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- February 28
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- Windows Wrap: Windows 11’s new Start menu is a masterclass in frustration — I just scored you an exclusive deal to save 25% on Start11 to fix it
- Former Xbox 360 boss Peter Moore publicly shuts down Xbox co‑founder’s criticism of new CEO Asha Sharma, basically calling the 'gamer CEO' argument nonsense
- "Cancel ChatGPT" movement goes mainstream after OpenAI closes deal with U.S. Department of War — as Anthropic refuses to surveil American citizens
- February 27
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- Microsoft watched OpenAI collect 110 billion dollars and said 'we’re still cool, right?'
- Microsoft Teams finally copied this basic WhatsApp feature — but it still beat Slack to the punch
- This excellent third-party Windows 11 app finally addresses multi-monitor PC pain points — Microsoft, please take notes
- ASUS pushes a ROG Ally driver for Windows — is the Z1 Extreme chip safe, or is AMD just doing enough to keep the lights on?
- Is Sony rethinking its PC strategy for PlayStation titles? Microsoft's next-gen Xbox strategy is heating up rivalry rumors
- February 26
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- Copilot just launched a to‑do list that completes itself, finally giving all of us professional procrastinators the productivity upgrade we absolutely did not earn but will gladly take
- Windows 365 Cloud PCs go global — but is a subscription desktop really the future of computing?
- Blizzard reveals BlizzCon 2026 Community Night — creators can win up to $4,000
- Steam Deck just turned 4 years old, and I can't believe how bleak the future looks for Valve — will SteamOS ever rival Windows?
- Microsoft replaced Designer in Teams with Copilot — because apparently Copilot needs every job
- Firefox gets "modern AI browser" features, but don't worry — Mozilla knows you'll hate it and already added an AI killswitch button
- Xbox's new CEO just met with a legendarily familiar face — could it mean anything for the future of Xbox, or is it just a fun cameo?
- February 25
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- Ex-Microsoft gaming VP isn't worried new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma doesn't have a gaming background — "I think that’s going to be okay ... that can work fine."
- Dev of one of EA's biggest new games is laying off workers and "transforming as a studio" — "we’re committed to supporting them through this transition"
- The Resident Evil Requiem release date and launch times are imminent — here's when you can play, and when it comes out in your region
- The February Xbox update quietly unlocks a big win for older consoles, brings ROG Ally upgrades, and much more
- Resident Evil Requiem reviews and Metacritic scores are in — does Capcom's latest entry in the beloved horror series live up to the hype?
- Windows Central readers react to former Xbox President's rushed exit — Is Sarah Bond being scapegoated, or was her strategy actually a failure?
- Microsoft Copilot and Outlook teamed up to make the worst Edge feature ever — but there's still time to cancel it
- Outlook’s latest ad fail: promoting Steam account resales that Steam bans outright
- I can't get over this custom RTX 5080 gaming PC built into a cast-iron radiator — this might be the best build of the year, and it's only February
- NVIDIA starts listing jobs for Linux gaming with Valve's Proton in its sights — AMD probably wonders what took them so long
- Microsoft 365 now watermarks your AI content — because nothing says “fun” like metadata tracking
- YouTube’s war on ad-blockers just got personal — punishing users by hiding video descriptions and comments
- Mandatory UK age checks have officially hit Xbox — players are being forcibly removed from matches
- The Elder Scrolls Online is finally set to get Xbox Play Anywhere support — console progress comes to PC, but not yet
- Recent big-name additions to Xbox Game Pass have resulted in another surge of new players
- Microsoft was wrong: Windows 11 is not ending support for legacy printer drivers after all
- Xbox hints at a shift on exclusives: “The plan is the plan until it’s not the plan”
- February 24
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- From our conversations with Xbox leadership: a firm stand against AI‑generated junk — "we're committed to art made by people"
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma explains “return to Xbox,” stating “Xbox starts with console” in our interview
- Exclusive: Talking to new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and CCO Matt Booty — "This team has brought it back before, and I'm here to help us do it again."
- Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma celebrates Phil Spencer's legacy — "A lot of careers get summed up by milestones. Phil’s impact shows up in stories."
- Discord delays its global age verification update after widespread backlash, severing Persona ties — "We’re listening. We'll get this right"
- Microsoft just released an actually good Windows 11 update — with system performance improvements, better wake from sleep, and more
- Mortal Kombat's creator wants your opinion — what would be the best way for Xbox to bring back Killer Instinct?
- Blizzard just announced Overwatch Rush — a top‑down mobile spin‑off nobody asked for, but honestly looks kind of fun
- A cult‑classic studio just came back from the dead — and it might revive one of gaming’s wildest open‑world experiments: Prototype
- Windows 11 discovers MIDI 2.0 in 2026, musicians politely pretend to be surprised — though we get improvements to MIDI 1.0
- Classic Outlook bug makes users click blind — and the fix is the most Windows thing ever
- ARC Raiders just dropped Hurricanes, new Arcs, and a long‑requested fix — the game’s getting weird in a good way
- Xbox partners with Tokyo Drift's Sung Kang for Forza Horizon 6 sweepstakes — want to win a Japanese car culture adventure?
- PowerToys Command Palette is already better than Windows Search — the gap is about to widen
- Intel's "Unified Core" CPU architecture is one step closer to reality — a new job listing suggests hybrid chips are being phased out
- Hideo Kojima's next big collab is finally available to pre-order — this "Limited Special Edition" 2-in-1 gaming PC is straight out of Death Stranding
- Marathon's exclusive weapon charms are inspired by Minecraft — manage your expectations accordingly
- Microsoft quietly removes an AI blog post after realizing "pirating the Harry Potter books" isn't a great look
- Overwatch reaches a gaming milestone that it hasn't touched in 4 years — and suddenly everyone remembers they liked this game
- Microsoft finally makes OneDrive look at home on macOS — but does native design really matter?
- The new CEO of Xbox replies to 'fake gamer' and generative AI accusations across social media — "Faking it would be a terrible idea"
- A brand new indie games showcase is coming to promote exposure and funding — all from an independent gaming site
- Assassin's Creed has new leadership taking the helm, and the names they're listing are nothing but promising
- Meta's safety director handed OpenClaw AI agents the keys to her emails — and watched it "speedrun deleting" her inbox
- Microsoft preps the Extended Security Updates program for Windows 10 LTSB releases retiring in 2026
- February 23
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- Call of Duty sharply denies rumor that Xbox is making a standalone Zombies game — "The rumor factory working overtime. This ain't it."
- Bethesda's Todd Howard says "you can't ignore" AI tools, but notes "we're not using it to generate anything" for Xbox's The Elder Scrolls 6 — "I'll just say we're looking at that stuff"
- Xbox’s own co‑founder thinks the brand is being sunset — and Microsoft’s AI pivot might explain why
- WWE 2K26 latest trailer gives more details on controversial The Island mode — and it's already looking WAY better than it was in WWE 2K25
- Tencent just killed a fledgling AAA open-world game studio before it could even release anything — "I am genuinely heartbroken"
- Report: Former Xbox President Sarah Bond's direction "offended" employees — "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign deemed failure
- The Windows Control Panel is one step closer to death as account rename option makes its way to Windows 11's Settings app
- Surface Pro update fixes key cellular bugs — just as Microsoft leans into 5G
- World of Warcraft: Midnight global launch times — here's when the game will be released in early access and for the general public
- Microsoft Paint is gaining a feature I've been waiting 25 years for — Windows 11's built-in image editor is one step closer to replacing Photoshop
- Samsung's "Penta Tandem" display tech finally solves OLED brightness woes — Your next PC or TV screen will be brighter AND more efficient
- Xbox’s new Chief of Staff just reunited with Asha Sharma — but who exactly is Craig Cincotta?
