Surprise update breathes new life into Just Cause 3, proving the chaotic sandbox still has tricks up its sleeve

A surprise Steam update for Just Cause 3 appears to remove Denuvo entirely, shrinking the executable and temporarily breaking ...

Mozilla says Firefox will evolve into an AI browser, and nobody is happy about it — "I've never seen a company so astoundingly out of touch"

Mozilla's new CEO has confirmed that Firefox will evolve into an AI browser over the next three years, and the internet is ...
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I'm re-reviewing the Xbox Ally after a month of daily use — Everything I love, desperately want fixed, and why it really is an Xbox

The Xbox Ally represents some of the closest collaborations between the Windows 11 and Xbox teams in the platform's history, as Microsoft works flat out to improve the gamepad-first experience on an ...
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The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign has some ridiculous limitations — I can't believe the devs released it like this

The time for the annual Call of Duty release has come around once again, and sure enough, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is available now across Xbox, PC, and PlayStation. The new FPS is expected to stand ...
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OpenAI may have just handed Microsoft the keys to the AI kingdom — CEO Mustafa Suleyman wants to "be self-sufficient"

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. (Image credit: Getty Images | Stephen Brashear) Even if OpenAI achieves AGI before 2030, Microsoft will reserve its IP rights to the ChatGPT maker's models and ...
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ARC Raiders compensates victims of loot-stealing cheaters — "if you encounter cheaters or unfair play, Embark will refund your items to your inventory"

It's very commendable to see Embark Studios go above and beyond to protect its player base from cheating hackers who are too cowardly to play the game as intended at the expense of everybody else. I'm ...
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I made 21 tweaks in Windows 11 to increase gaming performance — and they worked

Finally, I realized I said no hardware upgrade is required. However, if you have an NVMe SSD, Windows 11 will automatically use the "DirectStorage" feature, which can dramatically cut asset-loading ...
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Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well — joining Everwild and ZeniMax's new IP, and other unannounced projects

Today, Microsoft revealed broad layoffs hitting 4% of its global workforce, across every division at the company. Many of those layoffs are hitting Xbox, with staffers in various departments receiving ...
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Tensions boil as OpenAI execs reportedly accuse Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior as partnership frays

OpenAI and ChatGPT OpenAI’s CEO says public‑company leadership doesn’t appeal to him ...
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Microsoft wants to give Copilot a body that you can customize and connect with

Announced during its 50th-anniversary Copilot event, the company has teased that it's working on a feature called Copilot Avatar, which will let users shape Copilot into whatever appearance they like.
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Will an overreliance on Copilot and ChatGPT make you dumb? A new Microsoft study says AI 'atrophies' critical thinking: "I already feel like I have lost some brain cells."

With the rapid emergence of generative AI, more people are hopping onto the bandwagon with tools like Microsoft Copilot and integrating it into their lives and workflows to handle mundane and ...
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NVIDIA Keynote at CES 2025 — CEO Jensen Huang unveiled RTX 5000 GPUs LIVE

Everything that happened LIVE at CES 2025 for the NVIDIA CEO Keynote in Las Vegas. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.