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- May 31
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- I love Elden Ring Nightreign's weirdest boss — he bargains with you, heals you, and throws tantrums if you ruin his meditation
 - Elden Ring Nightreign already has a duos Seamless Co-op mod from the creator of the beloved original, and it'll be "expanded on in the future"
 - Windows 11 version 25H2: Everything you need to know about Microsoft's latest OS release
 - We got Markdown in Notepad before GTA VI
 - Gaming on a dual-screen laptop isn't as bad as I thought — Here's what happened with Lenovo's new Yoga Book 9i for 2025
 - Xbox Game Pass just had its strongest content quarter ever, but can we expect this level of quality forever?
 - How to install SteamOS on ROG Ally and Legion Go Windows gaming handhelds
 
 - May 30
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- Warzone Ranked play: Battle Royale delayed and then surprisingly deployed— server instability and other issues plague the launch of Call of Duty Season 4
 - Elden Ring Nightreign Fissure in the Fog boss: How to beat Caligo, Miasma of Night
 - Helldivers 2 sees the Battle for Super Earth end in victory, so here's how it happened
 - Should you play Elden Ring Nightreign solo?
 - ZeniMax Media quality assurance workers reach tentative contract with Microsoft after almost two years
 - One of Elden Ring Nightreign's biggest problems is (hopefully) getting fixed in a new update patch next week, but I'm not sure the changes will be enough
 - No more alt-tabbing: Edge Game Assist floats guides, Discord, and more over your games
 - Elden Ring Nightreign passes 2 million players in its first day
 - This big cult hit classic arcade-style fighter has finally arrived for Xbox — here's what you need to know
 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is finally getting cross-platform mods on Xbox, PC, and PlayStation
 - Xbox co-founder now leads mysterious 'ZeroOne' team at Amazon
 - Microsoft was right to park the Xbox handheld for 'Kennan' and Windows 11 PC gaming — as much as it pains me to admit
 - 12 apps every Windows 11 power user should install on a new PC
 - The Division 2 Battle for Brooklyn DLC is the best $15 I've spent in some time
 - Telegram CEO reveals $300 million deal with xAI to distribute Grok to its 1 billion users — but Elon Musk says it hasn't been signed
 - Elden Ring Nightreign hits over 300k players on Steam within an hour of launch — despite middling reviews
 - "Stop sugar-coating it": Anthropic CEO says AI will slash 50% of entry-level white collar jobs — leaving Gen Z out of work
 - 7 mistakes I made in Elden Ring Nightreign that you don't have to
 - I can't believe Elden Ring Nightreign is missing this feature on PC, and its absence drives me crazy
 
 - May 29
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- Elden Ring Nightreign Tricephalos boss: How to beat Gladius, Beast of Night
 - Elden Ring Nightreign Gaping Jaw boss: How to beat Adel, Baron of Night
 - Elden Ring Nightreign: How to unlock the Duchess
 - Elden Ring Nightreign: How to unlock character skins and change garb
 - Elden Ring Nightreign: How to unlock the Revenant
 - Microsoft resurrects Edge extension feature years after scrapping its last test
 - Former head of PlayStation says Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass is "dangerous" because "big companies dictate what games can be created," and he could not be more wrong
 - EXCLUSIVE: Xbox's first-party handheld has been sidelined (for now), as Microsoft doubles down on 'Kennan' and Windows 11 PC gaming optimization
 - One of the best survival games just got a huge graphical overhaul
 - NVIDIA's leaked APU could change gaming laptop design forever. Here's why.
 - 'Moonlighter 2' is coming soon to Xbox and PC, and it needs to be on every roguelike fan's wishlist as of yesterday
 - The Xbox Series S is currently only very slightly cheaper than the far more powerful PS5 — is Microsoft okay with this?
 - I traveled 13,528 miles with these Snapdragon-powered laptops — Three key things make them ideal for trips
 - This massive Windows 11 update ships next month — but you can grab it today
 - The Division 2 is free to play on all platforms this weekend, right after joining Xbox Game Pass
 - I love that DOOM: The Dark Ages requires ray tracing, and I hope more games follow
 - Elden Ring Nightreign gets an Evanescence-backed trailer that's basically an official AMV
 - Atomfall's Wicked Isle DLC is coming sooner than you think and fully embraces folk horror
 - Windows 11's new update system is a brutal reminder of where the Microsoft Store falls short
 - NVIDIA GeForce NOW launches a native Steam Deck app, unlocking 4K cloud gaming & extended battery life for Valve's handheld
 - One of the best Xbox Cloud Gaming mobile controllers with hall-effect sticks and triggers is on a limited-time sale for less than $80
 - One of our favorite wireless PC gaming headsets is on sale with a big discount for a limited time — Here's why we love it
 - Elon Musk "concerned" by ChatGPT ignoring 7 shutdown commands in a row during this controlled test of OpenAI's o3 AI model
 - Satya Nadella pumps the brakes on the AGI race to deliver "real-world impact" as OpenAI's Sam Altman eyes self-replication
 - Razer's near-perfect cloud gaming controller is on sale for less than $50: "A top-shelf experience for Xbox Cloud gamers"
 - This upcoming Xbox and PC dark fantasy RPG looks a bit too good to be true — Alkahest teases some incredible combat
 
