Jez Corden
Fresh out of high school, Jez enjoyed a long career unemployed as a World of Warcraft dragon slayer. After slaying every dragon WoW had to offer at the time, he eventually stumbled into an I.T. support role for a small company smack in the middle of the good old United Kingdom. While in this role, Jez encountered his first "tech fanboys," people who inexplicably get so deep into tech that they start rooting for them, much like a sports team. To spite a particularly irritating Apple fanboy, Jez picked up a Windows Phone on a whim — and little did he know it would eventually land him a role as a managing editor for the biggest Windows-focused site in the world! "This is actually pretty cool," he thought, watching the Windows Phone 8.1 tiles flip and cycle, followed by a "wow!" upon discovering the games therein had actual Xbox achievements baked in as standard. "I must tell the world about this," he resolved and began blogging during breaks at work. As one of the few people on Earth who actually actively used and enjoyed using a Windows Phone, Nokia invited Jez to MWC to watch them launch the Lumia 640. Enticed by the promise of free whiskey, Jez immediately leaped at the opportunity. Wholly impressed by the fact that there was someone else on Earth who loved Windows Phone more than he did, Windows Central editor Daniel Rubino saw Jez's excellent content from MWC and promptly offered him a job, and now the rest is history.
Since joining Windows Central, Jez turned his workaholism and restlessness to producing masses of world-exclusives on the Microsoft ecosystem. From the existence and spec sheet of the Xbox Series S, to unannounced Xbox features and games, Jez also has a wealth of expertise in producing analysis on the Microsoft platform and its future direction. An active user of Windows 11, Surface devices, Xbox consoles, Xbox cloud gaming, and beyond, Jez's role as managing editor is to ensure that Windows Central remains the #1 destination for all news, reviews, and analysis pertaining to the Microsoft ecosystem.
Latest articles by Jez Corden

Check if a Steam game is available on PC Game Pass with this browser extension
By Jez Corden published
Steam + PCGP This simple browser addon from @lukekix_gg makes comparing Steam sales to PC Game Pass incredibly convenient.

Xbox wasn't involved with Redfall, but it's still blamed for its quality
By Jez Corden published
More unification Fair or not, Bethesda games now reflect on Xbox.

Redfall tips: 5 mistakes new players need to avoid
By Jez Corden published
Red flags Arkane's Redfall is here, dropping hot into Xbox Game Pass.

New Xbox 2023 dashboard video: Here's a quick look at Xbox's freshly polished UI
By Jez Corden published
New dash After years of requests, Microsoft finally caved to fan feedback for a cleaner, more spacious user interface for the Xbox dashboard. And so far, it looks great!

Redfall review: A vampiric open-world shooter with a bad case of anaemia
By Jez Corden published
Redfallen Redfall's 30 FPS drama seems a bit silly now.

Report: Microsoft Gaming lead Phil Spencer comments on the future of Xbox, should the Activision deal fail
By Jez Corden published
Xbox's Future The Activision-Blizzard deal was nuked by the United Kingdom's regulator this week, but Xbox has sought to remind staff that the vision for Microsoft's gaming strategy will continue.

Age of Wonders 4 review: A game I did not expect to fall in love with
By Jez Corden published
Truly epic strategy Age of Wonders 4 review: This Civilization-like brings a dash of high fantasy to epic, turn-based 4X strategy gameplay.

Microsoft: Block on the Activision-Xbox deal is the firm's "darkest day" in the UK (Update)
By Jez Corden published
UK takes an L Microsoft President Brad Smith savages the odd UK decision.

Shutting down arguments about Xbox Game Pass 'sustainability'
By Jez Corden published
XGProfits Xbox Game Pass is seeing $1 billion in revenue per quarter.

Xbox's Activision Blizzard deal has been blocked by the UK, Microsoft to appeal
By Jez Corden published
Gaming Microsoft's bid to acquire Activision Blizzard has fallen at the final hurdle, with the CMA in the United Kingdom blocking the deal.

This heavily-modded RTX 4090 ray-traced Skyrim offers a glimmer of Elder Scrolls 6
By Jez Corden published
Skyrimpressive Skyrim is the game that will never die.

Turtle Beach Stealth Pro review: Headset ascending
By Jez Corden published
Ascending Turtle Beach Stealth Pro review: The iconic gaming headset firm has returned to the high-end, delivering a no-frills experience that thrills.

Best external hard drives for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S 2023
By Jez Corden last updated
HDD it up Best external hard drives for Xbox Series X|S consoles. Running low on storage? Check out these external hard drives to expand your space for games and content.

How to fix games not installing on the Xbox Game Pass PC app
By Jez Corden published
Xbox approblems Got a stuck download on the Xbox app for Windows 10 or 11? Try this.

DEAL: One of the best SD cards for laptops, Surface, and Steam Deck is currently a massive 50% off
By Jez Corden published
53% off The Samsung EVO Select MicroSD range is currently up to 53% off on Amazon, and it's perfect for Steam Deck, your laptop, and pretty much any device.

With Microsoft distracted, the Xbox console experience is suffering
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Serious X|S On the state of Xbox, and how Microsoft's massive horizontal expansion has left Xbox console users feeling like second-class citizens.

Dear Microsoft: STOP asking me to OneDrive sync my local folders — it's stupid
By Jez Corden published
OneDumb Microsoft has updated OneDrive recently with spammy messages to sync dumb folders that make absolutely no sense.

Thanks to Twitter changes, you can say goodbye to this Xbox DVR feature
By Jez Corden published
RIP Twitter has updated its APIs from "free" to costing over $42,000 per month. As such, some services that integrate Twitter will no longer work. Xbox is the latest casualty.

The Xbox handheld is already here — it's called the Steam Deck (with Windows 11)
By Jez Corden published
WinDeck The common train of thought for the Steam Deck is to leave it endowed with SteamOS, but as an Xbox player and PC Game Pass subscriber, Windows 11 on the Steam Deck makes far more sense.

Report: Samsung is considering dropping Google for Bing search on Galaxy Android phones
By Jez Corden published
Bingtastic Citing AI as a reason, a new report has suggested that Samsung is exploring ditching Google as the default search engine on its phones, expanding its Microsoft-Galaxy partnership even further.

Capcom just confirmed that Exoprimal's worst feature is optional
By Jez Corden published
Good news Exoprimal will have PvE-only modes, yay.

On Xbox, caveats, and mismanaged expectations
By Jez Corden published
ok :( From misrepresentative CGI trailers to unrealized promises, Xbox is under a microscope. Why has Xbox become notorious for misaligned expectations, and are fans actually being fair?

Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer teases 'Keystone,' the unreleased mini Xbox console
By Jez Corden published
Key to my heart Microsoft is working on a mini cloud-based Xbox console formerly codenamed Keystone. Here's your first (grainy) look at it.
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