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September 18
- New Borderlands 4 patch notes bring PC performance fixes and optimization, and the start of weekly endgame updates — but console players are still waiting
- A new Anthropic report shows where AI is spreading fastest — and who's left behind
- A hit indie dev LONG missing from Xbox now pledges multiple games — also with Xbox Play anywhere
- "It is not the fault of the United States" — China bans top tech firms from buying NVIDIA's latest AI chip
- Windows 10 users have 26 days left — here's how to prepare your PC before Microsoft cuts its support on October 14, 2025
- Xbox's new gaming AI companion now rolling out to ALMOST all players — consoles still have to wait a little longer
- DIY brilliance — modder converts a Lenovo Legion Go handheld into a gaming laptop, and it's surprisingly slick
- Star Citizen's new 'Flight Blades' microtransactions spark a pay-to-win uproar — is trust finally crumbling?
- Valve is ending support for Steam on Windows 10 in 2026 — but only for 0.01 percent of users
- Intel and NVIDIA announce partnership that will see "jointly developed x86 Intel CPUs fused with RTX GPUs" in shocking move
- Refurbished Windows 10 PCs on the 'Back Market' combat Microsoft's programmed obsolescence with ChromeOS and Linux
- Is Microsoft hypocritical? Consumer Reports asks CEO Satya Nadella to make Windows 10 support extension free for 400 million PCs
- Dying Light: The Beast is Verified for Steam Deck — here’s why it matters
- It looks like Microsoft is about to launch a new "Windows AI Labs" program for testing experimental AI features in Windows 11 apps
September 17
- Microsoft’s PlayFab Game Saves could finally make cross‑save seamless between Xbox, Steam, and more
- Windows 11 Notepad will soon let you generate text using on-device AI models — no subscription required
- Microsoft insists the new Outlook delivers a “native” experience — but I'm not convinced
- Microsoft announces major update to Windows 11 Paint that adds Photoshop-like project files
- A unique dual‑screen gaming laptop under $1,000 lands on Kickstarter — Is it real? I certainly hope so.
- "A painful reset" — Fiverr lays off 30% of its employees in a sweeping AI-first overhaul
- We hacked the new Windows 11 Xbox Mode onto the old ROG Ally — how does it optimize performance?
- Logitech G reveals its new Astro A20 X wireless gaming headset — connecting to two devices at once is too good to pass up
- Follow Windows Central on Google News and stay up to date — here's how to add us as a source for Microsoft, Xbox, and more
- AMD quietly launches new Zen 5, Zen 4, and Zen 3 chips aimed at budget builders — meet the F-series processors without integrated graphics
- OpenAI is building another Stargate roject in the UK — scaling up to a whopping 31,000 of NVIDIA's most advanced GPUs
- Apple's latest macOS feature taunts Windows users — why do Windows 11 widgets feel like abandonware?
- Microsoft's Bing ad throws shade at Google Chrome — as Edge gets the spotlight as the "recommended" browser for Windows 11
- Microsoft's OpenAI bet may finally pay off with a 30% equity stake in the ChatGPT maker's for-profit arm — worth $150 billion
September 16
- Valve blocks mature games from Steam Early Access — what it means?
- Google is testing its own official app on Windows that competes with my favorite PowerToys feature
- This legendary game series just made its big return after 15 long years — but I'm sorry to say there's bad news for Steam players
- Microsoft announces $30 billion UK investment — massive week for AI investment kicks off
- Atomfall's 2nd DLC Expansion is now available on Xbox, PlayStation and PC — Explore a new zone, battle new enemies, and unlock new endings for the main story
- Experts warn Nintendo’s new stance on mods could undermine gaming innovation and legal protections
- With the Xbox Ally exactly one month away, Lenovo kills Legion Go 2 preorders over shipping date debacle — seemingly misjudging demand
- The second batch of Xbox Game Pass titles for September 2025 is confirmed — Hades, Visions of Mana, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, and more will join the line-up
- "Substantially superior to FSR 3.1" — How modders forced FSR 4 upscaling onto unsupported AMD and NVIDIA cards
- “The implications are crazy” — Nano Banana AI goes viral, freaks people out, and sends Google Gemini to #1. Here's why.
