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Here's how we know Xbox Game Pass may be going up in price
By Jez Corden published
Gaming Death, taxes, and subscription service price increases. The three horsemen of inevitability. A new code string suggests Xbox Game Pass is next.

From The Editor's Desk — Windows Central wants to hear from you!
By Jez Corden published
WinC From the editor's desk? In 2025? In this economy? We have some cool news to share about the future of Windows Central, and we want to hear from you.

OneDrive’s latest Mac update adds support for syncing to external removable drives
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Removable drive syncing is finally coming to OneDrive for macOS, giving users more flexibility with where their files are stored.

Podcast: Xbox Ally is official, and Aero Glass is back?
By Zac Bowden published
Podcast Daniel and Zac discuss the new Xbox Ally and major changes to Windows for gaming handhelds.

How to get into the Gears of War Reloaded beta
By Richard Devine published
Gaming The Gears of War Reloaded beta is here and there are a few different ways you can get yourself a ticket to enter. Here's what you need to know.

Minecraft is dropping the Vibrant Visuals update sooner than you think
By Jennifer Young published
MINECRAFT Vibrant Visuals and Chase the Skies both launch on June 17 in Minecraft. Here's everything you need to know.

5 games we didn't see at the Xbox Games Showcase, because Xbox apparently doesn't like me
By Zachary Boddy published
Gaming The recent Xbox Games Showcase was filled with exciting reveals and updates, but there were several games that I really wanted. Here are the top five.

Sam Altman lists 2 unnatural steps OpenAI took for Ghibli memes
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI OpenAI CEO's says the company was forced to slow down the release of new features and borrow computing power to handle the demand surge for its ChatGPT-4o image generator.
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