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## [NVIDIA Becomes A Buyer Of Last Resort For Its Own GPUs By Earmarking $7 Billion For Poolside, Just As Sam Altman Admits He Was Wrong On The AI Timeline](https://wccftech.com/nvidia-becomes-a-buyer-of-last-resort-for-its-own-gpus-by-earmarking-7-billion-for-poolside-just-as-sam-altman-admits-he-was-wrong-on-the-ai-timeline/)

_2026-08-23 · Rohail Saleem · Wccftech_

In these 'bubble-esque' times, hardly a day goes by without NVIDIA inking a multi-billion dollar deal in some form or another. And yet, NVIDIA's deal with the AI startup Poolside might be its most significant agreement in a while, hinting at the GPU giant's growing internal penchant to hedge its risk exposure across the AI sphere. NVIDIA's deal with Poolside will help it in establishing a viable…

## [Patriot Memory’s “Lifetime Warranty” Service Is Forcing A Customer To Pay More Than 80% Of The RAM’s Price In Shipping Cost, Saying It’s A Company Policy](https://wccftech.com/patriot-memory-lifetime-warranty-rma-shipping-costs/)

_2026-08-23 · Omar Sohail · Wccftech_

The days when it was easy to just purchase a separate RAM kit are over, as the memory shortage means customers will adopt austerity measures to keep their PC hardware alive and kicking for as long as possible. A 16GB Patriot DDR4 RAM owner started experiencing errors with one of his sticks, prompting him to take advantage of the “lifetime warranty.” Unfortunately, that meant he’d have to ship over…

## [Micron Says AI’s Memory Wall is Worsening as Compute outruns HBM Bandwidth by 3x every Two Years, Advanced Packaging & Process To Tackle Rising Thermal Constraints](https://wccftech.com/micron-says-ai-memory-wall-worsening-compute-outruns-hbm-bandwidth-by-3x-every-two-years/)

_2026-08-23 · Hassan Mujtaba · Wccftech_

Micron explores what High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) is, why it is essential, how it compares to traditional DDR, and the key challenges that demand further innovation to sustain AI’s growing demands. Micron Reveals HBM Failures Caused 17% of Meta's Llama 3 Training Interruptions as the Memory Wall Deepens As AI LLMs continue to evolve, the need for advanced memory technologies has become vital for…

## [22-Year-Old Pentium 4 Liquid Cooler Works Flawlessly On Ryzen 7 9800X3D, But Heavy Workloads Show Why You Can’t Trust It](https://wccftech.com/22-year-old-pentium-4-liquid-cooler-works-flawlessly-on-ryzen-7-9800x3d/)

_2026-08-23 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

A two decade old liquid cooler was tested on one of the best gaming processors in modern times and here is the result. Der8auer Deploys Q-Tec KS70 Liquid Cooler From 2004 on AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D That Fits Inside the 5.25" Drive Bay and Works Flawlessly in Gaming Popular German overclocker and enthusiast Der8auer keeps coming up with interesting experiments, and this one is one of our favorites. If…

## [Two Intel Processors Secure A Spot In The Top 10 Best-Selling CPUs List On Amazon After Being Invisible For Over A Year](https://wccftech.com/after-months-two-intel-processors-secure-a-spot-in-top-10-best-selling-cpus-list-on-amazon/)

_2026-08-23 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

This is a rare sight and if we can remember correctly, almost all the Intel CPUs were kicked out of top 10 last year. Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Finds its Place at 6th Position, While Core i7 14700K Now Ranks 8th in the Top 10 Best Selling CPUs on Amazon This is a shocker, but yes, it's finally happening, but it might be a temporary change as well. After dominating the best-selling CPU chart on…

## [Windows 11 Now Suffering From BSODs And Instability Due To An Unlikely Culprit; RGB Peripherals, Microsoft Offers A Remedy To Users Experiencing Problems](https://wccftech.com/windows-11-bsod-rgb-peripherals-fix/)

_2026-08-23 · Omar Sohail · Wccftech_

It’s like whenever Microsoft attempts to fix something in Windows 11 through one of its updates, it ends up breaking something for a large percentage of users. Whether it’s an old habit or a lack of effort, the software giant has recognized that RGB peripherals are causing its operating system to freeze, cause game crashes, or suffer from BSODs, at least for those who installed the latest August…

