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Microsoft is once again moving forward with automatic Microsoft 365 Copilot installations after pausing the rollout earlier this year. The company now plans to complete the forced deployment for Microsoft 365 users by July 1, although IT administrators can opt out and stop devices in their tenant from receiving the app automatically. The move comes after months of criticism over how aggressively Microsoft has

ChatGPT now has a Lockdown Mode designed to reduce the risk of prompt injection attacks, especially when the chatbot interacts with web pages, external tools, images, files, or other outside content. The feature limits some network connected capabilities so malicious hidden instructions have fewer ways to influence ChatGPT or extract sensitive information. Prompt injection is one of the biggest security problems facing AI assistants.

Anthropic has made Claude Fable 5 available to the public, giving paid Claude subscribers access to a powerful new AI model based on the company’s Mythos class system. The release is notable because the underlying model has been described as highly capable, especially in cybersecurity, but public access comes with strict safeguards and a limited subscription window. Claude Fable 5 is now available through

Ayaneo’s Pocket Play is a new Android gaming handheld that combines the look of an old sliding phone with modern mobile gaming hardware. Instead of following the usual flat smartphone design, the device uses a sliding 6.8 inch OLED screen that moves to reveal physical controls underneath, including a D pad, buttons, and touchpads. That design makes the Pocket Play stand out immediately. Most

The Geekom A6 mini PC is now available for $479 at Amazon with a promo code, making it a strong early deal for anyone who wants a compact Windows PC for work, everyday tasks, and light gaming. The system normally lists for $649.99, but Amazon has already reduced it to $599.99. Using the promo code WCGKA620 brings the final price down further to $479.

Intel’s new Arc G3 handheld chips are shaping up to be a serious step forward for Windows gaming handhelds, with early hands-on testing showing strong frame rates, better power behavior, and a more graphics focused design than Intel’s earlier mobile chips. The Acer Predator Atlas 8 and MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ were both shown at Computex with the new Arc G3 hardware, giving

Dell’s 2026 XPS 13 is shaping up to be a stronger MacBook Neo rival than expected, especially for students and Windows buyers who want a thin premium laptop without giving up basic everyday features. Apple’s MacBook Neo starts at $599 for all buyers, but Dell is matching that price for students and offering several hardware advantages that the Neo does not include. The new

Microsoft’s regular Surface Laptop could become a much stronger premium PC if it borrowed a few practical ideas from the Surface Laptop Ultra. The Ultra model is clearly not built for everyday buyers, but some of its more useful design choices could improve the standard Surface Laptop without turning it into an expensive workstation class device. The Surface Laptop Ultra pushes the Surface lineup

Xbox says it is rebuilding a more reliable pipeline of exclusive games, even if some titles sell fewer copies by staying off rival platforms. The comments come from Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball, who has offered one of the clearest explanations yet of how Microsoft is thinking about exclusives after years of shifting messages around multiplatform releases. The question around Xbox exclusives has

Xbox is rethinking parts of its next generation hardware strategy as rising component costs create new pressure around affordability, flexibility, and long term console design. The company still plans to ship Project Helix, its upcoming Xbox hardware, but recent comments from Xbox Chief Strategy Officer Mathew Ball suggest the final model may need to change as the market becomes harder for console makers and

Arkane’s Blade project appears to still be moving forward, despite recent concerns that the Xbox backed Marvel game may have been canceled. The game was missing from the latest Xbox Games Showcase, which led to fresh rumors about its future, but a small response from one of the developers has helped calm some of that speculation. Blade was first announced in December 2023 during

Halo: Campaign Evolved and Gears of War: E-Day are bringing back one of Xbox’s most missed features: split screen campaign co-op. Both games will support two player couch co-op on console, giving longtime Xbox fans a feature that helped define the platform’s early identity. For many players, split screen was not a bonus feature. It was part of how Xbox games were experienced. Halo:

Nintendo’s June 2026 Direct was packed with major Switch 2 news, including a new Xenoblade game and the official reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. But the showcase was not only important for Nintendo players. Several games shown during the event are also coming to Xbox and PC, giving the Direct a wider impact across platforms. The biggest name in

Minecraft is getting a native Nintendo Switch 2 version in 2026, giving players a version built to take better advantage of Nintendo’s new hardware. The release will also bring the Vibrant Visuals graphics upgrade to Switch 2, adding improved lighting, shadows, reflections, fog, and other visual enhancements that were not available through the backward compatible Switch version. Minecraft has already been playable on Switch

Capcom has finally confirmed Dragon’s Dogma 2: Dark Arisen, giving the acclaimed action RPG the major expansion many fans had been hoping for since the base game launched in 2024. The expansion is set to release on October 9, 2026, alongside a new Nintendo Switch 2 version of Dragon’s Dogma 2. The announcement came during Nintendo Direct, where Capcom revealed that Dragon’s Dogma 2

Nintendo has officially confirmed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Nintendo Switch 2, and fans are already divided over the game’s updated version of Link. The remake was revealed with a short trailer during Nintendo Direct, showing only a limited look at the project, but one brief shot of young Link has been enough to start a heated debate across the

Destiny 2’s final major update has brought a huge wave of players back to Bungie’s long running MMO shooter. The Monument of Triumph update launched on June 9, marking the end of active development for the game, and fans have responded by flooding the servers in numbers Destiny 2 has not seen since The Final Shape expansion in 2024. SteamDB showed Destiny 2 reaching

Square Enix is facing fresh criticism after fans accused new Kingdom Hearts promotional art of using generative AI. The artwork was released alongside the announcement of Kingdom Hearts Collection I to III for Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox on PC, but the celebration quickly turned into debate as players began pointing out unusual visual errors across the image. The concern

The Wolf Among Us 2 may not follow the old Telltale release model when it finally arrives in 2027. After years of delays and silence, comments from Telltale and co-publisher PM Studio suggest the long-awaited sequel could release all of its episodes at once instead of making players wait between chapters. That would be a major change for a series built around episodic storytelling.

Kingdom Hearts 4 has finally resurfaced after years of silence, with Square Enix showing a new 90 second trailer during Nintendo Direct. The game was first announced in 2022, but since then, fans had little more than its original reveal trailer and scattered hope that development was still moving forward. The new footage is not a full gameplay breakdown, and Square Enix still has