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I switched to the Momax Q.Mag X, a graphene-cooled MagSafe power bank

The Momax Q.Mag X is a 5,000 mAh/19.35 Wh MagSafe power bank that magnetically clamps to iPhones. Thin, light and stylish, it uses glass and aluminum in its construction and even comes with a microfiber polishing cloth. It also carries a CCC logo, which means it

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Wardogs looks like Battlefield with a persistent economy

Wardogs pits 100 players divided into three teams in constant combat. The game pairs that scale of firefights with a persistent in-game economy: each action that helps your team earns cash you can spend in your next life or even a later match. A trailer shown at the PC Gaming

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Time Strike offers time-stopping combat in a voxel setting

Playing FPS games makes me feel old; my twitch reflexes are shot and that usually means I get shot. I wished I could stop time to reposition, line up a headshot, grab an enemy missile and redirect it, or teleport behind them. The reveal trailer for Time Strike at the

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Five biggest Xbox Games Showcase 2026 announcements

Xbox Games Showcase 2026 opened with a celebration of Xbox's 25-year anniversary and a message reading "here's to the next 25." The stream delivered new looks at Fable, Clockwork Revolution, Persona 6 and the return of Spyro, with honorable mentions including Metro 2039, Senua,

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Xbox: Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not timed exclusives

Xbox opened its latest showcase with Gears of War: E-Day, a prequel to a series long associated with the console, and revealed a release date alongside the announcement that E-Day will be a true Xbox console exclusive. Xbox Wire said E-Day will be an Xbox console exclusive as part of

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Nightdive's next remaster is Thief

Nightdive's remaster of Thief: The Dark Project was revealed at the PC Gaming Show. The studio, which acquitted itself with last year's System Shock 2 remaster, will handle this return to a bona fide classic. The reveal offered only brief glimpses, but those glimpses suggest Nightdive

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US data center power use could jump 50% if permitted sites come online

An analysis of US data center permits shows that if all facilities permitted through 2025 come online, they would consume between 224.3 terawatt-hours and 358.8 terawatt-hours of electricity annually — roughly a 50% increase over the previous year. At the midpoint of that range, projected consumption would exceed the

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Terrinoth: Heroes of Descent launches on PC during PC Gaming Show

Terrinoth: Heroes of Descent, a tactical RPG based on the 2005 board game Descent: Journeys in the Dark, launched during the PC Gaming Show and is available now on Steam. The game adapts the tabletop dungeon‑crawling setup—players traditionally face an Overlord who controls enemies—but the digital version

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Fresh look at Total War: Warhammer 40k reveals massive, grimdark battles

The writer admits to being a Warhammer 40k dilettante: much of their knowledge comes from wiki-dives, they have never bought a Dan Abnett book and have never painted a miniature. The franchise can feel vast and collecting minis expensive, which has made it hard to find a place to start.

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I've used adaptive chargers with my iPhone and Android for a year - but should you?

Whether you’re using a cheap $10 charger or something that costs an awful lot more, modern USB chargers do far more than push power into a device. The moment you connect a charger, the two gadgets negotiate the best voltage and current, then continuously monitor voltage, current and temperature

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Translucent green Xbox Series X25 limited edition revealed

Microsoft marked the original Xbox’s near-25th anniversary by revealing a limited-edition translucent green console during the 2026 Xbox summer showcase. The XBOX Series X25 Limited Edition houses a 1TB SSD encased in translucent green plastic. The reveal was accompanied by a nostalgia-leaning ad shared on social media that declared,

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Halo: Campaign Evolved release date confirmed for July 28

Halo Studios confirmed the release date for Halo: Campaign Evolved during Sunday's Xbox Games Showcase. The remake of the original Halo launches July 28 for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. It's the first Halo title since 2021's Halo Infinite. As its

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Gears of War: E-Day gameplay trailer and October release date revealed

