The Outer Worlds and Avowed Makers Obsidian Entertainment Faces Class-Action Lawsuit over alleged Labor Violations

Obsidian Entertainment , the Xbox Game Studios team known for Fallout: New Vegas, The Outer Worlds (1/2) , Avowed , Pentiment , and more, is facing a class-action lawsuit over allegations that the studio violated California Labor laws to "increase their profits " through these violations, though Obsidian denies them entirely.

Initially spotted by GamesRadar+ , the suit is being led by Victoria Turner , who previously worked at Obsidian as a QA lead. The suit was initially filed back in October 2025

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Samsung bonds two 450-layer NAND cells into one chip as it chases 1000-layer SSDs that quadruple capacity by 2030

Samsung's next-generation NAND Flash for SSDs will offer over 900+ layers, with two stacks bonded together for increased storage capacities.

Last month, we reported that Samsung was working towards 1000-layer NAND using brand new materials and bonding technologies. At the VLSI Symposium 2026, Samsung has revealed its full plans on how they aim to achieve that goal.

In its latest slide, Samsung states that there's a big demand for high-capacity SSDs, and they

A stacked bar chart titled 'Demand for High-capacity' illustrates the growth projection of NAND layers from 2022 to 2031, highlighting '420L' and '>1000L' expected around 2030, from the 2026 IEEE VLSI Symposium on Technology and Circuits.
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AMD Tells Windows 10 Owners To Roll Back Their Drivers As Adrenalin 26.6.2 Triggers A Yellow Bang Error

Looks like many have been affected by this issue, but it's only prevalent on systems running Windows 10.

The major graphics driver update just caused some issues for Windows 10 owners. Lots of reports are surfacing online reporting errors with the graphics driver on Windows 10. As per the reports, the new software fails to launch on Windows 10 systems and shows the yellow bang in Device Manager.

AMD has confirmed the issue and published a dedicated page on it. The article shows an AMD Software:

A warning message box titled 'AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition Warning' states that the current AMD software version is not compatible with the installed AMD graphics driver, providing a support link and an 'OK' button.

‘Retro Futuristic Western’ ExeKiller finds a new Publisher in 505 Games after Null Games’ Decision to “Step Away” from Publishing

If you're a fan of sci-fi stories like Blade Runner or Cyberpunk 2077 , then it's likely you've heard of a game that seems like a mix of both of them with a bit of western flair, ExeKiller . Also known as a 'CyberWestern,' this first-person action-adventure game has been in development for a number of years now, and while its latest milestone update doesn't provide a release window, it does provide some assurance that the game

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Memory Shortages Have Destroyed The Consumer Segment As DRAM Prices Surge By Up To 89% In Q2 2026

Consumer-focused DRAM saw a major spike in prices in Q2 vs Q1, with DDR4 memory floating at 50% and LPDDR around 80% due to persistent shortages.

DRAM makers are only focused on making profits rather than thinking about the widespread impact their prioritizations have on the consumer segment. With AI being on top of the list, general-purpose DRAM, which includes DDR and LPDDR memory, has faced the brunt of the widespread shortages, leading to massive price hikes.

In the latest research

A chart from Sigmaintell titled '시그마인텔 가격 동향: 메모리, 26Q2' shows percentage increases in memory prices from Q1 to Q2, with UFS 3.1 at 103% and uMCP4X at 107% leading the list.
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Unreal Engine 5.8 Tackles the Stutter Problem Head-On, as Epic Finally Listens to Frustrated Developers

Epic Games launched Unreal Engine 5.8 last week , bringing new features such as a Lumen Lite Mode that holds quite a bit of promise for games running on handheld gaming systems such as the Nintendo Switch 2 . However, the biggest concern for both gamers and developers is general performance , which has been problematic since day one on PC , PlayStation 5 , and Xbox Series X|S . According to Epic EVP of Development Marcus Wassmer , the final major update to the engine is the most stable release to date, and


Arc G3 Extreme-Powered OneXPlayer 3 Officially Launches; Prices Start At $1,399 For 24 GB + 512 GB Configuration

The company has launched its first Arc G3 Extreme-based handheld with various configurations.

Popular handheld and eGPU maker ONEXPLAYER has debuted its first Intel Arc G3 Extreme-powered gaming handheld called OneXplayer 3. The handheld maker has been continuously developing handhelds with the most powerful SoCs from AMD, including Strix Point and Strix Halo chips, but has now transitioned to Intel's Panther Lake variant for its most powerful Intel-based handheld till now.

The OneXPlayer 3 offers the 14-core Intel Arc G3 Extreme

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Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Splits Development 50/50 Between Single-Player Story and Online Sandbox, Producer Tells Wccftech

At Summer Game Fest 2026, we sat down with Bandai Namco Entertainment 's Producer Masayuki Hirano to learn more about Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 , the new installment in the action RPG series that was announced earlier this year with a planned debut for 2027.

The game is set in Age 1000 , 148 years after the events of Xenoverse 2 . The story takes place in West City , which has grown into a major hub in this future setting. As with previous Xenoverse


Your $2,000 Apple iPhone Ultra Might Only Be Worth $708 After 1 Year

Apple's upcoming foldable, tentatively dubbed the iPhone Ultra or the iPhone Fold, has been an attraction magnet for quite some time, not just because of its sky-high price but also on account of the various innovations it's expected to sport , including the world's first OLED panel that can produce native 10-bit color depth, an intricate hinge mechanism, and a novel adhesive that keeps the display crease at bay.

Alas! The iPhone Ultra/iPhone Fold won't be able to


Multiple New World of Warcraft Games May Have Leaked, Including a Warcraft Chronicles RTS and the Next Evolution of WoW Classic

Death, taxes, and new World of Warcraft expansions for the mainline games are about the only guaranteed things in life. But a new leak seems to have uncovered the titles for new spin-off games in the long-running franchise, including a Warcraft Chronicles RTS , a new action RPG centred around Athras , and the next evolution of World of Warcraft Classic .

This comes in part from dataminer Stiven on X (formerly Twitter) , who uncovered new Heroic and Epic licenses for 'World of Warcraft Camelot,' which

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