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December 31
- Minecraft’s 2025 end‑of‑year stats prove the game is still a global phenomenon with numbers most franchises can only dream of
December 30
- 3 Windows 11 and Microsoft features you'll love in 2026 — and 1 you'll hate
- PowerToys and Files devs teaming up might be the biggest quality‑of‑life win Windows 11 has seen in years — and macOS should pay attention
- Minecraft’s new Stranger Things DLC lets you play through Seasons 1–4 with Hawkins, the Upside Down, and even a blocky Mind Flayer faithfully recreated
December 29
- Cyberpunk 2077 gets nostalgic with this user-made VHS filter and has me yearning for a simpler time — are CRT TVs cool again?
- Microsoft's canceled dual-screen version of Windows Phone has leaked, and you can now try it on a Surface Duo
- Lenovo just updated its Legion Go handhelds to better support the Xbox Full Screen Experience — just like the Xbox Ally
December 26
- NVIDIA will enforce a 100-Hour GeForce Now limit in 2026 — while building a PC gets more expensive by the month
- Comment: What did YOU get for Christmas 2025? 🎅❄️🎄
December 24
- Google’s fine print may cost your Fourth Amendment rights — Pennsylvania Supreme Court allows authorities to access your search history without a warrant
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman claims 'AGI' might have already "whooshed by" — with surprisingly little societal impact compared to the hype that surrounds it
- Change.org petition seeks to revive Windows Phone, and dozens are signing up! (including me ... ) — "Third time's a charm."
December 23
- 007: First Light has officially been delayed, with the next James Bond adventure now targeting a May 2026 release window — the team wants to deliver the "strongest possible version at launch"
- “My goal is to eliminate every line of C and C++ from Microsoft by 2030” — Microsoft bets on AI to re-write Windows (Update: Microsoft says no.)
- Former Bungie director says Marathon didn’t stem from Tarkov or extraction shooters — it was inspired by an MMO my parents played 20 years ago
- OpenAI launches "Your Year with ChatGPT" — a Spotify Wrapped-style recap that analyzes your most intrusive thoughts and chat habits from 2025
December 22
- Activision drops a year‑end anti‑cheat recap for Black Ops 7, highlighting bans, detections, and new tools used throughout 2025
- Call of Duty continues to dominate US player rankings while Battlefield 6 slips further behind in the franchise rivalry
- Expedition 33 devs won't "scale up" for their next game because they embrace "limitations," want to create — "We love making games more than we love managing"
- Gaming industry legend, Vince Zampella has passed away after highway crash, according to reports
- Arkane Austin’s closure still casts a long shadow, with Dishonored’s director lamenting the projects and potential left on the cutting‑room floor — "We were making something very cool."
- Sam Altman says he’s “not excited” about being CEO of a public company, raising questions about OpenAI’s long‑term direction
- Battlefield 6’s “no AI” stance is under fire after players spotted what appear to be AI‑generated cosmetics in paid content
- A direct sequel to Halo Infinite is here, but it isn't a new game — new story beats unfold in a medium you probably wouldn't expect
December 21
- Steam’s latest update completes the shift to a full 64‑bit Windows client, ending the platform’s long reliance on legacy components
- Thousands of gamers are installing Bazzite instead of sticking with Windows — and the reasons behind the shift are surprisingly compelling
- Steam Replay 2025 shows older games dominate playtime, even with releases like Expedition 33
- Firefox is becoming an AI‑powered browser, but Mozilla says every new feature will come with a full off switch for privacy‑minded users
- This week in Windows news— Saving RAM, testing Insider features, and the "fake" record lows of holiday shopping
December 20
- A Kinect‑style console outsold Xbox, and Nex’s CEO breaks down the strategy that made it a surprise hit — “Nintendo expanded the audience”
- Blizzard’s president says the studio is targeting one or two major game launches per year as it ramps up under Xbox — "Our fans are hungry."
