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Microsoft is making another major structural change across Xbox, with Activision taking control of the next main Halo project as several other studios and franchises move under new management. The reorganization comes alongside another round of job cuts affecting 268 positions across Xbox Studios. Earlier in 2026, Microsoft announced plans to eliminate 3,200 gaming roles in total, with around half of those cuts already

World of Warcraft: Forever will keep its level cap permanently at 60 and build future progression around new zones, alternate characters, account wide perks and fresh endgame content rather than repeatedly raising the maximum level. Blizzard says the project is designed as a separate take on classic World of Warcraft, with a stronger focus on exploration, social interaction and a world that players need

Dell has cut prices on two of its productivity focused Plus laptops ahead of the main Black Friday sales period, reducing selected configurations of the Dell 14 Plus and Dell 16 Plus. The Dell 14 Plus is now priced at $1,109.99, down from $1,379.99, while the Dell 16 Plus has fallen to $1,559.99 from $1,629.99. Both machines are aimed at work, study and general

Microsoft has updated Mixed Reality Link with new microphone and camera support, making Meta Quest headsets more useful as virtual displays for Windows 11 PCs. The latest version, 26.9105.9070.0, allows Windows applications to directly access the microphone and cameras built into a compatible headset. It can also make your Meta avatar available as a camera source inside Windows. The change removes one of the

Microsoft is still working through several problems introduced by Windows 11’s September 2026 updates, including USB audio failures, AMD Radeon instability and File History issues. The most immediate problem for some users is broken USB audio. Microsoft is not expected to deliver an official fix until the next Patch Tuesday on October 13, 2026. That means affected systems may continue experiencing missing audio, broken

Alibaba has revealed new details about its next generation Zhenwu V900 AI accelerator, including 216GB of on package memory, native FP8 and FP4 support, and plans to scale clusters to as many as 500,000 chips. The company also outlined a much larger infrastructure roadmap, targeting more than 20 GW of global data center compute capacity by 2032 while preparing future Qwen AI models with

A 3D artist who bought two used RTX 5090 graphics cards for a project has reportedly discovered that one of them is an exceptionally rare ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 White OC signed by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. The card is believed to be the same one shown during ASUS' 30th anniversary celebrations, making it potentially unique. Instead of installing the GPU in a

AMD's AM4 platform is continuing to receive meaningful support nearly nine years after its introduction, with older A320 motherboards now getting fresh BIOS updates built around newer AGESA firmware. One of the latest examples is the ASUS Prime A320M A, an entry level AM4 motherboard from the early days of the platform. ASUS recently released BIOS version 6265 for the board, adding AMD AGESA

A developer has demonstrated an AI driven robotics workflow in which Claude Code helped design a complete quadruped robot, generate its firmware, calculate its power requirements and test the result in simulation. The project, called MechFaber, uses several specialized AI agents rather than relying on a single model to handle the entire engineering process. The resulting robot design includes 12 actuators and 99 parts,

Micron has ended production of its 2GB GDDR7 memory chips, reducing the number of suppliers available for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards. The affected parts include Micron's 28 Gbps and 32 Gbps 2GB GDDR7 modules. Both are now listed as End of Life, which means Micron is no longer producing them for new shipments. Samsung and SK Hynix will therefore remain the

AMD has started preparing its Linux graphics driver for GDDR7 memory, offering another early sign that future Radeon GPUs could finally move beyond GDDR6. The latest AMDGPU kernel patches add GDDR7 as a recognized video memory type. AMD has not confirmed that its next generation RDNA 5 graphics cards will use the newer standard, but the timing is notable because other recent patches are

Undead Labs has confirmed that it is becoming an independent studio again after buying itself back from Microsoft, ending nearly eight years under Xbox ownership. The move is part of Microsoft's wider restructuring of its gaming business, which has also seen other studios separated from Xbox or reorganized under different publishing groups. Despite the ownership change, State of Decay 3 will still launch on

AI driven automation could eventually reduce the time and manpower needed to design specialized chips, according to former Google AI leader Jeff Dean. Dean believes future chip development could move from teams of around 150 engineers working for two years to much smaller groups of roughly 10 people completing designs in as little as three months. The idea is based on using reinforcement learning,

A new PC mod for Crimson Desert is giving players direct access to more than 48,000 in game objects, allowing them to build custom environments inside Pywel without modifying the game's original save data. Called World Builder, the mod works as an in game editor. You can open it through a hotkey, browse the assets already included with Crimson Desert, place them in the

CONTROL Resonant introduces a very different style of combat and progression from the first game, while still keeping some of the exploration and Metroidvania elements associated with the series. The sequel places players in a warped version of Manhattan and shifts its action toward a faster, more aggressive combat system. That creates more systems to learn, especially around combo finishers, character upgrades, materials and

Final Fantasy VII Revelation is set to offer a 4K 60 FPS mode on PlayStation 5 Pro, with PSSR playing a central role in helping Square Enix reach that target. Series director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed that the PS5 Pro version uses PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution to combine higher image quality with smoother performance. According to him, the system is designed to deliver 4K image

Resident Evil Veronica may now be targeting a fall 2027 release instead of the earlier internal window of the first half of the year, according to a new rumor. The reported change has not been announced by Capcom, and the company has never publicly committed to a specific date beyond a broad 2027 release window. That means this would be an internal schedule shift

Phantom Blade Zero is now scheduled to launch on October 29, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and PC, bringing S-GAME’s wuxia action RPG to market after several years of development and multiple major gameplay showcases. The game combines fast martial arts combat, interconnected regions, a large weapon roster, branching story outcomes, and modern PC features including ray tracing and path tracing. It is also one

Bungie has confirmed that it is beginning work to bring previously vaulted Destiny 2 content back into the game, including campaigns, destinations and raids that were removed in earlier years. The announcement is part of a wider studio update covering the future of both Destiny and Marathon. Bungie’s new leadership acknowledged that several past decisions damaged player trust, including the removal of content that

Google has officially launched its first Googlebook laptop lineup, with models from Acer, Lenovo, ASUS, HP and Dell starting at $899. The new laptops run Googlebook OS and use hardware ranging from Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors to Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chips and MediaTek SoCs. Preorders are now open in the US, with the first systems expected to reach stores on October