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AppWizard

April 3, 2026

Xenonauts 2 review

Xenonauts 2 is set to launch on January 5, 2026, priced at £45. Developed by Goldhawk Interactive and published by Hooded Horse, the game reimagines the classic X-COM experience. Players lead a covert organization to thwart an alien invasion, managing resources, building bases, and conducting research on captured technology while maintaining calm across six major regions of Earth. The game features real-time air combat, tactical battles with squad sizes ranging from eight to twelve, and various environments. Players face familiar enemies with unique abilities, requiring clever counter-strategies. The game emphasizes skill expression, resource management, and the impact of player decisions on the outcome of missions.

AppWizard

April 2, 2026

Here’s your chance to get Marathon for just $1 and score one of my favorite FPS games in recent years for a tiny price

Marathon is an extraction shooter set on Tau Ceti IV, where players engage in quests for various factions while risking the loss of their gear upon death. The game features immersive gunplay and a sci-fi atmosphere, drawing inspiration from titles like Destiny and Halo. Players learn from each death, refining their strategies as they navigate both PvP and PvE elements. The game is not designed for casual gamers, requiring a commitment to mastering its mechanics. It can be acquired for just £1 through the Fanatical Mystery Egg Bundle, which offers a chance to receive a random game, including the possibility of Marathon.

AppWizard

April 2, 2026

Cult raising simulation game TOMAK: Save the Earth Regeneration now available for PC

Publisher Netmarble, in collaboration with developer Netmarble Monster, has released TOMAK: Save the Earth Regeneration, a remastered edition of the original visual novel TOMAK: Save the Earth, to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The game is available for PC users through the Epic Games Store and can be claimed for free until April 16; after that, it will be priced at .99. It supports multiple languages, including English, Japanese, and Korean. The storyline involves Evian, the Goddess of Love, who, after losing her body, exists as a head in a flowerpot and requires nurturing over three years to regain her form and save humanity. The game features high-detail illustrations, a lyrical soundtrack, life-sim mechanics, and choices that significantly impact the narrative outcome.

AppWizard

April 2, 2026

Black Ops 7’s April Fools’ joke is very much real: the smallest Call of Duty map in history

Treyarch unveiled a new seasonal jest featuring a playful twist on April Fools' Day, introducing a map in Black Ops 7 that is the smallest in Call of Duty history, set in a walk-in closet. Players can access a new playlist titled GRWM (Get Ready With Me), which offers an 8-player free-for-all match. The gameplay is chaotic, with little room for strategy, as players are encouraged to fire immediately upon spawning. The map provides a grinding potential, allowing players to level up quickly and unlock weapons and attachments, but it is expected to be available only for April Fools' Day.

Winsage

March 30, 2026

Why Teams, OneDrive, and Windows 11 work better together on modern hardware

Microsoft Teams and OneDrive are integral to Windows 11, enhancing productivity and collaboration. To run Windows 11, a dedicated Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 chip is essential for security features like device attestation and secure key storage. TPM 2.0 enables seamless sign-ins via Windows Hello and ensures that only secure devices can access sensitive data in Teams and OneDrive. BitLocker, which also uses TPM 2.0, protects data on lost or stolen devices. Modern processors from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm use hybrid architecture, optimizing performance by allocating specialized cores for demanding tasks and energy-efficient processes. This configuration improves video conferencing in Teams and file operations in OneDrive. NVMe SSDs are standard in Windows 11 PCs, providing low latency and high bandwidth that enhance responsiveness, boot times, and multitasking. Fast SSDs reduce wait times for file sharing in Teams. Many Windows 11 PCs are Copilot+ PCs, equipped with a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that enhances on-device AI capabilities. The NPU improves real-time transcription in Teams and simplifies document searches in OneDrive. Modern GPUs manage animations and display settings in Windows 11, improving video call efficiency in Teams and enhancing thumbnail generation and video playback in OneDrive. The latest Wi-Fi standards, including Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and Wi-Fi 7, provide enhanced security and reliability. They ensure low latency and high throughput for seamless video conferencing in Teams and faster uploads and downloads in OneDrive.

