AMD Polaris & Vega “GCN” GPUs Now Limited To Critical Driver Updates Only As EOL Imminent

Ubisoft is giving away free copies of Assassin's Creed Syndicate to PC players for a short time only. 

As technology advances, it’s common to see games getting visually better, whether in remasters, remakes or a graphical update. But there also has to be consideration taken into whether or not part of the atmosphere or vision of the original is lost in the march of progress. These considerations feel ever more important in a forthcoming graphical update for Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy XIV, set to arrive in next year’s 7.0 update and its Dawntrail expansion.

Venom being Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s main antagonist was among the bigger reasons the game generated as much excitement in the lead-up to its launch as it did, and with the game now more than a month old, it’s fair to say that the iconic villain lived up expectations. Interestingly, however, it seems only a fraction of the voice recording that voice actor Tony Todd did for Venom made it into the final game.

This Thrustmaster controller for Xbox and PC comes with industrial-quality components and plenty of extra customization features.

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Portal | 40mm drivers | 20-22,000kHz | Closed-back | Wireless | $499$189.15 at Amazon (save $309.85)This headset fulfils many roles, thanks to its Bluetooth, 2.4 and cable connectivity, and its sleek frame. Ordinarily this Bang & Olufsen headset is very pricey indeed, but at this heavy discount you get legendary audio quality and premium build quality for a lot less than usual. Stylish, well-built and super comfy to boot—I use these headphones pretty much daily, and you can read my full thoughts in my review. 

Developer Sloclap has announced that the Nintendo Switch version of Sifu has now gotten its final update. The studio has released a trailer showcasing the new content coming to the Nintendo Switch version of Sifu as part of the update.

If you’re looking to grab an Xbox Series X or Series S, then the current Black Friday 2023 sales are probably the best time to do so over the next few months. Microsoft has set a new, lower MSRP for both Xbox Series consoles, and some retailers are cutting prices further and adding extra games in alongside.

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Over the last few months, we've seen astronomical growth in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), and this technology is now being incorporated into nearly every sector. From healthcare, education, and gaming to even agriculture, AI is proving its mettle in some areas by allowing to get the work done more efficiently. However, perhaps the most innovative use of this technology is taking place in Argentina. Amidst the ongoing elections in the country, the two prime candidates are utilizing AI to fight their political battles. Here's everything we know about it.

Retailers in China have bumped up the prices of AMD's Radeon RX 7900 XTX GPUs as the ban on NVIDIA's RTX 4090 is now officially implemented.

EA is going all in for the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, ramping up for what is sure to be one of the most over-the-top weekends of the F1 calendar. They’ll be hosting a livestream to start the weekend, they’ve got Charles Leclerc to do a track guide video, and they’re making F1 23 free to play through the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend!

Ipason gaming desktop | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | 16GB DDR4-3200 | 1TB NVMe SSD | $849.99$469 at Newegg (save $380.99)You can game on this machine to a certain extent—the integrated Vega GPU on the Ryzen chip will certainly support 720p gaming at lower settings. But we're listing it here as a good base from which to add your own graphics card for a quick, powerful new gaming PC. The AMD CPU is a good six-core, 12-thread job, and the 16GB RAM will run everything you need.