- This tiny app exposes a massive problem at Microsoft — and shows how smooth Windows could be
- Microsoft crowns Copilot king of productivity on Windows 11 — but reports suggest no one is actually using it
- New Xbox CEO hits social media running — Here's everything Asha Sharma has said so far about the future of Xbox
- Monster Hunter Stories 3's latest trailer reveals some crazy new Monsties up for taming — and it's making me miss Monster Hunter Rise
- Microsoft is killing off a key Edge security feature — are you ready for the switch?
- AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support discontinued? — Lenovo confirms no further Legion Go plans
- February 22
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- February 20
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- Oof, Roblox has as much player engagement as Steam, PlayStation, and Fortnite combined — and now it's even nipping at Netflix's heels
- Amazon's Fallout TV show writers wanted to do New Vegas right away, but Bethesda's Todd Howard said wait for Season 2 — "there’s a million ways to f**k that up"
- Phil Spencer retires as Microsoft appoints Asha Sharma CEO of Microsoft Gaming; major Xbox leadership reshuffle announced
- Even Microsoft says that AI chatbots get dumber the longer you talk to them — a paired study with Salesforce shows reliability tanks by 112% over 200,000 chats
- I asked ASUS about "Windows 11 pure OS" spotted in its laptop announcement — Here's what it really means (and why you shouldn't get excited)
- Microsoft is set to kill a confusing Outlook email feature — as the longstanding but unpopular tool had years of complaints
- Microsoft invented "escrow builds" to launch functional apps — that's internal 'Microspeak' jargon for quality control
- Notepad is slowly becoming Microsoft's version of Apple's "Notes" app, complete with image support and rich text — but should it?
- The viral Call of Duty "$40 weapon skin" is nothing but inane ragebait farming for engagement
- February 19
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- Avowed dev Obsidian didn't expect everyone to hate one of the Xbox RPG's biggest systems — "That frustration came through loud and clear"
- Is it time to leave Discord? We asked Windows Central readers as the platform faces severe backlash over age verification — and ties to Peter Thiel
- As Season 2 launches, Battlefield 6 devs say they've "heard the message very clear" about the desire for big maps — but "it takes a really long time" to make them
- WWE 2K26 is spilling the beans on its take on MyRise — and its new scenarios, mechanics, and rewards continue to make it my favorite WWE 2K game mode
- Xbox Ally X pricing is up AGAIN — is your region affected?
- "The majority of the attacks allow recovery of passwords" — New research suggests your favorite password manager might not be as secure as you thought
- Microsoft caught plagiarizing graphics with AI slop — "Microsoft continvoucly morged my diagram there for sure"
- The new World of Warcraft Midnight animated short film proves we need a Netflix show — it could bring in new fans intimidated by decades worth of lore
- Microsoft just pulled off a breakthrough in glass‑based data storage — and the implications are way bigger than you think
- Microsoft splits Windows 11's most experimental preview channel in two as it begins testing next major OS platform release
- Microsoft Teams is about to bug you for a default mobile browser to handle external links — guess which one it suggests?
