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One of Microsoft's best Xbox controllers is on sale with a big 20% price cut.
By Alexander Cope published
Deals There is a big 20% discount sale going on for the Xbox Elite Series 2 Controller, that chopped the price of this critically acclaimed controller to a more affordable price for the general public.

Former Marathon dev says Bungie "toxic and humiliating" to work with
By Brendan Lowry published
News Days after Marathon developer Bungie found itself in the middle of an art theft controversy, a former employee has now come out and said the studio's leadership "needs to be gutted completely."

I found the best Elden Ring Nightreign deal you'll see before launch
By Brendan Lowry published
Deal Elden Ring Nightreign preorders are on sale for an incredible price right now.

DOOM: The Dark Ages PC players have been massively let down
By Richard Devine published
Gaming NVIDIA gamers are still in the majority on PC, and they've been sorely let down with DOOM: The Dark Ages. So it's not surprising numbers are low.

I found a 20 year old World of Warcraft video I made when I was 18, and it's like a time capsule
By Jez Corden published
Gaming This past week saw the 20 year anniversary of the legend Leeroy Jenkins World of Warcraft meme, which was among the internet's most early user-generated video gaming memes.

Microsoft wants to make the web more AI-friendly — here’s how it plans to do it
By Sean Endicott published
AI At Build 2025, Microsoft discussed NLWeb and MCP, open standards that could revolutionize the web and help developers connect sites to AI agents.

Wall running is coming back in Call of Duty 2025 it seems
By Richard Devine published
Gaming Dataminers have unearthed wall running in Call of Duty, believed to be a feature coming back to the game in the 2025 release, widely anticipated to be a Black Ops 2 sequel.

Microsoft open sources the Windows Subsystem for Linux
By Zac Bowden published
Linux After years of feedback, Microsoft is finally open-sourcing the Windows Subsystem for Linux, allowing developers to easily modify the feature.
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