NBA 2K27 shows off DLSS 5’s impressive new realism — and hints at a future where animation, not graphics, becomes gaming’s weakest link.
Credit: Nvidia
I couldn’t stop staring at the shadows on Tyrese Haliburton’s hand.
That sounds weird, but hear me out. Nvidia showed me and other journalists an early preview of 2K’s NBA 2K27 ahead of the game’s September 4…
South Park: The Stick of Truth Is the Funniest Game I’ve Ever Played
September 1, 2026
This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the Xbox guy.” In the run-up to Xbox’s 25th anniversary, he’ll be sharing his…
2026 Pokémon World Championships: Everything Announced
September 1, 2026
The 2026 Pokémon World Championships ran simultaneously with the first official Pokémon fan convention, PokémonXP, but that doesn’t mean there wasn’t a slew of exciting announcements shared by president and CEO of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara…
What It Took to Bring Stellar Blade: Complete Edition to Nintendo Switch 2 + Over 5 Minutes of Gameplay | gamescom 2026
September 1, 2026
Stellar Blade: Complete Edition is officially coming to Switch 2 in 2026 and, to help with the wait, we’re sharing over five minutes of gameplay from this upcoming version and our chat with Dong-ki Lee, CTO at Shift Up, about what it took to bring this action-adventure title to Nintendo fans.
We had the chance to speak to Lee at gamescom, and he began by sharing what fans can expect when the…
Robinhood Chain posted record decentralized exchange (DEX) activity at the end of August, with daily DEX volume reaching $875 million. Tokenized equities are emerging as a major source of that growth, giving DeFi venues and blockchain infrastructure a new stream of trading…
Bitwise XRP ETF Crosses $500M in Assets 9 Months After Launch
September 1, 2026
Bitwise’s XRP ETF has surpassed $500 million in assets under management nine months after its launch. The fund now holds nearly 364.8 million XRP, giving brokerage-account investors indirect exposure to the crypto token without direct custody.
Key Takeaways
Bitwise’s…
Social Trading Predictions Point to Crypto’s Next Roaring Kitty
September 1, 2026
Social trading could produce celebrity traders, powerful online groups, and crypto’s next Gamestop-style movement. New predictions suggest trading applications will increasingly combine markets, content, competition, and financial incentives as the sector develops.
Key Takeaways
Social trading could produce crypto’s next Roaring Kitty.
Public traders and online groups could accumulate…
On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA's ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale
September 1, 2026
On August 31, 1965, NASA’s Super Guppy cargo plane took its first test flight.
This oversized aircraft looks a bit like a giant flying whale. It was built by a company called Aero Spacelines and based on the Boeing B-377 Stratocruiser. NASA uses these funny-looking…
The full moon of September 2026 will occur at 12:49 p.m. EDT (1649 GMT) on Sept. 26 as the moon glows opposite the sun in Earth’s sky.
September’s full moon is often referred to as the Harvest moon — a traditional name for the full moon that falls closest to…
New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves.
Deep inside the southern hemisphere of Mars, the temperature is up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius) warmer than beneath the northern hemisphere, deepening the mystery of the strange dichotomy between the Red Planet’s flattened north and craggy southern…
