Michael Hoglund
Michael has been gaming since he was five when his mother first bought a Super Nintendo from Blockbuster. Having written for a now-defunct website in the past, he's joined Windows Central as a contributor to spreading his 30+ years of love for gaming with everyone he can. His favorites include Red Dead Redemption, all the way to the controversial Dark Souls 2.
Latest articles by Michael Hoglund

Will GTA 6 open up a world of $100 video games?
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming With the rumors swirling that Take-Two could charge even more than the new $70 price point for GTA 6, apparently, publishers are hoping they do.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins is the best debut of its series
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming It's also the second-biggest launch for any Koei Tecmo game on Steam.

PC has been overtaking consoles for a while now, but it's not all bad for Xbox and PlayStation players
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming A new report claims PCs have overtaken consoles in-game content spending, rising 65% from 2011 to 2024 to $30B, whereas consoles only saw an $18B increase.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard director has left the studio after 18 years
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Corinne Busche leaves BioWare and EA after an 18-year career in development on titles that included Sim 3, Sims 4, Tiger Woods, and more

Unless they had Game Pass, it would have taken over 6 years to unlock all champions
By Michael Hoglund published
What is happening with League of Legends at the moment? Players are downright pissed.

Doom, Quake, and Turok remaster studio ask what fan-favorite game they should work on next
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming These guys are royalty when it comes to remasters. Whatever they make next will rock.

Microsoft employees are hit once more by layoffs in multiple sectors, including gaming
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Layoffs hit security, sales, gaming, and more across Microsoft.

Kerbal Space Program 2 hasn't had any new content for over a year
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Even though it was recently revealed that former Annapurna employees will be taking over development, that doesn't forgive the last 13 months without any substantial updates.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins review
By Michael Hoglund published
Review Even without the ability to play as some of my favorite characters, the new formula feeds my soul in ways I never thought possible.

'Starfield' once had a gore system similar to Fallout — a former Bethesda developer explains why it was removed
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Alongside the technical debt it would require to implement, it just didn't make sense given the vision the game had.

PlayStation says PC is not a "major risk", probably because simultaneous PC launches is coming sooner than you think
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Are you ready for the latest strategies Sony and Xbox are or will be pushing?

Microsoft said "Nah" to a Halo and Doom TV crossover
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Maybe we were saved from another Halo TV show disaster. Nah, anything would have been better.

Half-Life's 'G-Man' actor Mike Shapiro drops a cryptic post that's begging to be Half-Life 3
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming He did the exact same style of post prior to the announcement of Half-Life: Alyx

The mouse I will never play games without is currently $80 off, a must-buy for any serious PC gamer looking to upgrade
By Michael Hoglund published
Deal The SUPERLIGHT was the first mouse that dramatically improved my gameplay; I recommend it to everyone I know.

Activision decides Call of Duty Black Ops 6 players don't spend enough money, introduces a second pass for players to buy
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Sad faces in chat people, Game Pass could only save us so much!

This is your yearly reminder that the Xbox naming scheme is bad, and Microsoft should feel bad
By Michael Hoglund published
Xbox The Fast and the Furious franchise has a better naming scheme than Xbox does, and that's a real bummer, dude.

This controller is literally faster than anything created by Xbox and it's almost $100 off — the perfect gift for any gamer!
By Michael Hoglund published
Deal For less than a standard Xbox controller, the Razer Wolverine V2 Chroma has fully remappable buttons and 40% faster latency than any current controller made by Xbox.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. developers reveal massive plans for 2025
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming New content for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and next-gen versions of the originals are on their way.

An advertising expert breaks down Microsoft's controversial 'This is an Xbox' ad blitz
By Michael Hoglund published
Xbox Ad expert and YouTuber Deadly Headley breaks down the latest moves at Xbox, specifically with his take on the "This is an Xbox," advertising push.

7 best game deals at CDKeys Christmas Sale
By Michael Hoglund, Rebecca Spear published
Gaming You can get a ton of PC games on sale for less than you can get them at Steam during the CDKeys Christmas Sale. Here are our seven top deals.

Satya "We're redefining what it means to be an Xbox fan" to Microsoft shareholders
By Michael Hoglund published
Xbox Whether you're a fan of the strategy or not, the definition of what it means to be an Xbox fan is changing.

A massive Helldivers 2 update just dropped during The Game Awards show
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming Get ready to light worlds on fire as you take on the Illuminate in the latest Helldivers 2 update.

Dishonored meets PvP in this new high stakes thievery game
By Michael Hoglund published
Gaming If you miss thief sim games like myself, then get ready for Thick as Thieves as it looks to bring the genre into the world of PvP.
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