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How to level up the Battle Pass faster in The First Descendant

The First Descendant's Battle Pass can be painfully slow to level up through general play, so this is how to speed things along.

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Acer's latest 14-inch ultra-budget laptop is a solid option with great battery life, but beware of a few downsides

Acer's budget-friendly laptop only has an ultra-low MSRP of $349.99 and it offers solid performance that's a step up from a Chromebook. Our review.

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Phenomenal hardware can't save this unique dual-screened laptop from frustrations in Windows

The Lenovo Yoga Book 9i is a beautiful, unique, and ultra-premium dual-screened Windows laptop that looks and feels the part, but is held back by the software.

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The First Descendant: How to unlock or research new characters

In The First Descendant, it can be quite time-consuming or expensive to unlock new Descendants after the first two. Here's how you do it.

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I used Elon Musk's infamous Elden Ring build in the DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree — here's what happened

Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is incredibly difficult, so I wanted to see how Elon Musk's questionable build would fare in it. Here's what happened.

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'Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail' review-in-progress: So far, FFXIV's new dawn has failed to grab me

Final Fantasy XIV Dawntrail has finally been released to begin a new saga for the MMORPG. Sadly, it's not a good start as its cool gameplay is buried under dozens of hours' worth of tedious cutscenes and perhaps the most uninspired main storyline yet.

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How to get and use Amorphous Material in The First Descendant

Amorphous Material is one of the many resources to collect in The First Descendant, but what is it, how do you get it and most importantly, how do you use it?

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How to level up new characters fast in The First Descendant

As you unlock new characters in The First Descendant, you'll want to level them up to 40 as fast as possible. This is the best way to do that right now.

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This 13-in-1 USB Type-C dock can't do the one thing I always want the most, but it's solid everywhere else

I agreed to test the UGREEN Revodok Pro 313 dock because I hoped that it would do what Razer's could not — It can't, but it's still a solid docking station.

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Western Digital's new 6TB external hard drive is fantastic, but one of its two variants is even better than the other

Western Digital My Passport Ultra HDD now has a larger 6TB capacity and comes with security software. Our review.

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See how good — and easy — it is to use a Snapdragon X Elite laptop for software development from an actual developer

Developers may be wondering if a new Snapdragon X Elite laptop is for them, and this detailed video from someone in the know explains it all.

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Cloudflare goes to war with Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI's bots, with blanket free tools to block all crawlers

Hot on the heels of Microsoft saying all public internet content is "freeware" to be stolen to train AI models, Cloudflare has offered a huge chunk of the internet the ability to block all AI crawlers for free.

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The Razer headset I haven't stopped using since I reviewed it now has an Xbox version, and it's predictably awesome

The Razer BlackShark V2 Pro (2023) still holds my highest ever rating for a gaming headset, and the Xbox version is awesome in all the same ways.

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These 8 classic titles could be coming to Xbox Game Pass — here’s what we know

A trio of classic video game franchises could soon be made available to Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

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How well does WSL work on the new Snapdragon X Elite laptops?

WSL is an important part of Windows 11 and with the new generation of Snapdragon X Elite laptops hitting the market, will it work OK? Here's a quick overview.

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The First Descendant's first patch arrives with server fixes and more... But it also broke the servers again

Many players seem to be experiencing server and connection issues in The First Descendant, unable to enter the game or being randomly disconnected.

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Report: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is coming to Xbox Game Pass in August

The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is coming to Xbox Game Pass in August 2024, per a new report.

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What is Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) in Windows 11 and how does it work?

Microsoft has built its own AI upscaling tool for Copilot+ PCs, known as Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR). But what does it actually do, and how do you use it?

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Windows 11 finally gets some love, but it feels more like a 'necessary evil' than a voluntary upgrade with Windows 10's death on the horizon

Statcounter's latest report suggests a slight upward trajectory for Windows 11 — with 29.7% of the market share. Windows 10 continues to dominate the category with 66.1%.

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One of the most anticipated Xbox games from Capcom finally has a playable demo and you can download it right now

Capcom has just released a playable demo for its upcoming action-strategy game, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess. In addition, Capcom is launching a tie-in campaign that will reward players with free in-game rewards based on Okami.

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Windows 11's new Start menu sidebar for Phone Link is unnecessary and only adds more clutter

Microsoft is building a new sidebar to show mobile devices alongside the Start menu, but I don't believe this is the correct design approach. Here's what I think about this feature.

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As Microsoft finally makes Windows on ARM good, Lenovo has made one of the best laptops I've ever used

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (Gen 9) is one of the first Windows laptops powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon X series of ARM SoCs. It's a new generation, and here are my thoughts.

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Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail is horrifically brokenonXbox

Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, the latest expansion to Final Fantasy XIV, has launched in early access and has brought it with a myriad of bugs and issues, including ones causing the Xbox version to crash.

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The best Starfield Xbox mods so far: Performance, gameplay, cheats, and more

With the Creation Club having been out for only a few weeks, here's some of the best mods available for Xbox so far.

Windows Central

Elden Ring DLC: How to fix the 'Inappropriate activity detected' bug when summoning in Shadow of the Erdtree

The Elden Ring "Inappropriate activity detected" bug is annoying PC players trying to enjoy Shadow of the Erdtree. Thankfully, FromSoftware has announced a workaround fix for the problem.

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