 - May 28
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- The Turtle Beach Atom is perfect for Xbox Cloud Gaming on Android phones, and it's on sale right now
 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt reaches 60 million copies sold as work continues on The Witcher 4
 - EA has canceled yet another game, shuttered its developer, and started more layoffs
 - Cyberpunk 2077 sequel enters pre-production as Phantom Liberty crosses 10 million copies sold
 - Does Elden Ring Nightreign have crossplay or cross-platform play?
 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 does what most games don't dare do, and that's what makes it so captivating
 - Discord will pay you to watch ads... in glowing digital orbs!
 - Elden Ring Nightreign review and Metacritic score roundup — What do critics think of FromSoftware's new co-op game?
 - Copilot for Gaming beta comes to mobile devices today via the Xbox app
 - Persona 4 Remake seemingly confirmed by "former voice actor" of the original game
 - The Division 2 Battle for Brooklyn Hunter Mask puzzles are already being solved, here's how to get the first four
 - Review: I'm head over heels for 'Elden Ring: Nightreign,' but one tragic flaw kept it from taking over my life
 - Microsoft Build blunder leads to what may be the best Teams feature of the year
 - My absolute favorite Xbox and PC controller is on sale for under $90 while it lasts — So good, it "almost feels like cheating"
 - Xbox Showcase 2025 preview: What I expect to see from Microsoft's big annual games blowout
 - Meet the Orb — Sam Altman's Tools for Humanity pays you $42 in crypto to become a verified human before an AGI apocalypse
 - "I’ve got 30% of my time back": Microsoft Copilot reportedly helps execs quickly catch up on work after vacations
 
 - May 27
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- "They’re trying to choke us, we should respond in kind." Russian President threatens to "throttle" Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other US tech in the country
 - I'm one of the first with the all-new Razer Blade 14, and this may be 2025's best 14-inch gaming laptop
 - NVIDIA's new bug is affecting RTX 5060 GPUs — here's how to fix black screens on reboot
 - Monster Hunter Wilds' May update gets crazy with Street Fighter's Akuma, harder Tempered monsters, balance changes, and more
 - AI in Windows 11: Bloat, brilliance, or something in between?
 - Microsoft's new Surface Pro 12-inch takes aim at the iPad Air — and I think it wins
 - Nobody needs a liquid-cooled Steam Deck, but that hasn't stopped someone from making one
 - No new Snapdragon X chips until 2026? Why Qualcomm's GM isn't worried about a 'tick-tock' launch strategy.
 - Intel Arc GPUs are ready for Elden Ring Nightreign with a new driver that also improves FPS in Monster Hunter Wilds
 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hits 3.3 million copies sold after thirty-three days, not counting Xbox Game Pass
 - The Division 2 enters its 7th year in better shape than ever, as the Battle for Brooklyn DLC is finally here
 - More classic JRPGs get dates for Xbox, along with "Xbox Play Anywhere" support
 - "I'm going to kidnap you": Google co-founder claims AI works better when you threaten it with ... physical violence?
 - Project Thundermage: A glimpse at what Thunderbolt 5 GPUs might soon deliver
 - 7 changes for Call of Duty that I know could improve the game in 2025
 - Elden Ring Nightreign PC system requirements — Can your PC run this FromSoftware co-op game?
 
 - May 26
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- Elden Ring Nightreign release date: Launch time, preloads, and when it comes out in your time zone
 - Check off two items in your PC build list with this crazy AMD Ryzen 9 deal and free 1TB SSD
 - The 2TB SSD I use in my gaming PC is down to the lowest price of the year on Memorial Day
 - LG's 480Hz OLED gaming monitor deal is the best way to get two displays for less than the price of one
 - HP's sleek, modern convertible PC with 2K display drops to $449 on Memorial Day
 - An RTX 4060 gaming laptop for $705? Now is the perfect time to switch to PC gaming.
 - In an embarrassment for Microsoft, SteamOS seems to destroy Windows 11 on gaming performance and battery life, as well as usability
 
 - May 25
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 - May 23
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- As Star Wars Battlefront 2 player counts hit an all-time high, its price falls to incredible lows with these deals amid the push for Battlefront 3
 - I actually managed to sleep through three crying babies on my last flight thanks to these Sony ANC headphones — They're currently $120 off while this deal lasts
 - Resident Evil 9 leak says it was an open-world multiplayer game at first, so I'm glad it allegedly got "a pretty heavy reboot"
 - This mini PC can do everything from work to cloud gaming — It's currently at a low price for Memorial Day
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages rendered at 360p is proof if ever it were needed that DLSS 4 is pure witchcraft
 - The A24 Elden Ring movie is real and has a director, but I have no idea how it's going to work
 - Former PlayStation exclusive 'Zenless Zone Zero' is out now on Xbox, complete with an exclusive bonus for new players
 - Stellar Blade PC system requirements and specs — Can your computer run this action game?
 - This Xbox Game Pass trick gets you Ultimate for $8.45 a month using an old loophole
 - Windows 11's Snipping Tool could soon let you create and share GIFs
 - Dune: Awakening's support for Steam Deck gets a major win ahead of the game's launch in June
 - My favorite gaming service is 40% off right now (and no, it's not Xbox Game Pass)
 - OpenAI scientists wanted "a doomsday bunker" before AGI surpasses human intelligence and threatens humanity
 - Microsoft's latest AI model can accurately forecast the weather: “It doesn’t know the laws of physics, so it could make up something completely crazy”
 - SteamOS is officially not just for Steam Deck anymore — now ready for Lenovo Legion Go S and sort of ready for the ROG Ally
 
