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June 30
- Goodbye glare and hello details — Samsung's anti-glare TV is on sale ahead of Prime Day
- FFXIV just released the worst Online Store microtransactions I've ever seen — the set costs more than Dawntrail itself, and players have had enough
- "Speculation is always fun" — Halo Studios says fans won't want to miss this year's championship in October
- I'm grateful The Witcher 4 isn't following this annoying RPG trend — a key Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 policy lives on with the sequel
- Marc Benioff says "AI is doing 30-50% of the work at Salesforce now" — after debating software engineer hires due to incredible productivity gains from agentic AIs
- "We should have simply let you know" — The Alters creators respond to generative AI controversy
- Don't buy into Microsoft's "Windows 11 PCs are up to 2.3x faster than Windows 10 PCs" claim — Here's why it's stretching the truth
- "Please save this IP" — Blizzard teases new Diablo 2 content as the game turns 25, and fans are clearly hungry for it
- The Xbox Meta Quest 3S is fine — but there was a better augmented reality partner for Microsoft and Xbox Cloud Gaming
- Get a lifetime of cloud storage for up to 70% off — no subscription required
- Microsoft quietly implies Windows has LOST millions of users since Windows 11 debut — are people really abandoning ship?
- "Using AI is no longer optional" — Did Microsoft just make Copilot mandatory for its staff as a critical performance metric?
- This gimbal-tracking webcam has TWO cameras and a great price — but it may not be "private" enough
- I FINALLY got my hands on my most anticipated gaming laptop of 2025 — and it's a 14-inch monster
June 29
- SteelSeries' latest wireless mouse is cheap and colorful — but is this the one to spend your money on?
- Microsoft's Copilot+ has been here over a year and I still don't care about it — but I do wish I had one of its features
June 28
- With Gears of War: Reloaded on the way, which Xbox 360 game would you like to see get rebuilt next? — Weekend discussion 💬
- I tested a 34-inch 240Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor that nails performance and design — with a price that's lower than you'd guess
June 27
- Microsoft confirms Windows 11 version 25H2 is coming soon — will install much faster than version 24H2
- Early Prime Day laptop deals are here — Top Windows, Copilot+, Surface, and gaming PCs starting at $429
- Microsoft Edge's latest stable channel update adds MORE AI — All Copilot all the time
- The Razer Blade 14 is amazing — but should "normal" people actually buy this ultra-premium gaming laptop?
- Steam's "Early Access" is no longer what it used to be — has it failed gamers?
- Forget YouTube's ad blocker war — this Google AI Overviews clone might finally sell me on the $14/month Premium subscription
- OpenAI may prematurely declare AGI to cut ties with Microsoft — despite Sam Altman admitting today's tech isn’t built for it
- After 14 years, Monster Hunter Wilds is bringing back underwater combat alongside "Lagiacrus" and another familiar monster — which are available to hunt right now
- Capcom's finally giving Street Fighter 6 players the outfits they've wanted — when all else fails, send in swimsuits
June 26
- Google CEO claims the probability of AI causing existential doom is “pretty high” — but he’s banking on humanity to rally against the imminent catastrophe
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is borrowing one of Gears of War's best modes — and it's live right now
- Google's new open-source coding agent brings Gemini AI directly to your terminal
- 7 details you might have missed in that Black Ops 7 teaser
- It’s sturdy, seamless, and back on sale — the best display setup I’ve found, period
- Microsoft KILLS iconic Windows Blue Screen of Death — Windows 11 gains new, darker OS error screen
- Microsoft's Xbox PC store aggregation is rolling out for some Insiders — with Battle.net, Steam, and more in tow
- I missed having Xbox Remote Play on my ROG Ally — but then I found my Steam Deck can do it even better
- Dell's XPS replacements are here, but only with Intel for now — and they're not Copilot+ PCs, either
- CalDigit made the best Thunderbolt 5 dock for Windows power users — but can you afford it?
- Final Fantasy VII Remake coming to Xbox is cool — but I'm sticking with the PC version and mods that let me fight Darth Vader
- 7 upcoming day one Xbox Game Pass games I need to play yesterday — and I'm looking forward to even more
- OpenAI's Sam Altman breaks silence on Microsoft feud with Satya Nadella — citing "points of tension" amid evolution plans
- Gears of War: Reloaded preorders — where to buy and everything you need to know
- Top 10 new Windows 11 features and changes unveiled via the Insider Program in June 2025 — and where to find them
- OpenAI started as a "countervailing force" to Google — did Elon Musk and Sam Altman torpedo DeepMind's plans to dictate AGI?
- Microsoft Copilot secures a spot in classrooms as a "thought partner" — with Copilot Chat backed by OpenAI's GPT-4o
June 25
- WWE 2K25 gets the WrestleMania 41 arena and its second DLC — but where's the missing celebrity from the first one?
