Meta will be launching its new AI glasses dubbed Hypernova in 2026, reportedly priced at a not-so-crazy $800 or so, with new information on the headset leaked.

In a new post by industry insider Ming-Chi Kuo, Meta's new Hypernova AI glasses will reportedly enter mass production in the next few months (Q3 2025) with a two-year product lifecycle. Shipments are expected to be around 150,000 to 200,000 units over the next two years, and based on Qualcomm's chip shipment forecasts, global smart glasses shipments are projected to reach 13-15 million units in 2026.

This shows that Hypernova's market share will be negligible, with Kuo stating that Meta will be positioning its new AI glasses as more of an "experimental project" for the Facebook owner. AI will be Hypernova's "most important selling point" says Kuo, however, the integration with AI and AR applications is "still in its nascent stages".

Lenovo is expected to unveil its next-gen Legion Go 2 gaming handheld at IFA 2025 next week, powered by AMD's new Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU.

In a new post by mobile leaker Evan Blass, the second-generation Legion Go 2 gaming handheld (which doesn't have an official name just yet) will be unveiled. MSI already has its Ryzen Z2 Extreme APU-powered Claw A8 gaming handheld, and ASUS is said to confirm pricing for its new ROG Xbox Ally handheld in October, both of these gaming handhelds are powered by the Z2 Extreme chip from AMD.

Lenovo's new Legion Go 2 handheld is a big step up from its original Legion Go, and its Legion Go S handhelds, which either run Windows 11 or Steam OS. These handhelds are powered by the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme which has just 4 cores and 8 threads, and an RDNA 3-powered Radeon 780M integrated GPU.

GALAX has just launched its new custom GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 HOF OC LAB Plus-X Edition graphics card in China, its new flagship RTX 5090 D V2 with a knocked-down 24GB GDDR7 memory capacity.

The ongoing tensions between the US government and China saw the birth of the RTX 5090 D earlier this year, and now the cut-down RTX 5090 D V2 which has less VRAM (24GB versus 32GB on the RTX 5090 and RTX 5090 D).

GALAX's new RTX 5090 D V2 HOF OC LAB Plus-X graphics card has 24GB of GDDR7 as well as lower GPU clocks and power limits than its RTX 5090 D. The regular RTX 5090 D has a 2580MHz GPU boost clock, where its new RTX 5090 D V2 has a 2525MHz GPU boost, with a TDP of 575W (from 600W).

TSMC is reportedly ahead of schedule with its next-gen 1.4nm process node, where it will break ground on the new semiconductor fab with an initial investment that could reach $49 billion.

In a new report from Economic Daily News, we're hearing that TSMC suppliers have been informed of the changed plans, just in case things need to be expedited in order to kick off 1.4nm production. TSMC's new "Fab 25" semiconductor facility will be built at the Central Taiwan Science Park which is located near Taichung City, with Fab 25 to comprise of four different plants, with the first plant undergoing trial production towards the tail end of 2027.

TSMC could move into full-scale production of its next-gen 1.4nm process node (A14) in the second half of 2028, with the new 1.4nm node promising a 15% improvement in performance, and a larger 30% in power efficiency. TSMC's other three plants will also be working on the new 1.4nm wafer production, with the report saying TSMC is looking at an even more advanced lithography of 1nm, which we've previously reported would be unleashed in 2029.

Corsair launched its new XENEON EDGE yesterday and it sold out in less than 10 hours, leaving users scrambling to find stock of the new display, outside of watching influencers unbox and use them.

The company posted on both X and Reddit explaining its limited launch quantity and high demand for the new XENEON EDGE, selling out in less than 10 hours, with a 1 per customer limitation to prevent resellers from worsening the situation for Corsair.

Corsair explained on its post on X: "We understand this can be frustrating for those who missed out on the initial announcement. We have a second shipment already in production and are working to get them in as fast as possible.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has confirmed that its next-generation Rubin AI GPUs are already in the fabs, and are aiming for volume production in the second half of 2026, after it posted another quarter of record revenue hitting $46.7 billion.

During its recent Q2 2026 earnings call, Jensen confirmed Rubin and its 5 other chips -- Vera CPU, CX9 SuperNIC, Spectrum-X, scale Silicon Photonics processor, and NVLINK 144 switch, are in the fabs at TSMC right now, and will launch in 2026. NVIDIA confirmed that all of these new chips will be ready for volume production in 2H 2026.

Jensen said: "The chips of the Rubin platform are in fab, the Vera CPU, Rubin GPU, CX9 SuperNIC, NVLink 144 scale up switch, Spectrum-X scale out and scale across switch, and the silicon photonics processor. Rubin remains on schedule for volume production next year. Rubin will be our third-generation NVLink rack scale AI supercomputer with a mature and full-scale supply chain. This keeps us on track with our pace of an annual product cadence and continuous innovation across compute, networking, systems and software".

Sucker Punch's new Ghost of Yotei gameplay footage showcases some pretty savage combat sequences, complete with a beheading, dismemberment, a brutal sword throw, and how firearms will work in the game.

