Official Bluesky account of TweakTown® - technology, science, space & gaming content trusted by users all around the world since 1999. https://www.tweaktown.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvwbt6r4kt26Modders recreated an early 2014-15 GTA 6 map inside GTA 5 using leaked Rockstar assets, offering a playable but very rough look at an early Vice City build. 🕹️🗺️ https://tweak.town/U8Hbs6b20 Sep 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvwbt6r4kt26https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvvjqugavi25Bruce Straley apologized for singling out God of War Laufey after saying AAA games feel "boring" and said naming Laufey was a mistake when critiquing the industry's lack of innovation. 🎮📝 https://tweak.town/wYb8u6H19 Sep 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvjqugavi25https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvvdr26gdu2jA Reddit user says a sealed Ryzen 7 9800X3D bought at Walmart for about $500 appeared to be a fake-didn't boot, chip serial didn't match the box, and Walmart declined a refund. 💻🔍 https://tweak.town/bbhS78E19 Sep 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvdr26gdu2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvv5agb4nr2aCorsair's new RX II series combines a unified 360mm frame and removable side plates with an iCUE LINK hub for extensive lighting and control, but the proprietary cabling and $99.99 kit price may give buyers pause. 💡🛠️ https://tweak.town/fDXZkR719 Sep 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvv5agb4nr2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvusfgaxpp2vRockstar will publish Remedy's Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake - a single rebuilt title now in full production using Remedy's Northlight engine for PC and current consoles - marking the likely post‑GTA VI release. 🔫🎮 https://tweak.town/4awYnvY19 Sep 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvusfgaxpp2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvupwwywbm2xBlizzard says the World of Warcraft Forever beta has drawn far more players than expected, with crowded starting zones and social feeds full of nostalgic screenshots. 🎮📸 https://tweak.town/Z3gtbZy19 Sep 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvupwwywbm2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvte3ok3pl2lA CESA survey presented at Tokyo Game Show 2026 found 85.8% of Japanese game developers now use generative AI, with most citing improved productivity and shorter development cycles as the main benefits. 🎮🤖 https://tweak.town/AYN1JmR18 Sep 2026 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvte3ok3pl2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvtcxqpayq24Only about 19,000 people received purchase invites for Valve's Steam Frame so far, leaving most of the 40,000+ signups on a randomized backorder queue as Valve limits initial supply. 🎮📦 https://tweak.town/jZp4sh218 Sep 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtcxqpayq24https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvtbtn3j2q2xChina's largest DRAM maker, CXMT, is reportedly building a NAND flash R&D production line in Beijing to challenge global leaders like Samsung and domestic rival YMTC. 🧠🔬 https://tweak.town/lUVSCqF18 Sep 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtbtn3j2q2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvta5wfhox2gA DIY mod swapping an RTX 4090 cooler onto an RTX 3060 cut temperatures by about 9°C but produced only a negligible performance gain, showing oversized coolers aren't needed for midrange GPUs. 🔧🧪 https://tweak.town/iKkp46O18 Sep 2026 22:36 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvta5wfhox2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvt6zunkuo25A leak claims Sony's Project Canis handheld will render games internally at just 540p but use PSSR 3.0 upscaling to reach 1080p, giving it estimated performance comparable to or above base PS5 levels. 🎮🧩 https://tweak.town/IKLK3tm18 Sep 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvt6zunkuo25https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvt4sdf67d24PowerToys' updated Power Display now controls multiple monitors from a single flyout and linked brightness slider, making evening adjustments far simpler for setups that expose DDC/CI capabilities. 🔧🖥️ https://tweak.town/0f81TMu18 Sep 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvt4sdf67d24https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvt3ogy6bq2gAt Tokyo Game Show, former PlayStation execs Shuhei Yoshida and Adam Boyes reenacted their famous disc‑sharing gag-but this time they mimed an empty hand, highlighting Sony's move away from physical game discs. 🎮📀 https://tweak.town/8o9cKEK18 Sep 2026 21:16 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvt3ogy6bq2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvsytms5zm2aTechPowerUp finds that Control Resonant drops an RTX 5090 to about 48 FPS at native 4K with ray tracing, underscoring that upscaling like DLSS or FSR is now effectively required for playability. 🎮💡 https://tweak.town/XGkAI9o18 Sep 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsytms5zm2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvsvwoqwd72jDespite criticism over UI and animations, Insomniac's Wolverine sold about 1.9 million copies in days, making it Sony's top first‑party PS5 release of 2026. 