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BioWare recently shared an update about the future of Mass Effect, though details on the next game are still scarce. The update focused on the long-awaited Mass Effect TV series coming to Amazon.

The series will be set *after* the events of the original Mass Effect trilogy and won’t retell Commander Shepard’s story – a decision I agree with, as trying to match the game’s choices in a TV show would be a mistake. It’s a similar approach to Amazon’s Fallout series, which takes place years after Fallout 4.

Interestingly, BioWare hid a secret message within their blog post! Italicized letters throughout the text spell out “URL KROGAN.” This, combined with a clue on X (formerly Twitter), led fans to discover new artwork depicting a civil war among the Krogan – a race that happens to be my favorite in the Mass Effect universe, so I’m very excited to see where this goes.

While I appreciate BioWare’s efforts, I can’t help but feel a little anxious about the future. I’m hoping for the best and wish the team success in the years ahead.

I’ve noticed a cool new armor set in the Operation Pass called Serpin. It’s clearly inspired by the armor worn by the Honor Guard Elites from Halo 2. Apparently, within the Halo universe, this armor is actually given to Spartans by Thel ‘Vadam, the former Arbiter, as a reward for fighting alongside the Swords of Sanghelios.

Along with the new armor, they’re giving us a boost – double Career Rank and Spartan Points! That’ll make unlocking new stuff in the Exchange much faster.

And speaking of the Exchange, they’re adding over 200 new customization options, including more armor pieces. That’s on top of the Fireteam Osiris-themed sets they just added from Halo 5: Guardians, so there’s a lot to collect!

Many gamers are starting to feel tired of the yearly Call of Duty releases, but Black Ops 7 is trying something new to keep players engaged. It features modes and gameplay types never before seen in the series, like ‘Endgame’ – a large-scale, cooperative mode where up to 32 players can team up or play alone in an open world.

According to Microsoft’s announcement, the 26H1 update isn’t a major feature release for those using version 25H2. It only contains technical changes to work with certain computer processors and doesn’t require any action from users.

Reports of problems with YouTube started appearing on Down Detector around midnight EST, but really increased around 6 AM. Thousands of users have reported outages, suggesting YouTube is currently unavailable in certain areas (according to Tom’s Guide).

Windows 11’s Phone Link app has always let you easily see and manage everything on your phone from your computer. You could check your phone’s notifications, view your screen, and access messages, calls, and photos. It was especially convenient for quickly browsing and transferring pictures from your phone to your PC.

Many PC gamers have recently been able to buy NVIDIA’s newest graphics cards, and prices have been steadily decreasing – sometimes even below the suggested retail price. However, some gamers are still holding out, hoping for an updated RTX 50-series to be released before making a purchase.

Copilot can currently link to a few services, like Microsoft and Google accounts. This includes access to files in OneDrive and Google Drive, as well as email from Outlook and Gmail, and your Google Calendar and Contacts.

The dreaded Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) actually comes in three versions. The earliest appeared in Windows 3.1 as a simple Ctrl+Alt+Del screen – often called the ‘screen of unhappiness.’ Then, Windows 95 introduced the BSOD most people recognize. Finally, Windows NT had its own version, originally created by John Vert.

The next version of Windows, internally known as Bromine, will be needed to fully support the new Snapdragon X2 processor. This is because the processor requires updates to the operating system that aren’t included in the current release, version 25H2, and those updates are being prepared for the Bromine release.