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The AVerMedia PW513 Live Streamer CAM 513 gives the winner a capable webcam for streaming, video calls, recording, and content creation. Its Sony Exmor R 4K CMOS sensor captures video up to 3840 x 2160 at 30 FPS, while users who prioritize frame rate can switch to 1920 x 1080 at up to 60 FPS.

Apple raised the price of its Apple TV streaming service on Friday, marking the fourth increase in four years. The monthly subscription climbed $2 to $14.99, while the annual plan jumped 20%, from $99 to $119.

Apple's Individual tier of Apple One, the bundle that pairs Apple TV with Apple Music, iCloud+, and Apple Arcade, also rose from $19.95 to $21.95 per month. The new prices took effect immediately for new subscribers, while existing subscribers will receive roughly a month's notice before the higher rates apply to their accounts.

The increase continues a steady climb for Apple TV, which launched in November 2019 as Apple TV+ at just $4.99 a month. Since then, the price has risen from $4.99 to $6.99 in 2021, then to $9.99 in 2023, $12.99 in August 2025, and now $14.99. That means the service has tripled in price in just seven years. Apple also raised the price of Apple Music by $1 last month and increased Apple One's Family and Premier bundle tiers from $26 to $28 and $38 to $40, respectively.

X says its Safety team has identified a bot farm of roughly 200,000 suspected inauthentic Chinese accounts operating on the platform. A subset of 200 accounts was specifically dedicated to posting content about AI data centres. According to X's Global Government Affairs team, those accounts were posting "in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy."

The posts reportedly claimed that AI data centres are driving up household electricity prices and putting excessive strain on local power grids. Some accounts also shared AI-generated cartoons depicting data centre operators profiting while ordinary households absorb the cost. One image showed data centre developers holding bags of cash next to the caption, "Data centres get subsidised while we foot the bill!"

X didn't disclose exactly how it linked the accounts to China, nor did it specify what the remaining roughly 199,800 accounts in the broader bot farm were posting about. The company said it has suspended accounts found to violate its authenticity policy, adding, "We remain committed to maintaining an open and authentic platform where people debate topics of public interest. We take seriously any attempts to undermine the integrity of the global town square."

When we first heard about a foldable iPhone, we thought we might finally get a screen that could repair itself after a scratch. Instead, Apple's first foldable iPhone, widely expected to cost more than $2,000, could also bring its priciest repair bill yet.

According to a Forbes report, Ricky Panesar, founder of repair specialist iCorrect.co.uk, estimates that replacing the device's inner foldable screen could cost around £850, or roughly $1,155. "I think we're going to see the most expensive repair prices from Apple of any handheld device we've seen in the past," Panesar said.

For comparison, an inner-screen replacement on the Galaxy Z Fold 8, which includes Samsung's newer crease-reducing Flex Titanium technology, currently costs £594, while the Z Fold 7 costs £569. Panesar expects Apple's version to land considerably higher than both.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is shaping up to be the longest game Rockstar has ever made. Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson told The New York Times that his own playthrough of the game, completed in February, took 80 hours. That included the main story and some "optional goals with narrative ramifications", though he did not specify exactly how many side objectives he tackled along the way.

For context, GTA 4 and GTA 5 each take around 30 hours to finish their main stories. Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar's previous benchmark for scope and ambition, runs around 50 to 60 hours. An 80-hour playthrough from someone deeply familiar with the game suggests that average players coming in fresh will likely need considerably more time.

GTA 6's map is roughly three times the size of the playable area in Red Dead Redemption 2, and Rockstar has packed it with activities. Gyms return for the first time since San Andreas. Players can go kayaking, skydiving, dirt biking, deep-sea diving, playing pool, or sitting courtside watching basketball. The optional goals Nelson mentioned are said to carry actual narrative weight rather than existing purely as padding, influencing character dynamics and mission outcomes depending on what players choose to pursue.

Xbox's next-generation Project Helix may be an array of devices and not a singular console, and Microsoft is expected to announce more details soon.

Microsoft's new console, codenamed Project Helix, represents a synergy between Windows and Xbox. Now we have more clues on how the future of Xbox hardware will manifest, and from the sound of things, it may include a range of devices. In a recent interview with the BBC at Gamescom 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says that Microsoft is currently developing a "family of devices" for Helix.

