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    Call of Duty ditches zombies, tries fresh start in 2027

    A reliable Call of Duty leaker says the 2027 title will be a completely new sub-series. According to the source, GhostOfHope on X, Sledgehammer Games is developing this entry. It would introduce new characters and a setting in the late 1990s or early 2000s, breaking from the Modern Warfare and...
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    NVIDIA and SK hynix cook up AI SSD, inference gets spicy

    SK Hynix and NVIDIA are reportedly co-developing a specialized AI SSD under a project named Storage Next. This inference-optimized storage solution, targeting a 2027 release, aims to address the high-throughput, low-latency demands of running AI models by functioning as a pseudo-memory layer for...
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    Ex-Hitman devs drop MOBA roguelite, loot chaos ensues

    A new co-op roguelite from industry veterans, Raiders of Blackveil, just hit early access on PC. The game comes from Wombo Games, a Copenhagen studio founded by Hitman co-creator Janos Flösser. Their team includes ex-IO Interactive and Square Enix devs with credits on major titles like Tomb...
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    Samsung's old camera trick returns to outshine Apple's iPhone 18

    Samsung might bring back variable aperture cameras because Apple is reportedly adding them to the iPhone 18 Pro models. A tipster on Weibo, Digital Chat Station, says Samsung is testing the tech again and also experimenting with a wider folding screen similar to rumored iPhone Fold designs...
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    ARC Raiders freezes players solid, adds frostbite chaos

    Embark Studios just dropped a major winter update for ARC Raiders called Cold Snap. The new survival element makes the Rust Belt a frozen death trap where players can freeze to death. A Flickering Flames event and a fresh Raider Deck are also part of the patch, which is the last big one planned...
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    Leaked iOS 26 build spills Apple's secret sauce, codenames galore

    A massive leak from an internal iOS 26 build has spilled the beans on a ton of future Apple gear. The info, compiled by a Chinese leaker known as Kang on Weibo, details upcoming chips and devices like the A20 and M6 processors, a Vision Air headset, and a foldable iPhone prototype. This data...
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    Divinity confirmed turn-based, Vincke promises RPG revolution

    Larian Studios confirmed their new game, Divinity, will be another turn-based RPG. CEO Swen Vincke stated that it aims to surpass Baldur's Gate 3 by refining its formula with new, unrevealed mechanics. The goal is a three to four-year development cycle, targeting an early access launch around...
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    Panther Lake sips power, but loses speed

    An early engineering sample for Intel's Panther Lake chip shows underwhelming results. The Core Ultra 7 365, a power-efficient model, posted Geekbench scores slightly below its Lunar Lake predecessor. The chip scored about six to seven percent slower in both single and multicore tests compared...
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    Wilds gets real, frame rates finally fly

    CAPCOM's latest patch for Monster Hunter Wilds delivers tangible performance gains. Title Update 4, available now, shows clear framerate improvements across two different PC configurations in official comparison videos. Using medium settings at 1080p, both an AMD RX 6600 and an NVIDIA RTX 2060...
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    FF7 Remake hits Switch 2, fans lose their minds

    Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade launches on Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series consoles next month. A playable demo for both platforms is available now, featuring the opening bombing mission. Progress and some bonus items will carry over to the full game. The demo showcases a strong...
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    Dead Island 3 surfaces, zombie fans mark 2028 calendars

    A financial filing reveals Dambuster Studios is targeting early 2028 for Dead Island 3. The Nottingham-based developer has nearly two hundred staff fully assigned to the project following their work on Dead Island 2's ultimate edition. This planned release comes less than five years after the...
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    DRAM crunch hits phones, budgets bleed

    A global DRAM shortage is spiking memory prices, forcing phone makers to cut specs. Smartphone shipment numbers are projected to drop by 2.6 percent next year as component costs jump. Bill of Materials expenses could rise up to twenty-five percent for budget models. Apple and Samsung can absorb...
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    Lara rolls back in, boulders and all

    Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog are remaking the original Tomb Raider. Called Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis, the game arrives in 2026 for the series's thirtieth anniversary. It aims to modernize the classic while keeping its core spirit. Developers explained they rebuilt the combat and...
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    Winds Meet blows past 15 million, phones fuel surge

    Everstone Studio's free wuxia game Where Winds Meet pulled in over fifteen million players in its first month. This count got a big boost from a recent mobile launch on iOS and Android. The title previously hit nine million users in just over two weeks. Reviewers praised its high-quality open...
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    Divinity 2 hits new consoles, Japan pays extra

    Larian Studios announced a new fantasy RPG called Divinity. They also dropped a native current-gen upgrade for Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition. This free update is hitting PlayStation 5, Xbox Series consoles, and the Nintendo Switch 2, providing better performance over old backward...
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    Cook makes a mint, but not as much as you’d think

    Tim Cook just passed Steve Jobs as Apple's longest-serving CEO, taking the company to a four trillion dollar valuation. His actual salary, however, doesn't crack the top tier for American execs. His compensation sits around 74.6 million dollars. That sum means he makes an average worker's...
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    Mobile courts zoom in, Kenyan drivers sweat

    Chief Justice Martha Koome launched a multi-agency crackdown on reckless driving, deploying mobile courts along major highways. Officers from the NTSA, Kenya Police, and the EACC will jointly patrol roads. The move responds to a deadly spike in accidents, with over two dozen killed in just the...
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    Boma Yangu flop, just 0.5% of Kenyans bite

    Kenya's affordable housing push dropped over 81 billion shillings into the program across three years. Official stats show only about 292,000 people signed up for the Boma Yangu scheme by mid-2025, missing the 565,800 target badly. The State Department for Housing admitted the registration...
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    Blogger Muteti freed on Ksh15K bail over X posts

    Blogger Boniface Mulinge Muteti got bail set at fifteen thousand shillings in a Nairobi court. He faces a cybercrime charge for posts on his X account last week. Prosecutors claim he spread false information that politicians stole all their wealth, which could incite public unrest. Muteti...
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    Ruto honours tree-hugger Muthoni with HSC medal

    President Ruto honored environmental activist Truphena Muthoni at State House following her 72-hour tree-hugging marathon in Nyeri. He appointed her as an ambassador for the national 15 Billion Tree Planting Campaign and awarded her a state commendation medal. The president praised her...
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