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The new build released to the Beta Channel has included Beta Insiders in the new Microsoft Store update, and added WhatsApp support in the Windows share app, but there are no bug fixes.

Remedy will release a new update for its horror game Alan Wake 2 on December 11 that will add its Game Plus experience. It will include a new ending for the game along with other additional content.

UUP Media Creator, a third-party app for downloading and building Windows images (ISO), received an update to version 3.1.9.2. It fixes problems with creating builds higher than 26002.

Microsoft recently confirmed that user complaints about Windows auto-installing the HP Smart printer app were correct. Today, the company has acknowledged that HP is not at fault for this.

Intel has released its new Arc and Iris Xe non-WHQL graphics driver 31.0.101.5074 on Windows. It is optimized for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and also brings performance boost across many games.

The minds behind No Man's Sky are working on a brand-new sandbox game. Titled Light No Fire, it will offer players a planet-sized fantasy sandbox to explore, build, survive, and thrive in.

Jurassic Park: Survival is coming to PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 as an Alien: Isolation style survival adventure. Players are returning to the island from the original movie.

Sony and Santa Monica Studio have announced a free DLC coming to God of War: Ragnarok at The Game Awards. Valhalla is a roguelike mode where Kratos will come back to life after each failed run.

The 0.76 release brings new File Explorer Add-ons in Preview Handler and Thumbnail Provider, it modernizes PowerToys Run, Quick Accent and Text Extractor UIs Windows 11-like theme, and fixes.

Microsoft has issued an update this week explaining why certain users won't be offered the Windows 11 upgrade even though their systems may be passing the PC Health Check app with flying colors.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass Core members can now try out Call of the Wild: The Angler, Chivalry 2, Just Die Already, and more as part of the latest Free Play Days event.

Windows Insider Program members in the Canary and Dev channels can try out a Notepad update that includes a "Edit with Notepad" option in File Explorer, along with some Microsoft Store improvements

Microsoft has released the newest Windows 11 Build 23601 to the Dev channel insiders today. As usual, the new build brings in plenty of changes and improvements, as well as bug fixes.

Microsoft has released a new build of Windows 11 for members of the Insider program in the Canary Channel with the build number 26010. It adds a way to undock Copilot in Windows and more.

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The two free games on the Epic Games Store that you can download and keep forever this week are the kaiju-mecha brawler GigaBash and the sci-fi themed first person MOBA title Predecessor

THQ Nordic has delayed the release of its remake of Alone in the Dark from January 16 to March 20, 2024, in order to give the development team at Pieces Interactive a pleasant Christmas holiday.

The 2023 Game Awards will begin later today at 7:30 pm Eastern time and, in addition to the awards themselves, we can expect a ton of major game announcements during the streaming event.

Microsoft has announced another feature deprecation today as it has killed off Speech Recognition and replaced it with Voice Access. The former was added back in the Windows Vista days.

Fences 5, which is designed to work with Windows 10 and 11, introduces Chameleon, a new feature that blends desktop icons into the wallpaper without losing functionality. Download it now.

A new report emerged with alleged details about the next big Windows update scheduled for 2024. Rumors claim Microsoft wants to ship a new release with a big focus on AI and "groundbreaking" features.

Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora presents a gorgeous Pandora to explore, but an uninspired storyline and repetitive combat drags down the experience.

On December 5, 2023, Microsoft announced that after October 2025, Windows 10 would get three more years of extended support. However, this time, regular customers can get them too. That is a problem.

AMD has finally added Windows' Hardware accelerated GPU scheduling support to the company's latest RDNA 3-based RX 7000 series GPUs, namely, the RX 7900 series, 7800 series, and 7700 series.

One of the developers of the upcoming photo-realistic first-person shooter Unrecord posted some new footage of the game on X, comparing it to GTA 6's graphics and also briefly showing some vehicles.

Microsoft has started rolling out the updated widgets experience for Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel, allowing them to turn off the news feed. However, the company also confirmed several bugs.

Microsoft has updated the official Windows documentation with details about the weird bug with renamed printers and the HP Smart App invading Windows 10 and 11 systems. Here are the details.

Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto VI is targeting the console platforms Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. There is no mention of a PC version being in development, at least for now.

Rockstar has published the debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI a little earlier than announced, showing off the nightclubs, street races, crocodiles, airboats, and more from Vice City.

The new build released to the Beta Channel has started with the removal of Steps Recorder, additionally a change was made that disables WiFi and Bluetooth when Nearby Sharing is enabled.

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf teaser revealed new regions that players will explore in the game. The world will be larger than previous titles, showcasing more of the fantasy setting of Thedas.

To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Microsoft published a short recap of all the new accessibility features it added to its operating system during this year.

Starbreeze, best known as the developer of the Payday first-person shooter series, has announced it is developing a new Dungeons and Dragons-themed game for a launch sometime in 2026.

The Microsoft Store app on Windows received a new gaming section. It is called "Arcade" (don't confuse it and its icon with Apple Arcade), and it allows you to play instant games without downloading.

Netherrealm Studios has released a trailer for the next Mortal Kombat 1 DLC fighter Quan Chi, but also gives us a brief look at the next DLC fighter, the DC Comics character Peacekeeper.