All content archive

January 2026

Filter

Year
Month

349 articles

January 27
- Corsair's Void V2 Max Wireless headset for Xbox is incredibly comfortable — and worth it at the right price
- 4 reasons why SteamOS is quietly winning over PC gamers — and why Windows won't be dethroned any time soon
- The French government will say au revoir to Microsoft Teams — replaced by a "sovereign platform" saving €1 million/year in licensing fees
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake debuts at #9 on Xbox US Stores — a sign as clear as day that this game should have been multiplatform from the start
- Hytale shows that Minecraft needs to stop being complacent — Mojang should see this release (and its subsequent success) as a major kick in the butt
- Xbox’s redesigned cloud gaming web experience enters public preview — and it’s a big step toward a more unified, device‑agnostic ecosystem
January 26
- Highguard devs admit "we could have made a different trailer" after its devastating reveal — but say it was always the plan to "go dark" before release
- Windows 11 update KB5074109 is “breaking” modems — and Microsoft says it’s not a bug. Here's what's going on.
- This high-performing Windows-on-Snapdragon laptop with a 120Hz 3K OLED that earned a perfect score from us still holds up in 2026 — and it's now under $850
- Highguard launches to brutal Steam reviews — a disastrous debut for the new PvP shooter
- Highguard studio says it's looking for a "core group of fans that love us," not to top the Steam charts — "We don't need [player counts] to be super huge"
- Microsoft’s new AI silicon is here — is this what will stop OpenAI's $14 billion bonfire?
- Highguard releases with a massive launch showcase trailer, server login queues galore — and its first big update is coming in just two weeks
- Dates for WWE 2K26's full reveal and pre-order openings have been set — Along with gameplay hints and special editions homaging WWE's Attitude Era
- Xbox Play Anywhere continues to have a "AAA" problem — why are most publishers uninterested in supporting Xbox's future?
- The President of Xbox addresses those 30% profit margin rumors — reveals “people who play XPA play 20% more”
- The Diablo reveal Blizzard has been teasing now has an official date — alongside big announcements for Overwatch, World of Warcraft and Hearthstone
- Is Bing search minus AI better than Google? DuckDuckGo lets us test the theory
- ChatGPT erased two years of a professor’s work with one click — and there was no way back
- Clawdbot is everywhere right now — here’s why Windows users are rolling their eyes while AI pros gobble up Mac Minis
- 'Resident Evil Requiem' preview: Leon Kennedy brings the fire in an all-new nightmare, but there's no Xbox Play Anywhere sadly
- Side-step the grind and 2026's price hikes with this amazing Snapdragon X laptop — get work done in a jiffy and save your money while it's under $750
- Microsoft 365 deals are vanishing — but this tax bundle is a loophole worth taking
- 4 ways the Dell XPS 14 is breaking new ground in the world of laptops
- Windows 7 and Vista just made a shocking (unofficial) return in 2026 — but your PC might not survive the comeback
- Master Chief voice actor Steve Downes on Halo 5 — “Chief was being pushed in a direction that I didn’t feel was particularly right”
January 25
- From the editor’s desk: Microsoft keeps shipping new features, but users keep getting angrier. The missing ingredient is trust.
- Windows 11’s January update is breaking PCs — here’s how to fix your boot issue
- Weekly Windows Wrap: Windows 11 is a dumpster fire — and only a fake Windows Phone can save us
- Windows 11’s Patch Tuesday nightmare gets worse — Microsoft says some PCs might not boot
- Xbox has a shovelware problem — 40% of 2025 releases were Gamerscore spam, according to a new report
- It's shocking what Game Freak has been able to do when it steps out of Nintendo's shadow
- Banjo-Kazooie is BACK ... sort of — 'Banjo Recompiled' for PC brings widescreen, high framerates, and Steam Deck support
- Windows 11 silver lining: Why we still call this OS home — what do you love most?
January 24
- Microsoft issues SECOND emergency out of band update for Windows 11 to address disastrous Patch Tuesday bugs — KB5078127 released globally
- If every Xbox game can hit Fable's apparent AAA quality — it's destined for a bright future
- CSAM using streamer 'Lacari' caught red-handed by ... Microsoft Notepad — posts apology, denial after being banned
- AMD's new Ryzen 7 9850X3D has a price and release date — it's more affordable than I was expecting, putting the 9800X3D's future into question
- I tested HYTE's cute X50 PC case to see its cat paws and curved glass in person – I can't believe how much I love it
- Microsoft confirms it will give the FBI your Windows PC data encryption key if asked — you can thank Windows 11's forced online accounts for that
January 23
- Minecraft-inspired RPG Hytale hires creator of some of its first mods as a dev — "Keeping our promise to hire from within the community!"
- Windows 11 won’t even let some users uninstall KB5074109 — error 0x800f0905 is blocking the rollback. Try these tips to fix.
- This huge, hotly anticipated Xbox game is "coming on really well," but Xbox's publishing lead can't say more — "I think the [PR] in this room will murder me"
- This 9800X3D bundle cancels out bloated RAM prices — Ryzen CPU, X870 motherboard, and 32GB of DDR5 for $270 less than buying separately
- Xbox Game Studios head says "we want our games to reach the most players that we can," signalling more PS5 releases — Microsoft is done with Xbox exclusives
- Windows 11 Sandbox needs a community workaround to function — why is this still happening?