December 19
- Steam Deck LCD production is ending — Valve's budget handheld gaming PC will no longer be available once stock is gone
- Battlefield 6 devs tease what's next in Season 2 and 2026, poised to finish this year as its best-selling game — "we’ll keep evolving the experience with you"
- "I did not see it coming. I was absolutely blindsided" — star of Xbox's canceled Perfect Dark reboot and the next Tomb Raider shares her "devastating" story
- POLL: Is anyone out there actually using Microsoft Copilot? 📊
- "Is there a place and what's the right one?" Bethesda's Todd Howard suggests iconic Fallout actor could come to the TV show — he might even be in Season 2
- Instead of a Microsoft Wrapped, we got a recap — and it’s noticeably light on the company’s biggest controversies
- A forgotten Halo game has been pulled from the Microsoft Store without warning, leaving fans confused and searching for answers
- You can now play GTA Vice City directly in your web browser — no downloads, no installs, just instant nostalgia
- Microsoft’s AI leadership warns that building more advanced AI could require “hundreds of billions” — but vows it'll stop if it ever threatens humanity
- Sam Altman admits OpenAI has declared 'code red' multiple times this year to combat rising competitive threats from Google — "It's good to be paranoid."
- Stop giving $55 a month to Adobe — ChatGPT users can now use Photoshop, Express, and Acrobat for free in the AI bot
December 18
- 2026 will be a huge year for Obsidian fans, as Avowed, Grounded 2, and The Outer Worlds 2 all receive major updates
- Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy launches Alpha Test — Owlcat Games celebrates by releasing a new gameplay trailer to give players a sneak preview of it
- Surprise update breathes new life into Just Cause 3, proving the chaotic sandbox still has tricks up its sleeve
- Your Android phone can now lock your Windows 11 PC — but it still can't unlock your computer
- Gears of War: E-Day is The Coalition's "most ambitious game yet," says studio head — and the upcoming Xbox sequel will be the "best place to jump into the Gears universe"
- FFXIV Patch 7.4 added a glitched level 1 "nothing" antelope deer mob — naturally, it's being worshipped cult-style, and even the devs are in on it
- After fan backlash, Larian’s Swen Vincke explains how AI is being used in the studio’s next Divinity game — "It would be irresponsible for us not to evaluate new technologies"
- Season 2 of the Fallout TV show is breaking records on Rotten Tomatoes — could it set more as new episodes release?
- Where's the Spotify-style Xbox Wrapped for 2025? It's not coming this year, but there might be a good reason.
- "Imagine if Microsoft did this" — Fortnite has been blocked on iOS in Japan by Apple, leveraging new "junk fees"
- "Unprecedented high demand from the AI industry" — G.Skill succinctly addresses the cause of the DRAM shortage and spiking consumer prices
- ChatGPT parent company OpenAI is in talks for a $100 billion funding round — setting the stage for a $1 trillion IPO filing in 2026
- AI isn’t optional at Microsoft — CEO Satya Nadella just made that clear, but almost no one is using Copilot
- Fallout 5 will be affected by the Fallout TV series — "We are taking that into account," says Bethesda's Todd Howard
- Xbox's next Starfield DLC was shown off behind closed doors recently — detailing big upgrades to space travel, a PS5 version, and more
- Fallout Season 2 and Call of Duty collide in a new Black Ops 7 and Warzone crossover — Season 1's 'Reloaded' update will add content from the TV show
December 17
- How to see your Steam Replay 2025 — Find out your most played games, genres, longest daily streak, unlocked achievements, and more
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 topped the US sales charts in November 2025 — but it's down compared to Black Ops 6
- KCD2 director shares his take on generative AI as Larian gets dragged — "I'm no fan of AI generated art, but anyway, it's time to face reality."
