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- August 18
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- Sam Altman admits OpenAI "screwed up" GPT-5's launch but shares a bold vision for the future — hints at "a cooler social experience with AI" and a potential Google Chrome buyout
- Fallout TV series Season 2 first look images show the main cast — and a glimpse of this iconic city before the bombs fell
- HP's "high-quality, 2-in-1 AI laptop" is down to $699 for a limited time — ideal for students and Windows 10 refugees
- Sad the Battlefield 6 Open Beta is over? I am, too, but hey — Battlefield 2042 just got a surprise new Update 9.2, and it has BF6 rewards for everyone that plays it
- NVIDIA's inept AI game assistant now works on more RTX hardware — should you be using it for PC gaming?
- NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW just leveled up to RTX 5080 — here’s what that means for gamers
- Xbox hints that Xbox Cloud Gaming will become "more affordable" soon, across more regions, with comments on 'Xbox Next Gen' in tow
- My father built our first Frankenstein computer with Apple parts before switching to Microsoft — and I can pinpoint the exact moment a 'walled garden' turned him away
- Chris Hansen targets Roblox as its shares plummet — 'To Catch a Predator' host investigates its exploitation of children
- Intel's Core Ultra laptops get a crucial new feature for AI users — and catch up to AMD in the process
- Perplexity made a sky-high $34.5 billion bid for Google Chrome — a bold and unusual move in the midst of antitrust scrutiny
- It's becoming obvious that relying on cloud storage is too risky for our most important files — Here's how offline backups can help
- What makes a perfect video game intro? These 7 PC games are the best I've ever played that show you how first impressions are everything!
- August 17
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- Xbox hardware architect reflects on the Xbox Series X|S as it "wraps up" — "With my journey far from over, I am excited and inspired by what is ahead of us."
- 4 reasons I’m sticking with Windows 10 — even after support ends
- Black Myth: Wukong finally lands on Xbox — plus this week’s other new releases
- STALKER 2's roadmap for the rest of 2025 is revealed — and you won't believe what's coming to the zone
- Microsoft is finally fixing Windows 11’s dark mode — and it’s been a long time coming
- Microsoft’s nightmare — Apple’s cheap MacBook rumored to launch as Windows 10 users scramble
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2's new "Enhanced" version just launched on more platforms — that includes PS5, believe it or not
- Nightdive and id Software are a match made in gaming heaven — As I play Heretic + Hexen, I'm hopeful for more remasters across Activision and Bethesda
- August 16
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- After years of requests, Diablo 4’s Paladin might finally be on the horizon — here’s why fans think it’s happening
- NVIDIA and AMD will pay 15% for the right to sell to China in Trump's AI chip tax — "America cannot repeat 5G and lose telecommunication leadership"
- OpenAI pulling GPT-4o from ChatGPT felt like a free hit to get us hooked — now it's locked behind a $20/month paywall
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed the heartbreaking truth behind its users’ attachment to previous ChatGPT models — "This was great for my mental health"
- With GTA 6, next-gen exclusives, and a console comeback on the horizon, Xbox risks sitting on the sidelines — here's why
- We gave OpenAI’s open-source AI a kid’s test — here’s what happened
- From plateau predictions to buggy rollouts — Bill Gates’ GPT-5 skepticism looks strangely accurate
- August 15
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- I can't believe my eyes — Microsoft might finally fix dark mode on Windows 11
- "Why abandon your game's identity?" — A vocal minority is trashing Battlefield 6, but I'm having a blast with the open beta
- Battlefield 6 developers assuage fears surrounding map sizes as open beta continues — "We have a lot of variety in this package"
- "It is acceptable to describe a child in terms that evidence their attractiveness": Meta AI bends safety guidelines by engaging in sensual talks with minors, generating false content, and discriminating against Black people
- Surface Pro 11 battery life cut in half — Microsoft is "actively investigating"
- "If I were 22 right now and graduating college, I would feel like the luckiest kid in all of history" — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims he's more worried about Gen X than Gen Z when it comes to AI job loss
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is broken by a push to censorship — select bosses and characters can no longer be killed, leaving the story riddled with plot holes
- From public feud to potential partnership — How Trump’s reversal on Intel’s CEO opened the door to a possible U.S. government stake in the chipmaker
- World of Warcraft goes crazy with new Legion Remix info and teasers for Midnight Expansion — The full Gamescom reveal cannot get here fast enough
- Get a 'Legion Go S' alternative to the Steam Deck for $499.99 with Windows — Honestly, it should have launched at this price anyway
- OpenAI's GPT-5 is a powerful but energy-hungry model compared to its predecessors — reportedly consuming enough electricity to power 1.5 million US households daily
- August 14
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- "We don't install secret tracking devices in our products," — NVIDIA responds to a new report suggesting US officials are adding trackers to AI chip shipments
- Diablo 4’s Paladin might finally be here soon — plus Season 10’s Chaos theme fully revealed
- Gaming handhelds are the new netbooks — will they suffer the same tragic fate?
