Final Fantasy XIV Is Now on Nintendo Switch 2 — Full Cross-Play, All Expansions, and a Free First Month
The landmark MMO arrived on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 4 with complete cross-play across all platforms, all six expansions through Dawntrail, and a free first month for every account. »
OpenAI Slashes GPT-5.6 Luna by 80% — Three Weeks After Launch, the AI Price War Has a New Floor
Just three weeks after launching GPT-5.6, OpenAI cut its Luna model price by 80% — from $1/$6 to $0.20/$1.20 per million tokens. The AI pricing war has entered a new, aggressive phase. »
Linux LTS Kernels 6.18.42, 6.12.101, and 6.6.148 Fix ksmbd, dm-verity, BPF, and AMDGPU
Three LTS kernel lines received security and stability updates on August 3rd, patching critical flaws in ksmbd, dm-verity, and BPF while also landing a major AMDGPU driver reliability overhaul. »
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Lands on Switch 2 on August 28 with Two New Classes
The complete Elden Ring experience — base game plus Shadow of the Erdtree — arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 28 at $79.99, bundled with two new starting classes and exclusive cosmetics. »
Three.js r185 Brings a Nanite-Style Rasterizer and Full WebGPU Skinning to the Web
Three.js r185 adds a compute-based nanite-style rasterizer and WebGPU skinning with instancing, pushing GPU-native 3D rendering closer to what was previously only possible in native engines. »