- NVIDIA plans to cut GeForce RTX production by up to 40% in early 2026 — Here's which graphics cards will be affected first
- No, it's not just Xbox, ALL video game console sales are massively down year-over-year — and it's going to get worse
- OpenAI is in "fluid" talks to raise $10 billion from Amazon — a move that could significantly reduce its long-term reliance on Microsoft’s infrastructure
- “No stock!” shouts Samsung — as it reportedly doubles the price of DDR5 RAM for suppliers
- OpenAI just made ChatGPT images 4x faster and easier on the eyes — now CEO Sam Altman faces the GPU crunch
- Final Fantasy 7 producer Yoshinori Kitase shares his top 3 Xbox games right now — as FF7 free demo hits Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC
- Mozilla says Firefox will evolve into an AI browser, and nobody is happy about it — "I've never seen a company so astoundingly out of touch"
December 16
- Larian Studios' next Divinity game will be a turn-based RPG — and the studio is using generative AI for ideation
- As Fallout Season 2 debuts, Todd Howard addresses a New Vegas misconception that Bethesda hates the RPG — "Huge respect for the folks at Obsidian"
- We have a new update on Xbox's The Elder Scrolls 6 from Todd Howard and Bethesda devs — "It’s progressing really well. The majority of the studio’s on VI"
- Activision fires back at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 rumors — "Don't believe everything you read on the Internet"
- Microsoft 365 subscribers in the UK are frustrated as price hike reminders arrive with barely any time to cancel
- Microsoft is building an actually good Copilot AI integration for one of the best Windows 11 tools — and you can try it right now
- Microsoft exec’s “superhuman” praise of Musk highlights the outsized influence leaders wield in tech
- Latest Windows 11 Canary build feels less like innovation and more like catch‑up, as features already in testing in the Dev and Beta Channels finally arrive
- Hollow Knight: Silksong has crossed 7 million copies sold, with "millions more" on Xbox Game Pass — and a free expansion is coming in 2026
- Bungie’s long‑awaited Marathon reboot arrives in March 2026, marking a major comeback for the studio behind Halo and Destiny
December 15
- Merriam‑Webster names “slop” as Word of the Year — officially recognizing AI‑generated low‑quality content as a cultural phenomenon
- This 10-year-old Fallout game is getting seasonal updates now — the first is Viva New Vegas, inspired by Season 2 of Amazon's TV show and Obsidian's RPG
- Attorneys General demand Microsoft and other AI labs fix “delusional outputs” — warning that AI hallucinations may be illegal
- This massive FPS game I love is getting a surprise DLC-style content update this week — it got a huge Xbox sale just in time (UPDATE: It's delayed)
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 Definitive Edition Xbox Series X|S version is now live with 60 FPS — and it's a free upgrade for existing owners
- Ryzen Z2 Extreme–powered MSI Claw appears online — the sticker shock is impossible to ignore
- Microsoft shares have dropped 5% in just two weeks as Google leapfrogs into third place, signaling a momentum shift in AI
- OpenAI's track record on AI safety stinks — bordering on “functioning as a de facto advocacy arm” rather than a genuine research lab
- "Out of our control" — Dell is about to hike PC prices by up to 30% for commercial customers due to the RAM shortage, and there's nothing anyone can do about it
- ARC Raiders 'Cold Snap' update is dropping tomorrow with permanent free content and optional stat wipes — Frostbite puts players on ice with new map conditions
- Microsoft and LG are forcing Copilot onto smart TVs — and you can't even delete it
- Microsoft protects its multi-billion-dollar IP from a fan-made, free-to-play Halo mod for Counter-Strike 2 in a DMCA takedown — "Make sure to give your thanks!"
December 14
- Big tech embarrassment: Microsoft absent from TIME’s AI Person of the Year recognition while rivals dominate
- DOOM developer id Software has officially unionized under Microsoft — marking a major shift in the gaming industry’s labor landscape
December 13
- AI doom isn’t just sci‑fi: Microsoft exec warns risks are “nearly absolute” and could force the company to abandon AI
- WhatsApp is logging out native app users — and forcing them onto a slower, resource-heavy web wrapper, sparking outrage
- Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic director Casey Hudson promises release date before 2030 — “I’m not getting any younger!”
