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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate needs to revive the $1 monthly trial
Microsoft recently announced plans to reduce the monthly price of its Game Pass Ultimate membership plan, but it could go a little further
The Govee smart lamp brightened up my room, and then my life
I knew things were not quite right when I had to throw a towel over a broken Ikea lamp to block out its light. How did I get here? I cover fancy and capable tech for a living, and yet, it took me two years to get rid of a pair of old, broken Ikea […]
Mandalorian and Grogu's new Star Wars gangster planet revealed
Shakari, which features prominently in the new Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu, was inspired by Prohibition-era Chicago.
I played Ragnarok Online every day for month. Here's what I've learned
I challenge myself to revisit the classic MMORPG Ragnarok Online for 30 days and see what a 24-year-old game can tell me about modern gaming.
Xbox’s weirdest studio is on a roll
For a while there, it seemed like Double Fine might be struggling under the Microsoft corporate umbrella. The game studio led by Tim Schafer is beloved for offbeat titles like Brütal Legend and Broken Age, but after being acquired by Microsoft in 2019, its only new release for years was a long-awaited sequel to Psychonauts. […]