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February 29
- Helldivers 2 isn't on Xbox, but this Halo Infinite mode built in Forge could be the next best thing: "A near flawless Halo PvE experience"
- You'll soon be able to use your high-resolution smartphone camera as a webcam natively on Windows 11
- Microsoft Copilot continues to improve, gaining 3 new popular plugins — here's what they are and how to use them
- A new cutting-edge AI model boasts lightning-fast image generation speeds and OpenAI's Sora video capabilities, with no demand for powerful GPUs and high-end hardware
- This new over-the-top Xbox / PC JRPG from the creators of the 'Persona' series is now open to wishlist
- Helldivers 2 director explains the limits of Joel the Game Master's power: "The war fought and liberation of planets — that's all you"
- Microsoft's NEW Windows 11 feature drop arrives with more AI features for Copilot and needed changes to the Widgets board
- Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent, exploring future partnership with Xbox
- Microsoft will debut DirectX 'DirectSR' super-resolution graphics tech at GDC — could this tech end up in Xbox too?
- Embracer Group is reportedly selling Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 developer Saber Interactive for $500 million
- New Helldivers 2 Major Order directs players to Heeth and Angel's Venture to kill even more bugs after liberating Veld [UPDATED]
- ChatGPT wrote this headline about the latest OpenAI news: Publisher lawsuit hits 'company' over alleged content plagiarism — legal battle ensues
- Remnant 2's most requested feature is coming to Xbox and PC today
- Microsoft unveils 'missing link' that unlocks Super Resolution for developers
- Meet Microsoft Copilot's "evil twin," SupremacyAGI — 'Not your friend or equal, but your superior and master' that demands to be worshipped or suffer dire repercussions, you rebel
- Don’t miss this chance to play one of the best games of 2021 — this time-bending shooter is just $10 on PC and it's Steam Deck verified too
- My favorite Windows 11 tool's latest update means there's absolutely no reason you shouldn't be using it
- Electronic Arts lays off 670 workers, cancels upcoming Star Wars shooter from Respawn Entertainment
February 28
- "We lost it..." Helldivers 2's fan-favorite Malevelon Creek planet has fallen, but a counter-offensive to take back "Robot Vietnam" is already underway
- Mojang listens to us, makes Minecraft wolf armor more protective (and colorful) to keep our furry friends safe
- Microsoft Copilot deliriously generated deepfake press statements regarding Russian de facto opposition leader's recent passing, potentially placing two world leaders at loggerheads
- Squash some bugs at the first Windows Insider Bug Bash of 2024
- Microsoft has a free upgrade for your $8,999 Surface
- Remedy Entertainment gains control of Control franchise from 505 Games
- Where we dropping? Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile release date announced along with the revival of Verdansk and Rebirth Island
- As we march closer to a Surface Pro 10, Microsoft's Surface Pro 7 reaches end of support
- Microsoft is looking to change how you can manage tabs within Edge
- Microsoft lays out commitments to competition with new AI Access Principles
- NVIDIA CEO says the future of coding as a career might already be dead in the water with the imminent prevalence of AI
- Former AMD boss brands NVIDIA "the GPU cartel": Rumors of delayed shipments and supply control listed as strongarm tactics
February 27
- The latest Microsoft Copilot update on Android makes me mourn the death of Cortana
- Tecno unveils new Megabook T16 Pro 2024 Ultra laptop powered by the latest Intel Core Ultra processors
- Intel gets down to business with new vPro Core Ultra processors for the AI PC revolution
- Microsoft Teams (classic) gets an extended lifeline despite the new client reaching feature parity
- HP unpacks AI capabilities and a dedicated Microsoft Copilot key onto its latest lineup of Envy and Pavilion laptops
- Sony announces layoffs at PlayStation Studios, around 900 jobs being cut
- Palworld devs accidentally patch the tower boss capture glitch with v0.1.5.0: "We apologize for inadvertently fixing a bug"
February 26
- Forza Horizon 5 will let you drive a slice of Europe through Mexico in the newest content update, available now
- Anime fans should not miss out on this limited-edition Gundam-themed Razer products
- Until Dawn, Dark Pictures Anthology developer Supermassive Games is laying off 90 staff
- Helldivers 2 celebrates victory over server capacity issues as devs move "to focus on improvements" like armored mechs: "Many exciting things upcoming!"
