According to an excerpt from The Ultimate History of Video Games Volume 2 by Steven L. Kent, in 2014 the newly-formed Marvel Games broke with longtime Spider-Man publishing partner Activision and approached both Xbox and PlayStation about making a new Spidey title, and possibly games based on other franchises. Xbox turned them down. Despite the reputation of licensed games at the time, Sony saw the potential and put Insomniac (who was still an independent 3rd party studio) on a new Spider-Man title....

MediaTek Executive Says That With Wi-Fi 7, You Will No Longer Need an Ethernet Cable Alan Hsu, corporate vice president and general manager of the Intelligent Connectivity business at MediaTek believes that the Wi-Fi standard become a replacement for wired connections. With Wi-Fi 6 topping out at 9.6Gbps, the Wi-Fi Alliance says that Wi-Fi 7 could deliver speeds of at least 30Gbps, and should exceed 40Gbps. That is reaching the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 3, and that is truly jaw-breaking....

Even though it’s been less than a year since she stepped into the role, the FTC already sued to block two big acquisitions - NVIDIA’s $40 billion Arm deal (now basically over as NVIDIA itself appears to have lost hope it could get through) and Lockheed’s $4.4 billion Aerojet Rocketdyne deal. That doesn’t necessarily mean the same will happen with the Microsoft + Activision Blizzard deal. After all, US Congressman Ken Buck already said Microsoft provided encouraging assurances on the subject....

If that’s the case, the game will likely launch on Xbox One and Xbox Series S|X on the same date, too. Prime Matter signed a deal with TaleWorlds Entertainment last year to publish Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord on these platforms. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord first launched on Steam Early Access in March 2020. Not long after, Chris previewed the game and shared the following final thoughts. The game received many updates and additions in the two years and three months since the early access launch, such as rebellions, prison breaks, keep battles, realistic battle terrain, and NVIDIA DLSS support....

With Ryan Cohen inflicting a crushing blow to the gamma-squeeze-driven rally in Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) shares over the past few hours, retail traders have been ravenously hunting for their next YOLO-based trading target. While a number of promising candidates are currently attempting to take the meme stock leadership mantle, an obscure clinical-stage pharma company that is trying to tackle brain disorders, MindMed (NASDAQ: MNMD), just might emerge victorious....

User “ninja the hacker” asked Croley how long it takes to “brute force” an eight-character password, and the results were astonishing. In Crowley’s words on Twitter: — Chick3nman 🐔 (@Chick3nman512) October 14, 2022 So, for the standard eight-character password filled with numbers, capitalized and lowercase letters, and symbols combined, the estimated time for only one NVIDIA RTX 4090 GPU is 6.1 hours — much less combining several of the same models in a password-cracking rig....

Shooting: This year’s major change is the addition of shooting attributes, which give each signature jump shot its own unique shooting stats that help determine its effectiveness. There are also five new shot meters to choose from, with 15 more that can be unlocked through Seasons over the coming year; Pro Stick Enhancements: New Gesture Combos have been added to the Pro Stick, introducing a lot of new weapons for both shooting and ball handling for playmakers....

The new studio, which will be working on PC and consoles games, is led by industry veteran Jack Emmert, who has worked on titles such as City of Heroes, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and DC Universe Online. While Jackalope Games will be the Chinese company’s first first-party studio in the United States, it will operate independently and maintain creative autonomy in game development and publishing. The studio’s first project, which has yet to be announced, is being fully funded by the Chinese company....

Capcom just released three new patches for the above-mentioned Resident Evil installments on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S. Going by the official release notes, there appear to be minor updates although some users have reported some slight improvements to ray tracing implementation. We, however, haven’t been able to verify if this is indeed the case. For all three titles, the new updates correct the typos in the porting credits, and there are also some platform-specific bug fixes....

The new build is available now via Github and on the Epic Games launcher, and although this build isn’t fully tested just yet, developers can now test the new features before the final release of this preview build. According to Epic, this new build improves upon the features delivered with the release of Unreal Engine 5 and creates more streamlined and easy-to-use workflows for real-time 3D content creation. In addition, developers testing the new 5....

