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Mike has worked in the Joystiq Network since 2006, as lead blogger and senior editor on WoW.com and one of the founding editors on Massively.com. Currently, he is a contributing editor on Joystiq, and ...

There were some big winners at The Game Awards last night, but the biggest winner this weekend can be you. Many of last night's Game Awards winners, nominees, and past winners are on sale this weekend ...

It's the end of another year. With many people set to receive gift cards for the holidays, they're going to need something to spend that money on. Fortunately, all three console makers have something ...

The PlayStation 5 dominated Black Friday sales in the US, according to new data shared by Circana, which tracks gaming sales in the US. Circana's Mat Piscatella said Sony's console made up 47% of ...

When launching Minecraft (Java Edition), you may get OpenGL Error 65543 and the game won’t start. This happens when Minecraft can’t create the OpenGL ...

Another year, another update to Sony's PlayStation Portal. The latest tweak to the hardware considerably expands the roster of games playable on the device—but the end result only highlights how ...

The Commodore VIC-20 was a solid microcomputer that paved the way for the legendary Commodore 64 to come. If you’re a fan of the machine and want to revisit its glory days, you could hunt ...

Windows 11 Insider builds 26300.7733 for the Dev channel and 26220.7752 for the Beta channel are now available for download with a new system tool.

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Faith writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest Android games and apps for Android Police. You'll find her writing about the newest free-to-play game to hit Android or discussing her paranoia ...

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