Phones
iPhone Duo ‘Crackgate’: owners report inner screens cracking along the hinge
A small but consistent run of iPhone Duo inner screens is cracking along the hinge, and Apple hasn't commented yet.
PlayStation
Sony patent would turn game sounds into haptic and visual cues, even in older games
A Sony patent describes a system that analyses game audio before it plays and turns it into haptic, light and on-screen cues, possibly in older games too.
PC
RTX Remix 1.6 brings DLSS 5 to modded classic PC games
NVIDIA's RTX Remix 1.6 gives modders an official route to DLSS 5 in older PC games, alongside 6X Multi Frame Generation and an experimental Minecraft mod.
PC
Jailbroken PS5 consoles can now run Steam games locally with Playden
A free alpha launcher called Playden lets jailbroken PS5 consoles download Windows games from Steam and run them on the console's own hardware.
AI
Claude Opus 5.5 users say reverse-engineering prompts now get cut off
Users say Claude Opus 5.5, the model behind the AI game-decompilation wave, now halts reverse-engineering requests mid-answer, but Anthropic hasn't confirmed any change.
PC
Valve enables CD-ROM drive support in Steam Frame kernel after a forum request
A Steam Frame owner wanted to install a 2006 racing game from a disc, and Valve flipped the kernel switch within minutes of picking up the thread.
Phones
iPhone Duo fails JerryRigEverything’s durability test as dust jams the hinge
Dust left Apple's first foldable stuck half-open, and a bend test permanently damaged its inner screen.
Industry
Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Reportedly Still in Pre-Production After 18 Years
Eighteen years after its reveal, Beyond Good & Evil 2 has reportedly yet to enter full production, and its design has changed again.
Netflix
Xbox reportedly asked Netflix for $800 million for seven years of its biggest characters
A reported $300 million gap has stalled an exclusive Xbox-Netflix IP deal, and Xbox is now said to be chasing smaller deals with more partners.
Industry
Cancelled Mass Effect: Universe was set 600 years after the Reaper War, claims ex-council member
A YouTuber who says he advised BioWare has detailed the cancelled Mass Effect: Universe, from its Cold War setting to Hitman-style missions.
Industry
Arkane Lyon has until 13 November to find a buyer, report claims
Microsoft's plan to close the Marvel's Blade studio hits a consultation deadline on 13 November, with 217 jobs and the game's future riding on a takeover.
PC
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold 8.7 million copies, analyst estimates
Alinea Analytics puts Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at 8.7 million copies and USD 366 million, with Steam doing the heavy lifting while Game Pass ate into Xbox sales.
PC
Metro 2033 Redux quietly adds DLSS 5 ahead of Hogwarts Legacy
4A Games' free Next-Gen Update slips NVIDIA's DLSS 5 Neural Rendering into Metro 2033 Redux, two weeks before Hogwarts Legacy.
PC
Nvidia’s 621.01 driver brings Microsoft’s shader-stutter fix to GeForce RTX PCs
Nvidia's new GeForce driver plugs into Microsoft's cloud shader system, aiming to kill the 'Compiling shaders' wait and the mid-game hitches that follow.
Industry
Activision’s Elsewhere studio is hiring for an open-world game built on emergent gameplay
A job listing at Activision's Elsewhere studio describes animation systems for emergent gameplay and dynamic world interactions, hinting at a GTA-style open world.
Industry
Gears of War: E-Day reportedly cost Xbox over $500 million, before marketing
A Kotaku source says Xbox spent more than half a billion dollars on Gears of War: E-Day, and Microsoft isn't confirming.
Nintendo
Nintendo Switch 2 gets its first jailbreak, but it’s tethered and relies on a Switch 1 game
The first software-only Switch 2 jailbreak runs homebrew and Mario Kart World mods, but it vanishes at every reboot and hinges on one Switch 1 game.
PC
Exodus Gives Its Male Lead Jun a New Face After Fan Criticism
Archetype has reworked male Jun's face in Exodus after months of criticism, but the Mass Effect-style RPG still won't get a full character creator.
AI
Apple pulls Keynote, Pages and Numbers from the App Store, then restores them with a new AI assistant
Apple's iWork apps vanished from the App Store hours after an AI-heavy update, then returned the same day.
PC
Valve composer says ‘HLX’ on stage, and Half-Life 3 fans think the codename just slipped out
A Valve composer said the rumoured Half-Life 3 codename out loud at a public audio conference, and his neighbour on the panel noticed.
Mobile Gaming
Pokémon Home, Champions and Sleep are back online after PHP security outage
A day of emergency maintenance is over: Pokémon Home, Champions and Sleep are working again after the global PHP security scare.
Security
Capcom confirms CAPCOM ID breach hit 11.77 million accounts
Capcom says a third party accessed 11,774,247 CAPCOM ID records, changed 196 passwords and warns players to expect phishing emails.
Industry
Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer surfaces a day after EA closed BioWare
A two-minute in-engine trailer for the cancelled Mass Effect 5 has leaked, but EA hasn't confirmed it's real.
Tech
Honor X9e Pro Review: Two-Day Battery, Tough Build
Honor X9e Pro review: an 11,000mAh battery lasts over two days and it survived drops, an arrow and seawater, but the cameras are mediocre.