Unlike its predecessor, Ghost of Yotei will have guns. PlayStation dropped a new gameplay trailer that highlights the guns that can be used in the game, including long guns and handguns, complete with a mechanic that slows down time when heroine Atsu is reloading. It looks like players might be able to adjust the crosshair or line of sights during this sequence, and if so, it could offer an edge in battle. The sequence feels loaded with tension, though.

While the trailer is literally called "firearms gameplay," there's one thing that actually stole the show: sword-throwing. Atsu can toss her short swords at enemies--we see her do it twice--and continue a lethal dance of whirling death.

Battlefield 6 isn't far away from release now, with EA publishing the PC system requirements for its Call of Duty killer, with 1080p 30FPS enjoyed on a modest GeForce RTX 2060 or Radeon RX 5600 XT graphics card. But... if you want 4K 60FPS, 1440p 144FPS, or higher... the system requirements aren't out of control.

EA says that Battlefield 6 will offer "the best PC experience in the history of the franchise" with support for the 4K resolution (this shouldn't even be mentioned, it should be standard for all PC games), support for 21:9 and 32:9 ultrawide gaming monitors, HDR, uncapped framerates, PS5 + Xbox gamepad support on the PC, the ability to create and browse game servers, streamer and incognito mode, and more.

Battlefield 6 will be launching with a flurry of AI upscaling technologies, with support for NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, DLSS Frame Generation, DLSS Super Resolution, DLAA, and NVIDIA Reflex. There's also support for Frame Generation, Anti-Aliasing, and Latency reduction using AMD FSR and Intel XeSS upscaling technologies.

Microsoft is beta testing a new feature that unlocks cloud game streaming to all Xbox Game Pass subscribers, and it's possible that the feature could become permanent for all public gamers.

It looks like Microsoft might allow all cloud streaming for all Xbox Game Pass subscription tiers. There's just one catch--it's not official. Not yet, anyway.

Right now, the new entitlement is only available in the current Xbox Insider test, which is private. Reports indicate that all testers can stream specific PC games via the cloud, regardless of which version of Xbox Game Pass they are subscribed to. Even Game Pass Core subscribers can access the games.

CD Projekt's latest earnings report outlines the current state of its internal game development teams while giving quick updates on its myriads of in-progress projects.

The Witcher 4 is in full production over at CD Projekt RED, kicking off a new saga with Ciri at the helm. The Polish games company just announced its first-half earnings report, confirming a 35% profit margin on $121 million revenue (interestingly, GOG wasn't profitable).

Elsewhere in the report, the group confirmed it has expanded developer headcount from 750 to 799, with most of these workers focused on The Witcher 4. There are 444 people working on the next Witcher game, up from 422 developers since last quarter. Cyberpunk 2 added 20 new developers while other project teams grew more slightly. The shared services team, which focused on UE5 and other toolset optimizations across all platforms, grew by 18 people.

FromSoftware is amping up the sadism in their 3-player PVE co-op game with a new brutal difficulty option.

Elden Ring Nightreign is getting a hard mode, but in pure FromSoft fashion, it's not just difficult--it sounds downright punishing. The devs make it clear that the new Deep of Night mode was made specifically to test the mettle of battle-hardened Nightreign veterans.

The mode, which launches on September 11, will have multiple dungeon depths that are interspersed with foes and mutated bosses. What I found most interesting is how this dungeon-delving mechanic works: The game will scale the difficulty based on your performance, and it's possible only the best of the best will have the opportunity to play on the hardest settings while also surviving the trials.

Bethesda officially confirms a new Starfield expansion is in development, but there are no details on story or release timing just yet.

In a somewhat unusual move, Bethesda announced some Starfield news in a recent developer spotlight video. The studio published a new video interview with Starfield lead creative producer Tim Lamb that confirms two recent rumors are actually true: Starfield is getting another expansion, and space traversal is getting overhauled.

"When it comes to Starfield, I can't wait for players to see what the team has been working on. We have some cool stuff coming, including free updates and features that players have been asking for, as well as a new DLC story," Starfield producer Tim Lamb said in the interview.

Fans of the 90s survival series Dino Crisis have always wondered why Capcom never brought the series back...but it wasn't for lack of effort. New reports say that Capcom tried to make new modernized Dino Crisis games but the productions ultimately fizzled out.

Cult hit Dino Crisis was almost resurrected for the modern generation, and new reports from highly trustworthy insider DuskGolem indicate that Capcom made multiple efforts to bring the series back.

The games didn't make it past the early prototyping phases, however, and the publisher's overall commitment to developing a potentially high-cost AAA title in a semi-obscure franchise remains in question. Dino Crisis has sold 4.5 million copies across four games--for reference, classic franchise Ghosts'n Goblins has 4.7 million sales.

AMD's Wraith Prism and Wraith Spire coolers are heading for the great tech graveyard in the sky, as AMD has announced that they will no longer be bundled with select Ryzen processors.

