LG is extending Dual Inverter Heat Pump, AI SenseClean and other flagship efficiency tech across its mainstream washer, refrigerator and dishwasher lineup, with specific A-grade-beating numbers to back it up.

LG's new 19kg AI Top Load Washer, the TX2519ST5J, automatically adjusts its wash motion based on fabric type and soil level without needing the ThinQ app, alongside ezDispense automatic detergent dosing and Steam Allergy Care. Philippine pricing and availability haven't been announced yet.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is heading to Nintendo Switch 2, its first appearance on a Nintendo console since 2011. Pre-orders are live and the Open Beta runs August 29 through September 2 with cross-play, Joy-Con 2 mouse support and the new Zodiac Warzone map.

Overwatch Rush, Blizzard's top-down spinoff, soft launches August 31 starting in Indonesia, then Malaysia and the Philippines. The build adds a new Hero Level progression system, a reworked Brigitte and Lúcio, three new maps, and two new modes ahead of a wider global release.

AMD's new Adrenalin 26.8.1 driver adds day-one FSR 4 support for Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, claiming up to 3x FPS gains on RX 9000 cards, plus support for STAR WARS Zero Company, the Modern Warfare 4 Open Beta, and the Radeon RX 9050.

NVIDIA's Gamescom 2026 announcements ranged from DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction reaching general availability to RTX Spark picking up EA, Embark and Ubisoft as partners. The standout is RTX Mega Geometry, six years in development, which finally lets Unreal Engine 5's Nanite detail show up correctly in ray tracing, debuting in Gears of War: E-Day.

The ROG Strix G18 (2026) pairs an Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus with an RTX 5070 Ti, dual Thunderbolt 5 and an 18-inch 300Hz Nebula panel for PHP 244,995. We benchmarked six games in CapFrameX and logged every sensor to find out where the Philippine SKU's 16GB of RAM actually costs you.

The ROG G700 Gaming Desktop pairs an Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF with an RTX 5070 Ti, Gen 5 NVMe storage, and DDR5-6000 memory. We benchmarked seven titles with CapFrameX and measured thermals and power draw to find out if this flagship prebuilt is worth the price.

The ROG Strix B850-F Gaming WiFi7 NEO brings PCIe 5.0, WiFi 7 and strong power delivery to a B-series board. We tested it with a Ryzen 7 9850X3D and RTX 5080 to see if it delivers X870-class behavior without the price.

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D pairs Zen 5 with 3D V-Cache for gaming. We benchmarked seven titles, frame times and synthetics on an RTX 5080 rig to see if the smoothness justifies the premium.

The Asus ROG Strix SCAR 18 (G835L) packs an RTX 5090 laptop GPU, Core Ultra 9 and a 240Hz mini-LED. We benchmark gaming, thermals and fan noise on this desktop-class machine.

Doom: The Dark Ages drops the Slayer into a medieval hellscape with shield parries, mechs and dragons. We review what lands, what stumbles, and whether id Software's experiment works.