 - May 22
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- "We want to get the gang back together." Star Wars Battlefront 2 devs say they'd come back as player counts skyrocket, fans clamor for Battlefront 3 after Andor
 - The First Descendant 'bounces' a new update as it adds jiggle physics to character models
 - Diablo 4 Season 9 Campfire — Overpower gets a massive nerf, and Blizzard addresses player feedback on the Reliquary
 - I'm reinstalling Starfield to play this crazy new Watchtower 'Creations' mod from some of Fallout's best modders — the latest update just added an amazing feature, too
 - Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is remastered for Xbox and PC, and it's coming day one to Game Pass
 - "Is my work killing kids?" This could be the email that led Microsoft to ban keywords like 'Palestine' and 'Gaza' from internal comms
 - Fallout 76's Season 21 Gone Fission fishing update has a release date, and since everything new looks nice I'll forgive the pun
 - $800 million and 13 years later, here's how you can play one of the world's most expensive PC games for free
 - Warhammer Skulls 2025: Everything announced for Xbox and PC
 - “Microsoft has simply given us no other option”: Signal blocks Windows Recall to secure your messages
 - 'The Alters' for Xbox and PC shattered my expectations of reality and questioned my life's decisions
 - The best Memorial Day deals aren't at Amazon — 5 ultimate discounts on top tech
 - Xbox introduces limited Witcher 3 10th anniversary controllers, and they're available right now
 - This popular Soulslike game has fans divided on a controversial change
 - RTX gaming laptop deals are live for Memorial Day weekend — Upgrade your PC for less
 - I missed out on the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Collector's Edition but thankfully, the developers are launching something special
 - Microsoft blocks employees from sending emails that mention “Palestine” or “Gaza"
 - Sam Altman says ChatGPT's viral Ghibli effect "forced OpenAI to do a lot of unnatural things"
 
 - May 21
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- Sam Altman's $6.5 billion purchase might deliver an "iPhone of artificial intelligence" from OpenAI before Apple. Here's how.
 - Xbox dominates April 2025 sales charts in the US as Oblivion Remastered sells far faster than the original game
 - Samsung slashes gaming monitor prices — 50% off and a bonus Odyssey display at no extra cost
 - This fan-requested Microsoft Teams feature could have prevented a major livestream blunder
 - Circana: Xbox may have finally seen some solid YoY hardware growth, both in units and retail sales
 - Microsoft quietly released an open source command line text editor for Windows 11 — here's how you can try it now
 - Google boss says AI isn't a winner-takes-all competition: "I think all of us are going to do well in this scenario"
 - AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is down to the lowest price of the year — Memorial Day savings drop it to $377
 - Xbox Game Pass gets Retro Classics, a collaboration between Xbox and Antstream Arcade bringing over 50 older Activision titles
 - Lies of P’s new 'Overture' DLC is a love letter to the game's community, and the soulslike genre at large
 - Xbox Game Pass gets Metaphor: ReFantazio, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, To a T, and more
 - AMD swept its new 8GB RX 9060 XT GPU under the rug at Computex, and it's not getting the same heat as NVIDIA
 - Why hasn't Microsoft launched its Xbox mobile store? The tech giant blames Apple.
 - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 comes to PS5 with "exciting new features," Xbox and PC getting free update
 - "Microsoft is WAY ahead of Google with AI security," says leaked message exposed accidentally following a protest at Build 2025
 - I asked Copilot's AI to predict the outcome of the Europa League final, and now I'm just sad
 - Is The Alters on Game Pass?
 - Windows 11 is getting AI Actions in File Explorer — here's how to try them right now
 - Google DeepMind's CEO says Gemini's upgrades could lead to AGI — but he still thinks society isn't "ready for it"
 
 - May 20
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- Windows 11 is getting its own version of the Mac's 'Handoff' feature — resume apps across Android and PC!
 - My first dives in Helldivers 2's Illuminate Super Earth invasion were a brutal, chaotic disaster, and the Halo ODST in me loved every second of it
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages reaches 3 million players 7x faster than DOOM: Eternal
 - "'Enhanced' is pushing it." New STALKER remasters launch to 'Mostly Negative' Steam reviews as players bemoan blurry visuals, controversial changes
 - Avowed game director leaves Obsidian Entertainment for Netflix's Night School Studio
 - Borderlands 4 CEO says "If you're a real fan, you'll find a way" to pay $80 for their game
 - NZXT H9 Flow RGB+ (2025) review: The one I've been dreaming about, but it might not be right for you
 - Crucial's new PCIe 5.0 SSD is the first high-performance drive I'm considering putting into a laptop
 - The biggest unanswered questions about Xbox's next-gen consoles
 - Samsung takes on LG's best gaming TVs — adds NVIDIA G-SYNC support to 2025 flagship
 - Qualcomm's new Adreno Control Panel will let you fine-tune the GPU for certain games on Snapdragon X Elite devices
 - Helldivers 2: Heart of Democracy update is live, and you need to jump in to save Super Earth from the Illuminate
 - Microsoft makes limited edition Surface Slim Pen in vibrant colors, but you can't buy one
 - Outlook's classic yellow icon is back... at least unofficially
 - Raidou Remastered feels more like a proper Pokémon action-RPG than Palworld, and I can't get enough of this cult classic
 - NACON Revolution X Unlimited review: A solid Xbox controller that nails the basics, but not the details
 - NVIDIA's latest driver fixes some big issues with DOOM: The Dark Ages
 - One of the most promising open-world RPGs in years is releasing next week on Xbox and PC
 - Elon Musk's Grok 3 AI coming to Azure proves Satya Nadella's allegiance isn't to OpenAI, but to maximizing Microsoft's profit gains by heeding consumer demands
 - GPT-5 should have a higher "degree of scientific certainty" than the current ChatGPT — but with less model switching
 
