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Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28, giving Nintendo players access to FromSoftware’s acclaimed open world action RPG after an earlier delay. The release will include the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, making it the most complete version of Elden Ring available on the new handheld system. For players who missed Elden Ring on

AMD is pushing back after reports suggested that FSR 4.1 may not come to RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics. The company has not confirmed support yet, but it is also not saying the feature has been canceled for those chips. The confusion started after comments attributed to AMD’s David McAfee suggested that FSR 4.1 support for RDNA 3.5 iGPUs was unlikely. That raised concern because

Intel may have canceled its lowest end Nova Lake configuration because a refreshed Wildcat Lake chip could cover the same market more effectively. The reported change points to a cleaner product lineup for entry level laptops, where Intel already has several overlapping designs across its Core and Core Ultra families. The canceled Nova Lake chip was believed to be a six core design made

NVIDIA’s RTX Spark is being compared with Apple’s M5 Pro because both platforms use Arm based CPU cores, large integrated GPUs, and unified memory. On paper, that makes the two chips look like rivals. In practice, they are built for different users, different ecosystems, and different priorities. Apple’s M5 Pro is designed around macOS, Apple’s own software stack, and the company’s tight control over

Microsoft is reducing its dependence on OpenAI by building and launching its own frontier AI models, marking a major change in one of the most important partnerships in the AI industry. The shift does not mean Microsoft and OpenAI have fully separated. Their relationship remains large and financially important. But Microsoft is no longer relying on OpenAI as the only foundation for its AI

Grand Theft Auto VI is already reshaping the 2026 release calendar months before it arrives. With Rockstar’s next game scheduled for November 19, 2026 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S, publishers appear to be moving many major releases into September and October to avoid launching too close to the biggest game of the year. The result is a crowded pre GTA

Intel’s next desktop platform appears to be moving toward a new socket and retention design, with a leaked Computex image reportedly showing the company’s upcoming LGA 1954 socket for Nova Lake processors. The most interesting part of the leak is not only the socket itself, but the unusual dual arm loading mechanism that may be designed to handle higher power draw and improve CPU

Corsair has introduced the Nightsword v2 Wireless SD, a new gaming mouse built for players, streamers, and creators who want faster access to shortcuts without adding another device to the desk. Its most unusual feature is a dedicated Elgato Stream Deck button, which makes it the first gaming mouse to include direct access to the Stream Deck ecosystem. The idea is straightforward. Pressing the

OpenAI has introduced a new ChatGPT feature called Dreaming, designed to make the chatbot better at remembering your preferences, past conversations, and useful personal context. The feature builds on ChatGPT’s existing memory tools, but it goes further by organizing and improving memory in the background. In the early days of ChatGPT, each conversation was separate. The chatbot could not carry details from one chat

Montech has brought an unusual PC case idea to Computex 2026 with a version of its Ten Wood chassis that includes a built in scent diffuser. The case is designed not only to house your components, but also to make the space around your desk smell better while the system is running. The idea is simple. Montech has placed a small wooden scent puck

RTX Spark laptops are starting to look more capable than expected for gaming, based on early demos showing PRAGMATA and Alan Wake 2 running smoothly on Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Ultra. The short footage does not give a full performance breakdown, but it gives the first clearer sign that NVIDIA’s new ARM based RTX Spark platform can handle demanding modern games with the help of

The ASTRA LZ360 ARGB BK is a 360mm all in one liquid cooler that tries to stand out in a market already full of RGB lighting and display equipped CPU coolers. Its main difference is not only the display on the CPU block, but also the matrix displays built into the radiator fans. That gives the cooler a stronger visual identity than many AIOs

AMD believes unified memory architectures could shape the next stage of PC design, especially as AI workloads demand larger shared memory pools between CPUs and GPUs. The company sees the approach as more than a short term experiment, with future product choices and roadmaps likely to be influenced by how these systems evolve. Unified memory architecture, often called UMA, connects the CPU, GPU, and

GMKtec is preparing the EVO-X3, a new mini PC that builds on last year’s EVO-X2 with upgraded connectivity, stronger expansion options, and a future configuration that will push unified memory capacity much higher. The system was shown at Computex 2026 as a follow up to the EVO-X2, which used AMD’s Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 chip and positioned itself as a lower cost alternative to

V-Color is using Computex 2026 to show a wider DDR5 memory lineup, including redesigned OLED gaming memory, low latency AMD EXPO ULL kits, high capacity CUDIMM modules, and workstation class RDIMM kits that reach up to 2TB. The showcase makes it clear that the company is targeting both performance focused desktop builders and workstation buyers who need much larger memory capacity. One of the

Crimson Desert has received patch 1.10, and Pearl Abyss is continuing to expand the game with new systems, quality of life improvements, and a surprise addition most players likely did not expect: a pinball minigame. The new update adds more than a small distraction. The pinball machine can be found at the inn near the Delesyan Institute, and it comes with its own reward

Hot Wheels Infinite Rush has leaked ahead of its expected Summer Game Fest 2026 reveal, giving players an early look at Milestone’s next arcade racing game. The title, trailer, platforms, price, and release date reportedly appeared before the official announcement, with the game currently expected to launch on September 24, 2026. The leak was first reported by Billbil kun at Dealabs, who has a

The Witcher 4 may improve one of the most debated parts of CD Projekt Red’s fantasy RPG series: combat. A recent discovery suggests that Jacqueline Kate Salsman, a former senior combat designer at Santa Monica Studio, has joined CD Projekt Red as an Expert Gameplay Designer and is now working on The Witcher 4. Salsman previously worked on God of War and God of

Paramount Skydance is making a larger move into video games with the launch of Paramount Games Studio, a new internal development and publishing division that brings the company’s gaming efforts under one structure. The new studio will include projects already in development, including Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra and Amy Hennig’s untitled Star Wars game. The move was reported by Variety and comes as

Minecraft Dungeons 2 is set to launch on September 29, 2026, for PC and current generation consoles, including Nintendo Switch 2. The date appeared early through a Nintendo eShop listing before its expected official reveal during Summer Game Fest 2026 or the Xbox Games Showcase. The listing was spotted by Wario64 on X before the page was taken down. Early store pages are common