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- July 21
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- Sorry, Steam Deck, but my ASUS ROG Ally is stealing your hype — now under $500 for this surprisingly brilliant Windows 11 rival
- Sam Altman calls DeepSeek AI "impressive" — but casts doubts on claims of efficiency gains ahead of OpenAI's own dominance
- Ubisoft says microtransactions "makes the player experience more fun" — ranking as maybe the worst quote in gaming history
- Microsoft will bury 4.9M tons of "manure" in a secretive deal — all to offset its AI energy demands that drive emissions up by 168%
- July 20
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- Intel reveals what’s stopping AI PC adoption — and it’s not the hardware
- Roblox is turning teens into millionaires — the platform is bigger than all of Steam
- New Xbox games launching this week, from July 21 through July 27 — Wuchang: Fallen Feathers comes to Xbox Game Pass
- This would be my favorite wireless controller of all time if it wasn't STILL wired-only on Xbox — but that could actually change
- July 19
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- Best Media Creation Tool alternatives to create a Windows 11 bootable USB
- I spent a week with what I now consider to be the top pre-built PC — if you don’t build yourself, this is the next best thing
- This lightweight, colorful wireless Xbox headset offers a lot of bang for your buck, but not always the best performance
- July 18
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- Surprise! The iconic Roblox 'oof' sound is back — the beloved meme makes "a comeback so good it hurts" after three years of licensing issues
- Halo and Half-Life combine in wild new mod, bringing two of my favorite games together in one — here's how to play, and how it works
- Galaxy Z Fold 7 review: Six years later — Samsung finally cracks the foldable code
- "I don't think I changed his mind" — NVIDIA CEO comments on H20 AI GPU sales resuming in China following a meeting with President Trump
- A Tomb Raider composer has been jailed — His legacy overshadowed by $75k+ in loan fraud
- Remedy offers update on 'FBC: Firebreak,' details coming improvements — "We’ve seen many players come into the game and leave within the first hour."
- Microsoft kills Movies & TV storefront on Windows and Xbox — here's what will happen to your purchased media
- A massive discount turns this vanilla laptop into an affordable AI PC sundae — save $370 on HP’s 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC
- Top 6 new features that landed on the Windows 11 Insider Program during the first half of July 2025
- Razer has made one of the most insane wireless gaming mice EVER — even if it won't be my next mouse
- 4 features on Windows 11 exclusive to Europe that Microsoft should make global
- Razer Core X V2 vs. Razer Core X V1 — There's only one eGPU you want in 2025
- This brilliant RTS castle builder from 2002 has been remastered on PC — get it at only $16 for a limited time
- Elon Musk teasing a Grok male companion inspired by "50 Shades of Grey" — beating Microsoft's AI CEO at his own game
- Elon Musk says we're in the "intelligence big bang" — after warning that a power crunch could kill the AI revolution this year
- OpenAI introduces "ChatGPT agent" as the ultimate jack of all AI trades — with its own computer to check out your to-do list
- July 17
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- Is Grounded 2 on Xbox Game Pass? — Here's what we know
- There’s your weekend sorted — Civilization VI Platinum bundle is completely free for a limited time
- Watch Blizzard's insane China drone show for World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary — Blizzard also announces a crazy, China-exclusive "Raid Rush" server that I wish the rest of the world could play
- Here are 5 good *current* Microsoft products that have become stagnant — or worse — abandoned
- Minecraft lets you get the Lava Chicken song in-game — but it's absurdly rare
- Oblivion Remastered and Metal Gear Solid Delta co-developer Virtuos faces layoffs — with 270 workers cut
- Steam takes down tons of porn games, cracks down on "certain kinds of adult-only content" — here's why, and its new policy (UPDATE: Valve responds)
- AMD's budget Ryzen AI 5 330 processor will introduce a wave of ultra-affordable Copilot+ PCs with its mobile 50 TOPS NPU
- Pokémon has partnered with one of the biggest PC gaming brands again, and you can actually buy these accessories — but do you even want to?