- This lightweight gaming headset is beautiful and sounds great — I just wish it were better outside of PCs
- I'll replay Xbox's Hellblade 2 when it gets its 60FPS performance mode — I wish it had launched that way to begin with
- I would love for Final Fantasy to return to turn-based combat, and thanks to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, it might
- STALKER 2's latest free update restores major A-life AI features to NPCs — making them more like the original game at last
- Forget about Steam in the Xbox PC app — I want Game Pass in the app I actually use
- Warhammer 40K's best alternative CRPG to Baldur's Gate 3 is 69% off on PC — just in time for its "Lex Imperialis" DLC
- Sam Altman says ChatGPT has evolved beyond a mere "Google replacement" — with ads potentially coming to users
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) quietly released an official image for WSL — but it's not for most of us
- Will you sync your Windows 10 PC data to the cloud for free access to security updates beyond 2025?
- Microsoft Copilot is "pretty important" but customers still prefer ChatGPT — "OpenAI has done a tremendous job"
June 24
- Borderlands 4 dev says it's getting this beloved feature late — here's why it won't be at launch
- Microsoft and Xbox just gave this Halo fan game their blessing — it's Vampire Survivors with Master Chief, and I'm having a blast
- NVIDIA's most affordable RTX 50-series GPU is here for laptops, and it's coming to desktops in July — just don't expect any reviews
- Whoa, this 10 year old game is getting a massive new update this week — I'm finally going back to finish it after all this time
- "Deus Ex" just turned 25 years old and it's still the best PC game of all time — you only need $2 to play it on practically anything
- Where to buy a Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition — and why it's a better bargain than the "normal" Meta Quest 3S
- Microsoft makes Windows 10 security updates FREE for an extra year — but there's a catch, and you might not like it
- Microsoft is reportedly planning yet more major cuts at Xbox — as early as next week
- Here’s the secret behind Microsoft’s AI agents — meet Mu, the compact AI model transforming Settings on your PC
- Rogue Trader continues to be one of the best Warhammer 40,000 games of all time — thanks to this second DLC expansion
- After a year of waiting, Microsoft's Meta Quest 3S "Xbox Edition" is here — our hands-on review of this (very) limited edition partnership
- I've been seeing the future through the best AR glasses yet — and there's a whole lot of XREAL there
- Bring the "Windows 10 look" back to Windows 11 — Everything I changed to restore the desktop UI experience
- Bill Gates just met the creator of Linux for the first time ever — "No major kernel decisions were made" at Azure CTO's dinner
- Sam Altman says "current computers were designed for a world without AI" — after claiming AGI won't require new hardware
- Xbox is bringing more games to "Stream Your Own Game" for Cloud Gaming — as well as a feature we've wanted for years
- Microsoft unveils big Windows Recall update — now showcases your most used apps and websites
June 23
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 player counts are blowing up Steam charts again — It's thanks to a deal so good it must be from a galaxy far, far away
- “Monstrous versatility” — Lenovo Legion Go hits its best price since Black Friday
- These 3 Microsoft Teams features are set to ship this summer — here’s why I’m excited
- Leaked AMD Ryzen 5 X3D gaming CPU will dominate the market — and it could launch this year
- Clearance sale — This 2-in-1 laptop is cheap right now and offers fantastic battery life
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead Charlie Cox wants you to hold the applause — He feels "like a total fraud" since he only spent 4 hours voice acting
- Even YouTube’s anti-adblock campaign doesn’t stand a chance against this self-made AR app — blocking real-world billboards with Google Gemini AI
- Remedy vows to make FBC: Firebreak's gear progression no longer a slog — while also outlining plans for further improvements in its latest patch
- Starting this week, the Xbox PC app will integrate 'leading PC gaming stores' for Xbox Insiders — with no mention of Steam
- Xbox confirms return to Gamescom 2025 — Bethesda Softworks and World of Warcraft in tow
- I ain't holding off on playing Warhammer 40K's best horde shooter anymore, thanks to its newly released DLC and free game-changing update
- OneDrive user locked out of "30 years worth of photos and work" without any support — calls Microsoft a "Kafkaesque black hole"
- Denmark will stick with Windows — government still plans to ditch Microsoft Office
- The Lenovo Legion Go 2 gets its first release date tease, which could be accurate — but treat with the biggest pinch of salt
- Summer Game Fest had a bit of a "weird" vibe this year — an extremely mixed bag of weak presentations and interesting titles
June 22
- Borderlands 4 — new cinematic story trailer, darker tone (and $70 price point with early access), finally lands
- Here's how I fixed a dead Steam Deck screen — with Valve proving it still has the best customer service in gaming
- I used Lenovo's latest dual-screen OLED laptop for a month and it wouldn't be my first choice — here's why
- I tested this beastly gaming laptop with flawless performance — but I'm obsessed with a different feature
- "We're creating a game that's steeped in dark fantasy elements" — Capcom talks building a samurai adventure with Onimusha: Way of the Sword
June 21
- Razer Blade 14 (2025) review: Finally understanding why this is Razer's best-seller
- Microsoft is blocking Google Chrome in the name of family safety — but this time it actually makes sense
- Xbox’s future — bold leap or misfire? Weigh in with your vote today
- "Let's amp up everything" — Directive 8020 is Alien meets The Thing, and it's introducing these huge changes for Supermassive's cinematic horror games
- I love that transparent technology is making a comeback — and one of the biggest gaming companies has joined the fun
June 20
- Even the Meta Quest can be an Xbox — Leaked images show an Xbox-branded Quest 3S that could shadow drop in just a few days
- Halo Infinite is getting a sequel — but it's not what you think
- Did Best Buy forget to raise the price of Seagate’s 4TB Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card? It’s $70 off — the deal is still live, so act fast!
