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Nvidia has introduced RTX Mega Geometry 2.0, a new version of its ray tracing geometry technology that can stream geometric data into VRAM as it is needed instead of keeping the full scene resident in memory. The company has demonstrated the system with a path traced sample scene containing 1.6 billion triangles while dedicating only about 2GB of VRAM to geometry. The approach is

Final Fantasy Resonance has introduced another potential party member ahead of launch, with a new character trailer focusing on Cecil Harvey from Final Fantasy 4. The latest showcase presents Cecil as a noble but conflicted captain whose sense of duty is repeatedly tested by his conscience. His history of questioning authority appears to play a major role in how the game presents him, while

Insomniac Games has released Marvel’s Wolverine Update 1.001.006, adding new options that let you disable several guidance features that previously appeared automatically during exploration. The update introduces individual on and off toggles for Whisky Bottle Scent Trails, Material Crate Audio Clues, and the roots that indicate Nightmare Door locations. Story critical Senses will still appear in the game, so the new settings do not

Xiaomi has confirmed that its 18 Pro series is going global this year. That single line is the whole commitment, with no date, no market list and no price outside China. The two Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 platforms behind the Xiaomi 18 Pro series. Image: Qualcomm The confirmation came from Xiaomi's own account and from founder and chief executive Lei Jun, in short

Meta has announced the Meta VR Glasses, a 100 gram headset tied to a separate compute puck, at $1,299.99 and with a Spring 2027 on-sale window. The company says the glasses are "five times lighter than Meta Quest 3," but that number covers only the part worn on the face. Detail of the pancake lenses and internal optics inside the Meta VR Glasses. Image:

The developer of People Playground published a fuller account of this month's Workshop malware incident on September 24, and it spells out what Valve did about it. Valve deleted every Workshop item containing C# code, and C# mods are now retired from the game permanently. A player-built Contraption, a wooden bridge and tower spanning a gap with a small car nearby. Contraptions are unaffected

Halo Studios was reportedly working on several future Halo projects before Microsoft sharply reduced the team and shifted control of the franchise toward Activision. According to multiple insider reports, the studio had early work underway on Halo 7, remakes of Halo 2 and Halo 3, and smaller campaign based projects. However, none of those games had entered full production when the layoffs happened. The

A 78 year old Scottish grandmother has earned a Guinness World Records title as the world's oldest female Fortnite streamer after building an audience of more than 24,000 followers. Cath Bowie, who streams under the name grumpygran1948, began playing Fortnite in 2017 after being introduced to the game by her grandson. What started as a family challenge eventually turned into a long running streaming

Bethesda has been reluctant to hand The Elder Scrolls to outside developers for standalone spinoffs, according to former Skyrim co lead and longtime franchise loremaster Kurt Kuhlmann. Kuhlmann said Bethesda, and Todd Howard in particular, has historically been very protective of the fantasy RPG series. He suggested that the reaction to Fallout: New Vegas helped shape that caution, especially because the Obsidian developed game

DDR5 laptop memory prices have reportedly increased by around six times over the past 12 months, adding more pressure to notebook manufacturers already dealing with rising component costs. Schenker Technologies, which sells laptops under brands including XMG, is now raising prices as the memory shortage continues. The company expects supplies of both DRAM and NAND flash to remain tight through 2027 and potentially beyond,

Noctua is exploring a new approach to high performance air cooling through a partnership with Forced Physics, with the companies working on micro channel technology aimed at handling thermal loads of up to 2,000 watts. The project centers on a cooling concept called JouleForce, which uses a micro channel array and extremely high airflow. The available information describes the airflow as reaching levels comparable

Xbox studio World's Edge appears to have cancelled an upcoming project as part of a wider reorganization that moved the team under Activision. The change was revealed by a former senior software engineer who said the studio was reorganized under the Activision umbrella, its next project was cancelled, and a large part of the team was laid off. World's Edge is best known for

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is off to a strong start with critics, with early reviews placing it among the highest rated games released in 2026. The game currently holds an 88 Metacritic average for the PlayStation 5 version, which places it 20th among the highest rated games of the year at the time of reporting. Most early reviews are clustered around 8

Kali Audio is bringing its studio monitoring experience to a pair of headphones designed to work beyond professional audio environments. The HP-1 is a closed back, over ear model that supports both wired and wireless listening. It is aimed primarily at accurate monitoring and high fidelity playback, but features such as Bluetooth, active noise cancelling, a built in microphone, a lightweight design, and more

Professional Counter-Strike 2 player Simon "yxngstxr" Boije says he stopped using Logitech's Pro X2 Superstrike gaming mouse and returned to the older Pro X Superlight 2 because the newer model felt inconsistent. Boije said he liked the Superstrike's customizable click system, but his experience varied too much from session to session. He also mentioned feedback from teammate Afro, who believed the mouse's balance felt

Students looking for a single laptop that can handle coursework and gaming have a growing number of options powered by Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 Series Laptop GPUs. Five models highlighted across different performance levels range from affordable RTX 5050 systems to an RTX 5070 machine equipped with 32GB of memory. The selection covers everyday study, coding, video editing, 3D work, data science, and gaming,

Remedy Entertainment has outlined its first post launch updates for Control Resonant, with New Game++ arriving in October and Photo Mode following in November. The game already includes a standard New Game+ option, but New Game++ is designed to let you continue starting additional runs without a fixed limit. Remedy says you can keep repeating the campaign as many times as you want, while

Valve has released SteamOS 3.8.28 Beta with a fix for a performance problem affecting systems equipped with discrete AMD graphics cards. According to the update notes, some games could run at reduced performance after a SteamOS system entered sleep mode and was later resumed. SteamOS 3.8.28 addresses that problem, although Valve has not identified the affected AMD GPU generations or explained how large the

WiCi is preparing what it describes as the first commercial wireless external GPU, with the WiCi One connecting an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti to laptops, tablets, and other devices over Wi-Fi 7 instead of Thunderbolt or OCuLink. The system places the GPU inside a separate enclosure and uses a virtual driver that presents it to the host as a local graphics device. According

Indie tactical RPG Food Devils has moved its release date forward by two days after The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake was unexpectedly scheduled for the same day. Developer Studio Daimon had originally announced a November 5 release for Food Devils. One day later, Nintendo revealed that the Ocarina of Time remake would also launch on November 5. The studio has now