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Xbox Game Pass gets DOOM: The Dark Ages, a Warhammer game, and more
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox DOOM: The Dark Ages and Revenge of the Savage Planet are just some of the games headed to Xbox Game Pass in May 2025.

I want to know if you're buying the new Surface PCs!
By Cale Hunt published
Community The new Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch are more affordable and portable than their flagship siblings. Have they piqued your interest? I want to know!

New Xbox Game Pass games (May 2025): What's coming, leaving soon
By Zachary Boddy last updated
Xbox Game Pass As Xbox Game Pass grows ever bigger, I'm keeping careful track of the best new additions, upcoming arrivals, which games are leaving soon, and much more.

Grand Theft Auto 6's second trailer is here
By Samuel Tolbert published
Gaming Grand Theft Auto 6's second trailer is here, showing more of Vice City and the lives of protagonists Lucia and Jason.

Windows 11 is getting a customizable Start menu experience
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 First leaked last month, the Windows 11 Start menu is getting a more customizable layout with a collapsible Phone Link panel, and it's now official.

Microsoft announces 12-inch Surface Pro and 13-inch Surface Laptop
By Zac Bowden published
Surface Microsoft is launching a Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch today, starting at $799 and $899, with pre-orders available now.

Microsoft unveils massive wave of AI features for Copilot+ PCs and Windows 11
By Sean Endicott published
Windows 11 Microsoft just announced major Windows 11 and Copilot+ PC updates, adding a bunch of exclusive features and AI capabilities.

A new "AI agent" for Windows 11 is coming to the Settings app
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 The Windows 11 Settings app is set to gain a new AI agent that will make configuring your PC even easier.

Opinion: Xbox has become a "Game Pass machine" and nothing more
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming I can't think of many reasons to buy an Xbox over competing platforms when Microsoft has dwindled its appeal to one place: Game Pass.

PlayStation 5's top 3 best-sellers for April are all, ironically, Xbox titles
By Alexander Cope published
Gaming Sony announced that Oblivion Remastered, Minecraft, and Forza Horizon 5 were the PlayStation 5's top three best-selling games in April, which are all owned by Sony's competitor, Microsoft.
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