The Elder Scrolls VI might finally get its full name soon. According to The Verge's Tom Warren, Bethesda is preparing to announce the game as The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, and the reveal could come as soon as November. Warren expects it to be a name reveal only, so a trailer, gameplay, or release date probably shouldn't be expected just yet. The report also says the game is set in Hammerfell, the Redguard homeland seen before in Daggerfall, Redguard, and The Elder Scrolls Online, and that its story will dig into the history of the Elder Scrolls themselves. Bethesda has reportedly been showing gameplay internally in recent months, though it hasn't commented on the report. The name itself won't surprise many fans. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma watched a live playthrough at Bethesda's offices back in August, and her post afterward used eight asterisks where the subtitle would go. Here's what she posted.Asha Sharma, Xbox CEOLive playthrough of The Elder Scrolls VI: ******** this morning. The scale and grandeur are incredible. The story is even greater.


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Bend Studio, the game studio behind 2019's Days Gone action-adventure game, is apparently already knee-deep in the production of its next game, and it has been unofficially confirmed that Bend's next project will not be Days Gone 2, according to a report by MP1st, who cites anonymous insiders familiar with Bend Studio's inner workings. The insider explains that the project is a third-person co-op game, and that it is slated to be revealed sometime in 2027, with a late 2027 launch, to boot. At the time of the leak, it was confirmed that the game will not be a live-service game, despite Sony's renewed push for live-service games. While this has the implication that the game might appeal to more of Sony's core audience, it also means that it will likely be a PS5-exclusive, given Sony's unrelenting desire to lock players into


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G.SKILL, a leading manufacturer of high-performance memory and PC gaming peripherals, is teaming up with Newegg to offer a series of limited-time PC hardware combo deals, featuring the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, G.SKILL Trident Z5 NeoX RGB DDR5 memory, and select AMD AM5 motherboards. These specially priced bundles offer PC enthusiasts and gamers an opportunity to build or upgrade their systems with high-performance components while enjoying additional combo savings. The promotion features eight different hardware combinations, pairing the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor with a 32 GB (2x 16 GB) G.SKILL Trident Z5 NeoX RGB DDR5-6000 memory kit and a choice of motherboards from ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE, and ASRock. Available in black or white memory designs depending on the selected bundle, these combinations offer flexibility for a wide range of PC builds.


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As usual, generative AI appears to be splitting the gaming industry in half. While Valve recently acknowledged the issue of AI-generated clones on Steam—although declined to actually do anything about it—Roblox just published a shareholder letter in which it boasts that "AI-enabled game creation, automation in code generation and AI supported asset creation are leading to an explosion of content" since it launched its AI assisted game builder tools. The letter adds that over 80% of its top 100 games by hours played in the month of September were AI assisted, while the raw number of games created with its Build generative AI platform topped 70,000 since Q2. Usage of Roblox's AI tools for game development more than tripled among top creators. It also notes that in Q3, two games "created almost entirely with AI" managed to break into the top 20 Roblox game ranking by concurrent player count.


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Microsoft recently restored the ability for Windows users to move the Taskbar to any screen edge, nearly five years after Windows 11 launched. The Windows 11 implementation, however, is not the same as it was in Windows 10, where users could click and drag to move the Taskbar and lock it in place when they were happy with its position. Instead, Windows 11 makes users go into the settings app to change the Taskbar position, and now, in response to a news story about a third-party utility that allows Taskbar dragging, Windows Vice President of Design, Diego Baca, explains that this is indeed a feature, not a bug, and that the drag-and-drop repositioning often caused accidental movements.Diego Baca, Windows Vice President of Design at MicrosoftFrom our research, dragging the Taskbar to reposition it can lead to accidental movements, which is one of the reasons "Lock the Taskbar" existed in previous versions of Windows. We also found that changing the Taskbar position isn't something people do frequently. We felt that providing a discoverable setting, just one right-click away, was a more intentional and predictable experience. It's a deliberate design decision, not a missing capability.


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Scyrox, by now, a well-known alternative to flagship gaming mice from the likes of Logitech and Razer, offering cheaper, often lighter, gaming mice with similar high-performance ambitions and top-tier internals. The Scyrox V12 series is no exception to that rule, with the V12L and V12M offering internals like the PixArt PAW Next I sensor alongside Kailh optical switches, with a 100 million-click MTBF, and a Nordic 54H20 MCU, with up to 8 kHz polling, and a magnetic scroll wheel encoder, for a starting price of $79.99. The Scyrox V12L and V12M will officially be available from November 2 on the Scyrox online store. The V12L and V12 M are two variants of the same mouse shape in different sizes. The V12M, as you might imagine, is the smaller one of the two, which Scyrox recommends for gamers with hands measuring up to 190 mm, with the shell measuring in at 122 (L) × 62.69 (W) × 38.31 (H) with a weight of 49 g. Meanwhile, the V12L has dimensions of 125.96 (L) × 61.01 (W) × 39.85 (H) and a claimed 51 g weight. The V12 series mice are all symmetrical with a mild mid-hump design and slightly flared front and back, similar to Razer's Viper V4 Pro, which makes them suitable for just about any grip type, although particularly suited to a palm and claw grip, as we noted in our in-depth review of the Razer Viper V4 Pro. The V12 series is wireless, with a 2.4 GHz connection supported by a 250 mAh battery on both mice, although no battery life claims are made.


