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These are my 5 favorite ways to optimize my Windows 11 PC for gaming — Here's how I tweak my settings for extra performance

To improve your gaming experience on Windows 11, you can make system changes and configure different features, but these are the top five recommended tweaks.

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YouTube ramps up campaign against AI slop — with stricter monetization caveats on inauthentic and repetitive videos

YouTube Head of Editorial & Creator Liaison Rene Ritchie recently dismissed claims that the platform was getting ready to demonetize a wide range of videos, including AI-generated content, clips, and reactions.

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Sea of Thieves is getting this widely-requested feature in early 2026 — and it's coming as part of a new subscription model

Sea of Thieves is getting custom servers, with Rare revealing that the highly-requested feature is finally coming to the Xbox pirate simulator in 2026.

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The Division 2's new Brooklyn Archivist Merit Commendation was driving me INSANE — it turns out there's a sneaky extra step you need to do first

With the Battle for Brooklyn DLC, The Division 2 added some new Commendations to work towards, and one of them has some added steps you need to take in order to complete it.

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Xbox Game Pass deals ranged from "$50,000 to $50,000,000" — offering a glimpse at how much Microsoft drops on content

How much is Microsoft spending on Xbox Game Pass? A ton, apparently. An updated CV on LinkedIn offers some insights into Xbox Game Pass' business practices.

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Upcoming Xbox Game Pass title 'Subnautica 2' is facing boycotts — after publisher Krafton Inc. allegedly nuked dev bonuses and ousted leaders (UPDATE: Krafton extends bonus period)

It's troubling waters for Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment, as publisher Krafton goes nuclear.

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NVIDIA became the first $4 trillion company — here's how the tech giant beat Microsoft and Apple

NVIDIA became the world’s first $4 trillion company after years of AI-driven growth, passing tech giants Microsoft and Apple along the way.

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Is Microsoft's new AI still "4x more accurate than human doctors"? — Typos in medical prompts to chatbots could be catastrophic

A new study highlights how a simple typo can prompt an AI-powered tool to incorrectly advise a patient against seeking medical attention.

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TES4: Oblivion Remastered is getting new difficulty settings in patch 1.2 — but I'm happier to see a fix for this major issue

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is getting a second major update via Steam Beta, with fixes for performance and more.

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Minecraft's mob vote loser just made a surprise comeback — and it brought brand new gear to the Bedrock Preview with it

Minecraft's latest Bedrock Preview brings back the Copper Golem and adds new copper tools and armor, offering a fresh early-game tier between stone and iron.

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Copilot and ChatGPT went against a 4 KB Atari chess game from the 70s — with an embarrassing effort from Microsoft's AI

An almost 50-year-old Atari Chess game left both Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT LLM chatbots in defeat against 4KB of ancient technology.

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ChatGPT falls for a "dead grandma" scam and generates Microsoft Windows 7 activation keys — but they're useless

Users are employing the 'dead grandma' trick to make ChatGPT appear empathetic and to trick it into generating Windows 7 activation keys.

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Perplexity launches "Comet" AI web browser to take on Chrome and Edge — and you can use it today for $200 a month

Perplexity has launched its own AI-powered web browser dubbed "Comet" that is available now, but only if you pay $200 a month as part of Perplexity Max. Otherwise, you'll have to wait for an invitation to use it.

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Game subscription spending hits an all-time high in the US — does it bode well for Xbox Game Pass?

Video game subscription spending reached an all-time high in the U.S. during May 2025. That's according to Circana executive director and analyst Mat Piscatella.

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The acclaimed Xbox, PC, and Game Pass shooter STALKER 2 is coming to PS5 following the end of its timed console exclusivity on Microsoft's systems.

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AI "vibe coding" platform Replit partners up with Microsoft for Azure — but the non-exclusive deal keeps Google Cloud in the fold

Replit just announced a new partnership with Microsoft, which means its services will be available on the tech giant's enterprise cloud app store.

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PSA: A 1TB microSD Express card has entered the market — I hope future handheld gaming PCs are compatible with this speedy storage option

Silicon Power just released a 1TB microSD Express Card, a next-gen offering that is up to eight-times faster than a standard microSD card. Current PC gaming handhelds can't take full advantage of these cards, but future hardware really should.

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Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton reportedly delayed it to 2026 — did it just kill a $250 million bonus for devs in the crib?

A new report suggests publisher Krafton has delayed Subnautica 2 to 2026, and as a result, a $250 million bonus for its developers may now be off the table.

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Microsoft says 'we have threads at home' — rolls out feature Slack has had for years

Microsoft Teams is finally adding threaded replies in channels, a feature Slack and others have had for years. The feature is now in public preview.

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Owlcat Games talks to us about about WH40K: Rogue Trader, the next game 'Dark Heresy' — and how the studio feels about working with Xbox Game Pass

Owlcat Games has risen to RPG royalty thanks to Pathfinder and Rogue Trader, what's next for one of gaming's most interesting studios?

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Bill Gates says AI will replace humans for most things — but coding will remain "a 100% human profession" centuries later

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently claimed that programming will remain a 100% human profession, even a century from now.

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Xbox confirmed to be in attendance for Tokyo Game Show 2025 — set to be its biggest show yet

Tokyo Game Show 2025 has announced the full list of attendees, with Microsoft set to present an online exhibition for Xbox titles.

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Sam Altman admits current computers were designed for an AI-free world — but OpenAI's new type of computer will make the AI revolution "transcendentally good"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently hinted that the company might be developing a new type of computer, poised to make the AI revolution "transcendentally good."

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Microsoft sees its carbon emissions soar on a 168% glut in AI energy demand, "we recognize that we must also bring more carbon-free electricity onto the grids."

Microsoft's pledge to go carbon neutral by 2030 has hit an AI-shaped snag, as the firm's hunger for cloud growth impacts emissions targets.

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Report: Halo Studios was hit by Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, too — dev says nobody "is really happy about the quality" of the next game

Reportedly, the Halo Studios team was affected by last week's Microsoft and Xbox layoffs, and one dev says it's not "really happy about the quality" of the next Halo game.

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