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AMD optimizes OpenGL performance for gaming GPUs

AMD optimizes OpenGL performance for gaming GPUs

AMD improved the performance of its Open Graphics Library (OpenGL) technology for graphics rendering in video games. The rewritten PRO Edition 22.Q3 OpenGL driver speeds up 2D and 3D processing in several applications. The driver is now available for AMD gaming GPUs. AMD claims the new OpenGL dr... Read more

date2 years ago
Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard for 61 billion euros

Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard for 61 billion euros

Microsoft is acquiring Activision Blizzard for 69 billion dollars (61 billion euros), the largest acquisition in Microsoft's history. Activision Blizzard is responsible for developing leading titles such as Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. According to Microsoft, the acquisition should contri... Read more

date2 years ago
PC market continues to boom despite shortage of chips

PC market continues to boom despite shortage of chips

Gartner and IDC say worldwide PC shipments grew by a surprising amount in first quarter of 2021. Despite a global shortage of semiconductor chips, the PC industry had a strong first quarter, according to research firm Gartner. They estimate that shipments of laptops and desktops rose 32 percent... Read more

date3 years ago
‘Discord exclusively negotiating with Microsoft on acquisition’

‘Discord exclusively negotiating with Microsoft on acquisition’

The negotiations between social medium Discord and Microsoft about a possible acquisition are at an advanced stage. The company is said to have no other potential buyers in mind. There is talk of a takeover sum of more than 10 billion dollars. The Wall Street Journal writes this based on its own... Read more

date3 years ago
‘Microsoft interested in acquiring Discord’

‘Microsoft interested in acquiring Discord’

Discord seems to be toying with the idea of putting itself up for sale. Microsoft is one of the possible buyers, but an IPO is also being considered. The sale should generate over 10 billion dollars. Bloomberg sources report this. Discord is said to be talking to several parties about an acquisi... Read more

date3 years ago
Google Cloud provides container-based cloud for game developers

Google Cloud provides container-based cloud for game developers

Google Cloud has launched a beta version of its managed cloud service Game Servers. This service, based on Kubernetes and others, allows game developers to more easily build, expand and manage their backend services for their products. It can also be used in a hybrid cloud or multicloud environment... Read more

date4 years ago
Microsoft and Sony work together on cloud gaming and AI

Microsoft and Sony work together on cloud gaming and AI

The game departments of Microsoft and Sony have buried the hatchet. The two companies have announced that they will start a collaboration, with which they want to improve their gaming platforms. The two companies will create new cloud-based solutions for gaming. The two companies also want to work ... Read more

date5 years ago