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CD Projekt Red announced at Gamescom Opening Night Live that a remastered version of The Witcher 3, bundled with both existing expansions, launches September 29 as a free upgrade for current owners. Switch owners will also get a complimentary upgrade path to the Switch 2 version. The remaster brings visual improvements plus reworked skill trees, combat, camera, targeting, movement and mount handling.
At the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing (August 22-26), robots competing in a 100-meter sprint and standing high jump beat human world records set by Usain Bolt and others, marking a jump from last year's event where they trailed human performance. Some sprinting robots couldn't stop in time, crashing into barriers, falling, and in a few cases breaking apart with sparks or catching fire, while separate tasks like hanging laundry showed robots still moving far slower than humans.
BenQ has introduced two new monitor light bars, headlined by the ScreenBar Max, its first ScreenBar model designed to span dual-monitor setups. The device combines a rear-facing bias light with a front-facing desk lamp, aiming to cut eye strain while also illuminating keyboards and documents. It carries a premium price tag to match its expanded size and dual-purpose lighting design.
PlaySide Studios released a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming strategy title 'Game of Thrones: War for Westeros,' offering the most detailed look yet at the game ahead of its planned 2027 release. The footage features character likenesses drawn from HBO's television adaptation of the franchise.
Once a near-guarantee for any blockbuster, licensed movie video games have dwindled from over 30 releases in 2007 to almost none in 2025, replaced instead by in-game tie-ins like Minecraft movie servers or Fortnite skins for The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Recent releases such as the remastered Lord of the Rings: War in the North and the upcoming Toy Story compilations have reignited interest in this fading genre.
Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes has identified fake websites posing as Rockstar Games that promise a playable Grand Theft Auto VI demo, which doesn't actually exist. Clicking the 'Play Now' button on these sites downloads an information-stealing malware disguised as a game installer, rather than any game files.
Gamescom's Opening Night Live showcase launched with a two-hour stream hosted by Geoff Keighley, streamed on YouTube and Twitch. The event featured new looks at Gears of War: E-Day, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, along with a first glimpse of The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past expansion and updates on Path of Exile 2, Metro 2039, and Valor Mortis.
Gamescom's Opening Night Live 2026 showcase aired live, presenting a lineup of new game announcements, updates, and trailers from developers across the industry. The event was streamed publicly on YouTube alongside continuing coverage from the Gamescom show floor.
Perplexity introduced Portable Computer, a new variant of its Personal Computer AI agent that runs entirely on a user's own machine instead of the cloud. It performs the same agentic tasks and can still connect to services like Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and GitHub, but keeps files, models and processing local unless a task specifically requires going online.
ASUS has refreshed its ROG Xbox Ally X handheld into the X20 edition to mark 20 years of its Republic of Gamers line. The update keeps the same internal hardware, including an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip, 24GB RAM, and 1TB storage, but swaps in a larger 7.4-inch OLED Nebula HDR display with higher peak brightness and a new translucent black-and-gold design.
Don't Wordle is a free browser-based daily puzzle that reverses the logic of Wordle: players get six guesses but must avoid landing on the hidden word rather than finding it. Standard green, yellow and gray letter clues still apply, but the goal shifts to using them to steer away from the answer while keeping options open. The game includes limited undos, daily stats tracking and shareable results.
Nvidia has released an upgraded version of DLSS Ray Reconstruction, version 4.5, which is now live in 30 supported games. The update refines how ray-traced lighting and denoising are handled, aiming to reduce visual artifacts and improve image stability during gameplay.