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March 16
- Crimson Desert's release date and launch times are only a few sleeps away — here's when you can play one of the most hyped-up open-world games I've ever seen
- Bethesda's Todd Howard says NVIDIA DLSS 5 in Xbox's Starfield is "amazing" — everyone else is calling it uncanny AI slop
- NVIDIA’s new DLSS 5 drops with uncanny AI filters — and YouTube comments are almost 100% negative
- Xbox App finally lets you add any game or app — a huge step toward Steam‑level freedom
- Our undisputed best overall Xbox gaming headset is on sale for Best Buy Tech Fest — it's got a near-immortal battery and impeccable sound quality
- AMD's entry-level CPU with 3.9 GHz, 6 Cores, and L3 cache with 32MB is now under $190 — it's perfect for older PCs with RTX 4080 or rookie PC builders
- A $25 fix for your slow smart TV — The Fire TV Stick 4K Plus is the Xbox Microsoft wants you to forget
- Xbox’s "easier dev tools" pitch isn’t landing with fans who say the platform needs bigger fixes
- Judge sides with Subnautica 2 founders in lawsuit against publisher Krafton over long Early Access delay, $250 million bonus — the former CEO is back, too
- Microsoft Edge's latest update is all about what you lose — but one removal is actually a good thing
- We're spoiled for choice on great Windows laptops with prices as low as the MacBook Neo — and upgraded specs to boot
- ASUS laughs at the MacBook Neo — This $699 OLED laptop has the one spec Apple won't give you
- Xbox’s Project Moorcroft quietly evolved — here’s what replaced it
- Samsung laptop owners lose their C:\ drive on Windows 11 with "access denied" errors — as Microsoft removes the offending app
- Jeff Kaplan has choice words for players who just live to hate: "Shut the f— up"
- Despite ID@Xbox generating hundreds of millions in sales, Xbox still eyes store discovery improvements
March 15
- Xbox 360 games can now run on iPhone, iPad, and Mac thanks to a new app
- The original Xbox One has reportedly been jailbroken — yes, the 2013 one
- Sam Altman wants to turn AI into a utility — and meter “intelligence” like electricity
- Windows Central’s subreddit just hit 1,000+ members — here’s why you should join us
- Microsoft quietly scraps plans to bring Copilot to notifications and Settings on Windows 11 as it moves to reduce AI bloat across the OS
- Copilot helped me find the problem my doctors missed — and that matters even more as Microsoft announces Copilot Health
March 14
- Windows Wrap: Windows 11’s disastrous year came at the perfect time for Xbox — Project Helix will drag PC gaming to where it needs to be
- Lenovo challenges the MacBook Neo with this Snapdragon X laptop — its RAM and SSD especially are a huge step up
- I sent my Xbox ROG Ally X away for repair, and now it's back — but I've already moved on to another handheld (with some guilt)
- HP is not taking Apple's MacBook Neo lying down — it's just discounted one of its laptops with superior RAM and storage with a whopping $650 off
March 13
- Beloved Fallout composer says Bethesda's Todd Howard is a "visionary" — and that critics of Xbox's Starfield "were just not ready" for the controversial RPG
- Ex-Xbox exec Larry Hryb 'Major Nelson' just joined this legendary gaming brand, but he says it's not his "full time gig" — "I am still working on that"
- Windows Central Replay Terms & Conditions
- Microsoft's Xbox AI assistant Gaming Copilot is coming to consoles this year, and not stopping there — "We will continue to bring it to more services that players are playing"
- Microsoft just fixed my BIGGEST gripe about the Windows 11 setup experience — power users rejoice!