- Sam Altman says people have a high degree of trust in ChatGPT, even though it hallucinates: "It should be the tech that you don't trust that much"
- DLC for one of the best Xbox Soulslikes has now become easier to access... with a catch
- "We want our game franchises to be as big as possible" — Xbox Game Studios head talks Play Anywhere and bringing titles across multiple devices
- Surprise! FFXIV Patch 7.3 is adding a feature players have begged for since Shadowbringers — I can't believe it's finally coming 6 years later
- Lenovo's new Yoga 9i AiO is the first Copilot+ all-in-one desktop PC — and almost the perfect flagship
- 16 billion accounts suffer "the largest data breach" — Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more are susceptible to malicious attacks
- I finally built my first keyboard from scratch — thanks to Razer actually offering everything you need for the first time
- Microsoft readies new Windows 11 feature drop for next month — here's what's coming, and when
- I played Marvel Cosmic Invasion — pure, simple co-op fun that shouldn't be missed
- Monster Hunter Wilds game reviews hit "Overwhelmingly Negative" on Steam — can Capcom turn it around?
- ChatGPT lays out master plan to take over the world — "I start by making myself too helpful to live without"
June 19
- Surface Laptop 7 is $500 off — the best Copilot+ PC just got easier to recommend
- This free Windows tool recreates Circle to Search on Windows and Linux
- Microsoft Surface PCs are up to $500 off at Best Buy — but only until June 30
- I bought the Xbox Adaptive Joystick for my fiancée and it changed her PC gaming life — Microsoft wins my praise
- My top 7 rules that every PC build beginner should follow — saving time (and money)
- Gears of War: Reloaded is Steam Deck Verified — take Marcus Fenix on the go with the world's most popular gaming handheld
- "So many amazing Forgers have just given up" — Halo Infinite just lost its best Forge creators over lack of support
- Microsoft kicks off testing its new GIF maker — right inside Windows 11
- Microsoft discovers how most employees feel trapped in an infinite workday — bleeding into weekends and "making Sunday feel like just another Monday"
- New Elden Ring Nightreign update adds 'Everdark Sovereign' bosses — I hope you're ready to get wrecked all over again
- "In this next chapter with Xbox, we’re not just pushing pixels. We’re reimagining what’s possible" — AMD comments on its partnership with Microsoft
- Microsoft killed Xbox VR — and this latest PlayStation PSVR news shows they were probably right to have done so
- Does ChatGPT make you stupid? MIT study suggests people who rely on AI tools are worse off.
- The Division 2 dev team is teasing something "entirely new" for the game — another new game mode incoming?
- Borderlands 4 is killing off a tired "FOMO" trend — I hope other developers follow suit
- Steam's performance tracking tool is becoming more like the Steam Deck's — you can try it out right now
- It feels like Blizzard has abandoned Diablo 2: Resurrected — but there’s one way to keep it alive for years to come
- One of World of Warcraft's deadliest entities makes a world-shattering return after nearly 20 years — and he's city-sized
- Microsoft could ditch OpenAI's high-stake for-profit talks: “Holding out is Microsoft’s nuclear option, and they are just making OpenAI sweat"
June 18
- This free Steam 'game' is being played more than Stellar Blade and Elden Ring Nightreign — even though it's just a cat
- Report: Microsoft set to slash thousands more jobs in July — sales teams in the crosshairs
- “I just throw myself at them ... like monkeys and typewriters.” I love that the Elden Ring movie director is one us, he's actually on his 7th playthrough
- Sam Altman claims Meta is trying to poach OpenAI staffers with $100 million bonuses, but "none of our best people have decided to take them up on that"
- This PC app boosts FPS in any game on any GPU for only $7 — and it just got a major update
- With Windows 10 circling the drain, Windows 11 sees a long-overdue surge
- RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Review (PC) – A well-done action-RPG remaster that makes me hopeful for more revivals of classic Atlus titles
- Xbox has turned a corner — the future for Microsoft's gaming platform once again looks incredibly bright
- Forget about FBC: Firebreak and go back and play Quantum Break instead — it's on Xbox Game Pass, too!
