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Gears War E-Day reportedly cost $500 million to develop
Gears of War: E-Day reportedly cost $500 million to make and has sold just over 400,000 copies across console and PC. The reported budget, which excludes marketing, raises questions about the game’s commercial performance and the role of Xbox Game Pass. An October estimate put revenue at $42.1 million from 311,000 sales on Steam and Xbox.
Voyager 1 gives controllers a scare before signal returns
NASA's Voyager 1 stopped communicating with Earth after the Deep Space Network failed to detect a signal on October 18 and October 19. The signal returned on October 20. Engineers are investigating a possible thruster issue as the spacecraft approaches a milestone that will stretch command-and-response times to 24 hours each way.
Cape Cod Fireball Meteorite Traced to Jupiter’s Orbit
Researchers traced the Cape Cod fireball’s path to the region of Jupiter’s orbit, suggesting it came from the asteroid belt or a comet near Jupiter. The meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere at nearly 58,000 miles per hour, and fragments may lie in a defined area of Cape Cod Bay.
Apple Unveils First Touchscreen MacBook Pro, Starting at £2,899
Apple has introduced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, adding touch controls to a laptop line that previously relied on trackpads and keyboards. The new models pair the feature with PROLED XDR displays and M5 Pro or M5 Max chips. Apple says the laptops will be available from November 6, with prices ranging from £2,899 to £14,549.
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan Touts Nova Lake for Desktop Gap
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan says Nova Lake is on track and expected to bring twice as many design wins as Panther Lake at launch. The lineup is intended to cover high-end desktops through mainstream laptops, with Intel planning to share more at CES in January. The company also says memory shortages and rising prices weighed on its client business.
Crimson Desert Enhanced Edition Gets a Five-Hour Trial
Pearl Abyss has opened a free five-hour trial of Crimson Desert Enhanced on PlayStation 5 and Xbox. PlayStation access is limited to Premium and Deluxe subscribers, while Xbox players do not need a paid subscription. Trial progress carries over if players buy the game, but the clock cannot be reset. The trial includes the base game, not the Charting the Unknown DLC.
Samsung May Use Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Extreme in Europe for Galaxy S27 Ultra
Samsung is reportedly preparing to use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Extreme in the Galaxy S27 Ultra in Europe, while the Exynos 2700 may power other S27 models. A tipster says there is no sign of an Exynos Ultra variant in Europe; Samsung’s plans for South Korea remain unclear.
How Video Game Remakes Turn Nostalgia Into a Selling Point
A few clips of a redesigned The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time were enough to send Kacey Doran straight to her phone. She wanted
Gruffalo Illustrator Weighs Legal Action Against AI Firms Over Use of His Work
Axel Scheffler, the illustrator behind The Gruffalo, is seriously considering legal action against artificial intelligence companies over what he says is the...
NatWest Cuts 1,000 Jobs in Push to Become AI-Driven Bank
NatWest Group cut about 1,000 full-time jobs in the three months to September, as the UK bank pressed ahead with plans to simplify operations and
Giant Eagles Once Ruled the Skies and Hunted Primates
Giant predatory birds hunted primates for millions of years, and marks on the Taung child’s skull resemble damage found on modern monkeys killed by eagles. Researchers say the evidence raises questions about how often raptors preyed on early human ancestors and whether that pressure influenced primate evolution.
Rubin Observatory Finds Massive Dwarf Planet Candidate Beyond Pluto
Astronomers using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory identified 2026 ED138, a distant object estimated to be 600–1,500 kilometers wide. It remains a candidate, and confirming its physical size will take further observations. Its position near the Milky Way’s crowded plane may explain why it escaped earlier detection.
Sony Unveils Transparent PS5 Prism Collection, Preorders Nov. 10
Sony has announced transparent DualSense controllers and console cover plates for the PS5 under its Prism Collection. The accessories come in Flare Orange, Emerald Green and Graphite Gray, with preorder dates and prices set. The clear sections reveal internal components, including the console fan beneath the cover plates.
Attack Titan 3 wants to retell the story through trauma
Attack on Titan 3 revisits the anime’s full storyline through an original soldier who must recover from trauma after a mission goes wrong. Producer Hideo Suzuki said the opening setback establishes the Titans as humanity’s enemy and gives the character room to grow. The game also places the player in a mentor role alongside familiar recruits.
iOS 27.3 Expected in Mid-December, With Beta Likely to Start Monday
Apple's next big iPhone update is already in the pipeline. iOS 27.3 is expected to reach beta testers as soon as Monday, November 2, with
US Economy Grows 3.4% in Third Quarter as Consumers and AI Spending Outrun Forecasts
The US economy grew faster than expected over the summer, a result that makes a further interest rate increase look more likely and keeps pressure
Apple’s iPhone Duo Edges Galaxy Z Fold 8 in Tom’s Guide Test
Tom’s Guide compared Apple’s iPhone Duo with foldable phones from Samsung, Google and Motorola. The review says the Duo leads in display brightness, battery life and chipset performance, while the Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers stronger multitasking and AI utility. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra adds a dedicated telephoto camera and a 5,000 mAh battery, but costs $2,099.
Adam Mosseri: Negativity Around AI Will Keep Growing
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says anger and anxiety about AI are likely to deepen, especially in creative industries. He points to concerns about ownership, jobs and safety, while saying Instagram does not plan to ban AI content. The platform is requiring AI accounts to label themselves and is still working on its response to misleading AI fakes.
Outcry Call Duty Maker Faces After Using Itaewon Footage
Bereaved families in South Korea have demanded that Activision remove real footage of the 2022 Seoul crowd crush from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. The publisher says the clips were meant to convey a fictional story and that it never meant to treat the tragedy lightly.
Apple Unveils OLED, Touchscreen MacBook Pro From $2,899
Apple announced a MacBook Pro with an OLED display and touchscreen, the first Mac to support touch. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899 and the 16-inch at $3,399. Pre-orders are open, sales begin November 6, and the launch arrives in a weak PC market with rising memory costs.
Samsung’s First Clip-Style Galaxy Buds On Land in the U.S. on Nov. 6 for $229
Clip-on earbuds have become one of the busiest corners of the audio market, and Samsung has now stepped in. The company announced the Galaxy Buds
Amazon’s First Digital Picture Frame Adds Alexa and Voice Notes
Amazon has released the Alexa Photo Frame, a 10-inch touchscreen device with Alexa built in. It pulls images from Amazon Photos, picks the best shots with Alexa Plus, never shows ads, and costs $199.99 for the black version or $229 for a wood finish.
How Spiders Spin Silk Dope Into a Tougher-Than-Kevlar Fiber
A team led by chemist Gregory Holland at San Diego State University has described how molecules in liquid spider dope reorganize into semiliquid droplets called condensates before hardening into silk. The atomic-level view could guide efforts to make spider silk in the lab.
Don’t Nod Union: Company Driven Wall Years, Jobs Cut
French studio Don't Nod, maker of Life is Strange, has entered safeguard proceedings to stave off insolvency. A workers' union says the company was driven into a wall for years, and that most of the in-house team has been let go while a game continues with outsourcing.