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August 27
- "This decision was not made lightly" — Tomb Raider dev Crystal Dynamics hit by "necessary" layoffs for second time this year, and I'm sick of writing this headline
- Helldivers 2's Xbox release spiked player counts so high it caused server crash issues — it's surging on Steam with crossplay, too, and I couldn't be happier
- Possible Clair Obscur sequel or DLC teased — to the surprise of no one, Expedition 33's creative director says, "This is not the end"
- Xbox Insiders are getting new benefits with these Xbox Game Pass tiers — expanding with Cloud gaming and PC titles
- Test your Helldivers 2 knowledge with this quiz — How well do you know PlayStation's first game published on Xbox?
- This classic Call of Duty title has returned to the Microsoft Store — it had been removed over hacking concerns
- Microsoft Edge unlocks background YouTube playback on Android — no Premium needed
- Windows 10 is clinging to life — but Microsoft's chaotic 'ESU' rollout and relentless Windows 11 ads are making its final days worse, frustrating millions
- One of Intel's best gaming CPUs drops to $149 with free Battlefield 6 — Here's why it's a steal
- The Outer Worlds 2 feels like a classic "bigger, bolder, better" sequel, but Xbox only let me scratch the surface
- Windows 11's Handoff clone is almost here — Pick up where you left off on your Android phone
- Microsoft's latest AI project can generate a 90-minute podcast in English or Mandarin from nothing but text — and anyone can try it out
- Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Unreal Engine 5’s performance problems aren’t about the engine — they’re about when developers choose to optimize
- 'There Are No Ghosts At The Grand' looks glorious — I'm more excited than ever for this upcoming Xbox Game Pass release
- Geekom's A9 Max mini PC is so good that I want to turn off my desktop gaming rig — and it's not bad at AI, either
August 26
- Is Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater bringing "the ultimate survival stealth action experience" to Xbox Game Pass? — Here's the scoop
- As Battlefield 6 looms, Call of Duty vows to avoid goofy skins in Black Ops 7 — I agree it "needs to feel authentic," but will the devs keep their word?
- No character creation, no guns, no clans. What happened to Bloodlines 2? — It’s not the game fans were promised
- AI search is gutting publisher revenue — This startup's $5 plan aims to fix that
- Razer’s iconic cat-ear headset gets its best version yet — and maybe its swan song
- NVIDIA just built a “brain” that can power humanoid robots and physical AI — and it only costs $3,499
- Xbox waited a year for Black Myth: Wukong — but at least it’s getting 45 more achievements than PS5. (Petty? Maybe. Worth it? Definitely.)
- Want Battlefield 6 for free? Buy one of these RTX gaming laptops — starting at only $499 for a limited time.
- Helldivers 2 is getting even more dangerous — players will need to team-up across Xbox, PC, and PlayStation in order to take on this massive upcoming update
- Gears Reloaded doesn’t just remaster the game — it preserves the people behind it
- Gears of War: Reloaded is a love letter to the original — flaws and all. It looks great, plays well, and plays it safe with a few modern upgrades.
- Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy receives a new dev diary video — Learn about the premise and gameplay of Owlcat Games' next epic RPG adaptation of the Warhammer 40,000 universe
- This Surface Laptop 13-inch deal is so fresh, the most popular deal tracker doesn't know about it — now at its best price ever
- My personal Hollow Knight: Silksong just got delayed again, and nothing can fully replace it this year
- From OpenAI to open wallets: Former researcher says a $10,000 monthly UBI is the only way to survive the AI job collapse
- This is how a Microsoft designer's "Copilot Veja" concept reimagines HoloLens without glasses — but the ergonomics are still a pain
- I've played Helldivers 2 for over 500 hours on PC — here are 7 must-know tips for every Xbox player as they join the fight
August 25
- Clair Obscur's new Mirror Edition comes with special collectibles — It's only the price of a typical AAA game, exclusively at one retailer
- 95% of corporate AI pilots are flopping — MIT just said the quiet part out loud
- The AR glasses that make your TV feel small are easier to buy now, thanks to Amazon — XREAL One Pro could change how you watch everything
- What's Quick Machine Recovery, and how to set it up? Windows 11 recovery feature explained.
