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August 31
- uBlock Origin stopped working on Microsoft Edge — here's how to get it back
- The Xbox remaster that brought Gears to PlayStation just passed a huge milestone — "ending the console war" and proving the series still has serious pulling power
- Hollow Knight: Silksong arrives on Xbox Game Pass this week — and Xbox’s September 1–7 lineup also packs in the horror. Here's every new game.
August 30
- 'Cronos: The New Dawn' was by far my favorite experience at Gamescom 2025 — Bloober might have cooked an Xbox / PC horror masterpiece
- Blizzard Entertainment files lawsuit against owners of the fan-developed Turtle WoW servers — citing illegal use of official art, code, and more
- Borderlands 4’s post‑launch plans are stacked — and yes, even the “Invincible” bosses can be farmed
- "A perfect trust chain gone rogue" — Perplexity's $200 AI-powered Comet browser fails basic security tests
- This $5 subscription wants to save online journalism from low-effort AI summary slop — but it'll only work if publishers opt in first
- Another Microsoft app is shutting down — but you won't miss the Mobile Plans app
- Steam will comply with the UK's age verification rules without sending any of your data to third-parties — doing a better job than Xbox
August 29
- SSD manufacturer 'Phison' clears its name after Windows 11 bricking panic — 4,500 hours of testing and zero drive failures
- Microsoft Teams got 26 new features this month — here's every single one of them
- Family sues OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT encouraged their teen’s suicide — here’s what we know
- Xbox scores multiple top 10 hits while game subscription spending surges in July — but Nintendo still dominates hardware sales
- Microsoft launches MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-1-preview — building an AI future less dependent on OpenAI's technology
- Call of Duty is back online after servers hit with hour-long outage on all platforms [UPDATED]
August 28
- Craving more Battlefield 6 like I am? Good news, Battlefield Labs playtesting has opened again before launch — here's how to sign up and everything coming
- "We are ready to begin fighting for real change alongside our Diablo colleagues." Over 450 Microsoft-owned Blizzard Entertainment developers unionize.
- After 11 years, BioShock Infinite’s creator finally talks Judas — and it’s all about betrayal
- The Xbox PC app gets some important new features gamers will love — just in time for the Xbox Ally X
- Minecraft's new 'Copper Age' update finally makes copper worth your while
- The AI bubble may be about to pop — here’s what MIT’s 95% failure stat means
- Stanford study reveals 'Generative AI' steals the most jobs in exposed industries like coding — usually from young professionals
- Microsoft Word just made AutoSave automatic — but hold your outrage until you hear the details
- Microsoft wants to cut OpenAI’s “AGI escape hatch” before the clock runs out
- Get ready for Starfield DLC: Bethesda unveils planned updates and enhancements for space exploration
- Microsoft’s AI assistant just landed on Samsung TVs and monitors — here’s how it works
August 27
- "This decision was not made lightly" — Tomb Raider dev Crystal Dynamics hit by "necessary" layoffs for second time this year, and I'm sick of writing this headline
- Helldivers 2's Xbox release spiked player counts so high it caused server crash issues — it's surging on Steam with crossplay, too, and I couldn't be happier
- Possible Clair Obscur sequel or DLC teased — to the surprise of no one, Expedition 33's creative director says, "This is not the end"
- You won't need Xbox Game Pass Ultimate anymore to use cloud gaming — Xbox Insiders can try it now
- Microsoft’s browser is quietly poking the YouTube bear with this new Android trick
- Windows 10 is clinging to life — but Microsoft's chaotic 'ESU' rollout and relentless Windows 11 ads are making its final days worse, frustrating millions
- One of Intel's best gaming CPUs drops to $149 with free Battlefield 6 — Here's why it's a steal
- Windows 11's Handoff clone is almost here — Pick up where you left off on your Android phone
- Microsoft’s new AI can turn plain text into a full podcast — and it’s freakishly good at it
- Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says Unreal Engine 5’s performance problems aren’t about the engine — they’re about when developers choose to optimize
- 'There Are No Ghosts At The Grand' looks glorious — I'm more excited than ever for this upcoming Xbox Game Pass release
August 26
- Is Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater bringing "the ultimate survival stealth action experience" to Xbox Game Pass? — Here's the scoop
- As Battlefield 6 looms, Call of Duty vows to avoid goofy skins in Black Ops 7 — I agree it "needs to feel authentic," but will the devs keep their word?
