It’s a well-known fact of PC life that, over time, Microsoft Windows tends to bog down. No matter how many high-end hardware components you cram into your gaming rig’s tower, or how state-of-the-art yourCopilot+ PC’schip might be at launch, there’s a good chance that your system will experience slowdown after several months or years of use. As weeks turn into months, and months turn into years, yourWindows PC performancemight degrade for a variety of reasons....

Beloved Soulslike Lies of P fromNEOWIZis getting a wave of new merchandise to help celebrate its first anniversary. This includes a cute plush from Nendoroid company The Good Smile Company, vinyl records, and shirts. Get Ready to Hug This Pinocchio Plushie Publisher NEOWIZ and the toy companyGood Smile Companycurrently have the chibi plushie of Pinocchio available to pre-order until October 16. It will be 17cm in height and is made of polyester....

Somewhere in the depths of space is a coalition of aliens who are completely and unreasonably mad at a city on Earth. It’s hard to say why this is, whether that be a stray parking ticket or someone there drinking their koks without frapping it, but whatever it may have been that city’s got to go. The aliens won’t stop escalating their attacks until its shield is down and the city is wiped from the universe for good, taking all of humanity with it in one final massive explosion....

Last week, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration appeased to gadget lovers by announcing that it willallow airlines to expand use of personal electronicssuch as tablets and smartphones during nearly all phases of flight. The much-welcomed development means busy folks who detest having to switch off their gadgets before takeoff and landing for fear of messing with the avionics now have plenty to smile about. The new FAA rules pledge responsible travelers on both domestic and international flights to agree to using their devices in airplane mode most of the time....

Apple has cunningly devised a novel though controversial way of promoting its own iOS 7 stock apps, features and services right in the App Store search. The application store has seen a whopping60 billion cumulative downloadsthus far and with over a million apps carried it’s serving a lot of customers on a daily basis. If you now go to the App Store and run a search for popular generic terms such as ‘browser,’ ‘movies’ and ‘SMS’, the first entry popping up in your search results should be a banner advertising a related stock iOS 7 apps or feature like Safari, iTunes Store, Messages and more…...

TheApple TVproject may file under Tim Cook’s ‘Hobby’ drawer, but that’s not stopping Apple’s iTunes media team from relentlessly adding new content sources to the $99 media-streaming box. Just this morning, the device has picked up two new channel sources, one from financial news powerhouse CNBC and the other is broadcast network FOX NOW… Cord-cutters shouldn’t jump with joy because accessing most CNBC and FOX NOW content on the Apple TV requires inputing your credentials for one of a number ofsupported cable and Internet providers....

Apple andMicrosofthave been around long enough that they know what a rivalry looks like. They also understand, just likeIntel, what “competitive fun” looks like, too. But it looks like the rivalry between Apple and Microsoft is ramping up again. That’s according to a new report today fromBloomberg, which takes a look at the two companies in light of the ongoingEpic Gamesvs. Apple antitrust battle that’s going on right now. There’s no doubt whatsoever that Microsoft isn’t the happiest with Apple right now, because it’s the latter’s decisions towards the App Store that has prevented the former from launching one of its most anticipated components: xCloud, or cloud gaming....

Arizonais the kind of fun thriller they don’t really make any more. Not for a while, anyway. It’s glossy schlock at its best, and I mean that in the best possible way. It shouldn’t really be compared to the works of Quentin Tarantino. It falls more in line with the glut of crime thrillers that came in the wake ofPulp Fiction. It’s not first, or even second tier. It’s like a third teir rip-off that lines up more with Mark Wahlberg’s The Big Hit or Katie Holmes’s Go in terms of tone, than it does2 Days in the ValleyorThings to Do in Denver When You’re Dead....

Larian Studios have announced the date for the next Panel from Hell which will be focusing on what’s next for Baldur’s Gate 3. Baldur’s Gate 3 Devs Announce Next Panel From Hell for July 7th Larian Studios the developer behindBaldur’s Gate 3which is currently in Early Access will be holding the next Panel from Hell on July 7th at 10 AM PST/7PM CEST. If you’ve missed previous streams and wonder what exactly is this Panel from Hell is, well it focuses on giving news about BG3....

InNBA 2K25, choosing the correct team means just as much as creating your own player build. Your team’s success will depend on your fit with the team, and pushing other great players away isn’t a good way to win. Regardless of your player’s position and build, there will be a team out there that perfectly matches their needs to your skills. Here are the best teams to play for in MyCareer in NBA 2K25....

World’s Edge underwent some changes leading into Season 17 that may switch up where players want to drop during battle royale matches. Many variables go into where we choose to land like ship direction, the hot zone, whether the match type is ranked or not, and team comp. Some players have their favorite landing spots, but where are the best spots to land in World’s Edge for Season 17? Apex Legends Best Landing Spots for World’s Edge in Season 17 Bloodhound’s Trials Bloodhound’s Trials remains one of the best landing spots in World’s Edge due to the high-tier loot that can be acquired from doing the trials....

The MMORPG Blue Protocol will be having a closed technical test taking place from November 8th to 10th for North America and Europe. Registration is now available. Blue Protocol Closed Beta Announced; Sign-Ups Now Available Futhermore, as this is a closed beta, those participating will be under a strict NDA so that means no sharing gameplay, streaming or talking about their experiences in Blue Protocol. Those who are selected will get to preload the game on November 6th....

I don’t know what you guys have been up to, but I’ve spent all of my free time playingRadiation Islandfor the past week. I can’t get enough of that game. If you aren’t into the whole lovey-dovey holiday, or maybe don’t have anyone to spend Valentine’s Day with, you may need something else to occupy your time. We’ve got a list of apps and games we think will help get you through the weekend....