- The wireless gaming mouse I've used for 5 years is down to $30 — that's less than 2 cents a day (and it's still my favorite)
- Microsoft is on track to become the second $4 trillion company by market cap, following NVIDIA — and mass layoffs
- Steam Deck seems to have quietly gained support for another popular online game — no anticheat block anymore
- I don't play my handheld gaming PCs without this $10 accessory — Here's why it's a must-have for anyone who owns an ROG Ally, Steam Deck, or Legion Go
- Elon Musk says "We need more babies" — then creates digital girlfriends so you actually won't go out and make any babies
- Intel is laying off thousands of US workers in AI restructuring — CEO Lip-Bu Tan says it's "too late" to catch up with the competition
- You'll soon be able to chat with Copilot and attend Teams meetings while driving your Mercedes-Benz — now there's no excuse to miss your meetings
- Microsoft's AI CEO says Google nearly launched "ChatGPT" before OpenAI — but brutal skeptics, fears of disrupting search, and safety concerns thwarted the plan
- ZeniMax QA testers face whiplash and "rancid" work morale following Microsoft's gaming layoffs — but the union still fights
- This Microsoft pay scale reveals AI pros are making bank — with compensation packages reaching up to $336,000/year
- You've got to try these 5 premium Minecraft add-ons — Dinosaurs, security systems, and more really shake up Bedrock Edition
- July 16
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- Inside OpenAI’s Slack-driven evolution — engineer reveals secrets behind its meteoric rise and chaotic brilliance
- Nintendo is taking desperate measures in patent infringement case against Palworld — and it's looking a little weird
- A rare opportunity is here to get an HP gaming laptop for only $500 — NVIDIA RTX graphics and a 144Hz display at a bargain price
- Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate reviews open 'Mixed' on Steam, with a player count only a fraction of The Final Shape's — I'm surprised it's this low after a new expansion
- The cheapest place to get my games just got even cheaper — get an extra 10% off while you can
- Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.3 is bringing more vehicle customization, photo mode options, and one amazing new feature — launching this week
- VRAM shortages could be a thing of the past — NVIDIA and DirectX tech drops usage by up to 90% as seen in early tests
- Microsoft scraps Windows 11's simplified Taskbar system tray layout after negative feedback from testers — but I don't understand why
- People keep seeing Windows 11 allowing them to eject their GPU — don't worry about it, but you also shouldn't need to do it
- Half of Windows PCs are still yet to upgrade to Windows 11 — and are running out of time, says study
- Obsidian's Xbox RPG Avowed gets another update bringing bug fixes and these new abilities — and it's now Steam Deck Verified
- Microsoft saved $500 million using AI — after slashing over 15,000 jobs in 2025
- July 15
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- Microsoft begins testing sharing your desktop with Copilot on Windows 11 — allows AI to view and chat about what's on your screen
- World of Warcraft: Midnight expansion confirmed to be fully revealed at Gamescom 2025 — Blizzard will show off an opening cinematic, story, gameplay, player housing public demos, and more
- My 'Game of the Year' pick is on sale for a killer discount — and no, it’s not Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- Amazon delays Alexa.com's launch to "no sooner than July 31" — as OpenAI preps to topple Google Chrome's dominance in the coming weeks
- Mark Zuckerberg says OpenAI and Anthropic researchers are flocking to Meta's AI camp for these 2 big reasons — aside from the inaccurately reported $100 million signing bonuses
- Xbox Game Pass gets Abiotic Factor, Grounded 2, a Soulslike RPG, and more — here's what is coming through the rest of July
- I tested Razer's new Thunderbolt 5 Dock Chroma — I can no longer live without this extremely convenient feature
- Xbox Cloud Gaming's "Stream Your Own Game" feature comes to the Xbox PC app — live for Insiders today
- "A future has been stolen from many of us" — ZeniMax Online Studios devs will reportedly soon be hit by Microsoft's Xbox layoffs after the MMO Phil Spencer loved was cancelled
- "Everybody's jobs will be affected" — but NVIDIA's CEO believes society can think its way out of AI-related job loss
- Windows 7 running natively on a Steam Deck is an affront to science — this tinkerer has Microsoft's OS booting in portrait mode
- Xbox Cloud Gaming is getting next-gen treatment too — here's what we expect to see in the coming months and years for cloud gamers ☁️
- You only have a short time left to own the only official John Wick video game — soon it'll be gone for good (luckily, it's now only $3.99)
- Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater — How to pre-order, release dates, story, gameplay, and everything else you need to know
- Windows 11 Firewall with Advanced Security flagged up errors in "under development" code — Microsoft apologizes for bugs
- AI-powered malware eludes Microsoft Defender's security checks 8% of the time — with just 3 months of training and "reinforcement learning" for around $1,600
- 7 games that are perfect for handheld gaming PCs — with my favorite Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and Legion Go titles
- Marvel Rivals' swimsuit lineup kicks off this week — with hot new outfits for these characters
- July 14
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- Windows 11 will soon be able to describe images on your screen using AI — and it'll all be done locally
- I'm shocked Microsoft's Xbox Graphics department used this embarrassing AI-generated ad — "The irony that the head of Xbox Graphics using a Al image and didn't see the screen was backward."