- Microsoft 365's buggy Copilot 'Chat' has been summarizing confidential emails for a month — yet another AI privacy nightmare
- Xbox staff are now internally testing a new ROG Xbox Ally feature — which is also slated for Xbox next-gen
- February 18
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- What's next for Xbox's Starfield? Bethesda's Todd Howard says it's not "Starfield 2.0," but more is "coming soon" — "We think you're gonna love this"
- Todd Howard says The Elder Scrolls 6 will be more of a "classic" Bethesda game like Skyrim and Fallout — it's using the "Creation Engine 3" too
- Monster Hunter Wilds' final base game update has arrived — and it's bringing a long-awaited performance boost for Xbox and more for PC
- Microsoft's Xbox PC app is getting a nifty new feature — it's in preview testing now for Xbox Insiders
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 advert has been blocked — cited as "irresponsible and offensive" by viewers
- Minecraft: Java Edition is moving to a new graphics API for its Vibrant Visuals update — here's what that means, and when it's coming to Mojang's hit
- Valve just scored a historic win against a prolific patent troll — and even got $152K out of it
- Microsoft Edge just got two new AI features — and they’re actually useful
- WWE 2K26 has unleashed a mountain of new gameplay information — and it's packed with changes and additions for MyGM, Universe, and the Creations Suite
- Mario Kart at 4K60 on an Xbox Series X — because someone wanted Nintendo’s legal team to wake up spicy
- Windows 11 is getting AI-powered 5G connectivity — Microsoft and Ericsson have teamed up to improve 5G, and it's coming to Surface Copilot+ PCs first
- PlayStation isn’t the only one getting perks — Marathon promises Xbox and Steam perks too
- Microsoft Azure data usage by ICE triples as reports question Microsoft's connection to mass surveillance — “We do not believe ICE is engaged in such activity”
- Ex-Microsoft engineer says this is what Windows' Task Manager would "probably" look like today — but it's a "good thing" he stuck to his OS design lane
- Battlefield 6 'Season 2' lands, but players don't seem to care — EA's shooter trails post-launch success stories like ARC Raiders
- Firefox is ending support for Windows 7 as Mozilla recommends its users upgrade to Windows 10/11 for continued security updates — or switch to Linux
- Microsoft confirms next Windows 11 feature drop with new Taskbar, Emoji, and Settings updates — here's what's coming to your PC very soon
- February 17
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- One of Xbox's biggest new games is now on PS5, and that's not all — the new update finally adds features players have wanted since release, too
- Microsoft quietly raises Rewards points cost for Xbox gift cards — UK, US and more affected
- Fallout 76 reveals its big Season 24 update, and it's coming soon with Bigfoot in tow — here's the release date and everything we know about The Backwoods
- Xbox Game Pass reveals February 2026's second batch of games — Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Witcher 3, College Football 26, and more join the library
- Upgrading your PC costs a fortune in 2026 — Steam’s new feature will let you see how your old rig handles games
- This Windows 11 optimization and cleanup app blends perfectly into your PC's UI — and I never usually care about these 'debloaters'
- World of Warcraft's inviting players to show off their Player Housing creations through a special collaboration with Pinterest — here's how to do it
- Popular storage giant Western Digital runs dry on consumer storage — AI data centers now take priority
- Windows PCs targeted by hackers in a fake CAPTCHA scam to spread malware — Outlook account credentials are at risk
- Steam Deck OLED stock shortages blamed on memory and storage issues — will the RAM crisis affect Valve's Steam Machine PC?
- Microsoft Teams hit with a class action lawsuit for allegedly collecting voice data — violating Illinois biometric privacy laws
- February 16
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- Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is confirmed for Game Pass after Xbox teaser
- Activision confirms spring shutdown date for Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile servers
- World of Warcraft leads pledge more player customization — housing, race updates, custom animations, and glyphs to merge with transmog?
- Acer and ASUS face a sales ban in Germany over a video codec issue with Nokia — Here's how this patent spat could affect you
- Indie smash hit Mewgenics is working its way to consoles — the roguelike's co-creator confirms they're "working on it now"
- Windows Wrap: Microsoft starts fixing Windows 11 as its OpenAI 'marriage' hits the rocks
- Diablo 2 has one Steam achievement that nobody has claimed yet — will you be the first?
- This app called out Microsoft for blocking Windows 11 ISO downloads — users were temporarily blocked from fresh installs
- Even a former Microsoft CEO was against the vertical Taskbar removals in Windows 11 — "I fought hard against the decision."
