My new, new favorite deep Windows lore: in 2004 Microsoft got caught shipping Windows XP with audio files made using cracked software

Last week I shared some delightful trivia about Windows’ Bluetooth drivers, which really don’t seem like they should be compatible with the words “delightful trivia.” But they are! Microsoft had to make a carveout in its Bluetooth driver code for a specific mouse—its own Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000, released in 2006—because someone stuck a…

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FromSoft has finally plundered its work from 2012 to put the best Dark Souls boss in Elden Ring Nightreign

We’ve been patiently waiting for FromSoftware to say a single word about its plans for Elden Ring Nightreign’s DLC, which was meant to include new bosses as well as playable characters. Now we’ve seen it: in a surprise trailer during Sony’s Japan-focused State of Play livestream on Tuesday, the studio debuted The Forsaken Hollows, its…

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For the first time since 2012, we’re getting a new Silent Hill, Fatal Frame and Resident Evil within the same six months

We’re reliving the Japanese horror renaissance from the early ’00s, minus all those years of console exclusivity. During today’s Japan-focused State of Play, Koei Tecmo announced that Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly Remake will launch on March 12, 2026. That’s excellent news for the folks who spent 1999 through 2005 jumping between numbered Silent Hill,…

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