December 12
- "We have officially been robbed" — Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 devs react to Expedition 33 beating the huge medieval RPG at The Game Awards
- Xbox leadership gets a shake-up in 2026 — current CFO Tim Stuart transitions to COO of ZeniMax Media
- Blizzard announces new Diablo IV merch in celebration of Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred's reveal at The Game Awards — here's what they're selling
- The latest victim of AI-driven RAM price hikes — the cost of building your own laptop
- Gemini 3 launch had less of an impact on ChatGPT than CEO Sam Altman feared — OpenAI eyes January exit from "code red"
- This latest handheld gaming PC channels the spirit of one of my all‑time favorite smartphones, blending nostalgia with power
- Disney's $1 billion investment in OpenAI brings Mickey Mouse to Sora AI's doorstep — will it redefine Hollywood's future?
- Total War: Warhammer 40K announced at the Game Awards 2025 — and it's coming to Xbox and PS5 alongside PC
- Hogwarts Legacy is totally free on the Epic Games Store for a limited time, but you may have trouble getting it
- Crystal Dynamics announces two Tomb Raider games at the Game Awards 2025 — and the first one is coming in 2026
- Diablo 4 just dropped a triple shock — Paladin is one of TWO new classes AND the Horadric Cube returns with the Lord of Hatred expansion in April 2026
- Remedy announces Control Resonant at the Game Awards 2025 — and it's launching on Xbox and PC in 2026
- Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios reveals new Divinity game at the Game Awards 2025 — and it's the team's biggest game ever
- We're actually getting a new Star Wars game set in the Old Republic, and it's helmed by the original KotOR and Mass Effect director
- Everything announced at The Game Awards 2025 — Xbox, gaming handhelds, PC, and more
- Capcom's enigmatic Pragmata finally has a release date, and you'll be able to play a demo soon
- South of Midnight to launch on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2 next year
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2025 — whee whoo whee whoo
December 11
- "Your experience and your feedback matter." Battlefield 6 promises fixes for its borked Winter Offensive update are "on the way" — here's when patches are coming
- Don’t settle for Windows 11’s default design. The Microsoft Store is your unlikely savior for customization
- Helldivers 2's huge Killzone crossover is back for more with a new Legendary Warbond and extra content — and you might get it all for free
- Helldivers 2 dev Arrowhead reveals it's got a roguelite mode that "changes the game fundamentally" prototyped — I'm dying to know what it looks like
- The Xbox Year in Review is still MIA, but don't worry, TrueAchievements is here to save the day
- Microsoft Teams upgrades screen sharing on macOS — but is it better?
- AMD's FSR "Redstone" update is finally here, but it's not as straightforward as expected — Here's what you need to know
- The last Monster Hunter Showcase of the year has concluded — I've gathered all the new gameplay info for Monster Hunter Wilds and Monster Hunter Stories 3
- JerryRigEverything proves you absolutely need a case for your Xbox Ally X — and dbrand just discounted its Killswitch ultimate upgrade
- Black Ops 7 fans could have been tempted by this limited edition graphics card, but I doubt you'll stand a chance of buying it — and no, it isn't NVIDIA this time
- Call of Duty is so dead, it's the number one franchise on Xbox Game Pass
- Your Windows 11 on Arm PC can now run even more x86 apps and games thanks to Microsoft's latest Prism emulation update
- Xbox's Age of Empires and Age of Mythology: Retold are getting more expansions in 2026 — including these fan-favorite factions
December 10
- Future Xbox consoles may feature AMD’s FSR ray regeneration, a breakthrough that could supercharge graphics performance and next‑gen visuals, claims Xbox's Matt Booty
- Razer is bringing back the Boomslang in a special Anniversary Edition, reviving the mouse that helped shape competitive gaming
- This Steam Deck companion app for Android and iOS is a must‑install, simplifying your handheld gaming experience — here's why you need it
- There's a new truly wireless Xbox controller on the block, and it was designed with the Xbox Ally in mind
- Fallout fans can now get Pip‑Boy Xbox controllers, unveiled by Microsoft just in time for the show’s Season 2
- The Fallout TV Series' 2nd Season is launching a day earlier than expected — Here's when and how to watch it so you don't miss it
- From the console to the Oche — Xbox and Target Darts press 'Start' on an incredible new collaboration
- The mobile port of the PC version of Age of Empires is somehow getting its own PC port, sparking reactions from the community — "Have we all lost our minds?"
