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Even thieves aren't getting a good deal on expensive NVIDIA hardware. In what may be one of the most disappointing heists in recent memory, thieves in California stole two Nvidia-branded trailers expecting to find stacks of AI GPUs, only to discover that their robbery was about to become a worldwide joke. Instead of silicon, they got silica. Twenty tons of sand, to be exact.

The two trailers bore both the NVIDIA and PlusAI logos, the latter being an autonomous trucking startup working with NVIDIA to test self-driving technology. The thieves likely spotted the branding and assumed an Nvidia-branded vehicle meant an Nvidia-adjacent payday. What they did not know is that PlusAI packs its semi-trailers with 20,000 pounds of sand each to simulate real cargo loads and test how a fully loaded truck responds to various road conditions. The actual truck cabs, which would have contained the valuable self-driving hardware, were parked safely inside the warehouse. The trailers were left outside secured with hand locks.

PlusAI learned the trailers were missing only after an executive received a text from a friend who recognized the vehicles parked near their Newark, California workplace, about half a mile from PlusAI's warehouse. Police were called, and both trailers were recovered with all 40,000 pounds of sand intact. It appears the thieves broke open the doors, discovered their payload, and simply walked away. At the time of writing this, no arrests have been made.

A wild new external GPU enclosure has surfaced that is designed to provide an RTX 5090 or RTX 5060 Ti gaming experience over a wireless display connection. Known as the WiCi One, the enclosure uses a Wi-Fi 7 connection instead of DisplayPort or HDMI to project a display signal to a laptop, desktop, tablet, or smartphone. The base model starts at $1,999 for the RTX 5060 Ti version.

The WiCi One is a high-end GPU enclosure targeted at gamers, creators, and AI developers, featuring not just a dedicated RTX 50 series GPU but an Intel CPU, Wi-Fi 7 module, and NVMe storage included in the enclosure to provide wireless display connectivity and additional storage for machine learning workloads. The eGPU enclosure uses a virtual GPU driver and its Wi-Fi 7 module to provide display output to a host machine. The internal NVMe SSD is designed to use TurboStream, which is a feature that turns the SSD into a working VRAM pool, improving the complexity of AI models that can be deployed on the GPU.

A couple of gaming benchmarks were provided on the WiCi One product page, advertising up to 110 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K Ultra with DLSS 4, and 90 FPS at 4K Cinematic with DLSS 4 on the RTX 5090 version. The RTX 5060 Ti version was capable of providing 80 FPS and 60 FPS, respectively, in the same titles at the same settings.

A PS5 emulator has now booted Marvel's Wolverine on PC, and the game only launched on PlayStation 5 on September 15.

User Jose Coixao (@notnotzecoxao) posted a short video on X showing the KytyPS5 emulator getting the game to its main menu, on a system with a GeForce RTX 5090 and a Ryzen 7 7800X3D. Frame rates were reportedly around 2 FPS, and no gameplay was shown, so this is a boot-to-menu result for now.

Still, PS5 emulation looks like it keeps picking up speed. When we covered the emulator in July, KytyPS5 had only just reached the menus of GTA 5 and ran Quake II at around 7 FPS with glitches. Roughly a month later, footage highlighted on X showed GTA 5 running through its North Yankton prologue.

Great Wall has introduced a new version of its low-end Little King Kong desktop PSU in China, identified by JD as the GW-330SF, intended for low-power systems. The power supply comes with unusual environmental protection, including a PCB with a protective "three-proof" coating designed to resist insects, moisture, and dust, according to Great Wall.

According to Chinese outlet IT Home, the GW-330SF features 180-240V AC input, a single +12V rail rated at 19.16A, a 5V and 3.3V rail, fixed cables, and no AC power cable included in the box. At 19.16A, the +12V rail is rated for roughly 230W on its own, essentially matching the PSU's total advertised output.

Great Wall says the PCB uses a protective coating that creates an insulating barrier over exposed circuitry, helping protect against moisture and conductive debris. Similar coatings are commonly used in industrial electronics.

GTA 6 will have a weather system unlike anything we've seen before, Game Informer has confirmed in their latest cover issue.

New coverage from Game Informer teases a closer look at some features that Rockstar has yet to actually reveal. According to GI, it turns out that GTA 6 will have an advanced new weather system that "simulates Florida's less-sunny weather phenomena." That's a little vague, especially since weather in Florida is extremely unpredictable, but it could signal that hazardous weather conditions like tropical storms or even hurricanes will be in the game.

