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- December 31
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- Microsoft stacks Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel and AMD chips against (last year's) MacBooks in updated benchmarks
- Bluesky saw a 763% rise in users in 2024, including 13 million new users in just the past month and a half
- Ignore everything else, this is the true "objective" list of the best Xbox and PC games of 2024
- Call of Duty continues to dominate the charts as the most-played game on Xbox and PlayStation after a free trial weekend
- December 30
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- December 28
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- Palworld is riding high in the Steam charts once again hitting 200k concurrent players
- New hinge patent reveals Microsoft was exploring possible foldable flip smartphone designs
- Over a decade of unreleased classic Halo content just leaked amid major "Digsite" controversy
- [UPDATED] Xbox has deployed a fix for the latest outages affecting Cloud Gaming and Remote Play services
- December 27
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- Activision decides Call of Duty Black Ops 6 players don't spend enough money, introduces a second concurrent battle pass
- Xbox's new 'Sebile' controller breaks cover in this new patent, and we now know what the weird grippy "trousers" are for
- Unable to install security updates after freshly installing Windows 11? You're not alone
- Generate a "Spotify Wrapped" style 2024 recap for your Twitter/X account with this free AI tool
- I asked ChatGPT and Copilot about AGI predictions for 2025 — OpenAI unanimously tops the chart partly due to its Microsoft tie-up and 2-year lead building AI 'uncontested'
- December 26
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- December 23
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- Oops! Acer's upcoming Predator Orion 7000PCs with NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs were listed early by a German retailer with price tags that feel reminiscent of pandemic-era shortages.
- Indiana Jones was the second best-selling game in the US its debut week, behind another Xbox property
- "Bad news is the AI PC and AI smartphone 'supercycle' has more or less been a bust." Copilot+ PCs made a dramatic entrance in 2024, and then their sales fell flat. But are they doomed?
- Microsoft Edge users held over 10 billion chats with Copilot in 2024
- AMD leaks reveal an RX 9070 XT as the RDNA 4 flagship GPU — but have we already been looking at this for weeks?
- Former Google lead says we should "seriously think" about pulling the plug on AI once it starts self-improving: "It’s going to be very difficult to maintain that balance"
- December 22
- December 20
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- Qualcomm scores BIG win against Arm, can continue to sell Snapdragon X chips for PCs
- OpenAI launches next-gen reasoning models with "incredible" coding capabilities
- Qualcomm CEO brazenly thought Nuvia chip deal could save $1.4 billion in fees to Arm
- Xbox has a new "VP of next-gen" and they'll be at CES alongside Lenovo ... but what could it mean for Xbox's future?
- Windows Central Game Awards 2024 — Showcasing the best Xbox and PC games of the year
- Older games dominate Steam as 85% of playtime in 2024 was spent on titles released before this year
- OpenAI's Sam Altman says AGI is becoming a "less useful term" with o1 — "astonishing cognitive capabilities" predicted before 2026
- The next CODMas event is live in Black Ops 6, and its brought Stakeout 24/7 back for the festivities [UPDATE]
- December 19
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- Capcom has revealed new framerate and resolution improvements coming to Monster Hunter Wilds's launch, along with weapon gameplay changes and more
- Can Microsoft convince gamers to upgrade to Windows 11?
- Is Google copying Microsoft's security playbook? Chrome might get a new AI-powered tool to detect scams
- Helldivers 2 developers embrace holiday spirit of giving — some Killzone crossover content will now be entirely free
- I tested AMD's new AFMF 2 tech in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — extra FPS with "Performance" mode on ASUS ROG Ally
- I went hands-on with Fallout 76's Ghoul update and it's exactly as much fun as you'd expect
- Microsoft confirms ads for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in Windows 11 — here's how to turn them off
- Microsoft launches free tier for GitHub Copilot — over 150 million developers can now access Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o
- Some of the biggest players in Call of Duty are stepping away from Black Ops 6 and Warzone, and the reasons why are inexcusable now Microsoft owns the game
- STALKER 2's massive update contains over 1,800 gameplay fixes — including much-requested repairs to the A-Life System
- The recipient of The Game Awards' inaugural Game Changer award has a history of helping developers affected by layoffs find new placement in the games industry, but now he is the target of a hate campaign
- Xbox fans can relax, as it seems PlayStation won't be buying up one of the industry's best game studios — for now
- "Xbox's new ad campaign is disruptive by design." An advertising expert breaks down Microsoft's controversial 'This is an Xbox' marketing blitz.
