Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection. This is an unwelcome development for users that want to airgap their systems and enthusiasts who want to activate older versions of Windows on retro hardware.

In a poignant reminder that some of a game's biggest fans are the people who actually work on them, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided voice actor Elias Toufexis sounded off about the lack of a Deus Ex sequel, after teasing some upcoming projects coming this year. Elias Toufexis, known best as the voice actor for the Deus Ex main

Security researchers at Koi have uncovered a massive, coordinated spyware campaign that spans 100+ Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla FireFox extensions, which seem to function legitimately, but (eventually) exhibit malicious behavior tied to a threat actor called DarkSpectre. This behavior includes stripping security protections,

The PlayStation 5 has essentially been cracked, just in time for 2026, and it would appear that short of releasing a new hardware revision, there's not much Sony can do about it. This is because PlayStation 5 hackers have found the BootROM (Level 0) keys for the PlayStation 5, which enables decryption of the bootloader and, from there, allows

Dell raised its prices by roughly 10-30% on December 17th, and ASUS will be following suit on January 5th, per a report from TrendForce. As the report notes, this is not an unexpected move—and previous statements from Acer and ASUS indicate that "passing on soaring memory costs has become an industry-wide consensus". It's not just PC makers,

No one is safe from RAMmageddon, including gaming console manufacturers. According to a recent report, console manufacturers are debating whether next-gen devices should be delayed to post 2027-2028, breaking the common 7-year cadence between console generations. If the rumors circulating about next-generation consoles and their gratuitous