 - May 19
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- The Witcher 3 celebrates its 10th anniversary, and it's still one of my favorite games of all time
 - I'm glad Helldivers 2 finally got this highly requested feature in time for the Illuminate invasion update
 - My favorite OLED laptop of 2025 is now only $799 — Here's why you should get it before its price goes up
 - Microsoft's premium Xbox Elite Series 2 Wireless Controller is on sale with a rare 20% discount
 - "Bungie leadership needs to be gutted completely." Former Marathon dev says Bungie "was extremely toxic and humiliating" to work with days after art theft controversy
 - I found the best Elden Ring Nightreign deal you'll see before launch — save nearly $10 on FromSoftware's co-op spinoff
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages PC launch has been dismal, but not because it's a bad game — I'm not surprised if player counts are lower
 - I found a 20 year old World of Warcraft PvP video I made when I was 18, and it's a bit like an internet time capsule to better times
 - This new tech could be for AI agents what HTML was to the open web
 - Memorial Day 2025 Deals
 - It looks like wall running is coming back to Call of Duty with the next Black Ops game
 - Memorial Day Weekend laptop deals are LIVE — 16 hand-picked discounts on Windows PCs, computer parts, and more
 - Microsoft 365 Copilot just got a major upgrade with GPT-4o image generation and specialized AI agents
 - The Razer Blade 14 got the AI laptop treatment with less weight, more ports and speakers, and two colors
 - Windows 11's new "App Actions" feature will let apps contextually present themselves in the OS
 - Microsoft takes big step towards agentic Windows AI experiences with native Model Context Protocol support
 - New AI features in Edge are on the way to improve web apps
 - Microsoft makes it free for developers to publish Windows apps on the Microsoft Store
 - Microsoft open sources the Windows Subsystem for Linux — invites developers to help more seamlessly integrate Linux with Windows
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages gets Path Tracing update in June, bringing better visuals for PC players
 - Computex
 - MSI's new handheld houses AMD Z2 Extreme instead of Intel Core Ultra and is actually available in a color other than white or black
 - NVIDIA's RTX 5060 is here, but don't expect to read any real reviews
 - YouTube just spoiled one of 2025's biggest games for me, so I downloaded this cool browser extension to make sure it never happens again
 - Microsoft Copilot gets OpenAI's GPT-4o image generation support — but maybe a day late and a dollar short for the hype?
 - Microsoft won't be left exposed if something "catastrophic" happens to OpenAI — but may still be 3 to 6 months behind ChatGPT
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages had the lowest Steam launch numbers in series history — Is it suffering from the 'Game Pass Effect'?
 - My latest hands-on could be the best value AI laptop of the summer, but I still have questions
 
 - May 18
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- New Xbox games launching this week, from May 19 through May 25 — Onimusha 2 remaster arrives
 - Lenovo LOQ Tower (Gen 9) review: The most affordable, but not the best value
 - Razer Pro Click V2 mouse review: The Logitech MX Master 3S for gamers
 - Gears of War: Reloaded — Release date, price, and everything you need to know
 
 - May 16
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- One of my favorite action games of all time is free this week, so grab it while you can and revel in the carnage
 - This Call of Duty game is being taken down after just one year — get it now before it's gone
 - Xbox Insiders can further customize their console Home screen, pinning games, changing tile sizes, and more
 - Bungie responds to Marathon art theft controversy, admitting it stole assets and blaming a former developer: "We are conducting a thorough review"
 - Microsoft won’t take bigger Copilot risks — due to "a post-traumatic stress disorder from embarrassments," tracing back to Clippy
 - Fortnite added an AI-voiced Darth Vader people are already tricking into swearing and saying slurs — here's his location
 - Shock sale update: Lenovo Legion Go 1TB discount ends, but the 512GB model is STILL $100 cheaper!
 - Combine deals to slash $1,200 off the Samsung Odyssey OLED G9 gaming monitor
 - Surviving a 10 year stint in dev hell, this retro-styled hack n' slash has finally arrived on Xbox
 - Console Wars: The Card Game review — A must have for your next game night
 - Microsoft's allegiance isn't to OpenAI's pricey models — Satya Nadella's focus is selling any AI customers want for maximum profits
 - One simple feature would greatly improve Steam Deck 2, ROG Ally 2, and other next-gen PC gaming handhelds for everyone
 - How to get started with Semantic Indexing on Windows 11
 - Minecraft licensing robbed us of this controversial NFL schedule release video
 - Microsoft might kill the Surface Laptop Studio as production is quietly halted
 - Bing Search APIs to be "decommissioned completely" as Microsoft urges developers to use its Azure agentic AI alternative
 - Microsoft has closed its "Experience Center" store in Sydney, Australia — as it ramps up a continued digital growth campaign
 