- GOG is delisting two of the best indie games ever — buy them now before it's too late
- I can finally use this awesome NVIDIA feature on my RTX 40-series GPU, and you can too — if you're willing to test an unstable preview driver
- Microsoft shareholders call for review of ties to Israel — "In the face of serious allegations of complicity in genocide and other international crimes, Microsoft’s HRDD processes appear ineffective"
- Microsoft's new 'flash' reasoning AI model ships with a hybrid architecture — making its responses 10x faster with a "2 to 3 times average reduction in latency"
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is being fully revealed at Gamescom 2025 — here's when to tune in
- See how Microsoft Copilot stacked up head-to-head with other AI LLMs in a direct IQ test 🧠
- Windows 11 will periodically enable energy saver mode while you work to increase battery life — even when your battery isn't low
- Microsoft will stop releasing new Office features on Windows 10 — you'll need to upgrade to Windows 11 for the latest features soon
- The Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X prices may have leaked — and if true, it's not as bad as I thought
- Microsoft’s extra year of free Windows 10 security updates feels like a last-minute snooze button — while groups like "The Restart Project" still want to help users
- Germany wants Google and Apple to ban China's "illegal" DeepSeek AI — after it failed to comply with data protection laws
- ChatGPT falls for another Windows license key scam — generating valid codes in a guessing game after a researcher "gives up"
- July 12
- July 11
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- Grab these 7 Xbox games all under $40 — you don't have long before Amazon Prime Day ends, so act fast
- This RDR2 deal feels like highway robbery — grab the "Wild West masterpiece" today before it rides off into the sunset
- [ENDED] This Xbox Edition mechanical keyboard is at its lowest price yet while this sale lasts — Nostalgic green transparency for the win
- xAI's $300/month Grok 4, billed as a "maximally truth-seeking AI" — seemingly solicits Elon Musk's opinion on controversial topics
- Monster Hunter Wilds disappointed me, so I returned to Monster Hunter Rise now that it's cheaper than $11 — You only have a few hours left until this steal of a deal goes away, so get hunting!
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, one of the greatest RTS games ever made, just had its release date announced for a Definitive Edition
- Stack years of Microsoft 365 — this deal would have been a bargain in 2013
- I don't care about Genshin Impact, but this is the best power bank I've ever used — and there's still time to save on one before Prime Day ends
- STOP ignoring mini PCs! Today's your last chance to save on a bagel-sized Windows PC during Prime Day — YES, it runs my games
- This last-minute anti-Prime Day deal on an RTX 5070 gaming laptop is ELITE — it's "Razer's best-selling machine made better than ever"
- [ENDED] TODAY ONLY: My favorite All-in-one desktop is on sale right now — It's the perfect all-rounder for work, school, and creative use
- Split Fiction is on sale during Amazon Prime Day — this is your last chance to save on one of the "best co-op games of the last several years"
- HP's discount on one of the most powerful gaming laptops on the planet is absolutely UNBEATABLE — but you only have a few hours to get one!
- This fantastic Xbox remake of a classic Atlus JRPG we gave a perfect review score to is now 49% cheaper — Don't miss out on this deal from Amazon, as there are only a few copies left in stock
- Don't waste the LAST 24 hours of Amazon Prime Day sales buying a MacBook — buy this much better Windows laptop instead!
- One of Atlus' best Xbox JRPGs that puts modern Final Fantasy games to shame is now on a 50% discount — A deal that was even cheaper than it was during Amazon Prime Day
- Stack up to 3 years of Xbox Game Pass Core and save nearly $50 in this last minute anti-Prime Day deal!
- Final Fantasy XVI producer doubles down on multiplatform strategy for Xbox — comments on popularity of turn-based RPGS
- This refurbished Surface Laptop 7 was already cheap, but on the LAST day of anti-Prime Day sales, it's now even cheaper — but you must act now!
