
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. One day, 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, Jez swiftly gained a small following, a job offer from Daniel Rubino at Windows Central, and 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 exec 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

Microsoft: Xbox is now the "biggest publisher" on PlayStation, as PC Game Pass hits 45% year over year growth
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Microsoft's gaming fortunes are on the up and up, as it posts record Q3 growth in a tough market.

Xbox's mobile aspirations just won a victory over Apple, thanks to Epic Games
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Apple is preventing Microsoft and others from making viable businesses on its platform, owing to restrictive fees and rules — until now.

Overwatch 2 Stadium Mode — Best Moira Builds
By Jez Corden published
How To Dominate with Moira in Overwatch 2 Stadium mode with my unnecessarily overpowered build.

Get 23% off the 'SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless' headset for Xbox / PC
By Jez Corden published
Deals The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro is a headset I use almost daily right now, and it's significantly cheaper as part of Amazon's deal-oriented Gaming Week.

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' hits 1 million copies already, proving demand for photorealistic JRPGs
By Jez Corden published
Gaming They said you don't want turn-based games. Well, it's my turn to inform you that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has sold 1 million copies already.

'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' utterly destroys Final Fantasy's gaslighting over turn-based combat
By Jez Corden published
Gaming A new "JRPG" from France has destroyed Square Enix's Naoki Yoshida gaslighting over turn-based combat, and reminds us how corporations kill creativity.

Overwatch 2 Stadium Mode — Best Juno Builds
By Jez Corden published
How To Playing Juno in Overwatch Stadium Mode? You'll need these builds.

Gamers are starting to notice that Xbox Game Pass is the real deal
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Xbox Game Pass is having an absolutely insane quarter, and it'll be interesting to see if Microsoft shares stats when the next quarterly earning report drops.

Xbox Cloud Gaming gets device usage charts, "dramatic growth"
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Recently, Microsoft shared a full breakdown of Xbox Cloud Gaming's usage distribution by platform, and mobile is a lot lower than you might think.

Xbox's PC app lists unplayable console & phone games—why?
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Microsoft broke something on the back end of the Xbox app, but could it be a sign of things to come?

'It was clear that Xbox was the best option," Towerborne developers discuss working with Microsoft, Game Preview, and more
By Jez Corden published
Gaming In a recent interview, we caught up with the team at Stoic to learn about Towerborne's past, present, and future.

Ubisoft still doesn't get it, greenlights yet another "battle royale" shooter
By Jez Corden published
Gaming What's another failed battle royale for the market? Ubisoft apparently isn't done trying to chase that Apex Legends, PUBG, Fortnite hype train from 2017.

We're getting a DOOM Xbox Elite Controller and Xbox Series X console wrap to celebrate 'The Dark Ages'
By Jez Corden last updated
Xbox Ready to go medieval? Celebrate DOOM: The Dark Ages with the controller that may have debuted on Xbox lead Phil Spencer's sneaky shelf.

STALKER 2 gets an ambitious roadmap update, details within
By Jez Corden published
Gaming Stalkers in the Zone have reason to celebrate today, as GSC Game World commits to more major updates and free content drops on a quarterly basis.

Xbox is supposedly going to "shadow drop" the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remake — really?
By Jez Corden published
Xbox There's so much smoke at this point that there has to be a fire somewhere, but the build up to one of the industry's worst kept secrets doesn't make a lot of sense.

Overwatch 2 gets a 'Stadium Mode' gameplay trailer, marking a huge paradigm shift
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Overwatch 2 leverages MOBA traditions in its new stadium mode, allowing players to pick up new abilities and equipment in evolving round-based play.

Upcoming Xbox exclusive 'Towerborne' is getting much better than I expected
By Jez Corden published
Xbox I joined press in early access for Stoic's 'Towerborne,' a game that combines Diablo with Golden Axe gameplay. Does this unlikely formula work?

How do you feel about Trump's tariff blitz? — Weekend Discussion 💬
By Jez Corden published
Discuss 💬 Tariffs are the big tech news of the day (week? month?), with U.S. import taxes hitting 145% the value of the imported goods hitting China, 10% everywhere else.

Former Xbox studio Toys for Bob says it would love to work on a new 'Banjo-Kazooie'
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Toys for Bob, known for games like Spyro the Dragon and the recent Crash Bandicoot reboots, discuss going indie.

How to fix Xbox controller bumpers and buttons without cracking it open
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Save your warranty with this affordable "hack."

How to fix Atomfall audio bug on Xbox
By Jez Corden last updated
Xbox Atomfall on Xbox has an annoying bug as of writing. Thankfully there seems to be a powerful workaround.

Microsoft has revealed the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 in full
By Jez Corden published
Xbox The next Xbox Games showcase has been revealed in a post on Xbox Wire. Here's what you need to know.

Diablo 4 fans react poorly to its roadmap reveal — for things Blizzard should've already learned from
By Jez Corden published
Gaming Blizzard fans already hated "borrowed power" in World of Warcraft. So why is it now core in Diablo 4?
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