If you’re on a tight budget but dreaming about a gaming laptop, you can snag something nice this Black Friday as some older models are on sale right now. For example, the…
Escape From Tarkov Dev Apologizes for ‘Rough’ 1.0 Release, Promises to ‘Fix All of the Incoming Bugs’
Escape from Tarkov game director Nikita Buyanov has apologized to players for the “rough” release of the extraction shooter’s 1.0 version and Steam debut, saying the team is “willing to continue fighting”…
‘The World Is Just Not Ready for AI in Video Games’ — Shroud Accuses The Game Awards of Being ‘Rigged’ Following Arc Raiders GOTY Snub
Shroud has accused The Game Awards of being “rigged” following its Game of The Year Arc Raiders snub. The Game Awards confirmed the nominations for 2025 this week, with Sandfall’s Clair Obscur:…
Apple Podcasts unveils the most popular shows and trends of 2025
Today, Apple shared the most popular podcasts of 2025, with year-end charts localized for listeners in nearly 100 countries and regions. Powered by WPeMatico
Interplay Co-Founder and ‘Trailblazing’ Developer Rebecca Heineman Dies Aged 62
Rebecca Heineman, known best for co-founding original Fallout developer Interplay alongside Brain Fargo, Jay Patel, and Troy Worrell in the early 1980s, has died aged 62. The news was shared by her…
Take-Two Boss Says Gaming Is ‘Moving Towards PC’ — but GTA 6 Is Still Down for PS5 and Xbox Series X and S at Launch
The boss of Take-Two has said the industry is “moving towards PC” even as GTA 6 is still down for launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S only. CEO…
DIY Steam Machine: How I turned my Steam Deck into a gaming console
Valve just announced the Steam Machine, a living room PC/console to compete with the Xbox and PlayStation. But Valve already has a living room gaming station! It’s called the Steam Deck and…
4 changes I made immediately after 1.3 billion passwords were stolen
Earlier this month, security guru Troy Hunt added a staggering two billion unique email addresses and 1.3 billion unique passwords to his Have I Been Pwned and Pwned Passwords databases. Aggregated by…
Assassin’s Creed Actor Didn’t Realize He’d Recorded Desmond’s Death Scene Until Checking Twitter — And Says The Character Is Technically Still Alive
Desmond’s death in Assassin’s Creed 3 was ambiguous enough that voice actor Nolan North didn’t realize he’d just recorded the character’s last gasp — and now, North has said that the series’…
You don’t need Microsoft 365 to get Word, Excel, and PowerPoint anymore
TL;DR: Cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription and get a Microsoft Office 2024 Home and Business lifetime license for $169.97 (MSRP $249.99)—just a one-time payment. The recurring cost of Microsoft 365 adds up fast—especially when all…