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- January 29
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- OpenAI and Microsoft ironically accuse DeepSeek of copyright infringement — training its cost-effective model with privileged data
- Dauntless' Hail Mary: How the "Awakening Update" killed off Monster Hunter-like 'Dauntless,' and maybe even Phoenix Labs
- Microsoft ousts Salesforce CEO's "borderline obsession with Copilot" — Marc Benioff's lethal AI jabs are "all about marketing," and "has no idea what he's talking about"
- How to scan files manually for virus infection on Windows 11
- How to reset Local Group Policy settings to defaults on Windows 11
- RTX 5080 benchmarks bode well for Radeon RDNA 4 GPUs — AMD's opportunity has never been better
- The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon somehow got thinner, lighter, and smarter, but familiar problems remain
- One of my favorite Windows 11 apps now runs on ARM natively
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 review: The new high-end GPU for rational gamers delivers FPS wizardry with DLSS 4
- A new analysis claims that Microsoft's Xbox has become the top games publisher in the world
- Destiny 2: Heresy brings back an iconic location alongside a Star Wars crossover for players to grab
- Windows 11 Insiders get first look at this new way to connect an iPhone and a PC
- 7 must-know facts about the Legion Go S and Legion Go 2 gaming handhelds
- Dino Crisis 1 and Dino Crisis 2 have been re-released right now on PC, DRM-free, as part of GOG's ongoing efforts to preserve games of the past
- How to pin and track Camo and Calling Card challenges in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- How to disable cross play in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Ranked Play on console
- Everything coming to Multiplayer in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Season 2— Patch notes, new maps, Operator bundles, and more
- Monster Hunter Wilds' latest gameplay preview reveals the name of its scariest, most mysterious monster revealed thus far
- January 28
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- Helldivers 2's new Spacetime Fluctuation Indicator is freaking everyone out about the Illuminate — and we know a "larger scheme" looms
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone's latest update is causing BSOD errors — here's a workaround you can try
- 'MLB The Show 25' is skipping Game Pass for the first time since coming to Xbox
- Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 brings Xbox Series S split-screen support — and you can check it out early
- Must-see discount: Acer Swift 14 with Snapdragon X Elite at an all-time low
- Xbox CEO Phil Spencer says Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 are too similar — "I want us to innovate and make hardware the differentiator."
- 'WWE 2K25' receives a mountain of new gameplay info including new match types, over 300 WWE Superstars, new game modes, and more
- Skip RTX 5080 — grab yourself a heavily discounted RTX 40-series laptop instead
- Xbox and PlayStation Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone players get a much requested feature today — here's how it'll work
- Windows 11's latest security update won't play nicely with these audio devices
- WWE 2K25 has revealed its release date for Xbox and PC, while hinting at a new 'Island' game mode
- President Trump confirms that Microsoft is in talks to buy up TikTok, as the social network's future hangs in the balance
- 3 reasons not to buy an RTX 5090 ... and 2 reasons to buy at launch
- Ranked Play is offline in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone — here's when you can play again [UPDATE]
- Microsoft is killing its Dev Home app for Windows 11 and Windows 10 just two years after it debuted
- Sam Altman says DeepSeek's R1 cost-effective AI is impressive, but OpenAI will "obviously deliver much better models" than it — "Look forward to bringing you all AGI and beyond."
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella touts DeepSeek's open-source AI as "super impressive": "We should take the developments out of China very, very seriously"
- "We regularly evaluate all competitive models": DeepSeek AI reportedly outperforms Llama's next version, throwing Meta into panic mode with "4 war rooms of engineers" analyzing its cost-effective AI success
- January 27
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- DeepSeek's AI buzz suffers "large-scale cyberattack," prompting temporary registration cap — Sam Altman could be right about closed-source models hitting safety thresholds easier
- STALKER 2's new Patch 1.1.4 update fixes one of its nastiest Xbox bugs, and the devs say a bigger patch is on the way
- DeepSeek's ultra-cost-effective AI causes NVIDIA to suffer the largest single day market loss in history — almost $600 billion wiped off the company
- Meta AI lead scientist claims "open-source" is the secret ingredient to DeepSeek's triumph over proprietary models at a fraction of the cost — dethroning OpenAI's ChatGPT as the most downloaded free app in the US
- DeepSeek outperforms OpenAI's reasoning model at just 3% of the cost after President Trump's $500 billion Stargate AI initiative. “All I know is we keep pushing forward to make open-source AGI a reality for everyone🚀”
- How to access and use Xbox Game Bar on the ROG Ally
- Gears of War: E-Day is co-developed with an OG Gears trilogy collaborator — who is also making its own Xbox exclusive
- Can I play Civilization VII on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other gaming handhelds?
