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  • What just happened? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released official range estimates for Ford’s upcoming all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup. For buyers of select models, it is better-than-anticipated news by about 20 miles of range. The base model F-150 Lightning Pro SR, which starts at $39.974, will come with a final EPA-estimated range of 230…

  • In context: Microsoft has been testing a desktop watermark that warns Windows 11 users whenever they’re running the new operating system on a system that isn’t quite up to its official requirements. It looks set to make it into a final build, despite Microsoft tolerating and even offering a workaround for bypassing the CPU and…

  • The big picture: CD Projekt Red is working on a new entry in the popular Witcher franchise. Perhaps more importantly, CDPR revealed the game – and future titles – will be built using Epic’s Unreal Engine 5. With any luck, this will help expedite the development process as previous titles created using CDPR’s proprietary engine…

  • Why it matters: Sierra Online co-founders Ken and Roberta Williams have announced their first new game in more than 20 years. Colossal Cave 3D Adventure will be a 3D version of the original Colossal Cave Adventure, a text-based game from 1976 that inspired an entirely new genre of fantasy and adventure titles. Colossal Cave Adventure…

  • In perspective: The way we pay for video games has changed drastically over the years. Buying a title does not always mean getting the entire experience at the sticker price. Microtransactions for cosmetic items are a popular monetization technique to help studios with the costs of continued support. However, players generally frown on developers who…

  • Something to look forward to: After years of anticipation and a minor slip-up by Google, some Chromebook users can now start testing out Steam. However, this initial alpha supports a limited number of Chromebooks due to high system requirements. Google has now started to pull back the curtain on its plans for supporting Steam on…

  • Editor’s take: While the flocked controllers do fit the Sonic the Hedgehog theme, they can’t be terribly practical. Just imagine how they’d look and smell after just a year of regular gaming, not to mention how uncomfortable they probably are to use. It’s the sort of thing that’d be better suited as a display piece,…