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The role of open worlds in gaming has undergone a significant shift over the past decade. Games are larger than ever, boasting massive environments and countless places to go, yet far too often they ...

Press and hold the Xbox button to turn on the controller. Plug the official Xbox Wireless Adapter into a USB port on your laptop. Turn on the controller and press the Pair button on the adapter and ...

Wondering how to pair your Xbox controller without hassle? Whether you are setting it up on a console, PC, or phone, these steps will help you connect quickly so you can jump straight into your games.

Last week, Xbox brought us the announcement of Forza Horizon 6, as the series heads to Japan for the very first time in 2026. However, that's not the case for the Forza Motorsport series, where one of ...

Jared Kushner’s private equity firm and Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund are some of the investors teaming up to take the video game giant private. By Lauren Hirsch and Matthew Goldstein The video ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A popular shopping spot in Albuquerque now has no customers inside after police say a suspected shoplifter took things too far. It happened inside a Marshalls in northeast ...

North Las Vegas’ Poker Palace Casino is expected to close shortly after a new owner takes possession of it Wednesday, but will reopen as a completely new operation in the first quarter of 2026, ...

Intel plans to raise prices on 13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake processors by more than 10% in Q4 2025. The change reflects tight Raptor Lake supply and weak demand for AI PCs with 15th Gen CPUs. Intel ...

Xbox is officially stepping into the handheld gaming market, partnering with Asus to release the ROG Xbox Ally, a spinoff product to Asus’ already successful Asus ROG Ally line of portable gaming ...

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Gaming PCs Walmart might have actually dropped the best Prime Day gaming PC deal: I give you an RTX 5080 rig with a 12-core Ryzen CPU wrapped up with a bow and a $1000 discount Gaming Industry EA ...