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- November 25
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- This sleek soundbar can fill your entire home with noise, and it's finally at a price where I'd get another
- "GSC has sabotaged my save": STALKER 2 player gets hilariously blocked by an NPC who won't get out of a doorway — even after days of waiting
- One of our best-reviewed headsets for Xbox and PC gaming just got a stupendously huge 50% discount with this early Black Friday deal from Amazon
- Black Ops 6 celebrates the biggest launch in Call of Duty history with some BIG rewards for fans. Here's what you need to know.
- STALKER 2's best easter egg references Call of Duty's most iconic campaign mission
- Dear Xbox developers: More than ever, I want you to please consider Xbox Play Anywhere for your next game.
- Microsoft says your "phone is an Xbox," so grab this highly-rated smartphone controller for Xbox Cloud Gaming, now at its lowest price in 12 months
- Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams are down — here's when you'll be able to use them again (Update)
- One of the best-selling games of the year is already over half off (for now), but some consoles don't qualify for this Black Friday sale
- Microsoft is up to some shady old tricks again with the new Bing Wallpaper app
- Sony is reportedly working on a PS5 handheld, so where does this leave Xbox's offering?
- A free Xbox Series S? This ludicrous deal makes Black Friday the best time of year to sign up for Verizon Fios.
- Lenovo may have given this mid-range laptop a new flagship brand, but I'm not totally sold on Intel's latest yet
- This unique dual-mode gaming monitor swaps between 4K at 180Hz and FHD at 360Hz, effectively making it both a mid-range option and a competitive eSports device
- November 24
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- "I think it's a great hardware platform. I do like Xbox." Final Fantasy 7 Remake director wants to bring the game to "as many players as possible," hinting at an Xbox version.
- Video game adaptations ranked: The best 7 movies and shows based on games
- This 27-inch, 280Hz gaming monitor won't break the bank, and it offers plenty of features to make it worthwhile
- "We’ve been following your feedback in all possible forms carefully." STALKER 2: The update patches and bug fixes are coming in fast, with one of the biggest issues on Xbox coming later on.
- November 23
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- Microsoft is testing a new way to multitask while gaming on PCs
- Help, I let RGB lights take over my entire office, and I'm still not a good gamer
- Dell XPS 13 (9345) review: Some of the best battery life we've seen in a 2024 Windows laptop
- It's not just you: Team RICOCHET confirms a data outage affected Black Ops 6 anti-cheat
- The first STALKER 2 mods are already on the Nexus in case you're sick of repair costs or crazy high mutant health
- November 22
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- 5 things STALKER 2 doesn't tell you that rookie stalkers absolutely need to know
- An iconic Call of Duty character is now a playable operator in Black Ops 6
- The superior deal isn't the Xbox Series S — it's this smaller gaming PC you hadn't thought of
- My PC's SSD died last week, but this replacement is way better. Here's why.
