A single company firing staff over the suspicion of theft doesn't always make for headline news, but when the business in question is TSMC and its cutting-edge fabrication technology, it's not hard to see why Taiwan's Supreme Prosecutors Office has got involved in the matter.Details of the case were reported by Central News Agency, Taipei (via Dan Nystedt on X), stating that one former employee and one current (though now...

FromSoftware was initially pretty adamant about player caps for Elden Ring Nightreign. It started with just a single-player or trio option, as the director said that the game was built for squads of three, end of discussion. But that was never going to fly, especially as players complained that they didn't know an extra person to trio with—duos were soon confirmed and finally became playable in update 1.02.As the masses...

Remember Vine? If you were a young person eight years ago, there's a good chance you're a little nostalgic for this TikTok predecessor. As well as having the platform to thank for creators like Drew Gooden and Danny Gonzalez, it's also responsible for the Paul brothers. Good or bad, it seems like the Vine video archive could resurface in the future, if Elon Musk's word is anything to go by.In...

Peak was a surprise viral hit when it released for PC in June, and it's still consistently in the top 15 most-played Steam games. Like other contemporary indie breakthroughs such as R.E.P.O., Phasmophobia and Abiotic Factor, it kinda came out of nowhere. And also like those previous hits, its success has led to some flagrant clones on Roblox, which is seemingly the go-to place if you want to play a...

Smooth out those Wordle-shaped lumps and bumps with our helpful hints. Go on, treat yourself. They won't spoil your fun, they'll just save you from spending too many rows chasing a bad idea, and give you a bit of a nudge in the right direction. Combine them with our clue for today's Wordle for maximum effect, and don't forget that the August 5 (1508) Wordle answer is always here if...

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 marked the last of Larian's major updates, but that doesn't mean we can't get a hotfix or modding surprise as a treat. As part of the RPG's second anniversary community update, the studio shared a few bite-sized fixes and a quick breakdown of more BG3 player stats. But most notably, the developer revealed that it isn't done working on the official modding toolkit.Specifically, Larian says...

We're in that strange gap between the big Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal and the start of its open beta, which means it's prime time to overreact to everything. Right now, the overreaction is over recoil, or more specifically, the lack thereof.Thanks to one particularly misleading streamer clip floating around online, some folks are having a mini panic over the possibility that every Battlefield 6gun will have so little recoil that...

First reported by GamesRadar, one of Baldur's Gate 3's most persistent bugs has once again resisted Larian's attempts to squash it, with players on the BG3 subreddit sharing screens of their companions staring flatly into the camera in their portraits.I don't know if it was around in early access, but I've seen screenshots of the blank-faced stare bug out in the wild since Baldur's Gate 3 released. Rather than flattering,...

The Battlefield 6 open beta is imminent, and for the most part, it really is an open beta. EA is running the playtest for two weekends, but there are a handful of ways to get two days of early access.If you signed up for Battlefield Labs before July 31, you'll automatically be granted access to the early bird days. There was also a chance to get a beta code via...

I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but one fateful day in the recent past videogames collectively decided that instead of compiling shaders while we were playing a game, it'd compile them before we started playing the game.Gripes Week(Image credit: Future)We're spending the week airing all our grievances with gaming and computing in 2025. Hit up the Gripes Week hub for more of what's grinding our gears.Fine. Good idea. That...