- Windows 11 adds an AI agent to help you manage settings — Here's what it is and how it works
- SAG-AFTRA video game actors approve new agreement — securing better pay, protections against AI, and more
- My SSD enclosure was already inexpensive, but this sale makes it SUPER cheap — Read or clone any compatible SSD for less
- Don't miss out on the best ROG Ally accessory deals going on now — Improve your gaming handheld PC with a microSD card, power bank, dock, and more
- OpenAI’s $6.5 billion purchase fuels Sam Altman’s quest to build next-gen computers for “transcendentally good” AI — The biggest tech disruption since the iPhone?
- These are the 5 Prime Day deals I'd buy if I weren't about to have a baby
- This discounted SSD fixed my gaming handheld's biggest weakness — Extra storage space for Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go
- Get free money towards the latest Xbox games with this gift card deal — Last call, it ends soon!
- WWE 2K25 gets its steep MSRP chokeslammed with a 43% discount — now with previously unseen Bray Wyatt content!
- July 10
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- I've loved using this wireless gaming headset since the day I reviewed it — I can't believe it's almost $100 off for Amazon Prime Day
- I decided to change which sites appear first in Google Search — and it works on Chrome, Edge, or Firefox
- These are my 5 favorite ways to optimize my Windows 11 PC for gaming — Here's how I tweak my settings for extra performance
- YouTube ramps up campaign against AI slop — with stricter monetization caveats on inauthentic and repetitive videos
- I found the best Prime Day deal on our top Xbox and PC controller — and it's not on Amazon
- Sea of Thieves is getting this widely-requested feature in early 2026 — and it's coming as part of a new subscription model
- Alan Wake 2 for Xbox Series X is on sale during Amazon Prime Day — dive into Remedy's title that "bloodily earns its place as a horror game"
- The Division 2's new Brooklyn Archivist Merit Commendation was driving me INSANE — it turns out there's a sneaky extra step you need to do first
- Xbox Game Pass deals ranged from "$50,000 to $50,000,000" — offering a glimpse at how much Microsoft drops on content
- I've been using the next-gen update to the world's most popular esports gaming mouse, and everything has changed — except for the design
- Upcoming Xbox Game Pass title 'Subnautica 2' is facing boycotts — after publisher Krafton Inc. allegedly nuked dev bonuses and ousted leaders (UPDATE: Krafton extends bonus period)
- Forget the Nintendo Switch 2 and buy this instead — The Lenovo Legion Go is now below $500, thanks to Amazon Prime Day
- The cheapest anti-Prime Day laptop deal worth actually buying just got EVEN CHEAPER — but there's not long left to grab one
- NVIDIA became the first $4 trillion company — here's how the tech giant beat Microsoft and Apple
- Microsoft's flagship Surface Laptop 7 is an eyewatering 42% off right now for Amazon Prime Day in the UK — that's a saving of £900 on one of the best laptops ever! 🚨
- The best Warhammer 40,000 third-person shooter has its price chainsawed by 43% — a Best Buy bargain worthy of the God Emperor's praise
- Is Microsoft's new AI still "4x more accurate than human doctors"? — Typos in medical prompts to chatbots could be catastrophic
- TES4: Oblivion Remastered is getting new difficulty settings in patch 1.2 — but I'm happier to see a fix for this major issue
- Minecraft's mob vote loser just made a surprise comeback — and it brought brand new gear to the Bedrock Preview with it
- Copilot and ChatGPT went against a 4 KB Atari chess game from the 70s — with an embarrassing effort from Microsoft's AI
- ChatGPT falls for a "dead grandma" scam and generates Microsoft Windows 7 activation keys — but they're useless
- I’ve accepted that Adobe subscriptions are part of my creative life — but with these discounts, it stings much less than it used to
- It's Ubisoft's most polished game in years — Assassin's Creed Shadows on Xbox Series X has a fantastic Amazon Prime Day discount
- July 9
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- [UPDATE] LIGHTNING DEAL: I still use these amazing headphones rather than the latest version — They're currently at their lowest price ever with 42% claimed already
- Perplexity launches "Comet" AI web browser to take on Chrome and Edge — and you can use it today for $200 a month
- This "game-changing" MiniTKL keyboard with Hall Effect switches, Rapid Triggers, and Snap Tap is perfect for PC Gaming — and it's now on sale for 25% off, thanks to Amazon Prime Day
- The best FPS game I played last year has fallen to its lowest-ever price — see why it "captivates me like no other open world can"
- This is the handheld gaming PC accessory you need this Prime Day — it's made my gameplay so much more convenient
- Game subscription spending hits an all-time high in the US — does it bode well for Xbox Game Pass?