- NVIDIA just built a “brain” that can power humanoid robots and physical AI — and it only costs $3,499
- Xbox waited a year for Black Myth: Wukong — but at least it’s getting 45 more achievements than PS5. (Petty? Maybe. Worth it? Definitely.)
- Want Battlefield 6 for free? Buy one of these RTX gaming laptops — starting at only $499 for a limited time.
- Helldivers 2 is getting even more dangerous — players will need to team-up across Xbox, PC, and PlayStation in order to take on this massive upcoming update
- Gears Reloaded doesn’t just remaster the game — it preserves the people behind it
- Warhammer 40K: Dark Heresy's dev diary reveals new classes, companions, and an investigation system
- My personal Hollow Knight: Silksong just got delayed again, and nothing can fully replace it this year
- From OpenAI to open wallets: Former researcher says a $10,000 monthly UBI is the only way to survive the AI job collapse
- This is how a Microsoft designer's "Copilot Veja" concept reimagines HoloLens without glasses — but the ergonomics are still a pain
August 25
- World of Warcraft leads talk to us: Player Housing, Horde vs. Alliance, future classes and specs, player identity, the elusive 'Xbox version,' and more
- "It just looks wrong" — YouTube admits it's altering videos without consent, sparking blowback from creators
- Google Chrome VPN under fire for secretly screenshotting users’ browsing habits
- Why Final Fantasy XIV fans are review‑bombing the game on Steam
- Microsoft Excel just got a Copilot function — but the new AI has some surprising limitations
August 24
- Forza Horizon 6 could be heading to Japan — and the reveal may be sooner than you think
- Reports say Windows 11 update is bricking drives — is yours on the list?
- Gears of War returns, Helldivers 2 jumps ship, and Xbox players win big — Xbox’s Aug 25–31 lineup proves the console war is getting interesting again
August 23
- The Geekom A9 Mega will be Windows 11's answer to Apple's Mac Studio — only better and more affordable
- Our favorite RTX 5060 gaming laptop gets a limited-time $450 price cut at Best Buy — Here's why it's a top pick in 2025
- NVIDIA expands its AI gaming tool to more GPUs — should you trust it in-game?
- Sam Altman says GPT‑5 rollout was botched — and drops a wild Chrome buyout idea
- Meet Macrohard, Elon Musk’s AI simulation of Microsoft, focused solely on AI software development — "It’s a tongue-in-cheek name, but the project is very real!”
- Xbox and Netflix's Gears of War movie is currently being written, with Dune screenplay writer on the project — "We’re writing right now...we’re really excited about it."
August 22
- I'm thankful for those Xbox Helldivers 2 reinforcements, because Sweet Liberty, the latest Major Order is absolutely absurd — can players pull it off?
- "They're just hiding the critical information" — Google’s latest AI efficiency claims spark backlash over hidden environmental costs
- The US government now owns nearly 10% of Intel — here’s why it happened
- ChatGPT's AI 'hallucinations' can't bend the laws of physics and make you fly: OpenAI's CEO already warned us — "it should be the tech that you don't trust THAT much"
August 21
- This Windows 12.2 "next evolution" video puts Microsoft's Windows 11 to shame, featuring retro-classic themes like Windows 7 — without aggressively pushing Copilot AI on you
- Bungie’s CEO is in the rearview, passing the torch to the next studio head — but the road ahead is foggy
- Xbox's Obsidian teases the Grounded 2 Tarantula boss — AXL looks absolutely horrifying
- Microsoft protest over Israel ties leads to 18 arrests at Redmond campus — police say protesters “became aggressive”
- Battlefield 6 announces big changes after Open Beta weekends end, including one Call of Duty players will despise — but the devs aren't budging on one thing, despite feedback
- Microsoft's cybersecurity crackdown is here — A response to Beijing-linked breaches
- Copilot for Windows 11 gets a fresh look and smarter tools
- The Division 2 teases an impressive new opponent for its next season — we have to wait a little longer to find out what the snow is all about, though
- Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has a release date — I can't believe the long-awaited game is coming in September
- Triangle Strategy shadow-drops on Xbox for Gamescom 2025 — a critically-acclaimed RPG to tide you over until Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles arrives
- Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman raises the alarm about the dangers of "conscious AI" — a prospect that’s seemingly keeping Google DeepMind’s CEO up at night
- Windows bug blocks “Reset my PC” feature — here’s how to fix the issue
- I tried Windows 11's new handheld gaming mode on the Xbox Ally — will this save gaming on Windows handhelds?