"We've been hard at work at a great next generation and a great family of devices for Helix, and we'll share more soon," Sharma said.

Just days after footage leaked from Avalanche Studios' cancelled 2012 Iron Man game, a second leak has surfaced. This time, the leak shows an early in-development trailer for EA Motive's long-awaited Iron Man game. The footage runs for over two and a half minutes and appeared on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit.

Although the trailer is clearly unfinished, with placeholder credits listing Ultron as executive producer and the Hulk as world director, there's still a lot to see. For starters, the flying appears to offer a genuine sense of speed and freedom. Iron Man is seen moving through an open-world city environment, dropping into ground combat and launching back into the air within moments. Combat blends melee, repulsor blasts, laser beams, rockets, and a range of gadgets.

The game appears to be set primarily in Chicago rather than New York. Iron Man is also seen travelling to Japan and a SHIELD Helicarrier. And we hate to break it, but Tony Stark is not modelled on Robert Downey Jr. Characters visible in the footage include Pepper Potts, James Rhodes, and what appear to be comic book versions of Obadiah Stane, Henry Pym, Madame Masque, Iron Monger, Ultron, and Yellowjacket.

Grand Theft Auto 6 will launch at 30 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S. Moreover, Rockstar is not yet sure whether a 60 FPS performance mode will be available at launch or at any point in the future.

The confirmation came from Rockstar North co-studio head Rob Nelson, who spoke with YouTuber and journalist Davy Jones of Flow Games during a behind-the-scenes visit to the studio ahead of yesterday's Extended Look reveal.

Nelson confirmed the 30 FPS target, but said he would need to consult the technical team to determine whether a 60 FPS option was possible, either at launch or post-launch. He also said he currently has no details on the resolution or whether ray tracing is in use, beyond the performance target itself.

The internet has been flooded with new videos and articles showing RenoDX's DLSS 5 mod working in a wide variety of DLSS 4/4.5 supported titles. But a modder by the name of Uncle Burrito has managed to get the DLSS 5 DLL to work with previous-generation RTX 40 series GPUs. The modder showcased his work in a video, running Control with DLSS 5 on an RTX 4090.

Burrito was able to get DLSS 5 to work on RTX 40 series GPUs by patching the DLSS 5 DLL file with CUDA binaries compatible with the Ada Lovelace architecture (per VideoCardz). In the video, Burrito shows that DLSS 5 works the exact same way in Control as other videos have demonstrated running the same mod and game on RTX 50 series hardware. The performance drop-off was also similar, with Burrito's RTX 4090 dropping from roughly 130 FPS down to just 82 FPS, representing a 58% reduction in performance.

This mod confirms that NVIDIA's RTX 50 series requirement for DLSS 5 is purely artificial, and if the company wanted to, it has the capability to port DLSS 5 to older architectures. It's worth taking the performance results with a pinch of salt, but at the very least, it appears the RTX 4090 can run this version of DLSS 5 at playable frame rates above 60 FPS.

Rockstar Games apparently didn't stop at building a massive open world for GTA 6; it also produced actual television shows for players to watch inside the game. The detail comes from Kinda Funny's Andy Cortez, who visited Rockstar North's Edinburgh studio alongside Greg Miller and got a firsthand look at some of the watchable media built for the game.

According to Cortez on the latest Kinda Funny Gamescast, Rockstar showed him at least two different shows during the visit, including one he described as similar in style to Family Guy. Per Cortez, the team brought in an outside animation studio specifically to produce episodes for the game, and some of the content reportedly goes beyond animation into live-action territory as well.

In-game TV isn't new for the series. GTA 5 had its own channels players could flip through on in-game televisions, but usually as short looping clips rather than anything resembling a full season. If Cortez's account is true, GTA 6 sounds like it's treating watchable media as its own production pipeline instead, which would be a meaningful jump in scope from what Rockstar has done before.

Windows 11 version 26H2 has landed in the Release Preview Channel, giving Insiders their first real look at this year's annual feature update before it rolls out to everyone else. Microsoft confirmed the release in a Windows Insider blog post on August 27, with the update carrying build number 26300.9278.

If you've been keeping up with monthly Windows updates, 26H2 probably won't feel like much of a jump. It ships as an enablement package, or eKB, which is a small file that switches on features already sitting dormant in the system rather than replacing anything wholesale. Versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H2 all share the same servicing branch, so most of what shows up in 26H2 has technically already been rolling out gradually through regular monthly updates.