- December 18
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- Grab your Steam Year in Review 2024 and check out the PC games you played over the last year
- Intel outlines five major issues affecting its latest desktop CPUs — could Arrow Lake be better for gaming than we thought?
- The Elder Scrolls Online is making some big changes in 2025 — Here's what the developers are focusing on now
- Final Windows 11 Dev Channel build of 2024 adds support for live captions and real-time translation to Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs
- On the 10th day of 'Shipmas,' OpenAI called, and ChatGPT answered — You can now add ChatGPT on speed dial or text it on WhatsApp
- Microsoft reportedly acquired the most NVIDIA GPUs compared to its rivals, including Google and Meta, for its AI projects — translating to 485,000 chips and $31 billion in expenditure
- Elon Musk's free-for-all Grok-2 AI turns the billionaire into a pariah, reportedly spreading misinformation with narcissistic tendencies
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 tops November 2024 US sales, continues to boost Xbox Game Pass
- Hear how it's been developing on Windows 11 on ARM for a whole year from an actual developer who's been using it
- "We did not hit the mark": TeamRICOCHET addresses shortcomings in Warzone and Black Ops 6's anti-cheat integration ahead of changes for Season 2
- December 17
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- Over 8 billion game hours were spent with Blizzard in 2024
- The first "Designed by Microsoft" accessories from Incase are now available to buy
- The STALKER mod of my dreams is here, and adds something even STALKER 2 doesn't have: Co-op multiplayer
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle just got another patch improving ray tracing on Xbox and bringing these important bug fixes
- AI safety researcher says it's no longer a question of how long but how much money until we reach AGI
- PowerToys just fixed the one flaw stopping me from using one of the app's best features
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says "Google makes more money on Windows than all of Microsoft" due to its dominance in search and distribution
- ZOTAC leaks NVIDIA's flagship GPU lineup; a lack of RTX 5060 bodes well for Intel
- The NVIDIA app on Windows 11 could be sapping performance out of your PC games
- More Call of Duty titles have been added to the Xbox app for PC, signaling a launch to Game Pass could be soon
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth for Windows PC already sees slashed savings ahead of its release
- December 16
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- Qualcomm claps back at Intel, denies high return rates of Snapdragon PCs
- Windows 11 will finally support this highly requested webcam feature
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claims OpenAI had two years of runway in the AI race to work uncontested and build ChatGPT
- Helldivers 2 players completed the first Illuminate Major Order — but they're already back on Genesis Prime for Round 2 [UPDATED]
- December 14
- December 13
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- Lenovo Legion Go leak shows new gaming handheld with OLED screen and reworked design — Could this be the Legion Go 2?
- No, Microsoft isn't letting you install Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
- The Elder Scrolls Online developer unionizes, joining the wave of unions under Xbox
- Vertical taskbars are back in Windows 11, but not from Microsoft
- Microsoft warns that Android 15 will make Windows Phone Link worse
- Was Sora AI trained using YouTube and gaming content? OpenAI might need a minute to check with the team.
