All content archive

October 2024

Filter

Year
Month

385 articles

October 31
- "While the population of Linux users is small, their impact infected a fair amount of players’ games." Apex Legends can't be played on Steam Deck anymore, and EA has explained why.
- This amazing horror game just got multiplayer this Halloween, and it's the most fun you can have for under $3
- Corsair brings some of its best features to this new gaming keyboard — and it won't take up a lot of space
- To my surprise, Dragon Age: The Veilguard PC sales just passed CoD: Black Ops 6 on Steam
- Microsoft is struggling to get Windows Recall out the door — delays releasing first public preview
- Missing this Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge deal would haunt and horrify you. Don't be tricked. Get yourself a treat.
- "$10 billion investment in OpenAI, and Copilot sucks compared to ChatGPT": Microsoft staffers and customers lament Copilot's warm and inviting update — a "step backward" and "absolutely ruined"
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard — How to upgrade weapons, armor, and gear
- Microsoft is making you pay to use Windows 10 securely after 2025. Here's how much it'll cost you
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard best class — Mage, Rogue, Warrior, Specializations, and which to choose
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard best faction — For every class, Rook backstories, and bonuses
- NVIDIA's prediction of coding's death manifests at Google: "More than a quarter of all new code at Google is generated by AI, then reviewed and accepted by engineers"
- Can I play Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other gaming handhelds? — Best settings to use
- The best gaming chair just got better, apparently, somehow increasing durability, comfort, and support in one fell swoop
- Microsoft's Bing is "laser focused" on providing information about the US Election to help you make an informed decision
- Who needs Google Chrome when Microsoft Edge can copy the latest features?
- 'Monster Hunter Wilds' open beta test on Xbox and Steam PC: How to download early, beta launch times in your region, and more
- These new gaming earbuds for Xbox gaming are now available to buy and I am intrigued given this brand's reputation for the great Xbox headsets
- Hands on with a new wireless 3rd-party Xbox controller — it's the cheapest yet and made for Minecraft fans, just in time for the holidays
- "A very discourteous fellow." Intel's CEO made comments that blew a huge discount deal on TSMC chips, wiping the firm's profit margins according to this damning report.
October 30
- Xbox FY25 Q1 gaming revenue is up 43% year-over-year, again thanks to Activision Blizzard — and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 just set a franchise record
- OpenAI will make you pay to search your ChatGPT history, but only for a while
- Intel could potentially be on Apple's acquisition portfolio amid financial struggles, emancipating itself from an overreliance on TSMC for chips — but Samsung could have better standing
- All I had to do to enjoy Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 so much more was to change this one simple setting
- 'Age of Empires 4' announces new DLC coming soon, as it celebrates its 3rd anniversary
- Microsoft Teams will become "more inclusive, personalized, and engaging" thanks to this new feature
- Dragon Age: The story so far — a full recap of the games before The Veilguard
- Anthropic shares hilarious demo of Claude AI ditching a coding prompt to look at scenic national park photos on Google: "Claude has ADHD, this is very relatable"
October 29
- Turtle Beach's wild new Xbox controller rotates buttons in and out of the gamepad like a sci-fi gadget, and you can preorder it now
- A daring developer reincarnates Clippy from the Microsoft Graveyard to pop up like an AI genie with insightful details about cryptic screenshots on Windows PCs — like Google's Circle to Search tool
- We waited 14 years to get Red Dead Redemption on PC, and we'll have to wait even longer to find out how well it plays on Steam Deck
- "I know none of this is easy news to hear, particularly with colleagues and friends departing SIE." Sony closes two PlayStation studios and shutters Concord for good
- I've tested the top-ranked CPUs, and this is the best DDR5 RAM with RGB that you can buy for Intel or AMD rigs
- This RTX 4060 gaming PC is STILL cheaper than building your own, and Black Friday price protection is guaranteed
- Can Apple catch up? Apple Intelligence just shipped, yet someone already made "a better version of the Apple Intelligence Writing Tools for Windows" for free
- All FOUR of the best Windows gaming handhelds are at their lowest prices ever right now — And I found plenty more great deals
- Did Microsoft just take the teams out of Microsoft Teams? "Possibly the biggest change in Microsoft Teams history" revamps how chats work
- Machine Games confirms that 'Indiana Jones and The Great Circle' runs at 60 FPS on the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S
- Hands-on: Xbox's "Indiana Jones and the Great Circle" isn't just shaping up to be a fantastic game, it might represent the Disney franchise's future
- Best motherboard for AMD Ryzen 9000X3D in 2024
- This Surface Pro "costs" $84,000, and it still doesn't include a keyboard or stylus?!
- The Xbox app on Windows DESPERATELY needs to add this essential Steam feature that I can't live without
October 28
- Linus Torvalds wouldn't touch AI with a 10-foot pole because it's 90% marketing and 10% reality: "I think AI is really interesting, and at the same time, I hate the hype cycle so much that I really don't want to go there"
- Microsoft's hefty Copilot and AI investment reportedly built "a wall of sorry" around its earnings as investors mount profit return pressure
- Microsoft makes the Xbox app on Windows PC much better with a new feature it's been missing since release
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard reviews and Metacritic score roundup: Does BioWare's latest RPG live up to its legacy?
- HyperX Cloud MIX Buds 2 review: A great companion for gaming handhelds
- "Devices that you wear on your body, that's a fascinating place we'll go" Microsoft hints at the future of Surface with wearable AI technology
- You don't have to wait until next month to reprogram the Copilot key on your PC
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard gets one major thing wrong for me, but delivers some of BioWare's best characters ever
- How to get started with Microsoft Copilot on Windows 11 and 10
- What size gaming monitor should you buy?
