We already knew that Intel plans to enter the GPU market and take on AMD and Nvidia. And today, the CPU maker shared new information on its endeavors into this new market, specifically more information on its supersampling technology as part of its CES 2022 announcements.

As announced in August, Intel Arc graphics will include things such as hardware-based ray tracing, and Xe Super Sampling Tech (XeSS). XeSS, like AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), allow GPUs that support any of the three that allow more mileage from your PC rigs without working harder.

Intel also confirmed XeSS support on its upcoming GPUs and you'll get better performance from PCs outfitted with an Intel Arc series GPU and a compatible Intel Core CPU, such as the recently released Alder Lake (12th Gen) processors.

Ahead of Intel's first generation of Arc GPUs launching, the company also shared information on upcoming support for its XeSS supersampling tech. Intel confirmed that Death Stranding Director's Cut for PC will be among the first games to support the tech. Several studios, including Ubisoft, IO Interactive, 505 Games, Kojima Productions, and PUBG Studios, have also committed to integrating the supersampling tech into its games.

Here's a full list of every studio Intel has announced will support XeSS:

• Ubisoft
• Kojima Productions
• 505 Games
• Codemasters
• PUBG Studios
• IO Interactive
• Techland
• EXOR Studios
• Fioshlabs
• Hashbane
• Illfonic
• Massive Work Studio
• Wonder People

Intel has yet to release information on when the Arc line of graphics cards will launch, but the first generation codenamed "Alchemist" will launch sometime early this year. The company is also playing the long game here, as it confirmed last year that the Arc series will span "multiple hardware generations," with the next three generations codenamed "Battlemage," "Celestial," and "Druid."

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

We already knew that Intel plans to enter the GPU market and take on AMD and Nvidia. And today, the CPU maker shared new information on its endeavors into this new market, specifically more information on its supersampling technology as part of its CES 2022 announcements.

As announced in August, Intel Arc graphics will include things such as hardware-based ray tracing, and Xe Super Sampling Tech (XeSS). XeSS, like AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) and Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS), allow GPUs that support any of the three that allow more mileage from your PC rigs without working harder.

Intel also confirmed XeSS support on its upcoming GPUs and you'll get better performance from PCs outfitted with an Intel Arc series GPU and a compatible Intel Core CPU, such as the recently released Alder Lake (12th Gen) processors.

Ahead of Intel's first generation of Arc GPUs launching, the company also shared information on upcoming support for its XeSS supersampling tech. Intel confirmed that Death Stranding Director's Cut for PC will be among the first games to support the tech. Several studios, including Ubisoft, IO Interactive, 505 Games, Kojima Productions, and PUBG Studios, have also committed to integrating the supersampling tech into its games.

Here's a full list of every studio Intel has announced will support XeSS:

• Ubisoft
• Kojima Productions
• 505 Games
• Codemasters
• PUBG Studios
• IO Interactive
• Techland
• EXOR Studios
• Fioshlabs
• Hashbane
• Illfonic
• Massive Work Studio
• Wonder People

Intel has yet to release information on when the Arc line of graphics cards will launch, but the first generation codenamed "Alchemist" will launch sometime early this year. The company is also playing the long game here, as it confirmed last year that the Arc series will span "multiple hardware generations," with the next three generations codenamed "Battlemage," "Celestial," and "Druid."

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

As part of its CES 2022 announcements, HyperX announced a wireless version of its widely popular Cloud Alpha gaming headset. The peripheral maker highlighted its latest wireless headset can last hundreds of hours on a single charge.

The Cloud Alpha wireless gaming headphones take advantage of the updated Dual Chamber Technology and use HyperX’s 50mm drivers, allowing the headset to have a slimmer and lighter design, but it still offers the same sound and performance as its Wired counterpart. The device itself connects wireless via a USB dongle.

HyperX claims the Cloud Alpha wireless is the first wireless gaming headset with up to 300-hours battery life when fully charged – something we'll put to the test soon. An interesting claim given the average battery life for most wireless headsets falls in double-digits. Though Sennheiser’s $200 GSP 370 wireless gaming headset promises up to 100 hours of battery life on a single charge.

The HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless gaming headset will cost $199.99, with a release date slated for February.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

As part of its CES 2022 announcements, HyperX announced a wireless version of its widely popular Cloud Alpha gaming headset. The peripheral maker highlighted its latest wireless headset can last hundreds of hours on a single charge.

The Cloud Alpha wireless gaming headphones take advantage of the updated Dual Chamber Technology and use HyperX’s 50mm drivers, allowing the headset to have a slimmer and lighter design, but it still offers the same sound and performance as its Wired counterpart. The device itself connects wireless via a USB dongle.

HyperX claims the Cloud Alpha wireless is the first wireless gaming headset with up to 300-hours battery life when fully charged – something we'll put to the test soon. An interesting claim given the average battery life for most wireless headsets falls in double-digits. Though Sennheiser’s $200 GSP 370 wireless gaming headset promises up to 100 hours of battery life on a single charge.

The HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless gaming headset will cost $199.99, with a release date slated for February.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Peacock TV has kicked off the new year with its latest season of The Office: Superfan Episodes, and as part of the celebrations, the platform has shared a brand new never-before-seen cold open from the show.

Season 4 of The Office: Superfan Episodes is now available on Peacock. To spread the news, the streaming platform took to Twitter with a previously unseen cold open for the show from the episode "Job Fair" that sees Dunder-Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott dealing with some unexpected toilet trouble.

Who says New Year's isn't a gift-giving holiday? @TheOfficeTV Season 4 Superfan episodes are available at midnight - including a cold open you've never seen before. pic.twitter.com/BbcEeP2rs4

— Peacock (@peacockTV) January 1, 2022

As can be seen in the clip above, the previously unseen sequence reveals that Scott managed to drop not only his phone into the toilet, but also his Bluetooth earpiece, wallet, tip calculator, and a range of other items too. While the other Dunder-Mifflin employees get a kick out of their misfortunate boss, Scott decides to take matters into his own hands by creating the world's first (don't quote me on that) mesh toilet guard.

The device, which takes the form of a tennis racket with a dish brush attached to it, looks about as suspect as it sounds. Unfortunately... or perhaps fortunately... the show's fanbase will never know whether or not the mesh toilet guard worked as intended, as the open ends before revealing it one way or the other.

As per Peacock, the latest season of The Office: Superfan Episodes features a range of other deleted scenes, bloopers, featurettes, and interviews. In addition to the cold open from "Job Fair", the season also includes new moments from other Season 4 episodes such as "Dinner Party", "Fun Run Parts 1 & 2", and "Goodbye, Toby Parts 1 & 2".

In other news from the show, Jim Halpert actor John Krasinski recently revealed that he once refused to shoot a scene of The Office. During an entry for a new book about the show called Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office, the actor said that he'd refused the scene as it depicted his character Jim cheating on his wife Pam (Jenna Fisher) during the show's eighth season.

“That’s the only time I remember putting my foot down..." says Krasinski in the book. "I remember saying things that I never thought I’d say before, like, ‘I’m not going to shoot it," he explained before stating that he took the issue to executive producer and director Greg Daniels.

Seasons 1-4 of The Office: Superfan Episodes can be streamed now from Peacock. Meanwhile, for more from the show, make sure to check out this article detailing how James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to not become the new boss in the show.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Peacock TV has kicked off the new year with its latest season of The Office: Superfan Episodes, and as part of the celebrations, the platform has shared a brand new never-before-seen cold open from the show.

Season 4 of The Office: Superfan Episodes is now available on Peacock. To spread the news, the streaming platform took to Twitter with a previously unseen cold open for the show from the episode "Job Fair" that sees Dunder-Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott dealing with some unexpected toilet trouble.