 - May 15
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- Slay in style with RTX 50-series DOOM: The Dark Ages PCs, laptops, and GPUs you could get free — act fast before the giveaways end
 - Xbox and Netflix's Gears of War movie has a director
 - MSI Claw 8 AI+ now has a special edition, and another handheld leaked — But it's already hard enough getting these devices
 - Obsidian publishes Avowed roadmap, with the Xbox RPG getting arachnophobia mode, New Game Plus, and more
 - Intel could be prepping a new mid-range GPU, giving gamers another reason to skip NVIDIA's RTX 5060
 - No, the next-gen Xbox does not run on Arm — here's what you need to know
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages' soundtrack is now available across different platforms
 - Microsoft Surface PCs with Arm-based AMD chip could arrive in 2026
 - Ubisoft's delay of Assassin's Creed Shadows worked out so well, the company is pushing back some of its biggest hitters — potentially as far as March 2028
 - This Persona 5 spin-off is finally coming to PC this summer
 - 'Fake' frames? Who cares when a game looks this good — DOOM: The Dark Ages tested with NVIDIA's Multi Frame Gen
 - PowerToys latest update focuses on fixes and new features for the Command Palette
 - An NFL team just used Minecraft to announce its 2025-26 football schedule, because why not?
 - STALKER 2's 1.4 patch has arrived with over 700 gameplay fixes and improvements to enemy AI
 - My favorite gaming earbuds now come in orange — but they’re missing one crucial thing that would make me grab another pair
 - Palworld developers at Pocketpair showed off gliding six months prior to Nintendo’s original patent application
 - "Am I crazy or is GPT-4.1 the best model for coding?" ChatGPT gets new models with exemplary web development capabilities — but OpenAI is under fire for allegedly skimming through safety processes
 - Anthropic's co-founder claims "AI teddy bears" could make parenting easier — "Oh, I wish you could talk to your bunny"
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages has been turned into a literal work of art by one fan — as well as having its own tapestry
 - Microsoft might be sick of hearing "When is Windows 12 coming?" — but Windows 10's death remains the hot topic for most users
 
 - May 14
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- Valve responds to alleged Steam "data breach" leak of 89 million account details — here's the full story
 - Microsoft Copilot just got even smarter: Wake word activation lands on Windows 11
 - Sony could raise PlayStation 5 prices in response to tariffs
 - Some of my favorite FPS games are getting big remasters next week, and you'll get them free if you own the originals
 - Microsoft ditches Autofill in Authenticator—and the replacement might surprise you
 - Several Ubisoft games can now be purchased in the Xbox PC app, including Assassin's Creed Shadows and Watch Dogs 2
 - "We pitched it for 10 years and we weren’t sure if it was going to go into orbit" — Discussing 'A Minecraft Movie' as it breaks records on the way to streaming
 - Salesforce CEO claims Microsoft's OpenAI partnership is in the crosshairs with "a full proximal rupture" that can't be mended
 - HP's premium RTX 4060 OLED gaming laptop is way cheaper than the competition with this $470 discount
 - This exclusive DOOM: The Dark Ages skin comes with a Hellfire Pepperoni pizza. Don't burn the roof of your mouth... or your soul.
 - I've enjoyed FBC: Firebreak in preview, and I'm looking forward to more sticky notes, leeches, and showers this summer
 - "Any third-party websites selling Esquie plushies are NOT officially licensed. Many of them are using AI-generated artwork" Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developers call out fakes and confirm its own official merchandise in the works
 - The state of Diablo 4: Season 8 "Belial's Return" isn't fun, and increasingly spotlights how Blizzard should rethink its approach
 - This Xbox Cloud Gaming feature is finally making the jump from PC to consoles
 - Sam Altman wants OpenAI to be the Microsoft of AI, with a subscription-based operating system built on ChatGPT
 - Microsoft Teams to block "unauthorized screen captures" — This new Prevent Screen Capture tool improves your privacy
 - OpenAI brings ChatGPT Deep Research to Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint, restricted by region and membership
 - The next Marvel video game has been delayed into the prime GTA 6 timeline
 
