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Battlefield 2042 Pulls Ahead of Call of Duty on Steam as Fans Get Ready for Battlefield 6
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Battlefield 2042 managed to pull ahead of Call of Duty on Steam this past weekend, with the title attracting more players on both days. This surge is courtesy of a surprise update, and the sheer excitement around Battlefield 6.

Elon Musk Open-Sources Grok 2.5; Pledges Grok 3 Release in Six Months
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xAI has open-sourced Grok 2.5’s weights, but only under a restrictive non-commercial “Community License.” Elon Musk says Grok 3 will also be open-sourced, with weights expected by February 2026. Chinese models like Qwen 3, DeepSeek V3.1, Kimi K2, and GLM-4.5 now lead the open-source race over Llama and Mistral

When Is Fortnite X One Punch Man Skin Coming Out?
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Fortnite is finally bringing Saitama and the One Punch Man crew after months of leaks and delays. The skins are set to release on August 27, 2025, with Fortnite teasers confirming the collab. Players can expect bundles for Saitama, Genos, and Tatsumaki, each priced around 1,500 V-Bucks, with a discounted pack likely.

Apple Plans a “Radical” Three-Year iPhone Overhaul, Starting with the iPhone 17 Air
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According to Mark Gurman, Apple will introduce a radically new iPhone every year till 2027. This will include the iPhone 17 Air coming out this year, the upcoming iPhone 18 Fold launching in 2026, and the 20th anniversary iPhone coming out in 2027. The iPhone 20 may feature an all curved display.

Wordle Hints Today: Answer for August 24, 2025
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Looking for today’s Wordle answer? Get NYT Wordle hints and the solution for puzzle #1526, released on August 24, 2025.

In a technical paper, Google has revealed the energy bill of Gemini and its impact on the environment. Google says an average Gemini AI prompt consumes only the energy of 9 seconds of TV time and about 5 drops of water. In addition, each AI prompt emits 0.03 grams of carbon dioxide.

Fortnite Vaults Bug Medallions and Gives Players a Break From Sweaty Lobbies
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Fortnite has deployed another hotfix to Chapter 6 Season 4 that vaults all bug medallions and introduces crucial nerfs, buffs and loot pool changes to balance lobbies. Here are the full changes.

Blox Fruits Lightning Update Release Date and Time (Countdown Timer)
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Blox Fruits is kicking off six straight weeks of updates with the highly anticipated Lightning update. It drops on August 23, 2025, at 8:30 AM PT, bringing the brand-new Lightning Fruit, a new island, fresh quests, and even fishing to the game. Check the Blox Fruits Lightning update release date countdown timer here.

Grow a Garden Admin War Update Release Date and Time (Countdown Timer)
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The Grow a Garden Admin War update kicks off on August 23, 2025, 7:00 AM PT, bringing the wild clash between admins Jandel and Sammy. The event will serve as the prelude to the Beanstalk Part 2 expansion, adding new shops, pets, seeds, and gear. Players can also expect special cosmetics, free mutations, and rewards tied to pet achievements.

Marvel Rivals Matchmaking Video Finally Answers Player Complaints About Messy Lobbies
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After months of player complaints and feedback, NetEase has dropped a deep dive video that addresses issues with Marvel Rivals' matchmaking and ranking system. Here's everything revealed by the devs about the possible fixes and future plans.

New Blue Eye Samurai Season 2 Featurette Promises Mizu’s Wrath; Now Enters Production
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It's been more than two years since Blue Eye Samurai made its debut in Netflix and this animated series swiftly became one of the best animated series made by Netflix. As we wait for a second season, Netflix has unveiled a new featurette today. Find out what's in store for us in the second season of Blue Eye Samurai here.

Splinter Cell Animated Show Gets Spectacular First Trailer and an Official Release Date
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Splinter Cell: Deathwatch is the official title of the much-awaited animated series that was announced back in 2020. After a long wait, Netflix finally revealed the official trailer of the upcoming show, and it's as awesome as we expected. Also, we now know that all episodes of the series will stream on October 14, 2025.

Apple TV+ Just Got More Expensive, Here are the New Prices
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Apple TV+ will now cost $12.99 per month which is a $3 bump from its old pricing. However, this does not effect the annual subscription price which still remain at $99.99 per year. The reason for this price increase seems to be Apple's expanded library of content.