VideoCardz reports that leaker @momomo_us noticed the official announcement from Team Red and flagged it on X.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is again in the spotlight as another suggestion that there's going to be DLC for the hit game has been aired.

This follows another couple of teasers to this effect, and the latest hint comes from Creative Director of Sandfall, Guillaume Broche, in an interview on YouTube with MrMattyPlays spotted by PC Gamer (see above at just after the 38-minute mark).

When questioned about whether there will be DLC emerging for Clair Obscur, Broche says "there may be" before quickly clarifying that it's a "bit too early to say". However, Broche adds "we may be cooking" with a pretty big grin on his face, which is a fairly clear indication that something's on the boil, at least in my books.

Battlefield 6's recent Open Beta not only helped cement the latest entry as a return to form for the long-running series, but it also introduced a level of destruction that brought a new level of intensity to Battlefield. With buildings that can crumble and terrain that changes after some all-out tank warfare, you might think that this focus on visceral warfare might lead to performance and optimization issues.

That wasn't the case, and with the game's release still several weeks away (it's launching on October 10, 2025, for PC and console), the Open Beta showcased that Battlefield 6 was already running at 60 FPS on everything from a GeForce RTX 3060 to an Xbox Series S console. Part of this is because Battlefield Studios (comprising Criterion, DICE, Motive, and Ripple Effect) has been conducting hands-on Battlefield Labs playtests with the community for months.

This is enough time to resolve issues related to crashes, performance, and other bugs. However, another key reason is that the game runs on DICE's Frostbite engine, which was initially designed to power the first Battlefield games. Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Christian Buhl, Technical Director for Battlefield 6, so we asked him about Frostbite and what makes it the perfect fit for Battlefield 6's all-out warfare.

If you're a competitive gamer who enjoys playing shooters casually or seriously, odds are you jumped into the recent record-breaking Battlefield 6 Open Beta. With the hype surrounding the game growing steadily in recent months, by the time the Open Beta rolled around, the sheer number of players trying to join the action at once led to long queues and some matchmaking issues.

Granted, the team at Battlefield Studios (Criterion, DICE, Motive, and Ripple Effect) deserves a lot of credit for getting on top of things early and ensuring that, as the first and second weekend of the Battlefield 6 Open Beta continued, trying to get into a match wasn't a case of watching a five-digit number slowly count down.

Recently, we had the opportunity to sit down with Christian Buhl, Technical Director for Battlefield 6, to discuss the game, its upcoming launch, and the PC version. We also wanted to know, with millions of players jumping into the Open Beta, whether the game will be able to handle even more when it launches on October 10, 2025.

EA's Battlefield series has always felt like its home was on PC, partly because it wasn't until more recent entries that consoles were actually able to handle the franchise's iconic, large open maps with a vast number of players running around capturing points. With the upcoming October 10, 2025, launch of Battlefield 6, it definitely feels like the PC version is set to be the lead platform and remain the home of the Battlefield franchise.

With the recent success of the record-breaking Battlefield 6 Open Beta that saw over 420 million matches played out with over 92 million hours of gameplay, it was clear to many who jumped in early on PC that the state of the game from a polish, features, and performance perspective is already in a very good place. With the game able to hit a solid 60 FPS with recommended visual settings on the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GPU, featuring insane levels of destruction, it might just become one of the most polished releases of 2025.

This is also excellent news for those who jumped into its predecessor, Battlefield 2042, on day one. Ahead of the launch of Battlefield 6, EA and Battlefield Studios (comprising Criterion, DICE, Motive, and Ripple Effect) have confirmed additional details about the PC release, including the minimum and recommended specs, as well as confirming that it will feature over 600 customization options.

ASRock has released a new BIOS for its AM5 800 series motherboards, and the hope is that this could be an end to Ryzen 9000 X3D processor burnouts with these boards.

VideoCardz noticed that Uniko's Hardware flagged up the new BIOS in a post on X which you can see above.

ASRock's new BIOS is version 3.40 and it comes with two items in the release notes, saying that it improves "memory compatibility and system stability" and also enhances "CPU operating stability".

NVIDIA posted its latest financial results for fiscal Q2 2026, with $46.7 billion in revenue, a 56% year-over-year increase in Data Center revenue driven by Blackwell hardware. However, it's also good news for NVIDIA's Gaming and AI PC segment that includes the company's latest RTX Blackwell generation of GeForce RTX hardware.

According to the report, fiscal Q2 2026 Gaming revenue reached $4.3 billion, representing a 14% increase from Q1 2026 and a 49% rise from the same period last year. During this time, NVIDIA launched the mainstream-focused GeForce RTX 5060 GPU on May 19, which NVIDIA says has become the "fastest-ramping x60-class GPU ever" for the company.

Although we're not sure if "fastest-ramping" translates to "fastest-selling," it's clear that the GeForce RTX 5060 has been a massive success in recent months. This also means that we wouldn't be surprised if it starts to make big moves up the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for August 2025.