The Geoff Keighley-hosted Opening Night Live event at Gamescom just wrapped up. Arguably the biggest announcement was the closer: a remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt from CD Projekt Red that’s launching in September. But the show also featured a bunch of trailers for others games, including Gears of War: E-Day, Capcom’s upcoming Mega Man sidescroller, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation.The event took place ahead of a potentially very big fall for the games industry. Grand Theft Auto VI is scheduled to release on November 19th, and the rest of the games industry is largely steering clear of GTA VI’s launch. That means the next several weeks are packed with major releases — and the calendar just got even busier with the Witcher 3 remaster. GTA VI wasn’t shown, but that’s not really a surprise: that game is set to have a reveal event of its own on Thursday.Here’s our coverage from Gamescom and Opening Night Live. You can watch a replay of the show on YouTube. The Witcher 3 is getting a remaster Watch out for Weapons. The new game from the creator of Inscryption launches next year. Path of Exile II’s 1.0 launch is set for December 11th. Building a city brick by brick. Crazy Taxis. Mewgenics is coming to PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Series X / S. Proudly made in Ukraine. Agent 47… smoke weed every day. Lots of gameplay from a new D&D game. PUBG gets a little edgelord with it. The new Control looks out of control. More Mega Man. Crimson Desert is getting an “enhanced” version. A look at the cast of Silent Hill: Townfall. Here’s the story trailer for Gears of War: E-Day. MonHoYoverse. The new Onimusha’s demo is getting bigger. The Battletoads team is making an art game. RollerCoaster Tycoon is back. GeForce Now is getting support for the Steam Controller The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release

If your wireless network feels fine the whole day, only to start acting up as the sun goes down, you've probably run into one of the most common Wi-Fi downsides. Being a shared medium, Wi-Fi performance depends heavily on your surroundings. In dense urban neighborhoods, which is where most of us live, your neighbors' Wi-Fi activity directly affects your own. And this congestion usually reaches its peak in the evenings.

AI coding tools have made it much easier for non-developers to spin up small projects, and vibe coding a working prototype is much more accessible now than it was even just a year ago. The problem is what happens when something breaks in one of those files. You can see it when you're rendering the code, but you don't know what's actually wrong underneath. For me, at least, this is simply because I'm not a developer but a designer, and only just starting to learn my way around code.

Most people just use Claude Code, for, well, coding. That makes complete sense, though. The tool's name has Code in it, it's meant to be used within the terminal, and Anthropic primarily pitches it as an agentic coding tool. Ultimately, using it for anything beyond that isn't really the first thing that comes to mind.

CD Projekt Red is remastering The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the hit RPG that first launched in 2015, and the updated game will be available starting September 29th. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Remastered will bring improvements to visuals and combat, a "reimagined" skill tree, and more, and it also includes the first two expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine.Remastered will be a free upgrade for players who own the base game on GOG, Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X / S. With the launch of Remastered, The Witcher 3 will also be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2.This remastered version of The Witcher 3 (which fol …Read the full story at The Verge.

Over the last year or so, hardware prices have skyrocketed, driven by the rapid adoption of AI and demand for the latest chips. This has had an impact across the industry, with an increase in prices for laptops, desktops, and even individual components like SSDs and RAM.

The new Designed for Xbox 25th Anniversary collection features a handful of limited edition gadgets available for pre-order today. Paying homage to the Halo special edition of the original Xbox, almost everything in the collection is translucent "OG Green," matching the Xbox Series X25 limited edition console it announced in June at E3. That includes 25th anniversary versions of the Razer Basilisk V3 Pro 35K mouse, Razer BlackWidow V4 75% gaming keyboard, and Razer Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed earbuds. There's also a translucent green 8BitDo Ultimate charging dock for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One controllers, along with …Read the full story at The Verge.