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GIGABYTE AORUS has teamed up with Capcom and custom PC modder Sarah Carlos for its "Evil Season Is Here" campaign, bringing a Resident Evil-inspired custom PC build to TwitchCon 2026 alongside an online giveaway running through November 16. The custom-modded PC features the GIGABYTE X870E AORUS MASTER X3D ICE motherboard and AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 INFINITY WOOD graphics card. Designed by Sarah Carlos, the build combines GIGABYTE hardware with the Resident Evil franchise for a one-of-a-kind system. Visitors attending TwitchCon 2026 can see the PC in person at the Capcom booth (#3925). Attendees will also have the opportunity to enter the giveaway on-site for a chance to win the build and receive free AORUS swag.


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It seems as though nobody's future at Xbox is particularly certain after this year's intense layoff spree at the Microsoft-owned gaming giant, but some game studios have been hit harder by Asha Sharma's Xbox Reset plans. In the late-September restructuring that saw Activision take over the Halo franchise, Microsoft also merged Turn 10 and Playground Games into a single studio, in what many saw as the last nail in the coffin for the Forza Motorsport franchise. Following the merger, an internal email reported on by The Verge announced that Dan Greenwalt, the head of Turn 10 games with a 27-year tenure, has "decided that this is the right time for him to retire from Microsoft." In the memo, Trevor Williams, head of Playground Games, announced that Dan Greenwalt would remain on in some capacity to serve as an advisor for Williams and Playground Games COO, Michel Bastien. Forza Motorsport was already on the ropes when it was announced that the current version of the game, which launched in 2023, would no longer be getting support. It's unclear whether Forza Motorsport will continue as a franchise or if the absorption of Turn 10 into Playground Games means that its developers will be permanently reassigned to games like Fable, which Microsoft appears to be betting the farm on, or Forza Horizon 6, which has shown itself to be a cash-cow in a


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TechPowerUp partners with Chieftec to bring our readers from the European Union a unique opportunity to bag one of six fine pieces of Chieftec hardware. The company specializes in gaming PC case, cooling, and power-supply hardware, and have opened their vaults to give us their latest and most premium hardware to give away. Up for grabs are one each of Chieftec Iceberg 240 RGB CPU cooler, Chieftec Iceberg 240 Dark CPU cooler; Chieftec Apex Lumo case, Chieftec Vista Max case, Chieftec Polaris 3.0 1050 W PSU, and Chieftec Proton 1000 W PSU. Both the Apex Lumo and Vista Max are spacious and well-designed EATX-capable mid-tower cases with two distinct layouts. The Apex Lumo features a mesh intake that focuses on airflow; while the Vista Max features a pillarless glasshouse to let you better show off your gear. Both Iceberg 240 series coolers are capable of taming any high-end gaming PC processor in the market. The Polaris 3.0 features a modern 16-pin connector and 1050 W power; while the Proton 1000 W offers plenty of juice for a premium gaming PC build. Open from today, the Giveaway takes in entries till November 6, 2026. Once again, entries are open for our readers residing in EU countries. For more details and to participate,


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Linux Mint is one of the most widely recommended Linux distributions, especially for those looking to move from Windows to Linux, since it features a familiar layout and is very beginner-friendly. However, it is still based on Ubuntu and thus subject to many of Ubuntu's upstream decisions, like the prior removal of hibernation support in favor of suspend. In a recent Linux Mint blog post, previewing upcoming chanes to Mint, the development team behind the distribution argue that, while suspend is useful and widely supported, it results in phantom battery drain in most cases and can result in a dead laptop battery within 2-3 days. With this justification in mind, the development team has confirmed that it has re-implemented support for hibernation in Linux Mint, with a new GUI page in the System Administration tool with toggles to enable specific sleep modes, including suspend, hibernate, suspend then hibernate, and hybrid sleep. There is also a dedicated drop-down to configure more specific hibernation and sleep modes, and there is a section that automatically detects problems with the configured sleep modes to make it easier for users to fix them.


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Microsoft Windows 11 Pro is available for $9.97 (MSRP $199) through Nov. 1, a saving of $189.03. The purchase provides a lifetime license for one PC, with no subscription or recurring fees. The license is non-transferable. The main reason to choose Pro over Windows 11 Home is its additional security, virtualization, and business management tools. These features are relevant to users working in development, IT, or business environments.


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