Xbox Games Showcase returns in June with first-party studios, third-party partners, and a deep dive into The Outer Worlds 2

The Xbox Games Showcase is returning in June with a look at new games from first-party studios and third-party partners, and a deeper dive into Obsidian’s upcoming sci-fi sequel The Outer Worlds 2. The double-feature format follows similar Xbox showcases in 2023, when Starfield took center stage, and 2024, which featured Call of Duty—although we…

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More tariff chaos: Donald Trump pauses tariffs for most countries at the last minute but jacks them up to 125% against China, ‘effective immediately,’ because of their ‘lack of respect’

The ongoing US tariff catastrophe that has made new PC hardware purchases (and a lot more) such an absolute nightmare got even more confusing earlier today as US president Donald Trump announced that he’s pausing the imposition of a new round of tariffs for 90 days—except for China, for which he’s increased tariffs to 125%,…

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They can’t keep getting away with this: Star Citizen has now raised over $800 million after 13 years, and it’s still in alpha

The start of 2025 brought a familiar refrain, with Cloud Imperium CEO Chris Roberts sallying forth to declare that ‘we are closer than ever to realizing a dream many have said is impossible’ with Star Citizen. Which is to say actually releasing the thing: the holy grail of version 1.0. Naturally Roberts didn’t even put…

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