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One of the biggest surprises from the Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live show was the reveal of Masters of Albion — a new “god game” in which you wield ancient powers from the skies to develop and protect a growing society in a fantasy world. It’s coming from a team of ex-Fable developers led by Peter Molyneux, who co-founded Fable’s original developer Lionhead Studios and served as the lead designer on its three mainline Fable RPG titles released prior to his departure in 2012 and Microsoft’s subsequent closure of the studio in 2016. He went on to create 22cans, which is the developer that’s now building Masters of Albion.

I knew Game Science’s highly anticipated single player action RPG Black Myth: Wukong was going to be one of this year’s most popular games, but I wasn’t expecting it to have what will likely be 2024’s largest launches, as well as one of the biggest debuts in gaming history. And yet, two days after its release, here we are, with the title hitting a peak player count of well over 2 million on Valve’s PC gaming platform Steam. Specifically, as SteamDB data shows, it’s reached a colossal zenith of 2,358,580 players.

Microsoft recently shared information about the progress of Windows Recall, following its announcement that the feature would be postponed due to critical security issues identified prior to the launch of Copilot+ PCs on June 18. The company asserts that Windows Recall remains on schedule for public testing this year, with the first preview builds incorporating this feature being distributed to Insiders in October.

It should be a celebration of Xbox’s massive upcoming games list, but instead the discussion is once again focusing on Microsoft’s overarching strategy. 

In the year 2024, you can easily and without cost set up a virtual machine for various purposes. Notably, prominent entities such as Microsoft, Broadcom/VMWare, and Oracle provide free software that enables running multiple operating system instances directly on your Windows 11 computer.

In the realm of technology, mini PCs have gained quite a buzz lately, and I, as a tech enthusiast, have been right in the thick of it, witnessing Geekom’s impressive stride. This brand has consistently delivered high-quality hardware that’s left me impressed. After testing several of their mini PCs, not one has fallen short, with each earning a rating of 90% or higher. I attribute this to their clever design and competitive pricing strategy.