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Amazon’s New World beta preview: An MMORPG with something to prove The long-awaited Amazon Games MMORPG is almost here, but does it have what it takes to stand out in the crowd? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. In my lastpreview of New World’s expeditionsback in May, I wrote that Amazon Games' ambitious and long-gestating MMORPG, had promise, but I had only spent time with one portion of a much larger game....

Dramatic NVIDIA, AMD graphics card price drops stop — for now, at least NVIDIA and AMD graphics card prices flattened out this month, despite rapid drops just a few weeks ago. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know Prices of the best graphics cards may have dipped a bit lately, but the price drops appear to have plateaued, at least for now....

Lenovo refreshed its Legion gaming lineup in 2018 with a more mature look that I loved and continue to appreciate. The ports on the back, the aluminum chassis, and the fairly straightforward stylings all carried forward for the next few years, but now Lenovo has changed things up again with the Legion 5 Pro. It’s a new AMD-powered option with taller 16-inch display, better cooling, boosted audio, improved AI performance tuning, and more....

Many Windows Central readers aren’t sold on Valve’s Steam Deck The results aren’t overwhelmingly enthusiastic. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know On Saturday, we ran ourweekly pollto check in with the mood of Windows Central readers on the latest news. This time around, the hot topic was Valve’sSteam Deck, otherwise known as the handheld system that’s soon to bring major AAA Windows-powered games to the world of portable devices....

Microsoft DirectStorage is coming to Windows 11 and Windows 10 So much for next-gen requirements. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know Windows 10, version 1909 and up, will be compatible with the DirectStorage API. However, you won’t get the full DirectStorage experience unless you’re on Microsoft’s latest and greatest OS,Windows 11. Here’s whatMicrosoft’s developer bloghas to say about the API’s features and what you can look forward to with it:...

Microsoft Exchange server attacks were carried out by China, claim U.S. and UK The U.S., UK, and EU released statements today accusing Chinese attackers of being behind the recent attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know The United States (U.S.), European Union (EU), and United Kingdom (UK) claim that the recent attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers came from China....

Microsoft goes to court to combat imposter domains Homoglyph is the word of the day. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) secured a victory via its acquisition of a court order that demands domain registrars disable their services for hosted domains partaking in Microsoft impersonation activities. What that means: Domain registrars with domain names like “MICROS0FT....