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Money talks
Microsoft to purchase AI giant Nuance for $19.7 billion
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Theoretically interesting
Microsoft helped physicists explore the nature of the universe's evolution
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Get tinkerin'
Everything you need to know about crafting in Outriders
Greatness held back
From success to success, Mojang Studios still feels like an indie studio
Hitching a ride with the Marines
I became a Halo war journalist in ArmA 3
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Fixes and sales
CD Projekt isn't giving up on Cyberpunk 2077 and wants to fix it
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Maximum processing
NVIDIA's powerful Grace CPU announced
NVIDIA has a new CPU on the way, though it's not the kind that's going into the average gaming rig. The Grace CPU is built for datacenter-tier operations.
got that power
HP announces Z2 Small Form Factor G8 and Z2 Tower G8 workstations
HP announced the HP Z2 Small Form Factor G8 and Z2 Tower G8 workstations at NVIDIA GTC 2021 today. The workstations allow people to have professional-level power while working from home.
They're working on it
Outriders players are losing progress, and the first patch didn't help
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A major Outriders bug is causing players to lose hundreds of hours of progress after their inventory is wiped. Outriders is working on fixing the problem, but it's still happening after the first patch update.
Cross-play is returning
The first Outriders patch is rolling out for PC and Xbox
Outriders is currently in the process of rolling out its first patch update, which fixes lots of bugs and works to restore cross-play between all versions of Outriders. Xbox players will have to wait a little bit longer, unfortunately, but the first patch update for Outriders will go live soon for PC and PlayStation.
Long live AoE
Expect new content for Age of Empires 2 and 3 Definitive Editions soon
Microsoft and its studio partners aren't letting Age of Empires fade away. New content for Age of Empires 2 and 3 DE is planned, some sooner than later.
RTS Revival
Excited for Age of Empires 4? Here's everything you need to know.
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Age of Empires 4 is in the works, and real-time strategy fans can't wait to see everything the game entails when it finally launches. Until then we've put together a bunch of important details that give us an idea of what to expect from the game.
Making the right choice
Making sense of Dell's laptop range to make the right choice for you
You've settled on a new Dell laptop but the difference between Inspiron, Precision, Latitude, XPS, and Alienware is confusing you? We're here to help.
The Old Standby
Review: The SanDisk Cruzer USB 2.0 can't keep up in a USB 3 world
If you have a very specific need for a USB 2.0 flash drive, then the SanDisk Cruzer USB 2.0 is about as reliable as you can get. But it's not a solid pick for most in a world filled with USB 3 ports.
Lightning speed
Expand your Xbox storage with one of these spectacular SSDs
Chances are you're going to run out of space on your Xbox One. These five leading SSDs pull the best out of your Xbox One.
Mighty might
Xbox and Bethesda have been hiding a DOOM mobile game on Android
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A spotlight has recently been shined on Mighty Doom, a mobile game on Android that's currently in very limited early access. Mighty Doom is a DOOM mobile spin-off currently in development from Alpha Dog, an Xbox and Bethesda Softworks studio.
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President Biden calls for funding to fight semiconductor shortage
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The White House's budget proposal to Congress includes a call to fund to fight the ongoing semiconductor shortage. The proposal includes a request for $150 million to fund new manufacturing plants.
New legal battle
UK-based software reseller sues Microsoft for £270 million
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Microsoft is being sued for £270 million by a UK-based software reseller. The lawsuit centers around Microsoft urging companies to give up volume licenses in exchange for discounts rather than selling the licenses to resellers.