While Ubisoft got their start in France, the development of their AAA franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry has increasingly been tethered to the Canadian province of Quebec, and today Ubisoft announced they will continue to invest in the region in a big way going forward. Ubisoft plans to invest nearly $950 million in …
AMD has officially announced its next-generation MI200 HPC GPU codenamed Aldebaran that uses a 6nm CDNA 2 architecture to deliver insane compute performance. AMD Unveils Instinct MI200, Powering The Next-Gen Compute Powerhouse With First 6nm MCM GPU Technology & Over 95 TFLOPs FP32 Performance AMD is officially the first to MCM technology and they are …
Intel’s new CEO: Pat Gelsinger Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO, repeated statements about Intel’s plans to create a $93 billion semiconductor manufacturing section, located in Europe. The plan will be in development for upwards of ten years. This information was reiterated during his talks at the IAA Mobility Auto Show, located in Munich, Germany. Gelsinger states …
It might have been a dreadful year for gamers but it has been an absolutely spectacular year for IHVs like AMD and NVIDIA. GPU AIB market, according to JPR Research, hit the $11.8 Billion mark in Q2’21 and shows that both AMD and NVIDIA are selling almost every chip they can produce – although most …
Brussels will be launching a formal investigation concerning high competitive levels in lieu of NVIDIA’s forthcoming takeover of Arm, the leading British chip manufacturer. The planned takeover between the two companies is upwards of $54 billion (£39 billion), an amount that was agreed upon several months back. After repeated discussions between NVIDIA and UK’s Competition …
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IBM has detailed its next-generation Telum chip which is part of the Z processor lineup at HotChips 33. The Telum chip features a brand new core architecture design that’s geared for AI acceleration. IBM’s Next-Gen Z Processor: 7nm Telum Chip With 22.5 Billion Transistors, 8 Cores, 5 GHz+ Clocks & 6+ TFLOPs AI Acceleration According …
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), the semiconductor behemoth at the heart of a concerted push by the US to re-shore chip fabrication, seems to have embarked on a zealous buying spree. As per the exclusive reporting by the Wall Street Journal, Intel is currently in buyout talks with the Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment to acquire GlobalFoundries, the chipmaker …
Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), the semiconductor behemoth at the heart of a concerted push by the US to re-shore chip fabrication, seems to be looking to expand its product portfolio. As an illustration, according to Bloomberg, Intel has reportedly offered over $2 billion to acquire the fabless semiconductor SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and …
Intel NASDAQ:INTC announced Monday that it was committing $3.5 billion to upgrade its Rio Rancho, New Mexico facility to expand its Foveros advanced packaging capacity by 40%. Foveros is an advanced 3D packaging technology that allows vertical stacking of compute tiles. This packaging technology is a key component of Intel’s latest chips such as the …
NVIDIA is planning an MCM-based architecture called Hopper and the full presentation has just leaked out. I couldn’t have my yearly cup of coffee with Jensen this year due to the coronavirus, but we had a meeting on Zoom and he agreed to share some high-resolution slides of NVIDIA’s upcoming plans. Not only do we …
Yesterday, during the Intel unleashed webcast, CEO, Pat Gelsinger, unveiled new details of the 7nm Xe-HPC-based Ponte Vecchio GPU which is planned to be the largest and most chip designed to date. The Ponte Vecchio GPU will be making use of several key technologies that were highlighted which will power 47 different compute tiles based …
AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), a major player in the semiconductor sphere, is gearing up to acquire Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) for $30 billion, thereby, providing an impetus to the ongoing consolidation wave in the industry. According to the sources quoted by Wall Street Journal, AMD and Xilinx are currently in an advanced stage of negotiation, with a potential deal …
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NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), the leading designer of graphic cards, has now officially announced its acquisition of ARM, constituting the GPU maker’s largest ever bid for a rival enterprise. As per the press statement released by NVIDIA just moments ago, the $40 billion deal consists of equity as well as cash components: NVIDIA Quadro RTX (Ampere) To …
The cloud gaming market forecast for 2020 has been upgraded by Newzoo. According to the games industry research firm, almost $585 million in revenue will be generated this year, while the cloud gaming market as a whole is poised to vastly grow up to $4.8 billion by 2023. Beyond that, the current projection suggests even …
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The global shift indoors due to lockdowns necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic has changed consumer retail spending and entertainment lifestyles. Not only have digital retailers the likes of Amazon and communications services providers the likes of Zoom witnessed meteoric rises in their market capitalization and service demand, but gaming companies too have seen their fortunes …
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This past weekend saw the final Open Beta test for Marvel’s Avengers ahead of the upcoming launch. The official release date is set for September 4th, but those who have pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition will be able to get in starting September 1st. As such, with only a few days left to go, the official …
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Microsoft Flight Simulator made a huge splash when it launched last week. It’s sitting at an average Metacritic score of 9.3, which includes the perfect score review penned by our Chris. Microsoft Flight Simulator is a game that offers a meditative experience like no other as well as a fantastic way to explore the world …
The latest Global Video Gamer Segmentation report has been released this Friday by games industry market research firm DFC Intelligence and as of mid-year, the global gaming population has now surpassed three billion players. As expected, the mobile gaming market is by far the fastest-growing one, with nearly half of the aforementioned three billion players …
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The latest Jon Peddie Research report reveals that the PC Gaming Hardware market is set on a significant path for growth this year, mostly thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. The lockdown measures have resulted in gamers ordering upgrades and accessories for their PC gaming hardware. Even more interesting is that the report highlights the arrival …
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The games industry is set on a continuous course for growth, according to the latest 2020 Global Games Market Report released today by Newzoo. By the end of the year, the research firm reckons there’ll be 2.7 billion gamers globally, with the number set to surpass the three billion threshold in 2023. That amounts to …
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