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Microsoft is making a bold move to unify the PC and Xbox platforms with Universal Windows Applications. If they succeed, the Xbox One will become an even more universal machine, with modular hardware upgrades to extend its life. If they fail, it’s Games for Windows all over again.

Over the course of its opening weekend, Fire Emblem Fates’ Western release has broken franchise records. Unfortunately, the most successful release in the series has been butchered beyond comprehension by its localization team.

Want to know what you spirit animal is? So do hackers, apparently. WFLA.com reports that hackers have been using seemingly harmless Facebook questionnaires to harvest data about you and your preferences.

Boston Dynamics released footage of the latest version of their Atlas robot, and it’s mesmerizing.

I thought Tom Clancy’s The Division’s beta event was pretty great. Apparently, I’m not the only one. Ubisoft broke the very specific “players of a beta event for a new IP on current generation systems” record over the weekend.

I had a chance to get my hands on Ubisoft’s latest entry in the long-running Tom Clancy universe over the weekend during a limited beta test. I went in with very low expectations, but by the time I emerged from the ruins of New York City, I found myself excited for The Division’s imminent release.

The first thing that strikes me about the Hitman beta is its beauty. The helicopter pad on which I’m deposited is lashed by arctic wind. The monolithic entrance to the Agency’s training center is appropriately foreboding. Every graphical bell and whistle is on display, and for a moment I’m just grateful to be back in Agent 47’s shoes.

Libertarian presidential candidate and anti-virus company founder John McAfee doled out some harsh words for the state of our government alongside an offer to solve at least one of its current issues.

Two weeks after announcing a round of mass layoffs, Yahoo! has announced plans to phase out a large selection of their content verticals.

The season pass for Bethesda’s Fallout 4 is about to leap from $29.99 to $49.99 after the developer announced what expansions were coming to the post-apocalyptic RPG.

Richard Garriott’s Shroud of the Avatar will play host to the debut of country singer-songwriter Shooter Jennings’ new album on February 22nd.

Roberts Space Industries has increased the base price of Star Citizen from $45 to $60 USD. The increase comes along with a product split.

XCOM 2, the sequel to 2012’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown, can proudly stand beside both the old and new in the X-COM series — no small feat — but it also surpasses them with its brilliance.

We won’t be seeing another entry in the annualized Assassin’s Creed franchise this year, as Ubisoft steps back to re-examine the series.

Representatives Ted Lieu, Blake Farenthold, Suzan DelBene, and Mike Bishop have joined to introduce bipartisan legislation that would prevent state and local governments from banning cell phone encryption outright.

VTech terrified parents this past holiday season when a security breach exposed the personal data and photographs of over 6 million children. Now the electronic children’s toy manufacturer is absolving itself of any further responsibility in case it happens again.

Three MadCatz executives jumped ship the day before the company’s latest financial report was due.

Amazon has just added GameLift and Lumberyard to their Amazon Web Services platform. These, alongside Twitch integration, combine to form a surprisingly robust toolset for aspiring independent game developers.

Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla have produced a video in celebration of the Lunar New Year, announcing their baby’s Chinese name and cozying up to a market that isn’t India.

H1Z1, the open-world zombie survival simulator from Daybreak Games, is “evolving,” if that’s what you call cutting content from one game and reselling it as a separate game.

Titanfall’s multi-platform sequel will feature a story-driven campaign, according to lead writer Jesse Stern.

The White House’s wireless connectivity is “a serious issue,” according to President Barack Obama.

YouTube is joining Amazon and Netflix by offering exclusive original content for YouTube Red subscribers.

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer made a promise not to screw up the Tumblr acquisition, but now she’s about a quarter billion dollars south of keeping it.

On Monday, researchers began a project to understand how animals relate to interactive technology by making video games for orangutans with the Xbox One’s Kinect.

Researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, Germany have discovered a Halitherses Grimaldii fossilized in amber — particularly unique because, for the first time, the arachnid’s extended penis is clearly visible.

California robotics company suitX revealed its Phoenix exoskeleton this week, a robotic external suit that provides support and mobility to paraplegics and others with mobility disorders.

With the rapid increase — and potential misuse — of drones filling the skies, authorities have been working to find effective countermeasures for the unmanned aircraft. The latest tactic? Trained eagles.

Microsoft’s “Leona Philpot” underwater data center has just completed its first stage of testing as part of Project Natick.

In an interview with BBC’s Kirsty Young, Bill Gates outlined what his desert island playlist would consist of and spoke candidly about his childhood, business practices, and meeting his wife Melinda.

The Fine Brothers aren’t reacting too well to the presence of other videos in the same vein. They’re taking on everyone, up to and including Ellen Degeneres.

Erec Tereshinski’s Ant Simulator has wilted beneath the magnifying glass of two of his closest allies.

The 7th Circuit Court will finally address the use of warrantless cell-site simulators, known as stingrays, in regards to the Fourth Amendment. Believe it or not, this is the first time any federal appellate court has touched the matter.

During a third quarter earnings report call, Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen may have revealed sales numbers that Microsoft has being doing its best to hide.

Peter Molyneux seemed to have announced his exit from the gaming industry via Twitter, along with his game Godus’ removal from Steam.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign pink-slipped their National Data Director for his role in last month’s controversial voter data breach, then promptly claimed that the DNC was personally involved in the scandal. Now they’re questioning the motives of Microsoft’s partnership with the Democratic and Republican parties for the upcoming Iowa Caucuses.