The new e-commerce and resource website includes personalization features to help users select the best graphics card for their gaming PC JustGPU.com is intended as a vertical platform focused on graphics cards, where consumers can educate themselves about the latest graphics cards and filter the GPUs on the website by various elements, such as price, manufacturer, type, and memory size. Customers can also see the graphics card frame rates for each model available, CPU information, monitor resolution, and physical size to assist in finding the best graphics card for their gaming PC rig....

Recently, both GiantBomb’s Jeff Grubb and GamesBeat’s Mike Minotti said that Nintendo would be airing a “Zelda Blowout” Nintendo Direct this month, but after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II last week, some rumors claimed that Nintendo might be delaying the Direct. From the looks of it, however, next week’s Nintendo Direct is still on. At least, that’s what Grubb and insider Nate the Hate are now both saying. “OK”, Grubb tweeted....

Chinese laptop manufacturer, MechRevo, reveals the performance results of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 GPU MechRevo benchmark tests show an exciting discovery of NVIDIA’s underpowered laptop GPU in conjunction with the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark tests. The current results find that the RTX 2050 is approximately 23% more efficient than the previous GeForce GTX 1650 and about 134% faster than the NVIDIA MX450. The RTX 2050 nearly delivers a similar performance compared to the company’s GeForce MX570....

NVIDIA Allegedly Going Bigger & Beter With Its New GeForce RTX 4070 Founders Edition Graphics Card Design While NVIDIA has introduced its top-end “Ada Lovelace” lineup which includes the GeForce RTX 4090, RTX 4080 16 GB & RTX 4080 12 GB, the company didn’t reveal anything about its mid-tier offerings such as the RTX 4070 & RTX 4060. It looks like the design may have been finalized now that we are looking at an alleged picture of the Founders Edition cooler that is to be used by the RTX 4070....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 & RTX 4070 Performance In 3DMark Time Spy Benchmark Revealed Update: According to Kopite7kimi, these performance numbers are not just estimates but based on test boards from real products. The leaker states that NVIDIA now has test boards for all of its GPU lineup including AD103, AD104, AD106, and AD107 in labs now. — kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) July 30, 2022 — kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) July 30, 2022 The leaker doesn’t go into much detail but says that he isn’t too sure about these performance numbers....

NVIDIA reportedly assisting AIBs in efficiently removing overstock of RTX 30 series to make room for RTX 40 series GPUs According to Tom, NVIDIA made significant steps to find a resolution for the overstocked supply of the company’s RTX 30 series cards in partner’s stocks. The YouTuber explains in the video below how NVIDIA plans to help its partners further. In the video, Tom states, “NVIDIA has directly stepped in to help AIBs clear their reserve stockpiles of GA 102 in exchange for big pre-purchases of Enthusiast Lovelace”....

The new trailer, which can be watched below, focuses on the island of Water Seven, showcasing many of its memorable locations as well as characters that were introduced in its story arc, such as the Franky Family, members of the CP9, and more. In One Piece Odyssey, players will embark on an adventure with Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew as they are trying to regain their lost powers. To do so they will visit “Memoria,” a world built from the memories of their previous encounters, leading them to go back to important locations in their history such as Alabasta and Water Seven....

The thing you can say about the Battle Pass model that Overwatch 2 takes is that it definitely isn’t loot boxes. The Battle Pass has multiple benefits for its users for both of its tiers. The Free tier gives players access to the following content: Newest support hero, Kiriko (Level 55) 2 Legendary Skins 2 Weapon Charms 2 Souvenirs 1 Highlight Intro 15 additional items (list types, emotes, etc)...

We have made the decision to remove phone number requirements for a majority of existing Overwatch players. Any Overwatch player with a connected Battle.net account, which includes all players who have played since June 9, 2021, will not have to provide a phone number to play. We are working to make this change and expect it to go live on Friday, October 7. We will update players once it is in effect....

The movie will be based on an original idea conceived by Chuck Williams (who already produced SEGA’s live-action adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog, which surpassed $200 million at the box office) from Lightbeam Entertainment. Justin Baldoni, Manu Gargi, Andrew Calof, and Tracy Ryerson will develop on behalf of Wayfarer Studios, while Chuck Williams and Tim Kwok will produce on behalf of Lightbeam Entertainment. It’ll probably be a while before we hear any news about casting choices....