- Why the Dell XPS 14 is a great choice for creatives on the move
- Being cruel to ChatGPT apparently manipulates the people-pleasing AI into giving more accurate responses — if you're willing to use "uncivil discourse" with bots
- Lenovo just leaked NVIDIA’s mystery “N1X” chip — and it lines up with the rumored 20‑core Arm + RTX GPU monster
- Why "Cassette Boy" might've been Einstein's favorite Xbox game
- Microsoft Teams wants to become your boss' lapdog, automatically snitching on your live location inside the office Wi-Fi — but it won't ship until it's bug-free
January 22
- Minecraft lead dev says he'd "rather just play" Mojang's hit over Hytale, and its creator understands why — "He is probably right to feel this way"
- Is Microsoft 365 down? Microsoft confirms major outage of services in some regions
- Remedy pushes back against Baldur's Gate 3 dev's criticism of Epic CEO Tim Sweeney and its game publishing — "There would be no Alan Wake 2 without Epic"
- Microsoft’s new developer tool aims to make bringing apps to Windows 11 far easier, potentially boosting the platform’s app ecosystem
- Upgrade your PC gaming experience with these accessories — all with massive discounts between 30% to 65% courtesy of Newegg's 25th anniversary
- The complete Forza Horizon 6 car list (so far) — Toyota, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and plenty of European brands, too
- Microsoft finally reveals Fable for Xbox, PC, and PS5 in full — How Fable represents a new dawn for Xbox Games Studios
- Xbox reveals first detailed look at Beast of Reincarnation — a new action-RPG IP by the creators of Pokémon, coming soon in Summer 2026
- Forza Horizon 6 launch date for Xbox and PC confirmed, will launch later on PlayStation
- Everything announced during the Xbox Developer Direct 2026 — Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Beast of Reincarnation, and more
- Newegg is making it easy to buy a new gaming rig before prices really get out of hand — 6 top NVIDIA RTX pre-built PC deals starting at $999
- What's next for Windows 11 in 2026? First look at new features arriving in the coming months
- Windows 11 update KB5074109 is breaking systems — Microsoft says uninstall it ASAP. Here's how.
- Microsoft is deploying its cloud and AI technology to the Mercedes F1 team from the start of the 2026 season
- 10 essential maintenance tips to keep your Windows 11 PC running longer — reduce slowdowns and reclaim performance
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 maintains top spot in sales for November and December, but fails to dethrone Battlefield 6 for year-to-date sales
- Secretlab’s new Pokémon drop is pure Gen 1 nostalgia — and my wallet is already screaming.
- Intel's 12th Gen "Alder Lake" chips are end-of-life — A solid processor generation, but it wasn't enough to overtake AMD
- One of the best OLED gaming laptops from last year is a bargain in 2026 — Lenovo's RTX 5060 winner offers great specs and an OLED display that are 100% worth the money
- OpenAI is rumored to debut a type of AI-powered earbuds later this year — the ChatGPT maker is already working closely with Apple's former designer Jony Ive
- 4 laptop features I expect will get worse as big brands contend with rising memory and storage costs — Can you live without them?
- Only 17 people have Call of Duty: Warzone's rarest reward — but reaction shows there's still a lack of player trust
- Watch out, Google: OpenAI could generate $25 billion in annual ad revenue by 2030 — but the ChatGPT maker is still in danger of facing bankruptcy by 2027
- Storage is the next PC component to disappear — Here's what to buy before it does, with prices as low as $0.08/GB
January 21
- Halo: Campaign Evolved devs say its first-ever PS5 release of Xbox's flagship is a chance to grow its community — "We don't and we won't take it lightly"
- Xbox's Clockwork Revolution is its dev's "most ambitious title, probably by a factor of 10" — it sounds like the RPG of my dreams, and probably yours too
- Microsoft unveils wave of new Windows 11 features in Paint and Notepad — with better Markdown support and a new AI Color Book mode coming soon
- Another Windows 11 issue breaks apps and causes crashes — and I'm not talking about the error code 0x803f8001
- Ubisoft kills 6 games, delays 7, and lays off devs as it kicks off a "major reset" — "While these decisions are difficult, they are necessary"
- “Engineers don’t write code anymore” — Anthropic CEO says AI is about to eat the entire profession
- Windows 11 apps like Notepad, Snipping Tool, and the Xbox Ally Armoury Crate aren't loading and throwing up a "Check your account" box — what is error code 0x803f8001? Here's what we know.
