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Blood West was free on Epic — yet sold 200% more copies on Steam
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (389+ words) Blood West's free Epic Games Store release did not hurt sales, instead coinciding with a sharp rise in Steam purchases during the same holiday period. Having recently released on Xbox via ID@Xbox, with support for Xbox Play Anywhere, the…...
9 tweaks I always make to Windows Terminal on Windows 11 (and why)
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (1190+ words) Check out my tweaks that make the Terminal more readable, consistent, and productive across all the command-line tools. Windows Terminal is the new shell for all your command-line tools, including PowerShell, Command Prompt, and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). However,…...
A secret Clippy Easter egg in Office 97 just resurfaced after 30 years
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (484+ words) A convoluted activation sequence kept Microsoft's playful Word 97 credits hidden. If you perform a specific sequence of tasks within Office 97, you'll see a special treat. Specifically, a series of movements and key presses while using Microsoft Word will show a…...
Why am I still playing World of Warcraft in 2026? These are my 7 reasons
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (1787+ words) After decades of avoiding it, 2024-2025 was the period I finally became a World of Warcraft player, and thanks to these 7 gameplay aspects, it will continue to grip me in 2026 and beyond. September 2026 will mark the 35th anniversary of one of the…...
2026: The year AI PCs prove themselves—or fail spectacularly
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (940+ words) Microsoft says the AI PC is the future'but right now, it mostly changes your wallet. Microsoft wants you to believe the "AI PC" is the future. Copilot+ laptops, neural processing units (NPUs), and promises of local AI magic are being…...
EXCLUSIVE: Xbox Cloud Gaming is getting ad-supported access VERY soon
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (180+ words) Users have been noticing that Xbox Cloud Gaming has begun referencing "ad support" while launching games, confirming our earlier report. Xbox has been on the back foot in some ways in the wider games industry, but cloud gaming is arguably…...
Millions use the Epic Games Store, but almost nobody buys games there
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (768+ words) Epic's growth numbers look impressive, yet third-party revenue tells a different story. Epic Games Store just posted massive growth numbers " jumping from 108 million users in 2019 to 295 million in 2024. But here's the catch: third'party revenue only grew 1.6% in the same period,…...
How I stopped the sluggish feeling on my 8,000 Hz Razer controller
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (631+ words) To say I'm using the fastest controller on the planet, it's felt inexplicably sluggish recently. I finally figured out why, and the fix could apply to any recent Razer controller. To say I've been using one of the fastest out-of-the-box…...
Why I’m holding a mirror up to Microsoft in this week's Windows Wrap
7+ hour, 54+ min ago (884+ words) During CES, I felt some genuine excitement about Windows 11 PCs. Then, I was brought down by yet another week of Microsoft blunders, mistakes, and poorly communicated messages. If you hop into the comment section of articles on Windows Central, you'll…...
Microsoft issues emergency OS update for Windows 11 to address major bugs
7+ hour, 55+ min ago (403+ words) The latest OS updates for Windows 11 introduces two major bugs that caused issues with shutting down your PC or signing into your PC using Remote Desktop. Microsoft's first update for Windows 11 in 2026 has already caused two major issues that saw…...