Fogpiercer Bets on Tactical Depth to Break Through a Crowded Roguelike Market
Fogpiercer, a post-apocalyptic train-based deckbuilder from Mad Cookies Studio, is generating Steam wishlist momentum ahead of its 2026 Early Access launch.
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The Bloodborne That Never Was: How Sony Lost a Studio and a Decade of Fan Hope
Bluepoint Games pitched a Bloodborne remake in early 2025, but FromSoftware vetoed it. Months later, Sony shut the studio down, leaving 70 people out of work.
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Alienware's Area-51 RTX 5090 Hits a Record Low US Price — but Australians Pay a Steep Premium
Alienware's Area-51 RTX 5090 prebuilt has hit a record US price of US$4,499, but Australian shoppers are paying up to AUD$9,000 for similar specs.
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Nvidia's $216 Billion Year Shows AI Has Consumed the Company
Nvidia posted a record $215.9 billion in annual revenue for fiscal 2026, with AI data centre hardware now driving the vast majority of sales as gaming slips to just 11.45% of total revenue.
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RAM's Share of PC Costs Has Doubled. Your Next Laptop Will Feel It.
HP revealed memory now eats 35% of its PC build costs, up from 15–18% one quarter ago, as AI demand cannibalises global chip supply.
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Razer Brings Pokémon to Australian Desks as Franchise Turns 30
Razer's officially licensed Pokémon peripheral range has landed in Australia, marking 30 years of the iconic franchise with keyboards, mice, headsets and desk mats.
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AMD's New Gaming King Meets Intel's Workhorse: Who Actually Wins?
AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D leads in gaming and power efficiency, but Intel's Core i9-14900K punches back hard in productivity workloads.
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Google Brings Robotics Moonshot In-House in Physical AI Bet
Google has absorbed Intrinsic, its Alphabet robotics spinout, as the tech giant bets big on AI-powered industrial automation worth an estimated $370bn by 2040.
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OpenAI's $110 Billion Raise Is the Biggest Private Tech Deal Ever
OpenAI has closed a record-breaking $110bn funding round, but its own projections show losses widening to $14bn in 2026 before a promised $100bn revenue target in 2029.
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US Cable's $34.5bn Mega-Merger Clears Its Biggest Hurdle, but Questions Linger
America's biggest cable merger in nearly a decade has cleared the FCC, combining Charter and Cox into a 38-million-subscriber behemoth. Whether consumers actually win is another question.
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Salesforce Posts $11.2bn Quarter but Investors Fret Over AI Transition
Salesforce delivered its fastest quarterly growth in two years, but a colourful earnings call and softer-than-expected forward metrics sent shares lower after hours.
Darren Ong Silicon Valley's Open Wallet for Open Source: A $100m Endowment Bet
The Open Source Endowment has launched with $750,000 in seed funding and an audacious $100m target, aiming to solve the chronic under-funding of software that the world's tech industry runs on.
Darren Ong HoloLens Finds a New Mission After Failing on the Battlefield
After a costly failure as battlefield kit, Microsoft's HoloLens headsets have found a second life in remote cargo inspections for the US Air Force.
Darren Ong Pokémon Winds and Waves Confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2027
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have confirmed two new mainline titles for Switch 2, with a 2027 release window and three fresh starter Pokémon revealed.
Darren Ong China's Humanoid Robot Push Is Outpacing the West
China's humanoid robot sector is pulling ahead of Western competitors in unit volume and development speed, with significant implications for global manufacturing.
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Paying Off a $500,000 Mortgage in Five Years: What It Really Takes
Clearing a $500,000 mortgage in five years is achievable for some Australians, but it demands sacrifice, discipline, and a clear-eyed view of the risks.
Darren Ong Weekend Tech Deals: Bose, Samsung and Gaming Bargains Worth Knowing
Bose headphones, gaming titles, and a handful of oddball tech discounts are competing for attention this weekend alongside big moves from Samsung and Apple.
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Liveris Holds the Line on Brisbane Olympics Taxpayer Pledge
Andrew Liveris is doubling down on his no-taxpayer-funding pledge for Brisbane 2032, while actively seeking US corporate sponsors to cover the Games' regional footprint.
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Deakin's Historic Seaside Home Passes In After Federal Funding Collapses
Alfred Deakin's historic seaside home Ballara passed in at auction after the federal government pulled promised funding to help preserve it for the public.
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Flemington Bungalow Smashes Reserve by $126,000 at Auction
A Flemington California bungalow sold for $1,526,000 at auction, more than $126,000 above reserve, while a Fitzroy North townhouse passed in below its asking price.
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