Roughly two weeks after damaging a first stage booster prototype of its Starship next generation launch vehicle platform, Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has repaired the rocket and returned it to its orbital launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas. SpaceX is currently developing Starship, which will be its largest rocket to date in Texas, even as it is waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) completion of an environmental assessment of its facilities....

It’s not the first time this year Matsuda expressed the idea. In early 2022, the Square Enix president said the premise of a token economy could enable self-sustaining game growth and more game-changing UGC. It seems like the Square Enix president wasn’t at all fazed by the massive backlash received by other blockchain related gaming projects such as Ubisoft’s Quartz and GSC Game World’s STALKER Metaverse. In other NFT gaming news, Activision Blizzard recently sent out a survey gauging consumer interest in the technology, though Blizzard president Mike Ybarra denied any NFT implementation coming up....

The new footage, which was made available in Japanese a few weeks ago, showcases Marielle L. Kenny’s combat abilities, Item Creation mechanics, which see the return of Talents from Star Ocean: Second Story, Private Actions with multiple choices that influence the ending, side quests, and the Es’owa minigame. A New Chapter in the Star Ocean Series Will Launch on October 27, 2022 featuring a story that blends fantasy and sci-fi....

Social media has been playing a key part in disseminating information in war-stricken areas and internet services are usually one of the first things that an enemy targets. When internet services were disrupted in Ukraine on the eve of the Russian invasion, Vice President Mykhailo Fedorov reached out to Elon Musk to request assistance. In a moment that perhaps better fits a Hollywood movie, Musk proceeded to activate the Starlink network over Ukraine and promised to send over more terminals....

— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) April 4, 2022 — Steam Deck (@OnDeck) April 4, 2022 As Valve mentions, they’ve also clarified on the Steam Deck site what exactly the various pre-order time periods mean. Q2 is anytime between the beginning of April and the end of June, Q3 runs from the beginning of July to the end of September, and “after Q3” means October 2022 onward. As always, those who reserve their Deck will get it on a first-come, first-shipped basis....

TechPowerUP GPU-Z introduces new support for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 and useful 16-pin power monitoring feature When the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 was released, GPU-Z was prepared for the product’s newest graphics card with full monitoring support. Today, they add support for the company’s RTX 4080 GPU and some BIOs information extraction from the two most recent NVIDIA GPUs. Additionally, the company has included some predecessor graphics cards, such as the recently released RTX 3060 Ti GDDR6X and GA104 variations....

While very good, the two tactical RPGs mentioned above aren’t particularly innovative in gameplay. Sure, they do feature some unique gameplay mechanics that set them apart from other classic series like Shining Force, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Fire Emblem, but, at their heart, are still the same turn-based affairs that fans of the genre love. With The DioField Chronicle, however, Square Enix is setting out to spice things up considerably, changing one of the genre’s core mechanics....

Plaion and GoldKnights set up my time with The Last Oricru to highlight one of the few features you haven’t often seen recently: co-op. Not online co-op, though that is an option; it’s couch co-op in this case. My time with the game had me playing alongside one of the developers on a couch. However, I was quick to ask - and be reassured - that this would also be perfectly fine to play single-player - a good answer for somebody that doesn’t like to associate with human beings....

We didn’t get a look at the new next-gen Sims themselves, but Maxis did hint strongly at their new direction. A much more in-depth furniture and decorating editor was shown, and Maxis promised more multiplayer options and the ability to play cross-platform between mobile and PC/consoles. You can check out the reveal of Project Rene, below. Need to know more? Here’s the official spiel from EA and Maxis… “The Sims team is building the next generation game and creative platform, reimagining The Sims that players know and love with even more new ways to play....

Although some consider Elden Ring to be less difficult and more accessible than previous Souls installments from FromSoftware, Elden Ring is without a doubt a challenging game, brutal even at some points. The game often can get frustrating at times, but these freshly-released mods might make the game somewhat easier while playing offline. The first mod comes from modder ‘Psyken Gaming’, and provides 99 million runes at the start of the game (savegame)....

