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StarCraft general manager says 'tension' was the key to designing a StarCraft game from a first-person perspective — 'Every shot matters. Everything you do matters'

By Demi Williams Published

StarCraft general manager and creative director Dan Hay has explained the process of designing a new game in first-person, revealing that "tension" was crucial.

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Windows 11
Desperate attempt or marketing genius? Microsoft's Project Zenith is a confusing attempt to get those who can afford an expensive PC to buy one

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

Project Zenith preconfigures Windows 11 for developers, though its 64GB memory requirement limits it to expensive hardware.

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Diablo 5
Diablo 5 senior game director says 'the continued passion' is the reason Diablo 2: Resurrected exists and has allowed Blizzard to look at it for modern inspiration — 'Because it exists today alongside Diablo 4, we can look at it through today's lens'

By Demi Williams Published

Blizzard has said that the success of Diablo 2: Resurrected has enabled it to use the game as modern inspiration for Diablo 5.

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Blizzard says designing a StarCraft open-world shooter presents specific challenges in scale and perspective — 'If you're 10 feet tall and you're wearing something that weighs 1,000 pounds, doors are a challenge'

By Rob Dwiar Published

Changing StarCraft from a real-time strategy to an open-world shooter came with perspective challenges, but also a simple challenge to do with doors.

Gaming
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Best Firewall Software of 2026

By Benedict Collins Last updated

Updated We've tested all the best firewall software, to help defend your computer or IT systems against unauthorized intrusions.

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StarCraft
Blizzard says StarCraft will have the same 'gritty' atmosphere and be inspired by the 'interstellar western' of the original RTS — 'Our real world has asymmetry to it, and so I think leveraging that and putting that into this world was key for us'

By Demi Williams Published

StarCraft will adopt the same "gritty" atmosphere of the original real-time strategy (RTS) game, according to Blizzard Entertainment.

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Passkeys
Microsoft Cloud accounts stolen in highly complex impersonation and passkey phishing campaign

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Passkeys have all but eliminated password theft, so what now? Criminals have a solution.

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Microsoft admits Windows 11 update breaks audio — but it's working on a fix

By Darren Allan Published

Windows 11 has another nasty bug, and Windows 10 users are saying they're glad they haven't upgraded.

Windows
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StarCraft general manager says the shift to open-world shooter came about because 'Every time we drew a picture or every time we talked about' the game 'it was boots on the ground every time'

By Rob Dwiar Published

Dan Hay tells us how the developers discovered that a change from RTS to open-world shooter came about.

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Microsoft is working with the American Federation of Teachers to work out how best to use AI in the classroom

By Christian Cawley Published

American teaching federations establish “legally enforceable protections” with Microsoft to ensure the National AI Safety & Privacy Standard.

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