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Apple may launch its first iPhone gaming controller under the Beats brand instead of its own name. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple has developed two controller models for mobile gaming. The project has continued for more than a year, with Beats executives leading product development. Leaked macOS code also revealed model numbers T6502 and T1057…

A Spanish developer, Emilio Cano Pérez, has just released the SDK for his CanoFlash, a small box built on a XIAO ESP32-S3 that plugs into a Game Boy Advance’s Link port. This requires no modification to the console, and no soldering iron either (cool!), and once plugged in, it lets the console get the Wi-Fi…

Tokyo Game Show 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most interesting gaming events of the year for sim racing hardware. MOZA Racing is preparing to show its first PlayStation 5-compatible hardware, Fanatec will bring products that are still in development, and FlashFire will debut a new 5 Nm Direct Drive wheelbase and…

Graphics card prices have risen sharply in the United States during the second half of 2026, making a new GPU considerably more expensive for sim racers than it was only a few months ago. Several NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series cards have suffered particularly large increases, while AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 range has generally remained…

Bloomberg News has hired veteran entertainment journalist Dawn Chmielewski as an editor in its Los Angeles bureau, adding an experienced Hollywood and media reporter to its entertainment, California and national news coverage.

Exhibition booths during the Entertech, Seoul 2025 event / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government

On September 13, 2026, Bloomberg reported that a game controller Apple plans to release is likely to come from Beats. That’s as far as the publicly visible teaser goes—neither Apple nor Beats has announced the product. The official name, form factor, price, and release date remain unknown.

TL;DR: An early ShortCircuit video leaked Steam Frame details: a $60 Ergonomics Accessories Kit, AA-battery controllers (≈40 hours), included wireless 6GHz adapter, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 running SteamOS with FEX x86 emulation, sharp display with edge fringing and monochrome passthrough, and unconfirmed reports Valve plans a native Half-Life: Alyx build. Voice: Hassam NasirSpeed 0:00 /…

Valve rolled out SteamVR 2.17 on September 10, introducing several new features including a quick access menu, Steam achievements in VR, and improved streaming capabilities as anticipation builds for the Steam Frame VR headset launch expected mid-September. The update notably adds support for 32-bit OpenXR applications, allowing compatibility with more VR software. Valve explained this…

According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Asha Sharma is taking an unusually blunt approach to fixing Microsoft’s struggling Xbox business. The 38-year-old executive has no background in videogames, but is already pushing through layoffs, strategic changes and a major reset for the gaming division MC Tech Desk September 13, 2026 /…