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Moon Studios says No Rest for the Wicked is entering its final stretch before the 1.0 launch, with a major new class system, expanded endgame plans, and a longer support roadmap already taking shape. The action RPG will leave early access in October for PC and PlayStation 5, while Xbox and Switch 2 versions will arrive later due to additional optimization work. The studio

The Communications Workers of America has said it is prepared to challenge any new mass layoffs at Xbox, with more than 3,500 unionized Microsoft gaming employees calling for stronger protections before job cuts are announced. The union held a virtual press conference on June 29, where workers from Xbox, Blizzard, Activision, and ZeniMax Online spoke about the uncertainty facing staff across Microsoft’s gaming business.

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will give PlayStation 5 Pro owners improved image quality and more advanced ray tracing when it launches on July 9, 2026. Ubisoft has confirmed that the remake will support PSSR 2.0, ray traced specular reflections, and ray traced global illumination across its available graphics modes on Sony’s upgraded console. The new version rebuilds Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag using

Supermassive Games is entering another leadership transition after chief executive officer Robert Henrysson announced that he is stepping down from the studio. The move comes only months after the release of Directive 8020, the latest entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology. Nordisk Games, the parent company connected to Supermassive, confirmed that Graeme Law will take over as interim leader while the studio searches for

Capcom has shared fresh footage from Onimusha: Way of the Sword, offering a closer look at its combat, setting, and enemy encounters ahead of the game’s September 25 release. The new showcase suggests that some concerns about passive enemy behavior may have been addressed, although the available footage is too limited to confirm how the final game will handle combat difficulty. Onimusha: Way of

The team behind the ShadPS4 PlayStation 4 emulator has announced ShadNet, a new open source project intended to support online functionality for compatible games running through the emulator. The service is still in development, but account registration is already available and early testing has begun. At the moment, ShadNet has limited functionality. Score tracking is currently the only confirmed feature working in its testing

PlayStation will continue pursuing live service games despite recent setbacks, while Sony is also looking at new hardware experiences that could include another portable gaming device. PlayStation president Hideaki Nishino said the company still sees live service titles as an important way to reach players around the world, even as first party single player games remain central to the brand. Sony’s live service strategy

Electronic Arts says artificial intelligence is already helping its game studios remove repetitive tasks from development, giving artists, designers, and programmers more time to focus on creative decisions. Laura Miele, a longtime EA executive, said the company has seen faster prototyping, smoother workflows, and quicker creative discussions through its use of AI tools. Her comments do not suggest that AI will suddenly solve the

Memory prices may climb sharply through the rest of 2026, with a new forecast suggesting increases of 40% to 50% in the third quarter and another 30% to 40% in the fourth quarter. The outlook points to continued pressure on RAM, storage, PCs, laptops, smartphones, and other consumer electronics as AI infrastructure absorbs more of the available supply. The forecast also suggests that prices

Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller says the company is preparing to compete more aggressively in the AI hardware market, with plans that could involve a major licensing deal with Intel or Qualcomm. Keller also said Tenstorrent expects to outperform Cerebras on performance and cost as the company expands sales of its Blackhole based AI servers. The comments come as competition in AI accelerators grows beyond

AIDA64 has released a new beta update with expanded support for AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 processor families, offering another sign that software developers are preparing for the next generation of Ryzen, Threadripper, EPYC, and APU chips. The AIDA64 8.30.8332 beta includes preliminary or improved support for several AMD codenames linked to Zen 6. These include Olympic Ridge for desktop Ryzen processors, Mustang Peak for

Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron are facing a proposed class action lawsuit in the United States as memory prices continue to rise during the global supply shortage. The complaint accuses the three major DRAM manufacturers of restricting supply in a way that allegedly pushed prices higher for consumers and businesses. The case was filed on June 25, 2026, in the United States District Court

AMD is reportedly investigating a Windows 10 driver issue that can disable Smart Access Memory, also known as SAM, on some Radeon systems. The problem may reduce gaming performance, cause inconsistent behavior, and in some cases lead to crashes even when the required BIOS settings remain enabled. Smart Access Memory allows a compatible AMD processor to access the full pool of graphics memory instead

Gigabyte has quietly added the B850 Aorus Elite X3D to its AM5 motherboard lineup, giving Ryzen X3D buyers another board built around gaming focused CPU tuning. The new model supports Gigabyte’s X3D Turbo Mode 2.0, a platform level optimization feature designed to improve performance on AMD’s Ryzen processors with 3D V Cache. The motherboard appears to sit above the standard B850 Aorus Elite WiFi7

China’s CXMT has reportedly signed a long term memory supply agreement with Tencent worth more than 20 billion Chinese Yuan, or nearly $3 billion. The deal could run for three to five years and highlights how major Chinese technology companies are moving to secure memory supply as AI demand continues to strain global DRAM availability. The reported agreement comes as Chinese firms expand spending

Titan Army has revealed a new 27 inch gaming monitor called the M27E6V-3D, featuring glasses free 3D technology, a 4K resolution, and a 190Hz refresh rate. The display was shown at the 2026 Nuclear Fusion Game Carnival in Shenzhen, although the company has not yet confirmed its launch date or price. The monitor is built around a BOE ADS Pro panel and uses QD

Colorful has introduced a new BIOS feature called Memory Tuning Mode for Intel 800 series motherboards, promising higher memory bandwidth, lower latency, and small but useful gaming performance improvements. The feature is designed for Arrow Lake processors and can be enabled through the BIOS with a single click. According to Colorful, Memory Tuning Mode can improve average frame rates by around 3% to 4%

You can improve performance in Gothic 1 Remake by lowering Shadow Quality and Effects Quality first, while keeping most other settings high to preserve the game’s visual style. The game is demanding on modern hardware, especially in outdoor areas with dense foliage, dynamic lighting, and busy settlements, but a few sensible changes can raise average frame rates without making the Valley of Mines look

Zen Browser 1.21.4b is now available with an updated Firefox base, new options for pinned tabs and Space Routing, plus several fixes for tab behavior and the browser sidebar. Zen Browser is an open source Firefox based browser focused on privacy, customization, and a cleaner interface. It includes tracker blocking, vertical tabs, workspaces, container tabs, split views, profile switching, and Zen Mods for deeper

Sparkle 2.20.1 is now available as a new update for the free Windows optimization tool, adding more control over interface animations alongside several backend fixes. The app is designed for Windows 10 and Windows 11 systems, offering tools to remove unwanted apps, reduce tracking, clean temporary files, and apply performance related tweaks. The latest version is not a major feature release, but it improves