- "The failure of Scalebound was ultimately the responsibility of PlatinumGames, myself as director included"— Hideki Kamiya, creator of Devil May Cry and Okami, takes responsibility for Scalebound's cancellation
- Randy Pitchford faces backlash over Borderlands 4’s Xbox performance issues and missing features
- An 'Evolved Edition' of the VR hit Alien: Rogue Incursion is heading to Xbox later this month — and preorders are already live
- Microsoft Rewards teases upcoming Fall gift card sale — Why you should save your points now
- "Development on Palworld is not slowing down or scaling back, quite the opposite" — Pocketpair teases v1.0 and the World Tree
- Sam Altman hasn’t had "a good night of sleep" since OpenAI launched ChatGPT
- Google DeepMind CEO dismisses claims of PhD-level AI as "nonsense" — today's systems lack continued learning, pushing true general intelligence 5–10 years away
- "I want us to be the most successful studio in our entire organization" — The Elder Scrolls Online developers talk future plans after recent Microsoft cuts
September 15
- Microsoft's updated Xbox app now integrates games from all major PC platforms
- Halo Infinite has a treat in store — Halo: Reach Invasion mode returns after 15 Years in the new Warpath update
- From ChatGPT to cheating — AI is changing the way UK students learn, and universities aren't prepared
- Windows 10 support ends soon: Here's how to keep your PC secure before October 14
- So much for reaching net-zero — Google's proposed AI datacenter emissions are mind-boggling
- Exciting new Xbox-like features coming to Windows 11 for enhanced controller gaming
- "Some need to learn how their PCs work" — Borderlands 4 head fires back as optimal settings for 68 GPUs released
- "NVIDIA violated the anti-monopoly law" — China's ongoing investigation digs up antitrust violations as trade tensions mount
- Bloodlines 2’s new vision is smaller, tighter — and dividing fans
- Windows 11's new 'speed test' is a shortcut to Bing — it’s time Microsoft fixes this before it’s too late
- Microsoft is hiring a "Gaming China Business Development Lead" — here's what it might mean for the future of Xbox
- Battlefield 6 development on Xbox Series S made the "whole game better and more stable" — DICE focuses on optimization
- Borderlands 4 CEO responds to critics: ‘Code your own engine and show us how it’s done’
September 14
- New Xbox games September 15–21, 2025: Dying Light: The Beast, LEGO Voyagers, and more
- America's AI power trio is heading to the UK — President Trump, Sam Altman, and Jensen Huang to announce a "British Stargate"
- Windows 11 will soon let you run a network speed test directly from the Taskbar — no third-party tools required
September 13
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection gets a release date — we're also getting a new Monstie that I've been longing to ride since the first game, but everyone else will hate
- Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is coming to Xbox — This remade JRPG classic will also include Xbox Play Anywhere support, perfect for on-the-go gamers
- Oxford University boffins created an AI tool to help discover "the needles in a cosmic haystack" — reducing its astronomer's workloads dramatically
September 12
- Surprise! Dying Light: The Beast releases early — here's exactly when you can play at its new launch time and parkour across Techland's latest zombie game
- Hades 2 gets 1.0 update soon — bringing the full story of developer Supergiant’s first-ever sequel as it exits early access on PC
- "It’s kinda brutal, not gonna lie" — Borderlands 4 console players slam the RPG FPS for two huge missing features on Xbox and PS5, and I don't blame them
- British politicians are apparently using ChatGPT to write their speeches — one MP claims it has become "absurd"
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake finally launches on Xbox Series X|S in January 2026 — and Square Enix confirms the whole trilogy is on the way
- “The Patent Office made a huge mistake” — how Nintendo’s problematic 'summoning patent' passed without scrutiny
- Every PC and Xbox game shown during the Nintendo Direct September 2025
- Chinese scientists unveil spikingbrain1.0 — a brain‑like AI model up to 100x faster than ChatGPT
- Nano11 is a stripped-down Windows 11 that shrinks to just 2.8GB by scrapping drivers and other 'fluff' — a quick and dirty testbed
- I have mixed feelings about Call of Duty's 'Carry Forward' policy, but I'm glad Treyarch changed up this operator skin
- Going solo? Microsoft wants to be "self-sufficient in AI" — building its own chip cluster to reduce its reliance on OpenAI
- Paramount is reportedly prepping a bid to buy Warner Bros — a deal including gaming properties like Mortal Kombat and more
September 11
- "Unoptimized and horrible" — Borderlands 4 falls to 'Mixed' Steam rating at launch as reviews hammer poor PC performance [UPDATE]
- Microsoft’s next AI experiment — a shopping assistant that never clocks out
- "I've had that name longer than him": Meta deleted a bankruptcy lawyer’s Facebook page for “impersonating” Mark Zuckerberg — but it’s his real name, and now he’s fighting back
- Borderlands 4 review roundup: a return to chaos or just another shloot?
- Microsoft dodges EU antitrust fine — unbundles Teams from Office 365
- Battlefield 6 Battle Royale details released — shaping up to be EA’s most ambitious mode yet
- Sam Altman warns the "dead internet theory" may soon come true — bots and AI like ChatGPT could kill the web in 3 years
- Microsoft Store drops fees for individual developers — Apple still charges $99 per year
- The Xbox Ally 'zero gravity' cooling system gets detailed in a spicy promo video — but why is it hidden?