The new video is courtesy of YouTuber ‘Hoolopee’ and packs several cut scenes as well as some gameplay sequences from FromSoftware’s latest hit title. While not everybody will be a fan of this demake video, we have to say that it does a pretty good job of showing off Elden Ring in polygon style. Check out the video for yourself down below: Last month, we already covered a demake video of the original Dead Space and the release of an extremely faithful Bloodborne PSX demake....

Many fans consider the second Underground entry in the Need for Speed series the best in the franchise, and a committed fan is currently working on his own fan remake of the game. The fan remake is being created by YouTuber ‘Ivan Novozhilov’, and comes with numerous features that made the original game stand out, including a soundtrack from the Underground games. In addition, this remake packs optimized visuals, an optimized weather cycle, new textures, revamped steering, suspension compression sounds, car turbo and nitrous, optimized auto transmission and clutch, and much more....

Skip the iPad 10 and Get this Renewed iPad Air 4 with A14 Bionic for Just $409 This tablet is automatically a better deal than the new iPad 10 due to a number of reasons. And right now it is available renewed for a low price of just $409 without having to do anything at all. Buy Apple iPad Air (10.9-inch, Wi-Fi, 64GB) - Silver (Latest Model, 4th Generation) (Renewed) - $409 First and foremost, the iPad Air is compatible with the optional Magic Keyboard accessory which is way better than the new folio keyboard which Apple announced....

Tesla has been steadily ramping up the Full Self-Driving (FSD) capability of its bespoke Advanced Driver-Assistance System (ADAS), dubbed the Autopilot, and the FSD chips play a key role in this regard. Now, if the latest reporting on this matter pans out, it seems that TSMC is about to snatch away Samsung’s Tesla punch bowl. As a refresher, Samsung was responsible for manufacturing Tesla’s FSD 3.0 chips on its 14nm architecture....

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is witnessing a fresh wave of enthusiasm from investment banks despite a report from the Taiwanese publication DigiTimes that claimed earlier today that the fab’s customers of its next-generation chip manufacturing technology have cut down on their orders. Goldman Sachs and Citi were out with bullish reports for TSMC, with the former increasing TSMC’s share price target and both believing in revenue growth for the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer next year....

Leaders in semiconductors, packaging, IP suppliers, foundries, and cloud service providers join forces to standardize the chiplet ecosystem. Highlights of the new standardized chiplet ecosystem: Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE), AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Intel Corporation, Meta, Microsoft Corporation, Qualcomm Incorporated, Samsung, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company established the new Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) technology to induct a chiplet ecosystem and forthcoming eras of chiplet technologies. The new UCIe 1....

It’s time to experience entertainment across 120 inches on the free included screen of V700W to put yourself in the middle of the action. “Dance with your idols at 1:1 height or reduce the scale without moving the projector to create a more intimate experience with remote-controlled focus,” the VANKYO team writes. You can now enjoy your media precisely the way you want! Some of the top features of the just-released VANKYO Performance V700W include: Immersive 360° Sound: Surround yourself with incredible sound thanks to the advanced surround sound engineering algorithms and tuning technology along with the powerful dual 5W speakers supported by Dolby Digital Plus....

Chiplets Come To Gaming GPUs! AMD Radeon RX 7000 “RDNA 3” Graphics Card Unveil Is Only 24 Hours Away, Tune In to The Livestream here The livestream has a sole focus and purpose, it will mark the unveiling of AMD’s next-generation RDNA 3 GPUs which will power the Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards. AMD will not only talk about the specifications but also the features and the software ecosystem that will revolve around the new gaming chips....

Other Wccftech’s Best of 2022: Shooter, Fighting OlliOlli World Simply put, OlliOlli World is skateboarding but with a sidescrolling platforming twist. With lush, vibrant environments, a very laid-back general feel, and multiple updates, including a DLC release with new levels, this game is great for just relaxing and not worrying about things going on outside. In our review of this game, we said the following: “OlliOlli World has a chill vibe that allows players to enjoy performing skating tricks, whether to clear platforming challenges or just to challenge themselves to the highest score....

Today’s Windows 11 KB5016695 brings the following fixes For more details, head over to the official blog post. We fixed an issue that causes Windows to display tablet mode features for some devices that do not have touchscreens. We fixed an issue that causes some application windows to have blank sections in the Task View preview. We fixed an issue that occurs for some of you when you copy files from network drives....