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Elden Ring: Nightreign surges to 300K players amid divisive reviews
By Jennifer Young published
GAMING Elden Ring: Nightreign hits 300K players in an hour, defying mixed reviews and topping the Steam sales chart.

Anthropic CEO says AI will kill 50% of white-collar jobs for Gen Z
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, says the government needs to "stop sugar-coating" the threat AI poses to white-collar jobs.

EXCLUSIVE: Xbox's handheld has been side-lined, but the Xbox Series X "2" is safe
By Jez Corden last updated
Xbox Xbox's handheld ambitions continue unabated, but the focus is shifting towards improving Windows 11 for third-party handhelds — for now. The Xbox Series X successor is totally safe, with development continuing at full pace.

Microsoft revives Edge extension toggle for individual sites
By Sean Endicott published
Browsing Microsoft is testing an Edge feature that lets users disable all extensions on a site with a single click

Former head of PlayStation says Xbox Game Pass is "dangerous" for the industry. But he's wrong.
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming According to the former head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, gaming subscriptions, such as Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass, are a threat, but Sony's version is somehow superior.

The Long Dark's visual upgrade is available now on PC
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming The Long Dark is one of the best survival games available, and it's even better now with a free visual enhancement pack.

New info about NVIDIA's rumored APU for gaming laptops has leaked
By Cale Hunt published
Hardware It's rumored that NVIDIA has been working on a new APU for Windows laptops since 2023, and a new leak provides a look at the design. Here's why it's a big deal for gaming PCs.

The Xbox Series S is now only slightly cheaper than the far more powerful PS5 — is Microsoft okay with this?
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming It's hard to justify buying an Xbox Series S console when you can spend another $20 and get a device that's over two times more powerful.
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