- Hideki Sato, the father of all Sega consoles — and the reason I'm a gamer at all — has died
- February 15
- February 13
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- What's the best Fallout game? As Season 2 of the TV show aired, we asked you — here's what you said (and why I'm not surprised)
- Call of Duty is gifting everyone the recent Black Ops 7 event rewards after leaderboard bugs — even if you didn't play it
- One of the best RPGs I've ever played just came to Xbox Game Pass, and got a free next-gen upgrade update too — trust me, you don't want to miss this one
- Xbox is quietly shutting down a pretty major console feature — here's when it's going away
- Helldivers 2 hackers just tried cheating the Cyberstan Major Order with "in-game exploits," but the devs cracked down — and now it's harder for everyone
- Microsoft warns attackers can secretly manipulate AI recommendations
- Is this former PlayStation exclusive hinting at a possible Xbox version?
- This new open-source tool brings Warcraft flair and classic Wololo sounds to your coding workflow
- Someone got Minecraft running on a Sega Saturn and it’s as ridiculous as it sounds
- Microsoft put Weezer’s Buddy Holly on Windows 95 just for "fun" — but only after a legal battle no one talks about
- Microsoft's AI CEO shares another warning that AI could make "most, if not all" white-collar jobs extinct in the next 12-18 months
- This third-party project is exactly the type of Copilot I'd want to use every day on my Windows 11 PC
- Capcom shadow-drops Dino Crisis 1 and 2 onto Steam with a surprising discount — is it gauging interest for a series comeback?
- Crimson Desert's final gameplay overview shows off small but significant features — these are the fun side quests you can expect
- Microsoft confirms plan to ditch OpenAI — as the ChatGPT firm continues to beg Big Tech for cash
- February 12
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- Every Xbox and PC game shown during Sony's PlayStation State of Play February 2026
- As Highguard studio Wildlight faces mass layoffs, dev reacts, decries "gamer culture" and says "innovation is on life support" — "We were turned into a joke from minute one"
- Fallout 76 may get another raid, and Bethesda plans to make swapping builds easier to avoid "playing the UI" — it should learn from one of its biggest rivals
- Xbox is gearing up for a major PC crossover push at GDC
- ChatGPT is becoming a tool for "manipulating users in ways we don’t have the tools to understand" says OpenAI researcher — Why she quit
- High on Life 2 is louder, weirder, and somehow better, according to early reviews
- "I just cried. Already bought." — Diablo 2 fans rejoice over the Reign of the Warlock expansion, and I'm right there with them in demon-slaying glory
- Windows 11 is finally giving users a feature they’ve begged for since launch
- Someone got Windows 98 running on a smart toaster and the internet is loving it
- Windows 11 is getting a new, easier‑to‑use security menu
- Diablo 4 players aren’t getting their Warlock rewards, and Blizzard is looking into it
- Microsoft just made a command line version of the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 — install and update your apps without a GUI
- Bethesda's Todd Howard reveals one of Fallout 3's biggest DLCs came from how much everyone hated the RPG's ending — "I’ll give us an average grade on that"
- February 11
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- Highguard becomes the latest PvP project to fall victim to the industry’s brutal reset
- The Steam Deck OLED is quietly vanishing from storefronts — and fans are asking questions
- Avowed’s success shows how Game Pass can turn a mid‑budget RPG into a hit
- Diablo 2 gets Warlock as the first new class in decades and shadow drops on Steam and Xbox Game Pass
- WWE 2K26 drops a closer look at its CM Punk Showcase — including a glimpse at rewriting matches the Best in the World should've won
- The creator of Fable was "tearing up" watching Xbox show off the RPG reboot's gameplay — "F*** me. This thing that we created, it's going to live"
- Downloaded 7‑Zip from the wrong site? That “installer” might’ve turned your PC into a proxy bot
- Notepad's new Markdown feature added a severe vulnerability that's just been patched — Is it enough to make Microsoft leave the lightweight app alone?