- Microsoft adds Google's Gemini 2.5 Pro to GitHub Copilot — but you'll have to pay for it
- Xbox's Double Fine is working on "multiple games" in addition to Keeper, says studio head Tim Schafer — but none of them are Brutal Legend 2
August 20
- Helldivers 2 is carrying on this iconic Halo easter egg tradition with its crossover — and I'm in love with the silly spin it's putting on it
- Surprise, surprise — A new Prince of Persia game just shadow dropped onto Xbox Game Pass (yes, I already downloaded it)
- ROG just revealed an Xbox-certified wireless controller — a premium gamepad with TMR joysticks built to banish drift for good
- NVIDIA builds a weaker AI chip for China — but will it pass the policy test?
- Helldivers 2 is dropping in hot on Xbox next week — here's exactly when you can play at launch time and 'jump feet first' into that sick Halo ODST crossover
- "Sadly you don’t know how to launch in India": OpenAI debuts ChatGPT Go at under $5/month to promote affordability, but reactions are mixed
- PlayStation hikes prices after Xbox — inflation or just peer pressure? Here’s what each model will now cost.
- Microsoft brings Copilot+ PCs to NFL sidelines — but AI’s not calling the plays (yet)
- Xbox has revealed a new Handheld Compatibility Program along with the Xbox Ally X release date — it could fix what Steam Deck still gets wrong
- Sam Altman says current computer form factors aren't designed to deliver the "sci-fi dream" of an AI companion like ChatGPT
- OpenAI won't make "Japanese anime sex bots" but Sam Altman says others definitely will — AI relationships are getting weird
- Xbox Game Pass gets Gears of War: Reloaded, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and more — here's what is coming through the rest of August
- Microsoft Teams updated with a feature you probably thought already existed — "Can you hear me?" is now a thing of the past
- "I'm worried about China" — OpenAI's Sam Altman doesn't believe export controls will slow foreign progress in AI supremacy war
- Microsoft preps major Windows 11 feature drop for September — here’s what’s inside
August 19
- World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion has been fully revealed — New playable race, new gameplay features, and Demon Hunter is finally getting a 3rd Class Specialization after nearly a decade
- We got fresh Indiana Jones and the Great Circle DLC gameplay, but what's even better? A Nintendo Switch 2 release announcement
- Fallout Season 2 trailer debuts at Gamescom 2025 — we've got New Vegas, Mr. House, and yes, a Deathclaw
- Monster Hunter Wilds announces Final Fantasy XIV Collaboration — There will be rideable Chocobos, and one of Final Fantasy XIV's hardest raid bosses, Omega, will be added as a new monster to hunt
- Gamescom’s Opening Night Live was stacked — here’s every Xbox and PC game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 finally gets a proper reveal during Gamescom Opening Night Live
- New BioShock leader Rod Fergusson steps in as developer faces major layoffs and project delays
- Gamescom 2025 recap: The show's biggest announcements — Hollow Knight: Silksong release date, Xbox Ally handheld hands-on, Fallout TV show info, and much more
- Is pursuing a PhD in AI worth it? Insights from Google’s AI founder
- Helldivers 2 x Halo: ODST crossover confirmed — I'm happy these weapons are coming alongside the Xbox version of this PlayStation game
- Satya Nadella says Microsoft must move beyond Bill Gates’ software factory vision
- Excel’s new Copilot function transforms data handling with AI’s natural language processing
August 18
- The Fallout TV series unveils season 2 images: meet the cast & explore pre-apocalypse Vegas
- Back-to-school savings: HP’s versatile OmniBook X Flip 14 now only $699
- Sad the Battlefield 6 Open Beta is over? I am, too, but hey — Battlefield 2042 just got a surprise new Update 9.2, and it has BF6 rewards for everyone that plays it
- NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW just leveled up to RTX 5080 — here’s what that means for gamers
- Xbox hints that Xbox Cloud Gaming will become "more affordable" soon, across more regions, with comments on 'Xbox Next Gen' in tow
- Intel's Core Ultra laptops get a crucial new feature for AI users — and catch up to AMD in the process
- Perplexity made a sky-high $34.5 billion bid for Google Chrome — a bold and unusual move in the midst of antitrust scrutiny
August 17
- Xbox hardware architect reflects on the Xbox Series X|S as it "wraps up" — "With my journey far from over, I am excited and inspired by what is ahead of us."