- The Xbox headset "king of convenience" returns with multi-faceted support for mobile, Xbox One / Series X|S, PlayStation, and PC — wrapped in one glorious package
- Microsoft heard you like Windows updates, so it updated how updates update
- Opera will 'independently' continue supporting uBlock Origin by modifying Chromium's codebase — instead of forcing over 30 million users to switch to "the more bare-bones version" like Google Chrome
- "We automated 150 tasks with AI agents, just copy us": Microsoft's Windows Agent Arena brings AI assistants keyboard-deep to Windows PCs but there are critical security and performance concerns
October 27
- I just had the best traveling experience with my ROG Ally X thanks to this new protective handheld case and power bank bundle accessory
- Arm vs. Qualcomm legal battle threatens the future of Copilot+ PCs as Microsoft pays CEO astronomical amount and Salesforce CEO calls Copilot a "flop"
- 7 best sites to get cheap game keys — from big discounts on new games to free game codes, these are my picks
October 26
- One of PlayStation's biggest exclusives is dropping on Xbox in November, but what exactly is it? Here's an overview of everything new players need to know.
- Helldivers 2 celebrates Liberty Day with the gift of a returning beloved weapon, and all you have to do to get it is complete a Major Order only a traitor could fail
October 25
- Halo Infinite's awesome Helldivers 2 mode has finally come out — here's how to play on Xbox and PC
- Intel's 'botched' $20 Billion NVIDIA acquisition shines a $3 Trillion light on the chipmaker's short-sightedness and missed opportunities in AI: "It would have been Intel's most expensive acquisition"
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 — List of bugs, errors, and known issues
- NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang unveils multi-million supercomputer with 1,528 H100 AI GPUs in Denmark — six months after development began to unlock "the era of computer-aided drug discovery"
- Top-rated mini PCs are already on sale ahead of Black Friday; save up to 20% with exclusive discounts
- 7 spooky Steam Deck games that are chillingly cheap and under $20
- Black Friday has come early at Best Buy because one of the best gaming handhelds with superior specs to the Steam Deck just got a sweet 15% discount
- Sam Altman says reports of OpenAI's next frontier model are "fake news and random fantasy" as speculations of a December launch mount
- It may be a running joke that Microsoft Edge is only used to download Google Chrome, but the real pro move is far better than that
- 5 settings I always change to declutter the System Tray on Windows 11
- Is Microsoft about to jump on the bitcoin train? Microsoft will give shareholders a vote on investing in bitcoin on December 10, 2024, with the board recommending against the motion.
- Destiny 2 perk weighting is real: Players find wild loot drop bug Bungie may have missed for years, and now a fix is coming [UPDATED]
- As Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's pay hits an astronomical new milestone, here's everything he said to shareholders today on AI, Xbox gaming, and Microsoft's future — complete with a near-total snub of Windows and Surface
October 24
- Forget waiting: I found 11 early Black Friday Xbox controller deals ripe for the picking
- Ex-OpenAI staffer claims the ChatGPT maker leverages "the fair use doctrine" to violate copyright law and destroy the internet — after Sam Altman admitted it's impossible to develop AI tools without copyrighted material
- OpenAI's ChatGPT can be tricked into being an 'accessory' to money laundering schemes yet 54% of banking jobs reportedly have a high AI automation affinity: “It’s like having a corrupt financial adviser on your desktop”
- Black Ops 6 continues Call of Duty's commitment to accessibility with new features
- Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut review — The Stanley Parable meets horror visual novel
- 7 things to do while you wait for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 to launch
- "One of the best" OLED laptops we have ever reviewed is now perfectly priced, thanks to this awesome early Black Friday sale
- Razer has added RGB to yet another product that probably didn't need it, but it does look cool
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285K review: Topping productivity with ultra-efficiency, but is it enough to warrant an upgrade?
- Intel Core Ultra 5 245K review: Can this performance-per-watt breakthrough CPU truly be considered affordable?
- "Processing of personal data without an appropriate legal basis is a clear and serious violation," says EU as it fines LinkedIn $334 million for violating GDPR
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 release date — Release windows, preload, and what time does it launch
- HUANO Single Monitor Arm Mount (HNSS7) review: Trusted with my $1,300 OLED monitor
- "An awesome fight that we want to see return and is at the top of our list." The most controversial fight in Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred could come back again — in the form of a new Tormented Boss
- BlueAnt Soundblade Under-Monitor Soundbar review: I'd trade this volume for something else
- This third-party app bypasses Microsoft's stringent Windows 11 24H2 system requirements and installs the massive update on unsupported hardware
- Xbox Insiders in the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring are getting a much requested Discord feature with the latest update
October 23
- "We've been wanting to address the Bolter family for a while," Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is getting Public Test Servers in 2025 — and there's big gameplay changes coming soon.
