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Avengers: Endgame overtakes Avatar again to become the highest-grossing movie of all time
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026
The rerelease, titled Avengers: Endgame Encore, has pushed the movie's worldwide total to $2.9255 billion. That puts it just ahead of Avatar, which has earned $2.9237 billion globally.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Humanoid robots pummel YouTuber in cage matches, California tells startup to stop the fights
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026
Last month, YouTuber Frankie LaPenna fought three different robots from REK, including a distinctly Terminator-like machine. At one point, the robot gave LaPenna a brutal kick to the face that sent him into the side of the cage, while another kick to the stomach sent the influencer flying onto his...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Microsoft's fix for shader compilation wait is coming to Nvidia, Intel, and Qualcomm GPUs
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026
Advanced Shader Delivery, or ASD, distributes compiled shaders from the cloud instead of having each player's PC compile them locally before play. Microsoft says that can reduce the process from "several minutes" to "just a few seconds," with a 95% reduction in burn time overall.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
German utility launches dedicated electricity tariff for gamers with power-hungry PCs
Posted on Monday October 05, 2026
German publication ComputerBase writes that meinGAMING is the tariff name being offered to gaming households in Germany. There are three tiers available, each with its own annual energy consumption.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Steam is on track to top $20 billion in revenue for the first time
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026
Steam took in an estimated $1.7 billion in September, 13% more than the previous September record, set in 2025. Its estimated third-quarter revenue reached $5.5 billion, up 12% from the same period last year.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Sony's quiet PS5 Slim revision shows how consoles keep changing long after launch
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026
The board, labeled EDM-051, was identified by technician @Modyfikator89 inside a PS5 Slim from the Marvel's Wolverine Limited Edition Bundle. Sony has not announced the change, and it is unclear how widely the revised board has been released. But the teardown reveals several differences from earlier Slim models, including changes...Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
RuneScape 4 is officially in the works, and it started as a Dragonwilds expansion
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026
The company has not said which version of Unreal Engine it is using, which platforms the game will support or when it plans to show gameplay. Its first public look at the project is a CGI teaser rather than an in-engine demonstration.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Florida woman used Claude as a diary, then Anthropic reported an entry to police
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026
According to the arrest report, Carli Michelle Heller, of Bonita Springs, Florida, wrote on September 26 that she would attack the Sheriff's office. She later said that she uses Anthropic's chatbot like a "diary."Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
The Best 1440p QD-OLED Monitors for Less Than $500
Posted on Sunday October 04, 2026
We tested 11 budget 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitors to find the best buys, comparing full- and limited-brightness panels, features, design, and pricing to see which models are actually worth it.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »
Steam's latest survey shows 32GB RAM overtaking 16GB despite the massive price surge
Posted on Saturday October 03, 2026
According to the Steam Survey for September 2026, 32GB is now the most common system memory configuration for gaming rigs among Steam users. The data shows 32GB systems accounted for 42.22% of all rigs sampled during September, a 4.77-point gain over August, when 16GB was still the most common configuration.Read Entire Article Continue Reading »