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"What goes up must come down," Razer's CEO says of rising RAM and GPU prices – but admits "It is bad" right now
As the price of RAM, GPUs, and even SSDs climbs ever higher off the back of AI data centre demand, it’s causing a significant price crunch for hardware manufacturers. “It is such a volatile situation at this point in time it is hard to figure out pricing,” Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan said in a recent episode of The Verge’s Decoder podcast. “I don’t know if I can pick a number right now as I speak with you and [be confident in it] by the end of the podcast.” The rapidly increasing prices mean the company are keeping schtum on how…
Ubisoft's major investment in "player-facing" gen-AI could kill Assassin's Creed and Far Cry's remaining charm
Ubisoft delaying and canceling projects isn’t exactly shocking these days. We’re all used to seeing the company’s games get pushed back, axed during development, or shut down after launch – I miss you, XDefiant… What we’re not used to, though, is seeing several of them impacted all in one, ruthless swoop. That’s what happened yesterday, with Ubisoft revealing a “major reset” of its studios and its lineup of upcoming games, something it deems necessary to futureproof itself. While the seven mystery delays and six cancellations – one of which was the long-awaited Prince of Persia Sands of Time remake -…
Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place
Battlefield 6 outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year in the US, according to data from market research firm Circana.The Electronic Arts shooter was the best-selling game of 2025 across Circana’s tracked platforms, ranking first on Xbox and aggregated PC storefronts, and second on PlayStation, behind only NBA 2K26.The latest Call of Duty entry, Black Ops 7, placed fifth, behind Battlefield, NBA 2K26, Borderlands 4, and Monster Hunter: Wilds.It’s worth noting that Black Ops 7 was launched in Xbox Game Pass, while Battlefield was not, and the EA title also released around six weeks earlier.Still, it’s…
Switch 2 ports of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Part 3 are already in development, and the JRPGs' director promises "pretty much exactly the same" experience as other platforms
Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade only just launched on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S, but ports of the other two parts of the trilogy are already in development, and director Naoki Hamaguchi promises that neither will be compromised on Nintendo’s new handheld console.Hamaguchi has alluded to the fact that the entire Final Fantasy 7 remake trilogy is coming to all consoles before, but this is our first solid confirmation that ports are in development as we speak, per a new Nintendo blog post speaking to the lead developer.”There’s not a huge amount of information I can share in terms…
Open your cute Orcish vampire gob, Hytale's next update has summonable skeletons and non-scary snakes to shove in there
The second post-release update to Hytale is currently set to rock up this weekend, but the notes outlining what it’ll include have rocked up a couple of days early. As with last week’s first update to the early access sandbox, this is another pretty beefy one, and especially noteworthy if raising the dead’s your jam or you share Indiana Jones’ main fear.
Razer’s next flagship gaming mouse might have just been spotted at the recent VCT Americas Valorant tournament. BBL member Rose was seen using a mysterious camouflaged mouse, and it looked suspiciously like a new Razer Viper V4 Pro. Razer has pulled such a move before, with us spotting the Razer Deathadder V4 Pro being used openly in tournaments months before the its official launch. That mouse went on to be one of the best gaming mouse options of last year, and I suspect the Viper will stand a good chance of earning similar honors. The new model was spotted by…
Nintendo and Lego are teasing another large-scale Mario Kart set aimed at adult collectors.Last year Lego released Mario & Standard Kart, a set aimed at builders aged 18 and up, consisting of 1,972 pieces and costing $170 / £150.Now the official Nintendo account on X has posted a 10-second teaser video showing the Mario set facing forward, getting ready to drive.A Luigi set drives up next to it, barely visible at the edge of the screen. Mario turns to look at him, and the video ends.Lego has already released a range of smaller Mario Kart sets aimed at younger Lego…
Gaming mice have an esports problem, which is why today's flagships aren't actually for you (or me)
I’m not a competitive player, but I’ve logged so many hours in Apex Legends and CS2 trying to find the best gaming mouse models that I might as well be. Most rodents that pass my desk these days are built with one thing and one thing only in mind; winning elite-level tournaments. The only problem is, most players have far more on their minds.High-speed 8,000Hz polling rates, incredibly low weights, and the same two side buttons have come to dominate the flagship landscape. We’ve stagnated in one corner of the market, and the same attention isn’t being paid to the…
World of Warcraft devs Blizzard will offer folks a free wardrobe change just before Midnight, following fashion fee furore
Fine, we’ll let you hop in whatever the MMO equivalent of Superman’s phone booth is for a single round of free outfit transmog just before the launch of March’s Midnight expansion. So have degreed World of Warcraft makers Blizzard, in the face of vocal vexation among players unhappy about a sudden hike in clothes changing prices that arrived with the game’s latest patch. This isn’t the only time Midnight’s ended up under a microscope fore money-related reasons prior to release, but it is the first time the ire’s been exclusive to fashionistas.
What are all the Marathon classes? When you’re trying to secure as much loot as you can physically hold, you need to pick the right class to ensure your team is equipped to tackle every scenario imaginable. Each Runner Shell has its own set of strengths and weaknesses, so you’ll have to make a compromise. With the Marathon release date slowly approaching, it’s time to start preparing to take on rival squads in the multiplayer game. By taking a closer look at all the Runner Shells, you can assess which Marathon class suits you best. Whether you’re playing with friends,…