MSI Clarifies Its Position on Secure Boot Implementation On Nearly 300 Motherboards, Others Including ASUS Might Be Affected Too The Secure Boot functionality on the latest motherboards makes sure that only software/code that is trusted by the hardware vendor is booted by the device. Firmware embedded in the hardware is meant to run through cryptographic signature which includes UEFI drivers, EFI applications, and the OS. According to The Register, Potocki posted an extensive blog post where he detailed his findings on the 300 or so motherboards he tested....

Once the deal falls through, several Blizzard titles will suspend their online service in China, including the following titles: Overwatch Hearthstone World of Warcraft Diablo StarCraft Heroes of the Storm Additionally, all new game sales in China will be suspended starting on November 23, 2022 and all existing Blizzard game products and services will be terminated at 0:00 AM CST on January 24, 2023. Activision Blizzard will work with NetEase to formulate a refund plan while expressing commitment to protecting players’ assets and data....

“The One Piece Odyssey free demo will focus on the first one-two hours of the game, which sees Luffy and his crew members landing on a mysterious new island called Waford and meeting Lim and Adio. Save data from the One Piece Odyssey demo will be transferable to the full release of the game.” Need to know more about One Piece Odyssey? Do check out Wccftech’s latest hands-on preview and the following official description… “A new RPG from the hugely popular manga and anime series One Piece, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the series!...

Panasonic improves on their premium TV with the MZW2004 with advanced picture and thermal management The Panasonic MZW2004 TV, also known as the MZ2000 in other regions, is offered in three screen sizes — 55, 65, and 77 inches, and is fashioned with the company’s proprietary “Master OLED Ultimate module.” The screen has a Micro Lens Array that utilizes the lenses to produce more light per pixel. Additionally, the displays offer a new multi-layer thermal managing system to assist with the brighter light levels emitting from the screen....

A total of nine companies and their CEOs wrote the letter, believing that Apple is partaking in illegal, anti-competitive behavior involving music streaming services The letter is titled ‘Subject: Call for swift and decisive action against anti-competitive practices by digital gatekeepers’ and was written by Spotify CEO and founder Daniel Ek, along with executives belonging to other companies such as Proton and more. MacRumors, who spotted the letter, reports that its contents urge the EU to take regulatory action against Apple’s app distribution practices and put an end to its monopolistic practices....

The developer shared the news piece of art via the studio’s official website in a new article reflecting on the franchise’s upcoming 10th anniversary. Alongside the new piece of concept art, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann also revealed that The Last of Us series has now sold over 37 million copies worldwide as of last month - quite the feat. “We are so proud to share that the entire The Last of Us franchise has sold through more than 37 million copies globally as of December 2022, and is continuing to reach new and old players every day”, Druckmann writes....

Rumors recently began to spread that physical versions of The Witcher 3 – Complete Edition for Xbox Series X/S and PS5 would be released, and CD Projekt Red has now provided a statement to Insider Gaming confirming the fact… “CD Projekt Red is planning a physical release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Complete Edition for late January 2023. It will be available both for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X....

Speaking on Twitter, CDPR’s Global Community Director Marcin Momot confirmed the first update is in the final stages of development, and it won’t take long for its release. More information on it will be coming soon. — Marcin Momot (@Marcin360) January 19, 2023 While the two hotfixes introduced some improvements, there are still many issues in The Witcher 3 next-gen that still need to be addressed. Console players have no option other than wait for official updates, but PC players can already have a much better experience thanks to mods that improve visuals and optimize ray tracing....

AMD’s Ryzen 7040 series of chips are designed for “Ultrathin” notebooks, with Ryzen 9 7940 claimed to be 30 percent faster than M1 Pro The Ryzen 7040 chips are AMD’s “ultrathin” chips manufactured on a 4nm process. The Ryzen 9 7940HS is the highest-end chip from the company with eight cores, 16 threads, and 5.2GHz boost speeds. AMD CEO Lisu Su claimed on stage that the performance of the new Ryzen chips is up to 30 percent faster than Apple’s M1 Pro chips....

German Repair Shop Receives 48 Dead AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs With Dead Chips, Bad Drivers To Blame? Update (1/21/2023): KrisFix has now posted a new video where he states that the issue was a result of a bad driver but the majority of the cards he received seemingly came from a mining farm and were mistreated and put under a humid environment that led to the GPUs to crack over time....

