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Digital Extremes finally reveal Warframe: Tau, the sci-fi shooter’s long-awaited second solar system, and it’s a gruesome place indeed

• Digital Extremes unveiled Warframe: Tau, a second solar system expansion launching this year
• New area Fornax features noir aesthetics, biomechanical architecture, addiction/gambling themes, and new Chimera Warframe Brysko
• Includes poker-inspired card game, grappleshot mechanics, and autumn updates with new ice Warframe

Digital Extremes's venerable looty-shooty mechabody extravaganza Warframe is finally getting a full second solar system, after a warm-up flashback tour in last year's The Old Peace expansion. The developers have just screened a first look at Tau, home of the game's Sentients faction, during a presentation at Tennocon,…

TennoCon 2026 news: Warframe’s Banshee is getting a rework

• Banshee, Warframe's oldest character from 2013, is receiving a mechanical rework to modernize her abilities
• The redesign refocuses on weak-point damage and area effects, moving away from outdated crowd control mechanics
• Release scheduled for fall 2026 update 'Iceblade of Narin' following years of community requests

The sound-based Warframe Banshee will be revamped with the fall 2026 update, Iceblade of Narin

Warframe is showing love to Dungeons & Dragons with this ‘legally distinct’ RPG

• Warframe adds Fables & Frontiers, a tabletop RPG-inspired minigame fulfilling a narrative promise from the 1999 expansion
• The text-based adventure integrates with existing in-game messaging and launches in August during Amir's Shockwave seasonal event
• Matthew Mercer joins the cast as detective-themed character Brysko in the Tau expansion

Amir finally gets to play Fables & Frontiers this August as part of a larger Amir's Shockwave update for Digital Extremes' Warframe

This slushie machine was a lifesaver during NYC’s heat wave

• Ninja's new Slushi Twist features dual 48-ounce chambers enabling simultaneous creation of different frozen drinks
• Built-in temperature sensing adjusts freezing per chamber; dial mixer allows custom flavor combinations
• $399.99 price and large size make it most practical for frequent entertainers or larger households

Last weekend’s brutal NYC heat wave had me craving a frozen drink almost every afternoon. Normally, that would mean sweating through a walk to 7-Eleven for a slurpee. This time, though, I stayed home and put the new Ninja Slushi Twist to the test. Ninja’s latest slushie machine…

“This is our Spider-Man 3” – Soulfame’s Warsong update adds “edgelord” progression path later this year

Digital Extremes has unveiled a lengthy new gameplay trailer for its fantasy action game Soulframe, showcasing its next major update, Warsong, which is due to arrive later this year. The update introduces a new story quest known as the Warsong Fable, featuring actor Ben Starr as antagonist Tempest…

Phoebe Gates’ AI shopping app Phia reportedly claimed unearned affiliate sales through fake clicks

Phoebe Gates' AI-powered shopping app, Phia, has reportedly been claiming affiliate commissions on sales it did not actually generate, using a technique known as "cookie stuffing" to attach its affiliate code to transactions. The allegations, drawn from investigations by researcher Ben Edelman, Bloomberg and Capital One Shopping, matter…

Star Wars’ Most Anticipated Sequel Finally Moves Forward After 3 Years

• Respawn Entertainment posts job listing for narrative designer on the third Star Wars Jedi game
• The sequel has been in development for three years with minimal official updates
• Job posting indicates active production but likely doesn't signal imminent reveal or release

Cal Kestis' third and reportedly final Star Wars Jedi game quietly just got its biggest update in years. Read on for more.

Philips offers free replacements after update bricked smart lighting hubs

• Philips will replace bricked Hue Bridge Pro hubs free of charge.
• Fewer than 100 devices affected by June firmware update.
• A preventative update is now rolling out to others.

Philips has confirmed that a firmware update released in June bricked a small number of its Hue Bridge Pro smart lighting hubs, and it is offering free replacements to all affected owners regardless of warranty status. The gesture matters because the Bridge Pro is a relatively pricey central…

id Software insists in new statement that it still has “the crew we need to build the games and tech we’re known for”

• id Software says it still has the staff to make its games.
• Microsoft's Xbox cuts hit thousands and closed four studios.
• Obsidian lost a quarter of staff and cancelled an Avowed sequel.

id Software has released a brief statement on social media reassuring players that it remains capable of building its signature games and technology, despite recent job cuts. The message follows Microsoft's confirmation that it would lay off thousands of staff across its Xbox division and drop four studios…

‘Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Star Miranda Hope Talks Music Debut and Shares a Season 5 Update

Miranda Hope, best known for starring in Hulu's Emmy-nominated reality series The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, has launched a music career with her debut single "FU4THAT", a country-pop track about reclaiming personal power and moving forward. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she framed the release…