- Windows 11 file sharing could be transformed by this hidden feature, especially if you have a Surface Pro
- Sniper Elite Resistance Xbox and PC review: Rebellion's stealthy shooter is like comfort food for fans of the Nazi-blasting genre of gaming
- This previously hidden Windows 11 feature is even better than I expected
- Someone made the Steam Deck even more portable by taking out the screen and controllers just because they can
- How to set up Microsoft Edge Game Assist on Windows 11
- Veteran PM Kim Vorrath reportedly joins Apple’s new AI division to whip “AI and Siri into shape” — amid claims Apple Intelligence is 2 years behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft's Copilot
- January 26
- January 25
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- Here's where you can pre-order the new Lenovo Legion Go S right now
- Hey Final Fantasy fans: You can grab Rebirth on Steam (Windows PC) right now at a 49% discount
- Original DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great"
- Can you play Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on handhelds like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Legion Go?
- New Surface Pro details emerge as Microsoft prepares to downgrade Windows 10 and OpenAI is accused of cheating on AI benchmarks
- Marvel Rivals demonstrates clear success in a bleak gaming era
- "We want our Xbox hardware to win," Xbox CEO Phil Spencer talks moving games to PlayStation and the future of Xbox consoles
- Ninja Gaiden 4 on Xbox started talks "six or seven years ago," says Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer
- January 24
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- Is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on Xbox Game Pass?
- Support may be winding down for Forza Horizon 5 as its first update of the year arrives
- FFXIV lead Yoshi-P warns Square Enix may pursue "legal action" against stalker-enabling mod, but says nothing about fixing the glaring vulnerability that makes it work
- I'm trying to be fair to the new Claw AI+ handhelds, but MSI isn't making it easy
- Microsoft replaces free wallpaper website with an unorganized mess in the Microsoft Store
- OpenAI's for-profit evolution hits a major roadblock — as the ChatGPT maker struggles to establish Microsoft's equity in its reportedly $30 billion charitable arm
- Xbox honors the most exceptional games with the latest Xbox Excellence Awards
- 'Ninja Gaiden 2 Black' highlights a major on-going issue with Xbox / PC Game Pass
- DOOM: The Dark Ages Collector's Edition is now available to buy—here's what you get in the Standard, Premium, and Collector's editions
- JSAUX's FlipGo Pro 16 dual-stack portable monitor makes my trips so much better — I'll never travel without it
- This ASUS ROG Ally deal proves that "you get what you pay for" is a lie. Z1 Extreme model is now cheaper than weaker sibling.
- First look: Acer's new ginormous 11-inch gaming handheld PC dwarfs Steam Deck, ASUS and more
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claims AI could surpass "almost all humans at almost everything," even robotics, within 3 years — dismisses AGI as a "marketing term"
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella weighs in on the $500 billion Stargate project, seemingly dismissing Elon Musk's liquidity concerns: “All I know is, I’m good for my $80 billion.”
- How to change default save location for screenshots on Windows 11
- Get Xbox Game Pass for the best price and play everything from the Xbox Developer Direct
- The JSAUX transparent backplate and heatsink will make your ROG Ally look incredible and stay cooler, but don't expect miracles
- January 23
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- DOOM: The Dark Ages PC requirements and specs — Can your computer run id Software's latest shooter?
- Cyberpunk 2077's new Patch 2.21 adds DLSS 4 ahead of NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPU launch — here's everything in the update
- DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to unleash brutal medieval action, and I'm here for it
- DOOM: The Dark Ages grabs May 2025 release date on Xbox, PC, Game Pass, and PS5
- Ninja Gaiden 2 Black has shadow-dropped onto Xbox and Xbox Game Pass
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 delights with an Xbox Developer_Direct 2025 deep dive — oh, and a spring release date, too
- South of Midnight is bringing its Southern Gothic visuals to Xbox and PC in just a few months
- Everything Xbox announced during the January 2025 Developer_Direct
- Ninja Gaiden 4 is the mystery game revealed during Xbox Developer_Direct, published by Xbox
- Microsoft is shutting down its flagship retail storefront in the UK — cuts lease short in the heart of London
- Microsoft is working on a smaller Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X
- My first time playing Assassin's Creed Shadows convinced me Ubisoft deserves another chance to redeem itself
- Brave's new Rerank feature for its search engine is changing everything about your web searches — here's how it's a true game changer
- This Dell laptop with a Snapdragon X Plus is under $600 right now
- NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 launch could be the worst ever — can AMD capitalize?