- Like Red Dead before it, Yakuza is now facing free upgrade issues on Xbox Series XS, with Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio offering an update
- Major AI rivals just co-founded a foundation for open source agent development — will the rest be on board with a playbook from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block?
- OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman admits AI might be moving too fast as the three-year-old technology keeps rapidly evolving — "You could imagine getting it wrong"
- A mysterious statue tied to The Game Awards has fueled Divinity rumors, but Larian insists it’s not Original Sin 3
- Capcom was being dodgy about Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem — but the PlayStation Store just leaked him
December 9
- Call of Duty will no longer get back-to-back Black Ops and Modern Warfare games — "We will drive innovation that is meaningful, not incremental."
- Larian confirms there are no current plans for Divinity: Original Sin 3, but a leaked Definitive Edition for 2 is here
- Microsoft Teams learns what the Enter key is for — the long-awaited 'new line' option is coming
- Fans have under a week to secure the predecessor to Xbox’s next blockbuster before it disappears from a major PC gaming storefront
- Wholesome Snack 2025: All 20+ indie games from Coffee Talk Tokyo to Cozy Caravan — Many are perfect for Xbox Ally X, Steam Deck, and other gaming handhelds
- Minecraft's final update of the year is officially here — Mounts of Mayhem brings mounted combat to the Overworld
- "Unlike anything I've taken on before" — The heads of this canceled Xbox game join Take-Two to make a new 2K developer after Microsoft killed their studio
- Microsoft rounds off 2025 with one final Windows 11 feature update — here's what's new and fixed
- Microsoft promises it will upgrade Windows 11 with better performance for gamers in 2026 — "we’re committed to making Windows the best place to play"
- Have no fear, AI is here to write your end-of-year performance review — and it'll even help you call out your coworkers
- Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy has revealed gameplay screenshots — and they're making me want to sign up for its Alpha Test as they look glorious
- Windows 3.1 going full ketchup & mustard wasn't inspired by any actual 'Hotdog Stands' — Veteran Microsoft designer calls it a garish choice with a catchy name
- Surprise! 'Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater' grabs the Xbox Play Anywhere tag, joining other Konami titles like Silent Hill 2 and ƒ
- Copilot AI won't work on WhatsApp after January 2026, but it isn't Microsoft's fault — this is about Meta
- If you love Resident Evil and Silent Hill as much as I do, this pixelized indie survival horror title needs to be on your radar
- This underrated Xbox Game Pass title gets a free update with a much-appreciated photo mode — and a fully playable card game (or beer pong, if you prefer)
- Xbox architect Jason Ronald teases big things for 2026 — “we want to celebrate the great legacy of Xbox next year”
December 8
- These top-notch deals on one of 2025's best new games is even better than Black Friday's — my friends and I love it, and play all the time
- Windows gets its own screen-powered “ring light” via a new app — and it already does more than Apple’s native version
- Monster Hunter Showcase has been postponed until further notice thanks to a Tsunami warning in Japan — Here are all the details
- Xbox just kicked off a huge 'Beyond Black Friday' game deals sale in time for Christmas and holiday gift-giving — but there's one weird catch
- Trump warns without uniform rules “AI WILL BE DESTROYED IN ITS INFANCY” — critics warn of federal overreach
- Here's why this Xbox Game Pass title has a "visible pregnancy update" as part of its latest content patch
- Windows 11 will finally get its missing Agenda view — but Microsoft rebuilt it in the worst way
- Valve is "trying to unblock" HDMI 2.1 implementation in its Steam Machine — What exactly is standing in the way of the latest standard?
- How to watch Wholesome Snack 2025 — cozy indie games coming to PC, gaming handhelds, Xbox, and more
- Hideo Kojima's new game 'OD' is so ambitious, he admits he doesn't know if it will work — could the creator of Death Stranding rewrite horror games?
