Huawei And Optica Foundation Forced To Cut Ties Due To The Discovery Of Their Involvement, Washington-Based Non-Profit Said It Will Return All Funds

This week's beta build for The War Within has added two of the remaining updated hero talent icons for Hunter Sentinel and Warlock Soul Harvester! Last week, Blizzard added icons for Archon Priests, Rider of the Apocalypse Death Knights, Spellslinger Mages, Deathstalker and Fatebound Rogues, and with this update, the Monk Master of Harmony and Warlock Hellcaller are the only two hero classes still waiting.

Apart from introducing its Mate 70 flagship smartphone series later in the year, Huawei is said to launch HarmonyOS NEXT, its actual in-house operating system, which will give the former Chinese giant the freedom to rid itself of Google’s Android and the looming threat of the U.S. However, to sever any linkage with foreign entities, Huawei is said to remove all source code from HarmonyOS NEXT, including Linux and Android.

The tri-fold form factor is unusual for smartphones, but it can deliver immense utility if the software is optimized and the hardware can keep pace with it. Huawei has been rumored to be working on such a device, but it has likely run into development issues stemming from the advanced form factor, with problems such as software and possibly a lack of an effective cooling solution causing a delay.

Another series based on The Night Agent author’s novel is confirmed to be in development. Amazon MGM Studios is working on TV adaptation, based on Matthew Quirk’s debut thriller novel of the same name.

A remaster of Final Fantasy Tactics, the grid-based strategy spin-off from the RPG series that easily ranks as one of the best Final Fantasy games ever made, is reportedly in the works - giving hope of its first official PC release.

FromSoftware has revealed the release timings for Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. It’s available on June 20th, 9 PM PDT/11 PM CDT on consoles and 3 PM PDT/5 PM CDT on PC. Pre-loads are will go live 48 hours before launch on PlayStation but Xbox and PC users can only download the expansion at launch.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero's producer admits that there are "many questions about the balance" of Spike Chunsoft's upcoming Budokai Tenkaichi revival when it comes to its online ranked mode, but the developers have utilized a unique system to try and make things as fair as possible. 

With the release of the Season of Discovery Phase 4 PTR, level 60 Dungeons such as Scholomance, Stratholme, and Blackrock Spire will become available to players. These endgame dungeons will be updated with new rewards, and maybe even a surprise or two!

Having made new allies in The War Within, it appears that several Earthen NPCs have moved into the capital cities of the old world! Currently residing in Ironforge, Stormwind, and Orgrimmar, the Earthen have several interesting bits of dialogue, wondering at the marvels of our world and sharing their insights. In Stormwind, we can see the Earthen representatives relaxing in the «public baths» and enjoying story time. Courtesy of TheRedShirtGuy on Twitter. While in Orgrimmar, the Earthen discuss ideas for a shipyard expansion with what appears to be a relative of Goraluk Anvilcrack from Blackrock Foundry. Also courtesy of TheRedShirtGuy on Twitter. And in Ironforge, new Earthen can be found collaborating with the Explorer's Guild, inspecting the Great Forge, and studying Old Ironforge.

In the lead-up to Gears of War: E-Day’s recent announcement, there were some rumblings about the technical leaps that developer The Coalition was looking to make with the game, having shifted to Unreal Engine 5 for the newest entry’s development. And though the game’s announcement trailer didn’t show any gameplay, it was rendered entirely in-engine by Blur Studios using in-game assets provided by The Coalition, and it looked quite impressive.

The Kirin 9000S is considered by the industry to be a semiconductor miracle, as Huawei had to deal with overwhelming odds, thanks to the U.S. sanctions, just to mass produce a chipset last year. Now that the former Chinese giant has successfully displayed its chip-making prowess, the next step is to switch to advanced manufacturing processes to ensure that it maintains some pace with the competition. Unfortunately, in its reported quest to acquire TSMC’s 3.5nm chip shipments, a Huawei executive has expressed disappointment that the attempt has been unsuccessful due to the same trade ban.

Throughout the weekend, Digital Trends has been on the ground at Summer Game Fest. We’ve had the chance to demo tons of upcoming games, many of which you can read about right now. There’s still plenty of games we’re hoping to get hands-on with over the next few days, including the upcoming Sonic X Shadow Generations. But before that, we got hands on with another Sonic treat at the show.