US FTC pauses in-house trial for the Microsoft Activision deal

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Notably, this news comes a week afterthe FTC’s request for injunctive relief was denied. If granted, it would have extended the restraining order preventing the deal from completing. An FTC order is expected later today. Notably, the FTC’s appeal of the aforementioned federal court decision remains ongoing. Microsoft has reportedly declined to comment....

July 20, 2023 · 1 min · 81 words · Brandon Mcbride

10 best Pokemon games for Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and Steam Deck

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. You have just got to know where to look. We have got you covered with all your monster-catching needs. Beach party, anyone? So like don’t go anywhere; let’s get into it! One of those takes? Players can fuse any two monster forms to create a unique mixture of the two. Beach party, anyone?...

July 19, 2023 · 3 min · 438 words · Travis Rivas

Apple is working on its own ChatGPT AI alternative to compete with Bing Chat and Google Bard

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. What you better know This year has been all about generative AI. Apple had briefly considered partnering with OpenAI, but ultimately decided against it. But will Apple’s version be better than the competition? Only time will tell.

July 19, 2023 · 1 min · 54 words · Brandon Benitez

ASUS just saved Intel NUC mini PCs from extinction, and I'm hyped

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Thank you, Intel, for your confidence in us to take the NUC systems product line forward. We are committed to ensuring the excellent support and service that NUC systems customers expect. Good luck, ASUS. We will watch your career with great interest.

July 19, 2023 · 1 min · 59 words · Tracy Russell

ASUS ROG Ally one month later: Here are 5 things I want you to know before buying

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. However, like a magpie, I couldn’t resist the new shiny thing. Despite that, do I recommend the ASUS ROG Ally? After all, it’s not exactly cheap. On the Steam Deck, I was at the mercy of independent third-party tools. They were all very good, of course, but you never know how long they’ll remain supported....

July 19, 2023 · 3 min · 549 words · Jeffrey White

Bing Chat invites are showing up for Google Chrome users

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. That is, until today when our Kevin Okemwa opened up Google Chrome. Clicking on that prompt openedthis pageabout the new Bing and asked him to enable theMicrosoft Bing extension. Despite promptings to try the new Bing on Google Chrome, the chatbot is still limited to Microsoft Edge. Enabling the extension sets Bing as your default search engine and opens the Bing homepage....

July 19, 2023 · 1 min · 189 words · Brad Miller

Blizzard Entertainment is bringing its games to Steam, starting with Overwatch 2

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Were happy to work with Valve to make that happen. Windows Central’s take This really isn’t surprising.

July 19, 2023 · 1 min · 34 words · Samantha Parks

Diablo 4 players are angry, and it could've been mitigated pretty easily. Here's how.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. In fact, Diablo 4 has beenreview bombed by users to 4.8 on Metacritic. Why are Diablo 4 players unhappy? Adam Fletcher (Pez Radar) has issued an update on Twitter to let fans know the feedback has been heard loud and clear What is Player Test Realm (PTR)? Why does Diablo 4 not have a PTR?...

July 19, 2023 · 1 min · 178 words · Brian Rich

Diablo 4: List of all Malignant Heart effects, powers, and types in Season 1

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Note that these crafted Malignant Hearts will always be for your specific class or class-agnostic. Are Malignant Hearts in the Eternal Realm? In addition to earning them in the world, you can also craft Malignant Hearts with Ichor while visiting Cormund’s wagon. Buy on:Xbox|PC (Battle.net) In addition to earning them in the world, you can also craft Malignant Hearts with Ichor while visiting Cormund’s wagon....

July 19, 2023 · 1 min · 138 words · Sheri Wolfe

Exoprimal review: A potentially fun hero shooter with a huge identity crisis

Cool Exosuit classes that are enjoyable to play as. Mindless fun blasting dinosaurs and specialized Neosaur mini-bosses. The 10-player PvE only missions against Super Swarms and boss fights are the best part of the game. The world is under threat by mysterious vortexes summoning blood-thirsty dinosaurs all over the world. Leviathan is a fun villain with such a delightfully condescending, sinister and obsessed personality. The PvPvE gameplay loop of Dino Survival gets old really quickly, falling into repetitive formulaic battles....

July 19, 2023 · 4 min · 739 words · James Young

F1 23 Review: Racing has never been so good yet so bad

Those who love the F1 games regardless will find this iteration to at least be better in some ways. We’ll get to that. As with all yearly update sports titles it’s all about minor improvements. Disclaimer: This review was made possible by a review code from EA Codemasters. The company did not see the contents of this review before publishing. Now available across Xbox and PC. You definitely don’t need the latest specs to get great results....

July 19, 2023 · 3 min · 447 words · Amanda Wall

Has ChatGPT / Bing Chat gotten dumber? According to this study, maybe.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. The research document “How Is ChatGPTs Behavior Changing over Time?” Arguably, the success or failure of chatbots is determined by their accuracy. But they later determined their performance and behavior were completely different. They further cited that their performance on certain tasks has been negatively impacted. Interestingly GPT-3.5 (June 2023) was much better than GPT-3....

July 19, 2023 · 2 min · 280 words · Jeremy Barrett

How to hide (or unhide) files on Windows 11

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Heres how it works. Or you have specific documents or videos you want to make a little more private. you might always get into the hidden contents using the full path to the folder or file. Windows 11 hide files In the command, replace"SECRET-FILES"with the name of your folder or file. Quotation marks are only necessary when there are spaces in the name....

July 19, 2023 · 1 min · 125 words · Meagan Jimenez