- How to complete the New Orders Operator Order and unlock the Bogey Camo in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale
- 4 new Microsoft Teams features coming next month, including AI you'll actually use and a must-have feature for saving time
- Xbox just wiped out most of the excuses game developers use to skip the platform
- How to complete the Memories Operator Order and unlock the Landfall Operator skin in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale
- Square Enix shadowdrops Bravely Default onto Xbox and PC — I'm so happy to see this classic JRPG finally escape Nintendo's prison for other platforms
- Microsoft confirms Project Helix with a custom AMD chip built for next‑gen Xbox, plus new FSR Diamond tech that promises sharper, cleaner visuals for everyone
- Yes, you can run Windows apps on the MacBook Neo — but Parallels Desktop warns of 8GB memory constraints
- This stellar Xbox controller with 1,000Hz polling on PC drops below $40, making it an affordable and accurate wired alternative
- A free Xbox Ally X update could deliver up to 30% smoother performance for your handheld games — "Automatic Super Resolution" preview starts soon
- Still running Firefox on Windows 7? Mozilla has your back (for now) but admits it's risky without "official support from Microsoft"
- Microsoft's AI wants to be your medical middleman, but is a "Secure by Design" promise really enough for Copilot?
- Mac Neo vs. Windows’ future, Windows 12 misinformation, and the truth behind Project Helix — Windows Central Podcast
- How to complete the Lost Tags Operator Order and unlock the Spotted Camo in Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale
March 12
- Call of Duty: Warzone is testing Casual mode bots in Black Ops Royale, and oh boy, everyone's pissed — "The Warzone scene is cooked"
- Ex-Overwatch director says Blizzard threatened to lay off 1,000 devs if the game didn't make enough money, and blame him for it — "the biggest 'F*** you' moment I had in my career"
- How to complete the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 "Altitude Tactics" event as fast as possible — unlock the new weapon in flash
- Prepare for Forza Horizon 6 with this Xbox/PC racing wheel and pedal bundle — it has great controls and feedback with a sweet 39% discount
- I changed my Windows 11 wallpaper immediately the moment my friend sent me this
- Microsoft's Windows and Devices lead now reports directly to CEO Satya Nadella in important leadership shakeup
- The MacBook Neo isn’t innovation. It’s Apple finally owning up to the iPad myth and hoping no one notices.
- MacBook Neo faces stiff competition this week — this Windows laptop with more RAM and storage is now $450 off if you're looking for better specs
- Windows users shouldn't be worried about the $599 MacBook Neo — especially when you can spend less on this Dell laptop with twice as much RAM and storage
- Ex-Windows chief calls MacBook Neo "a paradigm shifting computer" — reflects on Surface failure and Windows on Arm while lamenting "we were early, but not wrong"
- "This is an Xbox" campaign vanishes overnight as Microsoft begins to "Build for What's Next"
- OpenAI must match Microsoft’s size in 4 years to hit a $1 trillion IPO valuation — but it's still losing ChatGPT users to "QuitGPT"
- Is Microsoft's recent return-to-office policy ruining Seattle's traffic? Highway travel speeds slow to a crawl during rush hour
March 11
- Steam's Valve responds to lawsuit from New York Attorney General against its loot boxes, says they're like baseball cards — it's ready to fight
- Rejoice! Microsoft's Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program is coming back this year — "we’re committed to keeping games from four generations of Xbox playable"
- Microsoft just signed this Teams feature’s retirement papers before its replacement is ready
- The first Minecraft Live 2026 show just got its official trailer and date — will we see the Tiny Takeover update and a new game? Here's how you can watch
- Microsoft brings new "Xbox mode" to Windows 11 PCs next month — Prepares major gaming advancements that lay foundations for the next Xbox
- The Office 'local' loophole — why Microsoft's latest 'Critical' patches aren't just for IT pros
- Amazon’s quiet crackdown on AI shopping agents reveals the real reason you’re not allowed to save money online
- Google has a $3 solution for your outdated PC that can't run Windows 11 — A partnership with Back Market will sell USB drives with ChromeOS Flex ready to install
- Intel's new desktop processors might appeal to PC gamers with its Core Ultra 200S Plus refresh — but the price is the real plot twist
- Performance settings for this RPG show Xbox players what to expect — Series S might be a mistake for Crimson Desert
- ASUS boss calls the MacBook Neo a "shock to the entire industry" — but still downplays it as a "content consumption" slab, like iPad
- Outlook for Windows just fixed a problem you didn’t know could ruin your whole day — protecting your emails from Wi‑Fi drops
- 'Fallout 76' Xbox players in Japan have been blocked from Fallout 1st for months — Microsoft finally responds
March 10
- Here's exactly when you can play the new Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Zombies map, Paradox Junction
- Ex-Microsoft gaming VP and Xbox 360 lead creator calls the infamous Red Ring of Death a "Tylenol moment" — what does that mean? Here's what he said
- Former Xbox VP talks building Microsoft's brand, distancing it from Windows, and "throwing punches" for Bill Gates — "this is how the console wars started"
- Windows 11 KB5079473 is here with some actually GOOD upgrades — here's what's rolling out this Patch Tuesday
- Your handheld PC might soon play old PlayStation 3 games better — here's why developers want your help
- "It's hard to make sense of such a huge number" — Valve delivered 100 exabytes of data through Steam in 2025, and it's not showing any signs of slowing down
- NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud gaming isn't my first choice, but the latest upgrades and games out of GDC have me interested — Is this the answer to rising hardware costs?
