Author: Valhalladidde

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In the midst of a memory supply crisis, I am definitely thankful for the 32 GB of DDR5 that came inside my prebuilt rig a few moons ago now. Sure, 16 GB of RAM is fine for most things I’d want to dive into, but the AI industry is playing a whole other ball game. Case in point, I am sweating just thinking about Micron’s 256 GB DDR5 server module.The Boise, Idaho-based memory manufacturer unveiled the tech on Tuesday. It’s built on Micron’s 1-gamma technology which, per the press release, “is capable of speeds up to 9,200 megatransfers per second…

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Battlefield 6 has received a new map and it fixes one of the biggest issues with the game: a lack of airspace. Thankfully, the team behind Battlefield 6 have addressed this with its latest map, Railway to Golmud. The map is a remake of a Battlefield 4 classic and is naturally already a massive map, but even more so for pilots. The out-of-bounds area for air vehicle stretches far beyond the play area for infantry and ground vehicles, meaning you could theoretically have dogfights without having to worry about anti-air vehicles bothering you.A core tenet of the Battlefield franchise is…

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Taking the Supermassive formula and applying it to a mash-up of Ridley Scott’s Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing was exactly why I was intrigued to check out Directive 8020. I’m a huge fan of both films, and the idea of having to decide whether my crewmate is actually my crewmate, or some murderous alien, and then living with the consequences if I’m wrong, sounded like a spectacular narrative experience. Sadly, Directive 8020 delivers just a fraction of that potential, which left me entertained but ultimately underwhelmed. The story follows the crew of the Cassiopeia, an interstellar scout, which is…

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Category: ID@XboxMay 13, 2026 Join The Speedwaaagh on May 21 Chris Mallinson Co-founder and Game Director at Caged Element Hey everyone, I’m Chris Mallinson – Co-founder and Game Director at Caged Element, and I’m here with Jon Doughty, our Lead Designer and Level Designer. Today we’re excited to announce that the loudest, most Orky racer around is roaring onto Xbox, launching May 21! Speed Freeks is a high-orktane combat racing game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Expect brutal, high-speed races, deep vehicle customization, and a completely live creation mode where you and your friends can jump into a blank…

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Mr. Armstrong would be impressed by how much of a stretch “Nintendo Classics Virtual Boy” is.The ill-fated Virtual Boy library for the Expansion Pack has dropped a full hand of new games tonight. The headliner is Jack Bros, one of the few third party games for the system that released in North America. An overhead action game in the style of the 2D Legend of Zelda games, it was actually the debut of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise outside Japan. Vertical Force is a Hudson scrolling shooter in the style of their Star Soldier games. V-Tetris is a simple 2D…

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On the eve of Subnautica 2’s early access launch, calling it hotly anticipated would be a wild understatement. It’s Steam’s most-wanted game, as over 5 million users have added it to their wishlist in the run-up to launch. The masses yearn for the deep.Despite the high-stakes hype, Subnautica 2’s developers at Unknown Worlds say they’re confident that they’re setting a new watermark for the studio. In an interview with PC Gamer, Unknown Worlds game design lead Anthony Gallegos and creative media producer Scott MacDonald said Subnautica 2 should be the studio’s most impressive early access launch to date—but they’re just…

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