🕹️📈 https://tweak.town/ZBGrUMq18 Sep 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsvwoqwd72jhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvsunblvuw2aCD Projekt Red says The Witcher 4 moved to Unreal Engine 5 after Epic's Matrix Awakens tech demo showed UE5's potential and led to a strategic collaboration, not simply because of Cyberpunk's launch issues. 🎮🔧 https://tweak.town/09efS7k18 Sep 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsunblvuw2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvsrhiiwwv2vPalit has released a RiTONA-themed GeForce RTX 5060 Ti with a white cooler, ARGB lighting and a mild factory overclock, marking the mascot's first appearance on a retail GPU. 🎴💻 https://tweak.town/peLQetW18 Sep 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsrhiiwwv2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvslvayvd42gApple Intelligence will now require up to 14GB of free on-device storage on certain newer iPhones running iOS 27, nearly doubling the 8GB requirement on most other supported models. 🤖📱 https://tweak.town/ZA533eB18 Sep 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvslvayvd42ghttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvskr36wkw2wA fan-made DS3LE mod is bringing path tracing and NVIDIA DLSS 5 to Dark Souls 3, promising modern, ray-traced lighting with NRD‑SH denoising and a 3-4GB install size. 🎮✨ https://tweak.town/QaCqGla18 Sep 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvskr36wkw2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvsjn7z2ob2aA 192GB cache of Rockstar files tied to the 2022 breach has leaked online, exposing canceled GTA 5 DLC like a planned Liberty City expansion and early, low‑quality GTA 6 map assets. 🎮🗺️ https://tweak.town/mKK5Mkz18 Sep 2026 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsjn7z2ob2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvsijgr7xn26A report says Microsoft was testing digital game recycling, gifting and disc-to-digital trades as early as 2011, ideas that were ahead of their time but now underpin today's Xbox digital strategy. 🎮🔁 https://tweak.town/MXlvLvj18 Sep 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsijgr7xn26https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvsg6dhngx26KIOXIA's CM9-R 15.36TB E3.S PCIe Gen5 SSD set new lab records for sequential and random I/O, delivering higher-than-rated throughput and IOPS thanks to BiCS 8 flash. 💾📊 https://tweak.town/enrWmHU18 Sep 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsg6dhngx26https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvsbaywnu224European WoW: Forever beta players report severe lag and disconnections making the game unplayable, but there are two workarounds you can use - one of them being a simple in-game option tweak. https://tweak.town/2KUZkHK18 Sep 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsbaywnu224https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvrqdrecho2aUnsealed court records show a Microsoft exec warned mass AI scraping could be the "largest theft of labor in human history," arguing it undercuts news publishers and risks a collapse in journalism quality. 📰⚖️ https://tweak.town/zEChn0W18 Sep 2026 08:20 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrqdrecho2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvrp7xoza224Researchers used Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 to chain vulnerabilities and access an OpenAI employee ChatGPT account and internal repositories, illustrating how fast AI can accelerate cyberattacks. 🛡️🤖 https://tweak.town/FE3RMfv18 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrp7xoza224https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvro3ucroq26Build a Rocket Boy, developer of the widely panned MindsEye, is permanently shutting down after a final round of layoffs that reportedly affected at least 170 employees. 💼🛑 https://tweak.town/JndheJN18 Sep 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvro3ucroq26https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvrmxn7tqj24A report finds a $4.6 billion Southeast Asian importer at the center of a network that appears to funnel export‑restricted NVIDIA AI chips toward China, with some shipments routed through universities and transshipment hubs. 🧭🔍 https://tweak.town/sTpqwrg18 Sep 2026 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrmxn7tqj24https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvrloidy5p24Gears of War: E-Day's final PC requirements show Ultra 4K at 60+ FPS needs an RTX 5070 Ti or Radeon RX 7900 XT and a Ryzen 7 7800X3D-class CPU, while 1080p minimum targets an RTX 5050-class GPU. 🎮💻 https://tweak.town/4rONpAb18 Sep 2026 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrloidy5p24https://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvrk65ntdx2xDiablo 4's anniversary Season of Hell's Legacy brings back the original Tristram as Deckard Cain's memory with modern 2026 visuals, and players can even unlock an Uber Tristram fight for the Hellfire Torch. 🪦🔥 https://tweak.town/o3ZmjpP18 Sep 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrk65ntdx2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tweaktown.com/post/3mvrigyme4o2xA Reddit user found their prebuilt PC's Intel i7-12700K had been running for three years with no thermal paste on the AIO cooler, with a stress test showing temperatures of up to 100°C. 🛠️🔥 https://tweak.town/r37tQVQ18 Sep 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:v2kpdz3mn4aohthc7cwiswfp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrigyme4o2x