- NVIDIA's next major update turns your RTX GPU into an automatic transmission — No new hardware at GDC 2026, but I'm excited nonetheless for these features
- Fans helped save Cyberpunk 2077 — now the fully‑fixed version joins Xbox Game Pass Premium
- Fallout 3 Remastered might’ve just leaked — and McFarlane Toys accidentally spilled the Nuka-Cola
- This bargain 16-inch Windows 11 laptop gives you a 2K display for under $550 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage — and AMD's AI processor makes it a Copilot+ PC
- Windows 11 keeps forcing unwanted updates with "too many coincidences" — Microsoft's plan or just user error?
- Microsoft 365 Copilot "Wave 3" expands with more agentic AI control, eager to offload your most boring workloads
- A new premium Microsoft 365 'E7' plan pushes more agentic Copilot AI — but is the "First Frontier Suite" worth $99 a month?
- 'Starsand Island' hits early access on Xbox Game Pass: This Ghibli-esque life sim has evolved into a truly special cozy adventure that just keeps getting better
March 9
- Bungie's Marathon won't copy Destiny 2 and its terrible content vaulting, so we can all breathe a sigh of relief — "it doesn't matter when you join"
- Oh snap, Marathon dev Bungie isn't playing around, threatens takedowns against datamining leaks — "our goal is first and foremost to preserve the experience"
- Xbox fans have strong opinions about backward compatibility, so we asked them why it still matters in 2026
- Microsoft just delayed one highly anticipated Windows 11 feature — but this hidden one slipped through the cracks
- Battlefield 6 devs laid off as the best-selling shooter's player count continues to slump — EA says the cuts are a "realignment," and good for the game
- Windows 11 Pro tips every modern worker should know in 2026
- Did one of our favorite mini PCs just hit the lowest price of the year? GEEKOM offers excellent pint-sized Windows 11 Pro desktops for under $400 in its Spring Sales
- Minecraft Dungeons sequel may be brewing under the codename “Project Spicewood”
- I found a sub-$599 Windows 11 laptop that proves you don't need to compromise specs — with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is one of Capcom's best JRPGs in years on Xbox, but certain omissions may disappoint long-time fans
- Microsoft confirms that a highly anticipated new Taskbar feature coming to Windows 11 in 2026 has been delayed — promises to "ensure it meets our quality standards"
- A ThinkPad finally hit iFixit's perfect repairability score — it's a right-to-repair win and puts the rest of the laptop industry on notice
- Move over “This is an Xbox” — “Build for what’s next” tells fans the “future of Xbox starts now” at GDC
- This wired gaming controller makes you feel like a god in Overwatch for under $70 — an unfair 8,000Hz advantage worth taking
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says AI is coming for your job, but you can still fight back: "The best protection against displacement is to transform yourself."
- I love this modern take on Microsoft's File Explorer with a modern AI semantic search — too bad it’s just a Windows 12 concept
- Is the best Windows laptop for $1,100 the MacBook Air M5? The answer genuinely surprised me.