- OpenAI could raise the subscription price for its advanced AI models based on the value delivered
- Windows Recall AI may sometimes capture intricate credit card details, even when Microsoft's sensitive information filter is enabled in Windows 11
- A new trailer for Mafia: The Old Country just dropped at The Game Awards
- The Hero of Harran returns in a brand-new reveal for Dying Light: The Beast
- A massive Helldivers 2 update just dropped during The Game Awards show
- Borderlands 4 gets a big reveal at 2024's The Game Awards show and a release window
- Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2 makes a surprise appearance during the Game Awards 2024 — and it's coming next year
- FromSoftware stuns with the reveal of Elden Ring Nightreign at the Game Awards 2024
- Dishonored meets PvP in this new high-stakes thievery game
- CD Projekt RED returns with The Witcher 4 during the Game Awards 2024, and I couldn't be more excited
- Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2024, here's all the winners
- December 12
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- The Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 free trial is now live, here are the game modes you can try
- The Game Awards 2024: Final predictions for announcements, expectations, hopes, and dreams for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC
- Diablo 4 holiday event will give more rewards for expansion players
- Skype Credit no longer available for purchase, moving millions toward subscriptions as their only option
- Google reveals the top 10 searched games of 2024 and at least 2 entries will make Nintendo mad
- A compilation of hilarious memes about ChatGPT's global outage from yesterday
- Microsoft is killing another handy Windows 11 feature
- Microsoft's Edge browser significantly boosted its market share on this one popular adult site
- December 11
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- Xbox Insiders are now getting this highly sought out new feature to test out just in time for the holidays
- Windows 11 PCs and iPhones are about to cozy up and simplify file sharing
- Microsoft adds 400 games to its Xbox app on Windows PC, along with this key feature I've wanted for years
- Bethesda's Starfield gets a new Creation bringing DOOM into the Xbox RPG — and it's entirely free
- Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death sweater summons the ghosts of Christmas past
- Microsoft AI CEO poaches former DeepMind colleagues to form the company's new AI health division — A recent study claims 48% of people rely on ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Claude for health-related queries
- "Stop hiring humans": Y-Combinator-backed firm's controversial billboard lobbying its 'Era of AI employees is here' ad campaign enrages Silicon Valley
- A new Black Ops 6 easter egg has been found that nobody will try and unlock on a map everyone hates playing
- Google asks US government to shatter Microsoft's exclusive cloud deal with OpenAI, claiming consumers may incur extra charges buying the ChatGPT maker's tech through Microsoft
- Path of Exile 2 team addresses early access feedback as, "there are still a lot more changes to come"
- A sweeping balance update for weapons has just landed in Black Ops 6 with the latest patch
- December 10
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- Surprise, Microsoft's new "native" Copilot app for Windows 11 is still just a website
- DarkSky for BlueSky promises exclusive features for "skeeters" on Windows 11
- After saying Xbox multi-platform game delivery would have "no red lines," Xbox's games chief is now saying they'll go multi-platform on a "game by game basis." Does it make sense?
- Cyberpunk 2077 somehow still getting better with new widely-requested customization options
- Did the best files app on Windows 11 just beat Microsoft's File Explorer again?
- As Space Marine 2 gets a new Operation, Henry Cavill's Warhammer 40K TV series is moving forward at Amazon
- Amazon's Prime Gaming has a bunch of incredible free games right now to celebrate Secret Level and you don't want to miss out on them
- I bought this game even though I don't own an Xbox Series X|S or a gaming PC
- Microsoft launches Mixed Reality Link for Windows 11 — connect your PC to your Meta Quest headset!
- Reddit's new AI search tool will emancipate the social networking platform from an overdependency on Google for traffic: "People know that Reddit has answers."
- An emoji button may be coming to the Taskbar on Windows 11
- Google CEO throws a lethal jab at Microsoft's AI efforts: "I would love to do a side-by-side comparison of our models. They're using someone else's models."
- "This is unacceptable at this point": Activision faces backlash over AI-generated images in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- December 9
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- Some long-awaited classic Activision-Blizzard games just appeared on the Microsoft Store, could Xbox be getting another Game Pass injection?
