WoW’s Warband system is getting a facelift soon, with new campsite backgrounds and the ability to sort your alts into cute little themed groups

World of Warcraft’s Warbands system has been a pretty solid win for the aging MMO, adding a whole layer of alt friendliness to the game—I’ve particularly enjoyed being able to huck loot at my alts willy-nilly, and the stacking XP bonus you get for hitting level cap on each of your characters isn’t bad, either….

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Windows 11 24H2 is the unwanted holiday gift that keeps on giving thanks to Auto HDR game crashes, audio device woes, odd bouts of stuttering and more

Microsoft’s 24H2 update for Windows 11 has been rolling out in fits and starts, which seems appropriate—as some users, including myself and other members of the hardware team, have been beset by all sorts of strange issues since installation, including game stuttering, crashes, and audio devices mysteriously disappearing. Microsoft has been logging many of the…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Friday, December 20

Our Wordle tips are all neatly arranged and ready to go if you need them. Take a quick look even if you don’t, they might give you a fresh approach to your daily guesses. If you’re after something stronger our hint for the December 20 (1280) game’s here too, as is today’s answer if you’ve…

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The best deals in the 2024 Steam Winter Sale

Valve has successfully lodged the Steam Winter Sale into the same part of my brain that stores a fondness for shortbread and hot cider. Even if I don’t buy anything, it’s a holiday tradition to at least look. Many of the Steam Winter Sale discounts are the same as or similar to those found in…

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Fisch codes and how to redeem them

Fisch has been going viral for all the right reasons, and there are plenty of codes to redeem to get some additional free items. Since this game is about the relaxing nature of fishing, what better way to soak it in than by getting our hands on some free stuff to make the grind all…

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A bug’s letting Warframe players summon their newly-added motorcycles in more areas than intended, but the devs say it’s ‘rad and cool’ enough to stay—as long as the bikes aren’t in outer space

There’s a lot to love in Warframe 1999, the latest major update for the free-to-play scifi action game about magic space ninjas, mutant biotechnical horrors, and more pregnancy than you might expect. The free expansion launched last week, sending players back in time to an alternate-history 1999 to battle alongside—and potentially romance!—a squad of misfit,…

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