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Microsoft: Xbox is now the "biggest publisher" on PlayStation, as PC Game Pass hits 45% year over year growth
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Microsoft's gaming fortunes are on the up and up, as it posts record Q3 growth in a tough market.

Xbox's mobile aspirations just won a victory over Apple, thanks to Epic Games
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Apple is preventing Microsoft and others from making viable businesses on its platform, owing to restrictive fees and rules — until now.

Xbox Q3 FY25 gaming revenue is up, thanks to Call of Duty
By Samuel Tolbert published
Xbox Microsoft financial results are in, with Xbox Q3 FY25 gaming revenue up 5% year-over-year thanks to Call of Duty and Xbox Game Pass.

Did Helldivers 2 just tease the release of its next big update?
By Brendan Lowry published
News Helldivers 2 players are worried a huge Illuminate attack is coming soon, and this goofy in-universe ad may have just revealed when it — and a new major update — will happen.

New batch of titles have been added for Xbox's Stream Your Own Game library.
By Alexander Cope published
Gaming Xbox Game Pass has added eleven games to its Stream Your Own Game library program, allowing subscribers to stream them through Xbox Cloud Gaming.

OpenAI rolls back ChatGPT's annoying sycophancy update
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
AI Following backlash from users over OpenAI's latest ChatGPT update that made the chatbot overly flattering, CEO Sam Altman indicated that the company rolled back the update.

How to get a free copy of DOOM: The Dark Ages Premium Edition
By Cale Hunt published
Hardware DOOM: The Dark Ages is set to launch on May 15, and you can get a free copy with early access when you buy a piece of eligible NVIDIA RTX 50-series hardware.

This audio app is so good, you’ll forget it’s not part of Windows 11
By Sean Endicott published
Apps A handy new app lets you switch audio devices with customizable keyboard shortcuts. It works so well I'm surprised its functionality isn't built into Windows 11.
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