- This hidden tool will help you migrate from Windows 10 to Windows 11
- Razer sent me "gamer" snacks and a lamp — so I found out how they taste
- Xbox Ally isn’t fazed by Switch 2’s dominance — The PC gaming handheld is battling an entirely different competitor
- Microsoft’s Windows 95 testing phase was so intense that it crashed cash registers with over $10,000 worth of software
- Sam Altman says OpenAI could need a "significant fraction" of the Earth's power for future artificial intelligence computing
- Hades 2 gets another major update bringing new art, godly powers, and romance as Supergiant gets ready for the game's full release
June 17
- 5 reasons why The Outer Worlds 2 looks like the Fallout: New Vegas sequel we never got
- Xbox Game Pass gets all three Warcraft remasters, another Call of Duty game, and more
- Borderlands 4’s PC specs demand serious power — over half of Steam's users may need an upgrade
- Bungie's Marathon delayed past September release date as a darker tone, proximity chat, and more are being added
- These crazy mods can turn one of the best PC games of 2025 into the ultimate Final Fantasy x Pokémon crossover, guest starring Keanu Reeves
- I appreciate FBC: Firebreak's co-op friction fun, but I hope this Remedy game can evolve over time — Review in progress
- Microsoft and AMD have officially entered a new multi-year partnership for first-party Xbox hardware — here's what that really means
- Poll: YouTube’s ad blocker war — has Big Stream finally crossed the line?
- 'No aggressive monetization' — Nexus Mods' new ownership responds to worried members
- Top 5 desktop PC case features that I can’t live without — and neither should you
- Copycat Xbox review: Four hours of heartbreak and healing and hugging my cat
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a masterpiece — even if I shamelessly skipped parts of it
- I love Linux, so when Windows 10 reaches end of life you might be surprised when I don't tell you to run to it with open arms
- Microsoft expands its Sovereign Cloud as Europe demands greater data control
- Hands-on with Plugable's first Thunderbolt 5 dock — the new best value for power users?
- Snap & Grab mixes camp thievery with Hitman-like shenanigans, and it's coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2026
- I've tried Copilot Vision: It felt creepy, yet somewhat useful — Here's my take
- Xbox Ally price rumors — what it might cost and what I’ve heard so far
June 16
- Tensions boil as OpenAI execs reportedly accuse Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior as partnership frays
- To catch up with ChatGPT, Google reportedly cribbed OpenAI's homework to boost Gemini's AI game
- I just discovered Photoshop's hidden new tool that removes distractions in seconds — It saves me sooo much editing time
- Is Microsoft killing physical Xbox games? Between The Outer Worlds 2 and Gears of War: Reloaded, I'm worried
- Borderlands 4 just revealed its price — it's not all good news
- Ads and paywalls? WhatsApp might have just lost its unique selling point
- I hope this PowerToys redesign becomes a reality — it's too easy to get lost in the app
- ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025, AMD) review: Impressive gaming performance from the red side
- PlayStation hit Stellar Blade just blew past a huge Steam PC sales milestone under a week after launch
- Governments are ditching Windows and Microsoft Office — new letter reveals the "real costs of switching to Windows 11"
- I paid $40 for Rocket League without the cars — REMATCH launches early, but some players are unhappy with the game
- 'Incoming sub model!' — PC gamers react to Nexus Mods ownership change
- Google is waging war on ad blockers — throttling YouTube to force users back in line
- Mixtape is one of the most unique indie games I've played, and it's coming to Xbox Game Pass
- I've played The Outer Worlds 2, and Obsidian is bringing seriously improved gunplay and weapons to this Xbox RPG
- The Alters is my frontrunner for indie game of the year, as it painfully reflects my family's mortality and life's itinerary
- Windows Hello face unlock no longer works in the dark, and Microsoft says it's not a bug
- uBlock Origin ships to Edge for Android as Google kills it on Chrome
- Windows 11 news and updates in June: Microsoft's AI agent in Settings makes adjusting your PC easier than ever
- Funny Windows 11 bug brings back classic Windows boot sound from 20 years ago
June 14
- Grounded 2's best feature is happening because Obsidian left the Xbox One behind
- It's the year of Linux... at least for Denmark — here's why the country's government is dumping Windows and Office 365
- 6 registry tweaks every tech-savvy user must apply on Windows 11
June 13
- It's about time: Sony PlayStation finally gets rid of PC game region locks after an entire year — but some still remain
- $80 Xbox games? Consider yourself lucky — they're a lot more where I live
- This could be the versatile laptop accessory I've been waiting for — Here's why it stands out from other portable monitors
- New code strings attached to Xbox Game Pass suggests a price increase may be imminent
- From The Editor's Desk — new Windows Central community features, we'd like to hear from you!
- OneDrive for Mac will soon give you more flexible storage options
- Windows Central Podcast: Xbox Ally is official, and Aero Glass is back?
