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Microsoft News Roundup: Revamped Microsoft Edge, new File Explorer, and conservatives vs. Xbox sleep mode
By Sean Endicott published
News Over the past week, we saw conservative politicians battle against Xbox sleep mode, exclusive reports about Windows 11, and much more.

Xbox lead Phil Spencer: 'The heart and soul of Halo is with 343'
By Brendan Lowry last updated
Halo's Future Xbox lead and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer gives his thoughts about Halo and 343 Industries in a new interview, reaffirming that "Halo will remain critically important to what Xbox is doing."

Phil Spencer is "more confident" in the Activision Blizzard deal now than he was a year ago
By Rebecca Spear published
Xbox CEO Xbox CEO Phil Spencer stated in an interview that he is more confident in the Activision Blizzard deal now than he was a year ago. Many other aspects of Xbox in 2023 were also discussed.

Save on a rugged, portable SSD with $40 off Samsung's T7 Shield
By John Levite published
DEAL The best price since last year's Black Friday sales on a relatively new version of Samsung's portable SSD.

Don't believe this 'leaked' Starfield launch date
By Jez Corden published
Starfooled There's a placeholder launch date for Starfield making the rounds on one retailer, leading some to question whether Starfield may be launching sooner rather than later.

Overwatch 2 dev update teases improvements for ranked competitive play, progression, and more
By Brendan Lowry published
Improvements Coming Overwatch 2 developer Blizzard Entertainment has published a new developer update blog post that hints at how the studio plans to improve the game in Season 3 and beyond.

FTC reportedly timed its opposition to Microsoft's Activision deal to manipulate the European Union (Update)
By Brendan Lowry last updated
The Plot Thickens The US regulator did not want a settlement reached, according to sources familiar with investigations.

Windows 11 will auto-update version 21H2 users to 22H2, here's everything new coming to your PC
By Zac Bowden published
Automatic "Windows as a Service" is in full force.

Diablo 3 is getting some of its most drastic changes ever for Season 28
By Jennifer Young published
DIABLO Season 28 has no chill.

Radical conservatives drag Xbox into lame ‘anti-woke’ culture war. Don’t fall for it.
By Daniel Rubino published
Come on, really? Nothing is sacred as a few radically dumb conservatives try to make Microsoft and Xbox their latest target in the made-up "culture ware," which may drive clicks but is hurting everything else.
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