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Can Battlefield 6's Custom Search Replace Server Browsers? Beta Weekend 2 Tests the Waters
Battlefield 6's second open beta weekend kicks off today at 08:00 UTC, and it brings the most significant matchmaking experiment yet: Custom Search, a priority system that lets players choose...
Epic's ARM Easy Anti-Cheat Officially Lands, Unlocking Fortnite on Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs and Linux
Epic Games has shipped a native ARM version of its Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) client, removing the single biggest technical barrier that has kept competitive multiplayer titles—starting with...
Xbox App on Arm: Insiders Can Now Download and Play Games Locally, Fueled by Prism Emulator Boost
Windows on Arm just took a giant leap toward becoming a legitimate gaming platform. Microsoft is rolling out an update to the Xbox PC app that, for the first time, lets Windows Insiders download,...
Xbox PC App Insider Preview Unlocks Local Game Installs on Arm Devices
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Xbox PC App Preview Unlocks Local Game Downloads on Arm Windows 11 Devices
Microsoft has quietly turned on local game downloads for Arm-based Windows 11 PCs in the Xbox PC app preview, ending the forced cloud-only play that has frustrated users since the first Snapdragon...
Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat Breaks the Arm Barrier, Bringing Fortnite to Snapdragon X Laptops
Epic Games has finally bridged the anti-cheat chasm that kept high-profile multiplayer titles off Windows on Arm devices, delivering an Arm-native Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) client through the Epic Online...
Microsoft Rolls Out Local Game Downloads on Arm Windows 11 PCs via Xbox App Update
Microsoft has started pushing an Xbox PC app update that lets Windows 11 Arm users download and play games locally—no cloud required. The rollout, tied to the PC Gaming Preview in the Xbox Insider...
Microsoft Breaks Cloud-Only Barrier: Xbox App Brings Local Game Downloads to Arm Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has begun rolling out an update to the Xbox PC app that, for the first time, allows Arm-based Windows 11 PCs to download and play games locally—no longer confined to cloud streaming. The...
Epic Unlocks Fortnite for Snapdragon PCs with Native Arm Anti-Cheat in EOS SDK Update
Epic Games and Qualcomm have shattered one of the most stubborn barriers holding back Windows on Arm: kernel-level anti-cheat. With a new Epic Online Services (EOS) SDK release, Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC)...
Epic Brings Easy Anti-Cheat to Windows on Arm, Fortnite to Land ‘Later This Year’
After months of collaboration between Epic Games and Qualcomm, the last major barrier to mainstream multiplayer gaming on Windows 11 Arm devices has finally fallen. Epic has completed a native port...
Fortnite's Easy Anti-Cheat Arrives on Snapdragon X PCs, Solving Windows on Arm’s Biggest Gaming Problem
Epic Games and Qualcomm have jointly announced native support for Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) on Windows 11 Arm devices powered by Snapdragon X processors, a move that directly enables Fortnite and...
Valve's SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview Targets Non-Steam Deck Handhelds as Windows 10's October Demise Nears
Valve opened the floodgates for a broader SteamOS rollout in its latest preview. The SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview build explicitly adds support for "non-Steam Deck handhelds," signaling that the operating...