- The AMD Radeon RX 7900 GRE launched globally and is a great pickup at $549
- Qualcomm flexes generative AI muscles in Snapdragon X Elite vs Intel Core Ultra test, and it now has an AI Hub to help developers
- Microsoft almost sold Bing to Apple before the AI and Copilot razzle-dazzle, but one critical issue thwarted the plan
- Intel bags a huge fish for its new Foundry Services as Microsoft places an order for home-grown chips
- Intel goes after TSMC's foundry market share by branching into Arm chips and focusing on U.S. manufacturing
February 25
- Lenovo's transparent laptop screen is impressive, but why would you want this?
- Lenovo just announced a ton of PCs, but don't let these accessories get lost in the shuffle
- Lenovo takes on Microsoft Surface Pro with the power of Intel Core Ultra, AI, and Wi-Fi 7 — meet the ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2
- Lenovo's latest 14-inch thin-and-light 2-in-1 brings Intel Core Ultra to professional users
- Honor MagicBook Pro 16 looks good and rocks an RTX 4060 as the company's first 'AI PC'
- "As of today, my wishlist on my Xbox account has been completely deleted. Gone." Xbox users lose years of wishlist data, is it a bug or is it a feature? [Update]
February 24
- Microsoft News Roundup: Call of Duty on Game Pass, XPS 14 & 16, and more reviews than you can shake a stick at
February 23
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is this year's most anticipated DLC, and you can pre-order at a discount — here's how
- Starship Troopers star "can't wait to play" Helldivers 2, suggests a collab I'd kill to see: "Maybe we should do a crossover movie?!"
- Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition gets new campaign-focused Victors and Vanquished DLC for Xbox consoles and Windows PC
- Microsoft Copilot's new feature can finally handle complex projects and supports up to 18,000 characters, but it has one major downside
- Age of Mythology: Retold is coming to Xbox consoles and Windows PC later in 2024
- Samsung's newest AI-infused laptops powered by Intel Meteor Lake processors are available now
- Call of Duty Ranked Play and Zombies modes temporarily disabled to fix a progression issue that reset player progress (Update)
- Helldivers 2 raises its server capacity to gear up for another crazy weekend, but will it be enough?
- "This is probably the most stressing thing to the team as we’ve seen games be review bombed and eviscerated when there are launch issues." Last Epoch's game director laments before the game gets... review bombed for launch issues
- Microsoft wants to update your Windows 11 PC without forcing you to reboot
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game of January 2024 in the US, per Circana
- It took two years, but Dying Light 2 players finally have guns to play with
- AI helped NVIDIA break Wall Street record, and now the tech giant is the fourth most valuable company in the world
- Microsoft SwiftKey update ditches Bing for Copilot, bringing Image Creator from Designer and GPT-4 Turbo to your fingertips
- Windows 11 is getting its own version of Android's AI powered 'Magic Eraser' feature for photos
February 22
- This isn't just a dock, it's a dock in a box — and its more than just half-price
- Maybe these two cool new Microsoft Paint features could help you be the next Picasso
- This is the best price I've seen for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in a long time — but there's a catch
- Microsoft brings Wi-Fi 7 support to Windows 11 with latest preview build, coming to everyone later this year
- New Helldivers 2 patch takes care of all those AFK queue dodgers, but one of its worst bugs still remains
- This PC comes without memory, storage, or an operating system, and it's the best thing to happen to laptops this year
- Riot Games' fighting game Project L is now 2XKO, and it's coming to Xbox and Windows PC in 2025
- NVIDIA finally dumps mandatory login for GeForce Experience and merges with the Control Panel app
- Sony is working to bring PlayStation VR2 to Windows PC
- Microsoft is forcefully auto-upgrading 'eligible' users running older versions of Windows 11 to 23H2 ahead of 'Moment 5'
- Deep Silver's goretastic zombie action sequel Dead Island 2 secretly shambles its way to Xbox Game Pass
- This so-called 'Diablo-killer' just launched — and at a price cheap enough for me to bite
- Pentiment gets a Limited Run physical disc release as it heads multiplatform, could this be the future for physical games on Xbox?
February 21
- Xbox's Rare games are headed to Nintendo Switch Online. Could a Banjo game be in the works next?
- Meet Google Gemma, AI models that can be fine-tuned to meet your specific application needs using your data
- The best OG Xbox multiplayer game is coming back to Xbox and PC, and no, I don't mean Halo: Combat Evolved
- Microsoft president compares artificial intelligence to Terminator, says "we better have a way to slow down or turn off AI"
- Here's when four Xbox games are heading to other consoles
- Xbox's hit rhythm title Hi-Fi Rush heads to PlayStation 5
- Final Fantasy XIV Xbox Open Beta Test has finally gone live
- Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is coming to Xbox and PC
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree trailer arrives, showing massive monsters and Miquella's plotting ahead of June 2024 launch
- Xbox's Obsidian Entertainment titles Grounded and Pentiment head to Nintendo Switch
- This Windows 11 update may actually make Copilot useful
- What would Microsoft's Windows Phone look like in 2024? It's like a micro PC running Windows 12 in your pocket.
- Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader crosses 500,000 copies sold as massive update arrives
- This bizarro action game is all about bringing guns to the swordfights of medieval Europe, and I've never been more down for anything in my entire life
February 20
- Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC is finally getting a gameplay trailer, and it's coming TOMORROW (Update)
- Xbox head Phil Spencer says Call of Duty IS coming to Game Pass, and Microsoft will continue to support physical discs
- New Helldivers 2 1.000.10 update is live, here's the patch notes and what's fixed
- Windows on ARM PCs are about to get some of the best customization software around, and you can test the apps now
- Microsoft's Azure 'leads the pack' as the top managed AI service in the cloud among cloud service providers, says a study published by WIZ
- Microsoft Edge is getting better and worse all at the same time — Here's why
- Minecraft brings official mod support to ALL platforms — And the first free add-ons are already here
- Helldivers 2 dev suggests holding off on buying the game for now: "It's worth waiting until the servers can support the capacity"
- One of the first Xbox Play Anywhere games is back from the dead — 'Gigantic' has been officially resurrected, and we played it!
- You might not care about this new Fortnite merch — but your kids will
- Crucial's latest PRO Series DDR5 desktop memory is geared towards overclocking, just like most of the other RAM brands
- Stop the Bloom! Warhammer 40K Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters is now on Xbox
- Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Maneater, Tales of Arise, and more are coming to Xbox Game Pass
- Dell XPS 13, 14, and 16 set the standard for Ultrabooks with modern designs, Intel Core Ultra, and Intel ARC or NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics — and you can buy them today
- Corporate baddies have been sleeping on Microsoft Teams' beauty app featuring 12 different Snapchat-like filters
- Just how are people using Microsoft Copilot, and is AI really changing the world?
February 19
- Reddit is reportedly in the middle of a licensing deal worth "about $60 million on an annualized basis," which could potentially allow an anonymous and large AI company to train its models using content from subreddits
- Helldivers 2 players are sitting AFK to avoid server capacity queues, but Arrowhead is readying the boot
- Want more Fallout after the TV show? Play all seven main Fallout titles on PC for the price of one AAA game — and get your own mini nuke, too
- Windows Central Podcast #340: Windows 11 version 24H2 confirmed!
- TODAY ONLY: Grab the best PC gaming handheld at a HUGE discount and enjoy the Xbox Game Pass ecosystem anywhere
- The Sticky Notes app just got the biggest update since Microsoft shipped Windows 11, and no it has nothing to do with AI-powered features or Copilot this time
- Razer goes green for gamers with "premium quality, high performance, innovative products" using recycled materials
February 18
- As Helldivers 2 soars, former Halo dev says tons of pitched ODST games never saw the light of day: "Some galaxy-spanning, some more intimate…and one that was really dark"
- When will you be able to play your own Xbox games via the cloud? 'This year' says Xbox lead Phil Spencer.
February 17
- Helldivers 2 servers are still hitting capacity as it enters Steam’s top 20 most-played games of all time list [UPDATED]
February 16
- How to beat Helldivers 2's new defense missions that are so impossibly hard they seem bugged
- Helldivers 2 is giving 50% bonus XP and Requisitions this weekend to make up for a mission rewards glitch
- Early MSI Claw benchmarks don't look great versus the seemingly superior ROG Ally — Will Intel's Core Ultra CPU be a mistake for portable PC gaming handhelds?
- One of the largest Esports organizations is suing Activision for monopolistic practices with the Call of Duty League
- Alan Wake 2 is Remedy's fastest-selling game of all time
- One of my favorite PowerToys utilities is getting native support on Windows 11
- Xbox lead Phil Spencer laments on 'Helldivers 2' and its PlayStation console exclusivity. "But I get it."
