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Security Gaming

Denuvo may have reached the end as every protected PC game is now crackable

The takeaway: The PC piracy scene appears to have reached a milestone many once thought unlikely: Denuvo, long regarded as one of the most formidable DRM and anti-tamper systems in gaming, has effectively been defeated. With hypervisor bypasses emerging as the latest breakthrough, there is now no known PC game protected by Denuvo that cannot be obtained for free through either a crack or a functional bypass.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia,
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Gaming Hardware

Steam Controller reviews are in: $99 price tag and dual trackpad design confirmed

First look: Full reviews for Valve's Steam Controller are now live. Critics broadly praise the hardware, including drift-resistant TMR sticks, rear grip buttons, Steam Input customization, and a more refined take on the dual-trackpad concept that defined the original controller. Several reviewers also point to tight integration with the broader Steam ecosystem as one of the controller's biggest strengths.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 16 comments
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Gaming Industry

Former boss Shuhei Yoshida thinks day-one PlayStation launches on PC would be a mistake

Delayed PC ports are "printing money" without hurting PS5 sales, Yoshida argues
In context: Shuhei Yoshida spent nearly four decades at Sony, from 1986 until his retirement in 2025. The executive was also part of the original PlayStation team since 1993, which means he knows a thing or two about how you run a successful video game business.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia,
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Mobile AI

Samsung phone division could post its first ever loss as AI drives memory costs higher

Even strong Galaxy sales may not offset surging RAM and storage costs that now rival displays and processors
Bottom line: Samsung's mobile division faces an unprecedented financial threat not from competition or weak sales, but from the AI industry's insatiable appetite for memory components. TM Roh, head of Samsung MX, has alerted company leadership that the division could post its first net loss in the division's history. The culprit is LPDDR5X memory and NAND storage, components now commanding premium prices.
Full story By Skye Jacobs, 10 comments
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Software AI

Microsoft rolls out Copilot "vibe working" mode for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

What exactly does "engagement" in a word processor mean?
In brief: Microsoft is bringing Copilot's "agentic" mode to its Office productivity suite. With it, users will be able to provide instructions and let the system generate documents on their behalf. Despite ongoing concerns about hallucinations, the Redmond-based company says customers have responded positively to these capabilities.
Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, 11 comments
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