AI Mode in Google Search Goes Global and Brings Agentic Features
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AI Mode in Google Search is now available in more than 180 countries. Google has also added agentic capabilities to AI Mode which allows the AI agent to perform actions on your behalf. However, this agentic feature is only available to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US.

Battlefield 6 Devs Are Nerfing Movement and It’s Splitting the Community
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After listening to feedback from the Open Beta, Battlefield 6 devs have confirmed a set of movement nerfs for the final release. The changes appear to have caused a divide within the community, with contrasting opinions pouring in from all corners.

Spotify Adds More Ways to Share Your Love of Music on Instagram
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Spotify is introducing new audio previews and real-time song sharing features for Instagram. The Audio previews feature lets you share any Spotify song as your Instagram Story with a snippet of its audio. The real-time sharing feature lets you have your currently playing Spotify tracks show up on Instagram Notes.

OpenAI Drags Zuckerberg to Court, Accuses Him of Funding Musk’s $97B Takeover Bid
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OpenAI has accused Meta of backing Elon Musk's $97B takeover attempt through "financing arrangements". OpenAI has subpoenaed Meta for documents or communications between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, in relation to the failed bid. Meta has not issued a formal statement so far.

Hollow Knight Silksong Gamescom Trailer Teases Massive Crafting Changes and Brutal Bosses
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Hollow Knight Silksong finally received a new trailer, giving fans a deeper look at gameplay, mechanics, and the long-awaited release date. The trailer highlights Moss Grotto and Deep Docks, showing Hornet’s speed, new abilities, and challenging combat that feels sharper and more demanding than ever. It also introduces a crafting system with Tools, over 40 bosses, and 200 enemies, confirming the game will launch on September 4, 2025.

Rockstar Says Touch Grass Later, Grab Free 1 Million in GTA Online Now
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GTA Online is hosting an End of Summer giveaway that lets players collect GTA$1,000,000 by simply logging into the game. The offer kicks off today and will remain valid until September 17.

DeepSeek V3.1 Is Here, But It’s No Match for GPT-5 or Claude Opus
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The new DeepSeek V3.1 AI model is finally here, and it's a hybrid reasoning model with Think and Non-Think modes. It performs significantly better than DeepSeek R1, but doesn't outperform GPT-5 Thinking or Claude Opus 4.1. In the SWE-bench Verified benchmark, the new DeepSeek V3.1 model achieved a score of 66%.

iPhone 17 Launch Event Date Accidentally Revealed by Apple Itself
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Apple accidentally posted the invite for its September 9 iPhone 17 launch event on the Apple TV app. The company quickly removed it, but the banner image shows a glimpse of the original MacBook Air wallpaper. This could have been done to celebrate the first 'Air' device in the iPhone lineup with the iPhone 17 Air.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Cast Adds the Popular ‘Severance’ Actor
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the talk of the town and in a latest update it has come to light that Tramell Tillman is all set to join the cast of this much awaited movie. So, if you want to learn all about this update, here's your one stop solution.

Aka Akasaka Announces Two New Manga Titles in Collaboration with a Japanese Esports Team
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Aka Akasaka is the genius mangaka who created Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Oshi no Ko, and several other manga. The author is getting busier than ever in 2025 as he announces two manga in collaboration with Crazy Raccoon team today. Discover more details about Aka's two new manga titles here.

Fortnite Players “Feel Good” as Gorillaz Headline Next Festival Season
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Fortnite Festival's Season 10 is fast approaching and iconic rock band Gorillaz are revealed to headline the season, bringing their popular jams to the game. Here's everything known so far about the collab.

James Gunn Reveals a Major Detail About Superman Sequel and Broader Plans for ‘Superman Saga’
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After the success of Superman, James Gunn confirmed that he will be working on some follow up movies and now, he has let us in on a new detail regarding the project. So, without further ado, let's dive right into it.

All Marvel Rivals Nerfs and Buffs Added with August 21 Update
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Just a few days in Season 3.5, Marvel Rivals is once again shifting the hero meta with a new round of balance adjustments that have significantly nerfed and buffed some characters in the roster. Here's how the balance changes look with the latest update.

Marvel Rivals August 21 Update Patch Notes: Resource Rumble Game Mode, New Skins and More
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Marvel Rivals' August 21 update has brought the much-anticipated Resource Rumble game mode, hero adjustments and bunch of new cosmetic skins in an event pass. Here are the full patch notes.

