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Tyler Wilde, US EIC (Image credit: Future) This week: Had an infuriating audio driver troubleshooting experience, but was soothed…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (March 16, 2026)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Rockstar) 2026 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest…
It’s 2025 and my PC still has no idea what audio devices are connected to it

It’s 2025 and my…

I join three standup meetings per week. On paper, these video calls are where we check in, discuss what…
Microsoft yanks the plug on Windows 11 SE, giving school and college IT techs a little over a year to find a suitable replacement

Microsoft yanks the plug…

Four years ago, Microsoft launched Windows 11 SE, a version of its latest operating system for “web-first devices” sold…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (August 4, 2025)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios) 2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games:…
The lyrics to the rap song about John McAfee, annotated

The lyrics to the…

I recently watched the Netflix documentary Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, and it’s one…
Over 48% of unreleased games have a Discord server, and I’m sure this is all fine and normal and I don’t miss forums at all

Over 48% of unreleased…

It is the year 2026. You are in 25 Discord servers. Six of them are for your friends and…
Company that makes generative AI-powered NPCs reports that 95% of players enjoy their generative AI-powered NPCs

Company that makes generative…

Hands up if you’ve ever thought the following: “Sure, Elden Ring is pretty great, but what it really needs…
Bluepoint tech boss suggests Sony’s scared of Valve, not Microsoft, and that’s why it’s pulling back from PC: ‘It would be quite ironic if Valve ultimately ended up winning the console war’

Bluepoint tech boss suggests…

Our six-year stint of feeling very smug about getting pretty much every game on PC (excluding Nintendo, which will…
Meta bought Moltbook, an almost entirely AI-populated social media platform, for we don’t know how much—and we’re not completely sure why yet, either

Meta bought Moltbook, an…

Like many of big tech’s major players, Meta has been interested in AI for some time—the Meta AI app’s…