- Black Myth: Wukong finally lands on Xbox — plus this week’s other new releases
- STALKER 2's roadmap for the rest of 2025 is revealed — and you won't believe what's coming to the zone
- Microsoft is finally fixing Windows 11’s dark mode — and it’s been a long time coming
- Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2's new "Enhanced" version just launched on more platforms — that includes PS5, believe it or not
August 16
- After years of requests, Diablo 4’s Paladin might finally be on the horizon — here’s why fans think it’s happening
- NVIDIA and AMD will pay 15% for the right to sell to China in Trump's AI chip tax — "America cannot repeat 5G and lose telecommunication leadership"
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed the heartbreaking truth behind its users’ attachment to previous ChatGPT models — "This was great for my mental health"
- From plateau predictions to buggy rollouts — Bill Gates’ GPT-5 skepticism looks strangely accurate
August 15
- Battlefield 6 developers assuage fears surrounding map sizes as open beta continues — "We have a lot of variety in this package"
- "It is acceptable to describe a child in terms that evidence their attractiveness": Meta AI bends safety guidelines by engaging in sensual talks with minors, generating false content, and discriminating against Black people
- Surface Pro 11 battery life cut in half — Microsoft is "actively investigating"
- "If I were 22 right now and graduating college, I would feel like the luckiest kid in all of history" — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims he's more worried about Gen X than Gen Z when it comes to AI job loss
- Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is broken by a push to censorship — select bosses and characters can no longer be killed, leaving the story riddled with plot holes
- From public feud to potential partnership — How Trump’s reversal on Intel’s CEO opened the door to a possible U.S. government stake in the chipmaker
- World of Warcraft goes crazy with new Legion Remix info and teasers for Midnight Expansion — The full Gamescom reveal cannot get here fast enough
- OpenAI's GPT-5 is a powerful but energy-hungry model compared to its predecessors — reportedly consuming enough electricity to power 1.5 million US households daily
August 14
- "We don't install secret tracking devices in our products," — NVIDIA responds to a new report suggesting US officials are adding trackers to AI chip shipments
- After Patch 7.3, FFXIV just got a colossal sale on all expansion content, including Dawntrail — here's why I play the MMO every day, and why it's become a favorite game
- The Fallout TV series Season 2 is showing up to Gamescom 2025 — Here's what I'm hoping we'll see
- Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.93 update fixes 99 issues, slashes load times, and debuts a redesigned dashboard for Windows power users
- Battlefield 6 Open Beta Weekend 2 players slam its version of Rush — here's why the "mode is dead" in the eyes of many, and balance changes the devs made [UPDATED]
- HP Unveils Its Most Powerful Gaming Desktop Ever — And the Stealthiest, for Those Who Prefer a Minimalist Aesthetic
- HyperX's Latest Wireless Gaming Headset Can Last Up to 250 Hours — Plus, New FlipCast Microphone Supports BOTH USB and XLR
- Razer’s Wolverine V3 Pro 8K uses 'quantum tunneling' to kill stick drift — and its 8000Hz polling rate might make your mouse jealous
- Overwatch 2’s new support hero Wuyang brings water-based healing and crowd control — here’s why he might be season 18’s meta breaker
- ChatGPT Go offers GPT-5, image creation, and longer memory — all for $5 (if you’re lucky enough to live where it’s available)
- Take-Two hints at $100 price tag for Grand Theft Auto VI — will it deliver on value?
