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83 storiesApple 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…
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…
AMD 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, …
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 …
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…
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…
Nolan North Says He Would Return as Nathan Drake Amid Uncharted 5 Rumors
Nolan North, who plays Nathan Drake in the Uncharted series, said at a Gamergy panel in Puerto Rico that he would “110 percent” return to the role if asked, adding that he has heard nothing about a new game. His comments came shortly before…
South Korea esports team wins five medals at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
South Korea’s esports national team won two gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the Korea Esports Association said on 6 October. League of Legends and the fighting-game squad both defended their titl…
Kakao Games opens pre-download for MMORPG “Dokkaebi’s World,” launch set for Oct 8
Kakao Games began pre-downloads for the 2.5D MMORPG “Dokkaebi’s World” at 11:00 local time on Oct 6 and opened an official website, with full service scheduled for 11:00 on Oct 8 on PC and mobile. The game is developed by Supercat and based…
Riot sets 2026 LoL World Championship from Oct. 16; LCK chases fifth straight title
Riot Games announced on Oct. 6 that the 2026 League of Legends World Championship will open on Oct. 16 in Los Angeles and end with the final on Nov. 15 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Nineteen teams from six regions compete ac…
Warhammer Survivors to launch November 10 at $7.99, with new demo out now
Auroch Digital and Vampire Survivors developer poncle said Warhammer Survivors will launch November 10, 2026 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and mobile, priced at $7.99. A new demo is available now on PC via…
Hands-on previews: Nintendo Switch Sports Resort returns to Wuhu Island ahead of Oct. 22
Tech outlets published hands-on previews of Nintendo Switch Sports Resort, an upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 game that CNET said costs $50 and is due Oct. 22, 2026. The game returns to Wuhu Island, adds island exploration and 12 activities, and…
Arknights: Endfield streams preview for new version “Tansei Watari”, reveals operators Su and Minho
GRYPHLINE streamed a preview special program on October 6 for the new version “丹青渡” (Tansei Watari) of the game “Arknights: Endfield”, revealing two new operators, Su and Minho. Su is a supporter-type cold-attribute operator described as an…
Star Wars: Galactic Racer Launches, Free for Amazon Prime Members via Luna
Star Wars: Galactic Racer, a roguelike-inspired racing game from Fuse Games, is out now on PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S and Amazon Luna. Amazon said Prime members can stream its single-player campaign at no extra cost through …
DGIST develops passive cooling film that uses airborne moisture to cool electronics
The Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) said on Oct. 6 that its research team developed a passive cooling film that absorbs moisture from the air and releases it as heat is generated, lowering device surface temperat…
NCSOFT’s “Astrae Oratio” begins global closed beta after Tokyo Game Show debut
NCSOFT started a global closed beta test of its subculture title “Astrae Oratio” on Oct 2, with selected testers taking part through Oct 6. The test follows the game’s standalone booth at Tokyo Game Show 2026, where Kyunghyang Games reporte…
Nexon taps Chernin Entertainment to adapt Arc Raiders, The Finals for film, TV
Nexon said on Oct. 6 that it signed a partnership with Chernin Entertainment, the film and TV drama production label of North Road Company, to develop film and TV content based on Arc Raiders and The Finals. Chernin Entertainment will overs…
Guns of Eschaton demo released on Steam with new gameplay trailer
Eschatology Entertainment has released a free demo of its apocalyptic western shooter Guns of Eschaton on Steam, alongside a gameplay trailer. The demo drew about a hundred reviews in its first day, 59% of them positive, according to StopGa…
Bureau 1440 unveils satellite terminal line, including compact concept
Russia's Bureau 1440, part of IX Holding, presented a line of subscriber terminals for its low-orbit satellite broadband service at the Digital Solutions forum. The serial 1440.ULTRA offers data rates up to 700 Mbit/s, while the 1440.MINI i…