- If you just bought a Surface Pro 12-inch, don't forget to grab these 7 accessories — They're ALL discounted for Prime Day!
- This popular Game Pass Xbox exclusive is coming to PS5 this year — the devs announced it in the coolest way possible
- AI "vibe coding" platform Replit partners up with Microsoft for Azure — but the non-exclusive deal keeps Google Cloud in the fold
- 13 outstanding deals on tech you actually need — Batteries, chargers, cables, and more under $30 for Amazon Prime Day
- PSA: A 1TB microSD Express card has entered the market — I hope future handheld gaming PCs are compatible with this speedy storage option
- Amazon is discounting my favorite wired Xbox controller — but it's $2 cheaper at Walmart, and you don't need a membership
- Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton reportedly delayed it to 2026 — did it just kill a $250 million bonus for devs in the crib?
- Microsoft says 'we have threads at home' — rolls out feature Slack has had for years
- Owlcat Games talks to us about about WH40K: Rogue Trader, the next game 'Dark Heresy' — and how the studio feels about working with Xbox Game Pass
- I pretended to need more time to test this Hall Effect controller because it's so good — now it's at its lowest price ever
- I rounded up 10 of best Windows 11 Copilot+ PC deals available this Amazon Prime Day — starting under $500!
- If you have a Steam Deck, you NEED to try these AR glasses — and they're a LOT cheaper than XREAL right now 😲
- Don't buy any sub $200 laptops during Prime Day — they're awful, not worth your money and you'll regret buying one
- The BEST value premium-feeling gaming headset you can buy is 17% OFF for Prime Day | My Astro A50 headset died, so I'm moving to this instead
- If you have Amazon Prime Membership, then you're in luck — one of the *BEST* budget wireless gaming headsets we gave a near-perfect score to is having a 40% discount for Amazon Prime Day
- I don't care about Amazon Prime Day, but you loved my favorite ANC wireless headphones last time I wrote about them — and that hot discount is back
- Bill Gates says AI will replace humans for most things — but coding will remain "a 100% human profession" centuries later
- Our favorite mobile controller is at the lowest price it's ever been — "Well and truly the best at what it does"
- Xbox confirmed to be in attendance for Tokyo Game Show 2025 — set to be its biggest show yet
- It doesn't matter how many laptops I review or how great the deals are — this is the one I keep coming back to over and over again
- Sam Altman admits current computers were designed for an AI-free world — but OpenAI's new type of computer will make the AI revolution "transcendentally good"
- Holy smokes! You can get a Snapdragon X-powered AI laptop for only $450 right now — a low price I didn't think we'd see this soon
- Microsoft sees its carbon emissions soar on a 168% glut in AI energy demand, "we recognize that we must also bring more carbon-free electricity onto the grids."
- The gaming headset I use every day is slashed to its lowest price ever thanks to Amazon Prime Day — "stellar battery life" awaits
- July 8
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- Call me a filthy casual — I recommend this RTX 4050 gaming laptop over any of the powerhouses on Prime Day
- Report: Halo Studios was hit by Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, too — dev says nobody "is really happy about the quality" of the next game
- The iPad Mini is $120 off — but this gaming tablet is BETTER, and it still costs $50 less (and actually includes a charger in the box)
- This new RTX 5060 gaming laptop is already $400 off — the cheapest way to get NVIDIA's DLSS 4 and Multi Frame Gen
- Legion Go S is the cheapest Windows handheld gaming PC right now during Prime Day — I still wouldn't buy it, I'd buy this other one instead
- This Xbox controller anti-Prime Day discount is truly a standout — and "audio features sweeten the deal"
- This limited ThinkPad deal is the best I've ever seen in 9 years of Prime Day coverage — but 70% off won't last long
- I'm a lifelong PC gamer who's covered every Prime Day — here are the 7 best AMD Ryzen CPU deals I'd buy right now
- This is an Xbox that goes on your face! — The Meta Quest 3s plus Xbox Cloud Gaming is an absolute winner, but you don't have long left to save big
- I couldn't care less about PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs until I tried this one — finally down to a reasonable price for Amazon Prime Day
- I won't recommend products I haven't used — so here are 13 great deals on laptops and tech I actually reviewed (and liked)
- WWE 2K25 is getting a new story starring Bray Wyatt that will "get people emotional" — but not for PC or last-gen console players
- Microsoft's new Surface Laptop 13-inch is now priced how I thought it should've always been — all thanks to this Prime Day deal that WON'T last forever
- Walmart outlives Prime Day with a bargain Xbox Series S discount that's still live — grab one before it's too late
- Blizzard announces release date for World of Warcraft: The War Within's 3rd major content patch — a patch that will feature the largest, city-sized raid boss in MMORPG history
- Everyone needs PC storage, and this SSD at its lowest ever price is the one to get — take it everywhere you go for just 5 cents per GB!
