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Closeup of the Steam button, joystick, and D-Pad on Lenovo Legion Go S (SteamOS).

Lenovo’s Legion Go S hits its lowest price ever

By Sean Endicott published

Lenovo’s Legion Go S just dropped to its lowest price ever in an early Black Friday deal, slashing $200 off the popular SteamOS gaming handheld.

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The backside and side view of a Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 gaming monitor or a purple background. There is a graphic in the shape of a coupon that shows the Windows Central Logo with the words "Black Friday Deals" below it.

This monitor is perfect for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

By Rebecca Spear published

Deals The Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 is a premium gaming monitor that just got a nice Black Friday discount. It's the perfect choice for playing this year's The Game Award nominees (and future winners).

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Images of Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme processor, benchmarks from reference design laptops, and pictures from the announcement at the Snapdragon Summit (2025).

Over 90% of the most-played Windows games will work on Snapdragon X2 at launch

By Sean Endicott published

Gaming Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite chips promise major gaming improvements on Windows, with better GPU performance, anti-cheat support, and improved app compatibility.

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Turtle Beach VelocityOne Flightdeck with "The Best" award from Windows Central

The best flight sticks for Microsoft Flight Simulator

By Ben Wilson last updated

Gaming Introducing a joystick to your Microsoft Flight Simulator experience further adds to the realism, and I've rounded up the best you can buy.

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A scene from Dispatch with the heroes getting a pep talk

AI won’t solve creativity: Dispatch director doubles down on human design

By Samuel Tolbert published

Gaming Dispatch developer AdHoc Studio has a dim view of generative AI, saying that maybe it's a creative solution "if you aren't creative."

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An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing on May 10, 2025 in San Diego, California.

Boeing is using Microsoft Flight Simulator to help train actual pilots

By Ben Wilson published

PC Gaming Designed for lightweight devices and powered by Azure, this Microsoft Flight Simulator spin-off makes a lot of sense.

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How to build your own Steam Machine

Valve's Steam Machine is just a mini gaming PC; why not build your own?

By Cale Hunt published

PC Gaming The Steam Machine looks like a console, but it's a true PC inside. This begs the question — can't you just build your own?

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G-Man character from Half-Life holds a Steam Machine box PC

Valve already gambled on Steam Machine mini PCs a decade ago

By Ben Wilson published

PC Gaming The Steam Machine concept isn't new, and OEMs already tried Valve's vision in 2014. Could it be different this time around?

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Steam Deck OLED.

Will SteamOS ever have better anti-cheat support?

By Richard Devine published

PC Gaming Playing some of the most popular multiplayer games on SteamOS isn't possible thanks to the anti-cheat software. But will it ever get better with the Steam Machine on the way?

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Steam Machine for 2026

The cube is back: Valve officially unveils the Steam Machine for 2026

By Jez Corden published

PC Gaming Steam Machine is back! Valve has brought its console-like PC back from the dead, and this time, it's a lot more promising. Here's what we know so far.

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