RSI explains more of how updated fabricator crafting will work in Star Citizen when the new system is introduced in "the next few months," introduces new craftable weapons and armor.

CitizenCon 2025 offers new details about Star Citizen's upcoming crafting system, revealing new resource hierarchies, UI changes, and the opportunity for massive levels of customization.

Details include how the team at CIG is rolling out the system in phases over time, starting first with weapons and armor. The team wants players to become familiar with the tools, especially the new inventory upgrades that'll help with managing so many new resources.

Battlefield 6 developers hinted at the inclusion of naval warfare not too long ago, and now dataminers have discovered evidence that suggests it's already being worked on.

The discovery comes from Insider Gaming, which has penned a new report highlighting code that has been discovered within Battlefield 6. According to the publication, several different vehicles are currently in development, such as Jet Skis and Rigid-Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIBs). The report goes on to outline that "Glacier" is the codeword for Battlefield 6 and "MP" is the abbreviation for multiplayer. Below you will find the strings of code that were discovered by Insider Gaming dataminers.

As for what is official about Battlefield 6 naval warfare, the developers officially recognized the community outcry for the inclusion of it within the title, with the developers writing that requests from the community "have not gone unnoticed." Other than that brief statement, Battlefield Studios, nor EA has said anything about naval warfare or when it may be added to the game, but we can speculate based on what has already been announced as future updates for Battlefield 6.

Battlefield 6 is proving to be a huge success as the game sits as the #1 best-seller on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.

DICE has done it: Battlefield is back, and the newest shooter has all the telltale signs of a big seller. According to the current charts, Battlefield 6 is the top #1 best-seller on all major platform storefronts, including Steam, the PS Store, and the Xbox Store.

The data comes shortly after sales estimates were released by analysts--games tracking firm Alinea Analytics believes Battlefield 6 sold as many as 6.5 million copies worldwide since launch, generating over $350 million in sales revenue alone.

It was the end of the road for Windows 10 support yesterday, but in terms of what to do next if you're running that operating system, one of the options you probably haven't considered is switching to a Commodore OS.

No, this isn't a suggestion that you head back to the eighties - the heady days of the Commodore 64 and Amiga - and start using Workbench again, but rather Commodore OS Vision 3.0.

This is Commodore's spin on Linux for the contemporary world, and as spotted by Tom's Hardware, the company is pushing its various merits, mainly angling it against Microsoft's telemetry and privacy concerns.

Battlefield 6 has been released, and with the game in the hands of millions of players, nearly one million just on Steam, players are combining different mechanics and discovering exploits that the developers never found.

Exploits usually come with a negative connotation and the assumption that they are game-breaking by giving the user a massive advantage over their opponents. While that does occur in gaming quite regularly, this isn't one of those occasions, as this exploit is more humorous than it is useful, albeit it does result in kills.

Players have discovered that if you stand on top of a drone and repeatedly swing the sledgehammer at the drone while the drone is ascending, you will remain atop the drone, gaining a massive height advantage that can be utilized with a sniper rifle.

With there being so many games to play, and simply not enough time to enjoy them all, it's smart to bookmark the release dates for the ones you really want to try out, especially if they are free. I have one that I will definitely be marking the calendar for, and that is Rules of Engagement: The Grey State

The title is developed by Grey State Studio, which falls under China-publisher, Tencent's banner, and has recently been unveiled with a new cinematic and gameplay trailer. The Grey State: Rules of Engagement is a PvPvE tactical shooter based in a "Horrorverse," where players will be pitted against a variety of ghoulish and Lovecraftian monsters. The goal is to secure an artifact called "The Vertex," while dealing with the monsters and other players that are also searching for the artifact.

The above cinematic trailer does a fantastic job at setting the vibe for the game, as players will be experiencing suspenseful horror coupled with action-packed gameplay against players and monsters. As for the gameplay trailer, what we can see here is pre-alpha footage that is currently a work in progress. However, what is showcased is still quite impressive as we are introduced to three classes with extensive talent trees, and unique abilities, along with a variety of different settings and environments.

With ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X having now launched, many of those who pre-ordered the handheld PC are now picking up their shiny new gaming machine. However, there is something owners of the base ROG Ally should know: Microsoft and ASUS have configured the console's display to be 720p out of the box, despite the display being capable of 1920 x 1080p.

This interesting factoid was pointed out by The Verge's Tom Warren, who shared a helpful video of how to change the display resolution on his personal X account. Warren speculates that ASUS and Microsoft decided to make 1280 x 720p the default resolution for the display to force games that are launched to also run at that resolution.

However, even if the display is set to 1920 x 1080p, or the native resolution of the display, gamers can simply go into the settings of the game and change the resolution down to 1280 x 720p if they so choose.

The principal game designer for Battlefield 6 has recognized the bullet registration problem highlighted by several players, where bullets seemingly hit the target, and blood splatters can be seen, but the target doesn't take damage.

The developers took to the Battlefield Comms X account to confirm they are aware of "rare cases" where bullets can be seen hitting targets, but no damage is registered, and according to the team, the problem has to do with specific weapon attachment combinations. The developers have stated that a hotfix has been rolled out across all platforms and that they will continue to monitor performance as the days proceed.

Additionally, Florian Le Bihan, Battlefield 6's principal game designer, has stated in a separate X post that this issue happened intermittently, and echoed the same statement from Battlefield Comms, the problem was related to certain weapons and attachments. Furthermore, Le Bihan said that in some instances, hit registration problems can be caused by poor internet or game server performance, but in these instances, players will be presented with icons in the top left-hand corner of their screen.

Apple has revealed its new MacBook Pro 14‑inch laptop which has the M5 chip under the hood.

The rumor mill was insistent that this would happen this week, and now we've witnessed the arrival of this next-gen MacBook, or the first of these machines which is the baseline offering.

Revealing the new laptop via a simple press release - yes, this is a relatively lowkey refresh - Apple boasted about improved performance (naturally), particularly when it comes to accelerating AI workloads (no surprises there, either).

A Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold has exploded in the hands of a hardware reviewer who says the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the weakest foldable smartphone they have ever tested, and they have tested every mainstream smartphone released over the last ten years.

The king of smartphone durability tests, JerryRigEverything, has got his hands on a Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, and as with every smartphone the hardware reviewer has put under the spotlight, he ran it through his suite of durability tests. However, when it was time to do the iconic bend test, the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold failed catastrophically, bending at the antenna line, and making the 10 Pro Fold unusable.

Notably, the YouTuber is challenging Google's claim that the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is "Extremely Durable," and that it's "dustproof," which was proven not to be the case after dirt was sprinkled over the hinge, and then heard cracking under the pressure of the device folding open and closed. As for the exploding battery, the YouTuber explained the lithium battery is made up of long sheets of foil that are wrapped around each other, and the electrodes are separated so the battery doesn't short out.

On one hand, you've got companies and CEOs talking about the current AI boom and era of computing, ushering in a new type of industry, factories, culture, and employment. On the other hand, you've got people and ex-CEOs talking about the current AI boom and fixation on creating data centers that draw more power than a town as the next bubble. Similar to the dot-com bubble and crash of 2000, or the financial crisis of 2008, the AI bubble will also burst one day.

In a recent interview with CNBC, ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger falls into the "AI bubble" camp, but notes that the current AI race and expansion by the tech industry and companies everywhere won't end "for several years."

"Of course we are," Pat Gelsinger responded when asked if we're currently in an AI bubble. "We're hyped, we're accelerating, we're putting enormous leverage into the system. That said, I don't see it ending for several years."