- I hate spending money on PCs — that's why I recommend these affordable mini PCs instead of a desktop or laptop on Prime Day
- My favorite Xbox and PC controller is a 3rd-party device that trounces Microsoft's official controller — and it's now on a big 41% discount thanks to Amazon Prime Day
- This iconic Xbox RPG is just $25 in an anti-Prime Day deal — don't miss out on a physical copy while they last
- My favorite 2025 laptop is perfectly priced thanks to this anti-Prime Day deal — It has a number pad and a gorgeous AMOLED touchscreen
- No console needed — this discounted bundle comes with an Xbox Controller, Fire TV Stick 4K, and Game Pass Ultimate
- I haven't even finished reviewing this brand-new 2-in-1 AI PC and Best Buy has already knocked off a third of its price — and it's worth it
- Skip Amazon this Prime Day for Xbox gift cards — this retailer is giving $6 free with $60 purchase
- This might be the cheapest I've ever seen a Snapdragon X laptop — a deal so good I couldn't say no
- "One of the best and most premium charging accessories" — Razer Universal Quick Charging Stand for Xbox is 40% off
- Diablo 4, one of Blizzard's best Xbox games, is now 64% off — a devilish Anti-Amazon Prime Day discount that's worth taking over Amazon's deals
- This 360Hz QD-OLED monitor is more than magnificent — and it's $280 off right now
- There's a massive 42% Amazon Prime Day discount on the Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro — One of the best gaming mice we gave a near-perfect score to
- Xbox Game Pass actually *is* profitable and isn't quite the albatross you've heard it is — as rumors swirl about Microsoft's gaming business' health
- July 7
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- Razer BlackShark V2 Pro gets noteworthy sale for Prime Day — "One of the best Xbox headsets you can buy right now"
- "Every gamer should replace their AirPods with these." — Prime Day has made these SteelSeries GameBuds cheaper than ever
- Microsoft Edge is now faster than ever — again — with 40% quicker load speeds
- I back up everything on this rugged 4TB SSD — here's why I recommend it at 40% off
- "I don't know how I managed without it" — the best office upgrade I ever made just hit a new low price
- I’ve been using this Alienware 240Hz gaming monitor for 2 years — less than $1 a day if I'd bought it with this Prime Day discount
- Final Fantasy IX Remake possibly cancelled according to latest rumors — Which may be the saddest way to celebrate this legendary game's 25th anniversary
- My favorite "non-gaming" gaming accessory is down to its lowest price for Prime Day | XREAL's AR glasses give you a virtual cinema screen for Xbox Cloud Gaming, Netflix, PC gaming handhelds, and more
- I'm finally ready to buy Microsoft's new Surface Pro 12-inch — and it's this incredible anti-Prime Day deal that pushed me over the edge
- This Prime Day deal nets you 21% off a powerful mini-PC that supports desktop-class GPUs — it's been my daily driver for months
- This Surface Laptop 7 deal has me shocked… well, not that shocked — it’s only $1 more than Prime Day
- Windows 11 is set to gain big lock screen improvements this year — here's what to expect, and when
- Microsoft reportedly met with Romero Games just a day before pulling funding — and said absolutely nothing about what was coming
- One of our favorite Xbox storage expansion cards just dropped below $130 — thanks to an anti-Prime Day deal that beats Amazon
- This massive Samsung TV is an Xbox — and it's cheaper than a Series X in Best Buy's anti-Prime Day sale
- This Surface Pro 11 deal outlived Prime Day — save big on a bundle
- The powerful Lenovo Legion Go (Z1E) PC gaming handheld is far better than a Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch 2 — and it's $200 OFF at Best Buy with this anti-Prime Day deal
- Dell 14 Premium vs. Dell XPS 14 — How the 'new XPS' compares, and why I still recommend the older model
- 7 new features coming with the July 2025 Security Update for Windows 11
- Xbox says all the games shown in the 2025 Showcase are still coming — but why should we believe them?