- Just what sort of GPU do you need to run local AI with Ollama? — The answer isn't as expensive as you might think
- Hands-on with the Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X — possibly the best gaming handheld ever, still has some big questions to answer
- World of Warcraft leads talk to us: Player Housing, Horde vs. Alliance, future classes and specs, player identity, the elusive 'Xbox version,' and more
- When it comes to running Ollama on your PC for local AI, one thing matters more than most — here's why
- "It just looks wrong" — YouTube admits it's altering videos without consent, sparking blowback from creators
- Google Chrome VPN under fire for secretly screenshotting users’ browsing habits
- Why Final Fantasy XIV fans are review‑bombing the game on Steam
- Microsoft Excel just got a Copilot function — but the new AI has some surprising limitations
August 24
- This 49g wireless gaming mouse pleasantly surprised me in a lot of ways, including which company made it
- Forza Horizon 6 could be heading to Japan — and the reveal may be sooner than you think
- Treyarch on Black Ops 7: “We wanted to do something absolutely unique”
- Razer finally remembered I don't live in China, so now we can all get this cool Gengar gaming headset
- Reports say Windows 11 update is bricking drives — is yours on the list?
- Gears of War returns, Helldivers 2 jumps ship, and Xbox players win big — Xbox’s Aug 25–31 lineup proves the console war is getting interesting again
August 23
- The Geekom A9 Mega will be Windows 11's answer to Apple's Mac Studio — only better and more affordable
- Razer Blade 18 (2025) — It's huge, heavy, and expensive, but it's undoubtedly still the world's best gaming laptop
- Our favorite RTX 5060 gaming laptop gets a limited-time $450 price cut at Best Buy — Here's why it's a top pick in 2025
- NVIDIA expands its AI gaming tool to more GPUs — should you trust it in-game?
- ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 review: the boardroom assassin of gaming laptops
- Sam Altman says GPT‑5 rollout was botched — and drops a wild Chrome buyout idea
- Meet Macrohard, Elon Musk’s AI simulation of Microsoft, focused solely on AI software development — "It’s a tongue-in-cheek name, but the project is very real!”
- Xbox and Netflix's Gears of War movie is currently being written, with Dune screenplay writer on the project — "We’re writing right now...we’re really excited about it."
August 22
- I'm thankful for those Xbox Helldivers 2 reinforcements, because Sweet Liberty, the latest Major Order is absolutely absurd — can players pull it off?
- "They're just hiding the critical information" — Google’s latest AI efficiency claims spark backlash over hidden environmental costs
- The US government now owns nearly 10% of Intel — here’s why it happened
- Surface Pro 12-inch, aka the "Windows iPad," just dropped to its best price ever — and so did its must-have keyboard
- ChatGPT's AI 'hallucinations' can't bend the laws of physics and make you fly: OpenAI's CEO already warned us — "it should be the tech that you don't trust THAT much"
- Where to buy Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X — ROG's Windows 11 gaming handheld PCs with Ryzen Z2 processors
August 21
- This Windows 12.2 "next evolution" video puts Microsoft's Windows 11 to shame, featuring retro-classic themes like Windows 7 — without aggressively pushing Copilot AI on you
- Bungie’s CEO is in the rearview, passing the torch to the next studio head — but the road ahead is foggy
- Xbox's Obsidian teases the Grounded 2 Tarantula boss — AXL looks absolutely horrifying
- Microsoft protest over Israel ties leads to 18 arrests at Redmond campus — police say protesters “became aggressive”
- Battlefield 6 announces big changes after Open Beta weekends end, including one Call of Duty players will despise — but the devs aren't budging on one thing, despite feedback
- Microsoft's cybersecurity crackdown is here — A response to Beijing-linked breaches
- Copilot for Windows 11 gets a fresh look and smarter tools
- The Division 2 teases an impressive new opponent for its next season — we have to wait a little longer to find out what the snow is all about, though
- Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has a release date — I can't believe the long-awaited game is coming in September
- Triangle Strategy shadow-drops on Xbox for Gamescom 2025 — a critically-acclaimed RPG to tide you over until Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles arrives
- Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman raises the alarm about the dangers of "conscious AI" — a prospect that’s seemingly keeping Google DeepMind’s CEO up at night
- Windows bug blocks “Reset my PC” feature — here’s how to fix the issue
- I tried Windows 11's new handheld gaming mode on the Xbox Ally — will this save gaming on Windows handhelds?
- Microsoft adds Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro to GitHub Copilot — but you'll have to pay for it
- 10 features recently added that you probably didn't notice on Windows 10
- Fallout TV series Season 2 has an explosive teaser trailer — here are 7 things you might've missed
- I tried to replace my favorite Copilot feature with Ollama — but I failed (sort-of)
- Two of the best 14-inch gaming laptops have a massive price difference — is there a good reason?
- Well done, EA — what may be Battlefield 2042's final update made me more excited than ever for Battlefield 6
- Xbox's Double Fine is working on "multiple games" in addition to Keeper, says studio head Tim Schafer — but none of them are Brutal Legend 2
August 20
- Helldivers 2 is carrying on this iconic Halo easter egg tradition with its crossover — and I'm in love with the silly spin it's putting on it
- Surprise, surprise — A new Prince of Persia game just shadow dropped onto Xbox Game Pass (yes, I already downloaded it)
- I loved seeing HP put OMEN and HyperX gaming front and center, but I had even more fun checking out the new gear early
- ROG just revealed an Xbox-certified wireless controller — a premium gamepad with TMR joysticks built to banish drift for good
- NVIDIA builds a weaker AI chip for China — but will it pass the policy test?