Yesterday, we posted a story on one of the investigations into AMD's unintentional leak of an INT8 version of its FSR 4 upscaling solution powered by AI. As the official FSR 4 release uses an FP8, or 8-bit floating-point format, for its AI model, it's currently exclusive to the desktop lineup of Radeon RX 9000 Series GPUs because RDNA 4 is the only Radeon hardware that can support this more complex AI solution.

The INT8 version of FSR 4 is both official and unofficial, and with some clever tinkering, it works on RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 GPUs like the Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 7800 XT. Image quality falls short of the full FP8 version of FSR 4, but it's a notable improvement over FSR 3.1 and still provides a small to decent double-digit boost to performance. Although it's a performance loss compared to FSR 3.1, many see it as a better solution for 1080p and 1440p gaming because it offers image quality much closer to DLSS than FSR 2 or 3.

A new deep dive into this INT8 version of FSR 4 from the tech gurus over at Digital Foundry builds on what we've seen so far, with better image quality at the cost of performance compared to FSR 3. Testing on RDNA 2 graphics cards shows that it works, which means that this version of FSR 4 could technically be ported over to the Xbox Series X|S generation of consoles.

Samsung Electronics has just boosted the development of its next-gen HBM4E memory, aiming for up to 3.25TB/sec of memory bandwidth, over 2.5x the bandwidth of its current HBM3E chips.

NVIDIA recently requested that HBM4 manufacturers -- SK hynix, Samsung, and Micron -- increase the bandwidth on their next-gen HBM4 memory, where recently at the OCP Global Summit 2025 event, Samsung revealed its development target for HBM4E, with per-pin speeds of at least 13Gbps, and mass production set for 2027.

Samsung's next-gen HBM4E memory would have 2048 data I/O pins, which when converted over to bytes (1 byte = 8 bits) then it works out to 3.25TB/sec of memory bandwidth. On top of that, Samsung said that HBM4E's power efficiency is over 2x better than current HBM3E memory.

At TweakTown, we recently put together two new identical Gaming Rigs for deep dives into performance, gaming tech, and other hardware-related goodness. For the cooling, we chose the Corsair iCUE LINK TITAN 360 RX LCD Liquid CPU Cooler and iCUE LINK RX120 MAX RGB 120mm PWM fans. Putting the rigs together, this was the first time we used Corsair's iCUE LINK system and hub for a dedicated testing rig, and once it was all assembled, it's hard to go back to "the old ways."

The reason for this is simple: you're looking at a single cable for the radiator fans, a single cable for the AIO cooler, and a single cable for the system fans. In addition to Daisy-chain support for both cable management and an easy installation process, the iCUE LINK System Hub is a small magnetic box that can be placed out of the way. Plus, you've got intuitive software for controlling fan curves and settings system-wide.

This brings us to Corsair's latest modular high-performance PSU release, the new HXi SHIFT Series. In addition to ATX 3.1 and PCIe 5.1 support and certification, alongside Cybenetics Platinum certification for efficiency, thermal performance, and low noise, it's the first PSU series from Corsair to include an iCUE LINK System Hub inside the PSU, built into each model - available in 1000W, 1200W, and 1500W variants.

MAINGEAR, which is all about custom gaming PCs that you can customize and buy off-the-shelf, has just released a batch of limited edition DOOM EDITION desktop gaming rigs. And by limited edition, they mean it, as only 50 units will be available for purchase - starting today.

The star of the show here is the HAVN HS 420 DOOM: The Dark Ages Limited Edition Chassis, which is based on the award-winning HAVN HS 420 case. We recently reviewed the HAVN HS 420 VGPU variant, where it earned an Editor's Choice award for being "one of the best looking cases available, packed with features and great build quality." The case is paired with the TRYX 360 Panorama SE AIO cooler, featuring a curved LCD pre-configured with animation showcasing DOOM gameplay.

It's a fantastic-looking rig, thanks to the limited edition case and DOOM-themed cooling, and it's available in a few different configurations. The Hurt Me Plenty version, available for $2,999, includes a GeForce RTX 5070 GPU and Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU. The Ultra-Violence version, available for $3,999, includes a GeForce RTX 5080 GPU and the newer Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, while the Nightmare version, available for $5,999, features the beastly GeForce RTX 5090.

