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Just days after joining Game Pass, the Xbox PC edition of Call of Duty: WW2 is taken offline for "an issue"

Call of Duty: WWII launched on Xbox and PC Game Pass just a few days ago, but RCE hackers wasted no time hitting new players with exploits and taking over PCs. The Call of Duty team has temporarily taken the PC edition of WWII offline to investigate the exploits, but refuses to outright explain to players what the "issue" is.

A screenshot of a flamethrower in action in Call of Duty: WWII edited to show the game's PC case on fire to symbolize the state of the game following reports of RCE exploits on the PC Game Pass edition.

Windows 11 is now the most popular desktop OS in the world — finally surpasses Windows 10 after 4 years

After four years on the market, Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 to become the most dominant desktop OS platform in the world, according to Stat Counter.

Windows 11 Start Logo

I got tired of running out of room on my Legion Go — Here's how I upgraded the SSD

I needed more game storage space in my Legion Go, so I upgraded the 1TB SSD to a 2TB SSD. Here's how I did it so you can, too.

A hand holding the new PNY SSD over the Lenovo Legion Go.

I've already published 58 reviews in 2025 — These are my top 10 favorite laptops, accessories, and other tech so far

Just over halfway into 2025, and I've already published 58 reviews. Here are my top 10 laptops, accessories, and other tech I tested (and loved) this year.

Image of the XREAL One Pro AR glasses.

Forza Motorsport's future doesn't look good following the grim week at Xbox — Turn 10 layoffs reportedly had a massive impact on any future for the franchise

The dire week of Xbox cuts, cancellations and layoffs seems to have had a profound effect on the future of the company's famous old racing franchise.

The Aston Martin Valkyrie in Forza Motorsport

iRacing finally gives us the smallest glimpse of NASCAR 25 gameplay — but don't get too excited, yet

iRacing, makers of the upcoming NASCAR 25 game for PC and console, has shown off a very small glimpse of what gameplay looks like from a recent test session.

NASCAR 25 logo

This custom magnetic keyboard shows how "gaming" is becoming less of a category and more of a feature set

Keychron is expanding its Hall Effect magnetic keyboard line with a new 80% layout variant, another reminder that "gaming" doesn't mean the same anymore.

Image of the Keychron K8 HE wireless keyboard.

Microsoft's $200 Surface Earbuds are killing themselves — make sure you charge yours regularly to keep them going

I own three pairs of Surface Earbuds, and all of them are now dead after not being used for over a year. If you're still using yours, make sure to keep them topped up to keep them alive.

Surface Earbuds

With Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox — here are 7 games I'd love to see PlayStation bring to Microsoft'splatform

With the announcement of Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox, it got me hoping for other PlayStation titles making it onto Microsoft's systems someday.

Promotional screenshot of a soldier celebrating a victory in Helldivers 2

OpenAI almost shipped ChatGPT with a different name — before a late-night twist

OpenAI's ChatGPT lead Nick Turley recently revealed that the company almost shipped ChatGPT under a different name, but a late-night decision changed it all.

ChatGPT logo of a chatbot launched by OpenAI is seen on a smartphone in a hand.

Microsoft's extra year of Windows 10 security updates isn't a "viable solution" for the 400 million PCs that can't upgrade to Windows 11 — "It's obvious users are frustrated and feel yanked around."

While Microsoft's new extended lifeline for Windows 10 will grant users access to free security updates for an entire year, PIRG says this isn't enough.

A view of the new Microsoft Surface Laptop following a Microsoft launch event, May 2, 2017 in New York City.

Microsoft is replacing salespeople with "solutions engineers" amid recent layoffs — promoting Copilot AI while ChatGPT dominates the enterprise sector

The recent layoffs seem to be part of Microsoft's strategy to improve its sales of AI tools metrics, with customers requesting technical support and demos.

People walk past the front entrance to a Microsoft office building on 8th Avenue on June 24, 2025, in New York City.

EA is killing a game I didn't even know was alive

EA has announced that its ambitious live-service extraction shooter, Anthem, will sunset servers on January 12, 2026. The game will be unplayable, as it was designed to be an online-only experience.

The javelins from Electronic Arts' Anthem.

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer reportedly couldn't stop playing ZeniMax's unannounced game — and now it's canceled

A report from Bloomberg indicates that Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer enjoyed playing ZeniMax Online Studios' new MMORPG months before it was canceled.

The Elder Scrolls Online 2025 Daedra battle

The big "Stop Killing Games" petition just hit 1 million signatures — in partial thanks to one dev who tried to kill it

#StopKillingGames completed its goal despite one prominent developer opposing the movement.

Stop Killing Games logo showing a white retro game controller breaking into fragmented pieces on a solid blue background, representing the shutdown and loss of digital video games.

You can now make text bold or italic in Notepad — hell has frozen over

Microsoft has added bold, italic, and Markdown support to Notepad for Windows 11, updating the famously simple text editor with formatting tools.

Notepad on Windows 11 following the addition of rich formatting support

Helldivers 2 on Xbox could strike Halo gold — I’m begging you, please add this one thing

Helldivers 2 coming to Xbox brings the prospect of crossovers to mind, and I can't think of one more perfect than a collab with Halo and its ODSTs.

An ODST in Halo.

Report: Microsoft's 2025 layoffs revolve around its desperate $80 billion AI infrastructure investment

The Redmond giant has laid off over 15,000 people in 2025, and a report claims it's all in the name of freeing up spending money to invest more heavily in AI infrastructure, as Microsoft closes in on NVIDIA as most valuable company.

In this photo illustration the logo of Microsoft is being displayed on a laptop screen and the logo of Copilot is being displayed on a smart phone.

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