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The best way to wait for Battlefield 6 is to finally play Battlefield 5, an underappreciated gem

PC Gamer liked Battlefield 5 when it came out in 2018, but there were plenty of reasons it got the cold shoulder from the wider FPS community. DICE's ugly Battlefront 2 loot box f ...

You're not getting the Splinter Cell you wanted in October, but maybe this'll do?

Listen up all you long-suffering Splinter Cell fans, because I've got a shred of good news for you. No, it's not an update on the Splinter Cell remake Ubisoft announced way back i ...

Disgruntled coder who admitted to deploying a malware 'kill switch' to get back at his bosses sentenced to 4 years in prison

After a total wait even longer than his prison sentence and being convicted in March, former software developer Davis Lu has ...

Deadlock's latest character basically gets a portal gun, and his ult teleports enemies to a void hotel where they have to do a platforming challenge

Lastly, the Doorman can use Hotel Guest to teleport opponents to the Baroness Hotel, a little pocket dimension platforming ...

It's shaping up to be a crazy month for new games, with Indiana Jones' beefy-looking story DLC finally arriving on September 4

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle's story DLC, Order of the Giants, has gotten an official release date of September 4 via a ...

Microsoft launches Copilot AI function in Excel, but warns not to use it in 'any task requiring accuracy or reproducibility'

Certain Windows 365 Copilot users now have access to a new feature in Excel that lets you use Microsoft's Copilot AI to ...

Chicago man sues Home Depot, alleging it's secretly using AI facial recognition at self-checkout

If you're shopping at Home Depot, you might want to watch out for facial recognition at the check-out counter. Benjamin ...

A new report claims Windows 11 update is breaking SSDs and HDDs, but this could just be routine hardware failures

Is a Windows 11 24H2 update nuking SSDs and HDDs? That's the startling claim reported by Neowin. Specifically, it's the ...

History goes cheap in the Age of Empires franchise sale, with up to 75% off the classic RTS series

You can get all four AoE games, plus Mythology Retold and couple of DLC packs, in the Age of Empires 25 th anniversary ...

Survival climber Cairn is getting a free-solo mode, letting you channel your inner Alex Honnold when it launches in November

I've been continually impressed by Cairn ever since it was announced in June last year. The survivalist climber features one ...

Apple's upcoming Pro Mac Mini might just be a tiny gaming powerhouse, if rumours around the M5 chip are true

Alex Blake over at Techradar absolutely is. After complimenting their M1's fair price and powerful abilities, Blake is ...

Pre-Fortress 2, a mod that bridges the gap between Team Fortress Classic and TF2, is coming to Steam with a whole lotta grenades

The mod adds class-specific throwables and reinstates numerous weapons for OG TF. Team Fortress 2 modders love nothing more ...