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The 7 apps I always install first on a Windows 11 PC — and they're all FREE

I spend more time than an average person setting up fresh installations of Windows 11, so here's a little list of the first seven apps I always put on any PC.

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Study says only 72% of game developers reckon that Steam has a monopoly on PC games, and even with some big caveats, it makes me wonder what the other 28% are thinking

Most of the developers surveyed were C-suite level.

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GOG's preservation program now includes Splinter Cell, Resident Evil HD and, er, Spore, while you can also get 95% off XCOM 2 in its Autumn Sale

The Witcher 3 is also going cheap, as ever.

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GOG is giving away the perfect horror freebie for Halloween

The most excellent (and awful) adventure Stasis is yours to keep until November 3.

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Once an icon of intrusive EA DRM, The Sims studio's classic life sim Spore will "live forever" in the GOG Preservation Program alongside Splinter Cell, Tomb Raider 2013, and more

If only Darkspore would follow suit

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Just in case you thought reviving dead games seemed easy enough, GOG had to hire a private investigator to find an IP holder living off the grid for its preservation program

Marcin Paczynski told The Game Business he could "write a book" on the strange routes GOG has taken to keep games available to buy.

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Capcom execs were bewildered that people might want to play original Resident Evil when GOG approached them about it: 'We have all of those remakes. It’s already the superior experience'

What you fail to understand, Mr GOG, is that new thing is shiny.

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Capcom didn't want to re-release the classic Resident Evil games because "we have all of those remakes" which provide "the superior experience"

"They didn't really see the value"

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Fallout: London's first big DLC is here with 80 NPCs, 30 new quests, a bunch of other stuff and, most important, 'Thousands of bug fixes and improvements'

Blimey.

PC Gamer

Tired of shader compilation screens? Microsoft is rolling out its own solution, but we won't feel the benefits immediately

We're probably in for a long wait before it's available on Steam, GOG, and other online stores.

PC Gamer

We hacked the new Windows 11 Xbox Mode onto the old ROG Ally — how does it optimize performance?

Microsoft's new handheld gaming mode for Windows 11 is launching first on the upcoming Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X, but it will be coming to all gaming handhelds eventually. Here's a first look at the experience running on an original ROG Ally.

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The Xbox app will now show and run all your games from Steam, GOG, and more on Windows 11 — it's the new hub for PC gaming

Microsoft is rolling out a big update for the Xbox app on Windows 11 that transforms it into a hub for all gaming on Windows, not just Xbox games.

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GOG wants to revive more classic Japanese games on PC: 'Working with Japanese partners often requires demonstrating both technical capability and cultural understanding'

I wouldn't hold my breath for Bloodborne, though.

PC Gamer

Silksong is so popular, even people in the Piracy subreddit are encouraging others to just buy it: 'If we can afford to support them, we should'

No one escapes Skongmania.

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One of Stalker's most legendary mods has joined GOG's one-click install program, making it easier than ever to die horribly in Chornobyl

Yay!

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Xbox hints that Xbox Cloud Gaming will become "more affordable" soon, across more regions, with comments on 'Xbox Next Gen' in tow

In the latest Xbox Podcast, Xbox platform architects Jason Beaumont and Jason Ronald offer some updates on the future of Xbox hardware, cloud, and more.

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More "Japanese companies seem to realize the value" of releasing old games without DRM, GOG staff say, so top "Dreamlist" game Final Fantasy 7 might actually, eventually happen

Free Final Fantasy 7

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Steam and GOG are having an isometric games sale with discounts on enough CRPGs to fill your entire inventory

Good thing digital games don't have encumbrance.

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Id Software kicks off QuakeCon with a surprise release of Heretic + Hexen, an 'enhanced' bundle with cross-platform multiplayer, mod support, and more

One year after the Doom + Doom 2 bundle, id Software and Nightdive Studios has done it again.

PC Gamer

Over a million people have claimed free NSFW games from GOG's FreedomToBuy initiative

The 13 free games are still available through Sunday.

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Once again, the industry is letting down gamers and only GOG is stepping up to the plate

GOG's doing God's work.

PC Gamer

It sounds like all the pieces are in place for one of the most underrated RPG greats—from the creators of Fallout⁠, no less—to get the remaster it deserves, but good luck getting someone to make it happen

Manifesting Arcanum Enhanced Edition.

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GOG preservationists hit back at "censorship in gaming" by making a bunch of notable NSFW games free-to-own for a limited time: "If a game is legal and responsibly made, players should be able to enjoy it"

Fight for your right to be inappropriate

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GOG wracked by massive electoral fraud as Digimon World fans flood Dreamlist voting with fake ballots

Scandal at the ballot box!

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I played Cyberpunk 2077 on an $8,000 Mac Studio – and while it doesn’t compete with my RTX 5090, Mac gaming is no longer a joke

Cyberpunk 2077 has arrived on Macs and I played it on the ultra-expensive Mac Studio, as well as the (much) more affordable MacBook Air.

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