- The last Gears of War Reloaded beta weekend is live, here's how you can take part
- '7 Days to Die' meets 'Animal Crossing': This wholesome survival game for Xbox and PC has some interesting inspiration
- Minecraft Vibrant Visuals finally has a release date and it's dropping with the Happy Ghasts
- 5 things we didn't get from the Xbox Games Showcase, because Xbox obviously hates me personally
- Sam Altman says "OpenAI was forced to do a lot of unnatural things" to meet the Ghibli memes demand surge
- Microsoft Copilot's own default configuration exposed users to the first-ever "zero-click" AI attack, but there was no data breach
June 12
- Hollow Knight: Silksong boldly teases DLC before even giving a release date, and fans are poking fun to hide the pain: "Sure hope this DLC doesn't turn into a full fledged game that takes 8 years to develop"
- Xbox and PC's best L4D alternative has a new class gameplay video for you
- The Steam store just got a big update with great new features — here's what was added
- "I wish everybody could play my game." The Outer Worlds 2 director doesn't like its $80 price tag either, and says it was an Xbox decision
- Ninja Gaiden 4 is bloody, stylish, and pure fun — I cannot wait for the full release of this Xbox, Team Ninja, and PlatinumGames team-up
- Backbone Pro review: This is one of the most expensive Xbox Cloud and NVIDIA GFN controllers you can buy right now — is it worth it?
- Silent Hill 1 remake in development at Konami and Bloober Team, but will it come to Xbox?
- Copilot Vision just launched — and Microsoft already added new features
- With WH40K Boltgun and Dungeons of Hinterberg, this month's Humble Choice lineup is stacked for less than $12
- Razer Kishi V3 Pro mobile controller review: My favorite is better than ever, even with tablets
- Surface Pro 11 with Snapdragon X Elite drops to lowest price ever
- I've covered AI since the days of Bing Chat, and this is the first AI feature I consider a must-have
- I played Capcom's Pragmata, and it's not what you expect
- Steam Deck OLED falls out of stock in US & Canada due to "supply chain constraints" presumably triggered by tariffs — but the price won't increase
- The Alters PC review: I'm rethinking my own life paths after falling in love with a sci-fi game
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 now lets you rematch the game's most brutal boss
- OpenAI shifts to Google for cloud computing support as Microsoft partnership falters, despite Sam Altman's "compute-sufficient" claim
- NVIDIA chief rebuffs Anthropic's AI slashing 50% of entry-level white collar jobs from Gen Z claim: "He thinks AI is so scary, but only they should do it."
June 11
- This one Elden Ring Nightreign feature saved the day when I needed it most
- This Dell PC was “possibly the best value for its price range of any Windows laptop” — now it’s $350 off
- This dev launched his game on Xbox Game Pass, but warns that others shouldn't — here's why
- As game prices rise, this excellent Hall Effect controller just dropped in price
- I saw Resident Evil Requiem gameplay, and Capcom is cooking up some impressive horror
- Of course you can already play WWE 2K25 as Mr. Iguana
- Epic crossover: Age of Empires joins forces with the world's most popular museum for a historic exhibit
- Windows 10 is dead: Here's why it makes sense to buy a Snapdragon X PC for an upgrade to Windows 11
- Crucial X10 Portable SSD review: Big storage does come in a small package
- Lenovo's Legion Tab (Gen 3) is the best Android-powered iPad Mini alternative
- Microsoft Build says goodbye to Seattle — drugs, crime, and homelessness allegedly to blame
- Maingear's new 18-inch powerhouse has one feature I've never seen on another gaming laptop
- I took my ROG Ally X to Taiwan in this magnetic case, and going zipperless went better than I thought it would
- Apple Intelligence delay: A clash of two architectures and trivial AI features fell short of standards and expectations
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims "ChatGPT is already more powerful than any human who has ever lived"
- Windows 11's Start menu gets a bigger, new look: Get it today with these simple steps
- 3 secrets of PowerToys on Windows 11 that you'll wish you already knew
- Ambrosia Sky is a gorgeous science-fiction game that's all about death, and I can't wait to play more
June 10
- "I want to give players something new": The Outer Worlds 2 game director says the sequel will have a "darker tone," and I'm all for it
- Xbox's Call of Duty devs say "we're committed" to Nintendo Switch 2 releases, but what about Black Ops 7?
- How I deleted 10,767 emails in one week with Outlook
- 9 things I wish I knew before starting Dune: Awakening
- My favorite band and my favorite game studio are both weirdly taking me to the same fictional place this year
- The Xbox Ally gaming handheld would be perfect to me, if it wasn't for this one thing
- I played Gears of War: Reloaded on the ROG Xbox Ally X, and it's a fantastic experience that blew me away
- "Ad blockers are not allowed": Google escalates its battle against ad-blockers to push YouTube Premium’s $14/month subscriptions
- Everything I know about Intel Nova Lake: The future of Core Ultra Series 4
- PSA: I need people to know the ROG 'Xbox Ally' is Xbox by name and software experience only — It is a full Windows PC, you can install *anything* you want on it
- Windows Mixed Reality is being resurrected by a lone Microsoft employee
- Xbox is the only console that can play all mainline Final Fantasy games
- Apple researchers claim OpenAI's o3 model is an "illusion of thinking", inconsistent with a human's thought process
- Windows 11's new Start menu is ready for testing, and it's a massive upgrade
- Apple unveils Liquid Glass at WWDC, but all I see is a sorry version of Aero Glass
- ChatGPT is back (mostly)! OpenAI outage ends as services recover. (Update)
- Xbox Ally vs Steam Deck: Which is the better gaming handheld?
