8BitDo is releasing an evolved version of its Ultimate 3 controller this summer, and it's aimed squarely at the high-end gamepad market—meet the 8BitDo Ultimate 3E. The Ultimate 3E builds upon the foundation of the Ultimate 3 with two additional bumpers, swappable D-Pad, and even swappable face buttons. Like Ultimate 3, Ultimate 3E also has 
Dell's Alienware brand is here at CES 2026, and the biggest highlight is in Alienware's upcoming laptops. Alienware's revived classic Area-51 brand is still going strong, including an updated Area-51 desktop with potent AMD Ryzen X3D CPUs, but most of the focus is clearly going into the Alienware laptop lineup. Coming up, we'll be discussing 
Acer is pulling up to CES 2026 with a surprisingly versatile range of displays, including an impressive laser RGB projector that can pull double duty as a 4K HDR home cinema projector (with an impressive 106% of BT.2020 wide color gamut coverage) or a 1080p 240Hz gaming beast. The increasing trend of displays allowing you to prioritize resolution 
Microsoft has seemingly disabled phone call activation for Windows 11, and perhaps older versions as well, making it impossible to activate Windows without an Internet connection.
This is an unwelcome development for users that want to airgap their systems and enthusiasts who want to activate older versions of Windows on retro hardware. 
In a poignant reminder that some of a game's biggest fans are the people who actually work on them, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided voice actor Elias Toufexis sounded off about the lack of a Deus Ex sequel, after teasing some upcoming projects coming this year. Elias Toufexis, known best as the voice actor for the Deus Ex main 
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