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NVIDIA GeForce Now memberships are half off, just in time to check out the "half" integration in the Xbox Store
By Zachary Boddy published
Half Now NVIDIA has discounted all tiers of its GeForce Now game streaming platform, just as Xbox has added the service to the Xbox Store for supported games... Kind of.
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Xbox tease another controller with a BBL — butt no we can't buy this one either
By Jennifer Young published
XBUTTS Xbox teases a Wolverine butt controller to compliment the Deadpool controller. You can't buy them but can enter the sweepstake and hope to win one.
![Upgrading Steam Deck SSD: Pull the battery out.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fu6wkm9Ng8UgegYffj9vhN-320-80.jpg)
Don't destroy your Steam Deck like we did — use the new official repair and upgrade toolkit from iFixit
By Sean Endicott published
Easy upgrade You can now purchase a Steam Deck Toolkit from iFixit that includes everything you need to open up your handheld gaming console for repairs or upgrades.
![Kevin Addley, VP Marketing & Growth at Future photographs a BSOD at JFK airport](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4WS3LNheXPPyL8wEcX5eBc-320-80.jpg)
Updated CrowdStrike recovery tool can save you from Blue Screen of Death, even without BitLocker recovery keys
By Sean Endicott published
2 > 1 You can now recover a PC affected by the CrowdStrike outage without BitLocker recovery keys, at least in certain situations.
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Elon Musk blames diversity efforts for the widespread CrowdStrike digital pandemic that stunted Microsoft services
By Kevin Okemwa published
DIVERSITY TURMOIL While Microsoft and CrowdStrike have issued statements indicating the issue has been fixed, Elon Musk used the opportunity to attack the latter's diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
![Dave Plummer with the Windows 95 Start menu](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/naRmGp6V7yTiXjn8dNxMT9-320-80.jpg)
Microsoft veteran software engineer explains the development of the Start menu as a Windows 95 feature before it turned into a Windows 11 'billboard'
By Kevin Okemwa published
THE GENESIS Microsoft veteran Dave W. Plummer, aka Dave's Garage, recently narrated how he wrote the Start menu for Windows 95.
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EA Sports College Football 25 soars to #3 on Xbox US daily active users, #4 on PS5, as the game fans waited 11 years for launches worldwide
By Brendan Lowry published
The Return EA Sports College Football 25 is the first new college football game in over a decade, and it's already soaring to the top of sales charts.
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Microsoft tackles catastrophic global IT outage as 'CrowdStrike' security blames update bug for grounded flights and more
By Ben Wilson last updated
Mass outages The dreaded 'Blue Screen of Death' error hits Microsoft-powered devices across the globe's infrastructure.
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"Not now sweetie, Mummy's making CrowdStrike memes" — a compilation of the finest jokes the internet has created amongst crippling digital chaos
By Jennifer Young published
CAN I HAZ MEMES As the digital world burned, so did some fire jokes. Here's the best the internet had to offer of CrowdStrike and Microsoft memes from around the world.
![Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree horseback knight](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v4oia8gdF5vdTj6xNQadRH-320-80.jpg)
Watch this Elden Ring masochist spend over 30 minutes beating the DLC final boss hitless without levels, upgrades, or status effects
By Brendan Lowry published
🤯🤯🤯 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss is brutally difficult, but this player just beat it in a no-hit run without levels, upgrades, or status effects.
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