 - May 13
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- My best Helldivers 2 Illuminate loadout is completely insane, but I promise it works — use this in the new update and forget about the latest Warbond
 - Stream A Minecraft Movie at home right now (as long as you're in the U.S.) and have your own "Chicken Jockey" moment whenever you like
 - It took 15 YEARS for Minecraft to let us craft this item, but it's finally coming (plus new music and more)
 - Helldivers 2's new Illuminate Galactic Emergency update has arrived with new enemy types, weapon customization, and a terrifying fleet headed right for Super Earth
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages is available now for Premium Edition owners
 - Microsoft confirms limited Microsoft 365 app support on Windows 10 after October 2025
 - You can run five 4K displays from one USB-C port with the most impressive laptop dock I've ever seen
 - Microsoft plans to lay off 3% of its workforce, reportedly targeting management cuts as it changes to fit a "dynamic marketplace"
 - Capcom breaks all-time profit records with 10% income growth after Monster Hunter Wilds sold over 10 million copies in a month
 - NVIDIA's drivers are causing big problems for DOOM: The Dark Ages, but some fixes are available
 - Intel's latest Arc graphics driver is ready for DOOM: The Dark Ages, launching for Premium Edition owners on PC today
 - Microsoft Edge will lose all these features this month
 - Warner Bros. latest earnings are dire for gaming, but A Minecraft Movie is a shining light
 - WD_BLACK SN8100 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD review: Reads twice as fast as my Samsung 990 Pro, and it proves better value in one area
 - New Copilot+ PC feature rolls out to Windows Insiders — even if your device is powered by Intel or AMD
 - The Xbox Game Bar for Windows 11 is becoming extremely good — It's time to give Microsoft credit where it's due
 - OpenAI's ChatGPT claims neither Sam Altman nor Elon Musk is suited to advance AI if humanity is at stake — as Microsoft Copilot throws the ball back in the court
 - OpenAI wants Microsoft to provide "money and compute and stay out of the way" as it renegotiates multi-billion-dollar partnership
 - Fallout TV series Season 2 gets release window, and the show is already renewed for Season 3
 
 - May 12
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- Valve reveals new SteamOS Compatibility system for Non-Steam Decks like Legion Go S SteamOS — 18,000+ titles expected "out of the gate"
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages release date — Launch time, Early Access, and when it comes out in your time zone
 - Stellar Blade gets PC release date thanks to leaked PlayStation trailer
 - Forza Horizon 5 gets special Lamborghini livery celebrating Xbox and PlayStation players together
 - SteamOS Legion Go S prices surged once again ahead of the gaming handheld's May launch — Tariffs are likely the cause
 - Samsung's 500Hz gaming monitor isn't just wicked fast — it overcomes a big OLED flaw
 - How to install and use Ollama to run AI LLMs locally on your Windows 11 PC
 - NVIDIA's new GPU driver adds DOOM: The Dark Ages support and improves DLSS in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
 - Microsoft shares rare look at radical Windows 11 Start menu designs it explored before settling on the least interesting one of the bunch
 - This $4 Steam Deck game includes the most-played classics from my childhood — and it will save you paper
 - I turned PowerToys into an AI chatbot, and you can too — All your AI chats on your local machine
 - ASUS ROG Aura Monitor Light Bar review: Lackluster rear RGB puts a damper on perfection
 - Windows Central Podcast: All about new (smaller) Surface PCs
 - US and China agree to pause most tariffs for 90 days — how will this affect tech prices?
 - Microsoft's Surface Pro 12-inch is a massive upgrade over the Surface Go 4 — Here's how this performance leap breaks down
 - What is Click to Do, and how do I use it? Explaining AI actions for Windows 11
 - Surface Pro 12-inch vs. iPad Air M3: Which should you choose?
 - ChatGPT downplays AI's threat to humanity despite an apparent "99.999999% probability" of inevitable doom
 - Microsoft aims to be "carbon negative" by 2030, with 3 million carbon removal credits in its backyard of Washington
 - Sam Altman doesn't want his son to have an AI "bestie" — as Microsoft plans to turn Copilot into an AI friend and companion
 
 - May 11
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- Microsoft announced a new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop as Nintendo's legal team tried to gut Palworld and the Xbox gaming handheld leaked online
 - New Xbox games launching this week, from May 12 through May 18 — DOOM: The Dark Ages arrives on Xbox Game Pass
 - Windows Phone just got its first AI ChatGPT-style app. No, really.
 - Ori and the Blind Forest studio head says they could be forced to "shut down" due to the impact of negative Steam reviews for 'No Rest for the Wicked'
 - CalDigit Element 5 Hub review: Triple 4K 144Hz displays from something this small blows my mind
 - ASUS ROG Delta II wireless headset review: Weirdly triangular, mostly terrific
 
 - May 10
 - May 9
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- A lifetime's worth of ChatGPT? OpenAI could launch weekly and lifetime AI subscription plans
 - Sam Altman says "I don't do Google searches anymore" — but admits ChatGPT won't be Google's killer
 - Overwatch 2 developers at Blizzard Entertainment form union under Microsoft
 - Helldivers 2 players are in the middle of a wild "Station 81" ARG that's doubtlessly teasing a new update, and you can help solve it
 - Days after the death of Skype, Microsoft's other messaging app received an AI update — no, not Teams
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages review and Metacritic score roundup — Does Xbox have its GOTY contender with this long-awaited shooter?
 - Mafia: The Old Country will be $50, confirms leaked release date of August 2025
 - You can now wrap your Xbox, Switch, or Steam Deck in glow-in-the-dark dbrand skins — is Surface Pro 12-inch next?
 - AMD's new Radeon graphics driver is ready for DOOM: The Dark Ages and delivers FSR 4 upscaling support to Frostpunk 2, more
 - I love DOOM: The Dark Ages' brutal dark fantasy so much that I'm awarding it a perfect score — eager for more
 - The Xbox app on Windows 11 gets a handy feature just in time for the Project Kennan handheld
 - Overwatch 2 joins up with Street Fighter 6 in this dream-come-true collaboration
 - Build the ultimate Surface Pro 12-inch with these new accessories
 - "Hey, why do I need Excel?": Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella foresees a disruptive Agentic AI era that could "aggressively" collapse 'Software as a Service' apps
 - Bill Gates to donate '99% of his billions' to fix Elon Musk's mess: "The picture of the world's richest man killing the world's poorest children is not a pretty one"
 
