➀ IO Interactive celebrates the 25th anniversary of the HITMAN series by releasing a new limited-edition 25th Anniversary version of HITMAN World of Assassination, combining Hitman (2016), Hitman 2, and Hitman 3. ➁ The edition is a physical-only release for PS5, with no equivalent for Xbox or PC. ➂ It includes exclusive content and is priced at $49.99.
➀ Marc-Alexis Côté, the former boss of Assassin's Creed, claims that Ubisoft asked him to 'step aside'; ➁ Côté worked at Ubisoft for over two decades and was in charge of Assassin's Creed for years; ➂ Ubisoft claimed that Côté left on his own accord, but Côté now says he was asked to leave.
TSMC posts its best quarterly results EVER with $33.1 billion in revenue for Q3 2025, driven by unstoppable AI and HPC demand, and it's not slowing down.
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➀ JDM: Japanese Drift Master is an open-world racing game focusing on drifting; ➁ Announced for Xbox consoles in November and PS5 in 2026; ➂ Initially released on PC, received mixed reviews.
1. The energy sector faces challenges, reflected in XLE's year-over-year dividend decline on a TTM basis; 2. Kinder Morgan (KMI) outperforms the sector average with stronger ROCE and moderate dividend growth; 3. Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) offers a more attractive investment profile than KMI, featuring higher yield, lower payout ratio, better valuation metrics (P/E, PEGY), and consistent performance.
Samsung yields for 1c DRAM HBM4 rumored at around 50% with yield stabilization in process, ready for NVIDIA Rubin AI GPUs to compete with SK hynix, Micron.
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➀ Ubisoft has confirmed the second season of the animated series Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, following the success of the first season; ➁ The second season is currently in pre-production with an unknown release date; ➂ The show's success will be determined by whether it gets a third season.
➀ Texas Instruments' TIDA-00757 reference design tackles smart locks' battery drain using BLE and low-power motor drivers;
➁ Integrates ultra-low-power MCU, efficient DC/DC converter, and motor current limiting for extended battery life up to 5+ years;
➂ Supports wireless control and battery monitoring, applicable in building automation, security systems, and HVAC actuators.
➀ MLB: The Show has been a PlayStation console exclusive for a long time; ➁ The series has recently been brought to Xbox; ➂ Sony San Diego has published a job listing for a Senior Graphics PC Programmer, suggesting a potential PC release.
G.SKILL DDR5 memory has been used to overclock to a stable 10,600 MT/s on a lower-end AMD Ryzen 5 8500G CPU and ASUS B850M-AYW motherboard.
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➀ Sony's lawsuit with Tencent reveals that Tencent was also working on a Last of Us game; ➁ Sony rejected Tencent's pitch for a Horizon game; ➂ Sony was willing to collaborate on a new Last of Us game with Tencent.
Nintendo could be preparing to bring DS games to the Switch 2, as a patent has revealed a potential workaround for the dual-screen problem.
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➀ The Microtest Group introduced Quasar200 and Pulsar600 testing systems for efficient semiconductor device validation;
➁ Quasar200 provides precise DC/AC measurements for Si, GaN, and SiC devices, while Pulsar600 supports high-current automotive and industrial applications up to 1,000 A DC;
➂ Both systems feature plug-and-play setups, safety protections, and ±0.1% measurement accuracy to streamline testing processes.
Microsoft's new opt-in Copilot Vision might sound like Recall 2.0 but it's a full AI agent and voice-controlled assistant designed for Windows 11.
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➀ Upbeat Technology and SiFive collaborate on a dual-core RISC-V MCU family (UP201/UP301) featuring AI accelerators for ultra-low-power edge AI applications.
➀ Delivers 16.8 μW/MHz/DMIPS energy efficiency, 400 MHz clock speed, and advanced error correction for resilient near-threshold operation in wearables, drones, and IoT systems.
➂ Live demos at RISC-V Summit highlight performance, with engineering samples and SDKs available to enable next-gen battery-optimized AI designs.
When it comes to xAI's game studio delivering the first great AI-generated game in 2026, Dead Space creator and industry veteran Glen Schofield thinks not.
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The United States Mint is going to honor Steve Jobs and Apple with an official 'Steve Jobs' coin as part of the 2026 American Innovation $1 Coin Program.
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➀ Samsung purchased two high-NA EUV machines (Twinscan EXE:5200B) for $773 million to boost 2nm chip production, with deliveries planned for 2025 and early 2026;
➁ The machines, installed at Hwaseong R&D facility, will support 2nm foundry processes for Exynos processors and Tesla's ADAS chips, achieving transistor sizes down to 8nm;
➂ TSMC has delayed high-NA EUV adoption until 1.4nm processes, while Qualcomm and MediaTek consider shifting 2nm orders to Samsung due to TSMC's higher wafer costs ($30k per wafer).