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EA Sports FC 26 and Call of Duty Vanguard hit Game Pass this month
Six new games drop on Game Pass, including EA Sports FC 26 and the canceled Tony Hawk sequel
Xbox announced six new Game Pass titles, including EA Sports FC 26, Call of Duty Vanguard, and the previously canceled Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4.
AMD yanks memory encryption from Ryzen CPUs via stealth firmware update
Security feature vanishes through BIOS updates, AMD won't say why
AMD removed TSME memory encryption from consumer Ryzen chips through AGESA updates, with no public notice. Engineers won't comment on why.
AMD promises FSR 4.1 quality parity for RX 7000 cards when it ships in July
RX 7000 owners get the full FSR 4.1 upgrade in July, no compromises
RDNA 3 owners will get the same FSR 4.1 upscaling model as RDNA 4 when the update arrives this July, according to AMD execs at Computex.
Pearl AI network accused of faking workloads on 320,000 RTX 3090-class GPUs
Fake AI workloads on 320K GPUs may be spiking rental costs and hoarding cards gamers want
A study claims Pearl's massive GPU rental fleet runs random math instead of real AI training, burning 112 MW and spiking rental costs 38%.
NVIDIA drops hotfix driver 610.52 for RTX 40-series G-SYNC issues
Weekend hotfix targets RTX 40-series G-SYNC stutter and monitor detection failures
NVIDIA's weekend hotfix patches frame-pacing bugs on RTX 40-series cards with G-SYNC enabled, plus a monitor detection bug that broke EDID reads.
AMD 26.6.1 drivers add Advanced Shader Delivery support for Xbox PC app
New AMD driver cuts shader compilation waits via Microsoft's pre-compiled shader framework
AMD's new 26.6.1 driver update adds support for Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery, a feature that ships pre-compiled shaders to cut down those annoying first-startup compilation waits.
Microsoft reportedly eyeing Xbox spinoff, fast-tracking new Fallout
Spinoff talks and a rushed Fallout raise questions about scope and dev resources
Microsoft is considering spinning off Xbox as a subsidiary while green-lighting a new Fallout game to ride the TV show's momentum, per VGC.
AMD's EXPO Ultra-Low Latency hits 600-series motherboards with 4% FPS boost
Free 4% FPS bump for Ryzen 9000 users with compatible DDR5 kits
Major motherboard vendors rolled out BIOS updates adding EXPO Ultra-Low Latency to AMD 600-series boards. The feature tightens memory subtimings on compatible kits and delivers up to 4% FPS gains.
Modern Warfare 4 campaign unlocks October 16, a week before multiplayer
Campaign pre-order access starts a week early, multiplayer waits until October 23
Activision confirmed MW4's campaign goes live October 16 for all pre-orders, seven days ahead of the October 23 full launch.
Battlefield 6's mid-season patch shipped with more bugs than fixes
Mid-season update broke hit registration and added stuttering for many players
Season 3's mid-season update brought good ideas but broke hit registration, audio, and stuttering issues for many players.
Forza Horizon 6 save files are getting deleted—here's how to protect yours
Cloud sync bug is wiping player progress—manual backups are your only real protection until the patch lands
Xbox confirmed a save file corruption bug hitting some Forza Horizon 6 players. A patch is rolling out today, but you need to take manual steps now to keep your progress safe.
Xbox planning layoffs and marketing cuts under new CEO
Layoffs and budget cuts could mean slower PC ports and fewer Game Pass deals
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is restructuring the business with job cuts and reduced marketing spend, per IGN sources.