- Microsoft has a problem: nobody wants to buy or use its shoddy AI products — as Google's AI growth begins to outpace Copilot products
- Todd Howard shares opinions on generative AI in game development — and it might not be the take you expected from Bethesda
- Satya Nadella calls Microsoft's size a "massive disadvantage" in AI — is Nadella signalling more layoffs?
- Windows 11's File Explorer will no longer show AI actions when there's no actionable AI — finally decluttering the right-click menu
- Dark Souls meets Minecraft in Dark Craft — an ambitious new MMORPG that could surprise fans of both franchises
- OpenAI is racing to give ChatGPT a flashy upgrade after Google's Gemini 3 rattled CEO Sam Altman into "code red"
December 7
- Millions of users were unknowingly tracked in a 7‑year Chrome and Edge malware scheme — extensions turned into spyware
- Xbox did so badly on US Black Friday sales its SKUs were beaten by a console you've never heard of
- Riot's free-to-play fighter 2XKO comes to Xbox and PlayStation to kick-start 2026 — cross-play and cross-progression in tow
December 6
- Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for over $82 billion — including the game studios behind Batman, Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat, and more
- Fallout co‑creator leaves retirement to rejoin Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment, fueling speculation about future games — "Don't bother guessing, you're not gonna guess right"
December 5
- "The most complex game I've ever worked on." Legendary Fallout dev making Xbox's Clockwork Revolution teases crazy depth — and a feature I'm dying to see
- Does Fallout TV show Season 2 make a New Vegas ending canon? Creators say they took a "fog of war approach" — here's what that means
- Too busy chasing AI hype, Microsoft left Windows 11’s design flaws untouched. Developers are the ones delivering the polish users expect
- Microsoft wants to fix app updates on Windows 11 — previews new update orchestrator platform designed make updates invisible
- Windows 11 will soon show Microsoft Store app download recommendations in the "open with" menu
- Windows 11 version 25H2 is hitting more PCs — here’s the fastest way to get it today
- Judge forces OpenAI to produce 20 million chat logs in copyright lawsuit — CEO Sam Altman's "fair use" defense relies on this
- ChatGPT ads for $200/month Pro users might be OpenAI's biggest fumble yet — but an overall necessity for its financial woes
- Microsoft Store Awards 2025 lean heavily on AI and overlook obvious standouts — community voting has been ditched
December 4
- A new Banjo Kazooie game is here ... sort of, and it's not on Xbox
- As if Xbox's most creative game in years wasn't beautiful enough already — it just got a crazy cool black and white mode
- Total War: Medieval 3 is finally happening, entering early pre-production — and thanks to an engine upgrade, it might launch on Xbox consoles
- Netflix’s Stranger Things is crossing over with an Xbox game so unexpected it feels like corporate Mad Libs — and Microsoft is hoping it sticks
- After 30 years, Microsoft is redesigning the Run dialog box on Windows 11 — now with an updated modern UI for the first time
- AMD accidentally leaks Ryzen 7 9850X3D details — A higher boost clock compared to the 9800X3D and ... not much else
- My most anticipated game of 2026 finally has a release date, and I'm so excited to play it day one on Xbox Game Pass
- Total War: Warhammer 3 unleashes Lords of the End Times DLC with its most powerful necromancer — Nagash is coming in 2026
- "This is a critical failure on my part" — Google's AI coding assistant deletes user's entire D: drive, and apologies won't bring back the data
- The creators of My Time at Portia announce 'The God Slayer' for Xbox — an Eastern steampunk RPG that looks incredible
- Windows on ARM PCs finally get discrete graphics: Lisuan’s 7G106 GPU promises stronger performance and broader hardware options
- A Saudi Public Investment Fund will hold around 93.4% of Electronic Arts' shares after a $55 billion deal — almost total ownership
- Windows 10 is dying on Steam — over 65% of gamers now use Windows 11 as Linux gains an ever-so-slight OS adoption bump
- Artificial intelligence drives up prices, but Joe Rogan says it might revive the messiah — "AI could absolutely return as Jesus."