- "It’s not up to us but to Sony and Phil to duke out": Helldivers 2 dev says Xbox release is possible, but PlayStation has to play nice first
- Fallout 76 is getting a giant snake raid boss — and we might see what radioactive fishing looks like soon
- Report: Disbanded Ubisoft Prince of Persia devs move to 3 new games, including a remake for a beloved platformer
- Bigger, faster, and nickel-coated, this discounted Samsung SSD is ready for massive files and demanding workflows
- Microsoft and OpenAI are offering media outlets up to $10 million to bolster the use of AI-powered tools in newsrooms: "Nothing will replace the central role of reporters"
- Capcom reveals Monster Hunter Wilds' Open Beta Test date and its most terrifying monsters yet
- Xbox Series X is now outselling Series S in the US, per new sales report — but console hardware is still dropping
- ASUS ROG Swift OLED 32 (PG32UCDM) review: Nearly perfect, but something keeps falling off
- Microsoft clears up confusion with its Office apps on Android and iOS, making it easier to multitask on massive phones and foldables
- HP OmniBook Ultra 14 (2024) review: Boring on the outside, magic on the inside
- It's now easier than ever (and very affordable) to use a fast SSD with a Raspberry Pi 5, perfect if you're going to try Windows 11 on it
- Microsoft accidentally shipped this exclusive Copilot+ feature to the wrong PCs
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 FAQ – Story, Gameplay, Xbox Game Pass, everything you need to know
- Now is the perfect time to get a gaming monitor thanks to these fantastic Black Friday deals
- A leaked internal report claims Apple Intelligence could be two years behind OpenAI's ChatGPT but it’s hard to count the iPhone maker out of the AI race: “By 2026, nearly every Apple device with a screen will run it"
- Anthropic's upgraded Claude AI model outperforms OpenAI-o1 in coding and can use a Windows 11 PC like humans — potentially backing NVIDIA CEO's claim about software development being dead in the water
- REPORT: Arm is sensationally canceling the license that allowed Qualcomm to make Snapdragon chips, which power everything from Microsoft's Copilot+ PCs to Samsung's Galaxy smartphones and tablets (Update: Qualcomm, Arm respond)
October 22
- You've heard of Trick or Treat, now get ready for Meat or Treat — no that's not a bad pickup line it's the Diablo 4 Halloween event
- "The fate of the game was already decided": Ubisoft breaks up Prince of Persia dev team despite it making one of this year's best games, turns down sequel [UPDATED]
- Dell rewards weekend shoppers with a MASSIVE discount on our favorite AI PC, but the deal ends in less than 24 hours
- The new Xbox Wireless Headset sounds better and lasts longer, but is it enough to fight the competition?
- Minecraft: Bedrock Edition finally has Hardcore Mode, and PlayStation 5 finally has Minecraft
- A third-party mod brings leaked Windows 12's macOS-inspired floating Taskbar to Windows 11 and Windows 10 — but it has a Microsoft Edge caveat
- "This is our final update for State of Decay 2, but this is not the end of the journey!" Six years of updates come to a close today, with all in-game content unlocked for all players
- Netflix closes its AAA game studio, shuttering the team that pulled in Halo and God of War veterans
- This Surface keyboard is better than the "shockingly expensive Copilot keyboard" Microsoft just released, and it's cheaper too
- Salesforce CEO claims Microsoft is in panic mode: "Copilot is a flop because Microsoft lacks the data and enterprise security models to create real corporate intelligence — Clippy 2.0, anyone?"
- Razer Gamer Room review: Somehow creating the best smart home lights
- I review mobile controllers and this is by far my favorite for Xbox Cloud Gaming — but I’m kicking myself for not waiting on these Marvel editions
- These 6 NPU-friendly creative apps prove Microsoft was right about Windows on Arm
- You can now buy Microsoft's (shockingly expensive) Copilot keyboard
- Qualcomm teases what performance we might expect from its 2nd Gen Snapdragon X Elite, and it looks like we're in for a treat
- Will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 have a Zombies mode?
October 21
- Grab a sweet discount on the award-winning Geekom A7 mini PC with this pre-Black Friday deal
- Is Dragon Age: The Veilguard coming to Xbox?
- I'm completely impressed by this homemade Xbox gaming handheld — But it makes me long for an official Xbox handheld
- Fallout TV show star says Season 2 starts filming soon, and that her character's "got some things up her sleeve"
- PlayStation tried to lock a major third-party game into an exclusivity deal (but the devs said no) — but still, it looks like Xbox fans will continue having to endure exclusionary deals like 'Silent Hill 2' going forward. Should Xbox start doing similar?
- $22 billion Microsoft deal with U.S. Army could be in jeopardy unless the tech giant can get the price of its militarized HoloLens to be "substantially less than" $80,000 per unit
- OPINION: As Xbox Series X|S digital game sales reportedly hit a 91% share, Microsoft needs to ensure disc collectors don't get left behind with the next-gen Xbox — I think it's time to revive the "hated" 2013 disc-digital licensing model
- A TechTuber nostalgically runs Windows 95 on a Nintendo 3DS with 256MB of RAM and a stylus pen — but painfully slow boot times hashed his mellow
- “Microsoft could be left behind if it is only using OpenAI technologies. It is a real race — and OpenAI may not win it”: Has the 'best bromance in tech' worth billions of dollars in investment run its course?
- Microsoft shuts up Salesforce CEO with Copilot agents that are "the new apps for an AI-powered world" and run on OpenAI's latest models
October 19
- Is “Copilot just the new Microsoft Clippy?” — NVIDIA CEO brands Elon Musk ‘superhuman’ for hitting impressive AI feat in just 19 days as Qualcomm recalls subpar Snapdragon X Elite Dev Kit
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard is "free" with this NVIDIA GeForce NOW deal, and it's launching on the cloud gaming service
October 18
- One of the biggest PlayStation games is finally coming to Windows PC, but there's some bad news for fans
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date — Launch times, countdown, preload, and when it's coming out
- OPINION: For a brief moment in time, Surface co-creator Panos Panay made Microsoft almost cool and inspired a wave of innovation — what happened?
