Economic woes see IDC lower worldwide IT spending forecast for fifth consecutive month
Things aren't getting better, unfortunately
GOG is discounting 4,500 games in its spring sale; here are some of the best deals
So many games, so little time
Vinyl outsells CDs for the first time in 35 years with 41 million records sold in 2022
Editor's take: Vinyl record sales are booming. It's hard to nail down the recent trend. Collectors trying to grow their collections, audiophiles preferring the richer sounds from analog recordings, and the sometimes fantastic album art the large discs come with all contribute to the phase. Whatever the case may be, the record industry isn't complaining.
"Lifetime value" is US technology companies' new mantra
Squeezing more money from fewer customers over time
Declining VR headset sales could spell bad news for the metaverse
Should Meta be concerned?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II's opening weekend was the best in franchise history
Title landed just shy of a making a billion dollars in three days
Intel's comeback: Raptor Lake sales look stronger than AMD's Zen 4
5800X3D is keeping gamers attached to AM4 though
In context: A couple of weeks ago we posted an update looking into how AMD's Zen 4 CPU launch fared and today we're back with a similar preliminar analysis, but this time looking at Intel's Raptor Lake launch. These are the two big CPU launches of 2022 and after examining some of the numbers, it's pretty clear that one release has gone a lot better than the other.
AMD Ryzen 7000 is off to a slow start, Zen 4 sales are not good
The big picture: As you know, AMD launched their new Zen 4, Ryzen 7000 processors about two weeks ago now and hopefully you've all seen our reviews of the four models. There are a number of strengths to these new parts, including performance – however, AMD is facing a bit of a hurdle since their introduction, and that is convincing people to actually buy them.
Apple dials back plan to boost iPhone 14 production due to slumping demand
Apple said to be targeting 90 million handsets by the end of 2022
Amazon confirms a Prime Day-style sales event will take place next month
Will the Prime Early Access Sale be a success?
In brief: Amazon has confirmed reports from earlier this year by announcing that the platform's second major shopping event will take place on October 11 and October 12. The two-day sale will offer plenty of discounts for Prime Members and run in 15 countries, including the US.
Corsair expects quarterly losses of $11 million due to faltering economy, but the outlook is positive
Tech companies are reeling as consumer confidence wanes
Video game sales forecast to fall in 2022 following record spending during the pandemic
What goes up must come down
TSMC plays down economic concerns, predicts 30% sales increase this year
"...inflation has no direct impact on the semiconductor industry"
Epic Mega Sale buoyed by weekly free game giveaways
Four weeks of free blockbuster games from Epic
The Witcher Trilogy is just $11.22 at Steam
An incredible price for three great games
Dying Light 2 sold 5 million copies in less than a month after launch
Did you buy Dying Light 2? Plenty of people did
Nier Automata developer PlatinumGames' latest RPG drops to 8 concurrent players on Steam
Square Enix probably isn't pleased
GOG kicks off spring with a massive sale slashing prices by up to 94 percent
Plauge Tale coming soon to the DRM-free store
Days Gone director says it outsold Ghost of Tsushima, but studio management still weren't happy
What do you think of Days Gone?
Steam's Winter Sale is now live: discounts, Steam Awards, and free stickers aplenty
Cyberpunk 2077 receives a surprise Game of the Year nomination
GOG's Winter Sale is in full swing, claim your first of four freebies now
Stay warm with these hot game deals
Amazon says it had a record-breaking Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend
Also had its best holiday season launch ever that opened at the beginning of October