- These STALKER 2 screenshots are so drop-dead gorgeous they've got me begging the devs for a Photo Mode, but you can use this mod in the meantime
- I wanted to review Indiana Jones' French toast, but Xbox sent me a bunch of cool glasses instead
- A Copilot+ PC, not super soldier serum or a flight suit, is Captain America's secret weapon
- Rocksteady is killing Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League with a final update in January — but it's getting a highly-requested feature
- "It often generates unrealistic physics and struggles with complex actions over long durations": OpenAI's Sora ships to general availability with critical performance caps and a $200 subscription requirement for better resolution and longer duration
- Microsoft AI CEO predicts AGI within 7 years, but not with 'current hardware' as indicated by Sam Altman: "I don’t think it can be done on [Nvidia] GB200s"
- Here's how to turn your Android Phone into a 'Windows Phone' in 2024
- "We have already achieved AGI. It’s even more clear with O1": OpenAI employee claims 'o1' constitutes AGI after Sam Altman indicated it would whoosh by with "surprisingly little" societal impact
- Bethesda declares Indiana Jones and the Great Circle an approachable and accessible game with a new outline of accessibility features, but not everybody is happy.
- Windows Phone in 2024?! Not exactly, but this is close.
- Windows Recall finally opens its doors to Intel and AMD with latest preview
- December 8
- December 7
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- Fortnite's new game mode "Ballistic" takes on Valorant and Counter-Strike. Here's what you need to know.
- Is AGI finally in OpenAI's grasp? The ChatGPT maker reportedly wants to scrap a stringent clause — extending its Microsoft tie-up beyond AGI and securing more investment for exorbitant AI advances
- Xbox activates a major unexpected feature on Steam that hints at future plans
- December 6
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- [UPDATE] Path of Exile 2's early access period servers now seem stable, with hundreds of thousands of concurrent players
- Exclusive report: What's next for Surface in 2025, including a possible mini Pro and Laptop
- “Clippy is my best friend,” Windows95man drops another banger dedicated to everyone's favorite Office assistant, now with WordArt infused music video
- NVIDIA's RTX 4060 is aging horribly as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Nazi-punches your VRAM
- "We've always been a fan of blueskies": Is Microsoft losing faith in Elon Musk's X as it migrates to his fastest-growing competitor?
- The Surface Studio is dead? — Microsoft ends production on $4,500 Surface Studio 2+ as stock dwindles
- This mini PC is the first I've seen with a discrete NPU for dedicated AI tasks. There's just one problem.
- Xbox's Winter Demo Fest arrives next week with a rebranding and fresh access to one of the most interesting indies coming in 2025
- "We have this magic, Not magic": A researcher's p(doom) scale records a 99.999999% probability AI will end humanity, but Sam Altman claims AI will be smart enough to prevent AI from causing existential doom
- OpenAI's 12 days of shipmas is the gift that keeps giving — a new $200 ChatGPT Pro monthly subscription gives exclusive access to the most reliable responses: "Oh, so Christmas present is - $200/month? Thanks Samta!"
- Right to Repair gets another win! Microsoft furthers its partnership with iFixit as official Xbox parts are now available on iFixit's store
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle reviews and Metacritic roundup — Here's what critics think of this Xbox and MachineGames adventure
- December 5
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- SCUF does what Xbox doesn’t, releasing a Squid Game-inspired controller, but another limited edition version isn't available to everyone
- One of the best dungeon crawling and shopkeeping simulators I've ever played is getting a sequel in 2025
- Tis the season to get your fill of new indies as the Xbox Indie Winter Game Fest demo event returns with 35 new games to try
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 missed an obvious 'Copilot' opportunity to replace its robotic voices with my favorite AI assistant
- Microsoft previews Copilot feature that watches what you’re looking at on the internet
- EA announces it will patent 23 accessibility technologies that will be available to developers royalty-free "to reduce or eliminate as many barriers to access as possible and empower our gamers"
- The coolest mobile gaming controller has a transparent design and Hall Effect sticks
- "This console saved my life, guys." An Xbox Series S goes full Nokia to save a man's life, and Microsoft has responded.
- The Steam Deck might be joined by other hardware running SteamOS if Valve's updated brand guidelines are anything to go by — Could the ROG Ally be one of them?
- One of the cutest games revealed at the Xbox Showcase just got a new teaser trailer
- Forget white Christmas. Microsoft "predicts" the world will melt before the end of the year.