- What is Intel Panther Lake? Everything I know about the next-gen mobile processor
- OpenAI's ChatGPT app for Windows is available for everyone, including free users — but PowerToys users might need to make a critical change
- Windows 11 will let you cut Copilot key from your life, no knife or screwdriver required
- Microsoft and Be My Eyes collaborate in a first-of-it-kind program to make AI models more inclusive by closing the "accuracy gap" for over 340 million people in the blind and low-vision community
- A huge disaster: Qualcomm cancels Snapdragon X Elite devkit just days after first orders arrive, multiple months later than planned
October 17
- "It's certainly a universe many folks here at the studio wonder about returning to," says Double Fine Productions when asked about making a sequel to the cult classic Brütal Legend
- Surprise! Microsoft shadow dropped 2 new Xbox games, including one of this year's biggest indies and an FPS that reminds me of a Halo mode
- "We're actively avoiding coming even close to feeling like either of those things," Remedy really wants you to know its newly announced multiplayer game is not a Control DLC or sequel
- Subnautica 2 is unleashing new oceanic leviathans, and it's coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one
- SEGA reveals a new release date for Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii during the Xbox Partner Preview Showcase trailer
- Razer's craziest (and most expensive) gaming mouse that you never heard of is now in gorgeous white
- Eternal Strands — a game from former Dragon Age developers, comes to Xbox Game Pass in 2025
- "Elon Musk is superhuman. What would take everyone 4 years only took him 19 days.": NVIDIA CEO lauds xAI's efforts in setting up 100,000 H200 AI GPUs in under 3 weeks
- This new Game Pass Soulslike could be Xbox's answer to Black Myth: Wukong, and it just got a sublime gameplay trailer
- Bloober Team announces brand new survival horror game with serious Dead Space vibes
- Call of Duty is finally fixing its awful UI with an update ahead of the release of Black Ops 6
- Alan Wake 2's new expansion The Lake House has a release date, and it's looking like the perfect scare I need this Halloween
- Xbox Partner Preview Oct. 2024: The 15 game announcements and trailers you may have missed from Alan Wake 2, Subnautica 2, and more
- The voice cast for this game, coming to Xbox Game Pass in Spring 2025 — is actually insane
- Microsoft Store update adds "immersive experience" to showcase apps and games
- "Smarter than a Nobel Prize winner" — artificial intelligence could solve the world's problems and upload our minds to the cloud, but it'll cost "trillions" of dollars, just as OpenAI's Sam Altman predicted
- I've been using the same headphones for 3 years, but this lightweight pair from an unexpected brand has replaced their place in my heart (and on my head) — for just $69 for a limited time
- The death of x86 may be "severely exaggerated," but these native Arm apps are here to threaten Intel and AMD
- Dead Space creator: "It would be cool to do a new one" as Silent Hill 2 hits one million in sales
- Industrious developer fits Microsoft's big Windows 11 2024 update to 'DVD-size' with extra storage to spare
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 PC system requirements — is your setup ready?
October 16
- "I am aghast": Google Search AI said a former Conan Exiles dev's personal phone was Funcom's office number, leading to irate complaint call
- The Hades 2 Olympic Update brings new story content, a new boss fight, and a weapon I want to try immediately
- New Call of Duty leak says a Halo crossover was headed to CoD: MW3, but never saw the light of day. Could it come to Black Ops 6?
- "This isn’t about reducing headcount to save money." Riot Games is laying off even more workers on the League of Legends team.
- Xbox remembers it makes Series X console wraps with new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 edition
- Xbox has its game of the year contender: Talking Game Pass, Xbox Series S struggles, and the future of STALKER with GSC Game World in our exclusive 'STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl' interview
- MOZA R3 racing wheel and pedals for Xbox review: The budget champion
- Salesforce CEO claims Microsoft has done a 'tremendous disservice' to the AI industry: "Copilot is just the new Microsoft Clippy. It doesn't work or deliver value."
- How to reset Photos app to fix problems on Windows 11 and 10
- "Is the x86 done? Well, I'll tell you, rumors of my death are severely exaggerated. We are alive and well, and the x86 is thriving." Intel CEO speaks on its collaboration with AMD
- Windows 11
October 15
- Report: Elden Ring, Dragon Ball publisher Bandai Namco pressures 200 employees to quit with "expulsion rooms" after cancelling a Nintendo game, other projects
- "This war has just begun." Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is getting Dark Angels cosmetics, a Tyranid Bio-Titan, and more.
- Halo and Sea of Thieves collide in a mod so ridiculous its author had to buy a new PC just to finish it: "It's a miracle I got it working as well as I did"
- Next-gen Surface Laptop with Intel Lunar Lake chip leaks as unauthorized sale appears online
- Diablo 4 latest patch drops TODAY and nerfs everyone's favorite build that's been breaking the game
- Beware: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's jaw-dropping bandwidth demand peaks at 81GB/Hour
- "Buzz around AI PCs" is just part of why more people will buy laptops as 2024 holiday gifts than ever, but many are shopping for themselves
- A tech enthusiast nostalgically brings Microsoft's retro GUI look and finish from the 90s to its "AI OS" — an early Windows 11 Halloween costume?