- NexDock is building a new Windows phone that you can buy in 2026 — Meet the NexPhone with Windows 11
- Hytale is officially set to receive Steam Deck support — but fans hoping to play soon will have to wait longer than expected
- The Xbox PC app is now rolling out publicly for Windows Arm PCs — Microsoft Prism now supports "85%" of Xbox Game Pass titles
- Microsoft finally kills the "Save as JPG" chore — Windows 11 backgrounds get a modern brain
- I've been playing 'Final Fantasy 7 Remake' on Xbox — it's officially the best version
- Satya Nadella says Microsoft could lose "social permission" to burn electricity for AI unless it offers something useful — "That, to me, is ultimately the goal"
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says AI needs to prove its worth in the real world, or it could lose public support — he's already frustrated with "slop" memes
- Is the Surface Laptop 7 still worth it with next-gen chips on the way? It is at this price — grab it before the clock runs out
January 20
- Marathon skyrockets on Steam's Top Sellers chart after preorders go live — it's the second best-selling paid game, just below ARC Raiders
- Lead dev of Fallout's biggest mod is "really worried" Fallout 5 will use Bethesda's aging Creation Engine, and I am, too — "it needs to be overhauled"
- Your Xbox is the real winner: The Super Bowl is temporary, but 120Hz is forever — grab the best gaming TV for $800 off
- No, Bethesda isn't shadow-dropping Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters any time soon — here's what we know.
- Former Marathon art director fears "unproven, unknown" games like the FPS may not have a future — "We felt like we were sort of getting away with something"
- Where did the RTX 5090 go? GPU stock has disappeared in the US — and third-party prices are headed into orbit
- Square Enix and Deck Nine confirm Life is Strange: Reunion with a new deep dive detailing the return of Max and Chloe — and we've got a release date
- Anthropic CEO fears AI development is exponentially compounding, fearing it could erase entry‑level jobs — "it will overwhelm our ability to adapt"
- Xbox Game Pass set for a strong end to January — Death Stranding Director’s Cut, Space Marine II, and more
- "They can pay a 100% tariff, or they can build in America" — US Commerce Secretary issues warning to memory manufacturers as the global RAM crisis deepens
- WWE 2K26 rumors suggest WWE 2K25's The Island mode is returning and new match types are coming — including Inferno, I Quit, & 3 Stages of Hell matches
- Windows 11's reputation is at an all-time low
- Microsoft's AI Chief says we'll have intimate AI companions within 5 years — they'll know us "deeply" and help us navigate our lives
- How Diablo 2 rewired my brain and redefined PC gaming forever — the past, present, and future of a legendary ARPG
- I raced to my PC to install this new PowerToys update — but its best new feature is one control away from greatness
- A beefy Xbox Ally update from ASUS lets you avoid Microsoft's "Gaming Copilot" AI, alongside other enhancements
- A popular paid Cyberpunk VR mod has disappeared — CD Projekt Red issues a takedown for conflicting with the publisher’s fan content guidelines
- The ultimate "must-have" brand for 2026 is Microsoft — but only if you’re a phishing scammer
- OpenAI might torch $14 billion in 2026, hitting bankruptcy by next year — burning through wads of cash, can it keep its operations afloat?
- Minecraft meets Hytale — a community mod is already making cross-play look possible with shared worlds, synced animations, and cross-game chat
- 007: First Light gets Xbox Play Anywhere support — allowing cross-saves and cross-buy allowance across the Xbox ecosystem
- NVIDIA-powered Windows on Arm laptops may finally be launching in 2026
January 19
- The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 bottle cap event rewards brain rot — and I don't want to see another one
- Don’t Google the "Pocket Taco" while at work — but you need to check it out if you love retro gaming
- Last years most addictive Xbox Game Pass title gets a major new update
- Adobe and other SaaS stocks are taking a beating — as traditional software companies struggle in the AI era 📉
- What is Bazzite, and is it better than Windows for PC gaming? I installed this trending Linux distribution to see for myself
- Microsoft just issued emergency out of band updates for Windows 11 — but it didn't fix this bug that makes Outlook "completely unusable"
- Adobe Photoshop spotted running on Linux with a Windows compatibility layer fix — Creative Cloud's most killer apps could escape Microsoft and Apple exclusivity
- AI-driven RAM shortages threaten more than just the PC market — datacenters expected to consume 70% of global memory in 2026
- OpenAI rejected a Tesla merger years ago — now Musk is misrepresenting the truth to promote his rival AI company, xAI
- Opera's gamer‑centric browser is coming to Steam Deck and Linux — raising questions about whether Windows is losing its grip on PC gaming
- Razer's "Iskur V2 X" gaming chair is a breath of fresh air with comfy ergonomics and an affordable price to boot
- Does GTA 6 face further uncertainty? — Explosion reported at Rockstar North Edinburgh office, no injuries confirmed
- Blizzard's World of Warcraft roadmap shares its Player Housing vision of the future — Guild Halls, neighbourhood expansions, and more
- How to dual-boot Windows and SteamOS on Steam Deck — the best method for native Game Pass and anti-cheat support
- Microsoft Edge finally lets you hide the Copilot icon from the browser's toolbar — Are you clicking “remove”?
- Bungie's Marathon now has an official release date after earlier leak — continues its slow rebuild following early backlash
January 18
- From the Editor’s Desk: AI PCs in 2026 — Microsoft’s big bet or consumer misfire?
