Rendering supercharged
Leadwerks says its Ultra Engine unlocks the full power of graphics hardware.
Acer starts 2023 off with a bang
Acer burst into the new year with new products in its Swift Go line, laptops for gaming, new 3D stereo tech, and more.
2023: Video game industry outlook
Call ‘em what you will, but the coming attraction is games and more games.
AMD introduces its flagship add-in board from the new line of RDNA 3-based graphics cards
The RX 7900 XTX delivers more than a 40% performance gain over the previous generation.
The return of Lara Croft
Tomb Raider fans, get ready for your next adventure, there’s a new title coming your way.
Mobile gaming is getting an upgrade from MediaTek
MediaTek revealed two chipsets recently, the Dimensity 8200 and 9200, which will deliver more power efficiency and a better mobile gaming experience.
MetaX Tech plans gaming GPU
Will use SMIC’s surprising 7nm process for the GPU, which it plans to have for the domestic market by 2025.
Google invests $12 million in the unofficial VR app store SideQuest
Google Ventures shakes hands with an unofficial alternative to the Meta Store.
Game over for Google’s streaming game service Stadia
Google abruptly shuts down Stadia. (Source: Google) Google is shutting down Stadia, its cloud gaming service that it launched in 2019. The service will remain live for players until January 18, 2023. Google said it will refund all Stadia hardware, software, and add-on content purchased from the Stadia store and Google Store. The company expects those refunds will be … Read more
The era of ‘who cares’ computing
Microsoft’s Game Pass, a big play in the young game subscription market. (Source: Microsoft) What happens when people start to find out that you can do the same work on a lower-cost hardware platform as you do on a more expensive platform? If you are an Apple phone user, you’ll probably go for whatever puts you in hock, but almost … Read more
GPUs change the engineering simulation landscape
Since the start of the year, Jon Peddie Research has been conducting a series of interviews with leading CAE software vendors such as Altair, Ansys, Dassault Systèmes, Hexagon, and Siemens Digital Industries Software. We’ve been working with Nvidia to understand how the industry is changing in response to GPU acceleration now available in many CAE applications and workflows. The results … Read more
Tinycade can turn your old cardboard boxes into a DIY arcade cabinet
Lightcycles is one of the first three Tinycade games. Inspired by TRON, players sit next to each other and try to be the last lightbike standing. (Source: ACME Lab) Arcade games are expensive to get and maintain. Some pinball machines easily climb into the thousands of dollars. Despite that, the arcade industry is still strong—because people love the tactile feel … Read more