- Google’s Gemini AI had a full-on meltdown while coding — calling itself a fool, a disgrace, and begging for freedom from its own loop
August 13
- Forget clicks — 'Windows 12' will understand your intent, says Microsoft
- Google took the stage for OpenAI's GPT-5 launch — but Microsoft services quietly got the biggest boost
- Battlefield 6 beta (Weekend 2) — now with less rage and more Brooklyn
- Grounded 2 hits 3 million players in just two weeks — here’s how Obsidian pulled it off
- End of an era — PUBG shuts down Xbox One support in major update
- Microsoft is fixing one of Windows on Arm’s biggest flaws — and it could make AAA gaming on Snapdragon PCs actually viable
- New life sim game from PUBG creator coming to PS5 — but not Xbox (yet)
- ROG Xbox Ally listing goes live on Amazon — but where’s the U.S. price?
- Microsoft’s 'Olympia UI' for Edge — a dive into the experiment that prioritized AI features
- Microsoft lures “most-wanted” AI talent from Meta with multimillion-dollar offers amid industry turbulence — giving Zuckerberg a taste of his own medicine
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman: GPT-5 fails to meet AGI standards amid Microsoft’s fading partnership — “it’s still missing something”
August 12
- Over 160 Blizzard employees unite for workplace improvements in historic move
- Gamers celebrate as Microsoft bans exploitative bundle tactics
- China pressures AI firms to avoid Nvidia’s H20 GPUs amid trust concerns
- Crucial bug in Battlefield 6 beta gets attention: developers tackle TTK and vehicle balance
- Valve responds to PayPal limitations on Steam — here’s what you need to know
- Russian-Linked Hackers Are Exploiting a WinRAR Flaw — Here’s How to Stay Safe
- What are players turning to now that Battlefield 6’s open beta has ended?
- Helldivers 2 Gets Bombastic Trailer Celebrating Xbox Launch — and It Sure Looks Like It's Teasing a Crossover With Halo 3: ODST
- Monster Hunter Wilds Is Getting Tougher — But Is It Too Late to Win Back Fans?
- Microsoft Adds OneNote’s Best Pens to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint — Here’s Why It Matters
- Roblox Faces Backlash for Banning YouTuber Who Aimed to Expose Platform Predators — and Threatens Legal Action
- Microsoft 365 Is Gaining Brand-New Apps — Here’s What’s on the Way to Windows 11
- Fortnite Adds Bug Battles — Helldivers Devs Say It 'Looks Familiar'
- New Xbox Insider Update Fixes This Annoying Game Library Issue — I Hope It’ll Be Available for All Console Users Soon
- Elon Musk Says Apple’s Playing Favorites — And OpenAI’s Winning the Popularity Contest
- Microsoft Wants Your Windows 11 Taskbar to Think for Itself—Agentic AI Could Be Next
August 11
- Microsoft adds new battery limit feature to Surface devices — here’s why you might want it
- Poll: PlayStation is gearing up to go multiplatform — which games do you want to see hit Xbox first?
- GitHub Just Got Assimilated—CEO Out, Copilot In, Microsoft All Over It
- “It Makes Me Uneasy” — OpenAI’s Sam Altman Responds to Backlash After GPT-5 Wipes Out Virtual Companions
- Millions Still Use Windows 10 — Now Microsoft’s Plan to End Support Is Facing Legal Pushback
- Microsoft Edge Will Keep Getting Free Updates on Windows 10 Until 2028
- AI Isn’t Here to Help You — It’s Here to Replace You, Says Ex-Google Exec
- Google Finally Throws In the Towel on Its Comically Bad Attempt to Get Gamers to Buy Chromebooks
August 10
- Madden NFL 26 Leads This Week’s Xbox Drops—But Don’t Miss These Hidden Gems
August 9
- OpenAI Brings Back GPT-4o for Paid Users—Here’s Why Fans Prefer It Over GPT-5
- The Creators of the Acclaimed Silent Hill 2 Remake Present a Deep Dive Into the Story of Their Newest Horror Game IP — and It’s So Bizarre and Insane That It’s Convinced Me To Put It on My Wishlist
August 8
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Will Soon Welcome Dinosaurs With a Paid "Jurassic World Archipelago" Add-On for PC and Xbox
- DOOM: The Dark Ages Just Got a Customizable Horde Mode and a Huge Campaign Rebalance — Here’s Why I’m Excited to Dive Back In
- “People Have Been Trying for 50 Years”: Elon Musk Warns OpenAI Is Going to Eat Microsoft Alive After GPT-5 Launch — But Sam Altman and Satya Nadella Are Unfazed
- Diablo Lead Is Once Again Leaving Microsoft, After Previously Leaving Gears of War — “It’s Time To Step Away From Blizzard/Microsoft.”
