Critics claim the latest judgement against Google is a 'feckless remedy to the most storied case of monopolisation of the past quarter century' while the US DOJ says 'we're not done'
September 1, 2026
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Critics claim the latest judgement against Google is a ‘feckless remedy to the most storied case of monopolisation of the past quarter century’ while the US DOJ says ‘we’re not done’

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Just this week, it was announced that, despite being declared a monopolist last year, Google would not be forced to sell Chrome, and the reaction has certainly not been all positive. Politicians, CEOs, and even Tim Sweeney are not happy about what is being perceived as just “a slap on the wrist” for its illegalities….

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Valve applies to use ‘Steam Frame’ as a trademark for a new console as speculation over a mythical next-gen Half-Life game continues

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Remember Fremont, that supposed SteamOS device from Valve that popped up in Geekbench’s CPU results and according to some sources is a new console designed to connect to TV sets and running AMD CPU and GPU hardware? Well, now Valve has trademarked “Steam Frame” a new brand for use with gaming consoles and peripherals. The…

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RuneScape boss says he killed Pride events to keep things going ‘as apolitically as possible,’ which doesn’t sound very apolitical to me

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Jagex CEO Jon Bellamy—appointed in March—drew fire earlier this year when an anonymous employee accused him of kowtowing to the Trump administration’s assault on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives with a decision to dramatically scale back Pride Month celebrations in RuneScape and Old School RuneScape. Understandably, that decision sparked ire, as did Bellamy’s attempts…

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Hacker jacks into Nexon game, causes a ‘Koyuki apocalypse’ by copy-pasting their favourite anime girl everywhere, forces 6 hours of emergency maintenance

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I always enjoy it when someone with great power decides to use it for great mischief, rather than great responsibility. As is the case of the hacker that wreaked havoc in Nexon’s online RTS, Blue Archive, late last week. As spotted by Automaton, said hacker tapped into the game’s systems to, and I am being…

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I’ve already spent hours making builds, but I’m worried Borderlands 4’s endgame isn’t going to give me anything meaningful to do with them at launch

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Rory Norris, Guides Writer (Image credit: Future) Last week I was: putting off playing Battlefield 2042 just to earn cool cosmetics in Battlefield 6, and eventually caved in. This week I’ve been: planning builds for every single skill tree in Borderlands 4, hoping it would help me pick a character, but actually leaving me more…

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