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff claims Microsoft won't use OpenAI in the future — Microsoft already admitted GPT-4 is too expensive and isn't fast enough to meet consumer needs
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 closes out December as the best-selling game of 2024 in the US
- Square Enix confirms the story of the 'Final Fantasy 7 Remake' part 3 is complete, and once again hints that it's dropping PlayStation exclusivity
- Massive Microsoft account security change almost snuck out without enough warning
- AMD VP says the delayed Radeon 9000 GPU launch is about "taking a little extra time to optimize the software stack for maximum performance."
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 review: A higher price matches the extra performance in this gorgeous GPU redesign
- Capcom reveals major gameplay changes for Monster Hunter Wilds, one of which addresses the only problem I had with Monster Hunter World
- Palworld creators announce new publishing company—with a horror game as first project
- You can play Diablo 4 and the expansion for free right now — but there's a catch
- January 22
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- Dragon Age: The Veilguard pulled in 1.5 million players but still missed EA sales expectations by nearly half
- How to watch the Xbox Developer Direct 2025: Start time, what to expect, and everything you need to know
- Get ready for upcoming Xbox RPG Avowed with this handy primer from developer Obsidian Entertainment
- How to get the most out of Sticky Notes on Windows 11
- I'm aghast, stunned, and flabbergasted that Microsoft just removed the thesaurus from Word
- Samsung Galaxy S25 features leak ahead of Unpacked 2025 with Agentic AI taking center stage
- The hotly anticipated NASCAR 25 game from iRacing will feature a new series for the first time ever
- Microsoft loses OpenAI exclusive cloud provider status to $500 billion Stargate project — as the ChatGPT maker races to hoist the AGI flag first
- My favorite Game Bar feature on Windows 11 is now available for everyone
- Xbox will soon support larger external hard drives than ever before
- Review: 'Final Fantasy VII Rebirth' returns on PC to help define another generation in what is again one of the best RPGs of its era
- The Havok Physics engine is making a pitch to developers in 2025; my bingo card was way off
- OpenAI unveils $500 billion Stargate project to emancipate its overreliance on Microsoft's infrastructure — as Elon Musk questions investor liquidity
- Here's exactly when you can play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Season 2
- How to watch Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2025
- "We made a mistake in not being more transparent": OpenAI secretly accessed benchmark data, raising questions about the AI model's supposedly "high scores" — after Sam Altman touted it as "very good"
- Call of Duty teases Season 2 for Black Ops 6 and Warzone with what could be AI-generated images [Updated with new trailer]
- Microsoft flags macOS bug — remotely bypassing Apple's sophisticated System Integrity Protection (SIP) security solution and allowing unauthorized third-party rootkit installs
- Call of Duty introduces a new Operator bundle to raise funds for fire relief in LA
- Every GeForce NOW membership is still "sold out," and NVIDIA says it's our fault for using the servers too much [UPDATED]
- TeamSpeak is back and ready to fight Discord for the PC community app crown
- January 21
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- Sid Meier's Civilization 7 PC requirements and specs: Can you run this grand strategy sequel?
- Here's what happens when you reach Prestige Master in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 — what you need to know about rewards and item unlocks
- Where to buy RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 — These retailers are stocked for launch day
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, winner of Windows Central's 2024 Editor's Choice Award, has sold over 1 million copies
- AMD pushes its RDNA 4 GPU launch to March — will the Radeon delay benefit NVIDIA?
- Xbox Game Pass gets Citizen Sleeper 2, Eternal Strands, a huge co-op tower defense game, and more
- PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out
- Lenovo reveals explosive SSD that you won't want to bring on a flight
- Copilot+ PCs will soon get their first must-have exclusive feature
- Windows 10 'doomsday clock' pushes closer to midnight as Microsoft's unexpected rivals dominate an expanding PC category
- PlayStation's live service mishaps spotlight the one area Xbox is undeniably dominating its rival
- Can't send emails through Outlook? You're not alone.