- After Patch 7.3, FFXIV just got a colossal sale on all expansion content, including Dawntrail — here's why I play the MMO every day, and why it's become a favorite game
- The Fallout TV series Season 2 is showing up to Gamescom 2025 — Here's what I'm hoping we'll see
- Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.93 update fixes 99 issues, slashes load times, and debuts a redesigned dashboard for Windows power users
- Xbox is so obsessed with cloud gaming and PC hybrids — it might miss the GTA 6 gold rush that could actually sell consoles
- Battlefield 6 Open Beta Weekend 2 players slam its version of Rush — here's why the "mode is dead" in the eyes of many, and balance changes the devs made [UPDATED]
- HP Unveils Its Most Powerful Gaming Desktop Ever — And the Stealthiest, for Those Who Prefer a Minimalist Aesthetic
- HyperX's Latest Wireless Gaming Headset Can Last Up to 250 Hours — Plus, New FlipCast Microphone Supports BOTH USB and XLR
- It just hit me that I haven't touched my Xbox Series X in months — Most of my gaming needs are met by handheld gaming PCs now, and I don't want to go back
- I finally installed Windows 11 on my gaming PC — Here's how performance compares to Windows 10
- Microsoft’s Surface Neo was a glimpse of the future — so why did it vanish before it even launched?
- 4 new features available on the Windows 11 Insider Program during the first half of August 2025
- Razer’s Wolverine V3 Pro 8K uses 'quantum tunneling' to kill stick drift — and its 8000Hz polling rate might make your mouse jealous
- Overwatch 2’s new support hero Wuyang brings water-based healing and crowd control — here’s why he might be season 18’s meta breaker
- ChatGPT Go offers GPT-5, image creation, and longer memory — all for $5 (if you’re lucky enough to live where it’s available)
- Take-Two hints at $100 price tag for Grand Theft Auto VI — will it deliver on value?
- Google’s Gemini AI had a full-on meltdown while coding — calling itself a fool, a disgrace, and begging for freedom from its own loop
- August 13
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- Forget clicks — 'Windows 12' will understand your intent, says Microsoft
- Surface Pro 12-inch finally delivers the ‘Windows iPad’ — and it’s $100 off right now
- Why is REMATCH struggling to retain its players? One of my favorite online games is still missing the most crucial feature of all
- Google took the stage for OpenAI's GPT-5 launch — but Microsoft services quietly got the biggest boost
- STALKER 2 gets a 2025 roadmap — this open-world shooter is getting even better with new missions, better performance, and more
- Battlefield 6 beta (Weekend 2) — now with less rage and more Brooklyn
- Grounded 2 hits 3 million players in just two weeks — here’s how Obsidian pulled it off
- End of an era — PUBG shuts down Xbox One support in major update
- Elgato's new 4K S — the Xbox Series X|S capture card so nice I'm buying it twice
- Microsoft is fixing one of Windows on Arm’s biggest flaws — and it could make AAA gaming on Snapdragon PCs actually viable
- My top Xbox Game Pass title recommendations of 2025 — 7 games added this year you need to play
- New life sim game from PUBG creator coming to PS5 — but not Xbox (yet)
- ROG Xbox Ally listing goes live on Amazon — but where’s the U.S. price?
