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The $500 Console Is Dead
Gaming hardware is more expensive than ever. There’s a few different reasons things are as bad as they are, but regardless of how we got here, there’s no denying it’s an absolutely terrible time to be in the market for a new gaming console or PC. Even worse is the realization that there’s no going back.
The 4K-Ready iBuypower AMD Ryzen 9 9900X Radeon RX 9070 XT Gaming PC Drops to $1,799
This prebuilt will run the hottest new games in 4K, including Pragmata, 007: First Light, and Forza Horizon 6.
Today’s Best Deals: LEGO Yoda Bust, Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones, and PS5 Video Game Sale
Plus, don’t miss Pokémon TCG restocks and savings on a soundbar, an RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC, and more.
HollowFrame Loader Deploys Matryoshka Backdoor in Spear-Phishing Attack on Law Firm
HollowFrame and Matryoshka use DLL side-loading and GitHub C2 to gain a persistent foothold on two law firm endpoints.
Xbox Wants to Eventually Reach More Than a Billion People Each Day, Asha Sharma Tells Staff the Target Is to Get Halfway There by 2030
Xbox boss Asha Sharma has told staff that by 2030, Microsoft's gaming business should hit the halfway point of its ambitious target of reaching more than a billion people each day.
Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop is hundreds off at Best Buy
Plus, save on Lego Game Boy.
Microsoft will launch new ‘super app’ for Copilot soon
Microsoft’s CEO has confirmed that a new super app for Copilot is launching soon, continuing the recent ‘super app’ trend.
Microsoft Copilot for Word Can Copy Hidden Prompts Into New Documents
Microsoft 365 Copilot prompt injection can alter report figures and copy hidden instructions into generated files, letting them affect later drafts.
Russian Hackers Exploit Microsoft OWA Flaw to Keep Mailbox Access After Credential Rotation
Russian hackers exploit CVE-2026-42897 in OWA to deploy OWAReaper, a browser implant that persists through credential rotation and device re-imaging.
Project Motor Racing Adds Free Holden Commodore, PC Triple-Screen Support in 2.1 Update
New, free V8 Supercars DLC pack launches alongside a “significant new update” for Project Motor Racing, which includes a total rebuild of the handling model for the GT3 and GT4 categories.
HP's Flagship OMEN 45L RTX 5070 Ti Gaming PC With 32GB of DDR5 RAM Drops to $1,999
Will run all of your games in 4K with ease.
Xbox revenue drops 10 percent as Microsoft’s cloud and AI business surges
Xbox’s woes continue.
Xbox outage shouldn’t have affected games on disc, Microsoft confirms
Very reassuring for the future of physical media.
Halo: Campaign Evolved PC Settings Guide
Halo: Campaign Evolved takes one of the best games ever made and brings it to Unreal Engine 5. Here's how you can tweak the settings to dial in performance.
AI leaders sign statement asking the government to do something about automated AI
More than 1,100 employees have signed the letter.
The 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Is One of the Best PC Gaming Controllers Under $50, and It's Less Than Half That Price
Compatible with Windows PC, Android, and Steam Deck.
Perplexity’s Personal Computer turns Windows PCs into AI agents
One use case for your old, spare laptops.
Nimbus Manticore Deploys NightLedger and Turns Victim Systems Into Covert Relays
Iranian state-backed Nimbus Manticore deploys NightLedger and two WebSocket tunnelers to maintain covert access across three regions.
Microsoft Says New Cybersecurity AI Model Helps MDASH Hit 95.95% at Half the Cost
Microsoft launches MAI-Cyber-1-Flash inside MDASH, routing up to 90% of tasks to the model while GPT-5.4 handles the hardest 10%.
Ubisoft Gives Free PC Copies to Xbox Owners of Select Games
Ubisoft is giving Xbox owners free access to some of their games on PC.
The MSI Codex R2 GeForce RTX 5070 Prebuilt Gaming PC Drops to Just $1,399.99
Excellent prebuilt option for 1080p and 1440p gaming, and it's capable enough to run games in 4K as well.
NVIDIA Forms 37-Member Open Secure AI Alliance and Open-Sources NOOA Framework
NVIDIA and 36 partners form the Open Secure AI Alliance and release NOOA, while governance and joint deliverables remain undisclosed.