STRATEGIC SURVIVALtinyBuild and Hypnohead announce roguelite city builder The Crab is Walking
tinyBuild and Hypnohead have announced The Crab is Walking, a roguelite city builder coming to PC via Steam. Playtests will begin in 2027.
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STRATEGIC SURVIVALDEVICE ADDReStory sales top 500,000 ahead of free update
ReStory, the Y2K-era electronics repair sim, has sold over 500,000 copies and will receive a new device and customer on September 21.
SURVIVAL SHOOTERDino FPS FEROCIOUS arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series
tinyBuild and OMYOG bring their dinosaur survival shooter to consoles after a PC launch.
MODERN ARSENALKingmakers medieval shooter gets deep dive trailer
tinyBuild and Redemption Road Games show off a medieval strategy shooter with modern weapons.
INDIE HORRORtinyBuild to publish Road to Jukai horror game
tinyBuild will publish the psychological horror game Road to Jukai, formerly Silent Road, for PC in 2027.
PERFORMANCE GAINAMD Ryzen 5 5500F beats 5500 non-F by up to 16%
Early gaming tests show the new chiplet Ryzen 5 5500F outperforming its monolithic sibling, though cache size limits its potential.
SPACE BASE DEFENSEHull Rupture launches November 4
A base-building tower defence roguelike where you manage a spaceship and use humans as resources launches on PC.
SPACE STATIONProbably Stolen launches October 28
A cyberpunk shopkeeping simulator from Questing Goose Studio launches on PC next month.
TRY IT NOWGraveyard Keeper II demo now available
tinyBuild and Lazy Bear Games release a demo for the sequel ahead of its September 22 launch.
SOULSLIKENeowiz registers 'Wonders of O' trademark
Neowiz has filed trademarks for a sequel to the hit Soulslike Lies of P, hinting at a new project called Wonders of O.
WINDOWS COMPATIBILITYSolo dev wires ZLUDA to AMD for CUDA on Windows
A solo developer has automated a workflow to run CUDA workloads on a Radeon RX 9060 XT in Windows, bridging ZLUDA with AMD's HIP SDK.
DATA SECURITYNvidia, Palantir and others restrict AI usage over privacy fears
Major firms are limiting access to advanced AI models due to worries about proprietary data and unclear data retention policies.
ON DEVICEPerplexity Portable AI Arrives on Windows PCs
Perplexity’s local agent is now available on RTX PCs, keeping data on device and using connectors for common apps.
HACKED CONSOLENeed for Speed Underground 2 runs on Nintendo Switch
Classic Windows titles are playable on Nintendo Switch thanks to a custom port of Wine.
ETHICAL STANCEMicrosoft publishes humanist AI code of conduct
Microsoft says people matter more than AI amid safety concerns
HANDHELD CONSOLEApple Beats Controllers for Gaming
Apple plans to launch two game controllers under the Beats brand, according to Bloomberg.
GEOPOLITICSChina hits back at U.S. AI safety calls
Beijing dismisses warnings as fearmongering to lock in an American lead, while U.S. leaders push for a controlled slowdown ahead of a summit.
DANGER ZONEAI Risks Debate Revived by New Warnings
Concerns over AI's potential for misuse are rising as models become more powerful, sparking renewed debate about safety measures.
BOXED RELEASEStarCraft shooter won't be live service
Blizzard says the upcoming 2030 open-world shooter will be a boxed release rather than an ongoing online game.
EXPERIMENTAL BUILDLost Odyssey finally playable on PC via fan-made recompilation
A cult Xbox 360 JRPG from Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi now has a playable PC port, though it remains an experimental project.
BOND UNLOCKEDDiablo 5 Targets Spring 2029 Release
Blizzard reveals a post-apocalyptic setting with no towns and a travelling caravan, plus a mysterious link to Diablo that unlocks new abilities.
SURVEILLANCE DEPLOYMENTFlock camera contracts cancelled but data retention lingers
Local governments are ditching controversial AI license plate readers, but uncertainty remains over what happens to the footage already collected.
SOVEREIGN AIFujitsu Launches Made-in-Japan MONAKA CPU and Server
Fujitsu's new 2 nm processor promises high performance and power efficiency for sovereign AI infrastructure.
REMOTE PRINTINGMeta Quest user throws 3D models at printer
A software engineer has integrated a Meta Quest headset with a Bambu Lab 3D printer to print objects by throwing them across the room.