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October 12
- Despite cuts, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma wants to keep building "enduring" new IP — with a warning in tow
- Xbox 360 and OG Xbox games are now running on PS5 thanks to a new emulator
- ASUS Googlebook 14 hands-on: How does Google's desktop OS feel to a lifelong Windows user? Microsoft should pay attention, but it doesn't need to worry.
- A new mod brings DLSS upscaling to the Ally X without NVIDIA's hardware — this could be a game changer for AMD handhelds
- You can now play Gears of War: E-Day on a PS5 with this unofficial Xbox Cloud Gaming app (but only if you break Sony's rules)
October 11
- From Surface Laptop Ultra to RTX Spark laptops, Microsoft’s week was packed with launches, upgrades, and AI buzz
- Windows 11 version 26H2 is rolling out now — here’s how to get the update now and get the most out of the 2026 update
October 10
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV gives players a taste of the weapons and units Space Marines use in battle with an exciting new gameplay trailer
October 9
- Thank goodness one of my top wishlishted CRPGs is dodging World of Warcraft: Forever and Grand Theft Auto 6's warpath with a new release date
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ will be playable EARLY — here's when and how you can deploy
- "Gets worse before it gets better" — PC shipments dropped a harsh 20% in Q3, and analysts agree that we haven't yet seen the bottom
- Microsoft wants you to "break up with your MacBook" for a Surface Laptop Ultra, and it's paying big bucks to make it happen
- A massive 4TB storage cut is hitting Microsoft 365 Family users — another downgrade that makes the subscription harder to justify
- Halo's Master Chief and Reach's Noble Team are already playable in Gears of War: E-Day, thanks to one eager PC mod creator
- Gears of War: E-Day is a ‘great foundation’ for the series’ future, and The Coalition says, "The next game will not take nearly as long"
- Hands-on — Xbox's brand new PC app offers BIG performance improvements
October 8
- Xbox Division XP means we're one step closer to Blizzard World being real
- I have to settle for this AI recreation because Microsoft won't share its gorgeous new Windows 11 wallpaper
- Halo 3 gets 128-player multiplayer, 16-player co-op, split-screen, and much more (but there’s a catch)
- "APUs, gaming laptops, and handheld devices" — AMD's superior FSR 4 upscaling is coming to the full product stack before 2027, but is it enough to keep up with Intel?
- Monster Hunter Stories 3 is the top contender for my Game of the Year, and it's finally about to support Xbox Play Anywhere on consoles and PC
- The Razer Basilisk V4 Pro maintains the glowing reputation of its predecessors as one of the best gaming mice around — but I wish it didn't have AI
- Surface Laptop Ultra
- "Really not bad at all" — Surface Laptop Ultra prices have landed, and the Windows community has something to say
- Missed Prime Day? Walmart's extended event has 2TB SSDs, OLED monitors, and RTX 5070 gaming laptop deals still live
- You can now try Windows 11's new Search that's faster and can perform tasks for you
- Xbox introduces "XP," a new team built to take Xbox worlds beyond gaming — from movies and TV to merch, and even theme parks
- Why Undead Labs is sticking with Game Pass for State of Decay 3 despite the Xbox split
- "Bringing a game to Xbox should be easier than it is today" XBOX promises changes for developers
- Battlefield 6 aims to take on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 as the former comes to Xbox Game Pass just a few days before the latter's launch
October 7
- I've been using this obnoxiously loud Xbox keyboard for months now, and 8BitDo has made nostalgia surprisingly practical
- I rounded up all the RTX Spark laptops you can preorder — from the $2,599 Surface Laptop Ultra to the $3,799 Dell XPS 16
- Call of Duty is coming to RTX Spark, and that's a pretty big deal for the franchise and Windows on Arm
- The Surface Laptop Ultra's RTX GPU has the power to game — So why don't I recommend it for PC gamers?
- Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark preorders are live — Here's what you need to know about pricing, availability, and more
- Windows 11's new Search experience is about more than finding files — thousands of actions are now at your fingertips right from the Taskbar
- Microsoft finally confirms Surface Laptop Ultra pricing and release date, along with world's first breakaway USB-C port
- Samsung's fastest PCIe 5.0 SSD dropped below $199 for 1TB in Amazon's limited-time Big Deal Days, with more discounts on 2TB+
- I thought spending hundreds on headphones was ridiculous. Then I bought Bose QuietComforts.
