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Call of Duty tops PlayStation charts
By Adam Hales published
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 topped US PlayStation sales in January 2026, according to Circana data. Battlefield 6 remained competitive across platforms, while Xbox and PC charts showed varied results.

Ex-Xbox director Larry Hryb 'Major Nelson' has advice for Microsoft Gaming's new CEO
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Asha Sharma has replaced Phil Spencer Microsoft Gaming's CEO, and former Xbox director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has shared some advice for her.

Roblox has as much player engagement as Steam, PlayStation, and Fortnite combined
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming A new report reveals that the free-to-play game Roblox has enough player engagement to match that of Steam's, PlayStation's, and Fortnite's combined.

The Fallout TV show was going to start in New Vegas, but Todd Howard said to wait
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox Bethesda's Todd Howard revealed the Fallout TV show was originally going to start in New Vegas, but he told the writers to wait to do it until Season 2.

BREAKING: Phil Spencer retires as Microsoft names Asha Sharma Gaming CEO
By Daniel Rubino published
Xbox Xbox enters a new era as Phil Spencer retires and Asha Sharma takes over

Even Microsoft's research shows how AI bots get dumber in longer chats
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI Microsoft and Salesforce analyzed 200,000+ AI chats, finding models lose reliability in multi‑turn dialogue despite strong single‑prompt performance.

What is "Windows 11 pure OS" and why is ASUS putting it on laptops?
By Cale Hunt published
Windows ASUS unveiled a new ExpertBook B5 G2 laptop this week, and in the marketing documents is mention of "Windows 11 pure OS." I spoke with the company to figure out exactly what it means.

Microsoft is scrapping this Outlook feature, but nobody will miss it
By Adam Hales published
Software Microsoft is retiring Contact Masking in Outlook after years of confusion, with the feature set to disappear in March.

Microsoft uses internal "escrow builds" — what does that even mean?
By Kevin Okemwa published
Microsoft Here's Microsoft's quirky release vocabulary for products, including bug bars, bake time, and escrow.

Notepad is slowly becoming Microsoft's version of Apple's "Notes" app
By Zac Bowden published
Windows 11 Notepad has slowly gained a plethora of features that elevate it way beyond a basic text editor, now rivaling the likes of Apple Notes and Google Keep. But is Microsoft right to do this?
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