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That Infuriating Windows 'Update and Shut Down' Bug Is Finally Dead
We've all been there. You click "update and shut down" and your PC reboots instead. That ancient, annoying Windows bug is finally getting fixed.
72% of Devs Say Steam Is a Monopoly, and I'm Part of the Problem
In "news" that shocks no one, 72% of developers think Steam has a monopoly. As a player juggling four launchers, I can tell you exactly why that is.
Nintendo's 'Summon' Patent Is So Bad the Head of the USPTO Just Stepped in to Kill It
Nintendo's patent war against Palworld just hit a massive snag. The head of the U.S. Patent Office just stepped in to kill one of their patents... using another Nintendo patent as the weapon.
ARC Raiders Servers Were on Fire, So Embark Is Giving Everyone 500 Free Raider Tokens
Had a rough time extracting this weekend? Embark noticed. They're giving all ARC Raiders players 500 free Raider Tokens to say sorry for the server fires.
Dan Houser Explains Why Rockstar's Spy Game 'Agent' Died: They Couldn't Make It a 'GTA'
Remember 'Agent'? Dan Houser finally explained why Rockstar killed it: you can't be James Bond when the player wants to go bowling.
ARC Raiders Is Returning Your Gear If You Die to Cheaters
Dying to a cheater in an extraction game is the worst feeling. Embark just fixed it. It seems ARC Raiders will now return your items if you were killed due to "unfair play."
Rockstar Accused of "Ruthless" Union Busting After Firing Dozens; Company Blames "Misconduct"
Rockstar Games just fired 30-40 people, and a UK union is calling it "one of the most blatant and ruthless acts of union busting in the history of the games industry."
ARC Raiders Just Dropped Its End-of-Year Roadmap, and Holy Shit, It’s Packed
I was wondering what Embark had planned for the holidays, and they just dropped a roadmap that's way more than I expected. ARC Raiders is getting a new map and a big holiday event.
Arc Raiders Just Dropped a Hotfix for a Mountain of Bugs
The devs just rolled out a new hotfix to patch up server issues, broken augments, and that god-awful robotic proximity voice. Let's see what they squashed.
Amazon Kills Its Lord of the Rings MMO... Again
Well, Amazon did it again. Their second attempt at a Lord of the Rings MMO is dead, according to a laid-off dev. "Y'all would have loved it," she said. Ouch.
Arc Raiders Has a Prestige System, and It's a Whole Timed-Event Thing
Arc Raiders has a prestige system called the "Expedition Project." It's a 60-day event that resets your character. Here’s how it works.
Battlefield 6 Now Lets You Reroll Annoying Challenges (But RNG Might Still Screw You)
Stuck with a dumb challenge in Battlefield 6? DICE finally added rerolls. Here's how it works (and how many you get).
Take-Two CEO Says AI Can't Make the Next GTA Because It's Just a Glorified History Book
Can AI whip up the next Grand Theft Auto? Take-Two's boss Strauss Zelnick says absolutely not, calling AI inherently "backward looking" and lacking real creativity.
So Battlefield 6 Just Went Free-to-Play (Sort Of) With 'REDSEC' and a Battle Royale
Well, they finally did it. Battlefield has a free-to-play Battle Royale mode called REDSEC, and it launched today with Season 1. Let's see what's in this thing.
Monday Was an Indie Bloodbath: We Got Deckbuilders, DS Horror, Ghosts, and Musket Fire All at Once
Damn, Monday hit different. We got a monster-catching deckbuilder, a proper remaster of a DS horror gem, a new co-op ghost hunt, and a historical RTS, all on the same day. Let's dig in.
Battlefield 6 Update 1.1.1.0 Is Live, Season 1 Starts Today (Cross Your Fingers the Fixes Stick)
The big pre-Season 1 patch for Battlefield 6 just dropped, fixing a laundry list of annoyances. Season 1 itself kicks off later today. Let's see what's changed.
Arc Raiders Is Almost Here: Launch Times, Editions, and Why It's Not F2P Anymore
The stylish co-op shooter Arc Raiders is finally dropping this week. Here’s the lowdown on when you can play, what editions are available, and why they ditched the free-to-play model.
Paid $100 for Outer Worlds 2 Premium? Obsidian Calls You a Sucker (With a Perk)
So you shelled out for the Premium Edition of The Outer Worlds 2? Obsidian's got a special "reward" for you: a flaw that calls you a brain-riddled consumer. Jeez, thanks.
Holy Duck: Escape From Duckov Hits 300k Concurrent Players, Still "Overwhelmingly Positive"
The duck shooter just keeps getting bigger. Escape From Duckov hit a staggering 300k concurrent players today, and somehow, the reviews are still amazing.
WB Wants Jack Black to Win an Oscar for Minecraft? Bless Their Hearts.
Yes, you read that right. Warner Bros. is actually pushing A Minecraft Movie for the Oscars. Jack Black for Best Actor? Let's talk.