Tom Warren

The European Commission is forcing Microsoft to make changes to Windows 11 in Europe, but it looks like Microsoft Edge and Bing will be spared from the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Bloomberg reports that EU regulators have “tentatively concluded” that Bing and Edge aren’t dominant enough for the DMA regulations. It’s a reprieve for Microsoft that is expected to be officially confirmed next month.

The UK’s biggest video game retailer, GAME, is phasing out trade-ins for physical games next month. Eurogamer first reported the news earlier this week, and a spokesperson for the chain has since confirmed the move in a comment to the BBC. This effectively hands the entire pre-owned market of video games in the UK to rival CeX, which has built up hundreds of stores in the UK dealing in pre-owned video games and electronics. It’s the end of an era, just as digital game sales continue to dominate.

Twitch is revealing the cities and dates for TwitchCon in 2024, days after huge layoffs for the Amazon-owned company.

Activision has started warning Call of Duty cheaters that if they attempt to activate aim assist while using a mouse and keyboard the game will automatically close. It’s part of Activision’s Ricochet anti-cheat system, which has also been targeting and banning XIM and Cronus devices — third-party hardware that gives mouse and keyboard users the benefits of aim assist mixed with the benefits of movement from mouse and keyboard.