- Lenovo makes it easier to test the Xbox Full Screen Experience on your Legion Go handheld — here's how to sign up and try the FSE interface before a wider rollout
- GitHub Copilot unlocks OpenAI's GPT-5.4 in VS Code and other coding platforms — Adding even more vibe coding options
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls gaming a core part of the company and says it is “long on gaming” in new discussion with Xbox leadership
March 8
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hosted Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in an internal Q&A, amplifying that Microsoft will "always" invest in gaming. "We're long on gaming. We'll continue to invest, and we'll always do so."
- 3 remarkable PC concepts and pioneers that still influence today's hardware — including Lenovo's wacky new Legion Go Fold gaming handheld
- Someone rebuilt Task Scheduler for Windows 11 and it goes way harder than it has any right to
- Early benchmarks say it: Qualcomm's Snapdragon Extreme chip is cooking Intel’s top-tier Panther Lake
- No Windows 12 in 2026, so here’s the wishlist Microsoft should steal
- Microsoft delays the “New Outlook takeover” again — admins get one more year to panic in peace
- My gaming PC has suffered enough — I'm locking down updates until NVIDIA's drivers and Microsoft's Windows releases gain back my trust
- This week in Windows: Surface strategy wavers, OEMs push back, and Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo circles the market
- My top 5 Decky Loader plugins every SteamOS and Bazzite handheld gaming PC should use
March 7
- Original Xbox games on Android are the funniest technical miracle of 2026
- I'm still here with Xbox for now — but it has some serious identity work ahead if it wants to reassure long-time fans
- Windows 11 users are calling out Microsoft for missing features the OS should have had years ago, and the community is not being subtle about it
March 6
- Twitch FPS legend Shroud "can't believe" Marathon is so hard — "you play ARC Raiders and it's like you're playing Hello Kitty Adventures"
- Marathon's Outpost map has released and can be unlocked now, and boy is it brutal — "it just becomes a real clusterf*** when you're in there fighting"
- Black Ops Royale ditches player loadouts for upgradable weapons in new Call of Duty: Warzone mode — here's how they work
- We asked how you feel about Xbox's new console "Project Helix" — here's what you said about Microsoft blurring the line between Xbox and PC
- Forza Horizon 6 is dropping a long-standing feature — players move to protest
- Do you know everyone in your meeting? — Microsoft Teams is ready to boot bots out.
- A laptop with more ports than you'd ever need AND two disc drives? — This viral gaming rig from 20 years ago channels peak Alienware energy
- I polled over 14,000 Xbox gamers on exclusivity — only 12.4% said Xbox should have zero exclusive games
- Helium browser is the perfect antidote to Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge
- Windows 11’s app identity crisis is finally ending — but Microsoft still can’t figure out how numbers work
- Microsoft Copilot is getting its own "Snipping Tool" for sharing screenshots directly to the AI in Windows — and it's more privacy-friendly than Windows Recall
- Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella praises Intel and even Apple as critical parts of its own huge success — "Without Mac, I wonder whether Office would have happened"
March 5
- Slay the Spire 2 dev throws playful shade at Marathon after flying past its player count on the Steam charts — "Don't let small indie passion projects like this pass you by"
- Battlefield 6 producer says devs can't make new maps faster because "we’re a team of a certain size" — 4 studios are working on EA's best-selling shooter
- "What happens if we turn this up to 11?" — how the Diablo 4 developers approached their own version of the Warlock
- Xbox's next console "Project Helix" codename revealed — CEO Asha Sharma re-affirms new Xbox-PC hybrid is on the way
- ARC Raiders recorded private Discord DM messages between players in "serious privacy and security violations" — Embark promises that your data is safe
- The Warlock is Diablo 4's "heavy metal" new class, but while you wait, you can play Paladin for free or earn some DOOM crossover cosmetics
- Today's Windows 11’s March 2026 update is packing 9 new upgrades you’ll actually notice
- Wake up, MacBook Neo — I just found a $549 laptop that doubles your specs for less
- A seemingly buggy Windows 11 update locked my Xbox Ally X into recovery mode — with a tedious restore lasting 12 hours
- "I honestly regret every dollar I gave to you" — Star Citizen's billion-dollar community is irate over delayed data breach reveal
- Does Apple agree that Microsoft's apps are more popular than its own? I spotted the MacBook Neo's nod to Office (and Slack)
- Microsoft is turning Copilot into a browser — is it an Edge trap or useful way to save time?
