A Tesla electric vehicle owner crashed into a tow truck on a highway in Moscow, seeing his car catch fire and explode. It wasn't a Michael Bay level explosion, but they're pretty big as you can see in the video below.

State TV channel Rossia 24 had video of the Tesla vehicle on the side of the road, "engulfed in flames and thick black smoke". We don't know what model of Tesla vehicle it was, but it's safe to say it doesn't matter - the car is in a bad way in that video. This isn't the first Tesla vehicle to crash, burst into flames, or explode -- but this is one of the downsides to battery-based vehicles.

Alexi Tretyakov, the owner and driver of the Tesla said that his car had Autopilot enabled and his hands-on the wheel, meaning that both Alexi and the Tesla cars semi-autonomous tech didn't see the tow truck, and crashed into it. Not a good look for Tesla right now.

Gamers expected Ubisoft to unveil or at least tease a next-gen Splinter Cell at E3 2019, but that show has come and gone and we had nothing about Sam Fisher's new adventure.

But during ChinaJoy, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot talked with Chinese site GamerSky where he said: "On Splinter Cell there will be some new type of experiments, but more on different devices. We are working a lot on the brand today to come back at one point. We can't say when because as you know it takes time, but we have to find which time is right to come back ".

I loved the original Splinter Cell games and would love to see Ubisoft unleash a new Sam Fisher story, but with next-gen graphics. Splinter Cell is known for its stealth gameplay with lighting and shadows playing a large part, I'd love to see a new take on Splinter Cell with some real-time ray tracing technology infused into it.

Intel has a new mobile NUC workstation kit in the works with its new "Quartz Canyon" NUC, with FanlessTech reporting on the new Zeon-powered NUC that supports high-end graphics cards.

The new Intel Quartz Canyon NUC supports up to an 8-core Xeon-E and 9th-gen Core i7 vPro processor, as well as high-end graphics cards that would normally go into a high-end PC. The tiny size will attract a large userbase, offering high-end desktop performance in a portable carry-with-you size.

It's also packed with a bunch of connectivity and features including dual Thunderbolt 3 connectors, dual Ethernet ports, Intel Optane and ECC RAM support. Intel is also including a 500W power supply to get it all juiced, as well as 2.4Gbps Wi-Fi 6 connectivity.

Intel is preparing its next-gen Phantom Canyon NUC systems that will pack the next-gen Tiger Lake CPUs, and they should be quite the mini powerhouses judging by these specs.

We're told to expect some Tiger Lake-U processors with up to TDP of up to 28W, PCIe 4.0 x4 support for super-fast SSDs, and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or RTX 2060 graphics card. This would be absolutely perfect for most gamers, and anything less can be done through a Thunderbolt 3-powered external graphics card.

Inside, you should be able to equip a new Phantom Canyon NUC (seriously, that name is awesome) with 64GB of DDR4 at up to 2400MHz, while faster 2666MHz memory will be limited to 32GB. There should be 2 x M.2 slots, 2.5+1GbE ports, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0, USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, and more.

Amazon put up some placeholders for WB Games Montreal's new game, hinting at an imminent announcement.

After cancelling their ambitious Suicide Squad live game, WB Games Montreal is currently working on a Batman-related project. Details are scarce, but sources close to the matter say it's centered around the Dark Knight's son, Damian Wayne. But the focus of the game could've shifted since then. Back in 2018, the studio teased the project would borrow from The Court of Owls story arc from the 2011 graphic novels.

We've had no actual information for years now, but that could change quite soon. The now-deleted Amazon placeholder listings hint WB Montreal's game could be announced soon, possibly this month at Gamescom 2019 in Germany.

Next-gen games on Xbox 360? It could be possible thanks to Project xCloud.

