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Microsoft is once again reportedly involved in talks to buy TikTok, with Oracle leading

Social media titan TikTok is under pressure to sell its operations, owing to laws passed by U.S. Congress. Could Microsoft swoop in?

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Original DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great"

id Software co-founder and DOOM designer John Romero thinks Xbox Game Pass is "really great" for players to discover new games.

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Can you play Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on handhelds like the Steam Deck, ROG Ally and Legion Go?

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black dropped out of nowhere onto console and PC, and is in Game Pass. How does it play on handhelds like the ROG Ally and Steam Deck?

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New Surface Pro details emerge as Microsoft prepares to downgrade Windows 10 and OpenAI is accused of cheating on AI benchmarks

New Surface devices are on the way and the mystery of an Xbox controller listing has been solved. We also saw OpenAI accused of cheating on benchmark tests recently.

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Marvel Rivals demonstrates clear success in a bleak gaming era

While many live service games are faltering or struggling to get off the ground, Marvel Rivals is a clear success.

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"We want our Xbox hardware to win," Xbox CEO Phil Spencer talks moving games to PlayStation and the future of Xbox consoles

In a new interview, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer described Microsoft's efforts to bring in more success to Xbox, even if it includes PlayStation.

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Ninja Gaiden 4 on Xbox started talks "six or seven years ago," says Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer

Ninja Gaiden 4 is an upcoming game from Xbox, Team Ninja, and PlatinumGames, and the game started talks "six or seven years ago," per Phil Spencer.

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Is Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on Xbox Game Pass?

Over a year after its PS5 launch, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is finally about to come out on PC. But can you play it using Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service?

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Support may be winding down for Forza Horizon 5 as its first update of the year arrives

Forza Horizon 5 "Midnight Muscle" is the game's first proper update of the year, and it may be signalling a decrease in support moving forward.

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FFXIV lead Yoshi-P warns Square Enix may pursue "legal action" against stalker-enabling mod, but says nothing about fixing the glaring vulnerability that makes it work

Weeks after the FFXIV community expressed concerns about a new mod that enables stalking, developer Square Enix has responded with the threat of "legal action."

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Microsoft replaces free wallpaper website with an unorganized mess in the Microsoft Store

Microsoft will soon retire its website for downloading free themes and wallpapers. Instead, the company will promote a themes section within the Microsoft Store.

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OpenAI's for-profit evolution hits a major roadblock — as the ChatGPT maker struggles to establish Microsoft's equity in its reportedly $30 billion charitable arm

OpenAI is reportedly deliberating transforming into a for-profit entity. However, the process has seemingly been stunted as the ChatGPT maker struggles to determine Microsoft's equity in the public benefit corporation, which could be valued at $30 billion.

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Xbox honors the most exceptional games with the latest Xbox Excellence Awards

Xbox honors a number of 2024 games with the Xbox Excellence Awards, celebrating high engagement, ratings, and sales.

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'Ninja Gaiden 2 Black' highlights a major on-going issue with Xbox / PC Game Pass

Yesterday's Xbox Developer_Direct was awesome, but players grabbing the shadow-dropped remaster of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on PC Game Pass are in for an annoying shock.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages Collector's Edition is now available to buy—here's what you get in the Standard, Premium, and Collector's editions

Discover what each edition of Doom: The Dark Ages has to offer with a detailed breakdown of the Standard, Premium, and Collector's Editions. Plus, learn how to upgrade from the Xbox Game Pass edition to unlock even more content.

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JSAUX's FlipGo Pro 16 dual-stack portable monitor makes my trips so much better — I'll never travel without it

The FlipGo Pro 16 is a fantastic dual-stack portable monitor that makes it easy to multitask on a business trip — our review.

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claims AI could surpass "almost all humans at almost everything," even robotics, within 3 years — dismisses AGI as a "marketing term"

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei claims that generative AI could surpass human cognitive capabilities "in almost everything," even robotics, within 2-3 years.

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How to change default save location for screenshots on Windows 11

On Windows 11, you can change the location to save screenshots to another folder or drive, and in this guide, I will explain how.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella weighs in on the $500 billion Stargate project, seemingly dismissing Elon Musk's liquidity concerns: “All I know is, I’m good for my $80 billion.”

Satya Nadella says the company will continue investing $80 billion in capital annually to build out Azure.

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The JSAUX transparent backplate and heatsink will make your ROG Ally look incredible and stay cooler, but don't expect miracles

JSAUX's backplate and heatsink for the ROG Ally looks amazing, and to some degree does help cool the handheld.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages PC requirements and specs — Can your computer run id Software's latest shooter?

Here's the Windows PC requirements for DOOM: The Dark Ages, including details on what you'll need to run id Software's demon-slaying first-person shooter.

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Cyberpunk 2077's new Patch 2.21 adds DLSS 4 ahead of NVIDIA's RTX 5000 GPU launch — here's everything in the update

Patch 2.21 has come to Cyberpunk 2077, bringing DLSS 4 and plenty of great bugfixes across Xbox, Windows PC, and PS5. Here's everything new from the update.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to unleash brutal medieval action, and I'm here for it

id Software showed off DOOM: The Dark Ages at the Xbox Developer_Direct, granting a deep dive in a medieval hellscape of fun.

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DOOM: The Dark Ages grabs May 2025 release date on Xbox, PC, Game Pass, and PS5

DOOM: The Dark Ages has a release date, and it's launching in May 2025 across Xbox Series X|S, PC, and PlayStation 5.

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Ninja Gaiden 2 Black has shadow-dropped onto Xbox and Xbox Game Pass

Team Ninja made a surprise appearance at Xbox's January 2025 Developer Direct to reveal Ninja Gaiden 2 Black and that it has shadow dropped right now for Xbox consoles and Xbox Game Pass.

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