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Overclock Feature Turns Scorestreaks into Beasts the More You Use Them
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The newly-minted Overclock system enhances the customization options available in Black Ops 7, and gives players the opportunity to level up their Scorestreaks and Equipment in an intuitive manner.

Google Pixel 10 Series Launched with Powerful Tensor G5 Chip, Camera Upgrades and Plenty of AI Features
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Google has officially launched the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The new devices are powered by Google's latest Tensor G5 chipset and feature brighter displays, bigger batteries, and MagSafe like Pixelsnap magnets at the back. All of them come with Android 16 and 7 years of OS updates along with a wide slate of Gemini and AI features onboard.

Disappointed Call of Duty fans are trolling Black Ops 7 online, and hyping up Battlefield 6 to the nth degree.

Resident Evil Requiem Introduces Ghoulish Creature That Is Straight up Nightmare Fuel
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Resident Evil Requiem has revealed a new 10 minute gameplay that reveals a new monster. The newly revealed monster is a freakishly long woman with elongated limbs that stalks Grace Ashcroft throughout the game. This new enemy can also crawl up to the ceiling and jump scare players without them noticing it.

TBATE Creator TurtleMe Announces His Next Fantasy Web Novel and Teases Three More Projects
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TurtleMe, the author of The Beginning After the End, announced that the series will end in 2025. While fans thought the author will take a break after TBATE ends, the creator has surprised the fans by announcing his next set of projects today. Discover what is TurtleMe's next work and more details about the series here.

Sekiro Anime Adaptation Titled ‘Sekiro: No Defeat’ Officially Announced; Slated to Release in 2026
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The 2019 Game of the Year award winner, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice by FromSoftware is all set to step into the world of anime as the videogame is confirmed to get an anime adaptation at Gamescom ONL 2025 event. Discover the latest details about the upcoming Sekiro anime as announced at the event here.

Meta AI Brings Real-Time Dubbing to Reels on Instagram and Facebook
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Meta AI translations is a new tool for creators that can auto-translate reels, helping them break the language barrier and reach a global audience. Creators will have the option to translate their reels and add lip syncing before sharing them with their audience. Meta is also adding metrics that will allow creators to see how their content is doing in different languages.

Fallout Season 2 Finally Gets a Release Date Along With New Trailer
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Fallout is one of the best live-action adaptation of a video game series. Recently, Amazon confirmed the release date for the much-awaited Season 2 of the series. The second season will premiere with its first episode on December 17, 2025.

Black Myth Saga Expands with Zhong Kui Revealed Live at Gamescom
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Black Myth Zhong Kui is the latest game in the Black Myth franchise by Game Science. The game doesn't have an official release date yet, but expect it to be out in at least three to four years. Zhong Kui is another mythological figure who is known for a vanquisher of ghosts.

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Legacy of the Forge will release on September 9 of this year. The game will make Henry into the new owner of the Kuttenberg Forge. The DLC trailer reveals that Henry will have to repair buildings and change interiors in the latest DLC.

Sucker Punch's upcoming single player adventure Ghost of Yotei has announced the return of the iconic Legends mode from its previous title that will be a free DLC upon release. Here's the full info about the reveal.

Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Finally Brings Weapon Build Sharing so Your Squad Can Run Your Meta
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Sharing your weapon loadouts is all set to be easier than ever in Black Ops 7, thanks to a brand-new feature in the upcoming title.

Arknights Endfield Reveals New AIC Facility Mechanic and It Looks like Base Sim Gacha Heaven
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Arknights: Endfield's new Gamescom trailer showcases their AIC facility gameplay mechanic. The game's release date hasn't been revealed yet, but it is expected to release in 2026. The trailer also showcases the open-world and combat of Endfield.

Spotify Lets You DJ Your Own Playlists with New ‘Mix’ Feature
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Spotify has introduced a new Mix feature, which lets you create custom transitions between tracks in your playlists. The feature is rolling out in beta, and it allows users to experiment with presets or create their own transitions with volume, EQ, effects, waveform, and beat data. It is available for all Spotify Premium members across the globe.

LEGO have announced an upcoming open world title called Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight which will bring the caped crusader's iconic moments for fans. Here's everything revealed so far.