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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was infamously snubbed and mocked at The Game Awards 2023, but Black Ops 6 might set the record straight in 2024

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was infamously snubbed and mocked at The Game Awards last year, but Black Ops 6 has redeemed the franchise by racking up 4 nominations for this year's show.

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Beeskie is the first native Bluesky app built for Windows 11, and a Microsoft engineer makes it

If you’re using the social network Bluesky more and more, then you’ll want to follow this new app’s real-time development

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Xbox grabs 12 nominations at The Game Awards 2024 — but PlayStation dominates Game of the Year

The nominations for The Game Awards 2024 are live, with the Xbox first-party group snagging 12 nominations in total.

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"This is an Xbox for your lap." Why Microsoft's new ad campaign for Xbox doesn't always make sense.

Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" ad campaign has divided Xbox fans once again. While it's clear what Xbox is going for here, they're at least 2-3 years too early to make the claim that my Samsung Smart Fridge is "now an Xbox."

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Here's the exact release time you can play STALKER 2 on launch day this week

After years of delays, STALKER 2 is finally almost here. But when can you play? Here's what GSC Game World says.

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Microsoft's "biggest" game has the worst pre-install offering I've seen — gamers won't escape these gigantic day-one downloads

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is available for early installs on PC and Xbox Series X|S consoles before release, but the reported storage size doesn't make any sense.

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Here's when ranked play will be available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone, and what rewards you can unlock

Black Ops 6 is getting a ranked mode soon for both multiplayer and Warzone, so here's what you need to know about it.

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Think your PC can handle anything? LG's new OLED gaming monitor would like a word.

LG just announced its new GX7 OLED gaming monitor with a 480Hz refresh rate and many high-end specs. But how does it compare to the competition?

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Xbox gamers can pre-install the long-anticipated port of HoYoverse's immensely popular 'gacha' RPG before it launches

HoYoverse's long-running free-to-play action RPG, Genshin Impact, is available to download for Xbox before it launches in a few days.

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Here's when you can play Rebirth Island again in Call of Duty: Warzone on Black Ops 6 [UPDATED]

Rebirth Island is coming back to Call of Duty: Warzone, and here's when you can play.

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"There's no evidence scaling laws have begun to stop": Former Google CEO claims AI systems will be 100 times more powerful, leading to new warfare challenges — as Sam Altman reportedly preps for a $1 trillion AI model training run

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt claims no evidence shows the scaling law has begun, stunting the development of advanced AI models. He says AI models will scale great heights leading to dangers such as cyberattacks and new forms of warfare.

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Is Microsoft flying a sinking ship with Copilot and 'gimmicky' AI tools?: "We are building the plane as we fly it. Nothing else matters. They want a Copilot tie-in for everything"

An exclusive report by Business Insider highlights Microsoft's struggles with Copilot, including privacy and security. Microsoft reportedly relies on third-party vendors to make Copilot work across its tech stack, including Microsoft 365.

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This all-in-one AI PC features a large 31.5" screen, an RTX 40-Series GPU, and even has fantastic speakers

This HP OmniStudio X AIO has great specs and comes with everything you need out of the box.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 made double XP tokens from previous games unusable, but Treyarch says that a fix is in the works [UPDATE]

Legacy Double XP tokens in Black Ops 6 were not carried forward initially, but a new patch has made them usable.

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My current controller proves you don't have to pay $200 to get the best Xbox and PC controller... As long as you don't mind a wire

The Razer Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition is the wired variant of the V3 Pro, and it's still an excellent controller with an attractive price.

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This premium gaming headset has built-in haptics, but I'm still not sure that's worth what it costs

The Razer Kraken V4 Pro is Razer's most premium wireless gaming headset, and it is excellent even before you consider the built-in haptics. Is it worth the price, though?

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The First Descendant Season 2 brings new heroes, holiday skins, and an epic new feature players have been asking for

The First Descendant Season 2 is introducing new characters, a dog companion, festive skins, and new customization features.

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"GAIADEX is our commitment to breaking down barriers and making it easier for companies to adopt greener practices": Razer unveils AI tool, accelerating a product's environmental impact assessment to under 5 minutes

Razer recently unveiled GAIADEX to bolster sustainability efforts. The tool is designed to improve the precision of LCA assessments and promote eco-friendly solutions.

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Is AI better than Shakespeare? People resonate better with deepfake poems because they are "more beautiful" and easy to understand: "Because of the way deepfakes are created, you will literally not know what is real and what is fake"

A new study by the University of Pittsburgh reveals that users can't demystify AI-generated deepfakes from authentic work as AI becomes more advanced. Participants misconstrued AI-generated poems for authentic work in 58.5% of the cases and only made the right call 51.7% of the time.

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The Black Ops 6 update to Call of Duty: Warzone was supposed to be incredible, but in some really important ways they ruined it entirely — especially for PC players

The big Black Ops 6 update to Call of Duty: Warzone has arrived and has fallen flat on its face with some significant issues over its predecessor.

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I was able to keep up with mouse-and-keyboard players in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 just by changing these controller settings

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 plays great on controller and mouse-and-keyboard, but there are some default settings you can change to be even more competitive.

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Sam Altman predicts AGI will "woosh by" as Anthropic CEO eyes a 2027 breakthrough; Microsoft delivers Arm64 ISOs for Windows 11, but there’s a catch, while NVIDIA debuts an "essential companion" for PC Gaming

This week Anthropic's CEO disagreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about the timeline for AGI, NVIDIA released a new app for gamers and creators, and Microsoft finally shipped ISOs for Windows 11 on Arm. Catch up on all the biggest news right here.

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Xbox rolls out update to its accessories app to help with minor thumbstick issues

The Xbox Accessories app is being updated, to help extend the life of your Xbox controllers. Key features include a new thumbstick recalibration tool for the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series. Additionally it's now easier than ever to set a custom gamerpic and home background.

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"We’ll definitely do more consoles in the future, and other devices." Xbox lead Phil Spencer says more consoles are coming after Xbox Series X|S.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has noted that more consoles are coming after Xbox Series X|S.

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Avowed quietly put out the PC requirements and file size and I'm pleasantly surprised

Avowed has some reasonable recommended PC settings and a file size that will make you breathe a sigh of relief during a packed release window.

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