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04/09/2026

FFmpeg just merged NVIDIA's frame interpolation into the main tree, and it the new version runs on the GPU instead of hammering the CPU. The new filter is called fruc_vulkan. It uses the Optical Flow Accelerator, a feature of GeForce RTX cards, to work out how objects move between two real frames, then builds the frame that goes in between, so 24 FPS becomes 48. 30 FPS becomes 60, you know what it is.

Funny thing is how it got merged at all. A 2023 attempt died because it needed NVIDIA's proprietary SDK so with this one talks to the hardware through the standard VK_NV_optical_flow Vulkan extension, so there is no closed-source dependency. NVIDIA lists Ampere and newer, which means RTX 30, 40 and 50 owners are covered.

FYI: this is a transcoding filter, not real-time playback smoothing and technically not frame generation. For now, nobody has published quality comparisons yet but I'll give it a spin since I've been harping on this feature from NVIDIA ever since they previewed it a long time ago.

04/09/2026

Intel has released Game On Driver version 32.0.101.8992 on September 2, 2026. This is a non-WHQL release.

04/09/2026

NVIDIA has released GeForce Game Ready Driver 616.64, WHQL Certified and dated September 3, 2026. The driver adds Game Ready support for NBA 2K27 and support for recent DLSS and RTX titles including Onimusha.

04/09/2026

02/09/2026

Master the blade. Face the Genma. Advance upon your path with select AMD products and get Onimusha™: Way of the Sword.

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02/09/2026

AMD Philippines is bundling Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword with select Ryzen and Radeon purchases, covering the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, 9950X3D, 9900X3D, Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 9800X3D, and the Radeon RX 9070 XT, RX 9070 GRE, and RX 9070. Buying happens between August 25 and September 26, 2026 at participating retailers nationwide, with codes claimed by email and redeemed on Steam through AMD Rewards.

AMD Philippines is bundling Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword with select Ryzen and Radeon purchases, covering the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, 9950X3D, 9900X3D, Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 9800X3D, and the Radeon RX 9070 XT, RX 9070 GRE, and RX 9070. Buying happens between August 25 and September 26, 2026 at participa...

02/09/2026

The ATK GEAR Dragonfly A9 family of ultralight wireless mice offers a large collection of varying weights and sizing but all of which are offered for a very competitive price versus mainstream ultralights. With no honeycomb cutouts or half-shell tricks, its a clean looking option with a premium build.

The shape is pedestrian rather than trying something exotic or full of holes, and again, the build feels solid and doesn't creak like cheap plastic vs. other lightweight ones with full shells, plus the box comes with some grip tape and multiple skate sets so you can tune the feel without buying anything extra. The A9 Air+ reviewed here is $79 with most of the family around the same price, the PAW3950-based Air model is a good alternative but its an entire family of around 7 SKUs so check my cheat sheet in the review for a run down.

Check out the full review at Back2Gaming. Link at the comments below.

02/09/2026

The GIGABYTE AI TOP ATOM is now locally available in the Philippines. Confirming retail pricing but in terms configurations, GIGABYTE offers this in 3 storage options: 4TB Gen5, 4TB Gen4, or for dedicated model use, a 1TB option.

02/09/2026

Adrenaline in his soul. Something something Cody Rhodes. New trailer for the Street Fighter movie has dropped.

01/09/2026

【RELEASE INFORMATION: DLSS 5 Debuts with NBA 2K27】Easily the most polarizng addition to the RT stack since its debut: DLSS 5 is now officially launched and it debuts September 3 with NBA 2K27, and that is the only announced game so far. Exclusively available for GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards and RTX 50 laptops (also GeForce Now Ultimate), DLSS 5 is the first performance-punishing addition to the DLSS stack as it is not an upscaler.

3D-Guided Neural Rendering takes the frame the game already drew and repaints how it responds to light: subsurface scattering through skin and ears, light transmission through hair and foliage, tighter contact shadows, cleaner reflections. Model geometry never changes plus game devs and visual artists dictate DLSS 5 effect coverage and plenty of other k***s from model selection, structure and tone intensity sliders, automatic character masking and engine-level per-object masks.

Read on for a deep-dive into DLSS 5 in this Back2Gaming technical preview. Link down at the comments.