GTA 6's weather is actually something I reported on way back in 2021, when I spotted a patent for next-gen NPCs. This specifically mentioned weather, but in relation to NPC interactions. Further speculation was fueled by a Rockstar VFX job listing from that same year, which indicated that large-scale destruction could be possible. What could cause such devastation in a coastal state? Perhaps a massive category-5 storm that kicks off during the end missions, permanently changing Leonida.

Game of Tobi's latest showcase of their port of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Nintendo 3DS shows significant progress over earlier builds. The 27-minute gameplay footage highlights major improvements and now includes working stereoscopic 3D on the New Nintendo 3DS.

Nintendo originally launched Twilight Princess in 2006 for the Wii and GameCube, before remastering it as Twilight Princess HD for the Wii U in March 2016. The 3DS never received an official version, despite years of fan speculation and even a short-lived Twilight Princess 3D rumor in 2015 that was ultimately revealed to be fake.

Following an initial reveal in July this year, Game of Tobi is effectively building the 3DS version Nintendo never made. The project is possible thanks to the community decompilation of Twilight Princess. ZeldaRET spent years reconstructing the game's source code, which has since enabled native ports like Dusklight, along with other projects such as Twilight Princess: Courage Reborn.

Even if Halo stayed with its original developers at HS/343 Industries, a new game would still be years away from release.

Xbox recently made some big changes to its game dev teams and the franchises that they're responsible for. In an odd twist of fate, Activision will now make the next Halo game. Xbox has in turn mostly shuttered Halo Studios, the team responsible for Halo, relegating HS' ranks to more of a support studio that will handle socials, community features, and bug fixes for existing games.

New reports from The Verge's Tom Warren shed more light on the Halo situation. According to Warren's sources, the existing Halo Studios team was years away from releasing the next Halo game.

Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 2 was released in 1999, and although that was the era of early 3D gaming, its top-down presentation set the tone for the game-changing open-world action of Grand Theft Auto 3 in 2001. The GTA series has seen a few impressive RTX Remix mods and projects over the past couple of years, but seeing GTA 2 with full path-traced lighting is an impressive achievement.

Created by modder gebdag, GTA 2 RTX Remix translates all existing light sources in the game, while generating new ones for explosions, gunfire, and other effects, into RTX Remix's path-traced solution. As GeForce's Jacob Freeman showed on social media, this new lighting is transformative and includes a dynamic time-of-day system.

One key reason this is an impressive achievement is that we're talking about a game built using DirectDraw, an early version of Direct3D (DirectX). And because RTX Remix only supports games that use at least DirectX 9, the modder had to create a custom wrapper to translate the game's rendering calls so RTX Remix could read them properly.

Tap to pay is a modern convenience that many have grown accustomed to. Simply tap a card or a smartphone on a compatible reader, and purchases are conducted in a way that's simple and doesn't require anyone to punch in or enter information. According to a new patent titled "Video Game Controller-Driven Information Transfer," Sony could be bringing tap-to-pay technology to the PlayStation 6 and its next-gen controller.

As spotted by Dexerto, the system would include cards and smartphones, with gamers or users bringing their payment method close to the controller for NFC and Bluetooth communication. Although consoles like the PS5 support payment methods being stored on the system for digital purchases, entering card details for the first time or whenever there's a change has always been viewed as cumbersome when using a controller.

Interestingly, in addition to calling out credit cards as one use case for this tap-to-pay system, it also mentions gift cards. This would be a welcome addition, as many PlayStation gamers currently use gift cards for their digital purchases, a process, like with credit cards, that currently requires using a controller to manually type or select each character or number for activation.

Nintendo Switch emulation continues, even though Nintendo has been doing its best to scrub and remove Yuzu-based emulation projects from the internet. ProsperoEden, based on the Eden fork, is an unofficial PlayStation 5 port of the Nintendo Switch emulator. What makes this impressive is that it runs natively on PS5 hardware, no Linux required.

However, it requires a jailbroken console. Interestingly, this Nintendo Switch emulator for PS5 uses OpenGL, not Vulkan, and the developers have optimized it for specific games. The current ProsperoEden v1.000.010 release is listed as an Early Alpha, so performance varies by title, but the results are impressive for a project that seems to improve with every release.

The side-scrolling platformer Cuphead runs at a relatively stable 60 FPS while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Metroid Dread average around 40 FPS. The popular multiplayer racer runs at a solid 60 FPS on actual Switch hardware, so that one still has a ways to go before it's deemed playable. As for two of the most popular games on the Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Pokemon Legends Z-A, it's a different story.