Gears of War: E-Day will launch on October 6, the game’s developers confirmed during the Xbox Games Showcase, kicking off the event with an extended gameplay segment. The title is a prequel to the original Gears of War and follows Marcus and Dom as they survive the Locust Horde’

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Everything We Saw At Xbox’s 2026 Summer Showcase

Sony had its big summer showcase on Monday with a State of Play, and now it’s Microsoft’s turn. The company held its own stream today to show off new games coming to Xbox Series X/S, and had already confirmed it wouldn’t feature any news on the

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Settings I change immediately on a new iPhone

I have a love-hate relationship with getting a new iPhone. It's shiny and scratch-free, but setting it up is a chore: remembering which toggles to flip, choosing a wallpaper and redesigning home screens. I made a list after setting up a new iPad because Apple gives you a

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Fable reboot gets February 23, 2027 release date

Playground Games and Xbox Game Studios unveiled a new look at Fable during the Xbox Games Showcase, closing the trailer with a surprise: the game will launch on February 23, 2027. The trailer adopts a considerably darker tone than previous previews. Hayley Atwell stars as a villain who believes she

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Valheim 1.0 launches September 9 with final Deep North biome

Valheim 1.0 will leave early access on September 9, more than five years after its initial early access debut in early 2021. The 1.0 release will also expand platform support beyond PC, Mac and Xbox One/Series X|S to include PS5 and Switch 2. The game has

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Apple WWDC preview: iOS 27, a new Siri and smart-glasses rumors

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference runs June 8–12, with the keynote set for June 8 at 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. ET and available to stream on YouTube, Apple’s website, Apple TV and the Apple Developer app. Expect focus on Apple Intelligence after a somewhat

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There's suddenly a terrifying number of games releasing this fall

While Steam always sees plenty of daily releases, the calendar for big-budget games has felt thin this year. Repeat delay announcements from titles trying to escape the GTA 6 gigaton sales detonation suggested the back half of the year might stay light. Until this week. Thanks to recent showcase reveals,

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Xbox reboots Hellblade into a more action-focused God of War competitor

Ninja Theory announced the next Hellblade game at the Xbox Games Showcase. It's simply titled Senua, and the reveal trailer emphasizes a shift toward action and gameplay, showing stealth and combat with different weapons while retaining strong cinematography and visuals. Ninja Theory studio Dom Matthews called Senua "

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Modern Warfare 4 DMZ devs studied extraction shooters, claim weapon-feel edge

Infinity Ward has been watching the rise of extraction shooters like Arc Raiders and Marathon as it put together its own version of the genre in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's DMZ mode. Multiplayer creative director Joe Cecot says the team has been "paying attention to

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Xbox’s exclusivity strategy is more confusing than ever

Which Microsoft first-party games will be Xbox console exclusives and which will appear on PlayStation 5 has become harder to predict. During its big summer showcase on June 7 the company said Gears of War: E-Day will not come to PS5 after all, even though a port of the game

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El Paso, Elsewhere 2 revealed with PC Gaming Show trailer

Indie developer Strange Scaffold revealed El Paso, Elsewhere 2 during the PC Gaming Show today. El Paso, Elsewhere followed a monster slayer named James Savage as he descended into the underworld beneath a motel to kill his ex-girlfriend, a vampire trying to bring on the apocalypse. The original was a

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Silicon Valley founders publicly roast venture capitalists online

Over the past few days, some Silicon Valley tech founders have taken to the internet to publicly roast the venture capitalists they once pitched. Greg Isenberg, host of The Startup Ideas Podcast, posted to X about raising a $15 million Series A: "12 people in the meeting. One of

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These CarPlay apps proved essential during 25,000 miles of driving

I spent more than 25,000 miles behind the wheel last year and, as an iPhone user, relied largely on Apple CarPlay to make long trips smoother. CarPlay usually helps keep attention on driving, though a few times it stopped working and I had to switch to an old handset