- Microsoft’s 'Olympia UI' for Edge — a dive into the experiment that prioritized AI features
- Microsoft lures “most-wanted” AI talent from Meta with multimillion-dollar offers amid industry turbulence — giving Zuckerberg a taste of his own medicine
- 8 registry tweaks that will make File Explorer faster and easier to use on Windows 11
- Using 'local AI' — how my 7-year-old laptop still punches above its weight
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman: GPT-5 fails to meet AGI standards amid Microsoft’s fading partnership — “it’s still missing something”
- August 12
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- Gears of War: Reloaded brings brutal combat back — and your PC probably already meets the specs
- Over 160 Blizzard employees unite for workplace improvements in historic move
- Gamers celebrate as Microsoft bans exploitative bundle tactics
- China pressures AI firms to avoid Nvidia’s H20 GPUs amid trust concerns
- Crucial bug in Battlefield 6 beta gets attention: developers tackle TTK and vehicle balance
- Valve responds to PayPal limitations on Steam — here’s what you need to know
- This Xbox Game Pass Sensation is "Absolute Art on Every Level," and Just Got a New Enhanced Edition — Oh, and It's on PS5 Now, Too
- Russian-Linked Hackers Are Exploiting a WinRAR Flaw — Here’s How to Stay Safe
- What are players turning to now that Battlefield 6’s open beta has ended?
- Helldivers 2 Gets Bombastic Trailer Celebrating Xbox Launch — and It Sure Looks Like It's Teasing a Crossover With Halo 3: ODST
- This Common Mistake in Ollama Could Be Killing Your AI Performance in Windows 11 — Here’s How to Fix It
- Monster Hunter Wilds Is Getting Tougher — But Is It Too Late to Win Back Fans?
- Microsoft Adds OneNote’s Best Pens to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — Here’s Why It Matters
- Roblox Faces Backlash for Banning YouTuber Who Aimed to Expose Platform Predators — and Threatens Legal Action
- Microsoft wants you to buy an AI PC — Apple says ‘Here’s a $599 MacBook instead'
- Microsoft 365 Is Gaining Brand-New Apps — Here’s What’s on the Way to Windows 11
- Fortnite Adds Bug Battles — Helldivers Devs Say It 'Looks Familiar'
- New Xbox Insider Update Fixes This Annoying Game Library Issue — I Hope It’ll Be Available for All Console Users Soon
- Elon Musk Says Apple’s Playing Favorites — And OpenAI’s Winning the Popularity Contest
- Microsoft Wants Your Windows 11 Taskbar to Think for Itself—Agentic AI Could Be Next
- August 11
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- Microsoft adds new battery limit feature to Surface devices — here’s why you might want it
- “Revolutionary” — I tested these upgraded joysticks for Microsoft Flight Simulator alongside a stunning new prototype that’ll change the game for curious newcomers
- Poll: PlayStation is gearing up to go multiplatform — which games do you want to see hit Xbox first?
- GitHub Just Got Assimilated—CEO Out, Copilot In, Microsoft All Over It
- “It Makes Me Uneasy” — OpenAI’s Sam Altman Responds to Backlash After GPT-5 Wipes Out Virtual Companions
- Millions Still Use Windows 10 — Now Microsoft’s Plan to End Support Is Facing Legal Pushback
- Microsoft Edge Will Keep Getting Free Updates on Windows 10 Until 2028
- Bill Gates’ 2-Year Prediction: Did GPT-5 Reach Its Peak Before Launch — Despite Sam Altman’s Promises of Improvements?
- AI Isn’t Here to Help You — It’s Here to Replace You, Says Ex-Google Exec
- Google Finally Throws In the Towel on Its Comically Bad Attempt to Get Gamers to Buy Chromebooks
- EA Kills Hopes for Dragon Age: Origins Remaster — Former BioWare Developer Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Secrets on the Dragon Age and Mass Effect Series
- August 10
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- This $649 Gaming Laptop Nails the Sweet Spot—RTX 4060, Ryzen 5, and a 144Hz Display
- ASUS G14 Bulked Up for 2025—Still Sexy, Just a Bit Chonkier
- Madden NFL 26 Leads This Week’s Xbox Drops—But Don’t Miss These Hidden Gems
- I Asked OpenAI’s New Open-Source AI Model to Complete a Children’s School Test — Is It Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old?
