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These 7 PC Game Intros Hook You Instantly with Captivating Cinematics — Grabbing You by the Collar and Sucking You In

Some games have such powerful openings that they suck you in right away. Here are the seven best PC games with the most compelling intros.

A screenshot from Final Fantasy XVI showing a young boy staring up with blood on his face and yelling.

My Top Xbox Game Pass Title Recommendations of 2025 — 7 Games Added This Year You Need to Play Today

Dozens of games have come to Xbox Game Pass this year, but these are the top seven you really don't want to miss out on.

Yatzli from Avowed, a ladybug from Grounded 2, a massive alligator from South of Midnight, and the door 46 in Blue Prince on a blue background.

Is Microsoft Edge Getting a Major Revamp for AI? First Look at New UI That Places Copilot at the Center

Microsoft looks to be working on a new UI for its Edge web browser codenamed Olympia that appears to be built around Copilot. Here's a first look at an early iteration of it.

Microsoft Edge Windows Central

Perplexity, Worth $18 Billion, Just Offered $34.5 Billion for Chrome (Which Isn’t for Sale)

Perplexity made a $34.5 billion offer for Chrome, far above its own value, but Google has no plans to sell the world’s most-used browser.

Downloading Google Chrome in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Lures "Most-Wanted" AI Talent from Meta With Multimillion-Dollar Offers Amid Industry Turbulence — Giving Zuckerberg a Taste of His Own Medicine

According to a leaked internal document, Microsoft has compiled a "most-wanted" list, comprising Meta engineers and researchers. The company has reportedly made multi-million-dollar compensation package offers to get them to switch sides.

CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg is seen during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with representatives of social media companies at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC.

8 Registry Tweaks that will Make File Explorer Faster and Easier to Use on Windows 11

On Windows 11, you can customize File Explorer with many different Registry tweaks to declutter menus, speed up browsing, and restore classic features.

File Explorer modded with Registry

You Think You Need a Monster PC to Run Local AI, Don’t You? — My Seven-Year-Old Mid-range Laptop Says Otherwise

While most of my local AI work takes place on a fairly well-equipped desktop PC, I was curious to see what mileage I could get from an old laptop I have lying around, and it surprised me.

A Huawei MateBook D running Ollama on Fedora 42

OpenAI's Sam Altman: GPT-5 Fails to Meet AGI Standards Amid Microsoft's Fading Partnership — "It's Still Missing Something"

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently revealed that GPT-5 didn't meet the coveted AGI threshold because of its inability to continuously learn "as it's deployed from the new things it finds."

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, speaks at a joint press conference announcing a strategic partnership with Kakao at the Plaza Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, on February 4, 2025.

Gears of War: Reloaded PC System Requirements — Is Your Setup Ready for the Return of Delta Squad?

Here are the Gears of War: Reloaded PC system requirements that you'll need to meet in order to dive back in with Marcus and Delta Squad.

A screenshot from Gears of War: Reloaded showing two soldiers running from a large armored creature.

Blizzard Entertainment’s Story and Franchise Development Team Unionizes — Workers Organize To “Make Our Workplace Better and Safer”

The Blizzard Entertainment Story and Franchise Development team has unionized under Microsoft, adding to the existing unions at other Blizzard teams.

Diablo 4

Microsoft bans exploitative devs from "selling" Gamerscore on Xbox and bundle spamming the store — gamers rejoice

New rules ban bundle spamming and gamerscore grabs, cleaning up the Microsoft Store.

An Xbox logo on a phone, with dollar bills in the background

China’s Giving NVIDIA the Side-Eye — H20 AI GPUs Face Major Trust Issues As Beijing Authorities Urge Avoidance

Just when NVIDIA thought it was in the clear to resume sales of its H20 AI GPUs to China, a new report suggests that Beijing is putting pressure on its major firms to avoid the chips.

CHONGQING, CHINA - JULY 17: In this photo illustration, the logo of Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is displayed on a smartphone screen, with the reflection of the Chinese national flag from a computer screen visible on the device, placed on a red-lit keyboard, on July 17, 2025 in Chongqing, China. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)

I'm Glad Battlefield 6 is Fixing One of the Open Beta's Biggest Problems — It's Good News This Feedback is Getting Addressed Before Launch

Following the conclusion of Battlefield 6's first Open Beta weekend, the developers at DICE have confirmed they're looking into one of its biggest issues.

Logo for Battlefield 6 Phantom Edition.

“The Timeline Is Uncertain” — Steam and PayPal Divorce, and Valve Says It’s All About Money

PayPal abruptly dropped support for certain currencies on Steam in July 2025, and Valve has now added a new disclaimer to the checkout page explaining the situation.

Steam Deck with PayPal logo crossed out

This Xbox Game Pass Sensation is "Absolute Art on Every Level," and Just Got a New Enhanced Edition — Oh, and It's on PS5 Now, Too

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 stood tall as one of the best Xbox games of 2024, and now it's on PS5 — with a free upgrade to the "Enhanced" version available on Xbox and PC.

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 — Senua grimacing.

As the Battlefield 6 Open Beta Wraps Up, Players Scatter to Other Games — So I'm Asking: What's Everyone Playing Instead?

As the highly anticipated Battlefield 6 Open Beta gained over 40,000 players, a resurgence of excitement for modern warfare has led to players flocking to other titles.

Battlefield 6 environment showing game logo through a damaged wall, as soldiers representing Battlefield V and Battlefield 1 look on

Helldivers 2 Gets Bombastic Trailer Celebrating Xbox Launch — and It Sure Looks Like It's Teasing a Crossover With Halo 3: ODST

A launch trailer for Helldivers 2 on Xbox Series X|S consoles seems to tease a crossover with Halo 3: ODST.

A rainy city in Helldivers 2, with a beacon of light in the middle.

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