Marathon Will Get Some Key Updates in First Major Patch This Week, Adjustments to In-Game Currency Coming “In the Near Future”

Marathon has been out on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series for its first weekend, and just like the Server Slam , developer Bungie is doing its best to respond quickly to issues players are noting as they spend more and more time on Tau Ceti IV.

The game's first major update with those fixes will arrive sometime this week, and Bungie is already looking to tackle three of the biggest issues players have spotted with the game. Firstly, and arguably most importantly for all players, you'll be


Razer Showcases QA-Companion AI and “Agentic Desk Companion” Razer AVA AI at GDC 2026

Today is officially the start of Game Developers Conference 2026 (GDC 2026) , a week where a huge portion of the video game industry joins together in San Francisco to discuss the latest happenings within the video game industry, and in the case of companies like Razer , showcase the B2B-focused initiatives it has coming down the pipeline.

After first unveiling its AI QA companion tool and its Project AVA AI companion in 2025, Razer showcased both products at GDC 20


Intel Publishes XeSS 3 SDK On GitHub, But It Remains Closed-Source

The promised "open-source" upscaling technology remains closed-source, as we see Intel rolling out the XeSS 3 SDK.

Intel has released the XeSS 3 SDK (software development kit) on GitHub recently, giving developers broader access to its latest AI upscaling and frame-generation technology. While this improves accessibility to the latest upscaling technology, it remains closed-source since the SDK is currently distributed as proprietary Windows binaries.

XeSS 3 and Multi-Frame Generation, which debuted alongside Intel Panther Lake series , have already


Apple Has Already Started Beating The Drumbeats For The iPhone 18e

Such is the relentless cadence of Apple's convoluted product launch cycles that the iPhone 17e has not even reached physical stores just yet and already Apple has started beating the proverbial drums for the iPhone 18e, which is not expected to debut until the spring of 2027 .

The notable tipster, Fixed Focus Digital, has declared in a new Weibo post (translated below) that Apple has formally commenced development work on the iPhone 18e:

"Confirmed. Although 17E has just


Unity’s 2026 Game Dev Report Points to Smaller Teams Making Games in Less Time With AI Handling Back-End Tasks

Game engine maker Unity has published its , which surveys developers who use Unity software to make their games. That includes developers like The Game Bakers , who recently released the mountain-climbing game Carin , the team behind Outbound , Square Glad Games , and Mega Cat Studios , the developers behind God of War Sons of Sparta .

The report, which draws its data from developers across PC, mobile, web, social, XR, and console game makers who use Unity, as well as direct responses from over 300


ASUS Debuts NUC 16 PRO With Intel Core Ultra X7 358H At $1600

The NUC 16 PRO mini PC will be available in various configurations and looks like it won't be cheap if you are considering the Ultra X7/X9 chips.

Looks like the Ryzen AI Max-based mini PCs aren't the only ones that cost over $1500. With RAM and SSD shortages affecting almost every system, you can expect even higher prices for mini PCs based on the higher-end Panther Lake chips. ASUS has recently debuted its NUC 16 PRO mini PC


China’s Most Powerful Gaming GPU Yet, the Lisuan G100, Is Set to Launch This Week and Gamers Should Watch Closely

The consumer GPU segment hasn't seen many launches this year, but China's Lisuan has plans for gamers, as it is expected to launch its G100 GPU this week.

Lisuan Will Become The First to Offer a 6nm Gaming GPU in China, With Performance Rivaling NVIDIA/AMD Mainstream Options

NVIDIA/AMD aren't looking too proactive about launching newer GPU models for the gaming segment, and based on what we have seen, one shouldn't expect any new lineups this year. However


ASUS RTX 5070 SFF-Ready GPU Hits $700 at Amazon

The ASUS Prime RTX 5070 OC SFF-Ready drops to its lowest tracked price at $699.99, saving $60 at Amazon.

Intel

Intel Launches Bartlett Lake & Panther Lake CPUs For Edge: Up To 12 P-Cores At 5.9 GHz

Intel has launched its brand new Bartlett Lake & Panther Lake CPUs aimed at Edge applications with up to 12 P-Cores.

Intel is expanding its Edge AI offerings with the launch of two new processor lineups, the Core Series 2 "Bartlett Lake" and Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake". Both of these families are designed for various AI applications, with the Bartlett Lake offerings aiming at desktop solutions & Panther Lake offerings aiming at the mobility side of things.

Starting with Intel Bartlett Lake-S Desktop CPUs


Battlefield 6 Development Studios Reportedly Hit by Layoffs As Part of A ‘Realignment’ Process

Publisher EA has laid off an unknown number of developers from across Battlefield 6 development studios, including Criterion, DICE, and Motive Studios, according to a new report from . These layoffs appear absolutely unjustified by the game's sales performance, as the sixth entry in the series was among the best-selling AAA PC and console games of 2025 and the best-selling game in the United States.

At the time of writing, the reason behind the latest, sad new wave of layoffs is unknown ,