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World of Warcraft is ditching Twitter integration The ability to tweet from within Blizzard’s mega-MMO is going away forever. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft’s Twitter integration, which enabled players to tweet about achievements, rare finds, and other activities directly from within the game, is being disabled. “Over the next two days, we will update World of Warcraft to remove the integrated Twitter posting feature,” community manager Kaivax posted on theWoW forums....

‘Shift Happens’ is a gorgeous book about the story of keyboards A complete history in two volumes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. As I pound my fingers dutifully into the square panels in front of me to create words, I realise my ignorance. While mechanical keyboards are in my wheelhouse, I don’t really know much about how keyboards got where they are today....

24 years ago, Microsoft released the silliest PC controller ever A brief history of ridiculous hardware fads we all bought into. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This article first appeared in PC Gamer magazine issue 378 in December 2022, as part of our Tech Tales series. Every month we talk about the ups and downs of PC hardware, with a look back on our own history with the hobby....

After a long train of farces, The Day Before devs put out statement decrying ‘disinformation’ about their game “Destroying is easy. Creating is difficult”. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. The developers behind The Day Before, once upon a timeSteam’s second most-wishlisted game, have struck out at what they call “disinformation and lack of fact-checking” in discussions about the game....

After Bobby Kotick tries to scare them off, UK regulators say they’ll oppose Activision Blizzard deal The provisional findings of an investigation raise cause for concern. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Yesterday Bobby Kotick gave a pair of interviews to CNBC and The Financial Times, during whichActivisionBlizzard’s longtime CEOwas typically bullish about Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of the publisher....

Be right back, just downloading some headphones Open-source, 3D-printed, and self-assembled: Meet the Ploopy Headphones. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. This open-source project hands you the blueprints to your very own, homemade, 3D-printable headset. A complete parts list, printing plans, and assembly instructions are included, and it’ll even show you how to build and programme your very own headphone amplifier....

Bing’s cool new AI chat feature still doesn’t solve the biggest problem with AI-generated content It’s the search engine equivalent of “saved you a click,” but worse. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Microsoft’s latest version ofBingfeatures an AI-powered chatbot designed to answer all your burning questions. The world’s second most popular search engine clearly hopes this AI gamble will pay off, but I imagine the sites whose content is featured in these results won’t be too pleased....