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Bandai Namco is giving Elden Ring fans a chance to win rare statues and replicas with its video contest — but hurry, it only runs for a limited time
By Alexander Cope published
Elden Ring contest Bandai Namco is hosting an Elden Ring video contest where whoever produces the best trailer will earn a 10-foot tall Elden Ring statue, and runner-ups will earn real-life replicas of in-game items.
The top game in my backlog now has a free demo for Xbox, PC, and PS5 — so I'm finally going to play it
By Rebecca Spear published
Free demo! Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden released earlier this year to positive reviews from both critics and players. Now, it's gotten a free demo for Xbox, PC, and PS5.
I studied (and failed) French for almost a decade, so this AI feature in Microsoft Edge is perfect for me
By Sean Endicott published
AI Magic Microsoft Edge will soon support real-time translation into voice. The feature uses AI to translate the audio of a video as you watch.
Helldivers 2 community manager fell on their sword in standing up for democracy and the players over the PSN account fiasco [Updated]
By Richard Devine last updated
Drama The Helldivers 2 drama cost one of its community managers their job, but it also proves that the players do matter (to some).
Microsoft will invest $3.3 billion in a Wisconsin AI datacenter, and President Biden is on-site to announce the news and take a shot at President Trump's Foxconn failures
By Sean Endicott published
The datacenter will be on the same site as the since-abandoned Foxconn facility in Racine County, Wisconsin.
DesktopGPT brings GPT-3.5 Turbo, GPT-4, and GPT-4 Turbo to Windows 11's backyard, potentially giving Microsoft's Copilot AI a run for its money as the best alternative
By Kevin Okemwa published
DESKTOPGPT There's a new AI-powered desktop app in the block that could potentially taken on Copilot in Windows.
Clippy, the infamous paperclip, is here to debloat Windows 11 and save you from ads
By Sean Endicott published
Revenge Windows 11 has a growing range of ads and promotional content. A third-party tool featuring a version of Clippy makes it easy to turn ads off.
Windows 12: New features, AI experiences, and everything we know so far
By Zac Bowden last updated
vNext We're already beginning to hear leaks and rumors about what the next version of Windows is going to include, and this article is rounding up everything we know so far.
Microsoft says most company execs won't hire anyone without an AI aptitude, prompting "a 142x increase in LinkedIn members adding AI skills like Copilot and ChatGPT to their profiles"
By Kevin Okemwa published
STATE OF AI Microsoft just released its 4th annual Work Trend Index report. And like last year, it focuses on generative AI, but with a focus on the technology's state at work.
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