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Musk is assembling a full U.S.-based semiconductor production and packaging chain — encompassing PCB manufacture, FOPLP processing, and a planned wafer fab designed to meet the demands of Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink. Musk is building his own counterparts to TSMC, LAM Research and Tokyo Electron, customized for his programs and able to operate autonomously in...

Sonic Rumble has surpassed 15 million players. To celebrate, the developers announced a set of improvements and a limited-time in-game event. To mark the milestone, the studio will host the 15 Million Rumbler Milestone Mission event. It runs from November 18 to December 17, 2025. Players can earn rewards such as 300 Red Star Rings,...

The Gamers Nexus team visited Valve and spoke with engineers about the Steam Machine’s engineering, during which the unit was shown without its case. An engineer noted that the design process started with thermal management—particularly the fan—because the laws of thermodynamics “can’t be changed.” Disassembling the unit revealed that users will be able to swap...

The latest Activision and Treyarch shooter, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, is the first title to implement AMD FSR Redstone Ray Regeneration. According to YouTuber Daniel Owen, this is a new machine‑learning denoising algorithm created to enhance the visual quality of ray‑traced effects (in this case, real‑time reflections) while keeping resource usage relatively low....

Not every Dying Light concept reached release. The original Dying Light launched in 2015 and Dying Light 2: Stay Human arrived in 2022, but several intermediate ideas were explored — one of which would have represented a dramatic shift for the series’ fans. Between 2016 and 2017 Techland ran a series of experiments on Dying...

Bandai Namco is lining up a release-heavy 2026, highlighted by the return of the Code Vein franchise. The sequel is poised to fill the gap left by Dark Souls and Elden Ring while FromSoftware focuses on an exclusive for the Nintendo Switch 2. The new entry in this “vampiric soulslike” franchise appears confident and could...

An enthusiast set out to diversify the voice acting in Bethesda’s game. A new voice pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released recently. The project’s author opted not to use AI tools for its production and instead enlisted professional voice actors. spdude explained that, while the original voice work is solid, he wanted...

Call of Duty has long been seen as one of the industry’s flagship franchises, but the series is currently going through serious trouble. The recently released Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was met with immediate criticism from players. The single-player campaign lacks a pause feature, the narrative increasingly feels like a poorly written fanfic,...