Star Citizen’s August Developer Update Shares Gameplay, AI and Community Progress
tar Citizen has released its monthly developer update, titled the 'PU Monthly Report,' where they give updates on how the various development teams are doing. ...
Battlefield 6’s PC multiplayer beta already has over 300K concurrency on Steam – despite its Secure Boot hard requirement
Remember the days when you could just fire up a game on your PC and not require some BIOS-level tinkering to do so? Apparently those...
DJI’s Romo Robot Vacuum Enters The Smart Home Market With Drone Tech
DJI, the Chinese giant renowned for its world-class drones, is ready to clean house…literally. The company has officially launched its first robot vacuum cleaner, called Romo (not to be confused with Tony Romo, the former NFL quarterback-turned-TV-analyst). Adapting millimeter-level obstacle avoidance and navigation from flagship drones
Silicon Motion gives a glimpse of its PCIe 6.0 controller for client SSDs — 25+ GB/s sequential reads, 3.5 million random IOPS, coming 2028-2029
Silicon Motion previews its next-gen Neptune SSD controller for client PCs, featuring a PCIe 6.0 x4 interface and over 25 GB/s read speeds, but mass production is only set for 2028.
LG Shows Off A 540Hz 27-Inch OLED Monitor That Can Hit A Blistering 720Hz
Do you want an OLED display, or a gaming monitor with a screaming-fast refresh rate? LG Display says you can have both. Over at the K-Display 2025 event, LG Display announced a number of “historic firsts,” including a 27-inch OLED monitor that it claims is the fastest of its kind in the world. It’s not kidding, either—it rocks a 540Hz refresh
Xbox’s Gaming Copilot AI Assistant Is Now Available On Windows PCs
AI is now further integrated into your gaming PC with the Xbox Gaming Copilot Assistant making its way to the platform. For Xbox Insiders, it’s available as a beta release starting today. It will be on the Game Bar on Windows PCs, and is meant as a helpful assistant that is focused on gaming specific tasks.
Those on Windows handhelds can
Intel will retire rarely-used 16x MSAA support on Xe3 GPUs — AI upscalers like XeSS, FSR, and DLSS provide better, more efficient results
Intel is retiring 16x MSAA support in its Xe3 GPUs, citing limited vendor adoption and the rise of more efficient upscaling methods like XeSS, FSR, and DLSS. The change begins with Mesa 25.3 and aligns with Xe3’s launch in upcoming Panther Lake SoCs.
Anthem’s Mark Darrah discusses the early pitfalls of its BioWare development and initial identity crisis
While we would prefer that Anthem remain playable and not face the executioner’s axe, the fact is that it will do so next year, which...
August Planetary Parade: Watch 6 Planets & The Moon Align In Rare Event
Amateur astronomers (who’re you calling amateur?) and casual skywatchers alike are in for a treat this month as the night sky transforms into a pretty busy playground. From a rare six-planet alignment to a dazzling conjunction of our two brightest planetary neighbors, August is jam-packed with must-see events that require little more than
Trump Outlandishly Demands Intel CEO Tan’s Resignation Over Chinese Ties
Many pundits celebrated the hiring of Lip-Bu Tan to replace Intel’s ousted chief executive officer (CEO) earlier this year, but if U.S. President Donald Trump has his way, Tan’s tenure as the man in charge of one of the biggest semiconductor firms on the planet will be short lived. Over on his Truth Social platform, Trump this morning called