Final Fantasy XIV celebrates the Year of the Horse for its 2026 Heavensturn event starting December 31
The Chinese zodiac calendar declares that 2026 is the Year of the Horse – the Fire Horse specifically – and the following of that New...
Microsoft’s Hardware-Accelerated BitLocker Promises A Huge Performance Boost
For Windows’ BitLocker drive encryption, performance has been a long-standing pain point, especially as high-speed NVMe drives have become more dominant in the market. Fortunately, Microsoft has taken note and will soon be introducing hardware-accelerated BitLocker drive encryption and decryption on supported hardware, with future updates
The Stream Team: Entering uncharted territory in co-op Halo Combat Evolved
When MOP’s Chris started his journey to play through Halo: Combat Evolved cooperatively with his best friend Britarnya, it was because he had never beaten...
Vague Patch Notes: The best VPNs of 2025, from MMO design to the blockchain boondoggle
About once a year, we hit the holiday season when we still want to make sure that we have content but we’re also very tired...
Old Ryzen AM4 CPUs top US, UK Amazon charts as DDR5 pricing pushes buyers to last-gen platform — DDR4-friendly Ryzen 5 5800X, XT claim spots in the top 5
The five-year-old Ryzen 7 5800X and its 2024 refresh, the 5800XT, are among the best-selling CPUs this holiday season despite being two generations behind Zen 5.
Seagate’s 22TB Expansion external hard drive drops to an all-time low of $249.99 — ideal for massive backups and data archives
The Seagate Expansion 22TB external HDD delivers huge storage capacity at a steep discount, making it a compelling choice for users who need dependable, plug-and-play mass storage.
Casually Classic: The year when WoW Classic held its breath… and winked
There’s a small, illogical part of my brain that really doesn’t like odd-numbered years on the calendar. I always feel like they’re “in between” the...
PS5 Is $100 Off And More Top Gaming Deals Still Available After Christmas
Santa is back at the North Pole kicking back and relaxing before getting started on next year’s batch of gifts. A year is a long time to wait if you didn’t get what you hoping for, but the good news is you can take matters into your own hands with several deals that are still in effect the day after Christmas. That includes a $100 on selection
No, Asus isn’t going into memory manufacturing — Taiwanese tech giant issues statement smashing rumor
Asus has directly shut down a spurious rumor claiming it would enter the memory market within the next six months.
Tower of Fantasy teases new story and its next character arriving in December 30 update
If you happen to follow the multiplayer gacha RPG Tower of Fantasy, you probably saw some video presents under your tree, both of which portend...