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November 16
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is now desperately trying to stop you from rage-quitting those super sweaty lobbies
November 15
- Windows president addresses current state of Windows 11 after AI backlash — "We know we have a lot of work to do"
- Xbox studio Obsidian Entertainment doesn't use generative AI for its games like The Outer Worlds 2 — "We haven't been using it at all."
- Why Microsoft is automatically upgrading certain Windows 11 PCs to version 25H2 and why you shouldn't try to block it
- Fortnite Crew subscription joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate later in November — and Fortnite gets Xbox Play Anywhere support, too
- Baffling Microsoft ad shows Copilot AI incorrectly identifying Windows 11 setting — then pretending it was working as intended
November 14
- The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign has some ridiculous limitations — I can't believe the devs released it like this
- Microsoft's biggest mobile regret: stunning Windows Astria concept shows how Windows Phone could have won with Fluent Design and Android apps
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella explains the AGI "Winner's Curse" and why the value in AI will ultimately be captured by the platform—not the frontier model
- Capcom brings its beloved JRPG to Xbox in excellent form: saddle up for Monster Hunter Stories 1 and 2 ahead of Stories 3's release
- The Wasteland expands: the new Fallout Season 2 trailer confirms big stars, a strong New Vegas focus, and the possible arrival of a deadly Super Mutant
- The handheld PC hit: ASUS admits ROG Xbox Ally X demand "exceeded expectations" and is ramping up production to end stock shortages
- Microsoft drops NDAs and publishes Xbox Game Publishing Guide: a massive step toward a more open, Steam-like ecosystem for game developers
November 13
- Ride into the sunset at 60 FPS: Everything you need to know about the native current-gen ports of Red Dead Redemption coming to all consoles and mobile devices on December 2
- SanDisk's latest USB-C flash drive is available for purchase — with 1TB of storage and 400MB/s transfer speeds for less than $120, you'll never want to replace it
- Sony’s shock announcement: Horizon Steel Frontiers is a major MMORPG for mobile and PC, mystifying fans by officially skipping a PlayStation 5 release
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone just made some big aim assist nerfs at launch — here are the changes (and why I'm a fan)
- Massgrave confirms KMS38 activation method has been deprecated by Microsoft as of the latest Windows 11 updates
- Xbox joins PlayStation in making a game unavailable on its own console — This new 'Minecraft' is available solely on Microsoft's rival platforms
- The ARC Raiders community is unmatched — Embark nerfs event progression because the community was doing it too quickly
- Your PC won’t lie anymore: Windows 10 ESU bug fixed, free updates now available
- Stick with Windows: a Lenovo Q&A suggests Android PCs are perfect for old hardware but lack the features and power for dedicated gamers
November 12
- The Black Ops 7 Camo grind is less stressful than last year, with one big change everyone will love
- Every PC and Xbox game shown during Sony's PlayStation State of Play Japan November 2025
- "Bethesda has no fans; it has victims" — Fallout 4 flooded with negative Steam reviews as players slam Anniversary Edition for PC performance issues, breaking mods
- X goes down hard with a security ‘YubiKey’ error affecting millions of Twitter users
- Valve lays the foundations for an Arm-based gaming handheld future with first Snapdragon-powered SteamOS VR headset
- The PC vs. console line is dead: Valve's new Steam Machine brings AMD Zen 4 power and your entire Steam library to the living room
- Forget Microsoft's unpopular agentic AI OS plans, Windows Aero makes a comeback in new 'Windows 26' concept — but with a futuristic twist and a consistent dark theme
- Backbone is here with a nostalgic Xbox Cloud Gaming controller — sporting an old-school green transparent shell
- ARC Raiders slashes store prices and finally adds doubles matchmaking
- PS5 sales finally eclipse every Xbox console, including the Xbox 360 — what went wrong for Microsoft gaming?
- Microsoft's AI Chief, Mustafa Suleyman, says "it's crazy to actually declare" that superintelligence will replace our species
- Marvel Rivals Season 5 introduces Gambit as a new support, Rogue, and more — while this key feature players have begged for finally arrives
- Elden Ring Nightreign just announced its big The Forsaken Hollows DLC, and it's got a release date — here's everything new, and oh my gosh, that's Artorias
November 11
- Windows president says platform is "evolving into an agentic OS," gets cooked in the replies — "Straight up, nobody wants this"
- Mixtape hits pause: the musical coming‑of‑age game now arriving on Xbox Game Pass in 2026
- ARC Raiders is exploding right now, with more than 4 million sales and over 700,000 players hitting the servers at once
- This big PS5 exclusive could be coming to Xbox soon — the developer is "considering additional platform expansions" after strong Steam sales on PC
- Windows 11's November Patch Tuesday update brings new Start, battery icon improvements, and important Task Manager fix — download now
- Another billion‑dollar bet: Microsoft spends $9.7B on NVIDIA GPUs to fuel Copilot and Azure AI
- OpenAI may have just handed Microsoft the keys to the AI kingdom — CEO Mustafa Suleyman wants to "be self-sufficient"
- Helldivers 2 is a "huge success" while Destiny 2 falls short — Sony's expectations of Bungie don't magically equate to revenue
- OpenAI reportedly hemorrhages $15 million/day on AI slop videos — after Bill Gates warned Satya Nadella against "burning billions" in the ChatGPT maker
- Xbox Cloud Gaming could be gearing up for an official launch in India — here's what we know (Update: It's live now!)