- Microsoft 365 Copilot's new app icon is so bad, it’s actually illegible on certain displays
- New Xbox controller appears on Amazon for pre-order
- "It's very good": Sam Altman says OpenAI will launch o3 mini reasoning model in a couple of weeks — with API and ChatGPT simultaneously
- My favorite TKL gaming keyboard to play World of Warcraft with is now $60 off
- Sam Altman dismisses AGI deployment rumors as "Twitter hype," while promising "very cool stuff" — "but please chill and cut your expectations 100x!"
- Apparently, publishers are hoping GTA 6 will give them the excuse to charge $100 for games
- A slimey new indie game is set to make the soulslite genre more approachable and accessible when it launches on Xbox and PC in February
- January 20
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- Microsoft will retroactively downgrade this part of Windows 10 next month
- Elon Musk comes clean about Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4 credentials and I am shocked — SHOCKED I tell you
- RTX 5090 vs. 4090 size comparison: Against all expectations, NVIDIA shrank its flagship GPU into a slimline beauty for rich gamers
- Microsoft News Roundup: Nightmare week of price hikes, rebrands, and remembering how Bill Gates lost $400 billion
- LEGO games turned my kid into a bonafide gamer — and here's 7 of the best
- The gaming trends I expect to define 2025
- My all-time favorite wired controller (with superior input latency vs. Xbox's) is on sale for under $71
- Team Cherry offers an update on 'Hollow Knight: Silksong,' insisting the game is still coming
- Cisco debuts AI defense to combat misuse of AI tools, data leakage, and sophisticated threats — despite Sam Altman's confidence in AI's ability to prevent existential doom even with a 99.999999% probability
- Microsoft claps back at Salesforce — claims "100,000 organizations" had used Copilot Studio to create AI agents by October 2024
- Bluesky adds TikTok mode while Elon mulls reviving Vine in the latest banning drama
- Dynasty Warriors: Origins crushes as the largest debut in series history
- Report: "Jazzed and spooked." Sam Altman and OpenAI will meet with the U.S. government to discuss "PhD-level" super AI that can conquer even the most complex human tasks.
- January 18
- January 17
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- PC gaming dominates content spending, but Xbox and PlayStation aren't out of the game yet
- As Space Marine 2 crosses 6 million players, Games Workshop is looking for the next big Warhammer 40,000 game
- Microsoft blocks critical Secure Boot loophole after over 7 months — fortifying Windows 11 against sophisticated firmware attacks camouflaged as verified UEFI apps
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard director has left the studio after 18 years for an opportunity she, "couldn't turn down" in the RPG space
- Vampire Survivors will be rolling out cross-save across all platforms, and tease ambitious plans for 2025
- Microsoft unveils MatterGen — an AI for developing new materials with an approximate 80% success rate, surpassing traditional screening methods
- Newly announced 'Death Howl' asks, "What if Dark Souls was a turn-based tactical deck builder?"
- How to manage personal info saved on Microsoft Edge
- The new HyperX Cloud MIX 2 will firmly take the lead for wireless PC gaming headset fans with stellar battery life
- As Path of Exile 2 thrives with a new audience, Diablo 4 doubles down on its casual appeal
- Monster Hunter Wilds will see one of the 'rockiest' wyverns make an explosive comeback from the series' earlier titles
- Your Microsoft 365 subscription cost is going up for the first time in 12 years — but don't worry, it now includes a "monthly allotment" of Copilot
- January 16
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- PlayStation just reportedly canceled two live service games that likely would've launched on Windows PC
- Meta allegedly used 'crude tactics' to close in on OpenAI’s 2-year lead building AI uncontested — Sam Altman admitted creating ChatGPT without copyrighted data is impossible
- League of Legends sparks fury — Gamers roil over latest update, Riot admits it "screwed up on this one"
- Highlights from the Diablo 4 Developer Update: More loot and less backtracking
- Microsoft's new 'Microsoft 365' rebranding has us all perplexed. Again.
- How to use a vertical taskbar on Windows 11
- Square Enix announces Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is Steam Deck Verified and shows off a fluffy Chocobo-themed handheld
- Here's what we know (so far) about NVIDIA's alleged ARM chips for laptops
- Revamped Copilot for Business: Microsoft's answer to gimmicky AI tool allegations?
- Someone made Elon's 'map tab' and if it were real, Path of Exile 2 could make a lot of cash
- How do NVIDIA’s RTX 5000 GPUs perform without DLSS? We just got our first look.