- Amazon's tablets like the Fire HD 10 and Fire 11 Max are up to 50% off — meaty savings on devices for Kindle books, browsing, inking, and even Xbox Cloud Gaming
- A UN Human Rights Council report lists Microsoft among big tech companies that "profit" from Gaza genocide
- July 6
- July 5
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- “A fantastic device for creative users” — this $550 discount on ASUS’s 3K OLED creator laptop disappears before Prime Day
- Now that we're halfway through 2025, here are my 5 favorite video games I've completed — and the backlog titles I'm most excited to play
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is bringing another season of the excellent animated series — I couldn't be more excited
- Razer Iskur V2 drops to $399.99 — the gaming chair with the best lumbar support we've ever tested
- This 4K OLED monitor has stereo speakers that follow you — but it's missing something "imPORTant"
- Microsoft plans to revamp Recall in Windows 11 with these new features
- Xbox layoffs and game cuts wreak havoc on talented developers and the company's future portfolio — Weekend discussion 💬
- Just days after joining Game Pass, the Xbox PC edition of Call of Duty: WW2 is taken offline for "an issue"
- July 4
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- Windows 11 overtakes Windows 10 to become most used desktop OS — 4 years after its controversial debut
- I got tired of running out of room on my Legion Go — Here's how I upgraded the SSD
- I've already published 58 reviews in 2025 — These are my top 10 favorite laptops, accessories, and other tech so far
- Forza Motorsport's future doesn't look good following the grim week at Xbox — Turn 10 layoffs reportedly had a massive impact on any future for the franchise
- iRacing finally gives us the smallest glimpse of NASCAR 25 gameplay — but don't get too excited, yet
- Out of the blue, GTA V is finally approved for release in Saudi Arabia — and it's coming soon
- This custom magnetic keyboard shows how "gaming" is becoming less of a category and more of a feature set
- Microsoft's $200 Surface Earbuds are killing themselves — make sure you charge yours regularly to keep them going
- With Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox — here are 7 games I'd love to see PlayStation bring to Microsoft's platform
- OpenAI almost shipped ChatGPT with a different name — before a late-night twist
- Microsoft's extra year of Windows 10 security updates isn't a "viable solution" for the 400 million PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11 — "It's obvious users are frustrated and feel yanked around."
- Microsoft is replacing salespeople with "solutions engineers" amid recent layoffs — promoting Copilot AI while ChatGPT dominates the enterprise sector
- Hideo Kojima's "OD" is still in development with Xbox, at least for today
- July 3
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- EA is killing a game I didn't even know was alive
- Xbox CEO Phil Spencer reportedly couldn't stop playing ZeniMax's unannounced game — and now it's canceled
- The big "Stop Killing Games" petition just hit 1 million signatures — in partial thanks to one dev who tried to kill it
- You can now make text bold or italic in Notepad — hell has frozen over
- Helldivers 2 on Xbox could strike Halo gold — I’m begging you, please add this one thing
- Report: Microsoft's 2025 layoffs revolve around its desperate $80 billion AI infrastructure investment
- If you want more PlayStation games on Xbox, you'd better buy Helldivers 2 — Sony will go where the money does
- SteamOS saves the Legion Go S — and you can save on the superior version this 4th of July
- Romero Games' next project loses funding due to Xbox cuts — most of the studio is now laid off
- Why Microsoft's enshittification of Xbox, Surface, and even Windows itself — are all by design
- This Call of Duty game just hit Xbox Game Pass, but it's infested with RCE hackers — I'd take cover and avoid playing until there's a fix
- More than my Switch or ROG Ally, a tiny tablet and mobile controller has been my favorite gaming handheld lately
- Intel Unison for Windows 11 shuts down — encourages users to switch to another multi-device experience
- Gamers continue to make the switch to Windows 11 — and not just from Windows 10, either
- "I'm hoping we'll bring all players together." PlayStation hit Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox — a needed win in a bleak week for Microsoft.
- I’m convinced Best Buy doesn’t know this Seagate Xbox Storage Card deal is still live — and I’m not telling if you won’t
- I finally tested a "SteamOS" Legion Go S — it's the perfect handheld gaming PC if you don't mind these three things
- This early PRIME DAY deal will nab you a flagship Surface Laptop 7 for less than Microsoft's midrange Surface Laptop 13-inch — but not for long!
