Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The Craziest News from 2022!
There’s something of an expression at the eTeknix office. It goes along the lines of ‘if a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing well’ – ‘If ...
December 24, 2022 at 11:00 am by Mike SandersMicrosoft
Survey Finds 3 in 4 UK Consumers Approve of Microsoft’s Activision Takeover!
I haven’t exactly made it a secret that I am not a supporter of Microsoft’s potential acquisition of Activision/Blizzard. And getting one point very quickly out of ...
December 23, 2022 at 9:58 am by Mike Sanders
Microsoft Resumes Windows 11 22H2 Rollout After Gaming Bug is Finally Fixed!
Following the release of the Windows 11 22H2 update back in October, I daresay that it hasn’t escaped your attention that, in the grand scheme of things, it seemed to ...
December 18, 2022 at 11:22 am by Mike Sanders
Internet Explorer is Nearly Dead But Microsoft Might Finish the Job on Feb 14th!
Back in the Summer Microsoft officially announced that support for Internet Explorer had concluded and the browser was now officially in its ‘end-of-life’. – ...
December 18, 2022 at 11:21 am by Mike Sanders
Major Windows 11 Updates Rumoured for Release in March AND May 2023!
Officially speaking, Microsoft has now predominantly transitioned to only releasing one major update for its operating systems per year. And this is something that is probably ...
December 17, 2022 at 11:13 am by Mike Sanders
Microsoft Says COD Will Come to Nintendo (Again) if Activision Deal Goes Ahead
It has been nearly 10 years since a Call of Duty title was last released on a Nintendo console. Call of Duty Ghosts on the Wii-U to be exact (well, if my memory serves me ...
December 8, 2022 at 9:41 am by Mike Sanders
Diablo IV Release Date Leaked in Microsoft Xbox Store Update?
Although Blizzard has confirmed that Diablo IV (Diablo 4) should be set for release at some point next year, in terms of specifics, they haven’t decided to go beyond ...
December 7, 2022 at 11:59 am by Mike Sanders
FTC May Approve Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Just to Avoid a Protracted Lawsuit
It seems more likely than not that both the EU and UK are probably not going to approve Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Activision/Blizzard. Well, not unless Microsoft ...
December 6, 2022 at 12:30 pm by Mike Sanders
Microsoft Confirms Xbox AAA-Gaming Titles to Start Costing $70
The grim reality of modern gaming is that consumers do now expect to roughly pay something in the region of $70 for a new AAA-gaming title. Be it on console or PC, this is the ...
December 6, 2022 at 12:21 pm by Mike Sanders
Microsoft Quietly Release Windows 10 Update to “Help” You onto Windows 11 Faster
It’s been just over a year since the release of Windows 11 and so far the operating system has predominantly proven itself to be an utter failure with consumers. – ...
December 4, 2022 at 7:57 pm by Mike Sanders
Microsoft to Launch Legal Action if Activision/Blizzard Takeover is Blocked!
When Microsoft announced it had agreed on a deal for the £67.8BN takeover of Activision/Blizzard around the start of this year, people were undoubtedly shocked at the news. ...
December 4, 2022 at 10:55 am by Mike Sanders
Windows 11 Update Finally Fixes Game Performance Bug
The release of the Windows 11 22H2 update has predominantly brought way more problems to the operating system than it ever supposedly solved. One of the notable and most ...
December 1, 2022 at 9:53 am by Mike Sanders
The UK Government Likely Knows The Elder Scrolls 6’s Release Date!
Last week a document appeared online that completely outlined pretty much the entirety of Sony’s counterargument against Microsoft’s proposed takeover of ...
November 28, 2022 at 9:51 am by Mike Sanders
FTC ‘Likely’ to Join EU in Challenging Microsoft’s Activision/Blizzard Takeover
It seems increasingly likely that, based on all the information to date, the EU commission currently investigating Microsoft’s potential takeover of Activision/Blizzard ...
November 26, 2022 at 10:50 am by Mike Sanders
Microsoft’s Activision Takeover Arguments Detailed in Leaked Sony Document!
I daresay that if you’ve been keeping up with the recent gaming industry news, you’ll be more than a little aware that Microsoft’s proposed takeover of ...
November 25, 2022 at 10:09 am by Mike Sanders