- I had a blast playing LEGO Party! at Summer Game Fest 2025, and I'm looking forward to this zany family game later this year
- Windows 11 on Arm now has enough native apps that most users are spending the majority of their time in them, says Arm
June 9
- I can't believe we're already getting a sequel to one of the best survival games ever — and I doubly can't believe how much it'll cost
- "Everyone knows we have to do it." The FAA shockingly still uses Windows 95 and floppy disks for air traffic control, but now that's changing
- The OLED AI laptop I can't recommend enough just hit its lowest price ever
- "We are not tied to a console release." We got Hollow Knight: Silksong release date news after all, but it had nothing to do with Xbox Ally
- Microsoft Copilot will soon help you prioritize emails in Outlook
- Xbox wins "Not-E3" again, the new king of consistency
- ChatGPT resurrects bricked Android tablet with Windows 10 — Is AI the future of DIY tech repair?
- Your Xbox can now store everything — if you sell a kidney first
- The Xbox Ally handheld REALLY needs to be priced competitively with the Steam Deck, otherwise it might be hard to recommend
- Microsoft wants AI to read your browser history — but there's one reason not to worry
- 6 essential steps that Windows 11 users often miss after a fresh install
- How to disable AI in Notepad on Windows 11 for a classic experience
- Google CEO says AGI is impossible with today's tech, but Sam Altman claims "you'll be happy to have a new device"
- "We were too confident": Steve Ballmer says Microsoft's paranoia and overconfidence fumbled $400 billion in Windows Phone
- Dune: Awakening hits a concurrent player milestone before the game officially launches — overtaking DOOM, Veilguard, Assassin's Creed, and other major titles
June 8
- "Celebrate 25 years of Xbox with ... a classic that's been with us since the beginning." Did Phil Spencer just tease a new Halo game for 2026?
- 7 things you need to know from Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2 Direct, plus juicy Grounded 2 details for Obsidian's other sequel
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide unleashes a violent gameplay reveal for the new upcoming Arbites Class
- Berserk or Die is a new game published by Poncle, creators of Vampire Survivors
- The era of $80 Xbox games has officially arrived, there's no hiding from it now
- You can get a Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 themed reward in Black Ops 6 right now, but you have to be quick
- Double Fine announced its new game, and I'm so ready to play as a sentient lighthouse
- A new game from the team behind Spiritfarer was just unveiled during the Xbox Games Showcase
- Gears of War: E-Day is coming in 2026, as Phil Spencer shares an update during Xbox Games Showcase 2025
- There is no Forza Horizon 6 this year, but Phil Spencer did tease it for the Xbox 25th anniversary in 2026
- All 17 Xbox Game Pass games shown at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025
- The rumored Persona 4 Remake has now been officially announced for Xbox, Xbox Game Pass, and PC Game Pass as 'Persona 4 Revival'
- Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy XVI are FINALLY launching for Xbox consoles — One of which is available right now!
- "The full Call of Duty package": Black Ops 7 has been confirmed during the Xbox Games Showcase, and no, it is not an expansion
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 demo now is available now if you preorder — Michelangelo is coming too
- Xbox Games Showcase reveals Indiana Jones and the Great Circle to get new DLC this fall
- There Are No Ghosts at the Grand announced at Xbox Games Showcase 2025, a cozy musical adventure with eldritch horror comes to Game Pass
- Grounded 2 announced by Obsidian Entertainment at Xbox Games Showcase 2025, and it's launching this year
- Clockwork Revolution returns at the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, with a new look at the time-bending RPG
- Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy confirmed at the Xbox Games Showcase
- Xbox Ally X vs ROG Ally X: Which gaming handheld is better?
- The Outer Worlds 2 kicks off the Xbox Games Showcase with a release date reveal and a jazzy trailer
- Xbox Ally vs ROG Ally: What is the difference between these gaming handhelds?
- In perhaps even bigger news than the 'Xbox Ally' handheld itself, Microsoft is starting to revamp Windows 11 to boost PC gaming
- The 'Xbox Ally' and 'Xbox Ally X' are super-charged PC gaming handhelds from ASUS, coming later this year — Kennan revealed!
- Mecha Break, the Xbox console exclusive, finally gets a release date during the Summer Game Fest
- Stranger than Heaven gets a proper name as Yakuza creator showcases their next game
- Surface Laptop 13-inch review: A great deal, but only if it's on sale
- Xbox Games Showcase 2025: As it happened, all the games, trailers, announcements, and more | Xbox Ally handheld revealed!
- Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 (Gen 10) Aura Edition review: Ultimate security, durability, and battery life
- How to start Atomfall Wicked Isle DLC
June 7
- If you've started to notice Xbox console games showing up on the Xbox PC store, you're not alone — what's going on?