- Thanks to Amazon jumping the gun on Black Friday, this quintessential mobile gaming controller for Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available for less than $63
- "We are working on this issue already." STALKER 2 has a huge, game-breaking problem on Xbox, and GSC Game World confirms that it's working on a fix
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players have two weeks to get BILLIONS of eliminations, but the rewards will be worth it
- "We would ask you to stay with us, that is really important to us." STALKER 2 devs promise patches for A-Life, the game's most unique open-world feature
- Microsoft is finally ready to let you try Windows Recall — first preview build for Copilot+ PCs available now
- Xbox Game Pass didn't stop STALKER 2 from crossing this huge sales milestone in under two days
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 smashes October 2024 sales and gives Xbox Game Pass a lift, too
- Get a FREE Xbox Series S, headset, controller, and gift card when you sign up for Verizon 5G Home Internet
- Don't wait for Black Friday because the essential storage expansion card for Xbox Series X|S has a miraculously huge discount that should not be slept on
- Brave's latest AI-infused Search tool is another play to get you to ditch Google — and it's actually really good
- Amazon, Best Buy, Dell, and Walmart protest calendars — here's why Black Friday started early this year
- These are my top 3 must-buys from the SteelSeries Black Friday sale — there's never been a better (and cheaper) time to upgrade
- Black Friday has come early because one of the best Xbox and PC SSDs with RGB is now on sale for less than $180 at Amazon
- Dbrand's up to 50% sale means even if I don't treat myself — I can treat my Steam Deck (again)
- Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma review: Razer's Xbox controller almost feels like cheating, if you don't mind the cable
- I turned off these STALKER 2 settings and started having way more fun — but make sure you leave this one on
- November 21
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- STALKER 2 interactive map: Find every stash, location, and more in The Zone
- STALKER 2 PSA: Those Journalist stashes are treasure troves of sweet gear, so hunt them down ASAP
- Diablo 4 Season 7 will let us learn the powers of Witchcraft, and finally inflict a necessary evil (aka Spiritborn nerfs)
- Dell's flagship OLED laptop is surprisingly cheaper at Best Buy than at Dell
- It's not Black Friday yet, but that doesn't stop Walmart from offering this sweet exclusive discount for one of the BEST premium Xbox controllers
- Make no mistake, I haven't seen a better Black Friday deal on the Surface Laptop 7 and Surface Pro 11 than THIS
- STALKER 2: How to fast travel in The Zone
- This strategy game is getting one last massive update that's worth checking out
- LIVE Razer deals on BlackShark, DeathAdder, and more discounts on world-class gaming hardware for Black Friday 2024
- Microsoft can "dismantle language barriers in the workplace" but only if you have an iPhone
- Get ready to visit IRL Minecraft with two official theme parks announced for US and UK as part of $110 million deal with Merlin Entertainment
- I've been reminded (once again) that ROG Ally is superior to Steam Deck — Here's why you should get ASUS's gaming handheld this holiday season
- This early Black Friday deal is the cheapest way to grab an Xbox Series X that stands out from the crowd
- Best Buy just made HP's OmniBook X one of the cheapest Copilot+ PCs ever, and it has a 1TB SSD
- My second preview proved I'm going to love Avowed, but I wonder how many won't feel the same
- This early Black Friday 45% discount for the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a great option for those wishing to try out Xbox Cloud Gaming before buying an Xbox
- "This is not the launch experience we want for our players and want to apologize to the community": Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches to 'mostly negative' reviews
- You already know if you need Adobe Creative Cloud — grab it now for 50% off
- I enjoyed the earliest hours of STALKER 2 a lot more once I learned how to earn money and trade — here's what you should do
- November 20
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- STALKER 2 is flying up the Steam charts as Microsoft Flight Simulator nosedives
- Edward Snowden's favorite secretive messenger is now ready for Windows on Arm PCs
- You won't survive in STALKER 2 unless you know how to repair weapons — here's what you have to do to with broken guns and armor
- The best early game STALKER 2 weapon, armor, and artifact carried me through 30+ hours of playtime — here's where I found them
- Rejoice Xbox players for the popular, free-to-play RPG 'Genshin Impact' is finally available to download and play on Xbox
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 seems to have a 'war on XP' and it's incredibly frustrating
- For the love of The Zone, play STALKER 2 with Ukrainian voice acting — I promise, it's so much better
- After years of waiting, Xbox Cloud Gaming's "Stream Your Own Game" feature is going live today. Here's the list of 50 games available to buy and stream in the initial first wave.
- Microsoft removes several widgets from the emptiest section of the Microsoft Store
- "You are a stain on the universe. Please die." Google Gemini tells student, following pretty basic research queries
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is an unplayable mess after a disastrous and disgraceful launch on Xbox and PC
- STALKER 2 reviews and Metacritic score roundup: Does GSC's open-world sequel live up to the hype?
