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Microsoft has refreshed its Surface for Business lineup, but the launch arrived with almost no excitement. There was no major event, no livestream, and no strong public push. Instead, Microsoft shared details through blog posts and briefings, making the new Surface hardware easy to miss. That quiet approach matters because Surface is no longer seen with the same excitement it once had. In earlier

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop for Business 8th Edition has added an optional integrated privacy screen, giving Surface its first built in display privacy feature. It is available only on the 13.8 inch Surface Laptop 8, and it is aimed at business users who work in public places, offices, airports, cafes, and other shared spaces. The idea is simple. When the privacy mode is turned on,

DriftGuard says it has found a way to recalibrate Xbox controller joysticks permanently, which could give players another option before replacing a drifting controller. The third party app already supported PlayStation controllers, but its latest breakthrough is focused on Xbox gamepads. Stick drift is one of the most frustrating controller problems because it can make a character, camera, or cursor move even when you

Best Buy has several Dell laptop deals live for Memorial Day, with prices starting at $599 and all three highlighted models staying under $1,000. The offers are available for a limited time and are scheduled to end on May 25, so buyers looking for a work, school, or everyday Windows laptop do not have long to decide. The three standout picks include a budget

GameSir is working on one of the strangest and most interesting controllers in years. Its upcoming Swift Drive controller, also shown as the Trak Racer TR640, places a real miniature direct drive racing wheel in the middle of a standard gamepad. It sounds like a gimmick at first, but early hands on impressions suggest it could become a serious option for racing fans who

Journey and Sky: Children of the Light creator Jenova Chen says World of Warcraft played an important role in shaping how he thought about online connection. In a new interview, Chen said Blizzard’s MMO was a “savior” for him during a lonely period after he moved to the United States, even though it also showed him the limits of traditional online communication. Chen said

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced is not a simple remaster. Ubisoft says the project is “definitely a remake,” with rebuilt assets, updated combat, revised parkour, new collision work, and modern production upgrades. At the same time, the studio is trying to keep the game faithful enough that it still feels like the 2013 pirate adventure fans remember. Ubisoft Singapore design director Julian Koch described

Dishonored is now remembered as one of the best immersive sims of its era, but Arkane Studios almost worked on two very different projects before creating it. According to Dishonored co directors Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith, Bethesda originally had the studio looking at pitches for Thief 4 and a Blade Runner game before both plans fell through. The detail came up while Colantonio

Devil May Cry and Bayonetta creator Hideki Kamiya says he would rather see a game cancelled than pushed out in a poor state. Speaking during a panel with Nier creator Yoko Taro, Kamiya explained that he does not see every cancelled project as a failure, especially if the alternative is releasing something that does not meet the right standard. Kamiya said he rarely thinks

The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma once said he felt responsible for The Wind Waker leaving some players with the impression that it was unfinished. The comment came in a 2005 Edge interview before Twilight Princess launched, where Aonuma admitted that Nintendo had originally imagined something bigger for The Wind Waker but had to scale it down to finish the game on time.

A maker has created a tiny e paper fortune telling gadget called the EFortune Cookie, and it works a little like a digital magic 8 ball. When you shake it, the device wakes up and shows one of up to 3,000 fortunes on a small 1.54 inch e paper display. The project was made by gokux and shared through Hackaday. It uses a Seeed

Valve’s new Steam Controller has entered the market with plenty of attention, but its toughest competition may not be Microsoft’s Xbox controller or Sony’s DualSense. A new PC Gamer feature argues that the real challenge comes from third party controller makers that now offer strong features, better specs, and cheaper prices than many official console pads. The old idea that third party controllers are

Sin could have been one of 1998’s biggest PC shooters, but its launch was hurt by bugs, publisher tension, and the arrival of Half Life only a few weeks later. Former Sin design and marketing lead Robert M. Atkins has now shared more detail on what went wrong, saying Activision was so annoyed with Ritual Entertainment by launch that it did not properly test

Witchaven and Witchaven 2 are being removed from sale on June 15, giving retro FPS fans only a short window to buy them before they disappear from digital stores. Revival publisher SNEG has confirmed the delisting, though it has not said whether the reason is an expiring license or a possible replacement by remastered versions. Both games are currently discounted before removal. The pair

Saints Row 2 players on PC can finally access the game’s long missing console DLC, thanks to a new mod from the team behind the Juiced Patch. The mod brings the single player parts of the original Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 DLC packs to the Windows version of the game, closing a gap that has existed since 2009. When Saints Row 2 launched

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has received another major update, and this one comes with a strong push to bring in new players. Saber Interactive has launched a free trial, applied a steep 70 percent discount, and released Patch 13.0, which adds a new Operations mission and a major rework of Siege Mode. This is not a fully repeated story, although it connects to

Paralives is finally launching in early access today, May 25, 2026, giving life sim fans another major game to try beyond The Sims. The indie life sim will be available on Steam for $40, with launch set for 10 AM Eastern. The game is arriving as an early access release, so players should not expect a finished product on day one. PC Gamer describes

Subnautica 2 is already making a strong case for slow, staged early access instead of dropping everything at once. The current version is limited, with around 20 hours of content, but that smaller structure appears to be helping the game rather than hurting it. It gives players a complete first taste of the alien ocean while leaving enough mystery for future updates. The game

Star Citizen has crossed $1 billion in player funding, reaching a milestone that few games in history can even approach. Cloud Imperium Games’ long running space sim passed the figure during its DefenseCon event, where the game is free to play until Wednesday and players can try its ships without paying. The timing likely helped push the funding total over the line. A free

Playground Games has shifted more attention to Fable after the launch of Forza Horizon 6, with the studio opening several roles to help finish development on the RPG. The studio said excitement is high after Forza Horizon 6, but it is still recruiting across multiple disciplines as Fable moves toward its planned release later this year. The hiring push includes roles in engineering, design,