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DOOM: The Dark Ages comes to light as leaks drip from QuakeCon
By Cole Martin published
DOOM leaks A closed-door reveal of DOOM: The Dark Ages at QuakeCon 2024 has led to a deluge of leaks from content creators in attendance.
STALKER 2 developer deep dive shows over 30 minutes of new gameplay and interviews, and it looks like the sequel I've always wanted: "There is no such other game"
By Brendan Lowry published
The Zone Calls... Ahead of STALKER 2's scheduled release on Xbox and PC in November, developer GSC Game World has released a lengthy gameplay showcase of the open world survival shooter.
Forza Horizon 5 focuses on the cars we actually drive with four high-performance dailies in the latest update
By Zachary Boddy published
Daily Drivers Playground Games has detailed what's included in the next Forza Horizon 5 update: High-Performance Dailies. Expect four new cars and race tracks.
Elon Musk’s X could lose 4% of its global annual turnover for "quietly" training Grok using data from 60 million users in the EU without consent
By Kevin Okemwa published
more carnage X's quest to make Grok "the most powerful AI by every metric by December this year" might be more costly than anticipated.
Microsoft still has time to fix this hideous Start menu "update"
By Sean Endicott published
Please fix this The new category view in the Windows 11 Start menu needs more time in the oven.
Microsoft has already rolled back the kernel in WSL2 while issues are debugged
By Richard Devine published
Rollback The pre-release version of WSL2 that had been bumped to a more modern 6.6 kernel has been rolled back to the older kernel due to unspecified issues to debug.
It's Hammer time in the latest Monster Hunter Wilds gameplay trailer
By Alexander Cope published
Hammer Capcom has released the eighth trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds' weapon overview series, focusing on the simple but effective, blunt-force trauma-inducing Hammer.
Gmail creator says Google missed its opportunity with AI to maintain search dominance — which is barely clinging on after the antitrust monopolist ruling
By Kevin Okemwa published
missed opportunity Gmail Creator Paul Buchheit recently shed more light on the company's founding mission and missed opportunities in the AI landscape despite its vast resources.
Former Xbox studio Tango Gameworks and 'Hi-Fi Rush' have been acquired by PUBG's Krafton Inc, saving it from closure
By Jez Corden published
Tango Lives On Krafton of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fame is picking up former Xbox studio Tango Gameworks, known for The Evil Within and Hi-Fi Rush. Microsoft has offered a statement, too.
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