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The Microsoft error, caused due to the recent CrowdStrike update, has affected several companies, banks and government offices worldwide.

In yet another setback for game preservation, Forza Horizon 4, the open-world racing title from Playground Games, is set to be delisted from digital storefronts. The Microsoft-owned studio announced Tuesday that the game would no longer be available for purchase on Steam and Microsoft Store starting December 15, 2024.

Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...

Diablo IV is getting a final surprise open beta weekend, before its launch on June 6. The event begins May 13 at 12:30 am IST/ May 12 at 12pm PT in the US and will be available to players on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. It is scheduled to end on May 15 at 12:30am IST/ May 14 at 12pm PT, and is meant to test Diablo 4’s server infra...

XDefiant Closed Beta Impressions: While XDefiant’s core gameplay is slickly executed, I’m struggling to see its appeal in the long run. In a market that’s already filled to the brim with arcade shooters bolstered by ability-honing operators, Ubisoft isn’t offering anything new here, ultimately feeling like an unneeded addition. Some new and...

Ark: Survival Ascended will now be sold separately but will be more expensive. After fan backlash regarding the $49.99 bundle, which included the Ark remaster and access to Ark 2, Studio Wildcard has now decided to separate it and sell the former solo for $59.99 (about Rs. 4,198). The game would include all planned expansions, in addition to the ex...

Ark 2 has been delayed until the end of 2024, Studio Wildcard confirmed in a roadmap. The usage of Unreal Engine 5 has caused the team to adjust their workflows and pipelines, demanding more development time. The studio also announced a remaster of the original Ark: Survival Evolved, which will be available as a separate purchase in August. Dubbed ...

Xbox is getting inbuilt Discord voice chat as part of its November update. Players can now access Discord voice channels directly from the console and speak to server members. Previously, users had to rely on the phone app to transfer calls from Discord to Xbox before being able to chat. Microsoft has also introduced noise suppression for voice cal...

As Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 nears its November 16 launch, Activision has confirmed that the original Warzone will undergo a temporary server shutdown for 12 days. Warzone 2.0 launches November 16, alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 season 1 multiplayer, which brings an all-new battle pass, new maps, and some football-themed operator skins. T...

An insecure TikTok server reportedly allowed access to storage containing the personal information of its users. Furthermore, Microsoft recently pointed out a security issue in the Android version of its app.

The Emotet botnet has begun targeting Google Chrome users to steal credit card information stored in the world’s most widely used web browser. The malware steals credit card details of unsuspecting users, then exfiltrates the data to a different command-and-control server, according to researchers. The Emotet botnet was shut down in 2021, but has...

Minecraft goes Web3 with a new layer named NFT Worlds on the Polygon after two developers unaffiliated with Microsoft, built a blockchain layer on the popular game Minecraft.

Microsoft hired a key Apple engineer to design its own chips for its servers, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.

Chinese authorities denied carrying out a massive hack of key Microsoft servers Tuesday, with the Chinese embassy in New Zealand describing the allegations made by US allies as "totally groundless and irresponsible".

The Microsoft error, caused due to the recent CrowdStrike update, has affected several companies, banks and government offices worldwide.

In yet another setback for game preservation, Forza Horizon 4, the open-world racing title from Playground Games, is set to be delisted from digital storefronts. The Microsoft-owned studio announced Tuesday that the game would no longer be available for purchase on Steam and Microsoft Store starting December 15, 2024.

Alphabet's Google formally filed a complaint to the US Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday saying Microsoft used its dominant position in enterprise software to push customers towards its cloud services, The Information reported on Wednesday. Microsoft used the licensing terms in its Office 365 productivity software to lock customers into separate ...

Diablo IV is getting a final surprise open beta weekend, before its launch on June 6. The event begins May 13 at 12:30 am IST/ May 12 at 12pm PT in the US and will be available to players on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X. It is scheduled to end on May 15 at 12:30am IST/ May 14 at 12pm PT, and is meant to test Diablo 4’s server infra...

XDefiant Closed Beta Impressions: While XDefiant’s core gameplay is slickly executed, I’m struggling to see its appeal in the long run. In a market that’s already filled to the brim with arcade shooters bolstered by ability-honing operators, Ubisoft isn’t offering anything new here, ultimately feeling like an unneeded addition. Some new and...

Ark: Survival Ascended will now be sold separately but will be more expensive. After fan backlash regarding the $49.99 bundle, which included the Ark remaster and access to Ark 2, Studio Wildcard has now decided to separate it and sell the former solo for $59.99 (about Rs. 4,198). The game would include all planned expansions, in addition to the ex...

Ark 2 has been delayed until the end of 2024, Studio Wildcard confirmed in a roadmap. The usage of Unreal Engine 5 has caused the team to adjust their workflows and pipelines, demanding more development time. The studio also announced a remaster of the original Ark: Survival Evolved, which will be available as a separate purchase in August. Dubbed ...

Xbox is getting inbuilt Discord voice chat as part of its November update. Players can now access Discord voice channels directly from the console and speak to server members. Previously, users had to rely on the phone app to transfer calls from Discord to Xbox before being able to chat. Microsoft has also introduced noise suppression for voice cal...

As Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 nears its November 16 launch, Activision has confirmed that the original Warzone will undergo a temporary server shutdown for 12 days. Warzone 2.0 launches November 16, alongside Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 season 1 multiplayer, which brings an all-new battle pass, new maps, and some football-themed operator skins. T...

An insecure TikTok server reportedly allowed access to storage containing the personal information of its users. Furthermore, Microsoft recently pointed out a security issue in the Android version of its app.

The Emotet botnet has begun targeting Google Chrome users to steal credit card information stored in the world’s most widely used web browser. The malware steals credit card details of unsuspecting users, then exfiltrates the data to a different command-and-control server, according to researchers. The Emotet botnet was shut down in 2021, but has...

Minecraft goes Web3 with a new layer named NFT Worlds on the Polygon after two developers unaffiliated with Microsoft, built a blockchain layer on the popular game Minecraft.

Microsoft hired a key Apple engineer to design its own chips for its servers, Bloomberg News reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

A US appeals court said Facebook can pursue a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in its WhatsApp messaging app to install malware allowing the surveillance of 1,400 people, including journalists, human rights activists, and dissidents.

Chinese authorities denied carrying out a massive hack of key Microsoft servers Tuesday, with the Chinese embassy in New Zealand describing the allegations made by US allies as "totally groundless and irresponsible".