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This month's Patch Tuesday introduced an issue that caused PCs to crash when opening certain games that make use of anti-cheat software. Gaming is big business, and so this prompted Microsoft to quickly roll out an emergency update to replace the patch. A patch for the patch, if you will.
When the previous update...
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Despite some stumbles during the preorder phase, Nintendo’s Switch 2 console has been a big hit, with the gaming giant shifting a blistering number of units in the first 24 hours of availability. It’s a good sign for the gaming industry as it will be a new platform for developers to sell their wares. However, first...
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Remakes continue to be a safe bet for publishers, with classics such as The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion achieving strong sales numbers. Microsoft is looking to keep the momentum of these revivals going with Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4. With the game’s launch approaching, the company gave another another glimpse of the...
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Following weeks of anticipation filled with leaks, rumors, and teasers, Microsoft and ASUS have jointly revealed the first official Xbox gaming handhelds called ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. At first glance, it may seem like these are simply re-badged ASUS ROG Ally / Ally X handhelds with Xbox branding, but...
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Ah, USB-C, the one true port meant to live up to the Universal name, boasting all types of connectivity options, right up until the point that the USB-IF (the entity that defines USB specs) decided to make most of its features optional. And in our world, when it comes to hardware, "optional" too often means "won't...
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ASUS has a message for Windows 10 users and it's similar to the one Microsoft has been shouting from a mountaintop for the past several months (and longer): Your days are numbered. Or more precisely (and less ominously), "your computer's days of regular updates and supported are numbered." So, go ahead and start...
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After spending more than half a year in beta testing, Microsoft Edge Game Assist is finally rolling out all Windows 11 users as it continues to improve the operating system for gamers. It’s an in-game browser designed to make it easier than ever to access guides and walkthroughs or multitask during the middle of a...
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It’s no secret that Microsoft is aspiring to introduce its own handheld gaming device with their explosion in popularity in the last few years. Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has longed talk about his experiences with the current crop of available devices, and how he’d like to see an Xbox made handheld. However, it seems as if...
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Diablo IV fans might still be sinking their teeth into everything season eight has to offer, but Blizzard is already prepping for season nine. Features of the upcoming season, named Sins of the Horadrim, will be entering the Public Test Realm starting next week. Season nine will bring a lot of new goodies, alongside...
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Microsoft is rolling out an exciting wave of updates to its core Windows 11 applications – Paint, Snipping Tool, and Notepad – available now for Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev channels using Copilot+ PCs. These enhancements, focusing on generative AI (naturally) and streamlined workflows, promise to bring...
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Some boss battles are just too daunting, which the Federal Trade Commission has discovered in its ongoing effort to defeat Microsoft's $69 billion takeover of Activision-Blizzard. Or more accurately, it was ongoing. In what can be likened to the legal version of rage-quitting, the FTC dropped its case against...
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Microsoft’s efforts to become a true multiplatform publisher, including bringing its games to PlayStation, has been paying off with increased sales. The company hopes that the momentum continues as it looks to bring over Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II to Sony’s platform. Especially as the game struggled to find an...
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Hot off the heels of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's release, Microsoft is reaching back into its vast back catalog to revive another fan favorite from its Xbox 360 heyday. Gears of War is next in line to get the remaster treatment, and it's also coming to PlayStation gamers for the first time.
GoW: Reloaded will...
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Turns out that recent leaks suggesting that new Surface hardware was on the horizon were right on the money. How so? Microsoft today unveiled a couple of new Surface models, including the Surface Pro, 12-inch and Surface Laptop, 13-inch. They're powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon hardware, they boast long battery life...
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Microsoft surprised the console community when, just a few days ago, it announced a round of significant price hikes to its Xbox hardware lineup, including new MSRPs for its aging Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S systems ranging from $80 to $130 more than the launch prices. That's a tough pill to swallow for a nearly...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster has been everything fans of the original could have hoped for. Old mods work surprisingly well and muhc of the fondly remembered quirkiness of the game is still there. Despite all of the improvements in the remaster though, there’s still plenty of loading screens, which are a...
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In a move announced with all the fanfare of a tax audit, Microsoft has quietly hiked prices on every piece of Xbox hardware it sells—consoles, controllers, and headsets alike. The news was buried in a support article on the official Xbox website, which is kind of like hiding a price hike in the fine print of a dentist...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has been a big hit for Bethesda, managing to rack up over four million players since it launched last week. Gamers have been happy with all the improvements the remaster brings, and that Bethesda didn’t feel the need to squash a fan-made effort called Skyblivion. The one dark...
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When it first leaked that Bethesda was working on a remake of the fourth game in its seminal Elder Scrolls series using Unreal Engine 5, some folks may have groaned in resignation, expecting that the re-release would be brutally demanding and suffer performance issues. Well, it turns out that the remake is really more...
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster, which has been one of the worst kept secrets in gaming, was finally released earlier this week. With this iteration, Bethesda has delivered an incredible experience that adds to the solid run of remasters gamers have gotten as of late. However, many were left wondering what its...
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Microsoft is bringing several changes to the myriad of devices that Xbox gamers use to engage with the platform. These changes include often requested features for the Xbox mobile app and opening up the Stream Your Own Game feature to more machines. However, the new ways players can access remote play might feel like...
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Gamers are living in an era of remasters and remakes as studios and publishers look for consisten return on their investments, with projects people are familiar with. The next modern glow up of a gaming classic has long been rumored to be Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Although, the rumor appears to be confirmed, since...
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