Thermal Grizzly and Noctua, two brands known for creating premium cooling and thermal solutions for PC hardware, have joined forces for the new WireView Pro II - Noctua Edition. As expected, it combines the WireView Pro II's advanced GPU monitoring and protection features for high-end cards using the new 12V-2x6 power connector standard, plus an integrated Noctua fan.

Specifically, it uses the Noctua NF-A4x10 PWM fan, which requires a larger CNC-machined aluminum housing and a redesigned grille than the original WireView Pro II. The extra space for heat transfer and dissipation also includes a cooling plate and thermal pad to improve thermal performance. The small Noctua NF-A4x10 PWM fan also operates semi-passively, only activating once a certain temperature and load threshold is reached.

According to Noctua, the revamped design improves cooling and thermal performance compared to the standard WireView Pro II, especially during "high thermal conditions," which would be when a card like the GeForce RTX 5090 is running at full load playing a game like 007 First Light or Control Resonant in 4K with Path Tracing and DLSS 4.5.

The mid-generation New Nintendo 3DS refresh that upgraded the processor, expanded memory, and added microSD support has become a haven for homebrew development in recent years. It was Nintendo's last full handheld console before it transitioned to the Switch's handheld-and-console hybrid.

In addition to the recent and impressive efforts from homebrew developers bringing classic GTA games like Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City to the handheld, there's a new app that brings the latest PC games with ray-tracing and DLSS to the New 3DS, New 3DS XL, and New 2DS XL called Kasumi.

Created by p0mpurin and available via GitHub, Kasumi is an unofficial GeForce NOW client that brings PC gaming to the handheld via NVIDIA's cloud streaming service. GeForce NOW offers near-instant access to PC games across Steam, Epic, Xbox, and other clients, running on GeForce RTX-powered cloud hardware that leverages the full suite of RTX technologies like DLSS, Frame Generation, Reflex, and even G-Sync.

MAXSUN has demonstrated a compact workstation built around a Z890 Mini-ITX motherboard that connects a discrete GPU by routing its PCIe 5.0 link through MCIO cabling rather than a conventional PCIe x16 slot. The system was shown at Intel Connection 2026 in China, highlighting how the high-density connector standard can provide greater flexibility for small-form-factor workstation designs.

MAXSUN officially announced the MS-Challenger MCIO ITX platform in June 2026, as part of an effort with Intel to expand the MCIO ecosystem. MCIO stands for Mini Cool Edge I/O, and can carry high-speed PCIe over cable instead of forcing the PCIe endpoint to plug directly into the motherboard.

The 74-pin MCIO 8i connector used by MAXSUN carries up to eight PCIe lanes, so the board uses two connectors to expose a full 16-lane interface. This raises an obvious question: how is it different from a conventional PCIe riser cable?

Radeon GPU users no longer have to wait for AMD's response to NVIDIA's DLSS 5 Neural Rendering, as modders have delivered significant performance gains and simpler installation. Thanks to modder Daniel Blanco's unofficial project DLSS-NR-on-AMD, Radeon users can now run DLSS-NR with significantly higher frame rates and a much simpler, one-click installation.

There are actually two major runtime implementations at play here: Kien's dlss5-on-amd-9070xt-porting and danielblnc's DLSS-NR-on-AMD. Both are ground-up implementations that use custom HIP kernels to run the DLSS 5 neural network on Radeon hardware rather than translating NVIDIA GPU code at runtime. Daniel's approach remains closed-source while Kien's alternative is open-source.

According to danielblnc, the Alpha 0.3.3 version achieved a 23% speed boost over previous builds. Alpha 0.4.0 then increased performance by around 42%, and Alpha 0.4.1 added another 8%, bringing the total to roughly 89% more performance than v0.3.2 across those three releases. That is a massive improvement in just 2 weeks.

A Reddit user says Walmart sent them four RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards after they paid for just one. The Redditor, posting as u/deadmanwonderland_23, ordered a single MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB for $1,099, a price that beats most current listings for the card by over $100. Instead of one box showing up, four identical units apparently did.

The card in question looks to be MSI's Frieren Beyond Journey's End special edition, which sells for $1,259 on MSI's own store. Four of those would put the total value of the shipment north of $5,000, against a single payment of $1,099. It's not clear whether the buyer has told Walmart about the extras yet, or whether Walmart even knows.

Shipping mistakes that work out for the buyer aren't rare, and big retailers often just let people keep the extra units rather than deal with the hassle of getting them back. Walmart hasn't said anything about this particular case, so there's reason to hold off on drawing firm conclusions until more comes out. GPU prices have kept climbing through 2026, which probably makes a story like this more interesting than it would have been a couple of years back, especially for a card that already sits well above most people's budgets.

