Ever since Microsoft launched the Xbox One, it’s been making noises about bringing the console and PC closer together—including adding mouse and keyboard support to supplement the Xbox One controller. Now Microsoft’s…
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Microsoft acquires CRPG heavyweights Obsidian and InXile
For years Microsoft’s talked about renewing its commitment to PC gaming, with mixed results. Today’s announcements might signal an actual push towards that future, though. At its XO18 event in Mexico City,…
This week in games: Mythological Assassin’s Creed monsters, Prima Games plans its last strategy guide
Not much news this week. Maybe it’s the post-Red Dead slump, or the post-election slump, or maybe the pre-holidays slump. November’s got quite a few releases though, so there are a handful…
HTC Vive Focus hands-on impressions: No-PC, no-wires VR at a too-steep price
In 2016 I defended the HTC Vive’s hefty $800 price tag. Sure, it was $200 more than the Oculus Rift, but it was also the only virtual reality headset (at the time)…
iFixit’s MacBook Air teardown reveals Apple’s most repairable notebook in years
iFixit found a few surprises during its teardown of the new MacBook Air, and some of them are surprisingly pleasant. Powered by WPeMatico
Get great PC upgrades for cheap in Newegg’s second Early Black Friday blowout
There’s still two weeks to go until the official sales bonanza, but the early Black Friday deals keep on coming. Newegg just released its Early Black Friday sale round 2Remove non-product link,…
Acer Predator Aethon 500 review: Seriously, who designed this keyboard?
The longer you stare at Acer’s Predator Aethon 500, the weirder it seems. It’s not that it’s an ugly keyboard per se, but you might call it “challenging.” Where most companies might…
Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2070 Windforce review: This $500 graphics card is a solid value
The Gigabyte RTX 2070 Windforce is a member of a small and exclusive club: A GeForce RTX graphics card that actually sells for Nvidia’s MSRP! Yes, Gigabyte’s GPU costs $500 at Amazon,…
If your Windows 10 PC says it’s having activation problems today, here’s why
A glitch with Microsoft’s activation servers appears to be disrupting many users’s PCs, as Windows 10 erroneously reports their systems as either un-activated or downgraded from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10…
HTC’s standalone Vive Focus VR headset is coming to the U.S. for $600
Virtual reality’s entered a new phase. The era of the desktop VR headset is all but dead, it seems. Sure, HTC released the Vive Pro earlier this year, but its $1,400 price…