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PCWorld reports that Microsoft launched Xbox Backwards Compatibility on PC, bringing original Xbox games like Crimson Skies, Blinx, Conker: Live & Reloaded, and Fusion Frenzy to Windows PCs.
Games run locally with modest requirements like GTX 950 or Radeon RX 550, with more classic titles expected in future releases.
This move expands gaming options…
Splatoon Raiders Review
July 22, 2026
My wrists are sore from how much Splatoon Raiders I’ve been playing. If you’re a series veteran like I am, you know that can happen when you combine its signature twitchy motion aiming with marathon PvP sessions. But there’s no competitive multiplayer here. Instead…
Ex-Forza Horizon Director Traces a Line From the Failure of 'Well-Meaning' Game Pass to the Current Xbox Layoffs
July 22, 2026
As the fallout from the Xbox reset continues, one former developer of the Forza Horizon series has said what we’re seeing with layoffs, studio exits, and game cancelations is the result of the failure of Game Pass to hit the subscriber numbers Microsoft required to justify…
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past will be revealed at gamescom 2026 during Opening Night Live, CD Projekt has announced.
Songs of the Past is the third expansion for CD Projekt’s fantasy masterpiece, and is due out in 2027 — 12 years after the original game came out and 11 years after the much-loved second expansion, Blood and Wine.
CD Projekt said it is co-developing the…
Crypto holders can now move into traditional investments such as SpaceX, Apple, and thousands of other stocks and ETFs without transferring money to another app, as Uphold launches fractional stock trading and prepares to extend access beyond regular market hours.
Key…
7 in 10 Crypto Traders Would Let AI Run Their Portfolios — But They Want an Emergency Off Switch
July 22, 2026
A survey of 1,400 U.S. crypto traders found broad support among respondents for autonomous AI portfolio management, but investors still want instant control as regulators warn about fraud, accountability, and market-stability risks.
Key Takeaways
About 70% of surveyed…
A cross-party group of U.K. lawmakers has opened an inquiry into banking restrictions affecting crypto companies and their customers. The review will assess whether account closures, payment blocks and transfer limits threaten Britain’s digital asset ambitions.
Key Takeaways
The APPG opened a 6-week inquiry after banks reportedly blocked or delayed 40% of crypto transfers.
HSBC and four rivals…
SpaceX launches satellite repair drone with 10-foot robotic arms to Earth orbit (video)
July 22, 2026
SpaceX launched a trailblazing satellite-servicing mission today (July 21).
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station today at 5:15 p.m. EDT (2115 GMT).
SpaceX called today’s launch MRV-MEV, because it’s sending up a Mission…
A massive crater was spotted on Google Earth. It could be a scar from an ancient meteorite impact
July 22, 2026
An amateur astronomer’s plans for a camping vacation two years ago transformed into a possible crater find in Canada’s north.
Amateur astronomer Joël Lapointe, using Google Maps to figure out his route for the 2024 vacation, saw some odd terrain in Quebec’s…
Galaxy cluster's magnetic field reconstructed for 1st time with record-breaking astronomy map
July 22, 2026
For the first time, astronomers have reconstructed the magnetic field of an entire cluster of galaxies, from its central nucleus to its outer limits.
The record-breaking achievement is the product of the deepest-ever observations of the galaxy cluster Abell 2255, located around a billion light-years away — and those observations are thanks to the European radio telescope LOFAR (Low Frequency…