- Helldivers 2 is dropping in hot on Xbox next week — here's exactly when you can play at launch time and 'jump feet first' into that sick Halo ODST crossover
- "Sadly you don’t know how to launch in India": OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Go at under $5/month to promote affordability, but reactions are mixed
- PlayStation hikes prices after Xbox — inflation or just peer pressure? Here’s what each model will now cost.
- Microsoft brings Copilot+ PCs to NFL sidelines — but AI’s not calling the plays (yet)
- Save $400 on Samsung or get NFL Sunday Ticket free with Verizon internet — plus snag a $200 gift card
- Xbox has revealed a new Handheld Compatibility Program along with the Xbox Ally X release date — it could fix what Steam Deck still gets wrong
- Sam Altman says current computer form factors aren't designed to deliver the "sci-fi dream" of an AI companion like ChatGPT
- OpenAI won't make "Japanese anime sex bots" but Sam Altman says others definitely will — AI relationships are getting weird
- Resident Evil '9' Requiem has some of the most incredible lighting I've seen in a game — and Capcom uses it as a weapon
- Xbox Game Pass gets Gears of War: Reloaded, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and more — here's what is coming through the rest of August
- Microsoft Teams updated with a feature you probably thought already existed — "Can you hear me?" is now a thing of the past
- "I'm worried about China" — OpenAI's Sam Altman doesn't believe export controls will slow foreign progress in AI supremacy war
- Microsoft preps major Windows 11 feature drop for September — here’s what’s inside
August 19
- World of Warcraft: Midnight — New Gameplay features, Player Housing, release date, everything you need to know
- World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion has been fully revealed — New playable race, new gameplay features, and Demon Hunter is finally getting a 3rd Class Specialization after nearly a decade
- We got fresh Indiana Jones and the Great Circle DLC gameplay, but what's even better? A Nintendo Switch 2 release announcement
- Fallout Season 2 trailer debuts at Gamescom 2025 — we've got New Vegas, Mr. House, and yes, a Deathclaw
- Monster Hunter Wilds announces Final Fantasy XIV Collaboration — There will be rideable Chocobos, and one of Final Fantasy XIV's hardest raid bosses, Omega, will be added as a new monster to hunt
- Gamescom’s Opening Night Live was stacked — here’s every Xbox and PC game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finally gets a proper reveal during Gamescom Opening Night Live
- New BioShock leader Rod Fergusson steps in as developer faces major layoffs and project delays
- Gamescom 2025 recap: The show's biggest announcements — Hollow Knight: Silksong release date, Xbox Ally handheld hands-on, Fallout TV show info, and much more
- Is pursuing a PhD in AI worth it? Insights from Google’s AI founder
- Helldivers 2 x Halo: ODST crossover confirmed — I'm happy these weapons are coming alongside the Xbox version of this PlayStation game
- Satya Nadella says Microsoft must move beyond Bill Gates’ software factory vision
- Excel’s new Copilot function transforms data handling with AI’s natural language processing
- You NEED to ditch Ollama and use LM Studio for local AI if you have a laptop or mini PC — here's why
- Is Gears of War: Reloaded bringing its 4K visuals and 120 FPS multiplayer to Xbox Game Pass? — Here's what we know
August 18
- The Fallout TV series unveils season 2 images: meet the cast & explore pre-apocalypse Vegas
- Back-to-school savings: HP’s versatile OmniBook X Flip 14 now only $699
- 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 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 dad built Frankenstein PCs with Apple parts — until the gates closed. Then my family switched to Microsoft
- Chris Hansen investigates Roblox amid child safety concerns as shares plummet
- 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
- Keep your files safe from cloud loss with one simple habit: Why the 3‑2‑1 backup rule still matters in the age of “forever” cloud storage.
- These 7 PC games prove a perfect intro can make all the difference
August 17
- 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
- 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
- "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
- "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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Everything we know about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — official Gamescom reveal, release date, pre-orders and more
- 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
- 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
- This comfy mesh office chair I've been testing costs less than $400 — but there's a worthy alternative that's far more affordable
August 2
- This Is Microsoft’s Canceled Windows-Based Surface Duo — The Dual-Screen Windows Phone From 2018 That We Never Got
- ASUS ROG Azoth X wireless keyboard review: Far from perfect, but much better than I expected
August 1
- 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