## [mVolt+ Pushes RTX 5090 To 700W Without Shunt Modding, Nearly 21% Above NVIDIA’s Rated 575W TDP](https://wccftech.com/mvolt-pushes-rtx-5090-to-700w-without-shunt-modding-nearly-21-above-nvidias-rated-575w-tdp/)

_2026-08-23 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

The latest version of mVolt has exposed hidden Blackwell controls, allowing overclockers to push their GPUs beyond their default limits. New mVolt+ v0.36 Controls Allow Enthusiasts to Push RTX 5080 to 680W and RTX 5090 to 700W Without Shunt Modding At the default limits, the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 were already melting, but now a tool called mVolt+ is pushing those GPUs beyond the default TDPs. With…

## [AMD’s AM4 CPUs Like The Re-Launched Ryzen 7 5800X3D Deliver Negligible Gaming Improvements In Newer Motherboards, Making Older Hardware Relevant During DRAM Crisis](https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-5800x3d-am4-motherboard-performance-dram-crisis/)

_2026-08-23 · Omar Sohail · Wccftech_

Consumers are grateful that they have a company like AMD that supported a platform like AM4 for as long as it did, going so far as re-release its incredibly popular and groundbreaking Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 3D-V Cache to improve gaming performance. However, does it make sense to pair this CPU with an older motherboard, or do you risk losing performance? One YouTuber did a comparison, and you’ll want…

## [HP’s MacBook Neo Competitor, The OmniBook 3, Features A Snapdragon X And Offers A 40-Hour Battery For a Competitive Price, Assuming You’re Not Fond Of macOS](https://wccftech.com/hp-omnibook-3-snapdragon-x-macbook-neo-competitor-40-hour-battery/)

_2026-08-22 · Omar Sohail · Wccftech_

The MacBook Neo’s arrival has initiated the inception of various competitors. First, it was Dell’s XPS 13, and now, we have HP’s OmniBook 3, a 14-inch notebook that not only features a Snapdragon X SoC but also offers an OLED panel upgrade that will beat the IPS LCD on Apple’s most affordable portable Mac any day of the week. Depending on where you buy the HP OmniBook 3 from, it can cost you as…

## [User Snags RTX 5060 Ti For Just $242 At A Time When Most Retailers Sell It For $500](https://wccftech.com/user-snags-rtx-5060-ti-for-just-242-at-a-time-when-most-retailers-sell-it-for-500/)

_2026-08-22 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

There was a time when 8 GB GPUs were considered bad, but given the sub-$250 price, this is one of the best purchases. User Grabs an RTX 5060 Ti from Walmart Clearance Cage for Just $242 While the GPU Sells for Nearly $500 at Most Retailers It's likely that the next time you visit your local Walmart or Costco store, you may end up with a good piece of hardware for an incredibly low price. We share…

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## [Amazon Refunds For A Missing Ryzen 7 9600X Order, But Then Ships Another Empty CPU Box](https://wccftech.com/amazon-order-ryzen-9600x-empty-boxes-twice/)

_2026-08-22 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

A user says that he ordered an AMD CPU twice and received empty boxes twice. User Gets Refund for Receiving an Empty CPU Box, Then Receives Another Empty CPU Box from Amazon It must be so frustrating to open a box only to find the product is missing, but the Reddit user u/No-Yak9976 couldn't believe his eyes when he opened the second box. The Redditor shares his experience with Amazon in…

## [Trump Will Reportedly Allow Apple To Procure Memory Chips From CXMT And YMTC After Xi’s US Visit In September](https://wccftech.com/trump-will-reportedly-allow-apple-to-procure-memory-chips-from-cxmt-and-ymtc-after-xis-us-visit-in-september/)

_2026-08-22 · Rohail Saleem · Wccftech_

The Trump administration is apparently dangling Apple's potential commercial relationship with China's memory giants, CXMT and YMTC, as a carrot of sorts ahead of President Xi's visit to the US in September, setting the stage for what's being perceived in Washington as a magnanimous offering to China, one that also helps to ease Apple's supply chain-related woes. Apple's procurement of DRAM and…

## [AMD Publishes RDNA 4m Firmware Ahead Of Launch, Bringing Next-Gen APUs Closer To Linux Support](https://wccftech.com/amd-publishes-rdna-4m-firmware-ahead-of-launch/)

_2026-08-22 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

AMD has published the firmware required for its upcoming GFX 11.7-based RDNA 4m graphics. AMD's Upcoming RDNA 4m Graphics Take Another Step Toward Launch as Firmware Support Goes Live AMD is making some significant progress in preparing its next-gen RDNA 4m-based products. It has now added the firmware binaries for the RDNA 4m graphics architecture, providing a major clue that its next-generation…

