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ARC Raiders passes a significant, and impressive milestone — and all its players get rewarded to celebrate

ARC Raiders has passed 12.4 million players, reached 960,000 concurrent users across all platforms, and is rewarding players with a free Gilded Pickaxe to celebrate the milestone.

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NVIDIA CEO says the AI "doomer narrative" blocks investments that could make it safer: "I appreciate that many of us grew up and enjoyed science fiction, but it's not helpful"

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says critics and the doomer narrative about AI is hurting society and causing a lot of damage.

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Epic Games Store has grown massively, but it has trained users to never buy anything — is Xbox PC going down the same path?

Free games helped Epic reach millions of players, but it also changed how they spend. Is Xbox doomed to make the same mistake on PC?

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Minecraft competitor "Hytale" shows off playable DOOM inside its game engine — should Mojang Studios be concerned, or is this just a harmless alternative?

A modder has already managed to get DOOM running inside Hytale before early access, giving an early look at how far its tools can be pushed.

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The UK outlaws deepfake nudes on X after Grok AI uproar — Sorry, Elon, it’s nothing to do with suppression of free speech

The UK is bringing into force a law that will make it illegal to create non-consensual intimate deepfake images after X's Grok AI was spotted generating sexually explicit images of real people without consent.

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Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud

Amazon's Jeff Bezos once revealed how he thinks of local PC hardware as antiquated, ready to be replaced by cloud options. Will DRAM prices make it come true?

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A Destiny-style raid has come to Halo Infinite, and it left me speechless — it's so awesome that fans want Bungie to hire the creator

An exceptionally talented Halo Infinite Forge user has made a Destiny-style raid called Shard of Ascension with the mode.

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Microsoft’s Copilot ambitions in mobile have been crushed as Google locks down AI dominance across Android and iPhone, and makes a deal with Apple

Apple is partnering with Google to supercharge its AI-powered features, including a major Siri upgrade, which is slated to ship later this year.

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Microsoft is ending support for Office Lens on iOS and Android, shutting down one of its most useful mobile apps

Microsoft Lens is being retired from iOS and Android. First launched on Windows Phone under a different name, the app is being shut down in favor of OneDrive.

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Lead Fallout: New Vegas dev says Bethesda strayed away from the RPG's origins — "They just don’t fully understand its roots"

Fallout: New Vegas lead designer Chris Avellone believes that Bethesda doesn't "fully understand" the roots of the Fallout series.

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What is an "ambient intelligence layer" and why should you care? Lenovo thinks it has multi-device AI figured out with Qira, but there's more to the story

At CES 2026, Lenovo introduced Qira, a new cross-device and cross-OS AI assistant that will become what is essentially your AI twin. I was able to test it out, and I sat down with Lenovo's President of Intelligent Devices Group, Luca Rossi, to get more information.

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While ARC Raiders cruises, Battlefield 6's player count has plummeted on the Steam charts — but why? Here's what a diehard fan of the FPS thinks

While Battlefield 6 and ARC Raiders were both some of 2025's biggest games, the former's player count has fallen significantly in the new year. But why is that?

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A14 gets smarter, A16 gets stronger, but they're still both lightweight — ASUS expands Zenbook lineup with faster Snapdragon power and bigger OLED options

At CES 2026, ASUS refreshed the awesome Zenbook A14 — and announced a new, ultra-light 16-inch version powered by Qualcomm's most powerful laptop chips yet.

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Paint has been part of Windows for decades, yet in 2026 Microsoft faces a choice: reinvent it, retire it, or let it quietly linger

Paint is getting a new collapsible toolbar in the latest Insider builds. Is Microsoft finally finding the right balance between "classic" simplicity and modern power?

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"That's why we decided to cut the line" — AMD Senior VP explains why there's no FSR Redstone on RDNA 3, leaves room for future compatibility

In the world of PC upscaling, the best stuff only runs on the latest hardware. AMD's Andrej Zdravkovic explains why that is while responding to the enthusiasts who are forcing the latest FSR updates onto RDNA 3 GPUs.

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Unreleased Intel Arc B770 Battlemage GPU spotted in Panther Lake laptop drivers, but it still doesn't officially exist — why wasn't the "BMG-G31" announced at CES?

Hints of the codenamed Intel Arc BMG-G31 discrete GPU were found in Panther Lake laptop drivers, but the B770 was never announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas.

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"Supply will not fully meet demand" — PC sales were strong in 2025, but experts claim 2026 will not be the same

New research from Omdia shows that PC manufacturers had a great 2025. However, that's not expected to continue in 2026 due to market issues.

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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang believes that some kind of "God AI" could exist someday — but it's on "biblical or galactic" scales, way beyond our current technology

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has claimed that a "God AI" may exist someday, but this feat won't arrive in this decade, as the executive likens the timeline to a gigantic scale.

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VLC gets native support for Snapdragon-powered PCs — but its devs haven't forgotten your ancient Windows XP rig

VLC's latest update brings native support for Snapdragon-powered PCs and a new dark mode, while surprisingly including fixes for Windows XP.

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Bill Gates warns "there is no upper limit" to AI, predicting it will surpass human levels without hitting a plateau — and it could even be weaponized in the future

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says there's no upper limit to how intelligent AI may become, warning it could be exploited by bad actors to create bioterrorism weapons against humanity.

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'Core Keeper' and its underground world keeps growing: What Xbox players should know about the ambitious, survival RPG before its next update

Developed by Pugstorm and Fireshrine Games, Core Keeper is a massive, procedurally generated world that takes place beneath the surface where up to eight players can build bases, battle big bosses, and engage in cozy co-op together.

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A dual-screen gaming beast is born — ROG Zephyrus Duo levels up for creators and gamers alike with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 L and versatile design

During CES 2026, ASUS not only announced its refresh for the Zenbook Duo, but also revealed a brand new Zephyrus Duo with an NVIDIA RTX graphics card. Here's how they compare.

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Legion Pro gaming laptop concept is a shape‑shifting OLED — goes from 16 inches to 24 inches for an ultrawide experience

Lenovo has moved its rollable screen tech from ThinkBook to Legion, and those who wish their laptop had an ultrawide display will certainly want to check this one out.

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Windows Wrap: Dell resurrects XPS, HP redefines mini PCs, and Lenovo steals Surface's lunch — all at CES 2026

From the HP EliteBoard G1a to the return of the Dell XPS, CES 2026 delivered wild hardware. Meanwhile, Microsoft denied rumors of 22,000 layoffs.

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This clever transforming controller is great for FPS and fighting games on Xbox — but it's a different story on PC

I have been given the opportunity to review the Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot Xbox Controller, and it's quickly turned into one of my biggest, pleasant surprises of 2026 despite being two years old for it's suberb swappable controls, strong build, latency-free connectivity, and more.

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