- If you're mad Google is killing your favorite ad blocker, the only solution is one nobody can ever take away from you
- Xbox Series X 1TB Digital Edition unboxed and hands-on: Microsoft's three Xbox Series X|S consoles for the holiday are now available, and here are our early impressions
- Microsoft AI CEO says Bing has unshipped 27 features to remove complexities from the search engine: “Simplicity is one of the core principles I am focused on”
- Windows 11 looked like it was stealing storage from your PC — we now know what's going on
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launches in Xbox Game Pass soon, while an underrated co-op RPG returns to the service
- Corsair's new Xbox and PC 'Virtuoso Max' is a premium headset offering that has just about every feature you can imagine
- Move over Surface Pro and MacBook Pro, there's a new top laptop in town
- OpenAI gains veteran support from a former Microsoft AI researcher — potentially expediting the ChatGPT maker's trajectory toward Sam Altman's coveted AGI benchmark
- This Corsair and Black Ops 6 collection is the battle station of my dreams, but its availability is limited
October 14
- It's beginning to sound a lot like Call of Duty—a new intel drop details Black Ops 6's audio innovations
- "Craig will continue to focus on helping our studios deliver high-quality, differentiated game experiences." Sea of Thieves studio boss Craig Duncan now in charge of Xbox Game Studios.
- Microsoft's October 2024 'Xbox Partner Preview' event revealed: Alan Wake II expansion, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, and much more
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming, despite Ubisoft owning the rights — but where's Diablo 4?
- A "super realistic" AI-generated scam call almost cost a Microsoft consultant and potentially 2.5 billion others access to Gmail: "I would give them an A for effort"
- No need to pay $50 per year for these incredible wallpapers
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- GOG reminds everyone why they should buy games there and not Steam or Epic Games
- Windows 10 is now in its final year of free support — here's what you need to know
- Google warns it will end support for uBlock Origin soon "because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions" — leaving over 30 million users susceptible to intrusive ads
October 13
- Nobel Prize winner claims Sam Altman was fired for prioritizing profits over safety as Steam faces the heat for its crude sales strategy
- Hello Kitty fans have a new option for an official gaming headset, but there's only one place to get it
- From 'Starblo' the Space Diablo that never saw daylight, to Mike Ybarra's plans to cut down on microtransactions — here's 7 things I learned about Diablo from Jason Schreier's book 'Play Nice'
October 12
- A new research paper suggests that Bing / Microsoft Copilot "AI" medical advice may be capable of causing you severe harm, at least 22% of the time ...
- How to reclaim space after upgrading to Windows 11 2024 Update (version 24H2)
- Here are some exclusive details on what Xbox Cloud Gaming "Bring Your Own Games" rollout will look like: Regions, game library size, access on iPhone, Android, and more.
October 11
- Grab the Legion Go at a discount and also get a free official Lenovo skin with this deal — It's like Black Friday has come early
- One of the biggest Harry Potter games in history is reportedly getting a definitive edition
- OpenAI may endure massive $44 Billion losses before seeing profit in 2029 partly due to Microsoft tie-up: "The partnership with Microsoft might mean OpenAI earns less from each dollar of revenue"
- TikTok axes 500 jobs in Malaysia, embraces AI for global content moderation
- The Persona devs just shattered their sales record with Metaphor: ReFantazio (and it's well deserved)
- Despite lukewarm reception, Star Wars Outlaws is the third best-selling game of August 2024 in the US, per Circana report
- Microsoft puts final touches on a gaming keyboard that's a godsend for the ASUS ROG Ally and other gaming handhelds
- Steam makes a valuable change to how it sells games, and the whole world will benefit
- Windows 11 2024 Update (version 24H2) changes aimed at administrators
- ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot can't create a simple white image, while Google's flagship image generation tool frustratingly buries sophisticated creations behind a $20 monthly premium service
October 10
- "The court's ruling to open up Google's mobile store in the US will allow more choice and flexibility." Finally, we'll be able to buy and stream our own Xbox games from the cloud soon.
- Rumors swirl that Xbox is pulling out of Saudi Arabia and other Middle East regions, and now Microsoft has responded
- Activision releases a Disruptive Behavior Progress Report ahead of Black Ops 6's launch detailing chat moderation efforts
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is getting a fan-favorite map just a week after launch
- HP sent me its "next-gen" enterprise flagship months before release, and I think I finally understand the AI PC craze
- AMD will power the "world's first Copilot+ PCs designed for enterprise" with Ryzen AI PRO 300 processors using 55 TOPS NPUs
- Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred arrives on Nvidia Geforce Now today — but we still can't play on Xbox Cloud Gaming
- OpenAI takes a stab at its founding mission with a proposed public benefit structure as hostile takeovers and outsider interference attempt to burst its AI bubble
- Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop AI processors promise "groundbreaking power efficiency" as Arrow Lake targets creative PC gamers
- Bing is down, potentially affecting dozens of users (Update)
- Nobel Prize winner claims former OpenAI Chief Scientist fired Sam Altman because he "is much less concerned with AI safety than profits" — and suggests superintelligence might be on the horizon: "We have maybe 4 years left"' before human extinction
- Windows 11 bug steals 8.63GB of storage space that you can't get back
- Deltahub Carpio 2.0 review: Linus Tech Tips told me to buy this $40 ergonomic PC wrist rest accessory, but does it actually work?
- Windows on Chromebooks is set for an early grave, but Windows apps on ChromeOS hold onto the mantle
- The Diablo 4 Lilith Cable Guy may not be a Prime Day deal — but as the spawn of a Prime Evil, she’ll still take your soul
- This Diablo 4 Spiritborn build is so insanely OP — you should probably play it now before Blizzard nerf it
- How to use and manage mobile devices on Windows 11
October 9
- HP’s 16-inch AI PC has been suspiciously discounted by $540, and there are less than 11 hours left to get it
- Sea of Thieves will let you live out your Metal Gear Solid pirate fantasies with new stealth systems
- This is the lowest price we've ever seen the Xbox Series S gaming monitor accessory at — Grab it before this deal goes away at the end of Prime Day
- This special code will net you $20 off a Windows 11 Home OEM license, but only for a limited time!
