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Rebellion's Atomfall has already reached 1.5 million players
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Rebellion Development's Atomfall has already reached 1.5 million players over its first weekend since launch.

No more awkward window switching. Microsoft Teams will make it easier to see chats while presenting.
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft Teams is adding a shortcut that lets presenters easily access meeting chats while screen sharing.

Touch grass with these fake grass skins that are very real
By Rebecca Spear published
Accessories It might be April Fool's day, but these silly fake-grass dBrand skins are real and ready for purchase.

Don't buy NVIDIA's most powerful laptops until you read this
By Cale Hunt published
Laptops NVIDIA's RTX 50-series GPUs have entered laptops, and they're now available to buy. However, mobile RTX 5090 performance isn't nearly as high as I was expecting.

First signs of dedicated Xbox interface for Windows 11 PCs spotted
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 References to a "full screen experience" that can be booted directly into on startup have been spotted in the latest Windows 11 preview build. A likely sign of things to come for Windows gaming handhelds.

Atomfall can already be beaten in under 30 minutes by speedrunners
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Speedrunners have already turned their hands to Atomfall, and this ludicrous completion run clocks in under half an hour!

Microsoft PowerToys update brings a new feature that is the "evolution of PowerToys Run"
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft PowerToys just got a big update, adding a new Command Palette, improved Color Picker, and more powerful tools for Windows users.

I trace my nerdom to Xbox and Van Halen as Microsoft turns 50
By Zachary Boddy published
Microsoft 50 As Microsoft celebrates 50 years, I look back at the origins of my nerdom, starting with the original Xbox and one of the first albums I ever owned.
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