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Microsoft is blocking Google Chrome in the name of family safety — but this time it actually makes sense
If you use Microsoft Family Safety, you may not be able to open Chrome on your PC. If you use Google Chrome, you may run into ...
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The last Gears of War Reloaded beta weekend is live, here's how you can take part
The big remaster of the original title in the long-running Gears saga is giving players a chance to experience it before its ...
I love that transparent technology is making a comeback — and one of the biggest gaming companies has joined the fun
I'm all for the returning trend, and one of the biggest names in gaming has joined the movement to bring transparent ...
"Let's amp up everything" — Directive 8020 is Alien meets The Thing, and it's introducing these huge changes for Supermassive's cinematic horror games
Directive 8020 is set far into the future, well beyond the mostly-happening-right-now backdrop of Supermassive's prior titles ...
"We want our game franchises to be as big as possible" — Xbox Game Studios head talks Play Anywhere and bringing titles across multiple devices
Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan says that Xbox Play Anywhere is a key part of the company's planning moving forward.
Surprise! FFXIV Patch 7.3 is adding a feature players have begged for since Shadowbringers — I can't believe it's finally coming 6 years later
Square Enix — developer and publisher of the Final Fantasy series — gave fans of its popular long-running MMORPG Final ...
Sam Altman says people have a high degree of trust in ChatGPT, even though it hallucinates: "It should be the tech that you don't trust that much"
Shockingly, Altman claimed that "People have a very high degree of trust in ChatGPT, which is interesting, because AI ...
16 billion accounts suffer "the largest data breach" — Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more are susceptible to malicious attacks
The breach has reportedly leaked credentials for accounts on platforms from Apple, GitHub, and government services.
Seagate’s 4TB Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card is $70 off — but only until June 22
Seagate just launched a 4TB version of its excellent storage card for Xbox Series X|S, but the promotional launch pricing is ...
Lenovo's new Yoga 9i AiO is the first Copilot+ all-in-one desktop PC — and almost the perfect flagship
Lenovo's latest flagship desktop all-in-one is the first Copilot+ AiO PC, and it trumps the competition in almost every way — ...
I finally built my first keyboard from scratch — thanks to Razer actually offering everything you need for the first time
The new Razer BlackWidow V4 75% Barebones absolutely feels more expensive than it should, but it's still an excellent base ...