Michael has been gaming since he was five when his mother first bought a Super Nintendo from Blockbuster. Having written for a now-defunct website in the past, he's joined Windows Central as a contributor to spreading his 30+ years of love for gaming with everyone he can. His favorites include Red Dead Redemption, all the way to the controversial Dark Souls 2.
Latest articles by Michael Hoglund

Red Dead Redemption hits 4K, 60 fps on current-gen consoles this December
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Get ready for one last ride with John Marshton.

Arc Raiders progression nerfed because players are too quick
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Hold onto your pods, Raiders, we're going to Stella Montis

From overpriced skins to missing duos: ARC Raiders listens to players
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Embark is listening to player feedback across the board.

ARC Raiders uses AI — so what? Let's talk about it.
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Embark Studios created their voice lines through AI assistance, fueled by real humans. Where do we draw the line of what's right and wrong?

ARC Raiders is 2025's best multiplayer game — fight me
By Michael Hoglund published
Review ARC Raiders captures the essence of what makes an extraction shooter great while refining its gameplay in ways that will benefit both the newer and veteran audiences of the genre.

ARC Raiders crushes its own Steam record — Toppling Battlefield 6 player counts
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming One week after another, ARC Raiders continues to prove to the gaming community just how great it truly is.

Rockstar faces union‑busting claims ahead of GTA 6
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Between the Grand Theft Auto VI delay and this, Rockstar Games is taking a hit in the public eye.

This $250 Razer keyboard is so fast you’ll never be able to blame lag again
By Michael Hoglund published
Review The Huntsman V3 Pro 8KHz is absurdly quick, ultra‑responsive, and designed to give gamers zero excuses. This $250 keyboard is built for esports pros, with 8,000Hz polling and near‑instant response times, but normies could benefit from it, too.

I've never had as much fun with a preview as ARC Raiders
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming ARC Raiders launch is finally almost here, but before that, I had one last chance to try it in preview. And it's the most fun I've had all year.

When the White House is talking Halo, you know the timeline is broken
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Apparently, only one leader is fully committed to giving power to the players.

Battlefield 6 REDSEC hits over 500,000 players
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Battlefield launches an all-new Battle Royale mode that's free-to-play, causing flocks of players to try it out.

Players swarm Battlefield 6 REDSEC with mixed reviews
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming From forced Battle Pass integration to being a Warzone clone, players aren't happy.

Battlefield battle royale 'RedSec', could be shadow dropping
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Call of Duty is getting some competition just weeks before its next release.

Battlefield 6’s first season shows the series still has fight left
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Everything and more is here for the first official Battlefield 6 season, all except one little mode people have been waiting for.

Dying Light: The Beast to get multiple visual overhauls and challenges
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming A legendary drop, new visual updates, and other major features are on their way to Techland's best game yet.

The ARC Raiders Server Slam beta is taking off on Steam right now
By Michael Hoglund published
News Battlefield 6 still holds the crown, but how long can it hold on?

Battlefield 6 challenges and masteries are easy to do with this trick
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming When all else fails, fight the bots. No, seriously, you get full experience, and you don't have to suffer!

No, Target and Walmart are not removing Xbox products — Microsoft comments
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming One thing after another, Microsoft is forced to respond time and time again to ongoing rumors that it's leaving the hardware space.

Game Over Game Pass: the one-size-fits-all plan has destroyed what made it great
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Will my own cancellation, a quiet, aching goodbye to the service that once felt like home, even matter to the margin-injected company?

Report: Microsoft gave up $300 million in Call of Duty sales as a result of Game Pass
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming How much is the true cost of Game Pass when Call of Duty is involved?

Fallout 76 gets largest expansion in years, alongside Walton Goggins
By Michael Hoglund published
Hands-on Get ready to bounty up as players get the opportunity to cross over into the nuclear wasteland of Ohio.

Minecraft Copper Age update brings a slew of new things to play with
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming I'm eager to dive in once I've finished writing this article. Every Minecraft update is just another reason to keep playing this beloved 16-year-old game.

Hogwarts Legacy adds Xbox Play Anywhere support ahead of Xbox Ally launch
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Get ready to dive back into the wizarding world on Windows PC.
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