- EXCLUSIVE: Xbox Cloud Gaming will get ad-supported access this year — rumors coalesce after ad support notices appear prematurely
- Despite being free on Epic, Blood West sold 200% more copies on Steam, proving players still prefer to pay on Valve’s store
- I always make these 9 tweaks in Windows Terminal for a more readable and consistent experience on Windows 11 — and they're for more than just aesthetics
- Epic Games Store grew from 108M to 295M users, but third‑party revenue barely moved — proving giveaways trained users not to actually buy games. Is Xbox PC going down the same path?
- A newly resurfaced Office 97 Easter egg reveals Clippy’s secret role, proving the paperclip was trolling us long before memes
- Weekly Windows Wrap: Excellent hardware meets an OS in crisis — it’s time to hold up a mirror to Microsoft
- 7 features that still make World of Warcraft awesome for relative newcomers like me in 2026 — as Blizzard Entertainment celebrates its 35th anniversary
- Need a reliable monitor that's garnered over 10,000 positive reviews on Amazon? — Then this 'limited time deal' portable monitor that's 34% off will do the trick
- Razer makes one of the fastest controllers on the planet, so why was it feeling sluggish? Turns out not all the settings are worth it.
- Microsoft forced to issue emergency out of band updates for Windows 11 after latest security patches broke PC shutdowns and sign-ins
January 17
- My 5 wishes for Blizzard Entertainment in 2026 range from a single-player Overwatch to the return of Starcraft — they may never happen, but a man can dream
- PC hardware is entering a golden age of design and engineering, while Windows — with its newfound AI obsession — has never felt worse. Something must change.
- Lenovo’s rollable laptop demo failed live on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, turning CES hype into a national TV blunder
- Games Workshop, the creator of Warhammer, has banned its developers from using AI — but admits it’s still inquisitive about the tech — "None are that excited about it yet"
- RuneScape turns 25 years old, and Jagex is celebrating with record player counts, a full 2026 roadmap, and global events
- NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says “God AI” could exist someday on biblical or galactic scales, fueling hype and skepticism online
- Microsoft Edge is killing off its Collections feature, leaving users scrambling to figure out what happens to their saved data
- Microsoft finally built a Slack‑to‑Teams migration tool, but it leaves DMs behind — raising questions about how useful it really is
- I spent two weeks using Geekom's first 16-inch laptop — an interesting processor choice, but a solid performance from one of our favorite mini PC brands
- OpenAI is slapping ads into ChatGPT, raising concerns that Microsoft Copilot and other AI assistants will soon follow suit
January 16
- Rust director offers Amazon $25 million to save its dying MMO New World, with Hytale's creator extending support — "Games should never die"
- The Division executive producer leaves the series to join Battlefield 6 devs at EA — Ubisoft says "don't worry" to players
- Furry fine dining?! 'Beastro' mixes up deck-building with cozy restaurant gameplay when it comes to Xbox Game Pass this year.
- You're not alone, X (Twitter) is down as major outage impacts service [UPDATE]
- "This kind of feels like cheating" — MSI’s MEG X AI gaming monitor might be the wildest display at CES, blending over‑the‑top design with AI features nobody asked for
- You thought the New Year's sale for the Surface Pro 12-inch was crazy? — Think again because one of the best Snapdragon laptops is still under $700
- A genuinely useful Windows 11 feature remains half‑implemented, forcing users to install new mods just to get the experience they expect
- Microsoft stock continues downward trend, dropping 10% — ballooning infrastructure CAPEX, shrinking AI hype, and Google blamed
- Windows 11 users are still turning to third-party tools to bypass Microsoft's push for all-encompassing AI — and "Winslop" is the most categorical example to date
- First game details for WWE 2K26 have reportedly been revealed — including CM Punk, one of the world's best wrestlers, to headline its Showcase Mode
- Elon Musk called medical school "pointless," but Jeff Bezos wants Gen Z to finish college before starting their own companies — as AI threatens entry-level jobs
January 15
- Resident Evil Requiem gets new gameplay showcase trailer with over-the-top Leon action — fans are still angry about no demo from Capcom, though
- Here's how you get the new Hawker HX sniper in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 as fast — and stress free — as possible
- Reddit users: r/WindowsCentral is live — join us to shape coverage, boost visibility, and help build the strongest Microsoft community online
- Would you trust AI to read a contract before you signed? — Docusign’s new Iris engine wants to eliminate "signer hesitation"
- What was once one of Steam's biggest MMOs is being killed off, and it's already been delisted — you have one year to play before shutdown
- Anthem is dead after the game's shutdown, but it doesn't have to be — lead dev reveals code for private servers exists, "there to be salvaged and recovered"
- Amazon reveals brand new Fallout reality TV game show is coming — it's even got a website for fans of the franchise where they can sign up as contestants
- The HP Omen 45L is $936 off with an RTX 5080 — and it’s a vital hedge against the “AI Tax”
- UPDATE: NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Ti is NOT going away, but don't expect production to be unaffected
- Facebook rebranded to Meta for VR — now it's laid off 1,000 people and shut down 3 VR game studios to catch up with AI
- Turn Microsoft into "Microslop" everywhere with this new browser extension — CEO Satya Nadella discourages the term, but it's having the opposite effect
- Monster Hunter Wilds reportedly gives better FPS and performance to players who bought more DLC — will Capcom respond?