 - May 8
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- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nerfing its best skill after it started one-shotting every boss in sight: "We gave it a big damage boost—and clearly overdid it"
 - Xbox backward compatibility isn't dead, as VP Jason Ronald announces new open role at Microsoft — "Are you passionate about game preservation?"
 - "It's not even funny anymore." Helldivers 2 players are putting the underwhelming new Warbond on blast, and I'm with them
 - Tariffs could increase game console prices by up to 69% (not nice)
 - Europa Universalis V is the next big Paradox Interactive grand strategy game
 - I went hands-on with Razer's new, tiniest wireless mouse and keyboard for those gaming or working on the go
 - Frostpunk 2 heats up with a free "major content update" that overhauls the survival city builder's core gameplay
 - How to prevent your PC from locking automatically on Windows 11
 - Here's how to speedrun the Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone Blaze of Glory event as fast as possible
 - Diablo 4 gives you the chance to win a Mother's Day candle and express your love (or hatred) with "Mother's Judgement"
 - 3 of NVIDIA's biggest red flags I can't ignore for its upcoming RTX 5060 launch
 - Despite Microsoft's 'sneaky tactic,' this discounted Surface Pro 11 costs the same as the Surface Pro 12-inch
 - OpenAI wants to cut Microsoft's revenue share by half by 2030 — following Sam Altman's botched for-profit restructure plan
 - As Windows 10's death looms, Linux fans still promote "no ads or telemetry" for your old laptop instead of buying a Copilot+ PC
 - Palworld is forced to make "yet another compromise" in its ongoing legal battle with Nintendo — apologizing to players
 - One of my favorite games is on sale, and it just had a huge update with a banger DLC
 - Xbox confirms it has "no minimum order quantity" or print limits for physical games — but there are other considerations
 - Salesforce CEO says Microsoft did "pretty nasty" things to Slack and its OpenAI partnership may be a recipe for disaster
 
 - May 7
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- Alright, I'll reinstall: Halo Infinite's new Operation update adds one of its coolest-ever weapons, new story missions, and more
 - Surface Pro 12-inch review: Qualcomm makes all the difference for Microsoft's smaller tablet PC
 - Server crashes force Call of Duty devs to disable Ranked Play in Warzone yet again
 - Microsoft, Xbox secure victory in FTC appeal, cementing $69b Activision Blizzard deal
 - Microsoft stops selling flagship Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 for $999 — they're now more expensive, but tariffs aren't to blame
 - Microsoft's latest AI tool won't take your job — it's here to help you find one
 - Starfield's latest patch adds new very low settings perfect for gaming handhelds
 - Call of Duty's anticheat team are going after Cronus users, and they intend to win
 - Qualcomm targets Intel with three new ads for Snapdragon X PCs — "Here's a little intel on what's really inside"
 - DeepMind CEO calls Google's updated Gemini 2.5 Pro AI "the best coding model" with a taste for aesthetic web development
 - Microsoft shadow launched this mouse that pairs with the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop perfectly
 - Microsoft reminds us of another big name supporting WSL that you can now use
 - I went hands-on with dozens of indie games at Gamescom Latam last week — You need to wishlist these 7 titles right now
 - "Are we all doomed?" — Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman warns that AI is coming for all of our jobs, just as Bill Gates predicted
 - OpenAI plays into Elon Musk's hands, ditching for-profit plan — but Sam Altman doesn't have Microsoft's blessing yet
 - Xbox handheld leaks in new "Project Kennan" photos from the FCC — plus an ASUS ROG Ally 2 prototype with early specs
 
 - May 6
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- I can't believe this long-lost Halo level has finally been found — and you might be able to play it soon
 - DOOM: The Dark Ages is already on sale ahead of its release next week — Rip and tear into savings with this deal
 - How to preorder the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
 - Xbox Game Pass gets DOOM: The Dark Ages, Revenge of the Savage Planet, a returning Warhammer game, and more
 - Are you buying the new Surface Pro 12-inch or Surface Laptop 13-inch? — Discussion 💬
 - The long-awaited second trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI is out NOW — Rockstar Games surprises us all with new GTA6 footage
 - I can't believe I'm enjoying Call of Duty: Warzone's new weed-themed limited time game mode this much
 - Surface Laptop 13-inch vs. Surface Laptop 7: Which Copilot+ PC is better for you?
 - Microsoft unveils new Start menu for Windows 11 with customizable layout and Phone Link integration
 - Microsoft announces new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with smaller screens, lower starting prices, and surprising design changes
 - Surface Pro 12-inch vs. Surface Pro 11: Which 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC is better for you?
 - Microsoft unveils "new generation of Windows experiences" — here's what's on the way to Windows 11 and Copilot+ PCs
 - Windows 11's Settings app is getting an AI agent that can configure options on your PC for you
 - I tested this superb gaming laptop, and it proves that NVIDIA's RTX 5090 is still a massive waste of money
 - Xbox has become a Game Pass machine and nothing more — Is it enough to justify Microsoft's console over a costly gaming PC?
 - PlayStation: PS5's top 3 selling games in April 2025 were all from Xbox
 - Windows 7 would boot much slower if you used specific wallpapers — A veteran Microsoft engineer links the bug to a "simple programming error"
 - Google DeepMind CEO says "AGI is coming and I'm not sure society is ready" as the prospects keep him up at night
 
