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April 2026
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- April 5
- April 4
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- “We’re finally ready to show more”: The more I explore this State of Decay 3 info, the more I’m left wondering how far Undead Labs is willing to go.
- A new Halo leak claims the campaign is content‑complete — but the customization details raise bigger questions
- “Threatened retaliation on first contact”: As I dig into a former Halo art director’s claims, I’m left questioning what else Microsoft didn’t want anyone to see.
- April 3
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- This fan-made Xbox website brings back the golden era of Xbox 360 voice chat messages — its distortion makes your mic sound just as bad as it did 20 years ago
- Ex-Bethesda dev on Fallout and Skyrim says Todd Howard has too many yes men around him — "A lot of people were afraid to say no to Todd, and I think that hurt him"
- You can finally play this long-awaited Xbox game soon — its studio is hosting alpha playtests next month, and you can sign up for them now
- Upcoming indie game Boxroom emulates physical game collections with your Steam library: "Economic depression simulator"
- CD Projekt CEO weighs in on the impact of Xbox Game Pass and Asha Sharma's new role: "She’s a super smart person."
- April 2
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- Microsoft Outlook frustrates Artemis II astronauts live from space — Microsoft's reputation for shoddy software now stretches to the moon
- Xbox and Blizzard are hiring for "an upcoming AAA open-world shooter" that uses the Unreal Engine — is this the new StarCraft FPS we've been waiting for?
- 'World of Warcraft: Midnight' Season 1 story end suggests to me that Blizzard really needs to rethink its story design processes — This could be much better, and far more satisfying with only a few tweaks.
- Call of Duty studio head at Xbox dev is retiring after over 36 years — he shipped 42 games, 18 CoD titles, and this criminally underrated shooter I love
- Microsoft's buggy apps reach deep space — "I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those is working," says Artemis II commander
- “This pricing changes the conversation”: HP’s first Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop arrives for hundreds less — and I’m wondering if Intel should be worried
- Microsoft now has an AI that can turn hours of audio into text instantly — and businesses will love it
- Xbox FanFest goes global: Microsoft confirms FanFest events in Germany, UK, Mexico, Japan, and more
- “I didn’t expect these swings”: Steam’s March survey reveals PC hardware trends that caught me off guard
- Microsoft wants Edge to automatically open by default every time you turn on your Windows 11 PC
- US PC sales grew in 2025 as companies scrambled to ditch Windows 10, but 2026 could be a disaster in waiting
- April 1
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- Minecraft players just got a preview packed with sulfur caves, bouncy springs, and chaotic features that feel straight out of an April Fools update. Plus, some actual April Fools update.
- I’m skeptical of AI writing tools — but Speechify for Windows won me over. Here's why this new voice‑writing app is fast, simple, and weirdly addictive.
- Windows 11 Task Manager is finally getting deeper insights into NPU usage in AI PCs — No more trying to guess which apps are using the specialized hardware
- Nintendo's crusade against Palworld just got a reality check from the US Government as "summon and fight" patent rejected
- The RAM pricing crisis continues to attack affordable computing with more (and significant) hikes on Raspberry Pi but there are "there are some brighter spots in the picture"
- Xbox just made PC game development way easier — and it could speed up how fast games ship
- Microsoft Teams finally fixes the Enter key (yes, really) and adds more long‑awaited tweaks — Here is everything else new in March 2026
- Fallout’s second season just rewrote Prime Video’s expectations — here’s what Amazon revealed
- Microsoft’s growing AI influence is under scrutiny in the UK — here’s what’s happening
- Microsoft 365 will soon have helpers that take actions for you — here’s what that means
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