- Forget about playing STALKER 2 on Steam Deck (for now), but you can definitely play on ROG Ally and Legion Go gaming handhelds if you use these settings
- STALKER 2 is hardly a perfect game, but The Zone still captivates me like no other open world can
- Best Buy heard its Logitech G Cloud deal wasn't good enough, so it dropped the price of the handheld console
- Don't wait for Black Friday — The most popular microphone for streamers, podcasters, and creators is already on sale
- November 19
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- Bethesda's Starfield crosses a new milestone, while the Xbox RPG gets a new feature players have been asking for
- This one Google app is finally here for Qualcomm Snapdragon Arm-based Windows 11 PCs
- One of the most underrated classic Assassin's Creed games randomly got a 60 FPS update on Xbox Series X|S
- Avoid sentence fragments and high prices — Grammarly 50% off!
- Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy Entertainment is making a big change with one of its next games
- Microsoft Support responds to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 players stuck with 'loading unusually long' bugs on launch day
- These new Microsoft Teams features will affect millions more people than anything else announced at Ignite 2024
- PC can't run STALKER 2? Play one of my favorite indie extraction shooters instead.
- Xbox Game Pass gets STALKER 2 and a tactical alien adventure, while Standard subscribers get one of the year's best indie games
- One of the best wireless headsets for Xbox and PC drops to its lowest-ever price, but it won't last long
- Razer's most expensive keyboard ever guns straight for enthusiasts with its gasket-mounted, sound-first design, and I think I'm converted
- Microsoft is launching a $349 desktop PC that only runs Windows 11 by streaming it from the cloud — is this the future of desktop computing?
- Microsoft announces Windows 11 integration with Meta Quest headsets that will let you easily stream your PC inside VR
- Can't boot your Windows 11 PC? This new feature can fix your system remotely, helping prevent another CrowdStrike BSOD disaster.
- Microsoft confirms availability details for AI-powered search on Windows 11 — but Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs will have to wait
- Copilot+ PCs will finally feel like truly productive AI PCs once this new Microsoft 365 Copilot feature rolls out
- How to get started managing the firewall on Windows 11
- Here's the exact time you can play Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 as launch day arrives
- Sony is in talks to purchase the media conglomerate that currently holds the reins to "Elden Ring" developer, FromSoft
- One of the best DLC expansions ever earned the Game Awards' highest nomination, but did Elden Ring already have its time in the spotlight?
- November 18
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- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was infamously snubbed and mocked at The Game Awards 2023, but Black Ops 6 might set the record straight in 2024
- Save money (and storage space) with one of the best Xbox Series X|S expansion cards around, now on an early Black Friday sale for less than $100
- Beeskie is the first native Bluesky app built for Windows 11, and a Microsoft engineer makes it
- Best Black Friday deals at Dell; I handpicked 11 huge discounts that can save you up to $900
- Xbox grabs 12 nominations at The Game Awards 2024 — but PlayStation dominates Game of the Year
- "This is an Xbox for your lap." Why Microsoft's new ad campaign for Xbox doesn't always make sense.
- Here's the exact release time you can play STALKER 2 on launch day this week
- Hurry and you can score the best prices on the best Razer gaming mice (including the one I use everyday)
- Have a laptop or monitor in your cart? Best Buy can save you 20% on Logitech accessories.
- I review mini PCs, and one of my favorites with a Ryzen 9 8945HS CPU and Radeon 780M GPU is at a low price with this discount coupon code
- Microsoft's "biggest" game has the worst pre-install offering I've seen — gamers won't escape these gigantic day-one downloads
- Here's when ranked play will be available in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Warzone, and what rewards you can unlock
- Think your PC can handle anything? LG's new OLED gaming monitor would like a word.