Who says New Year's isn't a gift-giving holiday? @TheOfficeTV Season 4 Superfan episodes are available at midnight - including a cold open you've never seen before. pic.twitter.com/BbcEeP2rs4

— Peacock (@peacockTV) January 1, 2022

As can be seen in the clip above, the previously unseen sequence reveals that Scott managed to drop not only his phone into the toilet, but also his Bluetooth earpiece, wallet, tip calculator, and a range of other items too. While the other Dunder-Mifflin employees get a kick out of their misfortunate boss, Scott decides to take matters into his own hands by creating the world's first (don't quote me on that) mesh toilet guard.

The device, which takes the form of a tennis racket with a dish brush attached to it, looks about as suspect as it sounds. Unfortunately... or perhaps fortunately... the show's fanbase will never know whether or not the mesh toilet guard worked as intended, as the open ends before revealing it one way or the other.

As per Peacock, the latest season of The Office: Superfan Episodes features a range of other deleted scenes, bloopers, featurettes, and interviews. In addition to the cold open from "Job Fair", the season also includes new moments from other Season 4 episodes such as "Dinner Party", "Fun Run Parts 1 & 2", and "Goodbye, Toby Parts 1 & 2".

In other news from the show, Jim Halpert actor John Krasinski recently revealed that he once refused to shoot a scene of The Office. During an entry for a new book about the show called Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office, the actor said that he'd refused the scene as it depicted his character Jim cheating on his wife Pam (Jenna Fisher) during the show's eighth season.

“That’s the only time I remember putting my foot down..." says Krasinski in the book. "I remember saying things that I never thought I’d say before, like, ‘I’m not going to shoot it," he explained before stating that he took the issue to executive producer and director Greg Daniels.

Seasons 1-4 of The Office: Superfan Episodes can be streamed now from Peacock. Meanwhile, for more from the show, make sure to check out this article detailing how James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to not become the new boss in the show.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Spider-Man No Way Home's villain crossover almost didn't make it into the movie's primary plot, as the producers initially set it aside as a mere post-credits scene.

According to The Wrap, the iconic villains of past Spider-Man installments, including Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin and Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus from the Tobey Maguire films, and Jamie Foxx's Electro from the Andrew Garfield-led Amazing Spider-Man 2, were not included in the original plans for the main plot of the Tom Holland Spider-Man sequel.

In fact, No Way Home's writers, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, revealed that the producers originally considered leaving the villains' appearance until the movie's post-credits scene. However, they swiftly u-turned on the idea as Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige posed an alternative suggestion for the cast of baddies to appear as part of the main plot.

"I don't know if it was Kevin [Feige's] idea, the idea of doing something with the other villains and teasing that at the very end [of the movie], I think in a tag was floated," McKenna recalled, thinking back on discussions during the movie's early story meetings. "We were coming up with different storylines that would just sort of write towards a tag like that."

McKenna and Sommers thrashed out story threads that could lead to such a villain teaser — with Kraven even being mentioned at one point — before Feige "blew everything open" with his suggestion. "I think it was Kevin who goes, 'Remember that idea with all the villains that we were talking about for a tag? That Sinister Six idea? Why don't we just do it in the movie?"

The writers admitted that they had frequently pitched the idea of Kraven the Hunter making his big-screen debut in the Spider-Man projects they had worked on, but had only faced rejections thus far. There may be a very good reason for that, as the classic Marvel villain is now set to appear in his own Kraven the Hunter spin-off film.

The upcoming Spider-Man spin-off is currently set for a January 2023 release, with Aaron Taylor Johnson starring as the titular baddie. It will be directed by J.C. Chandor with a script by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk. The Kraven the Hunter movie is one of several Spider-Man spin-offs heading to the big screen, including Morbius and Venom 3.

Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Spider-Man No Way Home's villain crossover almost didn't make it into the movie's primary plot, as the producers initially set it aside as a mere post-credits scene.

According to The Wrap, the iconic villains of past Spider-Man installments, including Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin and Alfred Molina's Doctor Octopus from the Tobey Maguire films, and Jamie Foxx's Electro from the Andrew Garfield-led Amazing Spider-Man 2, were not included in the original plans for the main plot of the Tom Holland Spider-Man sequel.