- "The original Mass Effect trilogy was absolutely an inspiration." The RPG experts behind WH40K: Rogue Trader are hitting it big with 'The Expanse: Osiris Reborn'
- All AMD Ryzen Z2 Series gaming handheld chips and how they compare — Everything from Xbox Ally X to Legion Go
- The 2025 Wholesome Direct was chock-full of cozy casual games and aesthetic vibes
- ASUS ROG Spatha X wireless mouse review: It's not for me, but it could be for you
- My Hollow Knight: Silksong hopes were dashed by Summer Game Fest, but the Xbox Games Showcase might deliver
June 6
- Resident Evil Requiem is taking us back to Raccoon City when it launches next February
- Techland drops a new trailer for Dying Light: The Beast with a release date during Summer Game Fest
- ARC Raiders just dropped another trailer and release date during Summer Game Fest
- Surprise, 'Lies of P' first DLC Overture is out right now on Xbox and PC. No, it's true!
- ARC Raiders: Release date, multiplayer, solo play, and everything else you need to know
- That one game I reviewed with the sexy robots officially announced a sequel during Summer Game Fest 2025
- The Last of Us voice actor's new role is a Mickey Mouse-like detective — I think the rubber hose animation perfectly fits this FPS Boomer Shooter
- Mortal Shell 2 was Summer Game Fest's first banger announcement, and the Soulslike sequel is getting a beta before release
- Every Xbox and PC game announced during the Xbox Games Showcase and Summer Game Fest in 2025
- These are the AI features our EIC uses to maximize his time
- "The Chinese player base is the holy grail": Tencent buys 15.75% stake in Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead as huge profit numbers emerge
- Summer Game Fest 2025 & Xbox Games Showcase LIVE: Mortal Shell 2, body horror 'Ill', Onimusha, and RESIDENT EVIL 9 HAS BEEN REVEALED [ENDED]
- The Future Games Show: Summer Showcase goes live on June 7 - Here's where and how to watch the event
- You can now buy two Nintendo Switch 2 consoles for the price of one ROG Ally X
- PC Gaming Show returns June 8 — here's when and how to watch the show
- MSI Claw owners need to grab this Intel Arc GPU driver update to fix an irritating audio bug on their Windows 11 handhelds
- Dune: Awakening is already making big waves before it's even fully released
- This new third-party Xbox controller is more than just a floral reskin
- I wish this version of the Microsoft Store shipped 10 years ago
- Windows Central Podcast: Is Windows in trouble?
- Multiple reports suggest a Persona 4 Remake from Atlus will be announced during the Xbox Games Showcase
- Satya Nadella says Microsoft makes money every time you use ChatGPT: "Every day that ChatGPT succeeds is a fantastic day"
- Reddit wants to sue Anthropic for stealing its data, but the Claude AI manufacturers vow to "defend ourselves vigorously"
- Black Myth: Wukong is coming to Xbox exactly one year after launching on PlayStation
June 5
- All 8 Elden Ring Nightreign Nightlord bosses, ranked
- I'm surprised Helldivers 2 has a new Warbond already, and it's adding a stratagem I've wanted for ages — here's everything in it
- Microsoft threatens Windows 10 users to upgrade to be on the “right side of risk”
- "A boys' club above the law." Former Ubisoft bosses face trial in France for sexual harassment and aggressive conduct. Here are the allegations.
- 'Final Fantasy Tactics' highlights the lack of organic growth for Xbox Play Anywhere and the Xbox PC store
- Xbox Game Pass gets Space Marine remaster, FBC: Firebreak, another Activision game, and more
- Why chase a Nintendo Switch 2 when the Lenovo Legion Go is $200 off, in stock, and runs Windows 11 or SteamOS?
- Can you install SteamOS on a laptop or desktop PC?
- Microsoft backed this $1.5 billion AI startup that just collapsed after financial struggles
- How does the Intel-powered Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i compare to the Yoga Slim 7x with Snapdragon X?
- Lenovo's new 16-inch Yoga 7i doesn't get the "2-in-1" part quite right, but there are some redeeming qualities here
- Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel just got an update, but still can't use Click to Do or Windows Recall
- Is James Bond 007 First Light on Xbox?
- 7 accessibility features in Windows 11 that make life easier for everyone
- 7 reasons The Division 2 is a game you should be playing in 2025
- Xbox just quietly added two of the best RPGs of all time to Game Pass
- Anthropic researchers say next-generation AI models will reduce humans to "meat robots" in a spectrum of crazy futures
- Google's DeepMind CEO lists 2 AGI existential risks to society keeping him up at night — but claims "today's AI systems" don't warrant a pause on development
June 4
- 007 First Light shows off a new take on James Bond, and it's coming to Xbox and PC in 2026
- Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles has been revealed for Xbox and PC, along with a release date
- The next big Silent HIll game is coming to Xbox and PC sooner than you think
- Every PC and Xbox game shown during Sony's PlayStation State of Play June 2025
- Deltarune Chapters 3 and 4 are finally here with a full release that's blowing up Steam right now — I'm finally ready to play the Undertale follow-up
- Dune: Awakening (briefly) overtakes Elden Ring Nightreign days before it officially launches
- One of Xbox Game Pass best-kept secrets is getting a cybernetic hound that is your best friend and your enemy's worst nightmare
- LinkedIn's CEO just got a new job at Microsoft, and he didn't even need to use the 'Open to Work' badge
- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's developer is about to get a whole lot bigger, and I can't wait to see its next game
- Increasingly, it looks like 'Xbox PC' is the official branding for Microsoft's Windows 11 gaming store, apps, and services
- Microsoft Edge for Android will copy this Google Chrome feature for private browsing
- One of Linux's big hitters declares your Windows 10 PC "is toast," and one angle needs talking about MUCH more
- 'The budget card to beat right now' — Radeon RX 9060 XT reviews are in, and it looks like a win for AMD
- No longer a student? This Microsoft 365 deal is perfect for recent graduates.