- Get my all-time favorite keyboard and mouse at their best prices ever with Best Buy's stacked discounts
- Xbox gamers can pre-install the long-anticipated port of HoYoverse's immensely popular 'gacha' RPG before it launches
- Here's when you can play Rebirth Island again in Call of Duty: Warzone on Black Ops 6 [UPDATED]
- "There's no evidence scaling laws have begun to stop": Former Google CEO claims AI systems will be 100 times more powerful, leading to new warfare challenges — as Sam Altman reportedly preps for a $1 trillion AI model training run
- Is Microsoft flying a sinking ship with Copilot and 'gimmicky' AI tools?: "We are building the plane as we fly it. Nothing else matters. They want a Copilot tie-in for everything"
- November 17
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- This all-in-one AI PC features a large 31.5" screen, an RTX 40-Series GPU, and even has fantastic speakers
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 made double XP tokens from previous games unusable, but Treyarch says that a fix is in the works [UPDATE]
- My current controller proves you don't have to pay $200 to get the best Xbox and PC controller... As long as you don't mind a wire
- November 16
- November 15
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- The First Descendant Season 2 brings new heroes, holiday skins, and an epic new feature players have been asking for
- "GAIADEX is our commitment to breaking down barriers and making it easier for companies to adopt greener practices": Razer unveils AI tool, accelerating a product's environmental impact assessment to under 5 minutes
- Is AI better than Shakespeare? People resonate better with deepfake poems because they are "more beautiful" and easy to understand: "Because of the way deepfakes are created, you will literally not know what is real and what is fake"
- The Black Ops 6 update to Call of Duty: Warzone was supposed to be incredible, but in some really important ways they ruined it entirely — especially for PC players
- I was able to keep up with mouse-and-keyboard players in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 just by changing these controller settings
- Sam Altman predicts AGI will "woosh by" as Anthropic CEO eyes a 2027 breakthrough; Microsoft delivers Arm64 ISOs for Windows 11, but there’s a catch, while NVIDIA debuts an "essential companion" for PC Gaming
- Xbox rolls out update to its accessories app to help with minor thumbstick issues
- "We’ll definitely do more consoles in the future, and other devices." Xbox lead Phil Spencer says more consoles are coming after Xbox Series X|S.
- The best gaming chair I ever tested is on sale before Black Friday and it's the perfect holiday gift for kids
- Avowed quietly put out the PC requirements and file size and I'm pleasantly surprised
- How to disable File Explorer thumbnails on Windows 11
- Avowed preorder guide — Which version of the Xbox RPG is right for you?
- This Early Black Friday Xbox gift card deal saves an extra 10% off the sale — but hurry, it’s ending soon!
- OpenAI's undefined revenue streams fumbled a $30 billion investment but later saw a $500 billion kickback with "a clear focus of converting to a for-profit entity"
- "There is no wall": OpenAI CEO Sam Altman potentially responds to stunted development of advanced AI models reports due to critical knowledge cap
- You can now save big on everyone's favorite gaming chair, and your back will thank you for it
- November 14
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- Can I play STALKER 2 without playing "STALKER 1"?
- Microsoft shuts down the Windows 10 Beta Channel just five months after reopening it
- If you haven't come back to Diablo 4 yet, Blizzard has just made it really easy for you to catch up and even try out the Spiritborn class for free
- Will STALKER 2 be fully open world?
- One of the next big first-party Xbox games is coming to Battle.net, and it's getting a special steelbook edition
- OpenAI will reportedly join the Microsoft/Salesforce AI agentic war with 'Operator' in January 2025: "I think 2025 is going to be the year that agentic systems finally hit the mainstream"
- Windows 11's Instant Games experience is no longer instant
- Razer's latest docking station promises better gaming performance with a dedicated wireless dongle port... and 13 more beside that
- Xbox partners with unlikely companies to show you (almost) everything is an Xbox
- Microsoft Copilot is the poster child of 'an annoying kid in class' — a 24-hour excursion in the woods by the WSJ with four chatbots reveals which AI ranks the best, and the answer may surprise you
- I played Xbox's greatest failure to see if it's really as bad as everyone says it is
- An ambitious and gritty third-person shooter in a unified Korea is headed to Xbox Game Pass
- 5 reasons you should get a gaming handheld this Black Friday (and 2 reasons you shouldn't) — Tips on buying a Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Nintendo Switch, and more
- Windows 11 takes small step to fix the horrible new Outlook app
- Microsoft FINALLY releases Windows 11 ISOs for Arm64-based PCs — but there's a catch
- Xbox AI transparency report reveals 19 million toxic messages blocked, and improved player safety in Minecraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- How to span storage to multiple drives on Windows 11
- Here's exactly what time you can play the Black Ops 6 update to Call of Duty: Warzone
- How much does Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 DLC cost?