With GTA 6 launching November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S, the question of what platform it will go to next is already circulating. A PC port is widely expected, and rumors of a Nintendo Switch 2 version have been floating around for months. However, a former Rockstar developer has now come forward pushing back on the Switch 2 idea fairly directly.

Jérémy Hartvick, a former open-world designer at Rockstar who worked on GTA 6 from 2017 through 2020, told Kiwi Talkz that a Switch 2 port simply does not make much sense. "I don't believe it even makes sense, because I'm not sure the audience for GTA 6 is so much the audience for the Switch. If you're a GTA fan, you would probably buy a console on which GTA will come out," he said.

"Does it make sense for you to go out of your way to probably deliver a subpar experience, because it does not run exactly the same, when you know anyone will buy a PS5 to get your game? No." The argument is essentially that Rockstar's brand pull is strong enough that dedicated fans will buy whatever hardware they need to play, making an optimized Switch 2 port a difficult investment to justify for the return it would likely generate.

Intel's Raptor Lake architecture is getting a new desktop implementation, with ERYING introducing compact MoDT (Mobile-on-Desktop) motherboards built around its new embedded Core i7-13798HRE and Core i5-13598HRE processors.

At the heart of the two boards are Intel's Core i7-13798HRE and Core i5-13598HRE processors, both reportedly rated at 55W. The Core i7-13798HRE combines 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores for 14 cores and 20 threads, with boost clocks up to 5.0GHz and 24MB of L3 cache. The Core i5-13598HRE is its 12-core/16-thread sibling with 4 P-cores and 8 E-cores, 18MB of L3 cache, and boost clocks up to 4.8GHz.

ERYING explicitly describes the Core i7-13798HRE as essentially a Core i7-13800HRE without integrated graphics. Based on its specifications, the i5-13598HRE appears to follow the same pattern: an i5-13600HRE-class part with integrated graphics disabled.

Nintendo says it has won a $4.5 million judgment against James Williams, known online as Archbox, a former moderator of the r/SwitchPirates subreddit. Williams was accused of running multiple pirate shops that offered extensive libraries of pirated Nintendo Switch games for free download. The US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled by default, meaning Williams never responded to the lawsuit.

Nintendo originally filed suit in June 2024, accusing Williams of operating, overseeing, and driving several piracy shops since 2019. He also moderated r/SwitchPirates, a community that grew to nearly 190,000 members and regularly directed users toward unauthorized downloads and tools for bypassing Nintendo's protections. Williams reportedly solicited Nintendo eShop gift cards to buy games that could then be copied and distributed, and provided technical assistance to help users run pirated titles.

The $4.5 million figure comes from the maximum statutory damages of $150,000 per title applied to 30 copyrighted games, including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The court found the infringement was willful. A permanent injunction also bars Williams from distributing pirated Nintendo games, selling circumvention software, or encouraging others to obtain pirated content. It requires him to shut down all remaining piracy shops and associated social media accounts.

Microsoft has revealed its biggest overhaul of Copilot yet, and CEO Satya Nadella is framing it as something bigger than an assistant. In a post on X, Nadella said the company is building Copilot as a new OS for work that spans every model, every form factor, and every task.

The rebuilt app splits into three main pieces: Home, which merges the existing Chat and Cowork experiences and folds in full Word, Excel, and PowerPoint support; Code, a natural language app builder running on the same tech as GitHub Copilot; and Autopilot, a persistent agent that keeps working after the user closes their laptop.

Home and Code start rolling out to Microsoft's Frontier early access program over the coming weeks, with Autopilot moving into private preview by the end of September. Autopilot looks like a rebrand of Scout, the always-on agent Microsoft showed at Build in June, which could follow channels and resume abandoned projects without a fresh prompt. Pricing is now split into two lanes, with a flat per-user license for everyday use and usage-based billing for the heavier agentic work in Cowork, Code, and Autopilot.

Thermal Grizzly has launched the Mycro Pro Stainless Steel CPU water block, and the Intel version comes with support for Intel's LGA1954 socket, the platform expected for Nova Lake-S desktop processors currently targeting a Q1 2027 launch.

Alongside LGA1954, the block also covers LGA1700 and LGA1851, meaning buyers can use it with current and last-generation Intel platforms and carry it forward to Nova Lake-S when it arrives.

This is not the first signal that LGA1954 is approaching. Thermaltake's leaked installation guide and Noctua's FAQ update have both suggested that LGA1851 coolers should carry over to the new socket, and LGA1954 components have already appeared on AliExpress. Thermal Grizzly adding the socket to an official product listing is another sign that the platform is close enough for accessory makers to ship for.