## [A “Headless” M4 Pro MacBook Pro Owner Avoided $700 In Display Repair Fees By Strapping An M1 MacBook Pro Using Rubber Bands And The Screen As A Live Monitor](https://wccftech.com/macbook-pro-m4-pro-headless-display-hack-m1-remote-monitor/)

_2026-08-22 · Omar Sohail · Wccftech_

A broken MacBook display will be one of the costliest repair jobs you’ll ever have to witness, to the point that users are more than comfortable keeping the bottom half of the portable Mac and attaching it to an external monitor. However, one Redditor took things one step further. Wanting to avoid Apple’s $700 repair fees on his broken M4 MacBook Pro display, he attached an older M1 MacBook Pro to…

## [Call of Duty Finally Lands on Switch 2 after Microsoft’s 10-year Nintendo Deal, but the Port Disappoints Early Testers](https://wccftech.com/call-of-duty-switch-2-nintendo-deal-disappoints-testers/)

_2026-08-22 · Alessio Palumbo · Wccftech_

On February 21, 2023, Microsoft and Nintendo signed a binding 10-year contract to bring Activision's Call of Duty to Nintendo platforms, contingent on Microsoft successfully completing its acquisition of the publisher. That, of course, has long come to pass, but no Call of Duty materialized on Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 until Modern Warfare 4. The game's pre-order beta is now live on PC,…

## [Former TSMC Engineer Busted In Taiwan Running An Illicit Currency Exchange Network – Tesla Model S Plaid & Rolex Among Items Seized](https://wccftech.com/former-tsmc-engineer-busted-in-taiwan-running-an-illicit-currency-exchange-network-tesla-model-s-plaid-rolex-among-items-seized/)

_2026-08-21 · Ramish Zafar · Wccftech_

A former TSMC engineer in Taiwan has been caught by authorities after running an illicit currency exchange network between Taiwan and South Korea. The individual left his role at TSMC due to health complications. Taiwanese authorities started their investigation into Chang's network in February after receiving a tip about a logistics company purportedly involved in handling currency between the…

## [NVIDIA Wants To Turn Your Home Wall Into A Mini Data Center By Packing 16 Blackwell GPUs And 4 server CPUs In A Liquid-Cooled, Wall-Mounted Box At $0 Upfront Cost](https://wccftech.com/nvidia-wants-to-turn-your-home-wall-into-a-mini-data-center-by-packing-16-blackwell-gpus-and-4-server-cpus-in-a-liquid-cooled-wall-mounted-box-at-0-upfront-cost/)

_2026-08-21 · Rohail Saleem · Wccftech_

NVIDIA is now giving select homeowners the opportunity to share in the ongoing AI-driven gold rush for compute by mounting its Blackwell GPUs onto the external wall of your house, all for $0 upfront cost. SPAN has partnered with NVIDIA and PulteGroup to install free wall-mounted Blackwell GPU nodes on new homes Back in April, NVIDIA partnered with SPAN, a provider of intelligent power…

## [NVIDIA Built Its AVO Coding Agent To Optimize CUDA GPU Kernels, And It Just Achieved A 100% Score On A Public Test Without Receiving Any Prior Instruction](https://wccftech.com/nvidia-built-its-avo-coding-agent-to-optimize-cuda-gpu-kernels-and-it-just-achieved-a-100-score-on-a-public-test-without-receiving-any-prior-instruction/)

_2026-08-21 · Rohail Saleem · Wccftech_

NVIDIA has just demonstrated the growing importance of a good harness around a given AI model by allowing its AVO coding agent to take a stab at the ARC-AGI-3 public data set, where it managed to ace all 183 levels of the 25 publicly available games, and that too without receiving any prior instruction or goals. NVIDIA's AVO is a wrapper around Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 model, but where the Opus 5…

## [Apple Is Pushing Older iPhone 17 And Other Product Videos On Its YouTube Channel, Which May Be A Sign Of A Broader Strategy At Play Instead Of A Mistake](https://wccftech.com/apple-youtube-channel-older-iphone-17-videos-marketing-strategy/)

_2026-08-21 · Omar Sohail · Wccftech_

Making marketing mistakes isn’t uncommon for Apple, and being a trillion-dollar firm doesn’t make it immune to these errors, but it does make it a target. So, when the technology giant re-uploaded older iPhone 17 promotional videos on its primary YouTube channel, which are now nearly a year old, the internet’s knee-jerk reaction was that Apple had made a massive blunder. However, we believe that…