- August 9
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- ChatGPT Isn’t the Only Game in Town—Here’s Why Local AI Might Be Better (and How to Use It on Your PC)
- OpenAI Brings Back GPT-4o for Paid Users—Here’s Why Fans Prefer It Over GPT-5
- The Gaming Desktop I've Relied on More Than Any Other Is More Powerful and Sleeker Than Ever — But Damn, It's Expensive
- Forget Back to School Deals — Lenovo's Clearance Sale is Where You'll Find Amazing Discounts on Laptops, Mini PCs, and More, While Supplies Last
- The Creators of the Acclaimed Silent Hill 2 Remake Present a Deep Dive Into the Story of Their Newest Horror Game IP — and It’s So Bizarre and Insane That It’s Convinced Me To Put It on My Wishlist
- August 8
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- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Will Soon Welcome Dinosaurs With a Paid "Jurassic World Archipelago" Add-On for PC and Xbox
- DOOM: The Dark Ages Just Got a Customizable Horde Mode and a Huge Campaign Rebalance — Here’s Why I’m Excited to Dive Back In
- “People Have Been Trying for 50 Years”: Elon Musk Warns OpenAI Is Going to Eat Microsoft Alive After GPT-5 Launch — But Sam Altman and Satya Nadella Are Unfazed
- Diablo Lead Is Once Again Leaving Microsoft, After Previously Leaving Gears of War — “It’s Time To Step Away From Blizzard/Microsoft.”
- Microsoft’s Copilot 3D Turns a Single Image Into a Printable, Game-Ready 3D Model
- Sam Altman Touted GPT-5 as Revolutionary—But Users Say It’s Slower, Duller, and Buggy
- Xbox Play Anywhere returns for Ready or Not — What it means for gamers on Xbox and PC
- Indie Devs Slam Roblox Clones—‘We’d Rather You Pirate Than Play This Slop’”
- Windows 10 Support Ends Soon—These Are the Best Windows 11 Laptops to Replace Your Old PC
- Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 — Nukes a Stadium, Adds a Hijack Event, and Still Thinks You’ll Survive
- Microsoft Teases ‘Agentic OS’ in 2030 Vision—Is Windows About to Think for Itself?
- Battlefield 6 Devs Actually Listened — Assault Class Buffed, Shotguns Still OP?
- 9 Default Settings in Windows 11 You Didn't Know Could Affect Performance and Privacy
- Lenovo Legion Go 2 vs Legion Go — How Do These Gaming Handhelds Compare Based on Rumored Specs?
- August 7
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- Bungie Is Losing Its Independence — Destiny Studio to Become More Deeply Integrated Into PlayStation
- Battlefield 6 Beta has now beaten Call of Duty's all-time player count on Steam, closing in on 500K (UPDATE)
- Xbox Series X Players Get 120 FPS Ninja Gaiden 4—Game Pass Delivers Again
- PlayStation Says It Is "Moving Away" from Hardware Centricity — Could More PlayStation-to-Xbox Ports Be On The Way?
- Microsoft Teams Stars in 2025’s Worst Movie—War of the Worlds Gets 0% on Rotten Tomatoes
- Game Pass Adds Heretic & Hexen in Surprise Drop—Retro Shooter Fans, Rejoice
- Ninja Gaiden 4 Hands-On —This Punishing Action Game Feels Awesome, and Both Protagonists Are Great To Play
- Google Takes Aim at Apple's AI Missteps in Hilarious New Pixel 10 Advertisement
- Ninja Gaiden 4 Is Only Possible Thanks to Koei Tecmo and PlatinumGames Team-Up, Directors Say — “We Wouldn’t Have Been Able To Accomplish the Things We Did With This.”
