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Dragon Age: The Veilguard release date — Launch times, countdown, preload, and when it’s coming out

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2024 is nearly drawing to a close, but one of the year’s standout games is yet to be released – none other than Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the latest installment in BioWare and Electronic Arts’ iconic RPG franchise, which hasn’t seen a mainline entry since 2014’s Dragon Age: Inquisition. Fans have been eagerly awaiting “Dragon Age 4” for quite some time now, but with its release just around the corner, anticipation for the game is growing rapidly.

Windows 11 will let you cut Copilot key from your life, no knife or screwdriver required

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In the near future, Windows 11 will allow users to customize the Copilot key to open a preferred application. This update is eagerly anticipated by many who either find Copilot superfluous or prefer using a distinct keyboard shortcut for this tool. The modification is currently being tested in Windows 11 Build 27729, now accessible to Windows Insiders within the Canary Channel.

Microsoft and Be My Eyes collaborate in a first-of-it-kind program to make AI models more inclusive by closing the “accuracy gap” for over 340 million people in the blind and low-vision community

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Be My Eyes collaborates with Microsoft to ensure their AI models cater effectively to the approximately 340 million individuals globally who are visually impaired or blind, making these technologies more inclusive for them. To clarify, Be My Eyes is a mobile application that facilitates communication between users with visual impairments and sighted helpers for visual assistance purposes.

A huge disaster: Qualcomm cancels Snapdragon X Elite devkit just days after first orders arrive, multiple months later than planned

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In an awkward public relations setback for Qualcomm, the eagerly awaited $900 Snapdragon X Elite developer kit, initially unveiled on stage at Microsoft’s Build 2024 conference earlier this year, has been abruptly discontinued, mere days after the initial shipment of these units to their pre-order customers.

Surprise! Microsoft shadow dropped 2 new Xbox games today, including one of this year’s biggest indies and an FPS that reminds me of a Halo mode

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At Microsoft’s October Xbox Partner Preview event, most of the announcements were about video games set to release on Xbox and Windows PC in 2025. However, some of the games displayed are already playable on the Series X|S consoles due to unexpected early releases, or “shadow drops.” One such game has been made available through the Early Access phase via the Xbox Game Preview program, while another is a highly-rated PC game from 2024 that’s received an unanticipated port to Xbox.

“We’re actively avoiding coming even close to feeling like either of those things,” Remedy really wants you to know its newly announced multiplayer game is not a Control DLC or sequel

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As a thrilled fan, I’m excited to share that during the October Xbox Partner Preview showcase, Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games revealed an exciting new addition to their roster – FBC: Firebreak! This game is a gripping three-player cooperative shooter, nestled within the captivating universe of Control.