The launch of The Outer Worlds 2 was disrupted by a Microsoft Azure outage that caused Game Pass installations to disappear. This incident highlights the fragility of cloud-dependent gaming infrastructure and raises questions about digital distribution reliability.
A new ceramic-based data storage technology demonstrated at the OCP Global Summit aims to preserve information permanently without maintenance or energy. The innovative approach allows data retrieval using standard smartphones, potentially revolutionizing long-term digital preservation for research institutions and hyperscale data centers.
According to reports from the recent Open Compute Project Global Summit in San Jose, a groundbreaking approach to data preservation could soon make permanent digital storage a reality. Cerabyte, the company behind the innovation, demonstrated ceramic-on-glass media samples that sources indicate could outlast every conventional storage medium currently available.
Stardock is launching Elemental: Reforged into Steam early access on October 23, 2025. The remaster combines three previous Elemental games into a unified 64-bit experience. According to reports, the development shift to early access came from strong fan feedback.
Stardock has announced that Elemental: Reforged will enter early access on Steam on October 23, 2025, according to reports from the company. The remaster aims to combine and elevate the entire Elemental series experience for modern gaming systems, sources indicate.
