
Adam Hales
Adam is a Psychology Master’s graduate passionate about gaming, community building, and digital engagement. A lifelong Xbox fan since 2001, he started with Halo: Combat Evolved and remains an avid achievement hunter. Over the years, he has engaged with several Discord communities, helping them get established and grow. Gaming has always been more than a hobby for Adam—it’s where he’s met many friends, taken on new challenges, and connected with communities that share his passion.
Latest articles by Adam Hales

Borderlands 4’s console launch is messy — and fans are losing patience
By Adam Hales published
News Borderlands 4 players on Xbox report severe performance issues, including memory leaks and frame drops, as Gearbox Software works on adding an FOV slider and other missing features.

Halo Infinite's Operation: Warpath brings back Reach’s Invasion mode
By Adam Hales published
News Halo Infinite’s Operation: Warpath update revives Halo: Reach’s Invasion mode, adds a Legacy playlist, new rewards, and celebrates Reach’s 15th anniversary.

After years of delays, Bloodlines 2 asks players to reset expectations
By Adam Hales published
News Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’s narrative director urges fans to expect a smaller, more focused story as concerns grow over cut features and the game’s troubled development.

Microsoft targets China with a new Xbox business lead role
By Adam Hales published
Gaming Microsoft is creating a new Xbox business development role in China as it looks to build local partnerships and expand its global gaming presence

Slack wins the long game — Microsoft agrees to unbundle Teams
By Adam Hales published
Microsoft Microsoft will unbundle Teams from Office 365 after an European Commission antitrust probe, aiming to boost competition and give users more choice.

Battlefield 6 unveils bold new Battle Royale mode
By Adam Hales published
Gaming Electronic Arts is bringing a fast-paced, class-based Battle Royale to Battlefield 6, featuring instant-death zones, destructible maps, and large-scale squad combat.

OpenAI’s feature-length ‘Critterz’ film could put creative jobs at risk
By Adam Hales published
AI OpenAI is collaborating on Critterz, a feature-length AI-generated film aiming to cut costs and timelines — but its success could set a dangerous precedent.

Microsoft rewires its AI stack — Claude joins the mix
By Adam Hales published
News Microsoft is set to bring Anthropic’s Claude AI to Office 365, boosting performance in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint while moving beyond exclusive reliance on OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

What’s inside the AI facility that could power 220,000 homes?
By Adam Hales published
News Microsoft’s Nebius deal unlocks 300MW of AI compute power. The AI data center is massive — but what’s it really for?

Inside Intel’s leadership purge — what’s next for Nova Lake?
By Adam Hales published
News Intel pivots to a foundry-first strategy with major leadership changes, and its new structure puts Tan at the center of decision-making.

Red Sea cable cuts affect Microsoft's Azure services across the globe
By Adam Hales published
News Multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted 17% of global internet traffic, forcing Microsoft's Azure to reroute connections.

Microsoft’s workforce keeps shrinking — and AI is the reason
By Adam Hales published
News Microsoft’s September layoffs may be small in number, but they continue a larger trend of workforce reshaping to fund its $80B AI commitment.

Ex-Xbox VP warns of ‘strange tensions’ from Game Pass model
By Adam Hales published
News Former Xbox VP, and PlayStation executives warn that Game Pass, while popular with players, may devalue games and create tensions for developers.

Helldivers 2 CEO talks Steam Deck support, what about Xbox Ally?
By Adam Hales published
Gaming Helldivers 2’s CEO discusses Steam Deck support, raising hopes for handheld gaming. But without cross-progression or Xbox Play Anywhere, could the Xbox Ally really benefit?

The ultimate gaming experience: MAINGEAR’s Super 16 laptop unveils RTX 5070 Ti power
By Adam Hales published
Laptops MAINGEAR’s Super 16 delivers RTX 5070 Ti power, a sharp 300Hz screen, and advanced Wi-Fi 7 networking for smooth, portable gaming

Microsoft strikes $6B cloud savings deal with U.S. govt
By Adam Hales published
News Microsoft has struck a $6B cloud savings deal with the U.S. government, cutting costs on Office, Azure, Dynamics, and cybersecurity tools, while offering a free year of Copilot AI to federal workers.

Core Ultra branding couldn’t save Arrow Lake
By Adam Hales published
News Intel CFO David Zinsner admitted Arrow Lake CPUs fell short in pricing and performance, but says Nova Lake will bring a stronger high-end desktop lineup to challenge AMD.

How Microsoft plans to reshape the web
By Adam Hales published
Microsoft With NLWeb and AutoRAG, Microsoft and Cloudflare want to make websites act like AI apps, delivering direct answers to people and agents while challenging Google’s dominance

A 35-year-old engineer died at Microsoft’s campus — here’s what we know
By Adam Hales published
News What we know about the Microsoft engineer’s death — and why his family is speaking out.

Call of Duty movie is finally happening — here’s what we know so far
By Adam Hales published
News Paramount and Activision are teaming up on a live-action Call of Duty movie, with Skydance CEO David Ellison calling it his passion project.

Xbox Game Pass September 2025 wave 1 — new games, perks, and removals
By Adam Hales published
Xbox Game Pass Xbox Game Pass kicks off September 2025 with Hollow Knight: Silksong, RoadCraft, PAW Patrol World, and more. Here’s the full list of new games, perks, and what’s leaving soon.

No Man’s Sky hits over 90K concurrent players as Voyagers update lands
By Adam Hales published
Gaming Hello Games' Voyagers update brings buildable, walkable starships, a surge of players, and a glimpse at future tech from Light No Fire.

What’s in Genshin Impact’s big Luna I update
By Adam Hales published
Gaming Genshin Impact 6.0 Luna I launches September 10 with Nod-Krai, new mechanics, characters, and free 5★ anniversary rewards.
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