- Microsoft Copilot blamed by UK police chief for controversial soccer fan ban — incorrect evidence triggered by AI hallucinations
- This decade's best horror game picks up "Xbox Play Anywhere" support on PC and Xbox Ally — but ... don't download it yet
January 14
- This Dell XPS 13 deal just hit its sweet spot — and the perfect way to dodge 2026's laptop price hikes
- Valve's Steam Machine will have "fewer constraints" for games to be Verified than Steam Deck — plus, an explanation for that weird Steam Controller puck
- Windows 11’s newest must‑have app just added Qualcomm laptop support in a major update — and it’s still baffling Microsoft didn’t make it
- This 2025 laptop blew away our expectations in the best ways possible — and it's now perfect for casual users thanks to this 38% price drop
- The final Ashes of the Damned Relic in Black Ops 7 Zombies has been found at last — here's how to get Samantha's Drawing
- Oops! Microsoft possibly just leaked Xbox's Forza Horizon 6 release date with an in-game pop-up — here's when the big open-world racer might come out
- "The year ahead is shaping up to be extremely volatile" — IDC adds another PC price alarm to a market already filled with noise
- Best Buy's Winter Sale is the antidote to rising PC prices — Hundreds of deals are available, but I found the 13 best Windows laptop discounts
- Microsoft Copilot vulnerability allowed attackers to quietly steal your personal data with a single click — this is the Copilot "Reprompt" exploit
- What is Wi-Fi 8? Here's everything you need to know about the next generation of wireless internet.
- "What happened to my Start menu?" — why Windows 11 users are waking up to a desktop they don't recognize
- Elon Musk says going to medical school will be pointless in 3 years: "Everyone will have access to medical care that is better than what the president receives right now."
- GOG's new owner brands Windows as poor quality while he ponders Linux support — "I'm not surprised that people gravitate outside of the Windows ecosystem."
- Microsoft isn't deleting your Windows 11 files, but OneDrive's sync system is causing confusion and frustration: "I think they should have to go to jail for this."
- Microsoft claims "Community First" AI data center infrastructure — also known as maximum corpo-washing
- One of the best Xbox Play Anywhere games just got its notorious save bug fixed for Xbox Ally and Xbox PC
- The first Windows 11 OS update for 2026 is now rolling out with important fixes — including one that impacts battery life on PCs with an NPU
January 13
- The Helldivers 2 stealth Warbond we've all been begging for is finally coming, and it looks amazing — Redacted Regiment will be a literal game changer
- Larry Major Nelson Hryb laid off by Unity — 18 month stint ends as Unity still finds itself in trouble
- Lead dev of one of 2025's best games goes on a wild ramble about pricing, but hold up, let him cook — it actually makes perfect sense, and he's right
- Help shape the future of Windows Central with our audience survey
- "If a messaging app is going to use over 400MB of RAM ... I'd at least like to be able to use all of its features" — WhatsApp has forced a bloated web app on Windows, while keeping its new capabilities mobile‑first and out of reach for PC users
- Google's parent company Alphabet hits $4 trillion — Google’s AI deal with Apple pays off
- Battlefield 6 delays its Season 2 release date for "extra time" to address feedback as its player count falls — it's making the right call, and I'm glad
- Zorin OS 18 has reached 2 million downloads, with 1M+ Windows defections fueling one of Linux’s biggest growth stories in 2026
- Valve's Steam Deck suffers the same problem as the Xbox Ally, and the solution might be a modern manufacturing impossibility — Sony nailed it 16 years ago
- Storage might join RAM on your PC shortage wish list — NVIDIA's new AI supercomputers will suck up millions of TB of SSDs to operate
- ARC Raiders passes a significant, and impressive milestone — and all its players get rewarded to celebrate
- NVIDIA CEO says the AI "doomer narrative" blocks investments that could make it safer: "I appreciate that many of us grew up and enjoyed science fiction, but it's not helpful"
- Minecraft competitor "Hytale" shows off playable DOOM inside its game engine — should Mojang Studios be concerned, or is this just a harmless alternative?
- The UK outlaws deepfake nudes on X after Grok AI uproar — Sorry, Elon, it’s nothing to do with suppression of free speech
- Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud
January 12
- A Destiny-style raid has come to Halo Infinite, and it left me speechless — it's so awesome that fans want Bungie to hire the creator
- Microsoft’s Copilot ambitions in mobile have been crushed as Google locks down AI dominance across Android and iPhone, and makes a deal with Apple
- Microsoft is ending support for Office Lens on iOS and Android, shutting down one of its most useful mobile apps
- Lead Fallout: New Vegas dev says Bethesda strayed away from the RPG's origins — "They just don’t fully understand its roots"
- What is an "ambient intelligence layer" and why should you care? Lenovo thinks it has multi-device AI figured out with Qira, but there's more to the story
- While ARC Raiders cruises, Battlefield 6's player count has plummeted on the Steam charts — but why? Here's what a diehard fan of the FPS thinks
- A14 gets smarter, A16 gets stronger, but they're still both lightweight — ASUS expands Zenbook lineup with faster Snapdragon power and bigger OLED options
- Paint has been part of Windows for decades, yet in 2026 Microsoft faces a choice: reinvent it, retire it, or let it quietly linger
- "That's why we decided to cut the line" — AMD Senior VP explains why there's no FSR Redstone on RDNA 3, leaves room for future compatibility
- Unreleased Intel Arc B770 Battlemage GPU spotted in Panther Lake laptop drivers, but it still doesn't officially exist — why wasn't the "BMG-G31" announced at CES?
