It looks like the Nintendo Switch generation will be coming to an end very soon in China. This week, it was announced that the Switch eShop and all other online services will shut down in the region, starting in 2026. Like most other game companies looking to break into the …
Read More »AMD RX 7650 GRE will reportedly be based on Navi 33
The AMD RX 7650 GRE may not debut at CES after all, but leakers claim it will use the Navi 33 GPU, making it the third graphics card with this configuration.
Read More »PlayStation-published Lost Soul Aside might finally be coming out soon
Starting development all the way back in 2016 as a one-man project, Lost Soul Aside has been eagerly anticipated by many thanks to its Final Fantasy Versus XIII (later FFXV) inspired visuals and flashy action combat. Over the years, the game’s ambitions grew, and so did the team, sitting at …
Read More »Blizzard games are returning to China as Microsoft renews partnership with NetEase
In 2022, the relationship between Activision Blizzard and its Chinese publishing partner, NetEase, began to rapidly deteriorate, leading to NetEase being dropped as the publisher for Blizzard titles in China and thus making those games inaccessible in the country. Now after acquiring Activision last year, Microsoft has mended fences. Microsoft …
Read More »Nvidia launches RTX 4090D for the Chinese market following US sanctions
Due to political reasons, Nvidia has been forced to launch a new RTX 4090 series SKU in China. This new GPU will be named RTX 4090D and is already available at select Chinese retailers. Pricing remains unchanged compared to the standard RTX 4090. This launch comes after the RTX 4090 …
Read More »Intel Core i5-13490F and Core i7-13790F show up on sale on Chinese online retailers
Like last generation's Core i5-12490F, Intel will launch two Raptor Lake CPUs exclusive to the Chinese market — the Intel Core i5-13490F and Core i7-13790F. Currently available at JD (via VideoCardz), these two chips are similar to the Core i5-13400F and the Core i7-13700F, with slight changes that should result …
Read More »Blizzard is pulling its games from China after license talks with NetEase fall through
Blizzard has had a long-term partnership with NetEase to allow its games to operate in China. Unfortunately, a dispute between the two companies has come to light, and as a result, their licensing deal will be coming to an end and the majority of Blizzard games will be pulled from …
Read More »Zotac lists RTX 3070 Ti graphics card based on a GA102 GPU
A few days ago, we heard rumours that Nvidia would launch new RTX 30 series SKUs. Since then, we've already seen confirmation of the RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X and the RTX 3060 8GB. The only one left to be confirmed is the RTX 3070 Ti with a GA102 GPU, which …
Read More »Diablo Immortal made $24 million in two weeks but that might not be enough
At this point, it is well established that Diablo Immortal has one of the greediest gacha systems we've seen in a mobile game to date. Still, the controversy didn't scare off those who can afford to drop piles of cash on mobile games. In the two weeks since launch, Diablo …
Read More »Intel A380 GPU launches in China, Gunnir announces first custom card
Intel Arc Alchemist consumer desktop graphics cards have finally arrived, at least in China. Alongside Intel's reference A380 model, Gunnir has also announced the first custom-cooled version of the graphics card. As reported by VideoCardz, the Intel Arc A380 is an entry-level GPU based on the Xe-HPG architecture, packing an …
Read More »China authorities seize over 5,000 XFX graphics cards
XFX has found itself in the spotlight for dubious reasons this week. According to the China Customs Office, XFX has been accused of illegally importing graphics cards by mislabelling them, leading to over 5000 GPUs being seized. The post from China Customs Office was first reported by MyDrivers, which also …
Read More »Fortnite is being shut down in China
In partnership with Epic Games, Tencent Games launched a beta version of Fortnite in China in 2018, making the famous battle-royale game available to the region. The game, which was known in China as “Fortress Night”, never exited beta, and by the looks of it, it never will as it's …
Read More »AMD reportedly mass-producing Ryzen 6000 ‘Rembrandt’ APUs for 2022 launch
CES is coming up in January and rumour has it, AMD will be in attendance with a new range of Ryzen APUs – the Ryzen 6000H and the Ryzen 6000U. According to reports this week, these APUs have already entered mass production in preparation for a 2022 launch. According to …
Read More »China to limit video game playing for children to 3 hours per-week
China’s approach to governing a country can be seen by many ‘Western’ nations as being much more aggressive in its involvement in the personal lives of its citizens. This was seen with the country’s one child policy, and now, the government is limiting the number of hours that children can …
Read More »Tencent is looking to acquire more Japanese studios
Recently we reported that NetEase was in final talks with SEGA’s Toshihiro Nagoshi to poach the Yakuza creator, bringing him under the Chinese company's wing and giving him the freedom to create a new studio and IPs. It looks like NetEase isn’t the only Chinese-based company with an eye on …
Read More »Nvidia’s Arm acquisition could be delayed by China’s regulator
Nvidia's planned $40 billion acquisition of ARM is facing another challenge. Multiple regulatory bodies are currently investigating the deal to figure out whether or not it should be approved. Currently, Nvidia expects the deal to gain approval and go through in 2022, but it looks like China could hold the …
Read More »Leo Says Ep.62 – We NEED Taiwan!
