Neymar Jr blasts “rubbish” Counter-Strike 2 amid cheating crisis

Neymar Jr. has called Counter-Strike 2’s hacking issues “rubbish” and urged the developers to “help” fix the game. While Neymar Jr. may be a soccer star, the Brazilian is no stranger to the world of video games. He is known for being an avidCounter-Strike 2player, often streaming the game on Twitch or publicly endorsing his favoriteesports teams. Neymar has nowtaken to X again, slamming the game for being “rubbish” due to a surplus of hacking he recently encountered in CS2....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 282 words · Cindy Anderson

Nvidia finally axing PC gaming’s favorite graphics card

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 remains one of the top GPUs on Steam’s hardware survey, but now Nvidia is discontinuing this popular GPU. Nothing ever lasts forever. The GeForceRTX 3060 has held on to its placeas one of PC gaming’s top choices, long after the launch of its successors from the RTX 40 Lovelace series. Now it might finally be time to say farewell, as Nvidia is reportedly discontinuing the RTX 3060....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 322 words · Rodney Lawson

Nvidia leak indicates new RTX 4070 GPU in the works – but there’s a big catch

A leaker has claimed that Nvidia is addressing supply issues with a new version of the GeForce RTX 4070 with a different RAM type. The Nvidia GeForceRTX 4070is one of the most popular cards in the RTX 40 ‘Ada Lovelace’ range. However, industry insiders have claimed that the supply of this card has been constrained. According to a leaker, Nvidia is addressing this problem with a new version of the card....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 300 words · Stacie Robinson

Olympian admits bronze medal finish matches his League rank

Pau Echaniz, a slalom canoeist competing at the Olympics for Spain, revealed in an interview after winning a bronze medal that he is also “stuck” in bronze in League of Legends. The 23-year-oldathleteplaced third in the solo slalom event at theOlympic Gameson August 1 and revealed afterward that he lost two ranked matches of League of Legends before his run. In an interview with Spanish sports journalist and streamGerard Romero, Echaniz said he isn’t the best at the game and has watched professional matches....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 278 words · Robert Turner

Olympic gold medalist celebrates victory with subtle Dragon Ball Z tribute

Noah Lyles is representing the USA at this year’s games, taking part in the 100m and 200m dash. The first has now finished, and Lyles managed to take first place in a supremely close photo-finish. After finding out he’d be standing atop the winners’ podium – his first time receiving Olympic gold – the runner incorporated his fandom of thebest animewith a small salute to Goku. Noah Lyles the Yu-Gi-Oh card pulling US sprinter celebrates winning 100m Olympic gold with the Kamehameha pose!...

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 373 words · Vanessa Sanchez

Original Gameboy gets CRT screen bolted on in horrific mod video

YouTuber “James Channel” has hacked an originalGameboyto fit a mini CRT screen to it. The mod involves buzzsaws, potential fire risks, and two whole minutes of battery life. James achieves this by first dismantling a Gameboy to its core components. He then introduces the star of the show, the CRT panel. It’s a portable one fromChina, with very little documentation outside a basic schematic. The CRT itself is particularly odd. Instead of the tube being behind the screen beaming onto the phosphorus, it sits underneath it and fires up....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 352 words · Kevin Reynolds

Pokemon Go Dynamax update confirmed following Niantic leak

Niantic revealed the imminent arrival of Dynamax Pokemon to Pokemon Go through filters in the mobile game, confirming new mechanics for the game. DynamaxPokemon were first introduced in theGeneration 8games as a larger and more powerful version of standard creatures. But now, the super-sized Pokemon are moving beyond the mainline games. Previously, artwork celebrating Pokemon Go’s8th Anniversaryseemingly confirmed the arrival of Dynamax and Gigantamax. This was done by including a gigantic Dynamax Wartortle alongside several Pokemon that had not yet been released in the mobile game....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 362 words · Angela Hardy

Pokemon Go players “terrified” of Rocket Takeover event causing false bans

Pokemon Go players have voiced concern about potentially facing false bans during the game’s upcomingTaken Overevent. As confirmed by Niantic, August 8 will mark an increase in Team Rocket activity, with two lucrative rewards,Shadow CresseliaandLugia, up for grabs for any Trainers who complete Special Research and Shadow Raids respectively. Spawn rates forRocket Grunts in PokeStopswill also be increased substantially, and it’s this boost that has players “terrified” of incurring false bans....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 346 words · Dan Smith

Shopper shares how to avoid ‘overpaying’ for travel-size toiletries

A shopper has shared their tips on how to avoid paying for “overpriced” travel-size toiletries the next time you’re heading on holiday. Realtor George Popovic, who goes by ‘georgepopovicrealtor‘ onTikTok, took to the social media platform to share with viewers a handy money-saving tip. When traveling, packing smaller toiletries can be helpful for a multitude of reasons, from being allowed on flights as hand luggage to taking up less space in your bag....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 350 words · Gary Pineda

Star Wars Outlaws DLC: Wildcard release date & future roadmap

The post-launch roadmap forStar Wars OutlawsDLC includes two story packs, the first of which, Wild Card, has been given an official release date. Star Wars Outlaws was the first open-world Star Wars game, starring scoundrel Kay Vess andset between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. While we praised the scale and design of the planets in ourreview, Ubisoft have admitted that sales didn’t quite meet expectations. Still, developer Massive Entertainment plans to support the game post-launch with story DLC and cosmetic packs....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 304 words · Angela Cooper

Team Vitality win IEM Cologne 2024: Recap, schedule, teams & more

The $1 million prize pool event ran through August and was marketed as the “Cathedral of Counter-Strike” by ESL as the organizer promoted the decades-old tournament via iconic moments from past events. That makes it all the more suiting thatZywOotook the MVP award at the event as Team Vitality brought home the IEM Cologne trophy. THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD@ZYWOOpic.twitter.com/ev6LDbabX5 Dexerto spoke with Zywoo, as well as Team Vitality’s founders, abouttheir plans with ZywOo, and they expressed their desire to hold onto the player for the next decade....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 393 words · Ashley Dudley

This solar-powered hat lets you wear your power bank on your head

Tech brand EcoFlow has released a wearable solar panel sun hat, which uses the power of the sun to charge your favorite devices. Wearable techisn’t entirely new. For years now, the biggest names in the business have been developing everything. From thelatest smartwatches, and now evensmart rings— all so we can wear our favorite tech on our sleeve, literally. EcoFlow has taken this one step further with its new solar-powered hat....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 380 words · Laura Ramirez

TikTok nanny dubbed a “gold digger” by kids after becoming their stepmom

A TikToker who fell in love with her boss after he hired her to nanny his kids is now facing backlash for being a “gold digger.” TikTokerKrystle Kayture might be living her dream life with her husband and family. Still, she endures criticism from viewers in nearly every video she posts to the platform, as many don’t agree that she became the stepmom to the kids she used to nanny....

August 5, 2024 · 2 min · 342 words · Richard Booth