- ROG Xbox Ally is back on sale for under $500 — Enjoy 2026's upcoming Xbox and PC games on the go with Steam Deck's strongest competitor so far
- "Supply will not fully meet demand" — PC sales were strong in 2025, but experts claim 2026 will not be the same
- VLC gets native support for Snapdragon-powered PCs — but its devs haven't forgotten your ancient Windows XP rig
- Bill Gates warns "there is no upper limit" to AI, predicting it will surpass human levels without hitting a plateau — and it could even be weaponized in the future
January 11
- 'Core Keeper' and its underground world keeps growing: What Xbox players should know about the ambitious, survival RPG before its next update
- A dual-screen gaming beast is born — ROG Zephyrus Duo levels up for creators and gamers alike with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 L and versatile design
- Legion Pro gaming laptop concept is a shape‑shifting OLED — goes from 16 inches to 24 inches for an ultrawide experience
- Windows Wrap: Dell resurrects XPS, HP redefines mini PCs, and Lenovo steals Surface's lunch — all at CES 2026
- This clever transforming controller is great for FPS and fighting games on Xbox — but it's a different story on PC
- I'm finally playing Divinity: Original Sin 2 on my gaming handheld — I didn't realize how much this would fill a Baldur's Gate 3 void and improve the co-op experience
January 10
- The chip that actually matters — Snapdragon X2 Plus brings real disruption to the mainstream Windows PC market
- The Fallout event in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has a set a precedent — and leaves last year's shenanigans a distant memory
- Steam Deck faces a new rival — SteamOS Legion Go 2's premium hardware should run games Valve's gaming handheld cannot
- Minecraft is getting cuter with its first update of the year, and you can already try out the new baby mobs
- Diablo 4 drops its biggest skill check to all players soon — can you beat your friends?
- This year's gaming handheld war rages over premium hardware — but what we really need are weird and affordable devices
January 9
- Ubisoft confirms The Division 3 "is in production," and "it's shaping up to be a monster" — its impact will rival the beloved original game, says dev
- Windows Central's CES 2026 awards: Our favorite PCs and laptops announced this year
- Larian CEO Swen Vincke says it isn't using generative AI for Divinity art anymore, but it's still experimenting with it — "We're trying things out across departments"
- Microsoft's first Windows 11 preview build of 2026 brings more Copilot+ PC features to everyone — here's what's new
- Microsoft may integrate Copilot Chat directly into the File Explorer on Windows 11 next
- Gmail’s new "AI Inbox" feature promises faster email triage — Google still says it won't train Gemini on your emails
- How to edit text files directly from Command Prompt and PowerShell on Windows 11 — using Microsoft Edit just like Linux's Nano
- Elon Musk pushed OpenAI into working with Microsoft and Azure from the early days — new court papers reveal his dismissal of Amazon's Jeff Bezos as a "tool"
- Intel challenges AMD's handheld gaming dominance — reportedly refers to its rival's chips as "ancient silicon"
- Xbox's Towerborne sheds its free-to-play status, gains offline mode as it exits early access
- South Park arrives in Fortnite – an R rated TV icon colliding with a kid friendly juggernaut
January 8
- Avowed is coming to PS5 with new playable races, New Game Plus, and major updates
- Microsoft and PayPal's Copilot Checkout allows users to make purchases without leaving the AI chatbot — and it's out now
- Crimson Desert, Avowed, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy and more — every Xbox and PC game shown during New Game Plus Showcase
- Fallout's most iconic gameplay system was almost cut from Bethesda's games — "We only just got that working by the time we shipped"
- PlayStation might be massively outselling Xbox hardware, but user engagement may tell a different story — Why even Sony can't ignore Xbox's shooter audience
- How to complete the Fallout event in Black Ops 7 and Warzone as fast as possible
- Upcoming Xbox Developer Direct show promises the "first deep dive" into Fable — "It’s time to show you more. Much more."
