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, 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
The Cuphead Collector's Edition from iam8bit is full of whimsy and magic
By Jez Corden published
CEhead Cuphead is a real boy, kinda. Collectibles giant iam8bit has produced this loving and handcrafted Cuphead merch package, ideal for megafans everywhere.
Bombshell PlayStation emails reveal Sony's true feelings about Xbox's Activision merger
By Jez Corden published
ABKO'd A fresh round of internal documents reveals PlayStation's true feelings about the Xbox-Activision merger.
Xbox's proposal to acquire Sega actually supports its FTC arguments — here's how
By Jez Corden published
Segaaaaaaaa 🦔 Microsoft wanted to keep SEGA and its games fully multiplatform in the event of an acquisition.
Thanks to the FTC, another upcoming Xbox exclusive may have been revealed
By Jez Corden published
🐲🐲🐲 Xbox and IO Interactive's Project Dragon appeared in the Xbox FTC court case documents, but does that mean the game is still in development?
It seems Microsoft sacrificed Xbox Series X sales to build Xbox Cloud Gaming servers
By Jez Corden published
Xcloudy Microsoft is heavily behind PlayStation 5 in market share, and Xbox Cloud Gaming is to blame, according to these FTC documents.
Will Starfield have fishing? Todd Howard just delivered some devastating news 🎣
By Jez Corden published
Starfish in Starfield? It took the best part of a decade for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to grab fishing as a baseline feature. Has Bethesda Softworks learned how important fishing is for Starfield?! Apparently not!
In Los Angeles, I saw a new Xbox emerge
By Jez Corden published
Xboxygenated With renewed confidence, Microsoft's Xbox is marching to a higher level.
Obsidian responds to 'concerns' about Avowed's Xbox and PC visuals and scope
By Jez Corden published
Avowed comments Comments from a developer shed light on Microsoft and Obsidian's upcoming RPG epic.
I was wrong about the ASUS ROG Ally
By Jez Corden published
My new Ally A short while ago, I wrote about how I would be sticking with my Steam Deck over the ASUS ROG Ally. But then, I got to play with one.
PlayStation has beaten Xbox to this long-awaited cloud gaming feature
By Jez Corden published
Cloud Wars Xbox is widely regarded as the forerunner in cloud gaming, but PlayStation is actually showing its teeth lately too.
The Xbox Games Showcase 2023 was incredible — now it's time to execute
By Jez Corden published
Time to execute After months of tumult in the Xbox press cycle, Microsoft's defiant Xbox Games Showcase proves that they're here to stay.
For those playing Cyberpunk 2077 — why you should stop right now
By Jez Corden published
Phantom Liberty I went hands-on with Phantom Liberty, Cyberpunk 2077's upcoming expansion. This is a literal game changer.
Microsoft has increased Xbox Series X|S stock supply, while debuting an all-new Xbox Series S
By Jez Corden published
Carbon Black Addressing stock supply issues, Microsoft revealed that it has worked to expand global supplies for Xbox Series X|S consoles, while also debuting a new 1TB model for the Xbox Series S.
Sea of Thieves 'The Legend of Monkey Island' brings two legendary games together
By Jez Corden published
12 Monkeys Microsoft showed off a new expansion for Sea of Thieves at their big Xbox Showcase 2023, proving the game still has plenty of tall tales left to tell.
CurseForge PC game mod users may have received malware as part of a recent hack
By Jez Corden published
Cursed Forge Recently, popular modding platform CurseForge suffered a major breach, leading to malware being distributed on its platform.
Blizzard swings the class nerf bat in Diablo 4's first patch
By Jez Corden published
Nerf Bat Patch 1.0.2d Build #42131 is bringing some "balance changes" to Diablo 4's classes, particularly to address some viral end-game builds that trivialize difficulty.
This was WinRAR's reaction to Windows 11 getting native .RAR support 🥺
By Jez Corden published
Zipped If you're out of the loop, Microsoft is adding native support for .rar files in Windows 11 in an upcoming update. The world's most popular .rar archiver, Winrar, had an endearing reaction.
Diablo 4 review: This might be Blizzard's magnum opus
By Jez Corden published
When Hell is paradise After waiting a decade, my Diablo 4 review is here. The legendary franchise continues with a game-of-the-year contender and possibly Blizzard's best-ever game.
This 'Dark Souls meets Devil May Cry' Skyrim mod collection is insane
By Jez Corden published
Skyrim May Cry Have you ever played Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and thought "man, I wish this game was completely different?" Well, this video might be for you.
Is Minecraft on Xbox finally getting raytracing and shader support? Don't get your hopes up — yet.
By Jez Corden published
Super Duper?! 🟩 Minecraft Super Duper Graphics Pack is back on the menu, boys (?)
A CMA director, who blocked Microsoft's Xbox-Activision merger, previously worked for a Sony law firm (Update)
By Jez Corden published
Foul play? Conflict of interest identified?
I can confirm: The Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake is real and it's coming to Xbox, PlayStation, and PC (Update)
By Jez Corden published
MGS3 to X and PC Metal Gear Solid 3 is widely regarded as one of the greatest games of all time, and its revival could be on the horizon.
Square Enix: PlayStation offered a better deal than Xbox for Final Fantasy 16
By Jez Corden published
Square Enix 💔 Xbox Is Final Fantasy 16 coming to Xbox? Don't bank on it. According to Square Enix, PlayStation simply offered a better deal for the game than Xbox did.