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77 storiesAMD CEO Lisa Su to visit Korea Oct. 7 for Gamer Day; AI chip talks expected
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su will visit Korea on Oct. 7, about seven months after her March trip, to attend an “AMD Gamer Day” event at 2 p.m. at Dragon City in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, AMD said. Su and senior vice president Jack Huynh will attend, …
NC's Aion 2 tops 400,000 concurrent players on global launch day
NC began global service for its MMORPG Aion 2 on 5 October through Steam and its own Purple platform, and the company said peak concurrent players passed 400,000 on the first day. Early access had run from 30 September for five days for buy…
Hoban Construction develops AI design tech to auto-apply per-unit buyer options
Hoban Construction said it developed AI-based design technology that automatically reflects apartment buyers’ option contract choices in each unit’s building information model (BIM). The technology was developed jointly with building and in…
Nanya Technology reportedly tells customers of another DRAM contract price rise, up to 20%
Taiwan memory maker Nanya Technology has reportedly notified customers of a further increase in DRAM contract prices, by as much as 20%, according to Taiwan's Economic Daily News as cited by Chinese outlets. Nanya declined to comment on cus…
Samsung to launch Galaxy Tab S12 series and SmartTag3 in Korea on Oct 7
Samsung Electronics said it will launch the Galaxy Tab S12 series tablets and the Galaxy SmartTag3 tracking device in Korea on Oct 7. The tablets offer up to 23 hours of video playback, run large-screen Galaxy AI features and are the first …
Lotte Himart joins state project to develop humanoid logistics robots
Lotte Himart and Lotte Global Logistics said they will take part as demand companies in a state-funded project to develop industry-specialised humanoid robots and reduce reliance on foreign robots and AI models. Robot maker Yujin Robot lead…
BIC and KOCCA to host Steam Indie Connect with Valve team in Seoul
The Busan Indie Connect Festival organizing committee and the Korea Creative Content Agency will hold “Steam Indie Connect” on Oct. 27 at the Ground B cafe near Gangnam Station in Seoul, with Valve's Steam team meeting Korean indie develope…
Pearl Abyss raises Black Desert character level cap to 75 in Oct. 7 update
Pearl Abyss released a Black Desert update on Oct. 7 that raises the character maximum level from 70 to 75 and reworks how experience is gained. Characters can earn additional attack power and monster damage reduction as they level, and the…
Sony adds orange Fnatic INZONE H9 II and Glass Purple E9, on sale Oct 22
Sony said it will release new colour versions of its INZONE gaming headset and wired earphones on October 22: the INZONE H9 II Fnatic Edition in orange, and the INZONE E9 in a new Glass Purple. PC Watch reported the H9 II Fnatic Edition is …
Nexon launches Overwatch Season 5 with new hero Doctrine, Solo Leveling crossover
Nexon said it began Overwatch Season 5, titled “Creed of Darkness,” adding the support hero Doctrine and the escort map Grimsvøten, and reworking Sombra and Roadhog. A collaboration with the “Solo Leveling” IP runs to Oct 20, alongside a fa…
ASUS unveils Zenbook 14 UX3480 line with Intel, AMD or Qualcomm chips
ASUS announced the Zenbook 14 UX3480 series, a 14-inch laptop line that lets buyers choose between Intel Core Ultra series 3, AMD Ryzen AI 300 and Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors. PC Watch reported the models go on sale in Japan from Octob…
Arknights: Endfield to launch on Steam Oct 15 with new Dancheongdo version
Gryphline said on Oct 7 that its 3D real-time strategy RPG Arknights: Endfield will launch on Steam on Oct 15 together with a new version called Dancheongdo, adding two new operators, a new Crisis Contract season and a rural inn management …
Apple and LG co-develop smart home devices including doorbell, lock and thermostat
Bloomberg reports that Apple and LG have co-developed a line of smart home devices, including a video doorbell, thermostat, smart deadbolt lock, indoor and outdoor security cameras and a floodlight camera. The products are expected to carry…
MATECH launches 20,000mAh semi-solid-state power bank with 45W USB-C output
Japanese accessory maker MATECH released the PowerCube 20000 45W (semi-solid-state battery model), a 20,000mAh power bank using its SemiCore semi-solid battery. It costs 9,990 yen, and Amazon.co.jp is offering 20% back in points, worth 1,99…
MTS builds geopositioning network for Yandex autonomous transport on four highways
MTS has built a high-precision geopositioning infrastructure for managing Yandex’s autonomous transport, TASS and CNews reported, launched on the M-11 “Neva”, M4 “Don”, M-12 “Vostok” and Central Ring Road highways and in Moscow, St Petersbu…
Xbox executive disputes report of exclusive GTA 6 cloud streaming rights
The Verge reported that Xbox had secured exclusive cloud streaming rights to Grand Theft Auto VI, which would let PC users play from launch on November 19 without waiting for a PC version. Xbox chief strategy officer Matthew Ball then poste…
Nikke 4th anniversary broadcast set for Oct 24 at 19:00 on official YouTube
Level Infinite said the special broadcast marking the fourth anniversary of Goddess of Victory: Nikke will air on October 24 at 19:00 local time on the game's official YouTube channel. The show is to present a large-scale global event, a ne…
Yangju to host drone-robot festival from Oct 30 to Nov 1
Yangju City will host the 2026 Gyeonggi-Yangju-Ground Operations Command Drone-Robot Festival from Oct 30 to Nov 1 at the Ganap-ri airfield in Gwangjeok-myeon. The sixth edition features drone and robot exhibitions, military demonstrations,…
Putin opens first battery cluster complex, urges localization in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the opening of the first complex in a Moscow electric battery production cluster that Russia must increase battery output, improve technology and raise localization, including by developing mineral d…
Warhammer Survivors to launch November 10 on PC, consoles and mobile
Auroch Digital's Warhammer Survivors will be released on November 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and iOS and Android, with a new gameplay trailer published alongside the announcement. The game is made i…