- How to watch the Xbox Developer Direct 2026 showcase: When it starts and everything you need to know
- Xbox Ally X is available again at Best Buy — order now for immediate shipping and have the handheld delivered as fast as possible
- Fallout games double their player counts across Steam after Season 2 debuts — a nuclear upgrade thanks to the TV show
- OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to connect medical records and wellness apps — CEO Sam Altman still won't trust AI with his "medical fate" without involving real doctors
- Lenovo has become what Surface was supposed to be about — a lineup of unique hardware that isn't afraid to be different
- “Major change” on the way — Microsoft 365’s best-kept secret is retiring from the desktop
- Elon Musk gets his day in court over OpenAI's for-profit restructure and "ill-gotten gains" — here’s what’s at stake
- How to get started with PowerToys Command Palette on Windows 11 — an answer to macOS Spotlight for Windows PCs
- Final Fantasy XIV players face persistent DDoS disruptions during its new savage raid release — 15 MMO outage incidents per day
- The Elder Scrolls Online fully shifts to Seasons, with new story, reworks, and quests across 2026 — and most new content will now be free
- Panther Lake is officially Intel Core Ultra Series 3 — here’s how to understand all the new model names
January 7
- The Elder Scrolls Online is finally getting cross-play for Xbox, PC, and PlayStation — but don’t expect it to arrive soon
- EXCLUSIVE: Fallout 3 is getting a remaster after all, and New Vegas is, too — but that's not what the TV show's countdown timer is for
- Lenovo's engineers said they couldn't make ThinkPad X1 lighter, so they went all in on repairability
- "There is a delusion on our marketing side where literally everything has been renamed to have Copilot": Microsoft didn’t rebrand Office as Microsoft 365 Copilot — but its branding strategy remains just as confusing
- Ubisoft just killed its Halifax studio right after it unionized, but says the shutdown was decided "well before" — over 70 developers have been affected
- A $2,500 MacBook needs this $139 accessory to support touch — catching up with Windows 8 in 2013
- There's a new Xbox and PC gaming showcase in town that puts games first, while saying no to paid placements — here's where, when, and how to watch it
- The Fallout crossover in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 looks so good it's going to make me break my rule on buying cosmetics this year
- Dell says the quiet part out loud: Consumers don't actually care about AI PCs — "AI probably confuses them more than it helps them"
- Don't get your hopes up for a Fallout 3 remaster yet, despite what Amazon's countdown might have you think
- Fortnite and Call of Duty dominated 2025 on Xbox and PlayStation — and show once again why Steam player counts don't always tell the story
- "100 percent made up / speculative / wrong" — Microsoft is not preparing for massive layoffs in January
- Lenovo Legion Go 2 Windows 11 vs SteamOS: Which operating system is better for this handheld gaming PC?
- How to set up parental controls for Xbox Ally and other Windows-based devices for safer gaming
- Xbox in 2026 — What to expect from Team Green this year, and beyond
- Lenovo Legion Go 2 (SteamOS) vs Steam Deck: Which is the better Linux gaming handheld?
- Total War tackling Warhammer 40,000 while coming to Xbox and PlayStation can be the breakout this series deserves — and I'll remain cautiously excited
- Windows 11 version 26H1 will launch exclusively on Snapdragon X2 devices this spring
- I thought TMR was only for controllers until I saw this CHERRY keyboard
- Lenovo Legion Go 2 (SteamOS) vs Xbox Ally X: Which is the best handheld gaming PC?
- This custom hardline watercooling concept PC looks amazing — here's what you can actually buy today
- AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X desktop CPU offered better value at launch than Intel — and now the 12-core beast is even cheaper
- Former Chief AI Scientist calls Meta's Alexandr Wang "young and inexperienced" — "You certainly don't tell a researcher like me what to do."
- Xbox Gear Shop finally gives an update after being closed for five months — something special for Xbox's 25th anniversary?
- As RAM prices skyrocket and Windows 11 flounders, Linux gains native NVIDIA GeForce NOW support — turning the cloud into a sanctuary for priced-out gamers
- Lenovo's new mini PC is so small we thought it was a speakerphone — AI smarts, Wi-Fi sensing, and Windows Hello are just the start
- Lenovo makes its first major gaming innovation in years — Rollable OLED ultrawide screen tech is coming to Legion laptops
- Lenovo's new ultralight laptop blew us away — just 975 grams with a gorgeous Yoga aesthetic
- Lenovo's new Yoga AIO appears to float on lights — Is this the ultimate Copilot+ PC for creators?
- New SteamOS Legion Go 2 finally solves the biggest gripe with Lenovo's flagship handheld gaming PC — but also removes support for one of my favorite features
January 6
- Save $500 on the Dell XPS 14 and 16 by buying them under their 'secret' names
- Here's why you won't see HP gaming laptops anymore — thankfully, this change makes a whole lot of sense
- Splitgate 2 dev responds to player count concerns as Steam charts show low numbers after 'Arena Reloaded' relaunch — "They don't show the full picture"
- Finally, a handheld gaming PC with some color — MSI reveals the Glacier Blue Edition of the Claw 8 AI+, but good luck finding one
- PSA: If Fallout Season 2 has you playing New Vegas, these mods are a must — I'll never play without them again
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Season 01 Reloaded preload on Battle.net is halted due to "unusually large download sizes"
- This fan-favorite action game is finally getting a physical release on Xbox, PS5 — here's the release date for preorders of its limited run
- 5 MORE great ID@Xbox titles — perfect for your holiday Xbox Gift Card
- ASUS introduces the Zenbook A16, a newly expanded 16‑inch option that joins the lineup — and it's the fastest Qualcomm laptop ever
- ASUS unveils refreshed ZenBook S14 and ZenBook S16 with Intel Panther Lake and AMD Gorgon Point chips — delivering improved performance and battery life
- Our favorite dual-screen laptop just got even better — NVIDIA RTX GPU for gamers and creators
- You won't see Acer Nitro Blaze handheld gaming PCs at CES 2026 — I asked why, and this is what a PR representative told me
- Xbox Game Pass for January 2026 is looking rather hot — with Resident Evil Village as the headline act
- Dragon Quest VII Reimagined to release a free demo on Xbox this week — progress can even be carried into the full game with a bonus reward
- HyperX made a Hit Box-style leverless fight stick with native Xbox compatibility and TMR sensors — it's (obviously) drift-proof and customizable with 3D printers
- 8BitDo's new "Ultimate 3E" controller for Xbox has it all — TMR joysticks, Hall-Effect triggers, and you can try it at CES 2026
- Dell Ultrasharp 52 review: a 52‑inch 6K, 120Hz productivity monster that redefines the single‑monitor workstation
- This is the world's first 52-inch ultrawide curved 6K monitor — just as epic as it sounds, and not the only new Dell display
- A hologram AI companion, a haptic gaming chair, “smart” headphones — Razer’s hardware at CES was a little different this year
- The Microsoft Office app was rebranded to Microsoft 365 Copilot a year ago — why is the news trending now?