NVIDIA originally requested 9Gbps bandwidth for HBM4, with Samsung failing to hit 9Gbps with its 1b DRAM-based HBM4, but using its 1c DRAM and SF4 to HBM4, they could hit over 10Gbps... but SK hynix needed more voltage, and Micron said 10Gbps was impossible.

In a new post on X by leaker @Jukanrosleve, we're hearing that NVIDIA originally requested 9Gbps for HBM4, but once discovering that 10Gbps was achievable, NVIDIA then asked "why not try 11Gbps?" Jukan says that NVIDIA is known for making such demanding requests all the time, adding that in the long-term, he thinks the spec "will likely end up being set at 10Gbps".

This information and post on X was in response to another post the leaker did about half an hour prior, which reads: "NVIDIA has requested Samsung and SK hynix to raise HBM4 speed to 11Gbps, an additional increase from the previous 9Gbps to 10Gbps target".

NVIDIA has teased more details of its next-gen Kyber rack-scale AI server, which will house a huge 576 NVIDIA Rubin Ultra AI GPUs in 2027.

At the OCP Global Summit recently, NVIDIA showcased some of what to expect in the future from AI factories, with the company unveiling multiple interesting new developments. One of those is the work NVIDIA has put into its new Kyber rack-scale technology, replacing Oberon and would see the company scaling up to its NVL72 configuration, using 576 NVIDIA Rubin Ultra AI GPUs.

NVIDIA explains: "The OCP ecosystem is also preparing for NVIDIA Kyber, featuring innovations in 800 VDC power delivery, liquid cooling and mechanical design. These innovations will support the move to rack server generation NVIDIA Kyber - the successor to NVIDIA Oberon - which will house a high-density platform of 576 NVIDIA Rubin Ultra GPUs by 2027".

Intel will be launching its new Panther Lake laptop processors as the Core Ultra 300 series, but with tweaked naming with the flagship reportedly called the Core Ultra X9 388H, with more members of the new SKUs revealed in HWMonitor. Check it out:

Intel formally announced its new Panther Lake CPUs with some details revealed at its recent Tech Tour 2025 event, but now CPU ID has added in support for the new Panther Lake CPUs and their naming convention being confirmed, and the SKUs to be launched.

HWMonitor v1.60 includes support for the Core Ultra X 3X8H, Core Ultra 3X5H, and Core Ultra 3X0U processors, with the new Core Ultra X series having four members:

Apple is expected to announce its next-gen M5 processor this week along with other product announcements, with news that the new M5 chip will be fabbed on TSMC's 3nm "N3E" process node.

In a new report from the Commercial Times, we have new details on Apple's next-gen silicon, where we can expect the next-next-gen M6 processors to be unveiled in 2026 and they could be Apple's first foray into the bleeding-edge 2nm process node for its next-next-gen MacBook laptops.

Apple's upcoming M5 processor will compete with other laptop processors including Qualcomm's newly-released Snapdragon processors and MediaTek's new chips. However, its competitors' chips are fabbed on the higher-end N3P process node, compared to the M5 reportedly fabbed on N3E.

Battlefield 6 is a huge success with over 6.5 million copies sold since launch, analyst firm Alinea Analytics predicts.

While the official verdict on Battlefield 6's numbers is still out, some analysts are making predictions and estimates on how well DICE's new shooter has done. EA hasn't shared any metrics about Battlefield 6's sales performance just yet.

Alinea Analytics has Battlefield 6 sales exceeding 6.5 million, with the majority of sales on PC. Battlefield 6 also raked in over $350 million in revenue, and raw math puts the game closer to the half a billion dollars mark, which, while staggering, is beaten by Call of Duty (Modern Warfare 2 holds the record with $1 billion in full game sales at launch).