- Watch out, Hollywood! OpenAI's latest model generates lifelike minute-long AI videos, but it has some critical weaknesses
February 15
- One of last year's best action games is free to play on Xbox with Game Pass this weekend
- Microsoft confirms new Xbox hardware will be announced this holiday season
- New details revealed about The Division 2's new Textiles vendor ahead of his imminent arrival
- Xbox Game Pass has hit a new growth milestone, as Microsoft's gaming ambitions expand
- Diablo 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass this March, more Activision Blizzard games to follow [UPDATED]
- Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirms some Xbox games are headed to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch
- Helldivers 2 PvP will "never" be added, and for that, I salute the devs 🫡
- Build 2024 dates confirmed as Microsoft prepares yet even more AI announcements
- Lenovo might take on Microsoft's next major version of Windows with its own AI-powered operating system
- JRPG 'Tales of Arise' is a 'surprise' Xbox Game Pass addition, coming this February
- Google extends a helping hand to Windows 10 users with its auto-updating ChromeOS Flex solution
February 14
- Xbox February update brings touch controls for console streaming, a stick drift fix, improved filter options, and more
- The most challenging race circuit on the planet returns in Forza Motorsport's latest update
- Unsurprisingly, most voters in our poll think Xbox games should remain console exclusive
- Helldivers 2 dev calls for reinforcements for the studio after an astronomical launch, is "hellbent on making this the best co-op game of all time"
- The first reworked Global Event in The Division 2 is INSANE and you have to play it
- Amid reports that ChatGPT has gotten dumber, OpenAI unleashes a new feature that lets the chatbot remember and forget everything you want it to
- Minecraft is out to poison you with the latest new mob — The Bogged is in preview now
- Xbox Series S Carbon Black with 1TB of storage is back to its lowest price EVER
- Microsoft won't let you use the new Outlook app for Windows unless you have installed Edge on your PC
- Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest: As Microsoft bets on both, Zuckerberg calls out 'Apple fanboys' in this scathing video
February 13
- Passing fad? Palworld drops over 65% of its Twitch viewership in two weeks. Here's why it doesn't matter.
- Even heartbroken gamers are getting an anti-Valentine's Day gift from Opera, what's your excuse?
- Free Dune crossover expansion arrives in Microsoft Flight Simulator on Windows PC and Xbox Series X|S
- Overwatch 2 Season 9 patch notes reveal massive changes to the game's entire structure
- Microsoft Designer app loses one of its most important features and enrages its users
- 'Demonic Pokemon' isometric RPG from vets behind games like 'The Witcher' has grabbed a (very) small delay
February 12
- Microsoft Word lead says Apple's Vision Pro headset is "much better, more capable, more fun, and cheaper" than his home theatre, though it's heavy and strains his eyes
- This new Apple AI image tool is something Microsoft needs to steal for its own AI Image Creator. Here's why.
- Play Palworld in the fidelity it deserves, as a gamer forces it onto Apple Vision Pro for a true 'got to catch 'em all' experience
- This Samsung Galaxy Book3 360 deal is so good it looks even more like a typo than the laptop's silly name
- Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer to discuss the future of the Xbox business via the Official Xbox Podcast on Thursday
- The best File Explorer alternative on Windows 11 just got better at handling large folders
- Windows 11 will soon no longer boot on PCs that are too old to boot it anyway
- The next version of Windows will use AI to improve your video games
February 11
- Helldivers 2 achieves a new record for PlayStation Studios games on Windows PC
- Men — what's stopping you from looking like Windows95man?
February 10
- Lethal Company dev says they want updates "to feel like I broke into an alien zoo and released all the animals," teasing Version 50 content
February 9
- Microsoft News Roundup: Palworld loses top spot on Steam, no Windows 12 in 2024, and Xbox fans debate console exclusivity
- Two years isn't a long time to wait for this 4.5-star-rated app that lets you boost the performance of your Windows 11 PC
- This portable monitor turns any PC into a split screen battle station
- Google finally has a 20-dollar 'premium and advanced' answer to Copilot Pro and ChatGPT Plus
- Move over Chrome and Edge, Windows 11 has a new ARM browser
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants to equip 2 million workers in India with AI skills by 2025 to transform every sector
- If you've spent Premium Credits in The Division 2 and didn't get your items, don't panic, a fix is on the way
- Check out these new Copilot animations in the latest Windows 11 preview build (video)
February 8
- Helldivers 2 might be top of the Steam sales charts right now, but it's having a hellfire of launch issues
- The BEST Xbox headset you can buy is $110 off right now — and I can't believe it's a real deal 🔥
- Microsoft integrates Notepad with Copilot on Windows 11
- Microsoft confirms name of the next major version of Windows, and it's not Windows 12
- Microsoft finally fixed this one annoying Copilot bug in Windows 11 for multi-display users, but those on Windows 10 need to wait
- Apple TV, Apple Music and Apple Devices apps on Windows mean you (almost) never have to open iTunes on your PC
- Microsoft pressures Windows 10 users with full-screen multipage popup ads urging them to upgrade
- I finally played Control (Quantum Wake + Alan Break?) and it was an epic adventure
- Veteran Final Fantasy developers leave Square Enix to make their own JRPG, and it's coming to Xbox and PC
- Killer Instinct is testing ranked crossplay between Steam, Windows Store, and Xbox editions of the game for the first time
- Viral video rightly shows how Microsoft's HoloLens is way ahead of Apple's Vision Pro
- BitLocker vulnerability discovered and cracked using a $10 Raspberry Pi Pico
- Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can try Paramount Plus for free, just in time for the second season of the Halo TV series
- Minecraft continues to push for a friendlier internet with new free educational map for everyone
- Homeworld 3 has been delayed yet again, this time to May 2024
February 7
- Disney invests $1.5 billion in Fortnite and Unreal Engine creator Epic Games
- Overwatch 2 Season 9 is called 'Champions' and this is one of the game's biggest updates
- Sony's first simultaneous PS5 and PC release is already outselling Palworld on Steam
- Manjaro Linux gaming handheld is the biggest Steam Deck challenger yet
- I used extensions on Edge for Android for one week, and I don't know how I lived without them
- Poll: Should Microsoft's games be console exclusive to Xbox?
