Gaming in Taiwan. Reviews, Walkthroughs, News

These days, if you want a flagship phone, you have to settle on something big. First, we didn't get an iPhone 14 mini, and now one of the better small Android phone options, the Asus Zenphone series, may be on its way out, too.

NVIDIA’s next-gen RTX 50 series GPUs have been listed at the ECC by AFOX but let's no get the hype rolling too soon.

Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang, fresh off an upbeat quarterly report that sent his company's to a record high, dispelled one of investors' biggest concerns: that chip production won't keep up with demand.

As we approach the next generation of Intel CPUs (which haven't been officially announced yet), motherboard manufacturers are doing their best to get ready. Gigabyte calls its new line of Z790 X motherboards the «fast track to Gen X,» promising faster overclocking capabilities, better connectivity, and some welcome DIY updates.

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery VR will launch for PlayStation VR2, PC virtual reality headsets via Steam, and Quest on September 14, publishers Akupara Games and Akatsuki Taiwan, and developer Silver Lining Studio announced.

NVIDIA has bet on AI for its future, as it is now reported that the company plans to ship 1.5 million to 2 million H100 units by 2024.

Registration is now open for Team Liquid's World of Warcraft Eve Ascension tournament, an all women and gender minorities Great Push style Mythic+ competition taking place on September 30th for over $8,000 USD in prizes. Register on Raider.io

NVIDIA has teamed up with Remedy Entertainment to give away a unique and rare Alan Wake II-inspired GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card.

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In a recent appearance on a Taiwanese gaming channel (as translated by IGN), outspoken Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida lamented fact that there are multiple platforms (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, etc.). Given Yoshida's penchant for making headline-worthy comments, we think the Square Enix veteran is being a bit cheeky here, but it's still an interesting point.

The Making of Karateka is billed as an «interactive documentary' chronicling the creation of Karateka, a seminal game created by veteran designer Jordan Mechner. We have a release date, and you can get an essential education in video game history on PS5 and PS4 from 29th August.

PS Plus Premium’s growing selection of emulated classics looks set to expand yet again in the near-future, with the Taiwanese ratings board classifying two retro PSP titles for PS5 and PS4. Listings for both Tekken 6 and SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny appeared overnight, with the latter obviously being a handheld exclusive. The former also released on the PS3, but it’s almost certain we’ll be getting the surprisingly strong portable port in this particular instance.

Intel has reportedly questioned US's CHIPS Act, claiming that the company should get a larger share from the likes of Samsung and TSMC.

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The Taiwanese ratings board has seemingly revealed the identity of two upcoming PlayStation Plus Classics titles.

In a recent interview, Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida said it would be better for developers and players if games didn't have to straddle competing platforms from rival companies. 

We live in a world where video game consoles are defined by their exclusives. If one is more popular than the other, chances are it has a stronger and more appealing library of titles. PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo all have their own franchises that drive people to buy their consoles, but Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has recently made a bit of stir by suggesting that the industry would be better if we only had to one console to choose from.

Final Fantasy 16 producer Naoki Yoshida has said he believes it would be better if there was just a single game platform.

After being the exclusive supplier to Apple, Foxconn has set its sights on NVIDIA, intending to take its share from the AI frenzy.

It now appears that the PSP versions of Tekken and Soul Calibur are coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

The Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee has rated Tekken 6 and Soulcalibur: Broken Destiny for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in Taiwan.

On 18 July 2023, the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) announced the latest set of guidance on the use of loot boxes in video games, coordinated by trade body UKIE and comes as the result of the Technical Work Group that DCMS convened at the end of last year.

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A little over three years ago, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. was among the world's most geographically concentrated technology giants with almost the entirety of its capacity within a 300-mile radius. Now, it is on the verge of becoming one of the most globally diversified chipmakers. This wasn't the plan.

Apple has secured itself a sweetheart deal with Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) for one year of exclusive use of its 3nm process technology. This will boost the production of its M3-series Macs launching in October and the A17 Bionics chip inside of the upcoming iPhone 15.

We're just a month away from the big unveiling of the iPhone 15 and rumors about the devices are now flooding the market. Apple will announce its next iPhone series at its annual Fall event which is tipped to take place on September 12. As per the reports, not only the Pro models but the standard models of the iPhone 15 series are expected to get serious upgrades this time around. These include a USB Type-C port and the fancy Dynamic Island.

This year, only Apple is said to unveil the world’s first 3nm chip, while Qualcomm is said to stick with TSMC’s N4P process for the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. However, one report from an analyst states that the San Diego company may have to rekindle its partnership with Samsung as it explores the option of dual-sourcing for the development of its own 3nm chip.

Apple has a slew of 3nm chipsets that will be found in various devices, starting with the A17 Bionic for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, followed by the M3. However, to ensure that the competition does not catch up with the California-based giant for a whole year, a new rumor claims that the company has secured all of TSMC’s cutting-edge chip supply for a 12-month period.

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC agreed Tuesday on a multibillion-dollar deal to build a plant in Germany, part of a push to put Europe at the centre of the global semiconductor industry.

