Dragon's Dogma 2's Record-Breaking Steam Launch Overshadowed by Microtransaction Angst

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Unfortunately, it seems the company has managed to anger a large chunk of the gaming community with the microtransaction strategy it implemented [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Gets The AI PC Party Started With Surface Pro 10 And Surface Laptop 6]( By Tim Sweezy on Mar 22, 2024 11:13 am [Microsoft Gets The AI PC Party Started With Surface Pro 10 And Surface Laptop 6]( Microsoft is hopping onboard the AI PC hype train as the tech giant announces its Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6. The newly announced PCs are aimed at business professionals who want to harness the power of AI in a portable Windows workstation. Both PCs will come packed with the latest Intel Core Ultra processors. 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These staggering numbers are likely [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Meta Quest 2 Drops To $199 But Here's Where To Get An Even Best Deal]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 22, 2024 10:28 am [Meta Quest 2 Drops To $199 But Here's Where To Get An Even Best Deal]( The Quest 2 is starting to become old news, but that's only because it's been supplanted by the Quest 3, as well as Apple's new Vision Pro hogging all of the VR headlines. Nevertheless, the Quest 2 is one of the more affordable entries into the land of VR (especially compared to the $3,499 Vision Pro), and even more so on the heels of the [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Dramatic Abort! Russia Halts ISS Astronaut Mission Launch Seconds Before Blast Off]( By Tim Sweezy on Mar 22, 2024 10:01 am [Dramatic Abort! Russia Halts ISS Astronaut Mission Launch Seconds Before Blast Off]( Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts aboard its Soyuz rocket just seconds before it was scheduled to blast off into space. The three astronauts, who all reported to be safe, were headed to the International Space Station before an automatic safety system nixed the launch with about 20 seconds left on the countdown. NASA astronaut [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Meta, Microsoft, Match Group And Spotify Join Epic Fight Against Apple's App Store Fees]( By Alan Velasco on Mar 22, 2024 09:45 am [Meta, Microsoft, Match Group And Spotify Join Epic Fight Against Apple's App Store Fees]( Epic Games is getting some powerful new allies in its years long legal battle with Apple, as several technology companies including Silicon Valley giants Microsoft and Meta join the fray. The companies filed an amicus brief in support of Epics Games in federal court a few days after Epic Games filed a motion asking the court to hold Apple [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung Will Gift You A Free 65-Inch 4K TV When Preordering A 43-Inch Or Bigger 2024 TV]( By Paul Lilly on Mar 22, 2024 09:32 am [ Samsung Will Gift You A Free 65-Inch 4K TV When Preordering A 43-Inch Or Bigger 2024 TV]( TV technology sure has evolved over the past several decades. Remember when buying a big screen TV meant spending a fortune and sacrificing a large chunk of your living room for a bulky rear projection unit? Today's models are far sleeker, the visuals are leaps and bounds better, and perhaps most importantly, they're way more affordable. 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