The running joke was that Xbox Live would suffer some hideous outage today, Christmas Day, but alas it's actually Steam that takes the crown this year. A major security issue is currently in play (no pun intended) whereby users are being given gratuitous access to accounts which are not their own and a smattering of Russian for good measure.
We've not personally investigated, because frankly, we're staying clear of this hot mess. However numerous outlets online are reporting the troubles. From PC Gamer:
"Something has gone very wrong, and the Steam Store is showing users the private information of other accounts, including partial credit card numbers, email addresses, balance and purchase history."
Furthermore it doesn't appear to matter if you have Steam Guard enabled or not, all accounts are seemingly affected. For now it seems the Steam Store is down, which is probably good, since you can't really use it, and the official support channels are being somewhat quiet on what's actually going on.
via PC Gamer
Everything you need to know about AMD Radeon RX 6000 GPUs
AMD has unveiled its new lineup of Radeon RX 6000 Series graphics cards, with three new pieces of hardware to look forward to. Here's what you need to know.
Analysis: The top issues Xbox fans want fixed in 2022 and beyond
Recently, I took to Twitter to solicit feedback on the current status of the Xbox platform in general. A (wholly unscientific) analysis of over 1,000 tweets gives us a glimpse into the major pain points Xbox core fans still think need to be fixed and improved throughout the next year.
Intel will develop a chip factory in Ohio, says report
The semiconductor industry needs all the help it can get at the moment, and Intel's pushing hard to be the cavalry.
Grab one of these laptops for a satisfying Minecraft experience
Minecraft is one of the best games ever made, no doubt because of its ageless appeal and ability to run on just about any piece of hardware. We've rounded up a bunch of the best laptops on which you can enjoy Minecraft.