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Windows 11’s August update can crash some games, and RGB drivers are caught in the middle
Microsoft is investigating Windows 11 gaming crashes after KB5121003, with RGB-related inpoutx64 drivers linked to problems in ARC Raiders, MARVEL Tōkon and THE FINALS.
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Take-Two’s GTA VI leak hunt now spans Microsoft, Discord, X and YouTube
Take-Two’s GTA VI leak investigation has widened beyond Microsoft and Discord to X and YouTube, with requests seeking records that could identify the people behind online accounts.
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Riot tried to make 2XKO sustainable. Six months later, active development is ending anyway
Riot cut the 2XKO team in February to find a more sustainable path. Six months later, too few players are sticking around to keep active development of its free-to-play League fighting game viable.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2’s free Update 2.0 might be the real reason to return today
Cost of Hope brings a major new paid story to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, but the free Update 2.0 may be the bigger reason for lapsed players to return to the Zone.
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What Steam gamers are actually using in 2026, and what Valve’s hardware survey doesn’t tell us
Valve’s July Steam survey shows 1080p still dominating, 32GB RAM closing on 16GB and AMD gaining on Intel. The VRAM numbers also show why Steam hardware data is easier to misread than it looks.
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Kingdom Hearts 4 is back, but Disney’s wider Kingdom Hearts push is the real story
Kingdom Hearts 4 has new D23 footage, Coco and a 2027 release window — but Disney’s new anime and billion-dollar retail acknowledgement make the wider franchise push more interesting.
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The AI memory boom is starting to make gaming hardware more expensive
AI datacentres are reshaping the memory market, and gamers are starting to feel it. Microsoft, Valve and AMD now point to rising component costs affecting consoles, handhelds and graphics cards.
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OpenAI says ChatGPT ads are now rolled out in the UK — here’s what it uses to choose them
OpenAI says ChatGPT ads are now rolled out in the UK. Here’s how conversations can affect which adverts appear, what advertisers receive and what controls users have.
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The UK’s new subscription rules could get complicated for gaming
New UK subscription rules will add a 14-day cooling-off period after trials and some long-term renewals. For gaming services, deciding what counts as a fair proportionate refund could be the difficult part.
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AI-native games could change gaming — if developers remember to make them fun
AI-native games promise characters, worlds and systems that can respond dynamically to players. The real question is whether that makes games better — or just gives developers more ways to generate content.