No more deploy beacon clown cars for recon players in Battlefield 6—the assault class will get them instead: ‘We’re intentionally redefining it as a teamplay tool for frontline flanking’

Ever played a Battlefield game and watched, haplessly, as some jerk with a sniper rifle makes a camp in a hard-to-reach building and turns it into a clown car? Well, that’s not gonna be how Battlefield 6 does it anymore. That’s according to an X post from the Battlefield Comms account ahead of the Battlefield…

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Intel’s bad news year rolls on as new 18A chip manufacturing node is reportedly in trouble with 10% yields and doubts over profitability of the Panther Lake CPU

Last week, we reported on a claimed 18-month deadline for Intel to win customers for its next-next-gen 14A chip node, else the company would have to give up on cutting-edge chip manufacturing. This week, it’s Intel’s actual next-gen node that’s in the news for the wrong reasons, as 18A is apparently in trouble. Reuters says…

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TSMC fires several employees over the suspicion of stealing 2 nm process tech secrets, with Taiwan authorities investigating the matter due to national security fears

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,…

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Elden Ring Nightreign’s Seamless co-op mod now allows up to 6 players, but won’t add any more as ‘the game just becomes comically easy’

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…

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All Fruit Battlegrounds codes and how to redeem

Fruit Battlegrounds throws you straight into the action the second you spin for a fruit at the beginning, so making sure you’re prepared for the fast-paced combat is essential in this One Piece-inspired experience. Luckily, Fruit Battlegrounds codes give you more opportunities to unlock bonus fruit and a variety of abilities to keep your fighting…

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DeepMind CEO makes big brain claims, saying AGI could be here within ‘five to 10 years’ and cause humanity to experience widespread change that’s ’10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and maybe 10 times faster’

Another week, another prominent name being perhaps all too optimistic about the future of AI. This time it’s Google DeepMind CEO and former Lionhead developer Demis Hassabis, claiming that advances in AI will usher in a seismic shift that’s “going to be 10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and maybe 10 times faster.” To…

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Marvel Rivals 3.5 sneaks in one very minor change to appease those who hate the new end-of-match overview, and it works

After calls that Marvel Rivals‘ end-of-match screens were barebones, and that’s if we’re being generous, NetEase finally upgraded the UI with the launch of Season 3.0. In fact, it was one of my favourite additions, finally letting me track my level, battle pass, challenge, and accessory point progress, as well as all the events that…

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The official mod support of Baldur’s Gate 3 is a heaving success with over 265 million downloads, 250,000 of which are Withers Big Naturals

I think we can officially call the mod support provided for Baldur’s Gate 3 a success. Not just because they’re really dang convenient, but because, per a recent blog post, over 265 million downloads have occurred via Larian’s mod.io page. “Since the introduction of mod support in September 2024, you’ve uploaded over 8,500 mods to…

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