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Helldivers 2 director says "we still have many ambitious plans" for the beloved co-op shooter as the Cyberstan invasion begins — "We're in it for the long run"

Arrowhead has confirmed it has "ambitious plans" to expand the scope of Helldivers 2 and its Galactic War meta game as players push to invade Cyberstan.

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A Japanese game that skipped Xbox suddenly launched with absolutely zero warning

Zero Escape series creator Kotaro Uchikoshi brings his work to Xbox consoles.

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A new StarCraft game is rumoured to be in the works by Nexon's Shooter Division — implying that the game could be a first or third-person shooter

Rumors have sprung up that Nexon, the developer behind The First Descendant, Dungeon & Fighter, and Blue Archive, is working on a new game with the StarCraft IP.

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Discord assumes everyone is a teen as global age verification rolls out — Are you OK with handing sensitive data over to a company involved in a huge 2025 leak?

Discord has announced an early-March rollout for its new "Teen-by-Default" stance, which requires all users around the world to prove their age using facial scans or ID checks.

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Blizzard is hiring a game engineer focusing on vehicle simulation — will we be driving Siege Tanks in the StarCraft shooter?

Blizzard's mysterious StarCraft shooter project is picking up fresh rumors lately, as new career opportunities hint at possible gameplay directions.

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5 reasons Linux actually beats Windows 11 (yes, we said it)

Five reasons Linux outperforms Windows 11, from freedom and privacy to control and hardware support.

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My Xbox Ally X is broken — as ASUS admits it's experiencing "high repair volume"

After only five months of use, my £800 ASUS ROG Ally X has completely died. Between the "troubleshooting" hurdles at UK outlet Currys and ASUS admitting to "high repair volumes" in the UK, my journey to get a repair (RMA) is off to a rocky start.

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The First Descendant surges 167% on Xbox and Play Anywhere might be the secret weapon nobody’s talking about

The First Descendant has surged 167% on Xbox following its addition to Xbox Play Anywhere and launch on the Xbox PC app. Increased visibility and cross progression may be driving renewed interest.

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Oh Liberty, Helldivers 2's Cyberstan update is here with the return of the Cyborgs and 3 new Automaton units — the invasion is imminent, so lock in

The invasion of Cyberstan will soon begin in Helldivers 2, with the infamous Cyborgs from the first game returning to fight alongside their bot comrades.

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Hearthstone's own take on the Cataclysm is the ultimate reset

As part of Blizzard’s 35th Anniversary celebrations, Hearthstone is shattering the timeline with its upcoming expansion: Cataclysm.

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Hobbyist rescues $500 of RAM from local landfill — a "major haul" exposes our throwaway culture during one of the worst hardware shortages ever

Tossing out 64GB of usable RAM is wasteful any day, but it seems preposterous during the ongoing memory squeeze that's seeing prices skyrocket. This PC hobbyist lucked out on a recent trip to the landfill.

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Cloudflare on how Google abuses its search monopoly for AI, has access to "4.8" times more data than Microsoft — by holding publishers to ransom

Microsoft and OpenAI cannot hope to replicate Google's dual-purpose crawlers, owing to the search firm's total monopoly over web traffic.

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Snapdragon X2 Elite beats Apple's M5 in major benchmarks — New tests unveil Qualcomm's second-gen power, and it's now Microsoft's turn to deliver a strong Windows update

Benchmarks from Hardware Canucks show just how well the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite chip can compete with the latest from Apple, Intel, and AMD.

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Signal finally lands on the Microsoft Store, giving Windows 11 and 10 a long‑overdue win

Signal Private Messenger can now be searched for and downloaded on Windows PCs directly via the Microsoft Store.

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Microsoft is paying big money to influencers to promote Copilot, while some creators are backing away from AI deals

Big tech corporations like Microsoft and Google are reportedly throwing cash at influencers to make AI trend, but backlash is growing.

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Hollow Knight at last gets a proper resolution for 16:10 handhelds like the Steam Deck and Legion Go S — plus you can finally pause the game

Team Cherry has released an update for Hollow Knight that will make it compatible with Steam Deck and Legion Go S 16:10 resolutions, while also including some quality-of-life improvements. Here's the patch notes.

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Microsoft kills Lens and pushes everyone to OneDrive… which still can’t save scans locally

Microsoft has officially ended support for its Office Lens app as of February 9, 2026, meaning it'll no longer be available on the App Store or Google Play Store.

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Two classic weapon blueprints are hiding on Call of Duty: Warzone's Winter Rebirth Island and here's where to find them

Winter Rebirth Island in Call of Duty: Warzone brought with it some new secrets to find, like these two old blueprints brought back. You can't keep them, but they're easy to get every match.

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5 amazing open-source apps that everyone should use on Windows 11 — but not the ones you might be thinking of

Discover five lesser-known open-source apps that significantly improve the clipboard, files, apps, sharing, and media playback on Windows 11.

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'Overwatch' just hit its highest player base on Steam PC since launch — passing Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty

All it needed was a flying kitty. Overwatch is so back, as the kids say.

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The next Xbox is coming in 2027, and the strategy behind it is a bigger deal than people realize

From AMD's claims of a 2027 Xbox to the idea of a plurality of Xbox next-gen consoles — lets sift through some fresh details.

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Windows Wrap: Microsoft’s new Copilot Reminders show us what not to do — abandon a once-great app

Microsoft's latest Copilot feature feels like a retread of Microsoft To Do. It’s a classic example of "what not to do" in software development.

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ASUS ROG Kithara review — an audiophile headset with secondary gaming features

ASUS ROG Kithara is a high-end open-back gaming headset with excellent sound, but it is expensive and short on features for a wired-only setup.

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You can now chat with Microsoft Copilot while setting up your Windows 11 PC for the first time

A new demo experience lets users try Copilot for the first time before ever hitting the desktop, during the out of box setup experience on Windows 11.

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ARC Raiders dev is making 2 new games fueled by the "financial security" of the extraction shooter's success — "We can live for a long time on the money"

After the colossal success of ARC Raiders, dev Embark Studios has "long-term security," and has two new games in the works that "we hope to finish someday."

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