- Blizzard describes a "highly empowered" partnership with Xbox following its acquisition by Microsoft — supportive collaboration exists on both sides
- Blizzard has "exciting conversations" about TV show adaptations of its iconic games — but the bar is high with fierce competition
- Microsoft Teams moves the 'Quit' option to Windows 11's system tray — it's trying to stop you from leaving meetings by mistake
- HP now has a gaming laptop subscription service, offering RTX 5080 GPUs for $130 a month — and you'll never own that PC
- Microsoft is testing superconducting cables to make AI data centers far more efficient
- Microsoft confirms that Windows 11 version 26H1 will not be updated to version 26H2 this fall — won't get a new version until 2027
- February 10
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- Overwatch just shattered its Steam PC player count record with its new Season 1 update release — it's the most-watched game on Twitch right now, too
- Allumeria Steam demo reinstated after Microsoft's DMCA over Minecraft-related “infringement” is rescinded [UPDATE]
- Steam’s most‑wishlisted games reveal an unexpected frontrunner — and Xbox Game Studios is holding strong
- Fallout was a "B-tier side project" for its original dev and lost two huge licenses, but its creators are glad — "So many negatives turned out to be positives"
- Microsoft might be getting U.S. tariff exemptions on chips supplied by TSMC — potentially dramatically lowering costs
- Overwatch's massive Season 1 update and Reign of Talon relaunch is live with 5 new hero characters and more — I'm not coming back, but you may want to
- "Discord alternatives" searches jump 10,000% overnight as the gaming platform introduces global age verification — Is a total collapse imminent?
- Microsoft just issued a Secure Boot warning for 2026 — here’s what it means for Windows security
- Someone turned an Xbox One S into a full gaming PC — RTX 3050 and all
- Everyone is editing their own Jetpack Cats for Overwatch and it's the best thing on the internet right now
- Capcom just confirmed a Monster Hunter Wilds expansion — but the real surprise is what’s coming before it
- Microsoft's Exchange Web Services shutdown process now has concrete dates — Here's what you can do to avoid interruption after EWS is permanently disabled
- Microsoft introduces Litebox, a new sandboxing security-focused Library OS built in Rust that could allow unmodified Linux apps run on Windows 11
- AYANEO’s NEXT 2 handheld could cost $4,299 — and that’s only the start of the story
- Microsoft PowerToys update fixes 'Image Resizer' issues on Windows 10 with a new build that cleans up legacy app packages
- Overwatch to redesign Anran as Blizzard responds to the VA's criticism — aligning her in-game appearance with expectations
- Microsoft's Exchange Online quarantines legitimate emails mistakenly flagged as phishing — disrupting worldwide inboxes
- The latest Xbox Ally update adds a new feature to make it more console-like
- February 9
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- Fallout 76 may finally get a feature fans have begged Bethesda for since launch, but it's still a ways off — "We know players want it"
- A new report teases the next update for Starfield and its PS5 port — with a reveal expected soon
- Helldivers 2 director says "we still have many ambitious plans" for the beloved co-op shooter as the Cyberstan invasion begins — "We're in it for the long run"
- A Japanese game that skipped Xbox suddenly launched with absolutely zero warning
- A new StarCraft game is rumoured to be in the works by Nexon's Shooter Division — implying that the game could be a first or third-person shooter
- Discord assumes everyone is a teen as global age verification rolls out — Are you OK with handing sensitive data over to a company involved in a huge 2025 leak?
- Blizzard is hiring a game engineer focusing on vehicle simulation — will we be driving Siege Tanks in the StarCraft shooter?
