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Microsoft is paving more PC roads to Project Helix, releasing a Windows 11 Xbox Mode in April for laptops and desktops

Perhaps setting the groundwork for the future launch of Microsoft’s Project Helix, Windows users will be getting access to a dedicated Xbox mode this April. This will work on laptops, desktops, and tablets, according to Microsoft. As announced via the Windows Blog, “Xbox mode delivers a controller-optimized experience to your Windows 11 device, letting players…

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WoW’s Horde/Alliance split was ‘really controversial’, says Jeff Kaplan, to the point where it was only locked in 9-12 months before the game’s launch

The factions of World of Warcraft don’t mean as much nowadays—which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. MMOs are having a tough enough time without splitting their playerbase and, furthermore, Azeroth has faced so many cosmic threats that continuing the faction war nonsense while the world’s about to end would be comically stupid. But there was…

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Mewgenics will have ‘at least two’ DLCs, and the ‘small’ one is almost a third as big as the base game

I had a pleasant surprise recently when I noticed that my purchase of the hit song Eatin Rats! came bundled with a massive tactical roguelike named Mewgenics. It’s pretty good! A tiny bit like XCOM but instead of an alien mothership you’re defending against the sentient contents of Edmund McMillen’s litterbox. It’s also massive. According…

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Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan on his exit from Activision-Blizzard: ‘It was the biggest f**k you moment I’ve had in may career’

Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan was the public face of Overwatch before he left Activision-Blizzard in 2021. If you were interested in videogames between 2014 and 2021, it’s likely you’ll recognise his face. In a new interview on the Lex Fridman podcast, Kaplan details for the first time how and why he left Activision-Blizzard, and it’s…

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