Final Fantasy XI preps for the Nomad Moogle Bonanza along with a discount campaign
Did you know that you’re allow to gamble in Final Fantasy XI? No, not by playing Corsair. You can still play Corsair, that’s also gambling, but… let’s...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Torebia Island Odyssey, Tyr, and EmberQuest
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent multiplayer games you’ve never heard of! Well, technically speaking, we’ve reported on a couple of these...
AMD’s excellent Radeon RX 9070 with 16 GB of VRAM hits all-time low pricing — PowerColor Hellhound variant is 23% off list price
If you’ve been looking for a GPU upgrade but were disappointed by the ongoing market conditions, a small window of opportunity has just sprung open. AMD’s fantastic RX 9070 is on sale for just $554, discounted $165 from its typical retail price. It’s a very capable 1440p card that can even game at 4K with enough upscaling.
MIT researchers revive 40-year-old triangular zipper concept now made possible by 3D printing, creates shape-shifting robots and deployable structures — 3D-printed ‘Y-Zipper’ turns floppy tentacles into rigid beams in seconds
MIT researchers have developed a 3D-printed three-sided zipper that rapidly transforms floppy structures into rigid beams, robotic limbs, and deployable frameworks using triangular geometry.
Early access MMORPG Pantheon Rise of the Fallen reminds testers that its test realm is a test
Apparently, Visionary Realms wants players heading into the recently opened public test realm for still-developing early access MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is a test realm....
Former Epic director is building a European rival to the Unreal and Unity game engines — ‘The Immense Engine’ dev sees opportunity for AI agents to ‘do the work of ten or fifteen people’
A heavyweight games industry veteran says he is building a fully European alternative to popular games engines from American and Chinese companies.
3DMakerPro Toucan 3D Scanner review: All-in-one 3D scanning
Designed to be used as a standalone device, the 3DMakerPro Toucan allows users to capture a point cloud, generate a 3D model, and export it without using a computer. The hardware has a premium feel, and the Class 3R laser can create detailed point clouds quickly. However, the software lacks polish and has some quirks. Tracking loss, inconsistent export via Wi-Fi, and blurry color textures are all issues that occurred during testing.
One Shots: Swiping right at the end of the world
After a week off, One Shots is back — and it’s weirder than ever, thanks to this sordid tableau in Fallout 76 that Greaterdivinity discovered....
China’s Hanyuan-2 debuts as ‘world’s first’ dual-core quantum computer — 200-qubit claims incredible power efficiency, but lacks critical performance benchmarks
CAS Cold Atom Technology, a Wuhan-based firm affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), unveiled what it calls the world’s first dual-core quantum computer.
AI data center project secretly sucked 29 million gallons of water over 15 months before detected by residents complaining about low water pressure — officials refuse to fine massive 6.2 million-square-foot facility over unauthorized water consumption
QTS says the extra 29 million gallons were consumed during temporary construction activities, including concrete work, dust control, and site preparation.