For commercial and enterprise devices specifically, 26H2 turns on a handful of things that were previously available but not enabled by default, including Windows Settings Backup, app-specific actions from the taskbar, and some File Explorer improvements. IT admins looking to prepare their fleets can find Microsoft's guidance through the "Get ready for Windows 11, version 26H2" support page.

The Trump Administration is currently weighing possible new tariffs that would affect tech goods like video game consoles, sources tell Politico.

The video games industry could face another wave of uncertainty and disruption if certain new trade policies come to pass. Reports indicate that the White House is currently considering a tariff plan that is said to affect a wide web of products from video game consoles to laptops, impacting not only the chips and components required to make the devices, but the actual products themselves.

Tariffs have adversely impacted the sensitive supply chains of video game console production, complicating import and shipping costs and logistics. Companies are also facing severe supply shortages thanks to AI datacenters that require the same storage and memory as games consoles, driving up manufacturing costs. This is why the Xbox Series X now costs $800, and why the PS5 Pro costs $900. The anticipation of the tariffs also determined pricing, though, as Nintendo was said to price its Switch 2 at $450 to help insulate profit against tariff impacts.

Another GeForce RTX 5090 has caught fire, and this time it happened inside a prebuilt PC rather than a DIY build. Japanese researcher and media artist Yoichi Ochiai posted photos on X showing burn marks and soot inside his Dell Alienware Aurora desktop after an INNO3D RTX 5090 reportedly caught fire during normal use.

Ochiai said the system had been running fine right up until the card suddenly ignited, and he specifically noted that the 16-pin power connector looked intact. That detail is important, since basically every RTX 5090 fire story we have covered up to this point has traced back to a melting 12V-2x6 or 12VHPWR connector.

Hardware outlet UNIKO's Hardware looked at the photos and believes the damage is concentrated around the FBVDDQ power rail, which feeds the card's GDDR7 memory. If that's true, it would point to a VRAM power delivery problem rather than the usual connector story we're used to hearing about with this GPU.

YMTC wants to be the world's biggest NAND flash maker by the end of 2027, and it's not exactly hiding that ambition. According to the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter, the Chinese memory maker told investors during recent IPO prep meetings that it plans to overtake both Samsung and SK hynix within the next year and a half.

That's a big jump. YMTC currently sits in third place globally, with somewhere around 13-14% of the NAND bit shipment market depending on which quarter's data you check, according to Counterpoint Research. Samsung leads with roughly 25%-29% of the market, and SK hynix isn't far behind at over 20%. So YMTC would need to more than double its share just to catch up, let alone take the top spot.

Still, the company has momentum on its side. It reportedly pulled in around $7 billion in first-quarter revenue, more than double what it made across all of 2025, and it's preparing a nearly $5 billion IPO on Shanghai's STAR Market.

CD Projekt, like other publishers, has no choice but to follow Sony's decision to phase out discs for new games starting in 2028...but the Polish dev will still offer some sort of physical product for new games.

The Witcher 4 is due out sometime in 2028, and while that's exciting news, fans of physical media can't help but notice this is after Sony's disc cut off date. That means The Witcher 4 will ship on something else other than a Blu-ray disc, possibly a redemption token.

The Game Business recently asked CD Projekt co-CEO Michal Nowakowski about this topic at Gamescom 2026, getting a response that confirms the publisher still wants to ship some kind of physical, tangible box for gamers.

GTA 6 will not contain microtransactions or generative AI, Rockstar Games confirmed through an interview with co-studio head Rob Nelson.

The revelation comes from Kinda Funny Games' recent visit to Rockstar North, where Nelson was asked directly about AI use and in-game monetization. He stated clearly that GTA 6 is fully human-crafted and free of real-world spending mechanics, offering a single-player experience that remains true to Rockstar's signature style.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has previously echoed similar sentiments, telling GamesIndustry.biz that generative AI has no role in GTA 6's development, and that, by definition, AI is backward-facing and Rockstar is only interested in what hasn't been made possible in gaming yet, not something that is derivative of something else.