- November 13
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- OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic hit the critical knowledge cap for advanced AI training—Is AGI still in the ChatGPT maker's pipeline in the next five years?
- Sam Altman claims AGI will whoosh by in 5 years with "surprisingly little" societal change, while Anthropic CEO predicts a 2026 or 2027 breakthrough: "There's no ceiling below the level of humans...there's a lot of room at the top for AIs"
- "The goal is never to see a degradation in our story quality." World of Warcraft turns 20: Discussing the future with Blizzard on Mythic+ progression, class balance, Undermine, and the decades-awaited Player Housing feature
- Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer plays coy about Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox
- "We think about the Xbox platform as the Xbox console, PC and cloud. We want them to be Play Anywhere." Microsoft strives to bring more Windows PC games to Xbox while hitting as "many screens as possible"
- What do punching Nazis, Xbox, and fluffy breakfast have in common? A lot, it turns out.
- "Massive roadblocks" with Microsoft explained as ZeniMax QA employee union goes on strike — here's what the workers are asking for
- SHADOW-DROP ALERT — Warcraft 1 and 2 Remastered and the long-awaited 2.0 patch update for Warcraft 3: Reforged have just launched on PC for Warcraft's 30th anniversary
- World of Warcraft confirms a feature players have been asking 20 YEARS for, while revealing the next major goblin-themed content patch
- STALKER 2 gets a post-apocalyptic collaboration with The Division 2 and I know I'll be buying it
- Microsoft is still in the market for video game acquisitions, Xbox lead Phil Spencer says — and he wants to partner more in China
- “I think the ball is moving in the right direction." Xbox head Phil Spencer confirms Microsoft mobile game store delay amid Apple, Google regulations in interview
- "Longer term, I love us building devices, and I think our team could do some real innovative work." The Xbox handheld is real — but it's at least "several years out."
- PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings, and other mobile games are here for Windows 11's Microsoft Store — here's why you can't play them
- AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D improves on the 7800X3D in nearly every way, but should you upgrade?
- Xbox lead Phil Spencer says there are no 'red lines' for what games could come to PlayStation and Nintendo
- Need a new gaming PC? Handhelds and mini PCs are awesome, but there are a few things you need to know before buying.
- I beat Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake — Here's why it's the ultimate version for both newcomers and longtime fans
- The first major update for Xbox's latest strategy game fixes so many of my complaints
- This Microsoft Teams feature will finally make its way from chats to channels
- What is the Windows Insider Program and should you join?
- Apple's ingenious AI strategy will let the iPhone maker have its cake and eat a cut of OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus subscription plan, too
- Cheaters aren't what's spoiling Black Ops 6 the most, it's an infuriating DirectX bug that crashes the game — but there are some things you can try
- November 12
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- Does STALKER 2 have co-op multiplayer and cross-play?