 - May 5
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- Bungie vaulting Destiny 2 content backfires with the latest Red War lawsuit court ruling
 - Xbox price hikes hurt its value against PS5, a Microsoft PM roasts Windows 11, and Bing gets unexpected praise — top tech stories
 - Gears of War: Reloaded remasters the game once again for Xbox, Game Pass, PC, and now, PS5 as well
 - This critically acclaimed debut indie game is an early game of the year contender, and you can play it on Xbox Game Pass right now
 - Borderlands 4 is offering a free weapon skin and Golden Keys to unlock loot before the game is even out
 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just cracked me into installing a mod for the first time ever
 - Razer Pro Click V2 Vertical Edition mouse review: Immediately one of the best, and it games
 - How to browse your Android storage on Windows 11 without any USB cables
 - Anthropic's CEO says "we do not understand how our own AI creations work" — and yes, we should all be "alarmed" by that
 - Skype is dead — Microsoft drops the call after 14 years of neglect to favor Teams: "We know this is a big deal for our users"
 - The second annual Triple-I Initiative Showcase featured more than 40 indie games — Here's every title showcased for Xbox and PC
 
 - May 4
 - May 3
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- Thanks to Xbox's price hike, the Series S is now more expensive than the PS5
 - "I do agree that Diablo 4 still has a lot of untapped potential," Diablo 4 developers discuss Season 8 themes, their evolving developer philosophy, and more
 - Lenovo Legion Pro 7i (Gen 10) review: The best once more, but with a kick in the rear
 
 - May 2
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- Elden Ring Nightreign best class: Character tier list and all 8 Nightfarers explained
 - Everything new in Microsoft Teams from April 2025
 - Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is developing AI friends to beat "the loneliness epidemic" — after Bill Gates claimed AI will replace humans for most things
 - That new Elden Ring Nightreign trailer has me more excited than ever for the roguelike RPG, but one thing has me worried
 - These discounts on our top AR glasses were so successful, XREAL is keeping them going for you
 - "You are a shining example of French audacity and creativity." Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 praised by French President Emmanuel Macron
 - Now GTA 6 has been delayed into 2026, what's your most hyped game for the rest of 2025? — Weekend Discussion 💬
 - Grand Theft Auto VI delay causes Take-Two shares to drop, while CEO Strauss Zelnick assures investors that everything is fine
 - GTA 6's delay just blew wide open the race for Game of the Year
 - How to use File History on Windows 11 to protect your documents with backups
 - Satya Nadella says Microsoft's AI model performance is "doubling every 6 months", despite the estranged OpenAI partnership
 - Grand Theft Auto 6 has been DELAYED — will now miss 2025 launch window entirely
 - Microsoft could bring Elon Musk's Grok AI model to Azure — Cozying up with OpenAI's arch-nemesis xAI for its AI Foundry
 - The latest data suggests Google is shedding tens of millions of users to Microsoft Bing and other search engines 👀
 - Love Metaphor: ReFantazio? HYTE has a new PC case and accessories for you.
 
 - May 1
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- "Even though I worked on Oblivion Remastered, I'm still excited for Skyblivion." Bethesda dev shouts out huge Oblivion remake mod coming later this year
 - One of the weirdest monitors I've ever seen uses the same display tech as your Kindle, and it's now available
 - Will Microsoft charge for Windows security updates starting in July? Yes, but for Windows Server 2025, not Windows 11.
 - The Epic Games Store is about to get two huge new features following new court victory over Apple — here's what's coming
 - Xbox Series X prices just jumped, but THIS Xbox Series X is now cheaper
 - NVIDIA GeForce "Game Ready" graphics driver update fixes bugs from a previous release — Flickering screens patched
 - Microsoft introduces Phi-4 reasoning SLM models — Still "making big leaps in AI" while its partnership with OpenAI frays
 - Xbox and Microsoft reveal global price increases for consoles, accessories — and even games
 - Over 15 million developers now use this AI coding tool from Microsoft
 - Windows 11's WSL 2 now officially has support from Arch Linux
 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's incredible soundtrack was composed by a guy who posted his music on Soundcloud
 - What's new on Recall, Click to Do, and Search for Copilot+ PCs — Here's how to enable and configure each in Windows 11
 - Marathon is doomed — ARC Raiders is already a much better extraction shooter, and I feel bad for Bungie's developers
 - Is AI just hype? This report claims bots like Microsoft Copilot aren't replacing humans, increasing wages, or even saving time
 - Microsoft shares grow on FY25 Q3 earnings, beating expectations with a 13% increase year-over-year, driven by cloud, gaming, and AI
 - Microsoft: Xbox is now the "biggest publisher" on PlayStation, as PC Game Pass hits 45% year over year growth
 - Xbox's mobile aspirations may finally come to fruition after a U.S. judge slaps down Apple
 
 
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