## [A Mysterious AI Lab Is Offering 100 Trillion Free Tokens/Day For Its Ox Alpha Model, As Evidence Points To Zhipu’s Unreleased GLM](https://wccftech.com/a-mysterious-ai-lab-is-offering-100-trillion-free-tokens-day-for-its-ox-alpha-model-as-evidence-points-to-zhipus-unreleased-glm/)

_2026-08-21 · Rohail Saleem · Wccftech_

When an unknown AI lab drops an anonymous model - Ox Alpha - for free, while declaring that they have the capacity to process up to 100 trillion tokens per day, we can reasonably surmise that the 'Wild West' age of cutthroat competition for AI models has arrived. Given the fact that not many AI labs have the capacity to process the declared quantum of tokens per day, the internet is going bonkers…

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## [PlayStation 5 Pro Delivers The Best The Blood of Dawnwalker Console Experience, Yet Still Tops At 40 FPS](https://wccftech.com/playstation-5-pro-best-the-blood-of-dawnwalker-experience-40-fps/)

_2026-08-21 · Francesco De Meo · Wccftech_

Ahead of its launch on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, Bandai Namco and Rebel Wolves provided the first proper look at The Blood of Dawnwalker on consoles, confirming with this new video that PlayStation 5 Pro players will get to experience the best console version, although it will only be on PC that the game will hit 60 FPS. The new footage confirms all the details on the…

## [Samsung Pushes Gaming Laptop OLEDs To 300 Hz, Bringing High-Refresh Displays To The Next Level](https://wccftech.com/samsung-pushes-gaming-laptop-oleds-to-300-hz-bringing-high-refresh-displays-to-the-next-level/)

_2026-08-21 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

Samsung showcased its latest OLED panel that can hit 300 Hz on gaming laptops, bringing smoother visuals. Samsung Display's Latest OLED Panel Combines 2.5K Resolution With a 300 Hz Refresh Rate for Gaming Laptops Samsung has been quite aggressive in OLED production for years, but at the same time, it has been rolling out newer and more premium OLED technology for the mainstream market. At the IMID…

## [Sony’s Plan to Kill PlayStation Discs Looks Smarter after US Physical Sales Cratered to just $85 Million Revenue in July](https://wccftech.com/sony-playstation-discs-us-physical-sales-85-million-july/)

_2026-08-21 · Alessio Palumbo · Wccftech_

US physical game sales hit their lowest monthly total on record in July, falling to just $85 million in revenue, the weakest figure Circana (formerly NPD) has recorded since it began tracking the market in 1995. The numbers offer some of the clearest data yet supporting Sony's controversial decision to stop manufacturing new physical PlayStation discs starting January 2028. According to Circana…

## [User Receives GPU With Broken HDMI Port And Missing Screws From GIGABYTE Service Center; Manager Says “Missing Screw Is Common”](https://wccftech.com/user-receives-gpu-with-broken-hdmi-port-and-missing-screws-from-gigabyte-service-center-manager/)

_2026-08-21 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

A customer reported how a GIGABYTE service center in Delhi tried to evade the accountability after breaking the GPU's HDMI port. GIGABYTE Service Center Reportedly Mishandles User's GPU, Breaks the HDMI Port and Loses the Screws, Then Returns it With the Same Issue Redditor u/ColdBranch4491 complains that he was having some issues with his GIGABYTE RTX 4060 Ti. The GPU reportedly had a no-display…

## [AMD Confirms Radeon RX 9050 4 GB Specifications; Features 64-Bit Memory Bus And Infinity Cache Reduced To 16 MB](https://wccftech.com/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-9050-4-gb-specifications/)

_2026-08-21 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

The company has just prepared a dedicated page for its slowest RDNA 4 discrete GPU, revealing all of its specifications. AMD Radeon RX 9050 4 GB Page Confirms New Memory Configuration, Featuring a Reduced Memory Bus Width and Bandwidth AMD has finally prepared the product page for one of its newest RDNA 4 GPUs. The company recently introduced its weakest RDNA 4 RX 9000 graphics card called Radeon…

## [NVIDIA Reportedly Locks Multi-Year DRAM Deals With SK hynix and Micron as Memory Shortage Stretches to 2028](https://wccftech.com/nvidia-reportedly-locks-multi-year-dram-deals-with-sk-hynix-and-micron-as-memory-shortage-stretches-to-2028/)

_2026-08-21 · Ramish Zafar · Wccftech_

With the ongoing memory shortage continuing to create questions regarding the scale of the AI infrastructure buildout, NVIDIA might have signed new agreements with SK hynix and Micron to procure the memory chips for its products. This report comes courtesy of Edgewater Research, with the firm adding that the agreements come after NVIDIA had trimmed its DRAM memory forecast earlier to indicate that…

## [AOC Launches Four Budget Gaming Monitors, Boasting HD, QHD, And WQHD Resolutions With Up To 260 Hz](https://wccftech.com/aoc-launches-four-budget-gaming-monitors-boasting-hd-qhd-and-wqhd-resolutions-with-up-to-260-hz/)

_2026-08-21 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

AOC is back with several new gaming monitors, aimed at the budget segment for the masses. AOC Expands its Gaming Lineup With 24-inch, 27-inch, and 32-inch IPS and VA Gaming Monitors Popular monitor maker AOC has launched four new monitors under its Gaming series, offering competitive specifications in the entry-level market. AOC has been expanding its catalog rapidly with budget monitors, and the…

## [MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 Gaming Monitor Review – Viewing Experience That Will Blow You Away](https://wccftech.com/review/msi-mpg-322ur-qd-oled-x24-gaming-monitor-review/)

_2026-08-21 · Hassan Mujtaba · Wccftech_

MSI's gaming monitor lineup has seen various additions in the past couple of years, with designs that cater to all kinds of gamers. These monitors come in four different tiers, from the high-end MEG series to the gaming-minded MPG series, the entry-level MAG series & the budget G-Series. The company has a vast array of options in 24, 25, 27, 32, 34, 40, and 49" sizes and a total of 17 models…

## [PlayStation 6 Handheld Can’t Hit $600, AMD Leaker Warns, As AI Datacenter Demand Devours LPDDR Memory](https://wccftech.com/playstation-6-handheld-cant-hit-600-ai-datacenter-devour-lpddr/)

_2026-08-21 · Francesco De Meo · Wccftech_

Under the current market conditions with high prices for components such as RAM that show no signs of abating for a few more years, the PlayStation 6 and Xbox Project Helix are set to become the most expensive gaming systems ever released. In Sony's camp, however, the rumored handheld is a glimmer of hope, as it could offer an affordable entry point into the next generation of consoles. However,…

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_2026-08-20 · Rohail Saleem · Wccftech_

The mass opposition to the ongoing data center build out in the US is now reaching a crescendo, with Texas Governor reportedly halting around 1,800 data center projects in the state pending a comprehensive audit, and a high-profile GOP committee issuing a clarion call on its electoral prospects in Ohio. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused the data center pipeline in the state pending a…

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## [Laptop RTX 5090 Runs Circles Around M5 Max In Prompt Processing & Token Generation With Up To 133% Faster Performance, Until Bigger LLMs Or Context Length Come Into Play](https://wccftech.com/rtx-5090-laptop-vs-m5-max-llm-benchmarks/)

_2026-08-20 · Omar Sohail · Wccftech_

NVIDIA’s laptop RTX 5090 boasts sufficient VRAM to be able to crank every visual setting in the most demanding AAA titles, but when running AI workloads, it’s a whole new ballgame for the GPU’s 24GB framebuffer. Still, a series of tests shows that it’s able to hold its own against Apple’s M5 Max by comprehensively beating it in a series of LLM workloads, that is, until the benchmarks fire up a…

## [NVIDIA Is Plotting Its China Comeback Via A New LPU-Based Inference Chip, As SMIC Rides US Export Controls To A Virtual China Monopoly \[Update: NVIDIA Denies\]](https://wccftech.com/nvidia-is-plotting-its-china-comeback-via-a-new-lpu-based-inference-chip-as-smic-rides-us-export-controls-to-a-virtual-china-monopoly/)

_2026-08-20 · Rohail Saleem · Wccftech_

NVIDIA is trying to thread the needle when it comes to its gigantic customer base in China, attempting to balance the efficacy of its China-specific offerings with the restrictions imposed under sweeping US export controls. Now, at a time when Beijing is actively discouraging enterprises from importing the NVIDIA H200 GPUs that the Trump administration has specifically authorized for use within…

## [Three G.SKILL Trident Z5 Royal Neo RAM Kits Worth $717 In Early 2025 Were Forgotten In A Vacation Home; Owner Learns They Now Cost Over $3,000 In Total](https://wccftech.com/forgotten-gskill-ram-kits-vacation-home-value-surge/)