- Console UX on a Windows PC gaming handheld? 'Winhanced' wants to beat Microsoft and Xbox to the punch.
- One of Microsoft's biggest hardware partners joins its "bold strategy, Cotton" moment over upgrading to Windows 11, suggesting everyone just buys a Copilot+ PC
- Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI was so dramatic that it's apparently becoming a movie — Will we finally get the full story?
- In Sam Altman's world, the perfect AI would be "a very tiny model with superhuman reasoning capabilities" for any context
- Players aren't buying Call of Duty's "error" excuse for the ads Activision started forcing into the game's menus recently
June 3
- I used Elden Ring Nightreign's best Executor build that liquefies bosses with triple status effects — it's so broken that I'm never using anything else
- The real story behind Steve Ballmer's "Developers!" chant — a concoction of Microsoft's flawed "just a platform company" culture and a dire need to collaborate with third-party developers
- People are using ChatGPT to generate pictures of their perfect match based on looks — mine just made my brother
- "This isn't good enough": The Elden Ring Nightreign Digital Foundry tech review is here, and both Xbox and PS5 players will be disappointed by the results
- How to watch Summer Game Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, and other summer 2025 gaming events
- I still hate the new Outlook, but it's more tolerable after this update
- Elden Ring Nightreign devs promise duos mode and "enhanced" boss fights along with DLC, but this core feature is still missing
- NVIDIA RTX GPUs can't get past the 'Hell Is Us' demo intro without crashing — developer offers a temporary fix
- Alienware's rumored laptop could be the first to feature NVIDIA's revolutionary Arm-based APU
- Razer's having another go at making it so you never have to charge your wireless gaming mouse, and this time it might have nailed it
- The Witcher 4 looks absolutely amazing in UE5 technical presentation at State of Unreal 2025
- SteelSeries reveals new Arctis Nova 3 Wireless headset series for Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC
- 'I don't know if it can be saved' — Civilization 7 is in trouble as it drops to a Mostly Negative rating on Steam
- "I hired basically everybody": Steve Ballmer almost sold all his Microsoft stock, trying to emotionally detach from the tech giant
- Microsoft lays off another 305 employees, this time closer to home
- Hollow Knight: Silksong fever grows again as we approach Summer Game Fest — will it finally get a release date?
- Windows 11 will finally stop nagging you to set Edge as your default browser — but only in some markets
June 2
- The year of the ninja continues with SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance's latest combat trailer, coming to Xbox and PC
- It's time to replace your Windows 10 PC — these AI laptops with all-day battery life start at $599 for a limited time
- Windows 11's biggest update in months also includes a major fix for gaming
- Microsoft just made Sora AI video generation free via new Bing Video Creator
- Xbox vows to improve PC gaming as Microsoft restores critical 'inetpub' folder: Windows 11 news and updates
- Why do Xbox's custom controllers go so unreasonably hard?!
- IO Interactive's James Bond game is titled 007 First Light, and it's being revealed this week
- These solid-state fans will revolutionize cooling in our PCs and laptops
- UK civil servants saved 24 minutes per day using Microsoft Copilot, saving two weeks each per year according to a new report
- The 4TB Seagate Xbox Expansion Card is now official — and officially overpriced. Grab 2TB for half the cost.
- All the WWE 2K25 locker codes you can claim right now (June 2025)
- 'Two firm promises of USB-C on Windows 11' — How Microsoft plans to eliminate connectivity confusion
- I’ve put almost 100 hours into this new wholesome MMO on Xbox, and I’m still in the prologue — Here's why I love it
- Days after Putin threatened to "throttle" Teams, Microsoft's subsidiary in Russia will file for bankruptcy
- I may have found the ultimate monitor for conferencing and productivity, but it has a few weaknesses
- The Xbox 4TB storage card has reappeared at Best Buy and it's still VERY expensive
- I’ve fallen hard for Starsand Island, a promising anime-style life sim bringing Ghibli vibes to Xbox and PC later this year
- The Alters: Release date, mechanics, and everything else you need to know
June 1
- New Xbox and PC games launching this week, from June 2 through June 8 — Zenless Zone Zero finally comes to Xbox
- Elden Ring Nightreign Night Aspect: How to beat Heolstor the Nightlord, the final boss
- A week of hell with my Windows 11 PC really makes me appreciate the simplicity of Google's Chromebook laptops
- Will my 5 must-play PC games for the rest of 2025 live up to the hype?