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Good lord, ARC Raiders just hit two colossal milestones — the best-selling shooter is still dominating Steam and all of gaming, and it's not slowing down
3 février 2026 à 20:40

Good lord, ARC Raiders just hit two colossal milestones — the best-selling shooter is still dominating Steam and all of gaming, and it's not slowing down

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3 février 2026 à 20:40

As ARC Raiders continues to be a best seller on Steam, Xbox, and PS5, the game has hit two massive performance milestones.

Cold Snap promo images for ARC Raiders

"The AI web should respect quality content" — How Microsoft's new Publisher Content Marketplace aims to save your favorite sites from extinction

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)

3 février 2026 à 20:00

Microsoft has unveiled the Publisher Content Marketplace, a new initiative that aims to compensate publishers for quality content while helping better train AI tools. Win-win?

Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., speaks during the company event on AI technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

The best gaming chair just got this must-have upgrade — but Secretlab took its sweet time delivering it

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

3 février 2026 à 19:48

Secretlab's new $49 lockable casters bring a much-needed flexibility fix to the TITAN Evo, though XL model owners are still being left behind.

The Secretlab TITAN Evo NanoGen Edition seen at an angle, showing the backrest and seat.

One of Microsoft's biggest Xbox studios is forging a new path after development struggles, missing profit targets — "What are we learning?"

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)

3 février 2026 à 18:50

Following the underwhelming performance of Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment is making some major internal changes.

An official screenshot for The Outer Worlds 2.

This Intel-based mini Windows 11 PC is down to the price it should have always been — a space saver with 16GB of RAM

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3 février 2026 à 17:32

For those looking for a compact-sized mini PC to help with office work, search no more, for we have a 31% discount on ACEMAGIC's K1 Mini. Here's why it's worth your consideration.

AI-generated image for the Acemagic K1 Mini PC Windows 11 Pro

The best Xbox games coming in February include Resident Evil, Yakuza, Dragon Quest, and more — the choices are stacked

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3 février 2026 à 17:18

February 2026 is shaping up to be a major month for Xbox, with Resident Evil Requiem, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties, and High on Life 2 leading a packed release schedule.

Resident Evil, Towerborne and DQ VII next to each other

Even Raspberry Pi isn't safe from the RAMpocalypse — Second price hike in three months pushes 16GB Pi 5 beyond $200

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)

3 février 2026 à 16:04

Raspberry Pi is one of the most affordable ways to get your hands on a computer, but memory shortages are causing unwanted price hikes for the company. Here's what you need to know.

A microchip on a Raspberry Pi personal computer on the production line at the Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, UK, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024.

Xbox Game Pass announces February's first batch of games — Kingdom Come Deliverance, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and more are added for 2026

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3 février 2026 à 15:51

Microsoft has announced via Xbox Wire that February 2026's first batch of games coming to Xbox Game Pass have been revealed, and we have the details on what those lucky additions are.

Promotional hero image for Xbox Game Pass' new games for the first half of February 2026

Xbox and NetEase announce major Xbox PC partnership for China — UU Accelerator officially integrated into Xbox PC app

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3 février 2026 à 15:44

Xbox has announced a deeper partnership with NetEase, integrating UU Accelerator directly into the Xbox PC app in China to improve online stability and reduce connection issues for players.

Xbox Year of the Horse

Firefox's new AI kill switch reminds me that Edge still doesn't have a similar feature — a one-click toggle would only make Microsoft's browser more appealing

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)

3 février 2026 à 15:34

Mozilla announced that it's giving its Firefox browser an AI kill switch, making it easy to disable all AI enhancements with one click. Microsoft needs to add something similar to Edge instead of making us chase down individual settings.

Edge vs. Firefox AI toggle

Microsoft's best-ever Windows on Snapdragon laptop has impeccable design, a 20-hour battery, and a 120Hz display for 38% off — just what I need for work

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3 février 2026 à 15:19

The Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 sees its best deal since Christmas 2025, giving folks a chance to experience its high performance, design, and battery life at a 38% discount.

AI-generated image of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7

'Xbox Play Anywhere' capabilities arrive for one of this year's most anticipated games — as others leave Xbox PC in the dust

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

3 février 2026 à 14:41

One step forward, a few steps backwards. Microsoft's occasional wins with Xbox PC often come with caveats, highlighting the work still required.

Crimson Desert with Xbox Play Anywhere logo

The PC shutdown bug is bigger than expected — Windows 10 machines are now affected

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3 février 2026 à 14:41

Microsoft has confirmed that a shutdown bug affecting Windows 11 is also impacting supported Windows 10 builds, caused by January security updates.

Dell XPS 15 running Windows 10

The Legion Tower 7i with an RTX 5070 Ti is finally a fair price — but only if you use this coupon code

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

3 février 2026 à 14:23

Lenovo’s Legion Tower 7i packs an RTX 5070 Ti and premium design, but only a steep coupon makes its pricing competitive.

Image of the Lenovo Legion Tower 7i (Gen 10) gaming desktop.

Only 3.3% of Microsoft 365 users pay for Copilot despite billion-dollar investments — while CEO Satya Nadella assures that it's "becoming a true daily habit"

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)

3 février 2026 à 12:30

A new report suggests that only 3.3% out of the Microsoft 365 and Office 365 users who interact with Copilot Chat actually pay for it after CEO Satya Nadella indicated it had grown “nearly 3x year-over-year”.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on a Microsoft Copilot background

YouTube intentionally blocks background play on third-party mobile browsers to keep Premium perks exclusive — will it ever extend to background tabs in Windows?

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)

3 février 2026 à 11:00

YouTube is restricting background playback to Premium members, blocking the popular workaround in third‑party browsers in the process.

In this photo illustration, the YouTube Premium logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen.

Newegg is offering big-time discounts on several gaming laptops — with price cuts up to 40% to help you find scarce RTX GPUs amidst the RAM Crisis

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2 février 2026 à 22:36

Newegg has a special surprise for PC gamers struggling to find a new gaming laptop amid the RAM crisis, driving prices up. A special, limited-time sales event selling several gaming laptops with increasingly rare NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPUs inside that will last from February 2, 2026, to February 8, 2026.

AI-Generated image of several Acer and MSI gaming laptops visualized.

Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity dev argues against ex-Bethesda Skyrim lead, says a Morrowind remaster would succeed — "it would sell like f***ing hot cakes"

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)

2 février 2026 à 21:55

Oblivion Remastered has many hoping for Morrowind Remastered, too, but an ex-Bethesda dev says it wouldn't do well. A dev at BG3 studio Larian disagrees.

An official screenshot of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind.

If the next Xbox is a PC, Microsoft needs to prove it can avoid Windows’ biggest problems

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)

2 février 2026 à 21:20

I've been using Windows almost daily for 30 years. I know my way around its idiosyncrasies and foibles. But is that what the average Xbox gamer wants to have to deal with?

Xbox controller on a Razer Blade laptop with the Xbox app open

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