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This 2024 Game Pass hit just got a huge Xbox award
By Brendan Lowry published
News In recognition of STALKER 2's excellence, Microsoft and Xbox have given developer GSC Game World a special award.

Helldivers 2 devs say there's "exciting news to come," new Warbond in May
By Brendan Lowry published
News Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead says there's "exciting news to come" and a new Warbond coming in May...but there are fears of a large-scale Illuminate invasion, too.

EA cancels projects, lays off Apex Legends and Star Wars developers
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming EA has canceled two projects at Respawn Entertainment, laying off developers on Apex Legends and Star Wars Jedi.

"Bing was not as bad as I thought" — Study reveals surprising search engine loyalty
By Sean Endicott published
Software A new study shows users stick with Google mostly out of habit and default settings. Claims many had never tried another search engine extensively before.

These AMD Ryzen CPUs have never been cheaper
By Cale Hunt published
Deals Select AMD Ryzen 7000 and 9000 CPUs are up to 35% off at Amazon during gaming week, and I'm seeing some of the lowest prices ever.

Borderlands 4 gets earlier release date in September 2025
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Reversing the frequent trend of game delays, Borderlands 4 is launching early on September 12, 2025.

You don't have to shop Amazon for these great Gaming Week deals
By Cale Hunt published
Deals Amazon's Gaming Week is home to countless awesome deals on accessories and hardware, but competing retailers have better prices on these select items.

Sam Altman says ChatGPT's latest update made it too annoying
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Multiple users have raised concerns about ChatGPT's new update, citing sycophant-y tendencies. Even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted that the model had become “too annoying.”
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