- This is the perfect Xbox headset for the horrifying sound design of Resident Evil Requiem — and it's almost half price
- Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to Hisense Smart TVs in 2026 — for gamers who can't afford an Xbox console after the price hikes?
- OpenAI’s CEO just admitted his new AI agents have a serious security problem — they could be a hacker’s best friend
- More "fake frames" are headed to NVIDIA RTX 50-series GPUs — DLSS 4.5 also updates Super Resolution with stunning effect
- HP put a mini PC inside a keyboard, and I love it — a Windows-based approach to the Raspberry Pi 500 with self-repairable parts
- Did AMD just make the Ryzen 7 9800X3D obsolete? — A new CPU threatening its supremacy is on the way
- From beastly NVIDIA RTX 50-Series desktop to entry-level gaming laptop — here's what Alienware revealed at CES 2026
- HP introduces a 4K NEO:LED monitor — a new display technology that brings IPS closer to OLED quality
- HP's next-generation business laptop is so light, I thought I had been sent a dummy unit by accident
- Is RGB a thing of the past? — ASUS's new ROG G1000 gaming desktop is lit up with colorful holograms
- ASUS and XREAL teamed up to create the world's first 240Hz AR glasses to take your gaming experience to the next level
January 5
- Dell’s great undoing: XPS returns in 2026 after a year of missteps — and the all-new XPS 14 and XPS 16 might be the company’s smartest move yet
- HP does something utterly unique with its new laptops by letting you choose between Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm processors
- Value and casual PC gamers, Acer has revealed new gaming laptops designed specifically for you — great specs and a slim option, too
- HyperX just dropped a jaw-dropping 34-inch 360Hz curved QD-OLED monitor — and we're blown away by its incredible tech
- Microsoft’s latest ad proves even its own marketing team won't use Edge — it features Chrome
- The world’s best-sounding Xbox headset just got a redesign with some major upgrades — and it’s already available
- Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 Plus could be the most important Windows chip of 2026, bringing Elite‑class power to affordable laptops
- HP announces world's first NEO:LED All-In-One — it's obviously gorgeous looking, but here's why we love it
- HP didn’t just announce a laptop — it refreshed the entire OmniBook lineup with new designs, OLED options, and next‑gen chips
- The 'Magic Trackpad for Windows' — my favorite gadget of 2025 — just got an official price and release window
- 2026 isn't looking good for affordable AI laptops — but one of our top 2025 laptops says "nope" to that with a massive discount under $600
- Goodbye, WD_BLACK: SanDisk's NVMe SSDs have been rebranded — and the company revealed a powerful handheld gaming SSD
- Microsoft is slowly turning Edge into another Copilot app — tests redesigned UI that takes inspiration from Copilot
January 3
- "Microslop" trends on social media — backlash to Microsoft's on-going AI obsession continues
- ASUS confirms price increases starting January 5th as component costs surge yet again, pushing PC hardware even further out of reach
- Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12-inch delivers rich Windows‑on‑Arm performance at a new low price — now under $795 for New Year’s
- Albert Penello’s passing marks the loss of one of Xbox’s most influential voices, whose work defined multiple generations of Microsoft’s gaming vision
- Indie studio says Xbox is encouraging development for its platform, yet ID@Xbox dev‑kit delays are leaving approved projects stuck in limbo
January 2
- Here's what happens when you reach Prestige Master in Black Ops 7 — all the rewards, new challenges, and unlocks
- 2025 promised a handheld revolution — and while some devices delivered, others exposed the cracks in the booming market
- Gaming can be great for your brain, but your current habits might be doing more harm than good — here’s what science actually recommends
- Satya Nadella’s latest vision for AI was likely written by AI — at least according to Copilot
- Game prices rose higher in 2025, but is AAA losing out to budget titles? I tried "voting with my wallet" — and I don't regret it
- Windows 11 surges among PC gamers on Steam as Linux stalls — the open-source OS mildly loses momentum after a brief uptick
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella really wants you to stop calling AI "slop" in 2026 — "We are beginning to distinguish between spectacle and substance."
- Start 2026 right with discounted Xbox storage cards — some even cheaper than they ever were during Christmas sales
January 1
- These 8 targeted Microsoft Teams updates close out the year — but some features feel like overdue fixes