Tag: software

Steam has finally got rid of those goddamn clown awards

Steam has finally got…

Steam has announced a big change to its community awards system that means they no longer confer Steam points…
Wrestling the Steam ‘Goliath,’ pulling a Nightdive, and seeing off vulture capital: GOG chats the risks and opportunities of its future as a company without CD Projekt

Wrestling the Steam ‘Goliath,’…

In an industry whose most recent high-profile buyouts cost tens of billions of dollars, the December sale of GOG—for…
Meta is closing 3 VR studios and laying off roughly 10% of Reality Labs as it shifts focus from the metaverse to AI wearables, it’s next sure-fire, can’t-miss idea

Meta is closing 3…

Meta chief technology officer Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said early in 2025 that the metaverse could be a “legendary misadventure”…
OpenAI has bought the URL of what used to be an adult video chat website for more than $15,500,000

OpenAI has bought the…

Head over to chat.com and you’ll notice you’re redirected to chatgpt.com, where you can talk with one of OpenAI’s…
Games Workshop says its senior managers aren’t excited about AI, prohibits its use and laments that it’s ‘included on our phones or laptops whether we like it or not’

Games Workshop says its…

Warhammer company Games Workshop says that it does not allow generative AI in its products, and although some of…
It looks like ‘Windows Intelligence’ might subsume ‘Copilot’ branding, giving yet more evidence that we can’t decide how to market AI

It looks like ‘Windows…

The next generation of chips are here and they’re all decked out with the latest NPUs for copious AI…
CrowdStrike and Windows are *gulp* having problems again but thankfully just with 24H2 and just in some Office programs

CrowdStrike and Windows are…

Windows 11’s latest build, 24H2, is officially here and rolling out gradually. Microsoft calls it a “full OS swap“,…
GOG’s new owner can’t stand Windows either: ‘It’s such poor-quality software… I can’t believe it!’

GOG’s new owner can’t…

“Windows sucks” feels like one of the most uncontroversial statements you can make online these days. Between AI guff,…
Microsoft’s building data centres out of wood hoping we’ll forget AI’s made its carbon emissions 29% higher than when it pledged to go ‘carbon negative’ in 2020

Microsoft’s building data centres…

Traditional data centre buildings are standard industrial constructions, with steel and concrete being the main materials. In a bid…
Five new Steam games you probably missed (November 4, 2024)

Five new Steam games…

Best of the best (Image credit: Larian Studios) 2024 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie…