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

There's still time to grab 72 PC games for just $30 in the latest Humble Bundle
By Jez Corden published
A good cause Grab 72 PC games for $30 and support a good cause at the same time. Gotham Knights, Ghost Runner, Pathfinder Kingmaker, and many more are available as part of the latest Humble Bundle.

The absolute best Xbox headsets 2023
By Jez Corden published
Xbox Best Xbox Headsets: We've tested dozens upon dozens of Xbox headsets over the years to bring you this detailed list of recommendations to up your audio game.

Where is Baldur's Gate 3 for Xbox? Larian offers an update.
By Jez Corden published
Gated? Amidst speculation over exclusivity, Baldur's Gate 3 is indeed slated for Xbox.

For gaming's future, PlayStation and Xbox need to stop squabbling and focus on the real enemy
By Jez Corden published
The Real Enemy The real enemy has stayed quiet through all of this.

Loretta is a psycho-thriller PC game that asks 'how far is too far ?'
By Jez Corden published
PC Gaming Loretta is a narrative psychological thriller putting you in the reins of the eponymous heroine, dealing with betrayal in the most extreme ways possible.

Microsoft's Bill Gates is backing this brain implant computing company
By Jez Corden published
Accessibility win Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has joined Amazon's Jeff Bezos in backing Synchron, a company aiming to improve computing accessibility via brain interfacing.

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight review — New lands, and a bold new direction
By Jez Corden published
WoW is back World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is a blast. After a couple of expansions with a mixed reception, Blizzard has relented on pressuring players to login artificially, finally focusing on fun instead.

If the Activision deal is blocked, what's next for Xbox?
By Jez Corden published
Looking ahead There's a fairly high chance that the Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard could get blocked. Where would that leave Xbox?

Wild Hearts guide: Master the hunt with our combat, Karakuri, and beginner tips
By Jez Corden published
Guide Wild Hearts is an incredible new Monster Hunter-like IP from Koei Tecmo, and boy is it complicated.

I asked Bing AI for its thoughts on Windows Phone ...
By Jez Corden published
WP meets AI I can't let Windows Phone go, so I asked Bing AI some questions about our beloved platform in seeking closure.

Is Xbox Game Pass in trouble?
By Jez Corden published
XGPeril Xbox Game Pass' viability as a business model is under scrutiny, following comments Microsoft made to the UK competitions regulator (CMA). Could Xbox Game Pass be in peril? Let's investigate.

More layoff pain at Microsoft: Github, Xbox, Mixed Reality, and others hit hard
By Jez Corden published
More pain Microsoft revealed its intentions to lay off thousands of staff at the start of 2023 in waves. Say hi to wave two.

Activision CEO: The UK will become a tech investment 'Death Valley' if it blocks the Microsoft acquisition — why he's right
By Jez Corden last updated
CMAke it stop Activision CEO Bobby Kotick had some stinging words for UK regulators this week.

This is how Microsoft will compensate websites Bing and ChatGPT steals information from
By Jez Corden published
Grand Theft AI Microsoft's positioning of Bing and Chat-GPT will spur an arms race with Google that could crush small, independent websites, and make the internet dumber as a result.

Samsung's Galaxy S23 Android OS install is almost twice as big as Windows 11
By Jez Corden published
Bloatware War The war against bloat is seemingly lost.

Xenia: Xbox Series X|S grabs a potentially more powerful Xbox 360 emulator
By Jez Corden last updated
UWP ftw Xenia UWP has been revealed, offering a potential lifeline to hundreds of Xbox 360 games that would otherwise be lost forever.

Ubisoft+ for Xbox is potentially right around the corner
By Jez Corden last updated
Ubisoft+ Ubisoft+ was announced for Xbox a fair while ago, and we have more evidence that it could be right around the corner.

Microsoft is removing these classic Xbox 360 games from sale as soon as next week
By Jez Corden last updated
Bye bye But the digital games removed from Xbox 360 will still be available on Xbox One and Series X|S consoles.

Hi-Fi Rush shatters the narrative that Xbox Game Pass hurts game sales
By Jez Corden published
Hi-Fi Sales Rush One popular narrative against Xbox Game Pass is that it harms game sales. Hi-Fi Rush's surprise shadow drop is proving otherwise.

Microsoft's investments in Climeworks are officially starting to pay off
By Jez Corden published
Going Green But there's a long, long way to go.

Don't believe this 'leaked' Starfield launch date
By Jez Corden published
Starfooled There's a placeholder launch date for Starfield making the rounds on one retailer, leading some to question whether Starfield may be launching sooner rather than later.

I'm falling down the custom keyboard rabbit hole
By Jez Corden published
#Keebs Why would you ever need more than one keyboard? Don't ask custom keeb enthusiasts.

Xbox's quarterly results prove that pure on-paper value isn't enough
By Jez Corden published
FOMO Value alone between Xbox Series S and Xbox Game Pass cannot carry Xbox, as proven by Microsoft's quarterly financial results.

A veteran World of Warcraft lead has resigned in protest of this dumb Activision policy
By Jez Corden published
Koticked off A veteran Blizzard manager has left the company in protest for Activision's odd stack-ranking employee evaluation practices, and confirmed that what Blizzard fans have expected for years.
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