- Microsoft Teams is about to get this feature it should have had on day one
- Civilization VII should come with a health warning — I'm hopelessly addicted after my first hands-on
- The 8 best Pokémon-like titles you can catch right now on PC
- Lenovo ThinkPad X12 Detachable (Gen 2) review: A few years behind the Surface Pro
- AVerMedia Elite Go GC313Pro review: This little charging brick is a must-have for streamers on the go
- January 15
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- A new map for Black Ops 6 Zombies has been revealed ahead of Call of Duty Season 2
- OpenAI gets a step closer to being "the everything app" — ChatGPT mimics Siri with ability to schedule recurring tasks and set reminders
- Shock move by Microsoft: Hiring freeze in consulting to cut costs after significant recent layoffs
- Xbox announces new repair options for Xbox consoles, including first officially authorized third-party repair stores
- Mail & Calendar is dead, left inoperable by Microsoft, but this clone of the app lives
- "Sorry, Bill": Android co-founder says Bill Gates is responsible for "the greatest mistake of all time," costing Microsoft $400 billion
- Is Avowed on Xbox Game Pass?
- Ubisoft's assets may be broken up as founders seek deal with major Chinese publisher
- Former Surface design lead comes out of retirement to join Panos Panay at Amazon
- Microsoft stops tricking people into using Bing instead of Google, at least on Chrome
- 2025 is the year of the AI mini PC — Here are the 6 CES devices I'm most excited about
- I flight-tested the best carry-on tech bag with all of my essential devices, and it won a perfect score with ease
- 15 Essential PowerShell commands every Windows 11 user should know
- Amazon AGI lead says "several technical hurdles" delay revamped Alexa release: "Hallucinations have to be close to zero"
- Doom, Quake, and Turok remaster studio ask what fan-favorite game they should work on next
- Sam Altman claims knowing what questions to ask trumps raw intelligence as AI advances — Users struggle to realize Copilot and ChatGPT's full potential, owing to poor prompt engineering skills
- Microsoft employees are hit once more by layoffs across multiple groups, including gaming
- Everything you need to know about WWE 2K25 (so far) – Confirmed WWE Superstars' roster, game modes, platforms, and more
- Microsoft renders Mail & Calendar apps inoperable as it forces users over to the new Outlook on Windows
- January 14
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- Meta to trim 5% of its workforce, focusing on underperformers — Mark Zuckerberg says the move will "raise the bar" on performance management
- Diablo 4 has finally announced a start date for Season 7: Season of Witchcraft—and behold Dorian the Diablo Pigeon
- Is Sid Meier's Civilization 7 on Xbox Game Pass?
- Valve designer says SteamOS isn't meant to "push users away from Windows," but to provide a compelling option for PC gaming
- The UK and other regions are running suspiciously low on Xbox Series X console stocks, why is PlayStation still widely more available?
- Microsoft addresses the 'elephant in the room,' discusses upcoming end of Windows 10 support
- AI power duo Microsoft and NVIDIA join forces to revolutionize game development — Here's how
- Baldur's Gate 3 celebrates a colossal mod manager milestone with a raunchy reference to one of the game's silliest mods
- Battlemage win? Leaked Arc B570 figures suggest strong value for Intel's next GPU.
- Why create a playable version of Tetris within a PDF? 'Why not?'
- The main thing keeping me on Xbox over PlayStation isn't exclusive games, it's this underrated and overlooked feature
- Microsoft Teams marches closer to letting you skip meetings, don't tell your boss
- Here are the 7 coolest tech products I saw at my very first CES
- I thought the RTX 5070 was my next GPU — this new tech has me reconsidering
- A secret UI project resurfaces from the 'Microsoft Graveyard' to spruce up Edge with a modern Windows 11 aesthetic
- Is software engineering dead in the water? Mark Zuckerberg says mid-level AI engineers might claim coding jobs from professionals at Meta in 2025
- Mai Shiranui is headed to Street Fighter 6 with a new gameplay reveal — here's when you can play her
- The Blood of Dawnwalker is a new vampire RPG and 'narrative sandbox' from former Witcher and Cyberpunk developers
- January 13
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- Microsoft has filed a gaming patent for "crafting and altering game narratives" using generative AI
- Is Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 on Xbox?
- HP’s sleek AI PC hits an absurdly low price — the cheapest entry to all-day battery life
- Xbox 2025 predictions and overview: Microsoft's most promising games line up in history meets a platform under duress
- After new update, Call of Duty players report "Connecting" matchmaking bug in Warzone and Black Ops 6
- Rumored remake of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion reportedly features improved combat and more
- I forced myself to play ranked in Call of Duty: Warzone to see if it's as miserable as everyone says it is — you might not be surprised by what I found
- I found this intriguing Microsoft Edge feature because of a bug in my X feed
- Xbox Series X|S Seagate expansion card drops to its lowest price ever
- Kerbal Space Program 2 hasn't had an ounce of content added for over a year, but the current owners still think it's worth $50
- The best laptops of 2025 will all share this feature that's largely a waste of space
- Missing from CES 2025: Dell was one of the first companies to show off a concept PC gaming handheld — Five years later, where is the Alienware UFO?
