While X‑COM’s future remains unclear, Steam is full of tactical alternatives—from Phoenix Point to the grand‑strategy scale of Terra Invicta. The Xenonauts series stands out as a faithful modern take on Julian Gollop’s X‑COM: UFO Defense, with the original Xenonauts released in 2014. The

Hisense may have started as a budget TV brand, but it has become one of the most trusted options for shoppers who want a strong balance of features and price. Screens run from 32 inches for secondary rooms up to 116 inches for a cinematic experience, and many models include

Bungie’s extraction shooter Marathon received its first major post‑launch patch, 1.0.0.4, on March 11. The notes promised things like more ammo in free loadout kits, better objective markers and fixes, but one tweak—an increase to the range at which players could hear gunfire and

Before Left 4 Dead, there was Zombie Panic! The Half-Life mod pitched groups of survivors against a single, player-controlled brain-muncher; anyone killed by the zombie rose as undead, slowly tipping the match until only one human remained. Zombie Panic! first appeared on ModDB in 2004 and was later followed by

As I get older, I can't remember everything, especially the passwords to my important accounts. Instead of logging them in my Notes app as I used to, I started using Apple's and Google's password managers. They aren't fancy, but they're

Everyone and their Grandma is getting immersed in building adorable habitats for their Pokemon friends in Pokopia right now, but that level of dedication isn't everyone's cup of tea. If you're not big on life sims, there are plenty of Nintendo Switch game deals

At the SXSW conference, Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström unveiled a beta feature that lets listeners review and edit their Taste Profile, the algorithmic model of their music preferences. That profile fuels recommendations like Discover Weekly, Made For You playlists and the year‑end Wrapped feature. Beginning with Premium listeners in

Attackers are hiding executable code inside invisible Unicode characters in the Public Use Areas, code points reserved for private symbols like emojis and flags. When fed to a computer the characters map to letters, but they render as blank space to humans, so code reviewers and static analysis tools see

The Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI) assists in the use of crowdsourcing across the federal government. Its Tournament Lab offers the contract capability to run external crowdsourced challenges on behalf of agencies. This three-phase challenge invites geophysicists, sensing specialists, nondestructive testing experts, and creative problem-solvers (including AI/ML

Arc Raiders' machine design and AI became so notable that players fervently demanded a PvE mode in an extraction shooter. That shift wasn't straightforward; the team flip-flopped between genre ideas, at one moment aiming for Souls-inspired difficulty and the next positioning players as the powerhouse. Production director

Choosing a music streaming service comes down to what you value most in listening. Spotify stands out for higher audio fidelity, broader social sharing tools, and a range of AI-powered discovery features. YouTube Music offers a cleaner, more straightforward interface and the extra value of a YouTube Premium bundle. Spotify

The Corsair Vanguard Pro 96 wired gaming keyboard is now $160, a rare deep discount mere months after release. It’s a not-quite-full-size board that squeezes a volume dial, a 1.9-inch LCD and six macro keys into a compact layout, earning the description of being “one of the most

Microsoft has released an update to DirectX it calls "the biggest wave of new tooling features in DirectX’s history." The company and its GPU partners set out "our dream of bringing console-level GPU developer tools to Windows," with AMD, Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm all contributing

Pixel 7 and newer devices, as well as the Pixel Tablet, include a free VPN called VPN by Google. It encrypts the internet traffic leaving your phone to protect you on public Wi‑Fi and hides browsing activity from internet service providers, though it does not change your location to

If you've recently switched to Linux on an Arm64 processor but miss Chrome, there is good news: Google says official Chrome support will arrive sometime in the next few months (Q2). This follows Chrome support for Arm-based macOS devices in 2020 and Arm-based Windows devices in 2024. Many

For $139, you can get a DeWalt 20V MAX cordless drill and impact driver set — saving 46% off the usual price on Amazon right now, and coming close to the lowest price we've ever seen it hit. The kit includes the 1/2-inch drill and the 1/4-inch

Arc Raiders moved at a much faster pace during early development: Embark reduced the speed of everything by roughly 60% after shifting the game toward a PvPvE extraction shooter. The original reveal trailer shows players leaping around and sprinting at breakneck speed to Dancing on My Own, and even features

At a GDC talk today, Overwatch game director Aaron Keller said that Marvel Rivals has "definitely had an impact" on the Overwatch team. Keller recalled seeing the excitement around Rivals, which launched with over 30 heroes in 2025 (and is now at 47). He said it made him

NanoClaw and Docker have announced a partnership to run the open-source AI agent platform inside Docker's MicroVM-based sandbox infrastructure. The integration will allow NanoClaw builds to be deployed in containers and, the teams say, can be launched with a single command. Each agent task will be isolated in

There's a well known gaming maxim I just made up that says "All shooters are better with vehicles." That is why classic Halo Big Team Battle remains a top three multiplayer experience, and why Arc Raiders may one day give players a fresh set of wheels.

ASAB is focused on creating advanced concepts and technologies in aeronautics to improve connectivity and save valuable resources. Work includes developing aircraft concepts, conducting airspace and aviation safety systems analysis, guiding aerospace systems research strategic planning, and advancing design and analysis methods. Meet the ASAB Team. Activities and projects include

YouTube has started showing long, unskippable ads on televisions, a new option the company calls 'VRC Non-Skip.' The spots can run 6, 15 or 30 seconds, with Google AI selecting the length, and are designed to "ensure your message is delivered in its entirety." Viewers have

At GDC, Arc Raiders production director Caio Braga said Embark's breakout extraction shooter emerged from a development cycle that included multiple massive directional pivots—turning points where many other game productions would have been cancelled. In a post-talk interview, Braga said the string of high-profile live-service launch failures

This year’s Game Developers Conference felt tense, with international travel anxiety, panels full of AI tech talks, and an emphasis on consumers over creators. Even so, countless demos at GDC and its surrounding events in San Francisco cut through the noise and showcased how much creativity real humans still

Apple launched the MacBook Neo on March 11, and Best Buy is already offering open-box units for $568. Open-box items have been opened or returned and are graded "Excellent" by the Geek Squad; given the laptop’s recent release, many are likely just opened or quickly returned rather