- Resident Evil Requiem is dominating the Xbox charts as the series' fastest-selling entry — I guess we do buy games after all
- Windows 10 is in its last days, and it certainly isn't immune to bugs — check your PC for Microsoft's critical recovery update
- Unskippable YouTube ads are about to hit my TV at 30 seconds a piece — Google hands out another Uno reverse card to adblockers
- Apple just caught Windows sleeping — Why the best MacBook Neo rivals just vanished from the sale racks
March 4
- Activision details the Season 2 Reloaded update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 — a fresh round of Multiplayer, Endgame, Zombies, and Warzone content is on the way
- Heads up, don't buy Marathon on Steam — get a PC key here instead and save on ARC Raiders' new rival, and one of 2026's biggest shooter games
- WWE NXT Champ Joe Hendry (and Steam Deck fan) tells us his favorite game — and the surreal experience of being included in WWE 2K26
- Marathon's release date is here, and the game's launch times are confirmed — here's when you can play, and when it comes out in your time zone
- Edge users are being targeted by a fake Google security prompt that steals data — No bug or exploit required makes this hack particularly nasty
- My meager interest in testing macOS with Apple's $599 MacBook evaporated as soon as I saw the specs — and I'll keep suggesting Windows laptops to anyone who asks
- Microsoft AI can now fix your meeting conflicts — and finally prioritize the work that matters
- I can't believe it: Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo just lit a monstrous fire under the Windows laptop market — Microsoft better be panicking
- PC gamers are about to get a free performance upgrade — Microsoft's latest DirectX update boosts ray-tracing performance by up to 90%
- The legendary Windows XP “Bliss” wallpaper just got a 2026 glow‑up from somone on Reddit and people are going nuts
- Xbox backward compatibility wishlists surge in this fan-made community survey — with a surprising show of love for the OG Xbox
- OpenAI rumors hint at a GitHub competitor to challenge Microsoft — is this supposed partnership becoming more of a rivalry?
- Is Microsoft Teams tracking your exact position in the office or not? The app says its new Wi-Fi location feature is built for collaboration — not employee surveillance
- No, an AI-focused "Windows 12" is not coming this year — false report gets the facts completely wrong
March 3
- Rumored Fallout 3 and New Vegas remastered dev says "Nope," teases involvement again immediately — "Now pardon us as we retreat back into our vault"
- An old Xbox AI patent is going viral for the wrong reasons — assistive tech is actually one of the best use case scenarios for AI
- Five new ID@Xbox games you might've missed — From star-crossed lovers to hack-and-slash frenzies
- Xbox's Starfield reportedly has a PS5 release date according to a new leak — Bethesda's RPG may be coming to PlayStation sooner than I thought
- How long can you run a PC on AA batteries? — I think we just witnessed the birth of a chaotic new speedrun
- Sam Altman backpedals as ChatGPT uninstalls surge 295%, and critics torch Pentagon fiasco — calls deal "opportunistic and sloppy"
- The best way to buy RAM is with bundles like this — Get a Ryzen 5 CPU, 16GB DDR5 RAM, motherboard, and AIO liquid cooler for one low price for a limited time
- PC gamers stay winning: Capcom confirms 50% of its sales now come from Windows
- My new favorite app makes AirPods feel like they're at home on Windows 11 — I can't believe I put up with audio issues for so long
- Microsoft BUILD might be moving to June this year… breaking its sacred May-in-Seattle tradition. Here's why.