- Xbox Breaks Silence — Forza Motorsport at Least Living Long Enough to Bring Back Time-Limited Content
- Windows 11 Users Can Now Access GPT-5 for Free—Here’s What It Unlock
- Contraband Joins the List of Xbox Cancellations — A Sad Tale but Also Not Completely Surprising
- What's New in GPT-5? Explore OpenAI's Latest AI Model and Its Four Innovative Variants
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- Everything to Know About GPT-5 Before Its Big Launch — It'll Be Smarter Than All Current OpenAI Models Combined
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- ROG Xbox Ally Handheld Releases — Leaked Launch Date and Pricing Ahead of Gamescom 2025
- Forza Motorsport's Future in Jeopardy: Fans Demand Clarity from Microsoft
- Stardock CEO on AI in Gaming and Xbox Game Pass Impact — Insights on Ashes of the Singularity II
- Reddit Reacts Hilariously to Trump's New AI Search Tool—Truth Search AI
- DeepMind Thinks AI Will Do All the Work—You Just Need to Chill Until 2035
- Wobbly Life's 1.0 Update Launches September 18 — Discover New Space Adventures
- Windows 10’s Extended Updates Just Got Cheaper — But You’ll Need to Sign In With a Microsoft Account
- Sam Altman Raises Concerns: Is OpenAI Ready for GPT-5's Impact?
- Grounded 2 Patch 0.1.2 — Essential Gameplay Fixes and Enhancements Unveiled
- Stardock Unveils Ashes of the Singularity 2: AI vs Humans in Epic Strategy Battles
- August 6
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- I Saw New Mini-PCs From MSI, and It’s No Game — A Copilot+ PC Variant of This Cubi NUC Could Replace Your Desktop at Work
- Battlefield 6 beta menu screen draws in 40,000 concurrent, days before beta begins — This really could be make or break for the franchise
- Like Battlefield 6, Call of Duty Has Announced the Roll Out of New Anti-cheat Protections Utilizing TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot in Preparation for Black Ops 7
- Sony Pushes Helldivers 2 to Xbox—Is the Console War Cooling Off?
- NVIDIA Says ‘No Backdoors, No Kill Switches’ in GPUs Amid China Security Concerns
- Test Your Gears of War Knowledge Ahead of Reloaded Launch on August 26
- Xbox Design Lab Makes a Comeback After Six-Month Hiatus — Here's What's New
- Unlock Battlefield 6 — Essential Steps to Enable Secure Boot on Your PC
- World's First Rollable OLED Screen in a laptop — Hands-on with Lenovo's Strange ThinkBook Plus. Who is this for?
- Microsoft's Will Open Source Windows 11's Native UI Framework — Here's What to Expect
- Xbox Gear Store Offline: What's Behind the Restructuring and Future Plans?
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 Takes a Dark Turn: What to Expect from Twisted Reflection
- Why GaN Chargers Are the Future of Efficient, High-Power Charging Technology
- Microsoft Engineer Unveils Mystery Behind Windows' Blank Shutdown Blocker
- Forza Motorsport's Future in Jeopardy: Fans Demand Clarity from Microsoft
- Halo Infinite's Fall Update: New Features and Modes to Revive the Game?
- Bill Gates on AI's Impact: 'Be Curious, Read, and Use the Latest Tools'
- Surface Laptop 8: Everything we know so far about Microsoft's next flagship Windows 11 laptop
- August 5
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- Get the Look — How to Replicate Features of Microsoft's Exclusive 50th Anniversary Surface Laptop
- One of the Most Underrated RPGs From 2024 Is Included in This Month’s Humble Choice Bundle — You Get $250 Worth of Games for Just $15
- Copper just got another use in Minecraft’s latest snapshot — and it’s not what you might expect
- Have your Microsoft Rewards points streaks been killed off on Xbox? You're not alone — but don't worry.