- STALKER 2 release date: Preloads, launch time, and when it comes out on Xbox and PC
- OPINION: After a year of confusion, Xbox is closing out 2024 with a ton of momentum, and plenty of cause for optimism
- Say goodbye to the Copilot key on Windows 11, or at least say hello to the option to make the key open other apps
- Xbox's South of Midnight looks like the Southern Gothic adventure I've always wanted
- Wall Street analysts claim Microsoft's $13 billion OpenAI investment is "some of the best money ever spent" despite bankruptcy reports — Here's why
- Microsoft once again prioritizes a competitor with a new feature you won't find on Windows 11
- Geekom A8/A7 review: These Ryzen-powered mini-PCs are on another level entirely
- Xbox Game Studios' Towerborne is getting a new boss fight, new legendary gear, and one amazing, must-have feature
- NVIDIA shares "essential companion" for anyone with an RTX-powered gaming PC
- Valve is launching a new white limited edition Steam Deck OLED soon — and you'll only have one chance to grab it
- November 11
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- Seagate finally has competition for its 2TB Xbox Series X|S expansion card, and the pricing is (mostly) good news
- (Updated) The best gaming handheld just hit a new low — This is the best price I've ever seen, and it's only at Best Buy
- Google's answer to AirDrop looks like it's on the way to Windows on Arm PCs powered by Snapdragon X
- "Browser extensions are a blind spot for EDR/XDR, and SWGs have no way to infer their presence": Google Chrome's new Manifest V3 framework, touted as private and secure, might be a breeding ground for phishing scams
- This heavily discounted RTX 4050 gaming laptop is back in stock after selling out almost instantly
- I'm not sure why Microsoft waited this long to add this Windows 11 feature, but the option is finally on the way
- Cyber Monday
- Everyone's favorite purple dragon Spyro is about to finally join the Xbox family through Game Pass — here's when
- AMD's killer Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor sold out in seconds as scalpers spoiled your chances of buying the best gaming CPU
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle comes to Xbox soon, and this massive fourteen-minute gameplay trailer has me excited for Indy's latest adventure
- Everyone's been saying this is the quickest way to get XP in Black Ops 6 multiplayer, so I tried it out — you should too, it really works
- I spent Election week on Twitter (X) but I didn't have to see political posts. This extension uses AI to block mentions of Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, or politics.
- Microsoft revives MSN brand with fresh new logo for 2024 — retires "Microsoft Start" branding
- If Mozilla Foundation just laid off 30% of its staff and advocacy division, will its fight for "a free and open internet" continue?
- Don't pay extra for a disc drive! The standard Xbox Series X is now the same price as the All Digital edition.
- November 10
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- Xbox snags a major PlayStation exclusive while OpenAI CEO claims AGI will barely register, Microsoft 365 prices increase, and Apple’s Mac mini M4 crushes mini PC rivals
- “We’re used to working and living in Minecraft, being in real life in the Minecraft world" — There's more than a movie bringing 'Minecraft' into our world, but this real life experience requires *you*
- One of Windows 11 few truly useful AI features might be getting a keyboard shortcut real soon, and it's one you'll actually want to know
- November 9
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- Turtle Beach Stealth 700 (Gen 3, 2024) review — This might be the best $ for $ wireless Xbox headset money can buy right now. Superb sound, premium quality, and great features at an affordable price.
- Xbox and PC strategy game Age of Mythology: Retold just got even better thanks to a free new gameplay mode — but don't make this one mistake
- How will Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 change Warzone?
- November 8
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- 'Genshin Impact' launches on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming on November 20, complete with extra bonuses to sweeten the deal
- Another Steam Deck and ROG Ally competitor is coming and it has the option of being an AI PC
- $1M 'A.I. God' painting? Ultra-artistic humanoid robot creates uncanny artwork of British mathematician — representing "the struggles Turing warned we will face when it comes to managing AI"
- How Windows Central makes money
- Black Friday
- You can now transform your Secretlab chair into the Arcane, World of Warcraft, or Dragonball universes — and it just got more affordable
- Content funding on Windows Central
- This 4K gaming handheld docking station offers one-click recording without a computer — yes, really.
- I switched from Photoshop to Microsoft Paint for these image editing tools on Windows 11
- Xbox lets you make friends now — as the new friends and followers update rolls out to everyone
- Like it or not, Paint is now in your Windows 11 context menu
- OpenAI beats copyright infringement lawsuit after complainants failed to allege cognizable injury: "Let us be clear about what is really at stake here. That question is not before the court today."