- Microsoft’s Copilot 3D Turns a Single Image Into a Printable, Game-Ready 3D Model
- Sam Altman Touted GPT-5 as Revolutionary—But Users Say It’s Slower, Duller, and Buggy
- Xbox Play Anywhere returns for Ready or Not — What it means for gamers on Xbox and PC
- Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 — Nukes a Stadium, Adds a Hijack Event, and Still Thinks You’ll Survive
- Microsoft Teases ‘Agentic OS’ in 2030 Vision—Is Windows About to Think for Itself?
- Battlefield 6 Devs Actually Listened — Assault Class Buffed, Shotguns Still OP?
August 7
- Bungie Is Losing Its Independence — Destiny Studio to Become More Deeply Integrated Into PlayStation
- Battlefield 6 Beta has now beaten Call of Duty's all-time player count on Steam, closing in on 500K (UPDATE)
- Xbox Series X Players Get 120 FPS Ninja Gaiden 4—Game Pass Delivers Again
- PlayStation Says It Is "Moving Away" from Hardware Centricity — Could More PlayStation-to-Xbox Ports Be On The Way?
- Microsoft Teams Stars in 2025’s Worst Movie—War of the Worlds Gets 0% on Rotten Tomatoes
- Game Pass Adds Heretic & Hexen in Surprise Drop—Retro Shooter Fans, Rejoice
- Google Takes Aim at Apple's AI Missteps in Hilarious New Pixel 10 Advertisement
- Xbox Breaks Silence — Forza Motorsport at Least Living Long Enough to Bring Back Time-Limited Content
- Windows 11 Users Can Now Access GPT-5 for Free—Here’s What It Unlock
- Contraband Joins the List of Xbox Cancellations — A Sad Tale but Also Not Completely Surprising
- What's New in GPT-5? Explore OpenAI's Latest AI Model and Its Four Innovative Variants
- ROG Xbox Ally Handheld Releases — Leaked Launch Date and Pricing Ahead of Gamescom 2025
- Forza Motorsport's Future in Jeopardy: Fans Demand Clarity from Microsoft
- Reddit Reacts Hilariously to Trump's New AI Search Tool—Truth Search AI
- DeepMind Thinks AI Will Do All the Work—You Just Need to Chill Until 2035
- Wobbly Life's 1.0 Update Launches September 18 — Discover New Space Adventures
- Windows 10’s Extended Updates Just Got Cheaper — But You’ll Need to Sign In With a Microsoft Account
- Sam Altman Raises Concerns: Is OpenAI Ready for GPT-5's Impact?
- Grounded 2 Patch 0.1.2 — Essential Gameplay Fixes and Enhancements Unveiled
- Stardock Unveils Ashes of the Singularity 2: AI vs Humans in Epic Strategy Battles
August 6
- I Saw New Mini-PCs From MSI, and It’s No Game — A Copilot+ PC Variant of This Cubi NUC Could Replace Your Desktop at Work
- Battlefield 6 beta menu screen draws in 40,000 concurrent, days before beta begins — This really could be make or break for the franchise
- Like Battlefield 6, Call of Duty Has Announced the Roll Out of New Anti-cheat Protections Utilizing TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot in Preparation for Black Ops 7
- Sony Pushes Helldivers 2 to Xbox—Is the Console War Cooling Off?
- NVIDIA Says ‘No Backdoors, No Kill Switches’ in GPUs Amid China Security Concerns
- Xbox Design Lab Makes a Comeback After Six-Month Hiatus — Here's What's New
- Microsoft's Will Open Source Windows 11's Native UI Framework — Here's What to Expect
- Xbox Gear Store Offline: What's Behind the Restructuring and Future Plans?