_2026-08-20 · Omar Sohail · Wccftech_

It’s a rare sight to see some customers buying RAM and completely forgetting about this purchase, but consumers were likely the last market that would have anticipated the memory shortage, and in light of recent events, a vacation home owner suddenly remembered that he had three premium G.SKILL Trident Z5 Royal Neo kits purchased in early 2025 for $717. Now, they cost a small fortune. The RAM…

## [CXMT Grabbed 11.3% of DRAM Growth in 2026, but Analysts Say China’s Momentum Collapses to 6.9% by 2027](https://wccftech.com/cxmt-grabbed-11-3-of-dram-growth-in-2026-but-analysts-say-chinas-momentum-collapses-to-6-9-by-2027/)

_2026-08-20 · Ramish Zafar · Wccftech_

Despite the booming demand for its products and aggressive plans for capacity expansion, China's CXMT is unlikely to make a significant dent in the global DRAM market, according to a research report from South Korea's Hanwha Securities. CXMT has managed to carve a place for itself in the global memory market as booming AI demand stretches the production capacity of key players. Its products are…

## [Bethesda’s New 1.7.99 Skyrim Update May Break Your Modded Save, but You Can Freeze the Game Version – Here’s How](https://wccftech.com/skyrim-1-7-99-update-modded-save-freeze-version/)

_2026-08-20 · Alessio Palumbo · Wccftech_

Bethesda Game Studios has just released a new update (version 1.7.99) for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Anniversary Edition. The patch is mainly focused on increasing console mod storage limits and bringing more Creations improvements and fixes, but if you're a PC player currently on a modded playthrough, it may wreak havoc on your save. Bethesda has stated that this particular patch should not…

## [James Bond Game 007 First Light Hits 4 Million Units Sold in 3 Months, Ranking among 2026’s Fastest-Selling Premium Games](https://wccftech.com/007-first-light-4-million-units-sold-fastest-selling/)

_2026-08-20 · Alessio Palumbo · Wccftech_

Today, IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios proudly announced that 007 First Light has surpassed 4 million units sold in its first three months on the market, which makes the action/adventure game one of 2026's fastest-selling premium titles. The press release highlights that the milestone proves the global excitement for 007 First Light. The game's remarkable success, both critically and…

## [Intel’s 28-Core bLLC Nova Lake-S Reportedly Draws 296 W PL2, 18% Higher Than Core Ultra 9 285K](https://wccftech.com/intels-28-core-bllc-nova-lake-s-reportedly-draws-296-w-pl1-nearly-2-4x-its-expected-125-w-tdp/)

_2026-08-20 · Sarfraz Khan · Wccftech_

According to the latest leak, Intel's 28-core Nova Lake CPU could reach a staggering 296W at its PL2 power limit. Intel's 8+16+4 bLLC Chip Rumored to be one of the Nova Lake's Highest-End Single-Tile Designs Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-S desktop lineup appears to be one of the most aggressive ones, with power limits higher than previously expected. According to the user "Golden Pig Upgrade" (via…

## [Miyazaki Admits FromSoftware Always Just Dropped Players In, but Nintendo Is Refining The Duskbloods’ Onboarding](https://wccftech.com/miyazaki-admits-fromsoftware-just-dropped-players-nintendo-refining-the-duskbloods/)

_2026-08-20 · Francesco De Meo · Wccftech_

\[UPDATE - August 20, 11:42 AM\] The Duskbloods is not going to release on September 24, as Kirk McKeand, the journalist who penned the preview for The Guardian, confirmed on Bluesky that the release date was added by mistake. Original story follows. FromSoftware is among the best Japanese game development studios still active today, but it is undeniable that the uncompromising Hidetaka Miyazaki and…

## [The Guardian Leaks The Duskbloods Release Date, Setting FromSoftware’s Switch 2 Exclusive Against Control and Silent Hill](https://wccftech.com/the-duskbloods-release-date-leak-guardian-control-silent-hill/)

_2026-08-20 · Alessio Palumbo · Wccftech_

\[UPDATE\] It seems like the launch date of The Duskbloods was an error made by The Guardian's editor. \[ORIGINAL STORY\] The release date of FromSoftware's hotly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, The Duskbloods, might have been just "leaked" by The Guardian. In their preview of the game, they added at the very end that it will be available from September 24. If confirmed, it would put The…