Activision's legal team has taken a public stand against cheating in Call of Duty by releasing a killcam-style video on the official Call of Duty X account of them serving a takedown notice to a cheat maker during the Closed Beta last weekend. The video serves to highlight the company's global anti-cheat initiative.

The operation in Ohio targeted Elocarry, a known cheat provider, as part of Activision's ongoing RICOCHET Anti-Cheat campaign. The company has made it clear that its efforts don't end when the match does, and that cheat sellers face real-world consequences the company is willing to follow up on. The recently shared video is an example of such actions.

Additionally, Activision has previously taken down over 20 cheat providers, according to Facebook posts from the Call of Duty community.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered won't need a next-gen PC to run. CD Projekt Red has revealed the specs for the free update, and most gamers will be pleasantly surprised.

To run the remaster at its base level, you'll need a six-core Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 12GB of RAM, and a GTX 1660 6GB or RX 5500 XT 8GB. For a smoother experience, the recommended setup includes an i7-8700K or Ryzen 5 3600X, 16GB of RAM, and an RTX 2060 SUPER or RX 6600 XT.

The remaster isn't just a graphical overhaul; it brings the game up to modern standards, with support for higher resolutions and better lighting. The update also connects the game to the upcoming Witcher 4, setting up a new story thread through the newly announced Songs of the Past DLC, designed to serve as the narrative bridge between The Witcher 3 and The Witcher 4.

Rockstar Games has released An Extended Look at Grand Theft Auto 6, which has arrived in a new 20-minute video showcasing various cutscenes, gameplay, incredible graphics, and mayhem.

The trailer was first released on Netflix and then six hours later was dropped onto the Rockstar Games YouTube channel for everyone to view it. While many have already watched it on either or both of these platforms, those who wish to view it at its highest quality possible will want to download the higher-bitrate version of the trailer. The file is from Rockstar Games' official website, and this video file is higher quality than the versions available on Netflix and YouTube; both of these platforms have varying degrees of compression.

After conducting some side-by-side viewings, the downloadable version of the trailer definitely contains a higher-quality image, and that becomes particularly noticeable in darker environments where shadows and light meet to create a fringe. An example from the trailer is the scene where Jason is walking through a nightclub dance floor. Looking at the back of Jason's jacket in the YouTube and Netflix videos, you can see quite a bit of compression, which appears in the form of blocking or smearing when movement is occurring.

The curtains have been pulled back on Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto 6 in an extended look that showcased incredible cutscenes revealing more about the relationship between our two protagonists, Jason and Lucia.

As we have been teased for quite some time, Grand Theft Auto 6 will enable players to switch between the two protagonists, Jason and Lucia. The simplicity and seamlessness of the switching was showcased in the 20-minute extended look trailer, where it can be seen that holding R1 on the PlayStation controller and selecting either character will teleport the player directly into their shoes after only a few seconds of loading.

Other interesting facts to point out about Jason and Lucia are that players will have options to interact with their companion, and presumably these will influence an ongoing companion system. For example, Jason is given the option to "hurry" Lucia, which would likely influence their relationship negatively. GTA 6 fans are now wondering the extent of the dynamically changing relationship between Jason and Lucia, raising questions such as, "Can we break them up?".

Overnight, an early access build of NBA 2K27 was found to contain a mysterious DLSS-NR, or DLSS Neural Rendering, DLL that many believe is a pre-release or release-candidate version of DLSS 5. Weighing in at 158 MB, which is much larger than any other DLSS package, including the new DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction, modders are already starting to mod it into existing titles with DLSS support.

Earlier today we saw how it looked in Remedy's Control, which uses the new DLSS Neural Rendering tech to add realistic lighting, shadows, and more to the characters and world. With various sliders for controlling the intensity, the overall effect can be subtle or transformative - for good or bad. The downside, at least so far, is that the cost to performance is high - halving the frame rate on an RTX 5070 Ti when enabled in Control.

With DLSS 5 now in the hands of modders, we'll probably see a flurry of examples pop up online. And with that, one that we've spotted from YouTube channel PureDark adds this pre-release and leaked version of DLSS 5 or DLSS-NR to Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. As one of the biggest RPGs of all time and one of the most modded games of all time, it's also a game where the consensus is that character faces all look pretty bad and dated. So yeah, we can chalk this DLSS 5 Skyrim mod up as one of the better examples, as it definitely transforms characters to make them look more realistic and detailed.