Microsoft Edge Game Assist hits Stable release so you can now use it to pin videos in-game without setting it as your default browser

Microsoft Edge Game Assist hits Stable release so you can now use it to pin videos in-game without setting it as your default browser

It’s here, what we’ve all been on the edge of our seats for: Game Assist in Microsoft Edge Stable. Okay, sorry, sorry—for the joke and for the sarcasm. But yes, Microsoft’s foray into anti-alt-tabbing activism is now out of beta. For the uninitiated, Game Assist debuted in November last year, much to the seeming chagrin…

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Insomniac Games has reportedly been hacked, with details of its upcoming Wolverine game included in the stolen data

According to a report from cyberdaily.au, Insomniac Games, the studio behind the Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank games, has been hacked by a ransomware group. The group, who call themselves Rhysida, provided proof that included a screenshot of Insomniac’s upcoming Wolverine game as well as character art for various Marvel-owned characters. More concerningly the hack…

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Ubisoft has added a cash shop and weekly challenges to its ‘faithful’ remake of the 13-year-old Black Flag, because of course it has

For the most part, the long-awaited and worst-kept secret, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, is very faithful to one of my favourite games from 13 years ago. And anything that’s brand-new, like some islands, the ship officers, and an extended story, fits in pretty seamlessly, almost like they were there in the original. But you…

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Starship Troopers: Extermination implements a ‘total overhaul’ to its spawning system, adding a Left 4 Dead style AI director: ‘We realized that our original spawning system, while functional, was starting to show its limit’

Starship Troopers: Extermination has always had a bit of “we have Helldivers 2 at home” energy; ironic considering how much Helldivers 2 channels the tone and ideas of the Paul Verhoeven film Extermination is based upon. While I enjoyed Offworld’s large-scale, team-based multiplayer in my Starship Troopers: Extermination review, it was a frequently uneven experience…

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