Uni researchers plan to build a low-carbon data center hivemind from 2,000 Pixel smartphones—with Google’s help, no less
E-waste is a massive environmental problem. So are current data center plans, if recent reports are to be believed. However, a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have come up with an intriguing idea: They plan to use 2,000 Google Pixel smartphones to build a cloud computing data center with already-existing…
UK Charts: FF7 Rebirth Falls Off A Cliff As FC 26 Returns To The Top Spot
Materi-aaaaargh. The latest UK Charts data is in folks, and it’s actually a pretty uneventful week that sees no new titles in the top 40. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which debuted at number 2 last week, has fallen off a cliff this time around to land at number 30. It’s not a surprise in the…
‘Diggy Diggy Mole’ Is “A New Metroid-Like NES Platformer” About A Mole With A Pickaxe Embedded In Its Skull
“I am a mole and I’m digging a hole…”. A brand-new NES/Famicom game has just been released physically via the Homebrew Factory; Broke Studio announced earlier today. Diggy Diggy Mole is pitched as “a new Metroid-like platformer for the NES” and stars a mole with a pickaxe embedded in his skull, who must go out…
It looks like more handhelds will soon be able to run SteamOS if this MSI Claw gameplay test is anything to go by
SteamOS, once the purview of the Steam Deck alone, eventually opened itself to other handhelds. Officially that extends only to the the Legion Go S, but beta versions of the operating system have since supported the Asus ROG Xbox Ally and “Other AMD powered handhelds.” The key term there being ‘AMD’, because until very recently,…
Sony Inzone H6 Air review
2026 seems to be the time of the open-back gaming headset. After years of not seeing much in this sector (bar the Corsair Virtuoso Pro), we’ve seen a return to form for this admittedly niche sector that I’m all for. First, it was the turn of Asus with the Hifiman-collab Asus ROG Kithara with its…
Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ final update features Animus-bending endgame content Domains
Assassin’s Creed Shadows will launch its final update on June 16, featuring a final story quest which sees Naoe and Yasuke face off against a mysterious pair of Templars and includes a few narrative connections to the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. Plus, a whole new endgame feature called Domains will bring new ways…
Hacker Group Claims To Have Stolen Nintendo Data, Posts $2 Million Ransom
859MB’s worth of employee data allegedly taken. An as-yet-unverified data breach may have affected Nintendo, according to a claim made by hacking group ShadowByt3$. As reported by Technadu (via, Nintendo Everything), this alleged breach occurred on 13th June, with the group giving Nintendo until 15th June (today) to respond. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Here’s when Shion and the new Overwatch season release in your region
Why bring guns when you can throw motorbikes? Overwatch‘s Season 3 plans to answer that important question with the new hero Shion. She brings both, so guns and weaponised motorbikes must fill different, invaluable niches, I suppose. Below, I’ll explain when Overwatch Season 3: Into the Tiger’s Den releases in your time zone, as well…
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Mixes Anime and Aviation to Deliver a Stunning Action-Adventure
Category: Games Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Mixes Anime and Aviation to Deliver a Stunning Action-Adventure Mike Nelson, XBOX Wire Editor Published June 15, 2026 Summary We go hands-on with Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve and came away impressed with how this next entry in the long-running series is looking to be the…
BioWare’s co-founder fought to make Baldur’s Gate 3 for over a decade, then Larian did it instead: ‘I don’t really get jealous’
“We could not convince people to fund Baldur’s Gate 3,” says Trent Oster. It’s a stunning statement to hear now, on the other side of Larian’s smash hit bear sex extravaganza. But for two decades beforehand, other developers tried and failed to get Baldur’s Gate 3 made. The first was Black Isle, which slapped the…
