Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who took the job less than 3 months ago, says ‘player and revenue growth has not yet met our ambition’ as Microsoft gaming continues to slide

Microsoft released its Q3 FY26 earnings report yesterday, and the news on the Xbox is not entirely sunshine and lollipops. The company ate a 7% ($380 million) decrease in gaming revenue in the quarter, driven by a 5% year-over-year decline in Xbox content and services revenue and a 33% drop in Xbox hardware revenue. That’s…

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Gabe Newell was an enthusiastic supporter of OpenAI in 2018, donating $20 million and even acting as the sole member of an ‘informal advisory board’

The ongoing Musk v. Altman lawsuit has seen the release of various internal emails relating to OpenAI, which for now are mostly focused on the early years of the company’s founding, over roughly the period 2016-2020. OpenAI wasn’t nearly as prominent as it would later become, but one of the surprising elements is the involvement…

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I’m having to completely retrain my muscle memory in Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor after 150 hours, because the new class they’ve added is just a dwarf in a car

There’s an oddly momentous feeling to the idea of Deep Rock Galactic Survivor introducing a new class to the DRG universe. After all, the original four have been the only ones we needed for eight years now. What can you possibly add to a quartet that’s stood the test of time for that long? I…

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How to get Water Filters in Arc Raiders

Water Filters are yet another item that you need to grab for the Avian Alarm project in Arc Raiders and have basically no purpose normally. Sure, you could recycle them or sell them, but it’s really not worth the hassle. Now, however, you need to donate three of them to your bird sanctuary, and you’re…

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How to get Agave in Arc Raiders

Everyone knows where to go to find lemons, apricots, and olives in Arc Raiders by now. That would be Blue Gate’s Olive Grove. But what about Agave? Like Prickly Pears, this plant feels much harder to pinpoint and find consistently. That’s annoying because you need eight of these prickly plants to donate to the new…

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