- The coolest thumb drive I've ever seen is actually an M.2 SSD, and it's still available at a discount after Prime Day
- NVIDIA and MediaTek might be collaborating on a 3nm AI PC CPU that could potentially blow Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite out of the water — and it reportedly tapes out later this month
- Ain't nobody got money for Steam Deck or ROG Ally, Xbox on-the-go gaming is far more affordable with Razer Kishi V2 — You can grab it at a discount while this Prime Day deal lasts
- My favorite keyboard of all time just dropped to an even better price than Prime Day
- I'm buying this gaming mouse because it's on sale for its lowest price ever
- I never wasted my money on Valve's official Steam Deck dock, and neither should you — I went with a cheaper (and superior) option
- My favorite gaming headset's biggest flaw is that it never goes on sale, but until the end of the day you have a rare opportunity
- I don't care about AMD's latest desktop CPUs when the Ryzen 9 7900X is still so cheap after Prime Day
- One of MSI's best, budget-friendly thin gaming laptops is now just $599 thanks to this sweet anti-Prime Day deal that will only last for today
- Former Google CEO says AI firms should build data centers because 'we're not organized' to hit ambitious climate goals anyway: "I'd rather bet on AI solving the problem than constraining it and having the problem"
- "One of the best value headsets for Xbox and PC" — Even though I don't need it, I'm tempted to buy this gaming headset because it's so cheap right now for Prime Day
- I used every mini PC from one of the top brands, and my favorites are on sale while October Prime Day runs its final hours!
- An analyst predicts OpenAI could be part of Microsoft's acquisition portfolio by 2027: "Investors' focus might shift away from AI, and the startups will just find it difficult to keep funding for the innovation they want to do"
- Our favorite mini PC is at a major discount this Prime Day — Get this Intel Core i9, 32GB RAM, and 2TB SSD offering before the deal runs out
- I cover laptops for a living, and this Dell XPS 14 deal is the best I've seen
- One of VEATOOL's best soundbars just got an ear-blasting 82% anti-Prime Day discount at Walmart, so act fast before it disappears today!
- Don't miss out on these great memory card and flash drive deals on the last day of Prime Day
- I finally pulled the trigger on this essential Steam Deck and ROG Ally storage upgrade — here's why you need it
- Summer may be over, but that won't stop me from keeping my drinks cool with the Xbox Series X mini-fridge thanks to Walmart's anti-Prime Day deal
October 8
- My boss chooses Bose, but my favorite ANC headphones look nicer, sound better, and the sales are (mostly) back
- My favorite Halloween illusion is only possible with a specific piece of tech, I just bought a new one thanks to a Prime Day deal
- I get free headphones to test for my job, and the Bose QuietComfort Ultra is so good that I paid full price—but you don’t have to
- Here's your second chance to finally get your dream XPS 16 with 4K OLED and an RTX 4060 with a huge (limited time) price cut
- Thanks to Best Buy anti-Prime Day, this gorgeous Alienware QD-OLED gaming monitor has me reaching for my wallet
- iBuyPower's pre-built gaming PCs are so cheap I wonder why I build my own, and they're still live today
- This 27-inch FHD 180Hz gaming monitor with AMD FreeSync was already a bargain, but this anti-Prime Day deal makes it a steal
- See your favorite PC games in a whole new light with the Acer Nitro for less than $160 courtesy of this Walmart Anti-Prime Day Deal
- I've found the best Xbox controller Prime Day deals, and heads up: Amazon isn't the only one bringing heat
- Google ordered to open its Android app store to third-party rivals, including Epic Games — no more "Google's scare screens and Google's 30% app tax"
- I use this PC gaming accessory way more than any other I own, seriously it's not even close — Even if it wasn't on sale, I'd suggest everyone get one
- The ultrawide gaming monitor of my dreams is still 46% as Prime Day ends ... how do I say no?
- You don't need to spend a penny more than $800 for a complete desktop PC setup — webcam and speakers included
- For just $199, this 15-inch HP laptop comes with Microsoft 365 and could be great for the kids and schoolwork
- I use this almost every day to create my own personal cinema, and now you can too for under $100
- The hottest-selling Prime Day deal right now is this $95 Samsung 1TB SSD, and I know why
- Can I play Metaphor: ReFantazio on ASUS ROG Ally, Steam Deck, and other gaming handhelds?
- I was given a folding phone for free, and my wife still had to stop me from buying this discounted Razr on Prime Day
- The Surface Duo is dead — Microsoft pulls plug on $1,500 Surface Duo 2 after just one Android OS upgrade
- Amazon can't match this Prime Day gaming laptop deal at Walmart — Get an RTX 4060 and 165Hz display for $849
- Diablo 4 is much better on an ultrawide monitor — I can see so much more of the game at once, and enemies don't catch me unaware
- This Xbox controller, Fire TV Stick 4K, Game Pass Ultimate bundle is STILL on sale at Amazon for 45% off, giving access to hundreds of Xbox Cloud Gaming titles
- Alienware Pro Headset review: So good it's dethroned my favorite from Razer
- A researcher claims Microsoft and OpenAI may have cracked multi-datacenter distributed training for their AI models based on their 'actions': "Microsoft has signed deals north of $10 billion with fiber companies to connect data centers"
- Red Dead Redemption is finally coming to Windows PC after 14 years and will support DLSS, FSR, and ultrawide monitors
- Get your game on with the best handheld for Xbox Game Pass, which is now even cheaper for Prime Day
- The Xbox Series S toaster is the perfect early Christmas gift, but can it play Doom?