- OpenAI is on board with a feature-length generative AI film — 'Critterz' raises concerns of job loss in Hollywood
- New Black Myth: Wukong update patch fixes its biggest Xbox problem — maybe I'll finally try one of last year's most popular games on Microsoft's console
- I finally tried OpenAI's gpt-oss:120b LLM — and without needing thousands of dollars worth of hardware
September 10
- Deep of Night turns Elden Ring Nightreign into a roguelike nightmare — it's even buffing one boss that's so strong it became a meme
- Minecraft Live is back, and its next big update is almost here — here’s what to expect
- Your $2,000 PC just got jealous — RTX 5080-class power comes to GeForce NOW
- Windows 11 rolls out new emojis — but one flag won’t show up
- Microsoft releases official ISOs for Windows 11 version 25H2 after short delay — upgrade to the next release now
- "Players have less time than ever" — StarCraft successor Stormgate tanks; industry is blamed. Steam reviews say otherwise.
- Anthropic is reportedly joining the mix — Microsoft moves beyond OpenAI?
- Microsoft is finally updating this decade old File Explorer interface with a new color that better fits dark mode on Windows 11 — let's take a first look
- Bethesda is teasing the "Terran Armada" for its Xbox RPG Starfield — So what does it mean?
- Why 3D Pinball for Windows could hit 5,000 FPS — sort of
- Microsoft shouldn't ignore this 'Brilliant' Windows 12 concept — featuring a consistent dark mode and improved AI search that leaves Windows 11 in the dust
- Why Windows 95 laptops skipped a key power-saving feature, and how it was 'too risky'
September 9
- Microsoft’s $17.4B bet on Nebius isn’t just about scale — it’s about control
- Dead Island 3 is happening — and the setting might surprise you
- Microsoft mandates return to office — claims Teams and all remote work solutions are inferior
- Palworld isn’t the only target — Nintendo’s latest patent could touch hundreds of games
- Xbox heads to Tokyo Game Show 2025 — but what will be revealed?
- Why Intel just cut a top exec — and didn’t replace her
- There are early signs that Xbox Cloud Gaming is set for a BIG upgrade — could it finally match NVIDIA GeForce Now?
- Microsoft goes nuclear — AI demands spark unlikely alliance
- Microsoft links Red Sea cable cuts to global internet slowdown affecting 17% of traffic — latency spikes across Asia and Middle East
- Was your Plex account compromised? Here’s what to check
- As Nova Launcher loses its last dev, Microsoft Launcher feels abandoned — for the first time in years, I need a new launcher
- A previously PlayStation exclusive indie hit now has a demo on Xbox for the first time — just in case you're not hyped by Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Fifth month of layoffs at Microsoft — what’s driving the cuts
- Burn rate to the moon — OpenAI bets big on AI chips and cloud muscle
- Microsoft pulls the plug on Outlook Lite after 10M downloads
- Microsoft and LG turn your car into a rolling Xbox thanks to new partnership
September 8
- Microsoft rolls out AI actions in File Explorer to more Insiders on Windows 11 as Canary Channel continues to play catch up
- Borderlands 4 pushes Unreal Engine 5 — but can your PC keep up?
- Game Pass can’t cash in forever — ex‑Xbox VP warns of hidden costs
- The Borderlands 4 release date is finally upon us, and I'm stoked — here's exactly when you can play at launch time and enjoy "the return of the looter-shooter king"
- Microsoft quietly fixes a frustrating Copilot+ PC camera flaw
- The Legion Go 2 is very expensive, and fans aren’t happy — Lenovo responds, "... for those looking for a more affordable product, we have the Legion Go S."
- Xbox fans are compiling lists of all the Activision, Bethesda, and Microsoft games still missing from Xbox Game Pass — and it's pretty huge
- Every major PC game launching in September 2025 — from Silksong to Borderlands 4
- "That's not AI's fault, that is the capitalist system." The 'Godfather of AI' warns how the tech will wipe out jobs but boost profits
- Tiny11 update "should" support Windows 11 25H2 on unsupported PCs — debloating Microsoft's new Outlook, Copilot, and more
September 7
- Why Lenovo’s latest prototypes have us both impressed and puzzled
- Microsoft’s Surface Pro ad backfires in spectacular fashion
- No devs, no Game Pass — former Bethesda exec calls out Xbox’s self‑destruct button
- Borderlands 4 drops on Xbox this week — plus over 30 more new releases Sept. 8–14
- Windows 11 fixes sound: New 'super wideband stereo' finally boosts game chat over Bluetooth LE Audio
September 6
- Wolfenstein 3 could still happen, says MachineGames
- Steven Spielberg’s interest in directing 'Call of Duty' film ignored by Activision — turning down Hollywood royalty to chart its own course
- Inside Microsoft’s massive AI agreement with the U.S. — what it means for taxpayers and tech
September 5
- Hollow Knight: Silksong’s launch beats Battlefield 6’s Steam record
- Lenovo’s $549 Thunderbolt 5 dock is overkill — in the best way
- AI expert Roman Yampolskiy warns of 99% job loss by 2030 — no "plan B" in sight
- Is Lenovo’s refreshed LOQ tower enough to compete? New OLED monitors raise the stakes at IFA 2025
- Lenovo’s Legion Glasses 2 update could change handheld gaming
- As Windows 10 support ends, users weigh costly extended security program against upgrading to Windows 11
- Lenovo Legion Go 2 specs unveiled: The handheld gaming device to watch this October
September 4
- Civilization 7 dev hit with layoffs during Silksong launch hype
- Helldivers 2 performance on Xbox challenges fanboy assumptions — what’s behind the sales surge?
