2026

Three months after US senators Richard Blumenthal and Elizabeth Warren expressed “profound concern about the foreign influence and national security risks” that could result from the Saudi-led takeover of Electronic Arts, 46 House Democrats have joined the chorus with a letter calling on FTC chair Andrew Ferguson to “carefully scrutinize” the proposed takeover. The letter’s…

Earlier today, Microsoft’s Windows 365 suite of productivity apps went down, with the Microsoft 365 Status X account blaming it on a service infrastructure in North America “not processing traffic as expected.” The first tweet went live at 7:37 PM GMT, with the confirmation of the service being restored going live at 6:29 AM the…

I enjoy a good traced ray, AI-upscaled texture, or ‘hallucinated’ frame as much as the next person, but I think pixel art remains an important part of any art team’s tool kit. Pixel art offers far more than a nostalgic throwback appeal, capable of a level of expression that would give even the most photorealistic…

Even the most casual of PC users won’t have missed that Microsoft is very keen for Windows and 365 customers to use Copilot. However, according to one report, it might not actually be Microsoft’s own AI model behind the scenes, as a key internal division is being encouraged to road test the competition. That’s according…

A passing glance will tell you there’s a lot of Minecraft DNA in Hytale, so much so that it only took a week for a modder to cobble together functional crossplay between the two games. Minecraft developer Mojang certainly seems aware of the resemblance: In a post on Bluesky, lead Minecraft designer and Mojang CCO…

It’s all hands on deck for Spellcasters Chronicles‘ second closed beta test, which will be taking place next weekend, starting on Thursday, January 29. The devs have not only optimised performance, but have also added a ton of new content like a beta ranked system, new spells, creatures, and buildings. “I am very happy and…