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A former GameStop exec thought building its Steam competitor would be his 'forever job,' but the retailer bet the house on digital distribution being 'a passing phase'

This Picasso hack will never make it as a painter!

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Nightdive's Larry Kuperman retires after 25-year career in games: 'We never looked at games as products'

"If I have one parting lesson to give to the industry, it's never say die."

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Here's our exclusive first peek at massive-scale RTS Ashes of the Singularity 2 in action, and would you look at the size of this thing

This is one big lad (the lad is a war).

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Stardock CEO on AI in Gaming and Xbox Game Pass Impact — Insights on Ashes of the Singularity II

Stardock CEO Brad Wardell gets frank with us on the current state of the gaming industry. We talk Ashes of the Singularity II, RTS in the current gaming landscape, the virtues and pitfalls of Xbox Game Pass, and much more.

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Stardock Unveils Ashes of the Singularity 2: AI vs Humans in Epic Strategy Battles

Stardock Entertainment has revealed a sequel to its massive sci-fi real time strategy game about the battle between AI and humanity in a not-so-distant future, Ashes of the Singularity 2.

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RTS sequel Ashes of the Singularity 2 promises to let you gleefully watch hundreds of thousands of units blow each other up in 2026

The Supreme Commander spiritual successor is back.

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How to use a vertical taskbar on Windows 11

You can now move your PC's taskbar to either side of your screen if you use the latest version of Start11.

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Vertical taskbars are back in Windows 11, but not from Microsoft

You can now use vertical taskbars in Windows 11 if you have the latest beta of third-party app Start11. The app also lets you customize the look of the Start menu to match various versions of Windows.

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Move over Copilot, this updated app brings the latest GPT models to the Windows 11 desktop

The latest update to Stardock's DesktopGPT brings support for the most recent GPT models and lets you use your own API key.

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Our favorite Start menu replacement finally supports Windows 11 on ARM and runs on my Surface Pro, fixing Microsoft's failures

Stardock developers have unveiled Start11 v2, designed to replace the stock Start menu on Windows 11. Finally, it now offers native support for ARM64 for Windows on Arm devices.

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Sins of a Solar Empire 2 review

Forgive me father, for I have sinned. A lot.

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Sins of a Solar Empire 2 comes to Steam this month, after almost two years of Epic exclusivity

The Steam release coincides with a big update for the space 4X RTS.

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Microsoft Azure AI can now create a digital copy of your voice to answer phone calls

Microsoft's Azure AI Speech can replicate your voice, creating a digital copy you can use within apps. Truecaller is one of the first apps to take advantage of the feature.

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DesktopGPT brings GPT-3.5 Turbo, GPT-4, and GPT-4 Turbo to Windows 11's backyard, potentially giving Microsoft's Copilot AI a run for its money as the best alternative

Stardock unveiled DesktopGPT exclusively on its productivity and personalization suite for Windows, Object Desktop. It brings the latest AI models to Windows 10/11 for quick interactions and powerful prompting with templates.

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The long-awaited sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters hits its crowdfunding target in less than four hours, and they're not kidding about that $4.4 million stretch goal

Free Stars: Children of Infinity is off to a roaring start.

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Windows 11's best alternative for the taskbar gets modernized with a macOS-flavored dock, high-resolution display support, and animation improvements

Stardock just shipped a major update for ObjectDock which now ships with a 64-bit version that runs on Windows 11 and Windows 10. It also features high-resolution displays, UWP applications, and a macOS-like dock.

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Windows 11's best Start menu alternative gets even better with a new auto-hide option for the taskbar

Stardock recently released a new update to its Start11 v2 app. The build ships with new features, including an option that lets users auto-hide the taskbar from the right-click menu. It also adds "universal apps, all apps, and steam apps as options for quick access shortcut menu links."

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Windows on ARM PCs are about to get some of the best customization software around, and you can test the apps now

Stardock makes several pieces of software for Windows, including Start 11, Fences, and Groupy 2. Now, you can test those products as an Insider to get early access.

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More than 20 years after its debut, revered sci-fi adventure The Ur-Quan Masters is finally coming to Steam next week

The beloved open-source remake of Star Control 2 will debut on Steam as Free Stars: The Ur-Quan Masters.

Windows Central

A new update for Windows 11's best Start menu alternative lets you pin your favorite websites

Stardock just shipped a new update to its Start11 v2 app — the update ships with a notable feature that will let users pin websites to the Start menu.

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Microsoft's Windows Experiences leader also hates this Start menu failing and pushes his team for a fix

Microsoft is working on fixing an issue with the Start menu in Windows 11. Users will soon be able to scroll through their entire list of apps via the Start menu without clicking on the 'All apps' option.

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Microsoft REALLY doesn't want you to use the Windows 10 taskbar on Windows 11

A recent Insider update to Windows 11 adds a feature that blocks the Windows 10 taskbar from appearing. Even third-party apps like ExplorerPatcher cannot show the legacy taskbar.

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Windows 11's best Start menu alternative gets support for nine languages alongside quality-of-life improvements and fixes

Stardock recently shipped an update to Start11 with support for extra languages alongside many fixes and improvements.

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Fences 5 update will turn your Windows 11 desktop into a chameleon

Stardock just released an update to Fences 5 that lets you blend your desktop icons into the background.

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A new update to Start11 brings rounded corners to Windows 11's taskbar, making your OS look like the 'next version of Windows'

Stardock shipped a new update to Start11, bringing rounded corners to the taskbar, an updated search experience with native integration with the Everything search engine, and more.

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