Xbox wants players to feel like “Xbox gamers” again. To do that, the company behind the big green X needs to regain all the gamers it lost in its mindless quest for game subscriptions. Knowing todays… [+3869 chars]

The future of Xbox might lie in its roots.

Gizmodo.com

Xbox’s Big Turnaround Hedges Everything on Gamers’ Nostalgia - Gizmodo

This week's big reveal of Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced seems to have gone down exceptionally well with PS5 owners, as the most expensive version of the remake is already topping the pre-orde… [+1565 chars]

Push Square

PS5 Players Craving Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced, the Best-Selling Pre-Order in the USA, UK Already - Push Square

ARE YOU READY TO FACE THE TRIALS, RAIDER?
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ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.

Arcraiders.com

Trials season 4: What’s on the horizon - ARC Raiders

Prego wants to spice up dinner conversation with more than tomato and basil. The pasta sauce brand own by the Campbell's Company has built a gadget called the Connection Keeper, a hockey puck-size re… [+1049 chars]

Limited-edition Connection Keeper captures mealtime chats without internet connectivity

Newser

Prego Pasta Jar Lid Records Your Family Convos at Dinner - Newser

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Hundreds of millions of Windows users have been left with a difficult decision, Google warns. "Spend hundreds on a new device, or continue using an … [+2385 chars]

Free PC upgrade is flying off the shelves — how to found out when it's back.

Forbes

‘Out Of Stock’—Google Offers Free PC Upgrade For Windows Users - Forbes

A threat group tracked as UNC6692 uses social engineering to deploy a new, custom malware suite named “Snow,” which includes a browser extension, a tunneler, and a backdoor.
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A threat group tracked as UNC6692 uses social engineering to deploy a new, custom malware suite named 'Snow' which includes a browser extension, a tunneler, and a backdoor.

BleepingComputer

Threat actor uses Microsoft Teams to deploy new “Snow” malware - BleepingComputer

Over the past couple of days, several reports have surfaced claiming that Sony has introduced a new form of DRM (Digital Rights Management) technology on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 consoles. Sup… [+3210 chars]

Some players claim a new DRM system for digital PlayStation purchases is locking them out of games after 30 days

Kotaku

A Surprise DRM Issue For Digital PlayStation Games Has Fans Worried - Kotaku

Recent leaks about Valves new controller suggested its release date was approaching. Sure enough, a Steam Controller review has surfaced from the YouTube channel Techy Talk. Although the video is now… [+2240 chars]

After reports that Valve had received shipments of the accessory, a Steam Controller review has appeared. Deleted ahead of a likely release date update, a YouTuber praised its responsive dual trackpads. Even so, the price may make it more difficult to discoun…

Notebookcheck.net

Steam Controller review leaks, but price of Steam Machine accessory may disappoint - Notebookcheck

According to a survey of UC Berkeley undergraduates, 78% of students reported that they believe their phone use “prevents them from thinking deeply, being creative, or engaging fully with ideas.”
Th… [+1887 chars]

They’re deleting their social media accounts and reducing their screen time. And they want you to join them.

KQED

These UC Berkeley Students Are Leading the Fight Against Phones - KQED

Just get an MMO mouse, speaking from experience, if you want extra productivity buttons. I have always liked larger mice with many buttons because I use my PC in different ways. Selecting text, movin… [+1856 chars]

But why? Just get an MMO mouse, speaking from experience, if you want extra productivity buttons. I have always liked larger mice with many buttons

Videocardz.com

Turtle Beach launches $160 wireless mouse with 2.25-inch touchscreen and 10-hour battery life - VideoCardz.com

If flossing feels like a drag, consider a water flosser. These devices shoot water between teeth to remove plaque and buildup between and around your teeth. Ive been using one for years and love how … [+1596 chars]

Amazon is offering Waterpik’s Cordless Advanced 2.0 water flosser for 32 percent off. The device can make flossing much easier.

NBC News

Keep your teeth extra clean with the help of Waterpik’s upgraded water flosser — it’s currently 32% off - NBC News

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Double Fine followed up its game about a sentient lighthouse with a multiplayer brawler about pottery.
Double Fine followed up its game about a sentient lightho… [+6085 chars]

With the release of the multiplayer brawler Kiln, Xbox studio Double Fine is showing that it still has what it takes to make great, weird games.

The Verge

Xbox’s weirdest studio is on a roll - The Verge

Generally speaking, Apple puts out its MacBook Pro models shortly after the yearly iPhone release in the fall, and then waits until spring of the following year to put the same chip in the latest Mac… [+1156 chars]

Apple trimmed its lineup again in 2026, cutting older iPhones, AirTags, and Macs. See what changed, support status, and what buyers should keep in mind.

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14 Products Apple Is Saying Goodbye To In 2026 - SlashGear

The efficiency doesnt end on the production line either. Even the gigantic cafeteria operates on the same principle, with workers moving in a very organized flow. Until we accidentally disrupted it, … [+2178 chars]

Our man Aaron Hansel has spent the week touring Honda's engineering and production facilities in Japan. How's your bike actually built? Here's what we can share.

Racerxonline.com

Where do Honda motocross bikes get built? - Racer X

Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August.
Director and producer Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida and Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu revealed the news as part of Final Fantasy 14 Fan Fest 2026… [+2403 chars]

Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August.

Eurogamer.net

Final Fantasy 14 is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 in August – but there's a catch - Eurogamer.net

FuRyu has announced roguelike action gameCRYMELIGHT, the next entry in its “dark bishoujou action” CRY series. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on November 5, with a playt… [+10103 chars]

FuRyu has announced roguelike action game CRYMELIGHT, the next entry in its “dark bishoujou action” CRY series. It will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on November …

Gematsu

FuRyu announces roguelike action game CRYMELIGHT for PS5, Switch 2, and PC - Gematsu

The Bootleg Bazaar in Portofiro is a chimera of ex-Soviet bloc organisms that have nestled together in a robust show of scrappy, second-hand capitalism at its finest. It's an entity I have mostly und… [+5585 chars]

Our impressions from the first few hours of the Zero Parades: For Dead Spies demo, available now on Steam.

Disco Elysium dev's highly-anticipated follow-up, Zero Parades: For Dead Spies, has things to say about our nostalgia - Eurogamer.net

Spoiler for the very first thing you see in the upcoming game Saros: Its a bunch of words. The letters type out one by one onto the screen, spelling out some world-building that gives context to kick… [+2864 chars]

The new game from the creators of “Returnal” goes all-in on the PlayStation’s haptics and 3D audio. Maybe it will catch on with other game developers.

Wired

‘Saros’ Shows Off the PS5’s DualSense Tricks - WIRED

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Microsoft has now confirmed major changes to the way in which Windows works on your PC or rather doesnt work. This is all about Microsoft forcing updates, restarts and shut… [+2304 chars]

Microsoft confirms 'major' change affecting almost all Windows PC owners.

‘Shutdown, Restart’—Microsoft Changes Windows On 1 Billion PCs - Forbes

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April 25 update: this article, originally published on April 22 was updated on April 25 with more details of the latest update. 
Apple has released a new iPhone update, ju… [+4729 chars]

Apple has released a new iPhone update — that has taken many by surprise — to address a vulnerability that was recently exploited by the FBI.

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