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Keychron’s gaming mouse firmware is going open-source, while the company critiques ‘firmware you can’t read, can’t audit, can’t change’

Keychron, the gaming peripheral creator, has developed a name for itself as a defender of open-source software over the last few years. It has an entire ‘Open Source Design Project’, where it posts access to files to customise its keyboards, and it even uses ZMK and QMK, which are open-source software for keyboards. Open-source mouse […]

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RAM prices be damned, SK hynix’s record-breaking $55.6 billion quarter still failed to meet investors’ wild AI expectations

SK hynix, one of the ‘big three’ memory manufacturers, just shared its 2026 second quarter financial results, and its record-breaking revenue of 79.3 trillion won (roughly $55.6 billion) isn’t all good news. Despite continuing strong demand for memory from the AI industry, SK hynix has found itself missing investor expectations. Poor lamb. SK hynix was

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One Redditor spent four months building a ‘Turkish kebab PC’ with working spinning components

Though I don’t know if I like the idea of getting a little hungry every time I see my PC, I can say I’m kind of in love with the Turkish kebab PC that user Zestyclose-Salad-290 has shown off over on the PCMR Subreddit. And that’s because it’s truly weird one-of-a-kind. For those unlucky enough

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Steam Machine reservation queue should be caught up by the end of 2026, Valve says

In a new update on Steam Machine sales, Valve says it’s “fulfilling orders on a daily basis,” and that it expects that everyone currently in the reservation queue will have an opportunity to purchase the machine they’ve been waiting for—by, uh, the end of the year. Announced in June, Valve’s system for determining who gets

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Tentpole Xbox release Halo: Campaign Evolved performs better on the PlayStation 5, with the PS5 Pro providing the best experience

Per Digital Foundry – who tested the game on Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5, and the PS5 Pro – the game runs well on all available platforms. The Xbox Series S has “broadly” similar visual characteristics as the more powerful Xbox Series X, thanks to Unreal Engine 5 tech and Lumen Reflections.

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You might not hear that much about it anymore, but the PUBG series grew its revenue by 25% in the first half of 2026

That popularity, it turns out, has also made it very profitable for Krafton. The developer-publisher announced that the PUBG intellectual property (IP) has collectively brought in 25 percent more revenue in the first half of 2026 than the previous year. Krafton shared this in its second quarter 2026 financial earnings report. The PUBG brand encompasses

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After dissolution of the original team, a Wuchang: Fallen Feathers sequel has been confirmed with the original creative director at the helm

Back in April, it was reported Digital Bros – the company that owns subsidiary 505 Games – had fully acquired the Wuchang IP for roughly €4m. Now, the publisher has confirmed via socials Xia Siyuan will be leading the development of a sequel to Wuchang with the new studio he founded after leaving Leenzee, Indolphinity

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs are working on a Nintendo Switch 2 version, but note the “big technical challenge” of getting it up and running

But it probably won’t be as straightforward as simply porting the game across to Nintendo’s platform, and now – in a new interview with Automaton – Sandfall Interactive has outlined the realities of getting a version of the game running on Switch 2. “It’s a big technical challenge because we tried to do something beautiful

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Krafton pledges to turn Subnautica into “franchise IP” after Subnautica 2 surpasses 5m sales in just 22 days

Krafton shared the news as part of its second quarter 2026 financial earnings report, revealing Subnautica 2 surpassed the 5m units sold milestone just 22 days after its Xbox Series X/S and PC early access launch on 14th May this year. As such, the Subnautica series – which includes the original game, its Below Zero

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