In fact, No Way Home's writers, Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, revealed that the producers originally considered leaving the villains' appearance until the movie's post-credits scene. However, they swiftly u-turned on the idea as Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige posed an alternative suggestion for the cast of baddies to appear as part of the main plot.

"I don't know if it was Kevin [Feige's] idea, the idea of doing something with the other villains and teasing that at the very end [of the movie], I think in a tag was floated," McKenna recalled, thinking back on discussions during the movie's early story meetings. "We were coming up with different storylines that would just sort of write towards a tag like that."

McKenna and Sommers thrashed out story threads that could lead to such a villain teaser — with Kraven even being mentioned at one point — before Feige "blew everything open" with his suggestion. "I think it was Kevin who goes, 'Remember that idea with all the villains that we were talking about for a tag? That Sinister Six idea? Why don't we just do it in the movie?"

The writers admitted that they had frequently pitched the idea of Kraven the Hunter making his big-screen debut in the Spider-Man projects they had worked on, but had only faced rejections thus far. There may be a very good reason for that, as the classic Marvel villain is now set to appear in his own Kraven the Hunter spin-off film.

The upcoming Spider-Man spin-off is currently set for a January 2023 release, with Aaron Taylor Johnson starring as the titular baddie. It will be directed by J.C. Chandor with a script by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk. The Kraven the Hunter movie is one of several Spider-Man spin-offs heading to the big screen, including Morbius and Venom 3.

Adele Ankers is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.

Following weeks of rumors and speculations, Nvidia announced during its CES 2022 live stream a new high-end GPU: the RTX 3090 Ti.

While the company did not provide information on pricing or release date, The Verge notes that the RTX 3090 Ti will include 40 teraflops of GPU performance, making it roughly 11 percent faster than the previous RTX 3090, which featured 36 teraflops.

The Verge also notes that the RTX 3090 Ti will offer 24GB of GDDR6X VRAM – the same as the RTX 3090 GPU – though the RTX 3090 Ti will run faster at 21Gbps, compared to the RTX 3090 at 19.5Gbps.

Like other GPUs in the RTX series, the RTX 3090 Ti utilizes the Ampere architecture, and based on the specs confirmed above, this will serve as Nvidia's new flagship graphics card, replacing the previous flagship the RTX 3080 Ti, which launched in June 2021.

Alongside the announcement of the RTX 3090 Ti, Nvidia announced earlier in the stream a new entry-level GPU, the RTX 3050, which arrives on January 27 with a starting retail price of $269. Both GPUs join the RTX 30 family as the eighth and ninth GPUs released since Nvidia debuted the series in 2020 with the release of the RTX 3080.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

Following weeks of rumors and speculations, Nvidia announced during its CES 2022 live stream a new high-end GPU the RTX 3090 Ti.

While the company did not provide information on pricing or release date, The Verge notes that the RTX 3090 Ti will include 40 teraflops of GPU performance, making it roughly 11 percent faster than the previous RTX 3090 which featured 36 teraflops.

The Verge also notes that the RTX 3090 Ti will offer 24GB of GDDR6X and offer the same amount of VRAM as the RTX 3090 GPU, which features 26GB of VRAM, though the RTX 3090 Ti will have faster VRAM running at 21Gbps, instead of the RTX 3090, which has the 26GB of VRAM running at 19.5Gbps.

Like other GPUs in the RTX series, the RTX 3090 Ti is running Ampere architecture, and based on the specs confirmed above, this will serve as Nvidia's new flagship graphics card, replacing the previous flagship the RTX 3080 Ti, which launched in June 2021.

Alongside the announcement of the RTX 3090 Ti, Nvidia announced earlier in the stream a new entry-level GPU, the RTX 3050, which arrives on January 27 with a starting retail price of $269. Both GPUs join the RTX 30 family as the eighth and ninth GPUs released since Nvidia debuted the series in 2020 with the release of the RTX 3080.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.