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DR-DOS is coming back from the dead, rebuilt from scratch in pure assembly
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
A one-man company named Whitehorn Ltd. Co. recently announced that DR-DOS is coming back. The "new" text-based operating system has a proper website now, and claims to be carrying forward the legacy of Gary Kildall, whose work helped shape early personal computing. Kildall founded Digital Research in 1974, creating the...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Oracle prepares new round of layoffs while doubling down on AI infrastructure
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
The expanded fund, disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission following Oracle's quarterly earnings report, has heightened concerns that the company's restructuring will carry a significant human cost. Oracle has spent roughly $982 million of the budget so far, largely on severance, leaving about $1.1 billion in restructuring...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Game devs cash in: Nearly 6,000 Steam games earned over $100,000 last year
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
Speaking to reporters and developers on the sidelines of GDC, Valve's Tom Giardino noted that only around 3,000 titles earned over $100,000 at the height of the pandemic in 2020, when many people were spending their time indoors playing video games and consuming online content.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Samsung's glasses-free 3D gaming monitor is getting more games
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
Samsung's Odyssey 3D monitor offers enthusiasts a renewed way to enjoy 3D gaming experiences. At the GDC Festival of Gaming 2026, the Korean company announced a major expansion of the gaming content available for the Odyssey 3D ecosystem.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Valve says its loot boxes are more like trading cards than gambling
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Valve in February, arguing that mystery boxes in Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 constitute "quintessential gambling" because players pay for a chance to obtain rare cosmetic items that can carry significant monetary value and be traded for real money.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Need a fresh start? This Windows 11 ISO download makes clean installs easy
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
Microsoft's Windows 11 ISO is the most flexible way to install or reinstall the company's latest desktop OS, whether you're setting up a new PC, fixing a broken system, or upgrading without touching the Media Creation Tool. It lets you create a bootable USB, run an in-place upgrade, or install...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
It's come to this: V-Color to launch 1+1 DDR5 value pack with one RAM stick and one filler module
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
Fake memory kits that are used to fill empty DIMM slots have been around for a long time now, though V-Color's value pack is pretty unusual.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Valve details performance targets for Steam Machine and Steam Frame
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
Unsurprisingly, Steam Machine verification requirements will be more lenient than those for the Steam Deck, since the Machine is expected to provide roughly six times more performance headroom. Meanwhile, verification requirements for locally installed games on the Steam Frame will be stricter.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Fortnite "Save the World" mode will return as a free-to-play game in 2026
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
Originally unveiled in 2011 and released after years of redesign and delay in 2017, Save the World was Fortnite long before "dropping from the battle bus" entered gaming vocabulary. It was built as a four-player PvE (player-versus-environment) action-building title – a blend of base construction, resource gathering, and combat against AI-controlled enemies.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Cybertruck owner sues Tesla over FSD crash, claims keeping Elon Musk as CEO was negligent
Posted on Thursday March 12, 2026
According to a court filing at Harris County District Court, plaintiff Justine Saint Amour bought a Cybertruck with the FSD package from a Florida dealership in February 2025.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »