August 2025

After police dispersed them on Tuesday, “No Azure for Apartheid” protestors returned to Microsoft’s East Campus Plaza in Redmond, Washington on Wednesday to continue protesting the tech giant’s dealings with Israel, which allegedly include the use of its Azure cloud platform to surveil Palestinians and select Gaza bombing targets. This time, 18 protesters were arrested…

Some days this whole “winning” business seems easier than others, doesn’t it? However Thursday’s puzzling is going for you, we can help. Skim our August 21 (1524) Wordle hints if you need to tame some unruly yellow letters or just a few fresh ideas on what to guess next, or stick to today’s clue if…

With the ROG Xbox Ally set to launch in October and hands-on reports going live, Microsoft is opening up about how it’ll feel to use the handheld on a moment-to-moment basis. And, well, judging by the latest info drop concerning the way it deals with compatibility and performance, it seems like the ROG Xbox Ally…

My recent hands-on time with the ROG Xbox Ally, Asus and Microsoft’s joint handheld gaming PC, had me impressed. So it might not be all bad news that Asus is considering this handheld to be the ROG Ally 2 that many have been asking and waiting for. Though given we don’t know pricing, yet, I…

The Rogue Prince of Persia launched into early access in May 2024 and, by all reports, was pretty good even in its not-finished state. As the name suggests, it wraps the Prince’s balletic action in a roguelite cloth, with plenty of bloodletting combat and illogical platforming gauntlets to tackle. It looks brilliant in movement: the…

MORGAN PARK, STAFF WRITER (Image credit: Future) This week: Got all sappy about the server browser and got very close to downloading Quake. Activision did its big Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 reveal yesterday, and speaking as someone who plays these games a lot, I don’t think anyone’s heart is in it this year….

Seven years after IllFonic and Gun Media had to say farewell to their hit multiplayer survival horror game Friday the 13th, they’re back—except this time, it’s Halloween. Announced at today’s Future Game Show, Halloween is a “one-versus-many stealth horror experience” in which players don the creepy mask of Michael Myers to hunt down the citizens…