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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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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…
Xbox Shipments Sink 22%, Head Toward Zero by 2027 [2026]
Global console shipments are on track for their steepest single-year drop of this hardware generation, and Xbox is absorbing the worst of…
PS Plus Jumps to $19.99 as Sony Eyes a Third Hike [2026]
Sony has raised PlayStation Plus subscription prices for the second time in three years – and the company is already signaling that…
ROG Ally vs ROG Ally X: $450 vs $799, 2x the Battery [2026]
The original ASUS ROG Ally is no longer for sale. Best Buy has stopped restocking it, and the only way to buy…
PSVR2 vs Quest 3: $399 vs $599, OLED vs LCD [2026]
For three years, the math on VR headsets was simple: Meta Quest 3 was the affordable, do-everything option, and Sony’s PlayStation VR2…
Valve Steam Antitrust Trial: 32,000 Devs, $3.1B [2026]
Valve Corporation is headed for a jury trial that could rewrite the economics of PC gaming. In late March 2026, a federal…
