The best-selling PS5 game this year is by Xbox — no, seriously
News Since coming to PS5 in April, Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 has sold over 3 million copies on the platform — making it 2025's best-selling PlayStation game so far.
Features
MSI's Claw 8 AI+ could beat Steam Deck's rivals — but not in this state
Handhelds MSI could dominate the gaming handheld scene with its Claw 8 AI+ and Intel's Core Ultra chips if it weren't so expensive, and it might be too late to backtrack.
Original Xbox quiz: Test your knowledge
Quiz We're experimenting with quizzes on Windows Central, so test your knowledge going back to the original Xbox.
How Dell engineered the Area-51's positive pressure cooling
PC Thanks to Adam Savage's "Tested" YouTube channel, we now have a behind-the-scenes look at how Dell tests its Alienware desktop PC cooling.
Killer Inn's addictive murder deduction mechanics sucked me in
PC Gaming Killer Inn is Square Enix's upcoming social deduction multiplayer murder game where you play an innocent lamb or a vicious wolf.
Windows & Software
You can now lock your Windows 11 PC from your Android phone
Windows 11 A new update to the Link To Windows app on Android has introduced the ability to remotely lock your PC using your phone with the tap of a button.
Windows 11’s new AI features look great — but not all PCs get the same upgrades
Windows 11 Windows 11 is getting new AI tools, including updates to Click to Do, Relight in Photos, and Perfect screenshot, though some are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs.
Brave browser is going to block Windows Recall by default
Software Brave, the privacy-minded web browser, has announced it will be blocking Windows Recall by default in a future update. But it could also be a little posturing.
PC Hardware
How Dell engineered the Area-51's positive pressure cooling
PC Thanks to Adam Savage's "Tested" YouTube channel, we now have a behind-the-scenes look at how Dell tests its Alienware desktop PC cooling.
Every NVIDIA staffer accounts for over $111M in market value
NVIDIA NVIDIA is the world's most valuable company after hitting $4 trillion in market capitalization with 36,000+ employees, each worth over $111 million in market value.
AMD's new AI image generator runs on your laptop's NPU, and it's free
AI AMD just announced a new local AI image generator that runs on your AMD laptop's NPU. It's a big step up compared to the previous SDXL Turbo model released last year.
NVIDIA's mobile RTX 5090 at 250W sees a 40% increase in performance
PC A shunt mod allows the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU to run at 250W, massively improving performance but also creating more heat. With modern cooling systems, that shouldn't be a huge problem.
Handheld Gaming PCs
MSI's Claw 8 AI+ could beat Steam Deck's rivals — but not in this state
Handhelds MSI could dominate the gaming handheld scene with its Claw 8 AI+ and Intel's Core Ultra chips if it weren't so expensive, and it might be too late to backtrack.
Gaming
Original Xbox quiz: Test your knowledge
Quiz We're experimenting with quizzes on Windows Central, so test your knowledge going back to the original Xbox.
Obsidian already subtly teasing Grounded 2 will head to PS5 and Switch
Gaming Grounded 2 is about to launch into Game Preview on Xbox and PC, but what about PS5 and Switch? Well, the first game went there, didn't it?
Killer Inn's addictive murder deduction mechanics sucked me in
PC Gaming Killer Inn is Square Enix's upcoming social deduction multiplayer murder game where you play an innocent lamb or a vicious wolf.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft-backed OpenAI lands UK Deal — Musk’s xAI scores U.S. Defense contract
AI OpenAI teams up with the UK as xAI scores $200M Pentagon deal
Microsoft raids Google for 24 AI stars to supercharge Copilot
AI Microsoft recently poached approximately 24 employees from Google's DeepMind AI lab to bolster its Copilot efforts.
Sam Altman on what "terrifies" and keeps him up at night
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that he is alarmed by the continued use of voice authentication by banking institutions as AI becomes increasingly prevalent.
Sam Altman calls DeepSeek impressive, but doubts its efficiency claims
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently shared thoughts about DeepSeek's efforts, claiming the company is yet to unlock AI efficiency levels beyond his own company.
Microsoft
SharePoint vulnerabilities allowed hackers to breach US nuclear weapons agency
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint zero-day flaws were exploited to breach over 50 organizations, including the National Nuclear Security Administration.
“Literally no one seems to know anything about this” — Microsoft used China-based engineers to maintain DoD systems with high impact data
Microsoft "Digital escorts” with limited expertise oversaw China-based staff working on systems containing critical U.S. defense data.
Microsoft kills Movies & TV storefront on Windows and Xbox
Microsoft After 12 years, Microsoft is shutting down its storefront that let Windows and Xbox users buy or rent Movies & TV shows natively on the platform.
5 current actually good Microsoft products that it has seemingly abandoned
Microsoft Microsoft's product graveyard is calling. Here are 5 products that may not be long for this world, if their lack of updates is any indication.
Peripherals & Accessories
Audeze LCD-S20 headphones review: Incredibly fun sound, but a little less accessible
Review I've been using the Audeze LCD-S20 headphones for a week, and while I prefer them overall to the headphones I used before, they're also less accessible.
Deals
ASUS ROG Ally drops to under $500, and it's still a fantastic handheld
Deal Play games from the PC Game Pass app, Steam, or any of its competing digital platforms on this discounted ASUS ROG Ally, now available for $499.99 at Best Buy.
HP’s OmniBook X Flip 16 is $370 off — a sweet AI PC for only $529.99
Deal HP’s OmniBook X Flip 16 is now just $529.99 — a 16-inch touchscreen AI PC with AMD Ryzen AI and a 2K screen.
The wireless gaming mouse I've used for 5 years is down to $30
Deal The Logitech G305 Lightspeed doesn't support removable USB cables, but rather runs on a single AA battery. Not that I can remember the last time it died.
Don't miss this crazy deal on an HP gaming laptop for $500!
Deals Opportunities to get a proper gaming laptop for just $500 don't come around all that often, so you'll want to take advantage of this one.