- Helldivers 2’s CEO talks potential Steam Deck support — but what about the Xbox Ally?
- Windows 11 still won’t auto-switch between light and dark mode — but Microsoft's PowerToys will next month
- MAINGEAR ’s Super 16: The portable RTX 5070 Ti laptop taking gaming to new heights
- Microsoft engineer revives Windows Mixed Reality headsets with native SteamVR support on Windows 11 24H2
- Marvel Rivals Season 4 adds Daredevil — but PS4 release sparks debate
- Flyoobe app lets Windows 10 users bypass Windows 11 upgrade hurdles amid E-waste concerns
- Half of today’s PCs still run Windows 10, say HP and Dell
September 3
- 007 First Light gets a release date — I'm loving this approach to bringing James Bond into video games
- My favorite The Elder Scrolls RPG is getting ported to Elden Ring thanks to a crazy new mod — yes, you read that right, and it's already halfway done
- Xbox unveils new 'Breaker' controllers: Ice Breaker, Storm Breaker, & Heart Breaker designs
- Understanding Microsoft’s $6B savings package for federal agencies: what it means
- Intel owns up to Arrow Lake flop, promises Nova Lake redemption
- Acer unveils powerful new gaming laptops and stylish Copilot+ PC at IFA 2025
- U.S. judge rules Google must share search data with rivals, boosting Microsoft’s Bing
- Windows 11 users rejoice: Files v4.0 introduces dual pane mode and intuitive controls
- Windows 10’s October shutdown sparks “programmed obsolescence” backlash
September 2
- Conquer the skyscraper-sized hive Lords in Helldivers 2’s latest update
- Why Perfect Dark’s near‑rescue by Take‑Two fell through
- Reinventing the Web: How Microsoft and Cloudflare plan to transform search engines
- Microsoft engineer found dead at Silicon Valley campus — sparks renewed debate over tech burnout
- Call of Duty movie confirmed — Paramount and Activision join forces
- Hollow Knight: Silksong headlines Xbox Game Pass for September — here’s the full lineup
- Helldivers 2’s Into the Unjust update launches with a big problem
- Windows 11 hotkey conflicts are a pain — PowerToys just introduced a smarter way to manage them
- Rayman’s comeback: Ubisoft teases remake for 2026 and potential new adventure after
- Why Xbox players are left out of the most extravagant indie drop this year: The Blue Prince
- CoD: WWII returns to the Microsoft Store and Xbox after a 41-day unplanned, controversial removal. Here's why.
- PlayStation's 'Helldivers 2' lands the top spot on the Xbox Store — could more be on the way?
- The Voyagers update transforms No Man's Sky with fully walkable, customizable ships — build it, crew it, and explore with friends
- Genshin Impact’s biggest update of the year for Xbox is almost here — everything you need to know about 6.0 Luna I
- AI agents reduce Salesforce workforce by 4,000 — Marc Benioff questions AGI hype
- WINUX: The Linux Distro Giving Windows 11 Users a Familiar Experience Without Red Tape
September 1
- Helldivers 2 split-screen co-op is “technically feasible,” says CEO — 8-player mode would be “cool but messy”
- Why the CDKeys rebrand to Loaded raises eyebrows among gamers
- Intel just got $5.7B from the US government — but Trump could block foundry spinoff
- Battlefield 6 won’t bother with ray tracing — here’s why that matters
- Mark Zuckerberg’s strategy: Can Meta hold on to AI talent after major departures?
- Hollow Knight: Silksong set to release on September 4 — price announced at just $19.99
- Windows on Arm PCs can now connect to Meta Quest — Microsoft sneaks out Mixed Reality Link update
- The Borderlands 4 endgame is detailed — how Gearbox plans to keep Vault Hunters hooked
- Windows 11 version 25H2 arrives soon — and it'll have zero new features, Microsoft confirms
- PlayStation and Xbox swap banners — fans call it an end to the console war