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Helldivers 2 has revealed its WH40K Warbond, and it's a match made in heaven

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Helldivers 2 has revealed the content of its Warhammer 40,000 crossover Warbond pack landing on August 12, 2026, and it is a mix of weapons and skins paying glorious homage to WH40K's Imperial Guard faction

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Gears of War: E-Day Boomer

Gears of War: E-Day’s Horde Siege delivers the kind of co‑op intensity the series has been missing

By Jez Corden Published

Xbox Last week I had the opportunity to go hands on with Gears of War: E-Day and its new "Horde Siege" mode, which is far more chaotic, bombastic, and cinematic than I expected.

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Windows 11 context menu

Microsoft is finally fixing Windows 11's slow context menu problem

By Zac Bowden Published

Windows 11 A new feature coming soon to Windows 11 will overhaul the context menu system on Windows 11 with a new compact design that users can customize themsevles.

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A black flexible exhaust hose connects a computer tower to a window vent, with a tall black tower fan standing vertically beside the window frame.

This DIY "PC chimney" could be a genius solution to gaming in heatwaves

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Gaming has become increasingly difficult due to the heat, but one gamer offers an extreme method if you can't get air conditioning.

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A glowing green, shattered Xbox sphere floats above a ruined, post-apocalyptic cityscape, with a weathered game controller and disc in the foreground.

Xbox's outage even prevented discs from working and it plans to address it

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet recently addressed issues concerning Xbox discs not launching games during Xbox Live's most recent outage and plans to make sure this doesn't happen again

Gaming
An HP laptop displaying the Endstate app on Windows 11 with options to "Save this computer" or "Set up this computer."

I talked to the developer of Endstate, an app that restores your Windows app settings after a clean install

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps I spoke with the developer of Endstate, a new free and open-source tool for Windows 11 that uses WinGet and Chocolatey to reinstall your apps and modules to restore your customized settings.

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Double Fine laid off staff in order survive breaking free of Microsoft

By Alexander Cope Published

Gaming Double Fine Productions announces it has laid off 23 employees, as it was the only way to survive after regaining independence from Xbox during its big "reset"

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Xbox Games Showcase 2025

Why Asha Sharma had to kill Phil Spencer's "every screen is an Xbox" vision

By Sean Endicott Published

QOTD Phil Spencer once envisioned an Xbox on every screen. Here is why new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma had to abandon that multiplatform strategy and double down on dedicated console hardware.

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Why can't World of Warcraft have unique Tank Classes like this?

By Alexander Cope Last updated

Gaming I never played as a Tank Class in World of Warcraft because none of them ever appealed to me, but if it took inspiration from Final Fantasy XIV's new 'Bastion' job, I might consider playing as one

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Windows 11 update in Settings app

Windows 11 update brings Voice Isolation and improved Braille display support

By Sean Endicott Published

Windows 11 The latest Windows 11 build brings Voice Isolation to Voice Access and instant Braille display support, proving once again that accessibility tools end up making life easier for everyone.

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