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The CS2 Swiss-format tournament in Bucharest kicked off on April 4 with FaZe Clan forfeiting their opening match to prioritize IEM Cologne Major qualification at a rival LAN, while a recent reload mechanic overhaul reshapes competitive strategy across the field.
TSMC's US footprint could triple from $165 billion to $465 billion under a proposed tariff deal, with four Arizona fabs already fully booked before construction is complete.
Crimson Desert sold three million copies in five days, but Pearl Abyss's stock fell 30 percent after mixed reviews, and undisclosed AI-generated artwork forced an apology and Steam policy violation disclosure.
GDC 2026 revealed a game engine industry converging on neural rendering: Microsoft added ML to DirectX shaders, Unreal shipped production Nanite foliage, Unity previewed unified GI, and Godot battled AI-generated pull request spam.
Both GPU makers are shifting mainstream production to 8 GB models as DRAM prices surge 180 percent, MSI calls 2026 its hardest year since founding, and IDC warns the sub-$500 PC market may vanish by 2028.
After selling 14 million copies, Embark Studios is replacing AI-generated voice lines in Arc Raiders with performances by human actors. CEO Patrick Söderlund acknowledged a clear quality gap, though the studio will retain text-to-speech for non-essential audio.
Blizzard's eleventh WoW expansion brings player housing, four reimagined zones in Quel'Thalas, and a combat UI overhaul. Reviews call it an evolution, not a revolution, with Metacritic at 82.
Pearl Abyss ships its open-world action game Crimson Desert on PS5, Xbox, PC, and Mac on March 19, with pricing starting at $69.99 and a 150 GB install footprint on PC.
Mega Crit's sequel hit 574,000 peak concurrent players on Steam and generated an estimated $75 million in its opening week, nearly matching the original's entire lifetime sales.
Valve's cube-shaped SteamOS console faces component shortages that have already shifted the release window twice, but the company insists all three new hardware products will ship this year.