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Blood Dungeon, the next game by Nidhogg developer Messhof, has a release date of August 25. The game blends 2D platforming with the “bullet heaven” auto-attacking gameplay popularized by Vampire Survivors.First revealed during Day of the Devs 2026, Blood Dungeon challenges players to survive platforming dungeons by jumping and climbing while automatically blasting over 100 different enemies. These mobs can be defeated by wielding dozens of weapons bolstered by unlockable upgrades. You can choose between nine playable characters sporting distinct traits and weapons and take on six survival arenas. Additionally, Blood Dungeon features online leaderboards and daily dungeons to conquer.  Blood…

I’ve definitely rehearsed a text message in my head before hitting send, especially when it’s a long email with dozens of jargon and diplomatic language. However, when it comes to in-person talks, I’ve never even thought about outsourcing them to an AI chatbot. Turns out an entire generation has handed the whole script to AI instead (via The Wall Street Journal). So how deep does this actually go? Niharika Abbaraju, a 20-year-old cancer researcher, uses ChatGPT at work every day, which is quite normal, as it provides plenty of useful insights and condensed information. However, off the clock, it becomes…

If you’ve been saving up for a new camera, I’ve got some bad news for you. Waiting until fall just got a lot more expensive. And this isn’t some isolated issue troubling the camera industry.  It’s the same global chip crisis coming for basically everything with a processor and memory inside it. So how bad is this price hike actually? Fujifilm is raising list prices on at least five camera models starting September 1, 2026, according to Fuji-Store (via NotebookCheck). The X100 VI jumps €200 to €1,999, roughly $2,119 at current exchange rates, while the X-E5, X-T50, and X-S20 each…

Lenovo is entering the crowded noise-cancelling headphone market with a pair priced just a penny shy of $200. Called the Headphone Yoga PC Edition, they combine Bose-tuned audio, ANC, and a design built to complement the company’s Yoga laptops. Initially announced at CES 2026, the Cosmic Blue version is now available directly from Lenovo in the US. The headphones are designed to complement Yoga PCs, although Bluetooth 5.3 and a 3.5mm input allow them to work with phones, tablets, and computers from other brands. Bose tuning is the main attraction The headphones use 40mm drivers and five omnidirectional microphones for…

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl’s first major story expansion, Cost of Hope, is coming on August 20. The expansion was first announced during the Xbox Partner Preview in March, and it will launch alongside Update 2.0, a massive overhaul to the entire post-apocalyptic adventure. In Cost of Hope, which is a paid expansion, players once again assume the role of protagonist Skif in a new narrative that unfolds in parallel to the events of the base campaign. A mysterious PDA signal draws Skif into a new storyline centered on rising tensions between the Duty and Freedom factions. Cost of Hope introduces…

Between online classes, group project calls, and the occasional job interview over Zoom, your webcam will be doing a lot more heavy lifting in school than it ever did at home. The problem is that most laptop cameras are bad in low light, and a single overhead bulb or a window behind you turns every call into a game of “wait, can you see me okay?” A good webcam light fixes that faster than moving your whole desk around. I picked five, starting with the most affordable and working up to the one that’s genuinely overkill for a Zoom call…

On Friday, Sony Santa Monica Studios revealed that the upcoming God of War Laufey is coming sooner than expected. The game arrives February 16, 2027.2.16.27 pic.twitter.com/RQZov8MqGx— Santa Monica Studio – God of War Laufey (@SonySantaMonica) July 25, 2026 God of War Laufey was revealed during PlayStation’s Summer State of Play event, where Santa Monica Studios shared roughly 23 minutes of the game.  The adventure follows Kratos’ wife and Atreus’ mother, Laufey (or Faye), after her death and arrival in the afterlife of the gods, known as the Everywhen, according to Laufey’s talking gelatinous cube and sword ribbon partners. The concept is…

Chrome‘s Reading Mode just got a new button tucked inside its settings menu. Google is quietly testing a translate option for the feature on Chrome Canary, the browser’s experimental testing channel where new ideas show up long before they’re ready for everyday use. What does this new translate button actually do? The option was first spotted by @Leopeva64, who shared a video demo on X highlighting the new button tucked inside Reading Mode’s dropdown menu. It exists alongside the controls for theme, font, images, and links, though it doesn’t actually do anything yet. Once this feature is live, clicking it…

Gem Browser can rebuild an existing webpage around whatever the reader asks for. Google DeepMind designer Vidy Thatte demonstrated the feature in his original announcement, showing how the Apple-only experiment uses Gemini to make a website’s familiar interface optional. That sounds wonderfully strange if you’ve ever wanted to rearrange the internet to your liking. It’s probably less delightful for whoever built the page being rearranged. How Gem Browser rebuilds the web Enter an invented address and Gem Browser creates a functioning website on the spot, with links leading to more generated pages. You can browse an internet that Gemini invents…

Waymo’s 83 parking citations in Austin don’t amount to a financial crisis. They do reveal what happens when the same driving decisions are repeated across an autonomous fleet. City records obtained by The Wall Street Journal show that Waymo vehicles have accumulated $9,325 in fines since arriving in 2024. The company has paid most of them, but the more revealing detail is how often its cars have made the same mistake. Which mistake keeps happening The records included 64 violations involving tow-away zones, far more than any other reported parking issue. That concentration suggests the problem isn’t limited to one…