- "Resolved to my satisfaction": Marathon art theft scandal finally resolved with Bungie and Sony after months of controversy
- You can't play Call of Duty: Warzone on PC from today if you don't have TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot enabled
- The official Xbox app finally gets a wishlist — here's what else is coming to Android and iOS with a UI that 'seems faster'
- Obsidian's Xbox survival game Grounded 2 gets a December update bringing cheerful holiday decorations — and PC gets DLSS, too
- Microsoft is reportedly partnering with Foxconn to expand Xbox manufacturing by "4.8 million" devices per year — as Grand Theft Auto 6 looms
December 3
- We just lost a huge RAM and SSD manufacturer to AI — Micron is killing Crucial after nearly 30 years to support "larger, strategic customers"
- Diablo 4 Season 11 arrives just hours after The Game Awards, fueling speculation among fans that Blizzard timed the launch as a deliberate strategy. But why?
- From breakout indie hit to global success: Ball X Pit surpasses 1 million sales and teases bold updates in its 2026 roadmap
- Microsoft confirms Clair Obscur: Expedition is Xbox Game Pass’s biggest third‑party launch of 2025
- Xbox Cloud Gaming datamine reveals Microsoft has been quietly removing "Stream Your Own Games" — and a possible new Xbox dashboard?
- Spotify Wrapped 2025 is now LIVE — here's how to see yours
- Microsoft warns latest Windows 11 updates might break the Start menu, Taskbar, and other integral UI bits — here's what you need to know
- Windows 11 hits a new high on Steam — but Microsoft should be embarrassed by Windows 10 holdouts
- How to watch 'PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted' 2025, powered by Xbox — Times, platforms, everything you need to know
- How would you improve Xbox PC? Falconeer dev Tomas Sala imagines a more community-focused Xbox PC experience, for devs and players — "I would love to see that."
- Red Dead Redemption Remaster with 4K and 60fps is now live — and it's free for owners of the original Xbox 360 version ... in theory (UPDATE)
- Tim Cook lost confidence in Apple's AI chief — can ex-Microsoft CVP push Apple Intelligence beyond trivial features?
- Microsoft finds an unlikely ally — Linux developer defends Windows against BSoD jokes
December 2
- One of the biggest and best game mods of all time is now a one-click install on GOG — but there's one huge downside
- This Xbox RPG's next big update has been delayed — with a larger anniversary update coming in 2026 instead
- AYANEO’s NEXT II handheld brings serious specs to portable gaming, blurring the line with full PCs (and we're excited)
- Minecraft is changing how it handles update version numbers — but what does that mean for us players?
- Xbox Game Pass gets Mortal Kombat 1, this long-awaited science-fiction shooter, and more in December — here's what is included in the year's last batch
- New Helldivers 2 update just shaved 131GB off its PC file size with a "slim version" beta, and I'm ecstatic — here's how to opt into the patch
- Windows 10’s demise fuels Linux hype again — but will Bazzite finally break the “forever up‑and‑comer” curse? There's a chance.
- Owlcat Games reveals a detailed look into Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy's Investigation system — Become a fair judge or a biased executioner
- Valve is working on a "Lepton" Android compatibility layer for Linux and VR — Could we ever see Android games running on the Steam Deck and its Steam Machine PC?
- Microsoft's advantages in artificial intelligence evaporate — Google Gemini surges ahead, and OpenAI declares "code red" situation
- Windows 11's latest update will flashbang you whenever you open File Explorer — thanks Microsoft!
December 1
- SOLD OUT: Microsoft’s 2025 Limited Edition Windows Ugly Sweater celebrates 50 years of nostalgia with Clippy, DOS, MSN, and more— and it’ll sell out fast, so act now!
- CEO Jensen Huang slams NVIDIA managers for discouraging AI usage: "Are you insane? — I promise you, you will have work to do."
- Sam Altman called ad-supported AI "uniquely unsettling" — but new ChatGPT code suggests otherwise as OpenAI faces losses through 2030 with no path to profit