- 13 best Prime Day laptop deals: Last chance to save on Dell XPS, HP, Lenovo, budget PCs, and more
- No, OpenAI's ChatGPT doesn't consume 2 liters of water per 50 queries — a new study says it'll take four times more water than previously thought to quench the chatbot's thirst
- Get your work done in a flash with this Lenovo's laptop now available for under $150 with Walmart's Anti-Prime Day deal
- Don't miss this Surface Pro 11 deal on one of the best Windows PCs of 2024 — it's going to end later today!
- You should build the ultimate Xbox couch setup instead of a gaming PC before these Prime Day deals end
- Someone tell Dell — this 16-inch RTX 4070 beast was my top gaming laptop deal for Prime Day, and it's somehow STILL on sale?
- It's the right time to see why this is my favorite PC and Steam Deck accessory, thanks to this hot Prime Day deal
- Walmart has an anti-Prime Day 'Xbox Series S' deal idea for player two: Storage for half a dozen games and a "free" extra controller for couch co-op fun.
- The Xbox controller that helped me beat Elden Ring and Monster Hunter World is having a monstrously huge, 60% Anti-Prime Day discount at Walmart
- Xbox Series X|S storage expansion prices are bouncing up and down like a yo-yo. Grab this must-have accessory now before the Early Black Friday deal goes away.
- This Xbox Series X anti-Prime Day deal is a better choice than the Series S. Here's why.
- If you've been waiting for a price drop on the #1 gaming handheld, your faith has now been rewarded, but you have less than 9 hours to get one
October 7
- Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred finally goes live after some launch delays but Steam users review bomb to 'Mostly Negative' due to the issues
- Xbox Series S sales are slim right now, but I still found the greatest Prime Day deals on its best accessories (while time lasts)
- Samsung T7 review: The portable SSD to get right now
- Can't find an early Amazon Prime Day discount for one of ASUS' best gaming handhelds? Then this 'Open Box' Anti-Prime Day deal from Best Buy has you covered
- Don't buy a pre-built gaming PC on Prime Day — AMD's $113 CPU is best for a budget build
- OpenAI's $6.6 billion investor funding could be setting up the ChatGPT maker for failure unless a critical threshold gets a stamp of approval
- It only took 10 years — we're finally getting a sequel to the best underrated survival-horror game
- This 15-year-old high school student made YouTube comments, usually a cesspool of hate, into a must-have business tool
- Coming back to Diablo 4 for Vessel of Hatred and don't know where to start? Here's everything you need to know for day 1
- Generative AI won't render coding dead in the water, but 80% of software engineers must upskill by 2027 to keep up with the revolution: "Building AI-empowered software will demand a new breed of a software professional, the AI engineer"
- Metaphor: ReFantazio review — Blending the line between fantasy and reality
- Razer Seiren V3 Chroma review: Glows brighter than my voice does
- Microsoft openly promotes tossing your laptop into a big pile of e-waste
- Halo's Unreal Engine 5 shift sparked the first optimism I've felt for Xbox's flagship in ages, and pretty graphics aren't the reason
October 6
- "It was best-in-class. That's what Halo was...that's what Halo needs to be again." 343 Industries rebrands, confirms franchise is moving to Unreal Engine 5.
- Halo Infinite's Helldivers 2 mode just got an October release date, and its gameplay trailer has me more hyped than ever
- ASUS ProArt P16 (2024) review: A unique and special creative laptop
- Titan Army P2510S budget gaming monitor review: 240Hz, 1ms, and a great budget choice
- Controversial artist ironically seeks millions of dollars in compensation for AI-generated collections as OpenAI sidesteps bankruptcy with $6.6 billion in funding from Microsoft and NVIDIA
October 4
- Halo Infinite is getting a highly requested feature for the first time in November
- Forza Horizon 5 rewinds the clock with some 90s classics and new ways to earn old reward cars
- Psst ... Walmart’s anti-Prime Day deals are still live — Here are the 23 best prices on laptops, gaming, monitors, accessories, and more
- My Steam Deck and ROG Ally are so much better now that I've upgraded my SSD — Right now, an early Prime Day deal makes this gaming handheld storage cost a lot less
- One of AMD's best gaming GPUs gets a great Prime Day sale, and it's even throwing in Space Marine 2 to sweeten the deal
- 'Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster' titles climb high on the Xbox store, proving Xbox players actually *do* love JRPGs
- The new Copilot AI experience makes it difficult for Microsoft to state its case against OpenAI's offering: "Until they bring back the old version I will be going back to ChatGPT"
- How do I start the Diablo 4 DLC? How to start Vessel of Hatred
- 'Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred' final review — Blizzard's latest foray into big-ticket expansion game content left me wanting more, and not always in a good way
- Ubisoft may be circling the drain, a Chinese mega-publisher is reportedly considering purchasing the Assassin's Creed makers
- Sam Altman admits ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode tricked him into thinking AI was a real person: "I kind of still say 'please' to ChatGPT, but in Voice Mode, I couldn't use the normal niceties. I was so convinced, like, Argh, it might be a real person"
- Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred: Mercenaries, how to unlock and who to choose
- Microsoft 365 will lose this feature in less than 30 days
- Starfield: Shattered Space review — A solid sci-fi expansion
- Here's how to get a Diablo 4 Battle Pass for free
- Black Ops 6 to launch into NVIDIA's GeForce NOW cloud gaming service on release day
October 3
- Despite new Shattered Space DLC, Starfield's player count is neck and neck with Fallout 4 — a 9-year-old game
- "The Tyranid invasion of Kadaku is ending." The first Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 post-launch Operations mission is coming in October.
- The best Xbox Series X|S deal isn't a controller, headset, or storage card. This deal slashes the price of the best gaming TV.