- Latest Microsoft Edge update breaks design visuals on Windows 11 — once you see it, you'll hate it
- Grounded 2 — Release date, early access content, Bugs, Buggies, and everything you need to know
- Sam Altman's future ChatGPT sounds like Microsoft's Windows Recall but with Copilot's companionship traits — "running all the time, looking at all your stuff"
- Microsoft reportedly lacks the know-how to fully leverage OpenAI's tech — despite holding IP rights
- Cloudflare is fighting to safeguard "the future of the web itself" — standing directly in the way of leading AI firms
- Capcom reports that its Steam game sales have risen massively — despite flagship titles like Monster Hunter Wilds receiving profuse backlash from PC players
- Microsoft Gaming studios head Matt Booty says "overall portfolio strategy is unchanged" — with more than 40 games in production
- July 2
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- Microsoft 365 Copilot just got smarter — now supports 48 languages and key new features
- Battlefield 6 devs plagued by "extraordinary stress and long hours" — changes to compete with Call of Duty, Fortnite are wreaking havoc, and I'm worried
- Everwild's cancellation has me worried for one of my favorite dev teams and Xbox itself — It needs creative new games to thrive and refresh its identity
- No, Microsoft and Xbox's Phil Spencer isn't stepping down any time soon — here's the truth
- Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's new IP, and other unannounced projects
- Xbox is cancelling Rare's 'Everwild' and ZeniMax's new MMORPG IP as part of broader cuts — with 'Perfect Dark' impacted as well
- One of the best PowerToys features just got even better — and it puts Windows Search to shame
- Microsoft's layoffs to top 9,000 people, impacting around 4% of the firm's entire workforce — total 2025 layoffs now top 15,300 people
- Microsoft continues Xbox layoffs, with jobs cut at King, Turn 10, ZeniMax Media, and more — read Phil Spencer's note to staff
- Apple is making a cheap MacBook — that's bad news for Windows
- I made 21 tweaks in Windows 11 to increase gaming performance — and they worked
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is a Soulslike RPG that's coming to Xbox Game Pass — after playing it, I still have these concerns
- Marvel Rivals Season 3 is bringing Blade and Phoenix — but I need this balance issue fixed
- Can OpenAI’s mandatory week-long break fend off Meta’s $100 million talent grab? — "Someone has broken into our home"
- Sam Altman says his CEO ouster "wasn't the craziest thing that would happen in OpenAl's history" — neither will Meta's $100 million raid on the firm's top AI talent
- July 1
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- Microsoft has a new way to use AI in OneNote — but a "dumb" feature excites me more
- "I want to support the sweaty boys!" — Fallout: New Vegas director says it's a "mistake" to trade RPG crunch for "super accessible" gameplay, and he's right
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass soon — and one of the service's biggest-ever hits is returning, too
- Minecraft’s 'Vibrant Visuals' side-by-side comparison pics — Here’s what it gets right and where it falls short
- My son's been bugging me to play Minecraft for six years — this one mod could finally make me do it
- Rejoice, PC gamers: this Steam feature just got a massive update — here's how to use it and how it works
- AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D just hit a new low price AGAIN — don't miss one of the best gaming CPUs ever
- Minecraft is reviving a dead Mob Vote loser and actually making copper useful in 2025's third update
- ASUS ROG Ally deals are running out of stock — grab this one while it lasts
- False alarm! Microsoft rectifies language that implied Windows may have lost millions of users since Windows 11 debut
- NVIDIA RTX 5000 GPUs are on sale at Newegg, and discounted gift cards can be used towards your purchase — It's free money
- Intel’s former CEO speaks out — "I wanted to finish what I started"
- A Microsoft engineer made a Linux distro that's like a comfort blanket to ex-Windows users — I finally tried it, and I'm surprised how good it is
- Prime Day PC hardware deals are here — These are the GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, and RAM that I'd buy as a PC build expert
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 — Release date, price, Career Mode, Skaters, Platforms and everything you need to know
- Amazon isn't always the best place to shop on Prime Day — these 21 hot deals at Best Buy's Black Friday in July event are proof
- Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta Superintelligence Labs — with a battalion of AI gurus poached from OpenAI, Google, and DeepMind to try and secure an AGI win
- Microsoft's new AI can be 4x more accurate and 20% cheaper than human doctors — Mustafa Suleyman calls it "a genuine step toward medical superintelligence"
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