When Microsoft signed their ten year deals with the cloud gaming companies, it seemed like those agreements were random and inexplicable. But as it turns out, Microsoft signed up all of cloud gaming’s major players.

The breathlessness that's greeted a new material made of lead and copper is, well, breathtaking. LK-99 is heralded as a room-temperature superconductor that, if it survives the barrage of peer reviews, could transform the world as we know it. Everything from electricity to transportation to medicine to chip technology might get more efficient and affordable. At the end of a nerdy tweet, Ming-Chi Kuo, an influential analyst at TF International Securities in Taiwan, declared, “Even a mobile device as small as an iPhone can have a computing power comparable to a quantum computer.”

Apple Inc. grew revenue in China by a surprisingly strong 8% while setting a record for Indian iPhone sales, bright spots in an otherwise disappointing quarterly check-in from the world's most valuable company.

Nvidia has allegedly halted production of RTX 4000 series graphics cards, according to a new leak. On top of that, team green is supposedly limiting the supply of high end Lovelace cards, such as Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 and RTX 4090, to retailers.

ASRock has launched its latest white motherboards consisting of both Intel & AMD options, and target budget audiences.

As Tesla examines building a plant in India, officials have asked the company to emulate Apple in finding local firms to partner with any Chinese suppliers involved, according to three government sources with direct knowledge of the matter.

Even with Netflix’s recommendation algorithm serving you new movies, new TV shows, and original programming tailored to your viewing habits, the streaming service’s firehose of content makes what’s coming and going difficult to parse.

With its acquisition of Nuvia, Qualcomm will no longer use ARM’s standard CPU designs for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, with a fresh rumor claiming that the new chipset arriving sometime in 2024 will switch to custom Phoenix cores. One individual has also shared the CPU configuration of the SoC while also stating that the new Snapdragon silicon will be mass produced on TSMC’s cutting-edge N3E process.

As Apple reportedly transitions to becoming TSMC’s first customer to get the initial batch of 2nm wafers, the company is also expected to use the Taiwanese manufacturer’s 3DFabric chips for its custom silicon. According to the latest information, Apple is impressed with what its supply chain partner is working on, though the technology giant’s first product to adopt this technology is still a few years away.

Apple Inc.'s main supplier, Foxconn Technology Group, is planning to invest close to $500 million to build two component factories in India as part of a steady diversification from China.

A new action-comedy is topping the charts on Netflix: Hidden Strike, starring John Cena and Jackie Chan, is currently the number one movie on the streamer. 

The Biden administration believes China has implanted malware in key US power and communications networks in a "ticking time bomb" that could disrupt the military in event of a conflict, The New York Times reported Saturday.

Witnessing the AI boom, every big company is investing heavily in the technology and new developments are being revealed at a rapid pace. Intel recently announced its plans to incorporate AI into every product they build, while TSMC has launched a new R&D center for manufacturing microchips, as AI demands surge. All this, and more in our roundup of the 5 big things in AI that you may have missed today.

The school holidays have begun which, predictably means that it’s been raining and drizzling up and down the country. Luckily, we have the technology to deal with the rain – we can sit inside playing video games. This week I’ve been playing loads of multiplayer, first in Exoprimal, and second in Remnant II. I’ve had a whole hell of a good time with them both, though one is clearly superior than the other. Can you guess which one it is? Besides these two, I’ve carried on playing more Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp because… well, it’s Advance Wars.

Chinese smartphone shipments fell 2.1% in the second quarter, extending a market decline that may persist throughout 2023, research house IDC said.

There is a new somewhat credible rumor that suggests that Nintendo is announcing a Nintendo Switch successor very, very soon.

Over the last few years, governments around the world have been scrambling to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing. The reasons are many. Protecting supply chains, reducing reliance on Taiwan's TSMC, economic protectionism and national security are all valid reasons to boost domestic chip production. The EU is the latest body to take pass legislation. It's passed its own Chips Act, which allocates €43 billion ($48 billion) to support EU based semiconductor manufacturing.

2K’s upcoming Lego football game has leaked again ahead of an official announcement.

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Apple Inc. is asking suppliers to produce about 85 million units of the iPhone 15 this year, roughly in line with the year before, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Recently, there were reports of AMD potentially going to Samsung for its future data center prospects but these claims have been denied by the company's CEO.

Samsung is reportedly planning to supply HBM3 memory and packaging facilities to NVIDIA for its AI GPUs as the company plans to expand its supply chain.

AMD is reportedly preparing to include USB4 support in its AM5 desktop platform, as revealed by the visit of AMD's CEO Lisa Su to Taiwan.

TSMC has confirmed a delay to the start of production at its upcoming Arizona fab until 2025 at least. The Taiwanese foundry announced the postponement of the start of production from its original late 2024 kick off alongside the scaling back its initial revenue projections for this year.

Ever since we announced Firewall Ultra, the next evolution of the Firewall franchise, last year here on the PlayStation Blog, the outpour of encouragement from the community has been nothing short of amazing. The pure excitement in all your comments, messages, tweets, and posts have us all even more motivated to make the game as great as it can be.  

The recently-announced Baten Kaitos 1 and 2 HD Remaster looks set for PC, according to a new ratings board listing