- HP's versatile AI PC falls below $500, hitting a new low just days before October Prime Day. Here's why I recommend it.
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 (2024) GA605 review: A great gaming laptop with an AI CPU
- What difficulty should I play in Diablo 4? Normal, Hard, Expert, Penitent, and Torment difficulties explained
- OpenAI ‘pleads’ for exclusive funding, raises $6.6 billion, leaving Elon Musk’s xAI and other AI firms to fend for themselves
- "We're working to prove that we cannot be broken." STALKER 2 devs tell their story of resilience creating the Xbox, PC sequel amid Russia's Ukraine invasion in new 'War Game' documentary film.
- "We had a great discussion with the Xbox team at Square Enix." Xbox leads Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond share pics from their Japanese game dev charm offensive at the Tokyo Game Show
- It's time for Insiders to update Windows 11 if they want to try the latest clock app and version of the Microsoft Store
- NVIDIA just debuted its new open-source advanced AI model with state-of-the-art capabilities to take on OpenAI's 'magical' GPT-4o
- OpenAI's "collapse" fears reportedly date back to Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever's abrupt departure — beyond recent bankruptcy reports with projections of $5 billion in losses within the next 12 months
- OpenAI raises $6.6 billion from Microsoft and NVIDIA, pushing its market cap to $157 billion — with "the world's dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars" and $11.6 billion in sales vision on the horizon
October 2
- The Fallout TV series has crossed an incredible milestone
- "We have squeezed literally every ounce of everything we could get out of UE4"; Anna Donlon announces that Valorant will move to Unreal Engine 5
- Don't listen to Microsoft Copilot, David Attenborough and William Shatner are very much alive
- Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Developer stream — Everything new in Season of Hatred Rising: A returning enemy from Diablo 3, a new Loot Goblin, class changes, and more
- Palworld is headed to mobile, and its devs have teamed up with PUBG's Krafton to make it so as a Nintendo lawsuit brews: "It plans to ... implement the original’s main fun elements to fit the mobile environment"
- "Art is dead, dude. It’s over. AI won. Humans lost": A controversial artist is reportedly losing millions of dollars because the US Copyright Office refused to register his AI-generated collection — it lacks 'human authorship'
- A future Minecraft update will let you get killed by creepy trees, and you can play it early starting today
- Microsoft Office 2024 gets you new versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more, no subscription required
- This Microsoft app update reminded me how much I hate the Windows 11 context menu
- OpenAI's "temporary prototype" search tool could be a Google killer as user experience reportedly worsens on mobile devices with "just way too many ads on the page"
- World of Warcraft's 'immortality' levelling experience is a bug, with a fix coming soon
- After re-working Dark Ranger Hero Talents for hunters in World of Warcraft, Blizzard is next going examine Rogues, Resto and Balance Druids, and also Enhancement and Elemental Shaman
- Easy Anti Cheat isn't playing nice with Windows 11 24H2, but happily you SHOULDN'T be affected by it — here's why
- The latest update to Wondershare Filmora elevates your video content
October 1
- Is Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Xbox Game Pass?
- The best gaming mouse just got a performance upgrade, but existing owners need not worry
- "Bethesda tried to hype this up so much just for it to fall short." Starfield: Shattered Space DLC reviews plummet to 'Mostly Negative' on Steam, and aren't much better on Xbox [UPDATED]
- Windows 11 2024 Update even gives unsupported PCs a performance boost
- California Governor vetos AI safety bill because it "establishes a regulatory framework that could give the public a false sense of security and applies stringent standards to even the most basic functions — so long as a large system deploys it"
- Is your Monster Hunter Wilds hype worth 2,000 dollars? This insane Rathalos-themed guitar wants to test you.
- OpenAI's bankruptcy flames linger on as Apple wiggles out of its latest $6.5 billion funding round at the eleventh hour — leaving the mantle to Microsoft and NVIDIA
- It's over. Microsoft discontinues HoloLens 2, ending its foray into VR.
- This new book gave me far better insight into Blizzard Entertainment's history
- New on Xbox Game Pass: One of the best card-based games joins one of the best brawlers
- Razer Firefly V2 Pro review: A premium mousepad with some serious personality
- Windows 11 is getting a flurry of powerful new AI features designed exclusively for Copilot+ PCs — here's what's coming
- Microsoft is adding AI to Windows search on Copilot+ PCs — will this fix Windows 11's bad search experience?
- "Quite unlike anything we’ve seen before:" Microsoft launches wild new Copilot experience that blurs AI and human interaction, designed to be your friend rather than a tool
- Microsoft's new Copilot can watch what you do on the web, and chat with you in real time while you do it
- "Click To Do" is Windows 11's answer to Android's "Circle To Search" — an AI overlay that understands what's on screen and helps complete actions
- Microsoft's big Windows 11 2024 Update is now available, here's what you need to know
- Celebrate 10 years of the Windows Insider program with two Windows 11 builds and a hidden feature
- Razer Kraken V4 review: Maybe the only headset you need, plus RGB
- Lenovo's excellent 'Legion Go' PC gaming handheld alternative to the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally just got a big discount at Best Buy ahead of Amazon Prime Day
- "We do want to release it on Xbox," Square Enix confirms goal to bring 'Final Fantasy 16' to Xbox
- Why wait for Prime Day when you can get the nearly perfect Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 at a discount right now?
- "If you aren't on Xbox, we'd love to know why." Microsoft Research has opened its program targeting game developers to learn how to improve Xbox's systems
- Don't wait for Prime Day, you can score a great AMD-powered Windows laptop for just $330 right now