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Xbox's Towerborne sheds its free-to-play status, gains offline mode as it exits early access

Action adventure RPG meets side scrolling brawler gameplay in Stoic and Xbox Game Studios' Towerborne, which is finally expected to graduate from Game Preview to a full 1.0 launch in February.

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South Park arrives in Fortnite – an R rated TV icon colliding with a kid friendly juggernaut

South Park arrives in Fortnite with new gameplay items, Cartmanland, a free Pass , and a five player mode that shakes up the usual four player formula.

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Avowed is coming to PS5 with new playable races, New Game Plus, and major updates

Obsidian confirms Avowed’s PS5 release alongside major updates, including New Game Plus, new races, and quality of life features aimed at improving repeat playthroughs.

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Microsoft and PayPal's Copilot Checkout allows users to make purchases without leaving the AI chatbot — and it's out now

Microsoft and PayPal have partnered to create Copilot Checkout, an agentic AI service that allows users to make "seamless, reliable transactions" directly in Copilot.

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Crimson Desert, Avowed, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy and more — every Xbox and PC game shown during New Game Plus Showcase

45 new and upcoming games were shown during the New Game Plus Showcase. Here's a complete overview of everything announced for Xbox and PC during the event.

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Fallout's most iconic gameplay system was almost cut from Bethesda's games — "We only just got that working by the time we shipped"

One of Fallout's most iconic gameplay mechanics is VATS, but it almost wasn't included in Fallout 3 due to development struggles and doubts that players would like it.

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PlayStation might be massively outselling Xbox hardware, but user engagement may tell a different story — Why even Sony can't ignore Xbox's shooter audience

Data from Alinea suggests that Xbox "shooter box" stereotypes may be real, as Xbox and PlayStation hit neck and neck on some games despite user base disparities.

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How to complete the Fallout event in Black Ops 7 and Warzone as fast as possible

The Call of Duty x Fallout event is now live, and if you want the best rewards as fast as possible, here's how to do it.

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Upcoming Xbox Developer Direct show promises the "first deep dive" into Fable — "It’s time to show you more. Much more."

Xbox outlines what to expect from its January Developer Direct, with extended gameplay showcases for Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and a closer look at Game Freak’s new project.

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How to watch the Xbox Developer Direct 2026 showcase: When it starts and everything you need to know

Microsoft's Xbox Developer Direct showcase has become a January staple, and we just got the date for 2026's presentation. Here's when it starts, and how to watch.

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Xbox Ally X is available again at Best Buy — order now for immediate shipping and have the handheld delivered as fast as possible

We have discovered that the critically acclaimed Xbox Ally X gaming handheld has acquired new stock at Best Buy as a belated New Year's gift for Xbox players looking to play Xbox games on the go.

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Fallout games double their player counts across Steam after Season 2 debuts — a nuclear upgrade thanks to the TV show

Just like Season 1, Fallout Season 2 has pushed players back into the games, doubling concurrent player numbers across nearly the entire Fallout catalogue.

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to connect medical records and wellness apps — CEO Sam Altman still won't trust AI with his "medical fate" without involving real doctors

OpenAI launches a dedicated experience in ChatGPT designed for health and wellness called ChatGPT Health. It lets users link medical records and wellness apps like Apple Health to ChatGPT.

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Lenovo has become what Surface was supposed to be about — a lineup of unique hardware that isn't afraid to be different

As Microsoft pulls back on Surface, Lenovo steps up as the Windows ecosystem's new innovator. With fresh hardware ideas and crazy designs, Lenovo is my new favorite Windows OEM right now.

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“Major change” on the way — Microsoft 365’s best-kept secret is retiring from the desktop

Microsoft will retire the Sway Windows app in June 2026, pushing users to the web version.

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Elon Musk gets his day in court over OpenAI's for-profit restructure and "ill-gotten gains" — here’s what’s at stake

U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, recentlyruled that Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI over its for-profit evolution will proceed to a jury trial scheduled for March 2026.

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How to get started with PowerToys Command Palette on Windows 11 — an answer to macOS Spotlight for Windows PCs

How to use PowerToys Command Palette on Windows 11 to launch apps, run commands, search faster, and extend features with extensions.

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Final Fantasy XIV players face persistent DDoS disruptions during its new savage raid release — 15 MMO outage incidents per day

Persistent DDoS attacks are impacting Final Fantasy XIV’s savage raid progression, leaving US players disconnected and questioning long-term reliability during a paid subscription release.

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The Elder Scrolls Online fully shifts to Seasons, with new story, reworks, and quests across 2026 — and most new content will now be free

The Elder Scrolls Online is changing radically across 2026, with a full embrace of the seasonal model and most new content being free.

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Panther Lake is officially Intel Core Ultra Series 3 — here’s how to understand all the new model names

At CES 2026, Intel officially unveiled Intel Core Ultra Series 3, the official name of Panther Lake that's appearing in many of the latest laptops.

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The Elder Scrolls Online is finally getting cross-play for Xbox, PC, and PlayStation — but don’t expect it to arrive soon

ZeniMax Online Studios is hard at work on cross-play for The Elder Scrolls Online, but it won't be coming soon.

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EXCLUSIVE: Fallout 3 is getting a remaster after all, and New Vegas is, too — but that's not what the TV show's countdown timer is for

Inside sources have confirmed that remasters for Fallout 3 and New Vegas are on the way, though few details about them are known right now.

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Lenovo's engineers said they couldn't make ThinkPad X1 lighter, so they went all in on repairability

At CES 2026, Lenovo unveiled the latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon and ThinkPad X1 2-in-1, debuting Lenovo's new "Space Frame" design for maximum repairability.

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"There is a delusion on our marketing side where literally everything has been renamed to have Copilot": Microsoft didn’t rebrand Office as Microsoft 365 Copilot — but its branding strategy remains just as confusing

Microsoft has clarified that it didn't rebrand Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot, dismissing recent reports.

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Ubisoft just killed its Halifax studio right after it unionized, but says the shutdown was decided "well before" — over 70 developers have been affected

Weeks after it formed a union, Ubisoft's Halifax studio has been shut down by the publisher as it moves to "streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs."

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