- My Xbox Ally X is broken — as ASUS admits it's experiencing "high repair volume"
- The First Descendant surges 167% on Xbox and Play Anywhere might be the secret weapon nobody’s talking about
- Oh Liberty, Helldivers 2's Cyberstan update is here with the return of the Cyborgs and 3 new Automaton units — the invasion is imminent, so lock in
- Hearthstone's own take on the Cataclysm is the ultimate reset
- Hobbyist rescues $500 of RAM from local landfill — a "major haul" exposes our throwaway culture during one of the worst hardware shortages ever
- Cloudflare on how Google abuses its search monopoly for AI, has access to "4.8" times more data than Microsoft — by holding publishers to ransom
- Snapdragon X2 Elite beats Apple's M5 in major benchmarks — New tests unveil Qualcomm's second-gen power, and it's now Microsoft's turn to deliver a strong Windows update
- Signal finally lands on the Microsoft Store, giving Windows 11 and 10 a long‑overdue win
- Microsoft is paying big money to influencers to promote Copilot, while some creators are backing away from AI deals
- Hollow Knight at last gets a proper resolution for 16:10 handhelds like the Steam Deck and Legion Go S — plus you can finally pause the game
- Microsoft kills Lens and pushes everyone to OneDrive… which still can’t save scans locally
- February 8
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- February 6
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- ARC Raiders dev is making 2 new games fueled by the "financial security" of the extraction shooter's success — "We can live for a long time on the money"
- Microsoft plans to "expand" Xbox Game Pass, and merge PC Game Pass with another tier — more third-party service bundles may be on the way, too
- Larian director has a "crash out on main" over HBO's Baldur's Gate 3 TV show, but CEO Swen Vincke is more optimistic — "the conversation we had ... gives me hope"
- Windows 11 is finally killing off legacy printer drivers in 2026 — and it’s going to shake up a lot of older hardware [UPDATE: Nope]
- "We recommend using search engines other than Bing" — 1.5 million Neocities sites are blocked by Microsoft's search engine, and AI support bots aren't helping
- Windows 11 moves toward multi-device Bluetooth streaming — but your PC probably isn't invited
- Sony Exceeds $2 Billion in Revenue from Multi-Platform Game Releases on Xbox and PC
- Microsoft Teams is finally ditching the clutter with a simple fix — streamlining meetings with better collaboration
- February 5
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- The studio behind one of Xbox's best new games plans to return to its iconic franchise, and just opened a second office — "we're not done with it"
- WWE 2K26 releases a new gameplay overview trailer — new match types, Start-of-Match actions, and more
- Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection has a free demo out now for Xbox and PC — carry progress to the full game
- A popular Grammarly alternative is killing its browser extension unless you pay — blames AI in the process.
- Windows 11 now locks Storage settings behind admin rights — and it’s going to confuse a lot of people
- This new promo video of the “Windows 11 phone” concept makes the NexPhone look shockingly real — triple‑booting Windows 11, Android, and Linux on actual hardware
- 'Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth' Xbox Play Anywhere launch date slated for June 3, 2026 — more details on Part 3 coming later this year
- Microsoft Teams in January: The 3 best features for multitasking — and a sneak peek at what's coming next
- AI agents in OneDrive want it to be the ultimate productivity hub — but you'll need a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to create one
- Crimson Desert's 2nd gameplay showcase highlights combat and player progression — I can Chokeslam and Angle Slam enemies in this game? Sign me up now.
