. |
Storage Seagate is now sampling 36TB hard drives based on HAMR technology |
| Seagate started shipping hard drives with HAMR tech in December 2024, turning
a long-awaited technological advancement into a commercial reality. Now, the storage specialist is announcing that... |
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| Seagate started shipping hard drives with HAMR tech in December 2024, turning a long-awaited technological advancement into a commercial reality. Now, the storage specialist is announcing that...
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Game Industry EA shares take a 20% hit after Dragon Age and FC 25 figures disappoint |
| As of writing, shares of EA are trading for $115.80. Ahead of the
announcement, the stock was changing hands at $142.35. |
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| As of writing, shares of EA are trading for $115.80. Ahead of the announcement, the stock was changing hands at $142.35. |
FSR AMD FSR 4 integration could be a simple drop-in upgrade for current FSR 3.1 games |
| The concept is straightforward: instead of requiring game
developers to integrate an entirely new version of FSR, AMD could replace the backend FSR library file. This would... |
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| The concept is straightforward: instead of requiring game developers to integrate an entirely new version of FSR, AMD could replace the backend FSR library file. This would... |
Gaming Developer creates a subpixel version of Snake that requires a microscope to play |
| The microscopic version of Snake is the work of software
developer Patrick Gillespie, who demonstrated the amazing feat on his YouTube channel. |
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| The microscopic version of Snake is the work of software developer Patrick Gillespie, who demonstrated the amazing feat on his YouTube channel. |
| Doom: The Dark Ages gameplay details, release date, and system requirements revealed |
|  Doom: The Dark Ages, the upcoming prequel to id Software's 2016 revival of the classic FPS franchise, is now available for pre-order and is set to launch... |
| Tesla Model Y refresh arrives to the US in March, with a massive price hike |
|  The long-range all-wheel drive variant of the new Model Y has a starting price of $59,990, a whopping 25 percent higher than the $47,990 asking price of... |
| Siri's new AI smarts fail at sports trivia, claims Philadelphia Eagles won 33 Super Bowls |
|  According to the report from One Foot Tsunami's Paul Kafasis, when asked "Who won Super Bowl?" for each number from 1 through 60, Siri correctly provided the... |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows' final PC specs suggest ray tracing and upscaling are the new standard |
|  Assassin's Creed Shadows' PC specifications come in three categories: selective ray tracing, standard ray tracing, and extended ray tracing. Selective ray tracing mode uses raytracing only within... |
| Nvidia prepares to move Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs to legacy driver status |
|  Nvidia's CUDA 12.8 release notes indicate that support for the older architectures is now considered "feature-complete" and will be frozen in an upcoming release. |
| AMD confirms microcode vulnerability revealed in beta BIOS update |
|  The vulnerability was first noticed by Tavis Ormandy, a security researcher at Google's Project Zero. Ormandy spotted a reference to the flaw in the release notes of... |
| New vaccine from MIT and Caltech could prevent future coronavirus outbreaks |
|  Traditional vaccines typically focus on the most accessible parts of viruses, which are often the rapidly mutating receptor-binding domains. These RBDs enable the virus to latch onto... |
| Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani plots world's largest AI data center in India |
|  The data center is being constructed in Jamnagar and is projected to have a staggering total capacity of three gigawatts upon completion. For perspective, the largest operational... |
| A new Resident Evil movie is in development from the writer-director of Barbarian |
|  In addition to Cregger, the Resident Evil reboot will feature Shay Hatten as a co-writer, notes The Hollywood Reporter. Hatten worked on John Wick: Chapter 4 and... |
| Old Gigabyte laser mouse bursts into flames, the company is investigating |
|  A Reddit user shared his "hot" misadventure on the PC Master Race subreddit recently. User Lommelinn reported that his Gigabyte mouse caught fire – a small incident... |
| Physical game sales have halved since 2021, down 85% from peak |
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 The new data comes from market research giant Circana and was posted on X by Mat Piscatella. The graph shows US consumer spending on physical video games... |
| Apple misses deadline for next-gen CarPlay with no new timeline in sight |
|  Apple seems to remain committed to the project despite the delay, emphasizing ongoing collaboration with multiple automakers. "We continue to work closely with several automakers, enabling them... |
| UnitedHealth updates data breach impact to 190 million people, nearly doubling previous estimate |
|  The healthcare giant revealed the latest numbers in an email to TechCrunch on Friday evening. |
