Jennifer Young
Jen is a News Writer for Windows Central, focused on all things gaming and Microsoft. Anything slaying monsters with magical weapons will get a thumbs up such as Dark Souls, Dragon Age, Diablo, and Monster Hunter. When not playing games, she'll be watching a horror or trash reality TV show, she hasn't decided which of those categories the Kardashians fit into. You can follow Jen on Twitter @Jenbox360 for more Diablo fangirling and general moaning about British weather.
Latest articles by Jennifer Young

NZXT Lift 2 Ergo review: A no-frills, no-fuss wired mouse that's lightweight and doesn't cost the earth
By Jennifer Young published
Review The NZXT Lift 2 Ergo is a no-frills budget gaming mouse that packs impressive specs under its lightweight and unassuming design.

Is there a secret cow level in Diablo 4? Diablo Patch 2.0 adds more clues and even teases Whimsyshire🐄
By Jennifer Young last updated
ITS A MOO-STERY An udderly ridiculous report on the findings so far in the hunt for the Cow Level in Diablo 4

You can play Diablo 4 2.0 today and test out the new levelling, runewords and more for a limited time — here's how
By Jennifer Young published
DIABLO 4 PATCH 2.0 Season 6 starts in October when Vessel of Hatred launches, but you can access the Diablo 4 PTR today and test them out.

Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred Guide to Runes and Runewords
By Jennifer Young published
DIABLO 4 RUNEWORDS Diablo 4 is adding Runewords to the game, a classic feature from Diablo 2: Resurrected. Community members have already compiled a list of all the possible combinations.

Over 10K people have added this game to their wishlist — and now, after playing a demo I'm joining them
By Jennifer Young published
SQUEAK 🐭 I went hands-on with Winter Burrow, a cozy crafting survival game where you play as a mouse, and it's coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2025.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 adds hilarious feature that lets you whisper sweet nothings to your enemy — and it's going to get a lot of people in trouble
By Jennifer Young published
CARELESS WHISPER Treyarch has announced a bunch of new stuff for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 during the NEXT event, including this Body Shield mechanic that lets you whisper in the ears of your enemy.

Diablo 4's next update makes Season of Loot Reborn look like a hotfix — a new level cap of 60, new difficulty levels, and the return of Runewords all in Season 6
By Jennifer Young published
The Diablo 4 developers showed off the Patch 2.0 update, which will bring a new level cap, difficulty tiers, and Runewords to the game when Season 6 launches.

The 7 stand-out games from Gamescom that I added immediately to my wishlist
By Jennifer Young published
GAMESCOM 2024 I went to Gamescom for the first time and tried numerous games, but these 7 have left an impression on me (and my wishlist).

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is set in a breathtakingly beautiful world — with fully fleshed characters and a unique combat system that belies its small team
By Jennifer Young published
EXPEDITION 33 Now the world has seen the gameplay we saw behind the scenes at Gamescom, I can finally admit it was my favorite game of the event

Balatro brings back Witcher cards (no not those kind of cards) — here's how to get Witcher, Dave the Diver, Among Us and Vampire Survivors cards in your game
By Jennifer Young published
FRIENDS OF JIMBO The Balatro Friends of Jimbo just dropped, a collaboration with The Witcher, Vampire Survivors, Dave the Diver, and Among Us. Here's how to activate your new cards.

How to farm treasure goblins in Diablo 4
By Jennifer Young last updated
💰💰💰 Looking for Goblins in Diablo 4? Here's how to find and slay LOTS of them

"Once Vessel of Hatred comes out, hearing all the feedback from that, will have a huge influence in terms of what we do moving forward" — Diablo 4 leads tease massive changes ahead
By Jennifer Young published
DIABLO 4 I sat down with Rod Fergusson and Gavian Whishaw, leads on Diablo 4, to talk everything Vessel of Hatred, Spiritborn class and the future of the franchise

Diablo 4 shows off Mercenaries for the first time, and we're getting a demon sidekick — as well as huge changes to character progression
By Jennifer Young last updated
DIABLO 4 Diablo 4 showed a new trailer at Gamescom 2024 for Vessel of Hatred with our first look at the new Mercenaries mechanic, and it looks like we are getting a demon sidekick.

A wireless controller for Xbox, with Hall Effect tech for under $100? It's a win — for Fortnite fans at least
By Jennifer Young published
FORTNITE Fortnite players on Xbox may be interested in this new controller from PowerA, which is wireless and comes with in-game cosmetics.

Season 5 is a triumph for Diablo 4, but here are 7 things that could make it truly legendary
By Jennifer Young published
Diablo 4 Diablo 4 players are having a hell of a lot of fun with Season 5, the season of the Infernal Hordes. Here are some things that would make future seasons even greater.

"I wish you were a fellow Tarnished, but you're not, so..." WWE wrestler Randy Orton teases Cody Rhodes as he reveals his 600 hours playtime in Elden Ring
By Jennifer Young published
I HEAR VOICES Have you got as many hours in Elden Ring as Randy Orton? He's revealed a 600-hour playtime while recovering from surgery and is proud to call himself a 'Tarnished'

How to level up FAST in Diablo 4
By Jennifer Young last updated
LEVEL UP FAST IN DIABLO Diablo 4 Season 5 has arrived, and you'll want to level up fast to enjoy all the new mechanics and unlock your battle pass tiers. Here's how.

Diablo 4: Everything you need to know about Helltides
By Jennifer Young last updated
DIABLO 4 SEASON 4 Diablo 4 Season 5 is here, and the Helltide is reborn. Here's everything you need to know about Helltides.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard 'spooky' release date is leaked only hours ahead of planned reveal
By Jennifer Young published
SPOOKY Dragon Age: The Veilguard's release date was revealed today, but it looks like someone beat Bioware to the punch in the early hours of this morning.

Here's a Marvel Xbox controller you can actually buy — and it's not from Microsoft
By Jennifer Young published
IRONMAN CONTROLLER You can't buy the Deadpool butt controller, but you CAN buy this Iron Man controller from GameSir.

These Govee X Evangelion smart gaming RGB lights will have you pouring one out for your bank account
By Jennifer Young published
GOVEE X EVANGELION Anime-themed RGB lighting that looks striking on or off.

Passwords disappear for millions of Windows users thanks to Google
By Jennifer Young published
GOOGLE STOLE MY PASSWORD It's not a great month for tech as 15 million Windows users found themselves without their passwords for 18 hours thanks to a bug in Google Password Manager

The best TV for gaming just hit a new lowest and frankly insane price in this deal that has only hours left on the clock
By Jennifer Young published
NEW TV? If you're looking for the best TV for Xbox gaming, chances are you already know the LG C3 is top of the list, but its expensive. Until now!

While you were out here trying to beat Elden Ring DLC with no summons, this player beat it on a dance mat — oh, and whilst playing two versions simultaneously
By Jennifer Young published
💃💃💃 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss is unforgiving and aggressive, and FromSoftware's hardest yet. But this player just beat it on a dance mat, twice, at the same time.

You don't have to give Xbox $130 for Deadpool merch — you can get this for $25 instead
By Jennifer Young published
DEADPOOL After a week of Deadpool and Wolverine teasing from Xbox with stuff we can't buy, then the reveal of a $130 bundle, we have found something here you actually can buy that only costs $25.
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