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Marcus Bell covers applied security: authentication, TLS, phishing, and the everyday decisions that keep accounts and data safe. He focuses on turning advice people usually ignore into steps they will actually follow.
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Nintendo Profit Jumps 150%, Switch 2 Sales Sink 34% [2026]
Nintendo turned in one of the most lopsided quarterly reports of the current console generation on August 6, posting operating profit that…
Discord Delays Age Checks as Roblox Stock Sinks 27% [2026]
Discord and Roblox picked opposite strategies for the same problem, and both bets came due this week. Discord postponed its global age-verification…
OBS Studio vs Streamlabs: Free vs $27/Mo, 2-3x RAM [2026]
Two names dominate almost every “how do I start streaming” search: OBS Studio and Streamlabs. Both let you capture your screen, mix…
Sony’s Disc Exit Threatens $7.2B Used-Game Market [2026]
Sony said in July 2026 that new PlayStation games would stop shipping on physical discs starting January 2028. Three weeks later, Wall…
ROG Xbox Ally X20 Drops Forced $2,000 AR Bundle [2026]
ASUS spent Computex 2026 showing off the ROG Xbox Ally X20 as the flagship handheld gaming PC of the year: the first…
Rockstar Games Hit: ShinyHunters Steal 78.6M Records [2026]
Rockstar Games has confirmed a data breach after the extortion group ShinyHunters claimed to have stolen 78.6 million records from the Grand…
Steam Posts Record $11.1B, Old Games Drive 79% [2026]
Valve doesn’t publish official Steam financial statements, but independent analytics firm Alinea Analytics estimates the platform generated $11.1 billion in gross revenue…
Xenia Emulator Setup: Xbox 360 Games, 12 Steps [2026]
The Xbox 360 sold roughly 84 million consoles before Microsoft ended production on April 20, 2016, and its library still holds some…
GOG vs Steam: 30-Day Refunds vs 2-Hour Limit [2026]
Two philosophies define PC gaming’s digital storefronts in 2026, and they could not be more different. Steam, run by Valve, is the…
CD Projekt Rebrands to Red After $25M GOG Sale [2026]
CD Projekt is no longer just the parent company behind CD Projekt RED – as of June 23, 2026, it is CD…