Apple to launch OLED iPad Pro and MacBook Pro models in 2024 and 2026, respectively According to a new report from Korea’s ET News, Apple is developing OLED panels for iPad and MacBook models in 2024 and 2026, respectively. The report suggests that Samsung has started working on OLED panels for the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro and 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. The report also suggests that the company will launch the first iPad with an OLED display next year....

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. For the most part, it was all about leaving alone the beats that made the game so great, and improving the ones that were problematic, where we thought we could do better. Walking that line was often difficult, but I think we struck a really good balance.” Apparently, a number of characters, including major names like Nicole and Mercer, and even minor side characters like Jacob Temple and Elizabeth Cross, have had their roles significantly expanded....

Will Fire Emblem fans find this latest entry engaging? I’ve had the opportunity to hit the battlefield with Fire Emblem Engage, and while I can’t report on everything yet, I can share my experiences from the game’s first 8 chapters (which works out to around 8 hours of gameplay). Sharpen your blade and scroll on for the details… Fire Emblem Engage is set in Elyos, a land divided between four nations surrounding the Holy Land of Lythos....

This is explained by professional player Hotashi. As you can see below, the exploit can slow the game down to a crawl and will happen so long as the game client is online, so it can affect most of Strive’s modes, including Arcade, Dojo, Training, and other modes that require an online connection. this occurs even in training mode, and doesnt happen with steam in offline mode — Moist | Hotashi (@hotashis) January 2, 2023 And before you start thinking that this issue is exclusive to the PC version of Guilty Gear Strive....

Hisense showcases its new 2023 portfolio with a significant focus on Laser TVs and ULED X displays The new ULED X by Hisense also named the UX Series, offers Quantum Dot Color, over 5000 local dimming zones, and a peak brightness of up to 2500 nits. The UX Series is powered by Hi-View Engine X, Hisense’s proprietary AI processor. The display offers Dynamix X, allowing the picture to adjust depending on the scene for the ultimate immersive experience in an 85-inch TV....

According to Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, Joseph Staten, the man who joined 343 Industries to be the project lead for Halo Infinite’s campaign, will be leaving it to rejoin the Xbox Publishing team. Unfortunately, other teams over at 343 and even Bethesda will also be hit by the massive layoff news that will keep making waves in the coming days. The bad news doesn’t end there, however. In an e-mail to staff seen by the publication, it was found out that the 343 Industries campaign team that was working on Halo Infinite was hit hard....

A thread popped up on the ever-credible 4-Chan boards yesterday, claiming that development on the next Fable had been restarted internally as the game’s most current build was said to be considered unplayable by the team. As such, it was claimed that the team started working on a new version of the game in Unreal Engine with the Forzatech version of the game being ditched. Interestingly enough, the post also mentioned that, although the development has now been restarted, the game’s new target window is the 4th quarter of 2024....

Competition From iGPUs, NVIDIA May Say Goodbye To Its Entry-Level GeForce MX Series Discrete GPUs The NVIDIA GeForce MX series has been around for quite some time now and the most recent offerings, the GeForce MX570 and MX550 launched last year. These GPUs are designed to offer discrete graphics capabilities on laptops where there is demand for such tasks. A discrete GPU definitely helps with its extra display and encoding/decoding capabilities that integrated GPUs lacked however since 2020 that has changed....

Capcom’s Yoshiaki Hirabayashi said as much during an interview with Japanese outlet Famitsu, which recently published its end-of-the-year interviews with various developers. When asked about the producer’s keywords for 2023, Hirabayashi replied clearly: “Bio RE:4” (referring to Resident Evil 4 Remake). The producer added (Google translated), “We are working hard to provide you with more information about Resident Evil RE:4 in preparation for its release on March 24th. The game is also in the final spurt to make the team united and make it a little better....

Zyanide’s aim is to convert both titles to real-time ray tracing using Q2RTX’s path tracer. So yeah, this isn’t just your usual ReShade RTGI shader, but a mod that implements native ray tracing using path tracing. “I’ve always considered ray tracing the pinnacle of graphics and now that it can be done in real-time I wanted to learn all about this new tech”, the artist explains on his blog back in May of 2021....