- Inside Microsoft's plan to boost Xbox, Battle.net on PC — "Right now, it is simply very hard to work with Xbox," said Asha Sharma, with plans to fix it
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 won't be on Xbox Game Pass, but at least you can score some sweet pre-order rewards right now
- Windows 11's October 'Patch Tuesday' lands on the 13th with a smarter File Explorer and new controls — I found 7 of the biggest changes coming to your PC
- Microsoft Outlook will soon save you from troublesome typos, even if you miss the red squiggly lines
- I ignored the Windows app until Microsoft closed this major feature gap
- If I'm going to protect my eyes from long gaming sessions, I'm going to do it with these stylish Fallout glasses at 36% off
- Halo Studios reportedly has one final job before its remaining team is laid off, while Activision works on the future of Halo
- Overwatch Season 5 brings new hero Doctrine, Unvaulted Passes, Solo Leveling collab, and more
October 6
- Beat scalpers to pre-orders for the Xbox X25 Special Edition — the most stunning controller ever made [UPDATE: All gone]
- This PowerToys animation is so stunning I'm sad I'll only see it once
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma speaks at internal town hall — Discussing Xbox Series X|S as 'core,' Helix as a family of devices, boosting Game Pass, and more
- Steam's survey shows 32GB RAM overtaking 16GB in the middle of the RAM crisis, but the swings are so big that I think something else is going on
- Razer is making its best Xbox controller even better with the Wolverine V4 Pro — and it's killer for PC players, too
- My 9 top PC component picks for the last hours of Prime Big Deal Days are verified steals — Upgrade your entire PC, or pick and choose from the best parts available
- Dell Pro 3 vs Dell Pro 5: Which laptop is best for small businesses?
- Don't miss your chance to beat the RAM crisis with an RTX 5060 gaming laptop at a reasonable price — in the final hours of Amazon Prime's Big Deal Days!
- Time's running out to beat price hikes with Geekom's excellent mini PCs discounted for the end of Amazon Prime's Big Deal Days
- These are the last few Surface deals I'd actually spend my own money on as Amazon's Big Deal Days is about to end
- Gears of War: E-Day could overrun my PC — I'd buy this ultra-fast 2TB Samsung SSD before Amazon Big Deal Days ends
- The Xbox Elite Controller (Series 3) specs might've leaked — here's what's new (and the main thing you'll want to know remains unanswered)
October 5
- Grab an XPS 13 for under $800 — the best laptop deal of the month is going strong, even if Prime Big Deal Days are almost over
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ FOB guide: All Stations explained and how to unlock them
- We finally know more about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 DMZ and Hajin's Exclusion Zone sounds the place to be in this year's game
- What to expect at Microsoft's special Windows & Surface event on October 7: Surface Laptop Ultra and RTX Spark revealed, new agentic OS capabilities, and more
- Microsoft gave Copilot in Word something AI desperately needs: sources
- Quote of the day by Panos Panay: "To make a great product, you can't have great software without the hardware; you can't have great hardware without the software." — Can Microsoft's October 7 Surface event keep this vision alive?
- Prepare for Microsoft's Windows and Surface event with these cutting-edge features for Insiders
October 4
- Microsoft says Windows 11 version 26H2 is a "predictable and low-disruption update" — now it needs to prove Windows still has a future worth getting excited about
- Gears of War: E-Day developers are "proud" it's an Xbox exclusive title and are "honored to bring that legacy forward"
- My final March of Giants match at Ubisoft Montréal was way more emotional — and revealing — than I expected
October 3
- Razer Tartarus V2 Pro review: I loved playing with this near-perfect MMO keypad, but it needs a post-launch fix
- I spoke with Ubisoft Montreal and tested 'March of Giants' — A genuinely unique MOBA that challenges the industry champs
October 2
- Microsoft shares one last tease before its Windows & Surface event on October 7 — here’s how to watch it live and follow every announcement
- Hackers hijacked Microsoft's X account to promote a Clippy cryptocurrency (Update)
- NASCAR 26 is easily one of the best track racers on Xbox today with outstanding physics and gameplay
- More games than ever are hitting Xbox Play Anywhere and Xbox PC — is it finally going mainstream? (UPDATE)
- Gears of War: E-Day reviews are in — Critics are loving this flagship Xbox shooter's return to form despite some odd elements
October 1
- Snapdragon X2 doesn’t need the Extreme badge — new tests show Qualcomm’s mainstream chip straight‑up beating Intel on CPU, AI, battery, and price
- Gears of War: E-Day's post-launch multiplayer plans are revealed as the game finally launches today in early access
- Gears of War: E-Day review (in progress) — Gorgeous, satisfying, harrowing ... but undeniably messy in aspects of execution
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered update addresses missing DLSS for Xbox Play Anywhere on PC, plus more fixes
- Community ports bring the original Halo to PS5, Android, and even your humble web browser as AI modding takes over
- Xbox x IKEA collection available to buy instore and online from today
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV shows that Blood Ravens won't be the only Space Marine faction you play as this time around
- World of Warcraft could finally come to Xbox if this Brazilian classification rumor about WoW: Forever is true, but I'd take it with a mountain of salt.
- 8BitDo have outdone themselves with this gorgeous Gears of War E-Day keyboard and mouse