Articles by RJ Pierce
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AMD Cezanne APUs BENCHMARKED at Last? Ryzen 7 5700G and Ryzen 5 5600G Results Leak
Currently exclusive to OEMs, the new AMD Ryzen 5000 APUs (codenamed Cezanne) pack quite a punch at the high-end and mid-range, as the leaked benchmarks for the 5700G and 5600G show.
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NVIDIA Just Brought Ray Tracing to Entry-Level GPUs, but is "RTX On" Even Worth The Performance Penalty?
NVIDIA brought ray tracing to the mainstream so our video games can look even better. But considering how hard it is to run games with RT on, is the performance hit even worth the visual quality jump?
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ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 is yhe Perfect Laptop for Tons of Chrome Tabs With its 48GB RAM
ASUS ROG's latest foray into gaming laptops has them focusing on extreme portability without sacrificing performance. The result? The beastly Zephyrus M16. Here's a closer look.
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Overwatch 2: 2-HOUR Gameplay Reveal Scheduled Next Week: Finally a Release Date Announcement?
There's not much information about how Overwatch 2 is doing since the departure of Jeff Kaplan, but that changes next week when fans can watch a 2-hour stream about the game.
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NVIDIA RTX 3050, 3050 Ti FINALLY Spotted: Will Feature Prominently in Sub-$1000 Gaming Laptops First
NVIDIA just recently revealed the existence of two entry-level Ampere GPUs, the RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti, but there's a very tiny catch: for now, they're exclusive to laptops. Seriously.
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PS5's Controller Is Gaining Interest Among Peripheral Makers: Name-Brand DualSense Products Coming Next?
The PS5 and its patented DualSense controller is a revelation in terms of gaming technology, and apparently, a lot of third-party peripheral makers are going crazy over the hardware.
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AMD Ryzen Chips Are CLOSING IN On Intel's Territory In Terms Of Share-Can Team Blue Fight Back?
Since AMD Ryzen was released back in 2017, they've been steadily creeping into a market that's been dominated by Intel for so long. And a recent Steam hardware survey shows that.
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition and The Importance of the Game Modding Community
With the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Bioware and EA are proving to the game industry how important game modding communities are to pushing the art form forward.
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Sony Admits That PS5 Restock Problems Aren't Going Away Until Next Year
In just another big blow to gamers only wanting to have a brand-new next-gen console, Sony reveals that PS5 restock issues are likely going to last until 2022. As if it's not already bad enough, right?
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Microsoft and Adidas Rumored to Release Xbox-Themed Kicks, Says Insiders
Sneakers and gaming consoles are starting to be included in a single sentence, and Microsoft wants in on that action with a rumored partnership with Adidas in the works.
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Call Of Duty Voice Actor Sacked Over Misogynistic Remarks
Jeff Leach, the voice actor for the iconic Call of Duty character Ghost, was just fired by Activision over recent sexist remarks he apparently made that denigrated a Twitch streamer.
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition: Here's What You SHOULD Know Ahead of Its Release
The release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition is upon us, but are you ready for Commander Shepard's glorious next-gen return? If not, this list has you covered.
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Elon Musk Apparently Advised Bethesda on Starfield--Does That Mean it Will Be a Good Game?
In an attempt to differentiate Starfield from just about every single sci-fi space RPG, Bethesda went to seek advice from perhaps the best person to talk to about space right now: Elon Musk.
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Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 2 Apparently LEAKED: Ahsoka Tano to Appear?
The continued success of 2019's Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order has fans clamoring for a sequel and a massively important appearance from Anakin Skywalker's former Padawan.
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NVIDIA is Shipping Crypto-Limited RTX 3060 GPUs to eCafes Instead of Gamers, so What Now?
NVIDIA keeps saying that they care about gamers, and then they do shady stuff like sending crypto-limited RTX 3060s to internet cafes instead of gamers who need them.
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Kingston Prepares OC-Supported DDR5 Kits; Fast is Going to be a LOT Faster
With the imminent release of DDR5, Kingston is teasing avid overclockers with kits that can go even faster than probably The Flash due to very generous baked-in tech.
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Intel Xe-HPG DG2 Coming VERY SOON? Laptop/Desktop GPU Specs Feature Exciting Performance On Paper
Intel just said that their Xe-HPG DG2 graphics cards would be officially announced soon, amidst numerous leaks pointing to how powerful Team Blue's GPU is.
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Activision Blizzard is Looking to Make a Massive "Financial" Change by Next Year: New Big Games Expected?
Activision Blizzard is already having a very profitable 2021, but now they're already looking forward to a better 2022 business-wise with a planned massive financial change.
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Xbox Game Pass Leaks May Point to a CRAZY HUGE Fall 2021 for the Service
Insiders just leaked what could very well be an excellent lineup of immensely hyped games for Xbox Game Pass come Fall 2021, and it is going to be insane.
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World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic’s Release Date Was Just Revealed, And It’s REALLY Close
Blizzard just revealed the long-teased release of their 'World of Warcraft Burning Crusade' expansion remake, and it's got a lot of avid WoW fans excited.
E3 2021 News: Sega, Square Enix Added To Exhibitor List; So-Called 'Major' Reveals Promised
E3 2021 just added a few more studios to the exhibitor list: Sega, Bandai Namco, and Square Enix being the biggest among them.
Nintendo Switch Sales Go Past 84 Million, But Are We Still Getting A Pro Model Soon, Though?
With their latest financial reports, Nintendo just revealed that they managed to ship a total of 84.5 million Switch units, which likely puts hopes of a Switch Pro on ice.
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Nintendo Announces an Easy Way for People to Make Their Own Games, and It's Quite Good
Nintendo will be releasing a certain educational title called Game Builder Garage on the Switch, which they're hoping will make game development accessible even to those who are inexperienced.
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition: How Will it Run on Next Gen? The Answer is, Like a Champ
With the imminent release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, it helps to set expectations as to how it might perform on both last-gen and current-gen hardware. Here's what you should know.
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'Resident Evil Village' Release Times: When Exactly it Will be Out on All Platforms, File Size, and More
The launch of "Resident Evil Village" is upon us, and this article is to help guide you about what to expect regarding the exact release times, install size, and more.
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Intel Alder Lake-S Sample CPUs Leak: 16C/24T Models Feature Massive Boost Clocks
Intel's next-gen Alder Lake CPUs are coming and will be featuring many new technologies, as revealed in this leaked spec sheet of an engineering sample chip.
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AMD Zen 4 CPUs are Coming and Will be on an Insanely Small 5nm Node; IPC Improvement is Going to be Nuts
AMD is gearing up to officially announce the arrival of the Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 processors, which will likely again be received with revelry for their performance upgrades.
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Xbox Boss Wants to Bring XCloud snd Game Pass to Competing Consoles
Perhaps in a stroke of entrepreneurial genius or desires to form a monopoly, Xbox is apparently looking to bring their services to competing consoles in the future, according to insiders.
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Call of Duty Helps Propel Activision Blizzard's Revenues and Stock Price: What's Driving The Success?
Activision Blizzard is experiencing a renaissance in business, and it's all thanks to their longtime first-person shooter franchise: Call of Duty.
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GameStop Is Doing What They can to Finally Switch Online
GameStop, the long-time brick-and-mortar retailer that's been on a rebound lately, is opening a huge facility to help them transition to a fully online business.