November 10
- The Elder Scrolls 6 still "a long ways off" according to Bethesda's Todd Howard — and he says shadow dropping Oblivion Remastered "worked out well"
- Microsoft hits the brakes on Windows 11 File Explorer 'recommended files' feature
- UK gov’t spends £312M upgrading to Windows 10 — the OS Microsoft just buried, instead of Windows 11
- "Windows doesn’t really suck" — ex‑Microsoft engineer calls for a ‘Pro Mode’ to cut the clutter
- Windows 11 might be getting iPhone-like haptic responses when doing things like snapping app windows
- Next‑gen Xbox games are coming — here’s how Microsoft is helping devs build them
- Breakthrough 'extract shooter' ARC Raiders crushes its own Steam player records — toppling even Battlefield 6
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launches on Game Pass alongside cozy indies — all the new Xbox games arriving this week (Nov. 10-16)
- Xbox Ally 2026 update roadmap — Improvements for gaming on Windows 11 and next-gen Xbox in detail
November 8
- Popular Windows 11 bypass tool hit by malware copycat | Flyoobe hijacked putting Windows 10 users at risk
- 'Silent Hill 2' for Xbox leaks on the Microsoft Store — here's how it also hints at an upcoming November Xbox showcase 🤔
November 7
- Whoops! Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 devs leaked a showcase for its new Endgame mode — here's when it's coming [UPDATED]
- BioWare is still working on the next Mass Effect game, the studio says in N7 Day message — "EA and BioWare remain committed."
- Halo Infinite is dead. Its next big update is planned to be its last — Halo Studios says it's been a "legendary run" as the team shifts to other Halo titles.
- Microsoft confirms Windows 11 version 26H1, but it's not what you think
- YouTube just cracked down on ad blockers again — Reports of issues have skyrocketed, and the culprit seems to be your favorite extension
- Microsoft is removing yet another handy Windows 11 feature — the ability to view photos in the Phone Link app
- Memory shortages could kill NVIDIA's RTX 50 SUPER cards | Rumor or not, now is a good time to consider buying a GPU
- The day Windows 98 crashed live — and Bill Gates built a secret lab to make sure it never happened again
- Windows 11 version 26H1: Everything we know so far about Microsoft's special OS release for next-gen silicon
- A Bungie developer just reignited one of Halo's most toxic debates: Do sprint mechanics fundamentally break the game?
- Microsoft’s vision for Humanist superintelligence: a future for humanity, not AI domination
- Microsoft promises a cleaner, faster context menu experience in Windows 11
- Rockstar Games faces backlash amid union busting allegations from verified employee
November 6
- After its Portal XP nerf, Battlefield 6 brings bots back to servers with Verified Experiences — here's how they work after the update
- "China is going to win the AI race" — NVIDIA CEO makes his boldest claim yet before backtracking hours later
- Oprah just endorsed a Windows laptop for the first time in more than a decade — Why we agree with the pick and where to buy it on sale
- Final Fantasy publisher Square Enix announces layoffs for US and UK teams — as AI creeps into game testing
- Grand Theft Auto 6 delayed again — heartbroken fans left waiting until November 2026
- Xbox fans, you can play my favorite RPG of 2025 for free this weekend — and if you like it enough, you can buy it at a massive discount, too
- Surprise! A Windows BitLocker bug has returned to ruin your reboot — here's how to get around it
- Microsoft apologizes to 2.7 million misled users for hiding subscription options after price hikes — and for broken refund links
- Samsung and ASUS Geekbench scores reveal Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs | Early benchmarks hint at a generational leap in laptop performance
- Microsoft’s AI agents couldn’t even order dinner — and that should terrify us
- This underrated Viking RTS is getting one last epic update — and it won’t cost existing owners a dime
- It took DICE two weeks, but the most broken Battlefield 6 'IFV' weapon is gone — pilots rejoice as the skies are temporarily safe
- NVIDIA’s latest driver update wrecks Forza — here’s how to fix it
November 5
- OpenAI's Sora app finally hits Android — Users in select countries can now add to the pile of AI-generated videos
- New Battlefield 6 update has finally made its Challenges less awful with over 90 changes — I can finally do them without wanting to tear my hair out
- Apple’s cheap MacBook could be a nightmare for Windows 11
- PlayStation forced Microsoft to give up Xbox exclusives — now it wants to destroy Xbox at cloud gaming and Xbox Play Anywhere cross-buy as well
- BlizzCon is back in 2026, with early bird ticket pricing for the first time — here are all the details ... and a StarCraft tease?!