What starts as a roguelite deckbuilder builds into something far more ambitious. | Image: Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital If you watched the Gamescom 2026 announcements, you might have caught a trailer for the bizarre, frenetic Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, a game from Daniel Mullins. In case you haven’t heard of him, get a crash course with a fantastic discount on Inscryption. Humble is currently selling Steam versions of the secret-packed deckbuilder for $7.99, a sizable discount from its usual price of $20. It’s compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux machines.InscryptionWhere to Buy: $19.99 $7.99 at HumbleThe game starts out as a fairly straightforward deckbuilding roguelike game with a dark atmosphere. Stick with it, and it’ll evolve, defying genres, breaking the fourth wall, and leading you through a twisted story with plenty of surprises. Part of the fun is discovering those twists yourself, so I won’t say anything else. It’s one of my personal favorite games, and it’s best to go in knowing as little as possible. Thankfully, taking the leap isn’t expensive at all.Read our Inscryption review.

The Dreame NEXT event during the Silicon Valley Summit at the Palace of Fine Arts on April 29, 2026 in San Francisco, CA. | Photo by Kelsey McClellan / The Verge Dreame, the Chinese vacuum company that aspires to be a global technology giant, is reportedly shutting down its automotive project after funding from the government dried up. According to CarNewsChina, the company's automotive division called "Project Starry Sky" once employed over 1,000 people, but now only a handful legal and HR staffers remain, charged with winding down the operation. In a statement, Dreame said it "recently adjusted certain operations that were in the exploratory phase," and that going forward, it would focus on four key business areas: "smart home, outdoor/garden, smart mobility, and embodied AI." (A spokesperson for …Read the full story at The Verge.

This Seeed Studio 7.3-inch ePaper color display is the perfect choice for your next ESP32 project. We think the MSRP from AliExpress is a bit inflated, but the discount that drops it to $87 is solid, since Seeed Studio normally sells it on their website for $117. You're looking at roughly a 25% discount on the retail price.

The Bose SoundLink Micro is just over four inches square. | Image: The Verge Bose may be best known for its QuietComfort headphones, but the brand’s Bluetooth speakers have earned a great reputation for featuring great sound and build quality. The compact Bose SoundLink Micro — its most compact Bluetooth speaker — is currently discounted to $79.99 at Amazon, a pretty great discount from its usual $129 price tag.Bose SoundLink Micro Portable Speaker (2nd Gen)Where to Buy: $129 $79.99 at AmazonThe rounded-off square speaker is almost pocketable, and easily slides into a purse or backpack; it’s just over four inches wide, 1.54 inches deep, and weighs less than a pound. It’s dustproof and waterproof, with an IP67 rating that matches the larger Bose Bluetooth speakers, and should last a full day at the beach or by the pool. The speaker will run for up to 12 hours on a single charge, and has convenient nylon strap for attaching it to your backpack or to your bike’s handlebars.Other deals to considerBest Buy has the 5TB Seagate Game Drive discounted to $169.99 (usually $219.99) until the end of the day. While it might seem odd to buy a non-SSD external drive in 2026, the price here is better than we’ve seen recently for this capacity. This model is compatible with computers as well as Xbox consoles, although only games predating the Xbox Series S/X era will be able to be played directly from the drive. Newer games will need to first be copied over to your console’s speedy SSD.Woot is selling a variety of refurbished Apple Watch Series 9 units for as low as $189.99, depending on the configuration you choose. While they’re a couple of generations old, it’s rare to see recent models that low, and this is one of the older Apple Watches that will support watchOS 27. Woot is covering the devices with a one year warranty in case there are any issues down the road. Read our review.Until the end of the day, you can grab an Ultraloq Bolt door lock for $74.99 from Amazon (usually $109.99). This Wi-Fi smart lock features both numerical and fingerprint sensors, giving you a few options for quickly unlocking your door. You can check the status and lock or unlock the door from your phone, and it integrates with other smart home platforms like Alexa, Apple Home, and Google Home.

Close to two years ago, I remember asking a Claude model for help with an ESP32 project, and I remember that it told me to use a GPIO pin that straight up didn't exist on that ESP32. I remember looking at the answer, looking at the pins, and feeling very confused at the confidence the response exuded, despite being so clearly wrong. I'd seen failures from AI models lots of times, of course, but this one felt... odd. Everything else was right, but the pin wasn't. As it turns out, this is a very particular problem with microcontrollers and ESP32s.