- Microsoft wants to focus on "engineering quality" by re-hiring Windows veteran Hayete Gallot as its new security chief — allowing Charlie Bell to focus on "durable, high quality-experiences"
- Valve's Steam Machine delayed by AI-driven component shortages — pricing and launch dates for its VR and controller remain a mystery while RAM and storage prices soar
- February 4
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- Forza Horizon 6 is getting full cross-save across PC and console for the first time — even on PS5
- Rumor suggests Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 should hit Xbox on day one — shedding PlayStation exclusivity completely
- NVIDIA points finger at Windows update — Microsoft patch blamed for PC gaming issues
- Epic wants its store on the next‑gen Xbox — and Microsoft might actually let it happen
- Overwatch 2 drops the 2 with a colossal overhaul — the Reign of Talon begins with 5 new characters dropping next week and a freakin' Hello Kitty collab
- Ready your COD Points — Call of Duty reveals Black Ops 7 Season 2 Battle Pass content
- Edge Canary's Read Aloud tool now opens Copilot Vision instead of reading text — a surprising change that could frustrate accessibility-focused users
- Microsoft is even gobbling up PC resources on Linux — Visual Studio Code could be hogging hard drive space
- Microsoft just turned Copilot into a cross‑device reminder machine — and your phone is now part of the workflow
- Microsoft quietly kills off 3D Viewer app — the Mixed Reality-era app will disappear from the Microsoft Store later this year
- Xbox gamers may soon get access to a Switch emulator — Nintendo lawyers won’t be happy to see "Ryujinx" on Series X|S
- Microsoft Teams will help you pinpoint the right colleague for tasks based on merit — no more "Who should handle this?" debates
- Microsoft Teams is adding branded reactions to video meetings — nothing says "team spirit" like corporate emoji spam
- February 3
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- Microsoft Teams and Google Meet are coming together in an unholy matrimony — but only if you have the right hardware
- Skyrim lead designer thinks The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 should be "dynamic" with "meaningful" choices like Baldur's Gate 3 — "the gaming community has spoken"
- Good lord, ARC Raiders just hit two colossal milestones — the best-selling shooter is still dominating Steam and all of gaming, and it's not slowing down
- "The AI web should respect quality content" — How Microsoft's new Publisher Content Marketplace aims to save your favorite sites from extinction
- The best gaming chair just got this must-have upgrade — but Secretlab took its sweet time delivering it
- One of Microsoft's biggest Xbox studios is forging a new path after development struggles, missing profit targets — "What are we learning?"
- Even Raspberry Pi isn't safe from the RAMpocalypse — Second price hike in three months pushes 16GB Pi 5 beyond $200
- Xbox Game Pass announces February's first batch of games — Kingdom Come Deliverance, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and more are added for 2026
- Xbox and NetEase announce major Xbox PC partnership for China — UU Accelerator officially integrated into Xbox PC app
- Firefox's new AI kill switch reminds me that Edge still doesn't have a similar feature — a one-click toggle would only make Microsoft's browser more appealing
- 'Xbox Play Anywhere' capabilities arrive for one of this year's most anticipated games — as others leave Xbox PC in the dust
- The PC shutdown bug is bigger than expected — Windows 10 machines are now affected
- Only 3.3% of Microsoft 365 users pay for Copilot despite billion-dollar investments — while CEO Satya Nadella assures that it's "becoming a true daily habit"
- YouTube intentionally blocks background play on third-party mobile browsers to keep Premium perks exclusive — will it ever extend to background tabs in Windows?
- February 2
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- Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity dev argues against ex-Bethesda Skyrim lead, says a Morrowind remaster would succeed — "it would sell like f***ing hot cakes"
- Death Standing becomes one of Xbox's most played games this week — and it's all thanks to Xbox Game Pass
- That survival game we were all hooked on 5 years ago just got a big birthday update, with the devs teasing more coming soon — "2026 is going to be a great year"
- Microsoft adds a ton of new Xbox "Stream Your Own Game" titles to cloud gaming — Rimworld, Blasphemous, Divinity: Original Sin 2, and more
- Hide your Cronus, hide your XIMs — Call of Duty's anti-cheat team targets third party devices ahead of Black Ops 7 Season 2
- Windows 11 has seemingly burst through the wall — market share skyrockets as OS passes 1 billion users
- Notepad++ compromised by "state-sponsored hackers" — Here's what you need to do if you use the popular Notepad alternative
- Turkey moves to regulate digital game platforms — Steam and Epic could face access throttling under the new framework
- Inside Microsoft’s chaos vocabulary: A former engineer explains why phrases like “even the fires are on fire” weren’t jokes, they were survival tools
- Nioh 3 is a six-month timed PlayStation console exclusive — could an Xbox release happen?
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