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Activision drops a year‑end anti‑cheat recap for Black Ops 7, highlighting bans, detections, and new tools used throughout 2025

Call of Duty's Team RICOCHET continues to celebrate victories against cheaters with new report highlighting 800,000 permanent bans of disruptive players over the last year, spanning the post-launch seasons for Black Ops 6 and the launch of Black Ops 7.

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Call of Duty continues to dominate US player rankings while Battlefield 6 slips further behind in the franchise rivalry

Battlefield 6 launched strong, but Call of Duty’s combined ecosystem continues to dominate US player charts.

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How to redeem Xbox and Microsoft Store codes and gift cards

Want to redeem that shiny new Xbox Gift Card code? Maybe an Xbox Game Pass time card code? Perhaps it's even a new game?! Here's how you do it.

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Expedition 33 devs won't "scale up" for their next game because they embrace "limitations," want to create — "We love making games more than we love managing"

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall is looking ahead to future projects, but doesn't intend to "scale up" for them despite their huge success.

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Gaming industry legend, Vince Zampella has passed away after highway crash, according to reports

The former Respawn Entertainment head and former Infinity Ward CEO is reported to have died following a single car crash in Los Angeles, according to early reports.

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Arkane Austin’s closure still casts a long shadow, with Dishonored’s director lamenting the projects and potential left on the cutting‑room floor — "We were making something very cool."

Arkane Austin director Harvey Smith reflects on Microsoft and Xbox's closure of the studio after Redfall's failure at launch.

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Sam Altman says he’s “not excited” about being CEO of a public company, raising questions about OpenAI’s long‑term direction

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently indicated that he isn't excited about becoming CEO of a public company amid reports suggesting that the company.

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The Indie Game Awards disqualifies Expedition 33 for AI usage and puts itself in a weird position — was it a fair move or an ambiguous definition of what is acceptable?

Clair Obscur’s disqualification raises uncomfortable questions about transparency, economic pressure, and whether zero-tolerance AI rules can realistically scale.

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Battlefield 6’s “no AI” stance is under fire after players spotted what appear to be AI‑generated cosmetics in paid content

Players are questioning Battlefield 6 cosmetics after odd visuals and descriptions appear in a paid bundle, conflicting with earlier statements from DICE leadership.

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A direct sequel to Halo Infinite is here, but it isn't a new game — new story beats unfold in a medium you probably wouldn't expect

From ODST to Halo Infinite, the series has repeatedly pushed major story moments outside the games, leaving many players behind in the process.

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Microsoft’s biggest 2026 problem isn’t AI, hardware, or competition — it’s that the fans who once defended them have checked out

Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Amazon enter 2026 with fading hype and shrinking fanbases as frustration replaces enthusiasm.

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I’ve played 150 Hours of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 in its first month — here's why it's not the game social media says it is

A month on from launch and a significant amount of hours played, how has Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 been? You shouldn't read everything you see on social media.

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Steam’s latest update completes the shift to a full 64‑bit Windows client, ending the platform’s long reliance on legacy components

Steam’s December update brings long overdue 64 bit support to Windows, alongside controller improvements, chat moderation tools, and quality of life fixes across the platform.

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Thousands of gamers are installing Bazzite instead of sticking with Windows — and the reasons behind the shift are surprisingly compelling

Bazzite’s recent growth highlights how far Linux gaming is coming, even as anti-cheat limitations continue to hold it back.

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Steam Replay 2025 shows older games dominate playtime, even with releases like Expedition 33

Steam Replay 2025 data shows most players continue to spend their time on older games, even as major new releases arrive throughout the year.

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Conspiracy theory or apt prediction? — The AI-fueled hardware shortage will kill local PCs, paving the way for subscription-based cloud computing

2025 saw RAM prices climb to obscene levels, with storage not far behind. It's only going to get worse, and there's not really an end in sight. Is there something going on besides a global AI buildout?

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My 2026 New Year’s resolution is to finally play these 8 Xbox and PC games in my backlog — mostly because new releases are getting too expensive

Most of 2026's line-up of new games is looking too rich for my blood, so I'm dedicating the next year to tackling some of the biggest or nostalgic Xbox and PC games in my backlog that I never got around to playing at their launches.

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The prettiest Xbox Core Controller is now 39% off — a perfect holiday gift for the co‑op partner who deserves something special

Many variants of the standard Xbox Wireless Controller are enjoying some well-earned Christmas bargain deals, including this 39% discount for one of its more expensive color variants, the Heart Breaker.

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Firefox is becoming an AI‑powered browser, but Mozilla says every new feature will come with a full off switch for privacy‑minded users

Mozilla is pushing Firefox toward AI, but long-time users will still be able to disable every AI feature completely.

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This week in Windows news— Saving RAM, testing Insider features, and the "fake" record lows of holiday shopping

Windows news hasn't quite stopped for the holidays as RAM prices climb, Insiders get new features, and Microsoft expands Android PC locking support.

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Windows 11 gets a December Insider update packed with new features and AI upgrades — reveals Microsoft’s next big push. Here's everything that is new.

In December 2025, Microsoft rolled out at least four preview builds for Windows 11, rolling out a bunch of new features and changes, including Model Context Protocol (MCP), Update Orchestration Platform (UOP), Xbox Full Screen Experience for PCs, Ask Copilot, AI agents for Taskbar, Agent Launchers, and a lot more,…

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If your Xbox or ROG Ally is running hot or stuttering, disabling CPU boost is an easy fix that can make games feel noticeably better — here’s how to do it

CPU Boost is useful for short tasks, but during gaming it can limit GPU power. Here is a guide on how to disable it and when it makes sense to do so.

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Voxel destruction, decade-long time loops, and perfect for handhelds — Plot Twist’s 'Erosion' is set to launch on Xbox Game Pass in 2026

Erosion, the time twisting voxel sandbox from Plot Twist and Lyrical Games, is one to watch. The game challenges players to master the manipulation of time in order to save the protagonist’s daughter from an evil warlord.

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Steam Deck LCD production is ending — Valve's budget handheld gaming PC will no longer be available once stock is gone

The Steam Deck LCD helped define modern PC handhelds, but its quiet exit may signal a shift toward higher-priced hardware across Valve’s lineup.

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Battlefield 6 devs tease what's next in Season 2 and 2026, poised to finish this year as its best-selling game — "we’ll keep evolving the experience with you"

As the Battlefield 6 team goes on holiday break, its devs have teased some of the content players can look forward to in Season 2 and 2026.

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