- "Nintendo is not asserting patents on genuine technological inventions but trying to monopolize game rules" The patents for the Palworld lawsuit have finally been revealed — filed after the game launch
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 director talks up the part Xbox Game Pass played in making it the biggest launch in franchise history
- Fallout TV series casts Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin for second season — but what role is he playing?
- November 7
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- Golden Joystick Awards 2024 voting is still live for 24 hours — this nominee easily got my GOTY pick
- STALKER 2 PC system requirements and specs: Can you run Heart of Chornobyl?
- A Mass Effect TV series is finally happening, so I hope it doesn't make this mistake
- You can now drop $900 on the best gaming handheld with all the storage, but there's already one way to save a couple hundred dollars
- Windows 11's best legacy apps get much-needed AI-powered love from Microsoft — but the best experience is Copilot+ PC limited
- Windows on Arm apps are about to get access to the secret sauce Adobe used to get Premiere Pro 25 to work on Copilot+ PCs
- Black Friday at Best Buy is here; I handpicked 16 of my favorite deals on laptops, monitors, gaming, and more
- One of 2024's "buggiest" Xbox games is a stunning showcase of photorealism with shallow RTS elements
- Microsoft wants you to pay for AI-generated themes in Outlook on Windows, Mac, and mobile
- Take-Two is selling Outer Worlds publisher Private Division because it says it's in the "business of making great big hits" like Grand Theft Auto — but was Xbox the buyer?
- GameSir jump on the transparent trend with its cheapest controller for Xbox yet at only $35 — but is it any good?
- Windows 11's market share hits all-time high — Microsoft's $30 extended support charge beyond Windows 10's imminent death won't cut it
- Windows Central's top-rated laptops are on sale for Black Friday — handpicked deals can save you more than $600
- NVIDIA GeForce NOW caps monthly playtime to "keep pricing the same for the foreseeable future." Even Ultimate members will be limited in how much they can play each month.
- The world’s best gaming CPU is out now – here’s where to find the 9800X3D
- Telegram is the latest of my daily Windows apps to enjoy native ARM support on Snapdragon X and even my ancient Surface
- Save big on the Xbox Series X|S storage expansion card as the price plummets again with this early Black Friday deal
- Samsung's latest Galaxy laptop has an all-day battery and a gorgeous AMOLED screen offset by one divisive aspect
- PlayStation just lost a key console exclusive to Xbox Series X|S out of nowhere, and it has Xbox Play Anywhere with Windows 11 too
- This site has a one day only deal on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate making it even cheaper to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and the upcoming Indiana Jones
- If you want to get better at Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, do what I did, and start playing this game mode immediately
- November 6
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- Is Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on Xbox?
- Is Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on Game Pass?
- AMD breaks Intel's long-running reign in the data center landscape with $3.549 billion in revenue — but NVIDIA continues to top the charts with AI chips
- I've tested all of Corsair's gaming keyboards, and the K70 Pro TKL is its best mechanical offering yet
- Office and Microsoft 365 will soon cost more, and it's all Copilot AI's fault
- The first Copilot+ capable mini PC I've tested doesn't disappoint as a strong rival to Apple's new Mac mini
- Official Xbox Series X|S Seagate Storage Expansion Card review: A reliable storage solution that is your best option for expanding console storage space
- Rumors that a classic 'Warcraft' game is getting a big remaster reveal begin to take form
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D review: Maintaining its legendary title as the best gaming CPU with a slam dunk on Intel
- My all-time favorite controller that's superior to the official Xbox controller is having a tremendous early Black Friday sale that will save you $100
- Amazon Prime memberships explained: Benefits, costs, exclusive deals, and other FAQs
- November 5
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- Hogwarts Legacy 2 will tie into a TV show, but I hope it's not going too far
- OpenAI diversifies its portfolio beyond AI and ChatGPT — hires former Meta AR lead and collaborates with Apple's seasoned Chief Design Officer to bolster its hardware and robotics ventures
- Can't connect FC 24 to EA Servers (over 4 weeks) on my Xbox Series X despite resetting my router? — will be the first question I ask Xbox's new AI-powered Support Virtual Agent when I gain access
- "Lifeline’s one of the most beloved Legends in the game." The next season of Apex Legends is reworking one of the game's original characters.