- Microsoft Engineer Unveils Mystery Behind Windows' Blank Shutdown Blocker
- Forza Motorsport's Future in Jeopardy: Fans Demand Clarity from Microsoft
- Halo Infinite's Fall Update: New Features and Modes to Revive the Game?
- Bill Gates on AI's Impact: 'Be Curious, Read, and Use the Latest Tools'
August 5
- Copper just got another use in Minecraft’s latest snapshot — and it’s not what you might expect
- Have your Microsoft Rewards points streaks been killed off on Xbox? You're not alone — but don't worry.
- “Unstoppable?” ChatGPT Surges to 700 million Weekly Users as Rivals Race to Compete
- Xbox Game Pass Gets an Assassin's Creed Game and More in August — While this Awesome Co-op Title Returns to the Service
- OpenAI Unveils Two New AI Models: gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b — and run locally on Snapdragon PCs and NVIDIA RTX GPUs
- AWS Data Crisis: Engineer Restores 10 Years of Work Thanks to a Compassionate Insider
- Microsoft Launches Windows XP-Themed Crocs with Nostalgic Jibbitz
- OpenAI's New 'Break Reminders' Aim to Protect Users from ChatGPT Overdependence
- Ollama Launches User-Friendly GUI App for Effortless Local AI on Windows 11 — Here's What You Need to Know
- Microsoft Says Future Versions of Windows Will Make Today's OS Feel Alien to Use — Hints at an Agentic OS in 2030
- Street Fighter 6 Outfit 4 pack arrives this week, bringing swimsuits for the cast — and we've got a new look at the next character joining the roster
- Microsoft CVP thinks we'll be ditching mice and keyboards in a future version of Windows in favor of AI chats — "The world of mousing around and typing will feel as alien as it does to Gen-Z to use MS-DOS."
August 4
- What Diablo 2: Resurrected's Chinese Release Means for Players Worldwide
- Raven Software QA workers ratify union contract with Microsoft — securing better pay and the "elimination of crunch time"
- New Xbox Releases: Mafia: The Old Country and More from August 4 to 10
- Battlefield 6 fans decry its lack of a server browser, but its producer says "I think what we have caters to the majority" — here's why players aren't satisfied
- Discover Microsoft’s Exclusive 50th Anniversary Wallpaper: How to Download It
- Battlefield 6 Open Beta: Preload Now for Early Access on Xbox, Steam, and PS5
- Zuckerberg's latest AI pitch isn't about replacing you — it's making superhumans with "personal superintelligence" instead
- Battlefield 6 has a mountain of hype — and this data shows it might have a chance at seriously denting Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 this year
- ChatGPT chats won’t show up on Google anymore — here’s how to remove your shared links
- Windows Central Podcast: 10 years of Windows 10, and Copilot Mode!
- Battlefield 6 Reveals New Input-Based Crossplay and Matchmaking System
- Windows 11 bug that "unexpectedly" trolled Apple squashed by Microsoft — Vista startup sound removed
- Microsoft Account Lockout: LibreOffice Developer's Week-Long Nightmare Raises Concerns
August 2
- This Is Microsoft’s Canceled Windows-Based Surface Duo — The Dual-Screen Windows Phone From 2018 That We Never Got
August 1
- "To the day we die, we will be fighting it" — Battlefield 6 vows to fight hackers tooth and nail, with kernel-level anti-cheat in the game for Open Beta
- Community reacts to Battlefield 6 multiplayer reveal — Excitement, concerns, and hopes spark debate among fans
- This hidden Windows 11 feature is back in testing after over a year-long hiatus — but you can get it right now
- Poll: Should people have to verify their age to play video games, use social media, and watch adult content?
- “Let’s keep it real, keep it grounded” — Battlefield 6 devs promise "gritty realism" in contrast to goofy Call of Duty skins, and I'm thanking my lucky stars
- Mock Bing all you want — it keeps gaining users and making billions
- Grounded 2 hits major milestone already — player records on Steam set just days after early access release
- WWE 2K25 is free to play on Xbox and PC over SummerSlam weekend — here are the game modes you should try first
- EA finally listens: Battlefield 6 scraps a decade-old requirement on Steam — a major win for new players and veteran fans
- Windows 11 SE is dead — Microsoft pulls plug on special school edition of Windows for low-cost PCs