Microsoft's new Project xCloud streaming service could enable next-gen gaming on old legacy hardware like the Xbox 360. The service uses the power of remote servers to beam games to devices like mobile phones regardless of their hardware limitations. It's a way of making gaming more accessible to gamers on-the-go or even at home. And since gamers can literally use their Xbox One hardware as a host server to stream games, the current-gen could beam games to last-gen. How bizarre.

Nothing's been confirmed just yet, and we don't know if it's possible--or more importantly, if Microsoft even cares about the X360 any more--but MS Studios head Matt Booty at least entertained the idea. In a recent interview with GameInformer, he talked about how the unique use-case underlines xCloud's core ethos.

Take-Two once again teases a huge roadmap of new IP, sequels, and franchises, strongly hinting GTA 6 is currently in development.

In its recent Fiscal Year Q1'20 earnings call, Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive teases its massive slate of new games. The pipeline is "bigger than ever," and Take-Two says it'll include sequels from its biggest franchises (ahem...Grand Theft Auto...ahem). But it's not all GTA 6 and Rockstar. There's a myriad of fresh projects in dev across its entire label of studios, including the new 2K project from ex-Call of Duty dev Michael Condrey, new titles from its Social Point mobile house, and innovative games from its new indie label Private Division, which is publishing Obsidian's new The Outer Worlds RPG.

In the call, company CFO Lainie Goldstein outlined strong growth indicators for FY2020 and beyond thanks to this new slate. "Looking ahead, we have the strongest development pipeline in our history, including sequels from our biggest franchises, as well as exciting new IP," she said.

Technically all Halo games are service games with expanded multiplayer (Halo 5 pushed the bar with REQ microtransactions). But Halo 6, aka Halo: Infinite, could push things even further by adding in a live campaign that continually unfolds over time.

Halo: Infinite is sounding more and more like a hybrid campaign that blends RPG progression with FPS action for a long-winded, ever-evolving experience. I recently predicted Infinite would have a GaaS-based campaign that's updated with new missions, chapters, and storylines across years. I posited that Infinite could be a platform instead of a game; it could be the beginning of a literal infinite rollout of Halo content. Everything about the Xbox business (which thrives from engagement and monetization) and how 343i describes the game makes this seem more and more likely.

Now there's even more evidence to support our theory. In a recent interview with GameInformer, Microsoft Studios boss Mat Booty seems to hint that Halo: Infinite will have some sort of expanded live-based gaming that lives outside of multiplayer.

Blizzard's been on a classic kick lately. First we got remasters of the original Warcraft and Starcraft games, and now they're doubling-down with World of Warcraft classic. But we shouldn't hold out hope for Diablo II remastered.

In its recent earnings call, Activision-Blizzard pledged to make more remasters of key franchises. It's a way of re-engaging players and making money with sales, and also baking in microtransaction hooks in older games. Company CEO Robert Kotick pretty much says more classic re-releases are on the way.

"At Activision we have seen great results from remastering some of these beloved games over the last couple of years. They are obviously having a big impact on our bottom line and a real impact there, but I'd say what's really important is that it's reaffirming the enduring nature of these franchises for us. We think there's a lot of IP in there the fans are going to want to experience again. So now what I'd say stay tuned for some future announcements."

Discord will soon roll out a new streaming feature, but it's not going to be huge like Twitch.

Discord's new Go Live feature is basically screen-sharing to a small group of random players, creating a more intimate and close-knit experience with strangers online. It won't deliver huge mass-audience streaming like Twitch or YouTube and is instead limited to just 10 viewers. Go Live can be used by anyone on a server, and numerous people can stream at once in a single voice channel. It's meant to deliver a kind of camaraderie to users across a server and even has huge game-changing potential.

This is basically a continuation to Discord's screen-sharing feature, which shows your friends' screens while in-game and it could revolutionize interactivity. Go Live won't require users to be friends with the viewers, though. Gamers could share tips on how to take on a specific boss with real-time footage, all complimented by live voice chatting to boot. Using Go Live in tandem with a multiplayer game would basically deliver a new level of tutorials to Discord servers.