- Cyberpunk 2077 confirmed for Xbox Game Pass — March's first update confirmation includes Planet of Lana II, and more
- Hideo Kojima's "Limited Special Edition" 2-in-1 gaming PC is now available to buy — The perfect laptop for Death Stranding fans won't be around for long
- Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox vision just entered preview — or at least a single feature has — but you'll need an NPU to see it
- Minecraft’s PS3 source code just leaked with floating islands and early villager houses offering a rare look at scrapped features
- Stolen Microsoft Office and Windows keys land a Florida woman with 22 months in prison and a $50,000 fine — after she ironically stored them in Excel spreadsheets
- Microsoft Office's "ribbon" user interface is apparently overrated — according to its open-source (and free) LibreOffice rival
- Did Windows 10 automatically update itself on this user's PC with curiously perfect timing — or was this mid-shower surprise just an honest mistake?
March 2
- Apple is begging for your attention this week — but this $600 discount makes Lenovo’s Yoga AIO 27" a real iMac killer
- Microsoft accidentally kicked off a Copilot revolt by banning the word “Microslop” on Discord
- "The sub-$500 entry-level PC segment will disappear by 2028" — Rising memory costs are driving cheap PCs to extinction, and 2026 is when it all begins
- Whoa, Xbox may be teasing Cyberpunk 2077 coming to Game Pass — "Something v cool is coming soon"
- The Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters may have their developer — it's in charge of a big Xbox exclusive, and has worked on Bethesda's RPGs before
- Here's exactly when you can play Call of Duty: Warzone Black Ops Royale
- Black Ops Royale is Call of Duty: Warzone's big update — Activision delivers a massive intel drop inspired by Black Ops 4, and it's coming sooner than you might think
- Do you need to own Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 to play the new Blackout-inspired Black Ops Royale?
- Razer’s new 16-inch laptop sleeve doubles as a wireless charger, but is it worth $130?
- I've had free access to some of the world's best gaming mice, but I always come back to this $27 champion that refuses to die
- This Lenovo laptop is so good, it's only here for one day — a 2-in-1 OLED with the latest AMD Ryzen AI chip shouldn't be this cheap
- This new Microsoft Copilot feature might actually make it ... good? Something I actually won't hate? Something that MIGHT boost productivity? A shocking notion, I know.
- Windows 11 market share jumped double-digits two months in a row — Nearly three-quarters of users are on Microsoft's latest OS as Windows 10 fades
- Reclaim your desktop from the rigid Windows 11 Start menu — our favorite fix is now 25% off exclusively for you
- At Microsoft's big Xbox all-hands meeting, leaders paid tribute to the team, Sarah Bond, Phil Spencer, and the future — "We are going to start with console, and make sure that we understand that this is our reference experience."
- Xbox's new CEO moves fast, as major marketing hires could signal a strategy shift toward lifecycle strategy, franchise focus, and more structured campaign execution
- This third‑party Windows 11 app just fixed one of its most annoying design problems — because someone had to step in and do it
- A new California law requires age checks in Windows, macOS, and every other operating system — even Linux. Good luck with that.
- A new Microsoft 365 "E7" tier could cost up to $99 a month for premium AI — but only 3.3% of existing users pay for Copilot
- AMD's new Zen 5 enterprise processors still have some of the best local AI chiplets I've seen on x86-64 — Ryzen AI PRO 400 hits 50-60 TOPS to crush Copilot+ PC certification
March 1
- The new Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Gen 11 shows how good a Windows laptop can be when a company actually cares about the details
- Lenovo keeps the Surface Pro form factor alive with its new ThinkPad X13 detachable 2-in-1 Windows 11 tablet PC — just don't look at the price
- Lenovo's new folding gaming handheld concept is so weird it shouldn't work — is it a Legion Go, a Surface Pro, or something else entirely?
- Lenovo might have solved dual-screen laptops — Modular ports are great, but swappable screens? This ThinkBook concept levels up the form factor.
- Lenovo's biggest AI gamble is set to debut in the coming weeks — Will Qira deliver on its ambient intelligence promises? You can find out soon in these regions.
- Forget 'debloat apps.' Sophia Script gives you real control over Windows 11. Here's how it works.
- I wanted to ditch Discord after its age verification controversy, but there's one big problem — why is it so tough to find a proper replacement?