- I made my Steam Deck sound like an Xbox, and now I love it even more
- How to shut your PC down at a specific time on Windows 11 and 10
- Dynasty Warriors: Origins review — Omega Force finds its way into the heart of this Dynasty Warriors veteran
- Salesforce is "seriously debating" software engineer hires in 2025 due to the "incredible productivity gains" from agentic AIs
- Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says Microsoft "repackaged OpenAI and dropped it into Excel" — Customers barely use Copilot, and that's when they don't have a ChatGPT license
- 'Starfield' once had a gore system similar to Fallout — a former Bethesda developer explains why it was removed
- January 10
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- Xbox grabs 15 nominations at the 28th D.I.C.E. Awards, with Indiana Jones up for Game of the Year
- The new Outlook will be forced onto Windows 10 PCs next month, and there is no way to block it
- Rumors say Final Fantasy 7 Remake is coming to Xbox in 2025 — as more Xbox games head to PS5 and Nintendo
- Is Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 on Xbox Game Pass?
- Windows Central's Best of CES 2025 awards: The hottest hardware unveiled in Las Vegas
- Worst of CES 2025: Disappointments, no-shows, and head-scratchers
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 already has me hooked on its medieval tale, and I haven't even gotten past the RPG's opening hours
- The game I'm most excited for in 2025 is already discounted before launch
- Microsoft leak exposes how management identifies "critical AI talent" among indispensable staffers for retention bonuses
- Microsoft, Google, and Meta work together once again, this time to help browser development
- Microsoft says 'rStar-Math' demonstrates how small language models (SLMs) can rival or even surpass the math reasoning capability of OpenAI o1 by +4.5%
- Elon Musk really wants you to think he's a pro gamer but the Path of Exile 2 community has receipts
- Square Enix confirms that Windows PC will be the best place to play 'Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth,' with enhanced graphics, improved framerates, and other exclusive features
- January 9
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- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 gets better as Treyarch reverts this controversial Zombies change
- Microsoft joins Meta, Google and other tech giants in donating $1 million to President Trump's record-breaking inauguration fund
- Assassin's Creed Shadows is being delayed again, now launching in March 2025
- 20 Essential commands every user should know on Command Prompt for Windows 11
- Microsoft backtracks DALL-E 3 AI's 'PR16' upgrade after backlash as Grok gets an Unhinged Mode: "Bing has become useless"
- Microsoft to make performance-based job cuts across departments, including security, impacting "less than 1%" of the workforce
- Warm butt or cool butt? Razer’s latest gaming chair concept lets you choose
- Microsoft slams the brakes on $3.3 billion data center — reportedly set to foster development of OpenAI's supercomputer
- Xbox's first Developer_Direct show of 2025 revealed — and it's set for action on January 23 (Update)
- Windows 10 for PCs is not the only version of Windows to reach end of support this year
- Razer has announced its own AI to help you get good at games
- January 8
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- I can't believe I just paid to bring this Windows 10 feature to Windows 11
- Microsoft confirms Surface announcement for later this month — teases 'major' news for business portfolio
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 PC system requirements and specs — Can you run this grand medieval RPG?
- Valorant's newest agent Tejo arrives — and he's free for Xbox Game Pass subscribers
- Razer's Iskur V2 X gaming chair costs less than half the price of its premium sibling
- If you upgrade the SSD in your ROG Ally, adding a heatsink to it should be your next job
- Monster Hunter Wilds is getting a second Open Best Test in February 2025 along with the return of an old-school monster
- Ubisoft breaks down the fundamentals of parkour for Assassin's Creed Shadows
- Forget Microsoft's stringent 4GB Windows 11 requirement — A daring developer runs the OS on just 184MB of RAM, "possibly a record," but its usability remains anyone's guess
- Godfather of AI and Elon Musk seemingly join forces to curb OpenAI's evolution into a for-profit entity — potentially leaving the ChatGPT maker susceptible to outsider interference and hostile takeovers
- Xbox pledges to double down on Windows improvements for gamers, as Valve's Steam OS turns up the heat — now faced with real competition, it's time for Windows to change
- January 7
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- Marvel Rivals Season 1 is bringing the Fantastic Four — here's the Invisible Woman in action
- This is the first product from CES I'm going to buy. Spoiler alert: it's not a laptop, PC, or a gaming handheld.