- Microsoft's WSL 2 looks like it could be getting even stronger with official support from Fedora
- "The safety concerns expressed actually don't come at the AGI moment": Sam Altman says Artificial General Intelligence will come sooner than anticipated
- ChatGPT surpasses 300 million weekly users, tripling its user base in one year — OpenAI's GPT-4o launch led to "the biggest spike ever" in revenue and downloads
- December 4
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- I just upgraded my GPU, but Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's PC requirements are still making me sweat with their eye-watering demands
- Here's when Ranked Play will be available in Call of Duty: Warzone on Black Ops 6
- Two new AI gaming handhelds have hit the market, but they're going to have to work hard to Claw their way up against the competition
- The company that probably made your chair now makes a ridiculous monitor arm to mount up to FOUR 32-inch screens
- Intel renamed Arc Control to the most boring thing possible, but the update adds useful features for Battlemage GPUs
- A Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC is on the way, but it's not from Qualcomm
- The Microsoft Store on Windows 11 is about to get even more useful
- Microsoft rolls out fresh set of fixes for Windows 11 Insiders in the Canary Channel
- Get your "Xbox 2024 Year in Review:" Microsoft's new Xbox site shows you how many hours you've spent gaming this year
- As Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 improves with each patch, "error accessing live air traffic data" and other bugs remain. So, is it worth playing, or should you wait?
- The new XREAL AR glasses are what Microsoft HoloLens should've been: on-board spatial computing takes the new 'XREAL AR One' and 'One Pro' to the next level
- I fixed YouTube stuttering on Microsoft Edge with this single setting
- Microsoft makes its stringent TPM 2.0 Windows 11 upgrade requirement "non-negotiable" — potentially leading to the single biggest jump in junked and unsupported Windows 10 PCs
- Intel just announced its Battlemage GPUs, and I can't decide if I'm more excited about the performance or prices
- Here's exactly when you can play Citadelle des Morts, the new map on Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies
- No word on Windows 12 from Microsoft, a concept design simulates every avid enthusiast's vision board for Windows 11's successor, including Windows AI
- OpenAI could lose ChatGPT's unique selling point by chasing intrusive revenue streams, but CEO Sam Altman says it's a last resort: "I think that ads-plus-AI is sort of uniquely unsettling to me."
- Xbox highlights International Day of Persons with Disabilities by furthering its commitment to video game accessibility
- Ubisoft continues freefall as publisher shutters free-to-play shooter XDefiant, reportedly closing studios
- December 3
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- “… Consistent with an unfortunate trend:” Microsoft accuses FTC of improperly leaking confidential information about antitrust investigation, says to 'investigate yourself'
- "We have relationships with our players ... We have to do it for them." STALKER 2 devs explain why A-Life 2.0 is broken, pledge to patch it after controversial removal of info from Steam page
- Forza Horizon 5's wintery final update of the year is here with 5 new cars, and New Year's celebrations are locked in
- STALKER 2's Patch 1.0.3 update is here and fixes a bug that's been driving people crazy — here are the patch notes
- As Blizzard pulls Warcraft 1 and 2 from GOG.com, we have to ask, why aren't they on PC Game Pass yet? Why aren't dozens of Xbox's Activision-Blizzard games on Game Pass yet for that matter?
- Elden Ring developer FromSoftware discusses what's coming next, and it's not "Elden Ring 2"
- If you haven't played Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 yet, you can try it FREE very soon — here's when
- Samsung is killing DeX for Windows — suggests Microsoft Phone Link as a replacement
- December 2
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- Another Activision Blizzard gem is crashing onto Xbox Game Pass in *checks watch* two days
- This is your LAST chance to buy one of the best Xbox games in a decade before it disappears forever
- EXCLUSIVE: First renders of the Legion Go "S" PC gaming handheld are here, potentially powered by the new AMD Z2 platform
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's launch trailer promises adventure and danger across Xbox and PC
- Intel's CEO just retired and the company's stock is already up by 5% (Update)
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