- Microsoft AI CEO says the AI revolution will "deliver the greatest boost to productivity in the history of our species" — but also raise fundamental questions about what it means to be human
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 players are hit with unexpected nerfs to XP, and nobody knows why [UPDATED]
- Rumors are swirling that another PS5 PlayStation console exclusive is making its way across to Xbox Series X|S
- Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 review — A gorgeous, albeit disjointed campaign is paired with the best multiplayer and zombies modes the franchise has ever had to offer
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AGI would have 'whooshed by' in 5 years with "surprisingly little" societal change than speculated
- Xbox Game Pass gets Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and one of the zaniest remasters in years
- November 4
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- I thought this Halo 2 demo was lost to time, but 20+ years later, I can finally play it this weekend — and you can, too
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard romance options guide
- Anthropic unveils Claude AI desktop app with Windows on Arm support as concerned users pressure on Microsoft over a 'botched' Copilot update
- There's no need to buy a full-size desktop when our favorite mini PC is so cheap
- Black Friday isn't here yet, but you can still save a ton on Space Marine 2 and other Xbox games if you buy two now
- The Xbox app on Windows PC is moving in the right direction, but the pace of crucial usability updates is still critically too slow
- The world's favorite SSD is $100 off before Black Friday, giving me 2TB of space for the monstrous installations of AAA games
- The worst thing about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is that they built a straight-up cheat into the game [UPDATE]
- Neva review: A genuine work of art on Xbox... Yes, it made me cry
- Sam Altman believes AGI is "achievable with current hardware" — but it could absurdly require "$7 trillion and many years to build 36 semiconductor plants and additional data centers"
- Microsoft may rebrand its Windows AI features under "Windows Intelligence," following in Apple's footsteps
- November 3
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- Prestige and Permanent Unlock tokens in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 confused me at first, but here's how to make sense of it
- "Either you use the latest technology and tools, or you fall behind." Discussing AI security with the world's biggest PC maker.
- Microsoft wants you to use Bing *so much* that it might give you $1,000,000 to do so — if you make the switch from Google
- Monster Hunter Wilds: 16 cool new gameplay details and mechanics you might have missed in the Open Beta Test
- November 2
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- "From now on, Square Enix plans to increase the amount of titles releasing simultaneously on each platform," Square Enix confirms more Xbox support while discussing this new upcoming JRPG
- When these 9 problems happen, I know it's time to reinstall Windows 11
- How to use a laptop as a second monitor on Windows 11
- November 1
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- Dragon Age: The Veilguard's safe, dull writing has me yearning for Mass Effect depth
- This legendary JRPG franchise is coming to Xbox for the first time, and the pre-orders are now live
- Race against the Covenant in your brand-new Porsche with Forza Halo 5's latest update — I'm sorry, I meant Forza Horizon 5 (now feat. Steve Vai)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard — How to change your appearance
- Microsoft AI CEO says Copilot will evolve into a companion and 'real friend' despite backlash from concerned users: "It tries to be my friend when I need it to be a tool"
- Microsoft's big 'Copilot+ PC' launch has been a total disaster
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard companion tier list — Which characters are best when ranked against each other?
- Everyone's obsessed with the XM4 in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, but I've been beaming with a different weapon — here's how to set it up so you can too
- OpenAI's new 'Google killer' feature is Sam Altman's favorite since ChatGPT shipped: "It has probably doubled my usage over the past few weeks"
- When can you play Nuketown in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6? — A fan favorite map for chaos and carnage returns
- Monster Hunter Wilds' Open Beta Test debuts to almost half a MILLION concurrent players on Steam
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