- STALKER 2 kicks off special giveaway to fundraise for generators for Ukrainian schools — here's what you can win
- Lenovo's latest answer to XREAL AR glasses arrives sooner than you think
- Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X chip finds a home in refreshed Vivobook Copilot+ PCs from ASUS
- Sony is making a Helldivers 2 movie even though it's basically just Starship Troopers (and the company owns that, too)
- Are foldable laptops dead? Lenovo and ASUS focus on dual-screen PCs, with no sign of their pricier counterparts.
- The Surface Pro tablet for gamers is coming back with AMD's most powerful AI processor, and it looks cool as hell
- ASUS just made the lightest Copilot+ Snapdragon PC, but it’s the $899 price and ground-breaking ‘Ceraluminum’ that sold me
- DOOM: The Dark Ages supports path tracing and DLSS 4 on Windows PC
- Lenovo Legion Go 2 vs Legion Go S: Which is better?
- Lenovo's most intriguing rollable screen laptop concept finally has a price tag — Introducing the ThinkBook Plus Gen 6
- Lenovo Legion Go S vs Legion Go: What's the difference?
- Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS) vs Steam Deck: Which is the better Steam gaming handheld?
- Lenovo has unveiled the first true Steam Deck alternative with SteamOS... And even an early next-gen Legion Go prototype
- MAINGEAR's new APEX desktops push the limits of pre-built gaming PCs with custom cooling loops and hidden cables
- Snapdragon X is finally coming to mini PCs — Lenovo unveils new IdeaCentre and ThinkCentre PCs to compete with Mac Mini
- Lenovo just announced the shiniest laptop I've seen in a hot minute, and it's also the first with an under-display camera
- Lenovo redesigned its flagship gaming laptop to handle RTX 5000 GPUs, losing one of my favorite features in the process
- Is your docking station colorful enough for gaming? This one is.
- Xbox Game Pass gets Blizzard's original Diablo on PC, another EA Sports title, and more
- Sam Altman says OpenAI can confidently build AGI as the ChatGPT maker shifts focus to superintelligence: "I kinda miss doing AI research back when we didn't know how"
- This mesh office chair is like a mullet — business in the front, party in the back
- Razer brings AAA PC games to the palm of your hand through PC Remote Play
- The Razer Chroma ecosystem is expanding with new smart lights, new accessories, and new features
- NVIDIA fully embraces the Steam Deck with a native GeForce Now app promised for 2025
- Samsung's new Galaxy Book5 Pro laptops are "AI PCs," snubbing Microsoft's "Copilot+ PC" branding
- The WWE reveals WWE 2K25 during Monday Night RAW's Netflix debut for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC
- Microsoft wants you to use Bing so badly that it's using "deceptive tactics" to transform the search engine into an imitation of Google — Google responds
- Everything that happened at The Game Awards 2024: Winners, Game of the Year, and every new trailer
- Your wait is over — NVIDIA is finally bringing GeForce Now to India later this year
- Razer's brand-new, redesigned Blade 16 gaming laptop may have finally achieved perfection
- The Area-51 returns as Alienware's flagship gaming PC — why does it only have two RAM slots?
- HyperX wants you to 3D print custom shells for an all-new wireless gaming mouse — expanding its Pulsefire range at CES 2025
- HP is updating one of my favorite gaming monitors, dropping a new 4K smart gaming display, and more
- Say goodbye to dust — HP's latest gaming laptop boasts self-cleaning fans
- NVIDIA unveils RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 GPUs — here's what they cost
- Cherry announced two new wireless mechanical gaming keyboards that can reach up to 8000 Hz
- January 6
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- NVIDIA Keynote at CES 2025 — CEO Jensen Huang unveiled RTX 5000 GPUs LIVE
- Xbox and LG team up, LG TVs will also be Xbox later this year
- HP just announced the world’s first Copilot+ All-in-One PC with a 32-inch 4K display — THIS is my next computer
- Acer drops "women and casual gamers" gimmick for RTX 4050 gaming laptop with new 14, 15, 16, and 17-inch Nitro variants
- AMD says its Ryzen AI Max CPU is faster than an RTX 4090 — is this the best AI mobile processor ever?