At KitGuru we focus on technology and for obvious reasons we try to avoid politics, religion and mention of the pandemic. In today's episode of Leo Says we have pushed our editorial limits with a video about Taiwan that discusses the importance of TSMC and the peculiar way that Taiwan is diplomatically ignored by almost every nation on the planet...
Read More »Chinese semiconductor Tianshu Zhixin introduces 7nm ‘Big Island’ GPGPU
Chinese semiconductor company, Tianshu Zhixin, has launched the ‘Big Island' GPGPU. This is China's first domestically-developed 7nm GPGPU for the data centre and cloud market. The Big Island GPGPU has been designed for AI training, high-performance computing (HPC), and other industries, including education, Internet, finance, among many others. According to Tianshu Zhixin (via …
Read More »Xiaomi added to “Communist Chinese military companies” US Blacklist
The US government has added Xiaomi to its list of companies with alleged connections to the Chinese military. Unlike Huawei, Xiaomi hasn't been added to the Entity List, meaning the company will still be allowed to use US technology and components within its products. According to CNBC, Xiaomi is on the US blacklist …
Read More »Minecraft surpasses 400 million players in China alone
Minecraft is the best selling video game on the planet. With over 200 million copies sold, the open sandbox game is far ahead of all other competitors in this regard. These figures only account for paid copies sold however. In mainland China, where the game is free-to-play, Minecraft has surpassed …
Read More »Genshin Impact has biggest ever launch for a Chinese game
Genshin Impact made waves upon its initial announcement due to its inspirations from titles such as Breath of the Wild. With the game finally launching last week, it has become clear that the game has managed to amass a number of fans. Following the news that Genshin Impact received over …
Read More »ARM-based Nvidia CPUs are a possibility but regulators need to approve acquisition first
With Nvidia's ARM acquisition, the company is in a good place to start producing its own CPUs. Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang, already hinted at it but only time will tell how this goes. Besides, regulators might prevent the acquisition altogether, but Jensen is confident that the “regulators are going to …
Read More »China wants to reach ‘semiconductor self-sufficiency’ over next 5 years
China's next 5-year plan, stretching from 2021-2025, is said to put an extra focus on technology in an effort to reach semiconductor self-sufficiency. The plan's goal is to increase China's IC production capacity by 40% compared to the last plan and to advance the country's manufacturing technology to 7nm. China’s first Five-Year Plan …
Read More »Foxconn starts building new $8.6 billion fab in China
Foxconn has reportedly begun construction on a new advanced semiconductor assembly and test plant this week. Located in Qingdao, northeast China, this facility is expected to be used to manufacture “solutions for 5G and AI related” devices. When looking into investments made in the semiconductor sector, it's easy to stumble across hefty sums …
Read More »Intel has ‘temporarily paused’ server CPU shipments to Inspur following latest US trade law changes
As the trade situation between the US and China gets more complicated, we are seeing more significant impact in the tech world. This time around, Intel is going to temporarily lose a good chunk of its global server processor sales. The US is clamping down on companies trading with Chinese …
Read More »Chinese chipmaker SMIC aiming to raise $2.8 billion
The Chinese chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has filed for a listing on Shanghai's STAR market, with the company aiming to raise 20 billion yuan, or $2.8 billion USD. It's no secret that China is looking to not only decrease its dependence on foreign hardware, but the country also …
Read More »Plague Inc has been removed from the iOS App Store in China
Ever since the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Plague Inc. has become one of the most popular games in China on the iOS App Store. At the time, the studio behind the game issued a statement about the virus outbreak and reminded players that the game is not intended to be used …
Read More »Apple expects to miss Q2 revenue goal as health concerns impact supply chain
Apple recently sent out a note to investors warning that it won't hit its revenue estimates in Q2, as the company expects to lose out on at least $4bn due to the coronavirus...
Read More »Nintendo Switch predicted to suffer shortages as Coronavirus impacts supply chain
The Coronavirus outbreak has sent the tech world into a bit of a spin, with events being cancelled and production schedules sliding. Nintendo won't be escaping the effects either, with warnings of console shortages impacting the U.S and European markets as early as April. The Coronavirus is having a huge …
Read More »Proposed video game console tariffs shelved as US-China trade talks make progress
Back in June 2019, Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo banded together to warn the US government against its proposed tariffs on video game consoles manufactured in China. It was estimated that rising costs would cost the games market $350 million per year, while also leading to increased pricing for consumers. Since …
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