- Microsoft and NVIDIA launch UK hub to fuel the next wave of autonomous AI startups
- "Record revenue and profitability" — AMD crushes Q3 expectations, and the biggest money maker might not be what you expect
- MAI‑Image‑1 arrives on Bing — can Microsoft’s custom AI image generator dethrone DALL·E 3?”
- Steam Deck gets a long-awaited feature as Windows handhelds are left staring longingly — raw power means nothing against a superior handheld experience
- Sam Altman is tired of the AI bubble talk — and says OpenAI could be worth $100 billion by 2027
- Rockstar built Grand Theft Auto on rebellion — now it’s accused of crushing its own workers’ revolt and union‑busting allegations ahead of GTA 6
- Microsoft takes a swing at Ninite with its own multi-app install package feature powered by the Microsoft Store
- Samsung finally brings popular Internet browser app to Windows PCs — exclusive beta sign up available now
November 4
- Warhammer Survivors brilliantly mashes up Vampire Survivors with 40K and Age of Sigmars — and it's coming to PC next year
- From Studio Ghibli to Square Enix — Japan's major IP holders take a stand against OpenAI’s use of their content in Sora 2
- The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 release date and launch times are imminent — here's exactly when you can play the Xbox Game Pass FPS juggernaut
- One of the biggest PC hits of the last few years is FINALLY launching on Xbox — get into the factory-building action
- Linux gaming just hit a major milestone — is Windows in trouble?
- Xbox Game Pass adds Black Ops 7 in November — but some big games are leaving, which has us bummed
- Microsoft finally makes passkeys viable thanks to Edge on Windows 11 — you can finally sync them across devices
- Windows 11 finally fixes the long-broken “Update and shut down” option that has plagued me for years
- EA says it will keep creative control as $55B Saudi‑backed takeover looms
- Microsoft admits that Windows 10 is wrongly telling users they're out of support — here's the fix
- Microsoft responds to push back from users — will listen to feedback regarding new simplified naming scheme for Windows 11 updates
- Microsoft is investing $15.2 billion in the world's AI hotspot — Why that's great news for NVIDIA and its specialized GPUs
- The most user‑friendly AI mini PC I’ve tested doesn’t look like much, until you see what it can do — it could change how you think about AI hardware
- Handheld gaming mode is officially rolling out to more than just the Xbox Ally — here's how you get it right now
- Nintendo’s gameplay patent could collapse under legal fire in a shock move by the head of the U.S. Patent Office
- Xbox PC Game Pass crackdown breaks family setup — wiping child save files and disabling parental controls (UPDATE)
- First look at Windows 11's new Copilot-powered Taskbar search box in action — better than the old search UI?
- Windows 95 is back in your web browser — but it’s buggy and risky. Here's why.
- Viral superhero game Dispatch already sold over 1 million copies — and that's without Xbox support
November 3
- Despite the hype, Battlefield 6 fails to dent Call of Duty's reign in the US ahead of Black Ops 7 launch — but there's a big caveat
- One of Xbox's most legendary RPGs is getting a major update with a brand new way to play — and players can test the new mode out soon
- One of my favorite Xbox Game Pass games is leaving this month — I can't believe this huge FPS title is departing
- No, World of Warcraft isn’t being dumbed down for consoles — Ion Hazzikostas sets the record straight
- No, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is not launching early — here’s why
- OpenAI might skip GPT‑6 entirely — and the reason is stranger than you think
- From sci‑fi mysteries to football glory — all the new Xbox games you can play this week (Nov. 3–9, 2025)
- Satya Nadella bet billions on OpenAI when no one else would — and it changed everything
November 2
- ARC Raiders compensates victims of loot-stealing cheaters — "if you encounter cheaters or unfair play, Embark will refund your items to your inventory"
November 1
- The Outer Worlds 2 patch 1.004.001 is live — fixes major quest bugs and visual glitches (and yes, Inez finally works)
- Silent Hill 2 gets an ESRB Rating for Xbox Series X|S — Could this be a sign we'll finally see this awesome horror remake on Xbox?
- "The virtuous cycle of AI has arrived" — NVIDIA's CEO believes AI can address $100 trillion of the world's industries as the market accelerates