- Dell's latest laptop uses the same tech that earned the iPad 2024 a perfect score, but you won't recognize its name
- Specs and prices for Acer's new AI PC gaming handhelds have been revealed — They're a lot heftier than I expected
- Acer's Revo Box AI mini PC already looks more cutting-edge than the new Mac mini as it brings Copilot+ to your desktop
- Acer's new laptop is made from ... oyster shells? A first look at the carbon-neutral AI PC.
- AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU thrashes Intel's best, and one exclusive feature makes all the difference
- HP EliteBook Ultra 14 (G1i) hands-on: Making me a fan of enterprise laptops
- Dell's confusing rebrand is highlighted by these otherwise lovely looking laptops
- Dell is getting rid of its Precision PCs. Here's what will replace them.
- Goodbye, XPS: Dell joins HP in rebranding its entire laptop range for the AI PC era
- Hyperkin reveals a new, PlayStation 5-inspired, 'Competitor' controller for Xbox and PC platforms at CES 2025
- The first new PC game I played in 2025 is the medieval combat sim I've always wanted, and it's free on Steam
- Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon X shakes up the $600 Windows laptop market, brings AI to everyone — Here's why Intel should be worried
- Microsoft debuts new 'Rewards with Xbox' program, boosting the ways you can earn Microsoft Rewards points via gaming
- Overclockable AI CPUs? Intel's new flagship mobile chips offer a massive boost over previous generations.
- Microsoft doubles down on Windows 11 — calls for major Copilot+ PC upgrade cycle in 2025
- AMD Ryzen Z2 Series specs leak, alongside the Steam Deck 2? ASUS ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and apparently Valve itself are on board. (UPDATE)
- Samsung and LG TVs are set to get Microsoft Copilot AI, but it's going to just be a link to the website again
- Vitalik Buterin proposes a "global soft pause button" to cut AI computing power by 90-99% for 1-2 years — giving ample time to prepare for potential existential doom
- Microsoft doubles down on its AI efforts with a massive $80 billion investment in data centers — amid insider concerns most Copilot AI tools are seemingly "gimmicky"
- January 5
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- A leaked document suggests OpenAI will hit AGI when it builds an AI system that can generate up to $100 billion in profit — but the ChatGPT maker could endure a massive $44 billion loss before seeing profit in 2029 partly due to Microsoft tie-up
- Many Microsoft Rewards accounts may have been unfairly suspended, but a fix is coming
- I'm a gaming free agent with money to burn. Help me pick between PC, Xbox, and PS5.
- Is ChatGPT getting a "grown up mode" with fewer guardrails? CEO Sam Altman hints AGI, AI agents, and deep research as part of OpenAI's roadmap for 2025
- Microsoft Edge started 2024 with a 'new' name. The browser starts 2025 asking for beta testers.
- Secret Level asked Microsoft about an awesome Halo and Doom crossover — "Crafting this impassioned letter of my childhood," but Microsoft said: "Nah."
- Google CEO wants to re-embrace "scrappy" tactics as ChatGPT becomes synonymous with AI, just as Google did with Search
- January 2
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- Black Myth: Wukong developers say optimizing for the Xbox Series S "would take years," begging the question if the blockbuster action game will ever come to Xbox
- This essential plugin for the Steam Deck does a better job telling you how your games will play than Valve can manage itself
- DOOM asks, "Are you human?" after years of us asking "Will it play DOOM?"
- [UPDATED] Valve has quietly removed Palworld's Steam Deck 'playable' status
- This brand-new ergonomic desktop keyboard was designed by Microsoft — but you'll be paying a premium for it
- Microsoft designer shares first look at 'dynamic wallpaper' plans for Windows 11 — but have they already been scrapped?
- Google AI Studio boss says AGI will "look a lot like a product release" after Sam Altman claimed the benchmark would pass with surprisingly little societal impact
- Windows 11 wrapped up 2024 with a massive spike in Steam users
- This is the best way to play your Epic Games library on the Steam Deck, because it doesn't require a launcher
- Studio behind Hi-Fi Rush rebrands — its first post since being closed down by Xbox
- January 1
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- This gorgeous gym bag can help you keep your New Year's resolution while storing all your tech
- I've been testing this AI PC laptop for the last two weeks — It has a unique feature I've never seen before but disappoints in one key area
- When and how to play the Squid Game event in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Half-Life's 'G-Man' actor Mike Shapiro drops a cryptic post that's begging to be Half-Life 3
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