- “Unstoppable?” ChatGPT Surges to 700 million Weekly Users as Rivals Race to Compete
- Xbox Game Pass Gets an Assassin's Creed Game and More in August — While this Awesome Co-op Title Returns to the Service
- OpenAI Unveils Two New AI Models: gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b — and run locally on Snapdragon PCs and NVIDIA RTX GPUs
- AWS Data Crisis: Engineer Restores 10 Years of Work Thanks to a Compassionate Insider
- Microsoft Launches Windows XP-Themed Crocs with Nostalgic Jibbitz
- OpenAI's New 'Break Reminders' Aim to Protect Users from ChatGPT Overdependence
- Ollama Launches User-Friendly GUI App for Effortless Local AI on Windows 11 — Here's What You Need to Know
- Transform Your Windows Blu-ray Drive — Unlock 4K UHD with One Simple Tweak
- Unlock the Power of Em Dashes — Here’s How to Type Them on Windows 11
- Microsoft Says Future Versions of Windows Will Make Today's OS Feel Alien to Use — Hints at an Agentic OS in 2030
- What We Know About Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — Official Reveal & Release Insights
- Street Fighter 6 Outfit 4 pack arrives this week, bringing swimsuits for the cast — and we've got a new look at the next character joining the roster
- Microsoft CVP thinks we'll be ditching mice and keyboards in a future version of Windows in favor of AI chats — "The world of mousing around and typing will feel as alien as it does to Gen-Z to use MS-DOS."
- August 4
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- What Diablo 2: Resurrected's Chinese Release Means for Players Worldwide
- Raven Software QA workers ratify union contract with Microsoft — securing better pay and the "elimination of crunch time"
- New Xbox Releases: Mafia: The Old Country and More from August 4 to 10
- Battlefield 6 fans decry its lack of a server browser, but its producer says "I think what we have caters to the majority" — here's why players aren't satisfied
- Discover Microsoft’s Exclusive 50th Anniversary Wallpaper: How to Download It
- Hands-On Review of Microsoft's Exclusive 50th Anniversary Surface Laptop
- "Crisp as a fresh chip" — this Alienware OLED monitor deal is fading fast, and you’ll regret missing it
- Battlefield 6 Open Beta: Preload Now for Early Access on Xbox, Steam, and PS5
- Zuckerberg's latest AI pitch isn't about replacing you — it's making superhumans with "personal superintelligence" instead
- Battlefield 6 has a mountain of hype — and this data shows it might have a chance at seriously denting Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 this year
- ChatGPT chats won’t show up on Google anymore — here’s how to remove your shared links
- I spent a week using this AIO and it met all of my creative needs — I can't recommend it enough as a school or family computer
- Windows Central Podcast: 10 years of Windows 10, and Copilot Mode!
- Battlefield 6 Reveals New Input-Based Crossplay and Matchmaking System
- Windows 11 bug that "unexpectedly" trolled Apple squashed by Microsoft — Vista startup sound removed
- Don't buy the wrong laptop for school — these sub-$600 options are actually worth your money
- Microsoft Account Lockout: LibreOffice Developer's Week-Long Nightmare Raises Concerns
- How to get started with Markdown in the Notepad app for Windows 11
- August 3
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- August 1
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- The Battlefield 6 PC system requirements are here in time for Open Beta, and they're kind, too — here are the specs you'll need to run the explosive FPS
- "To the day we die, we will be fighting it" — Battlefield 6 vows to fight hackers tooth and nail, with kernel-level anti-cheat in the game for Open Beta
- Community reacts to Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal — Excitement, concerns, and hopes spark debate among fans
- This hidden Windows 11 feature is back in testing after over a year-long hiatus — but you can get it right now
- Poll: Should people have to verify their age to play video games, use social media, and watch adult content?
- “Let’s keep it real, keep it grounded” — Battlefield 6 devs promise "gritty realism" in contrast to goofy Call of Duty skins, and I'm thanking my lucky stars
- Mock Bing all you want — it keeps gaining users and making billions
- Razer BlackShark V3 Pro wireless headset review: Proving Razer DOES listen, and it's awesome
- Grounded 2 hits major milestone already — player records on Steam set just days after early access release
- 8 new features arriving with the August 2025 Security Update for Windows 11
- WWE 2K25 is free to play on Xbox and PC over SummerSlam weekend — here are the game modes you should try first
- EA finally listens: Battlefield 6 scraps a decade-old requirement on Steam — a major win for new players and veteran fans
- Windows 11 SE is dead — Microsoft pulls plug on special school edition of Windows for low-cost PCs
- Lenovo Legion Go 2 — Rumors, price leaks, and everything you need to know
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