AppWizard

March 28, 2026

Mechabellum is a conversation you should be having

Mechabellum is an autobattler game that supports 1v1, 2v2, or 1v1v1v1 matchups, where players deploy various mechs to engage in combat. The game emphasizes strategic interaction over execution, allowing players to adapt their strategies based on their opponent's moves. After about ten hours of gameplay, players experience the game's depth, characterized by a dynamic exchange of tactics that resembles a conversation. Defeats often arise from understanding the opponent's intentions rather than from executing a pre-learned strategy. The game provides clear cause-and-effect feedback, enabling players to learn from their decisions. New units are regularly introduced, and matches are designed to be concise, fitting easily into players' schedules. The visual presentation of the game enhances the experience, making battles easy to follow and rewarding strategic planning.

AppWizard

March 28, 2026

Reawakened codes March 2026

Reawakened codes on Roblox offer a thrilling action-RPG experience set in the Solo Leveling universe and are currently in public playtest. Players may experience character wipes and can redeem codes to enhance gameplay, though these codes do not solve all challenges. The new Reawakened codes include: - WEHAVESOMUCHPLANNEDFORRELEASE: grants a class reset, progression path reset, and a stat reset. - KEKSUYASAIDSORRY: provides two trait rerolls, two hair rerolls, and last name rerolls. To redeem codes, players must launch Reawakened, complete the tutorial, click the gear icon, select the appropriate button in the settings window, input the code, and press Enter. Players must accurately time button prompts during the opening cutscene to avoid being ejected from the game, and skipping this segment is not possible. New codes are typically released on the game's official Discord server during updates or to celebrate social milestones.

Tech Optimizer

March 27, 2026

Bogus Avast website fakes virus scan, installs Venom Stealer instead

A deceptive website impersonating Avast antivirus tricks users into downloading Venom Stealer malware, which steals passwords, session cookies, and cryptocurrency wallet information. The site conducts a fake virus scan, falsely reporting threats to encourage users to download a malicious file named Avastsystemcleaner.exe. This file mimics legitimate software and operates stealthily, targeting web browsers to harvest credentials and session cookies. It also captures screenshots and sends stolen data to the command-and-control domain app-metrics-cdn[.]com via unencrypted HTTP. The malware employs evasion techniques to avoid detection and is part of a long-standing cybercrime tactic that exploits user trust in security software. Indicators of compromise include the file hash SHA-256: ecbeaa13921dbad8028d29534c3878503f45a82a09cf27857fa4335bd1c9286d, the domain app-metrics-cdn[.]com, and the network indicator 104.21.14.89.

Winsage

March 27, 2026

Announcing Babylon.js 9.0

Babylon.js 9.0 has been released, marking the most extensive update to date, featuring new tools and enhancements for web developers. Key features include: - Clustered Lighting: Accelerates per-pixel lighting calculations by grouping lights into screen-space tiles and depth slices, improving performance in scenes with many lights. - Textured Area Lights: Area lights now support emission textures, allowing images to be used as light sources for realistic lighting effects. - Node Particle Editor: A visual tool for creating complex particle systems using a non-destructive node graph interface. - Particle Flow Maps and Attractors: Introduces flow maps for controlling particle movement and gravity attractors for dynamic effects. - Volumetric Lighting: A system for realistic light scattering through fog and haze, with configurable parameters for artistic control. - Frame Graph: A Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) system for managing the rendering pipeline, optimizing GPU memory usage by over 40%. - Animation Retargeting: Allows animations from one character to be applied to another with different skeleton structures, enabling animation sharing across diverse characters. - Advanced Gaussian Splat Support: Enhancements for Gaussian Splatting, including support for multiple file formats, shadow casting, and the ability to create and modify splat data programmatically. These features enhance the capabilities of Babylon.js for creating immersive web experiences.

AppWizard

March 25, 2026

The companions in Owlcat’s new Mass Effect-inspired RPG stand ready to have heart-to-heart chats, drag you into their sidequests, and blow a lot of stuff up

Owlcat Games has gained recognition in modern isometric RPGs with titles like Pathfinder: Kingmaker and Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. The studio is now developing a third-person shooter RPG titled The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, marking a shift from its traditional isometric games. This new project aims to blend cinematic sci-fi adventure elements with RPG storytelling, challenging the studio to maintain narrative depth while adopting a more dynamic gameplay style.