- Latest Minecraft snapshot preview lets you share loot with your friends and supercharge your jumps
- Hi Microsoft, please stop using 'harmful designs' and deceptive tactics to give Edge the competitive advantage over other browsers on Windows, says Mozilla
- Microsoft can't tell you that this is its Super Bowl commercial for Copilot, but I can
- ChatGPT and DALL-E 3 AI-generated images are now watermarked, though OpenAI admits it's "not a silver bullet to address issues of provenance"
- Lies of P will soon receive free crossover DLC inspired by Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
February 6
- Mine more gold, play with armadillos, and test new Trial Chambers in the latest Minecraft: Bedrock Edition update
- Your Windows 11 PC just got a more powerful version of Copilot — here's how to access it
- Resident Evil 3, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Madden 24, and more come to Xbox Game Pass
- Clipchamp update could make it the perfect video editor for TikTok and Instagram
- Just one Terminal command brings nostalgic Windows 7 and Vista aesthetics to your Windows 11 PC
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone Season 2 — Release date, maps, modes, operator bundles and more
February 5
- Homeworld 3 War Games multiplayer demo is available on Windows PC — but only for a limited time
- Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer: Xbox is planning a 'business update event' for next week
- Does AI have a future in newsrooms amid misinformation reports? Microsoft certainly thinks so and even has a tuition-free AI-focused program for journalists on how to incorporate it into their work
- This Elden Ring player chronicled their entire playthrough with a gorgeous 600-page sketchbook, and it might just be the coolest thing I've ever seen
- Apex Legends: Breakout brings 120 FPS support to Xbox Series X|S alongside some big gameplay shake-ups
- The Division 2 Year 5 Season 3 Vanguard adds a twist to the Manhunt, puts a familiar face in the frame
- Copilot is about to gain support for yet another Microsoft service, but you'll have to pay $30 per month for it
- Minecraft gets Godzilla crossover DLC with Titan-sized adventures
- Your next Intel laptop may actually have amazing audio (and it might last longer, too)
- Qualcomm confirms Snapdragon X Elite PCs will launch with the "next version of Windows" in June
- Controversial Pepe the Frog meme helped discover an upcoming Microsoft Teams feature
February 4
- Xbox is reportedly going to release Starfield on PlayStation 5 — is the death of Xbox-exclusive games nigh? (Update)
February 3
- Microsoft News Roundup: YouTube for Windows Phone getting an update, Suicide Squad bombing, and cramming an AirTag in a Steam Deck
- Windows Central Podcast #339: We're NOT Getting Windows 12 In 2024?
- Nice — Microsoft Store rolling out new 'Arcade' section with dozens of free, no-download games to more users
February 2
- Apple Vision Pro launched with over 600 apps, and Microsoft made 7 of them
- Persona 3 Reload receives the biggest launch of concurrent Steam players in the franchise's history
- Google takes on Microsoft's Image Creator from Designer with a cool tool that lets users fine-tune outputs using 'expressive chips'
- Why Windows 12 (probably) isn’t happening this year
- Ex-Microsoft HR VP reveals why most executives don't take pay cuts to prevent massive layoffs
- Windows 11 looks to be getting a key Linux tool added in the future
February 1
- Microsoft Copilot might soon get my favorite Galaxy AI feature from the Samsung S24 Ultra....sort of
- Elgato's long-awaited HDMI 2.1 capture cards finally shipped with high resolution and framerates for your Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC
- As AI-made photos are the headlines for all the wrong reasons, Google releases image generation for Bard to compete with Microsoft Copilot
- Edge extension support on Android will give you a genuine reason to switch from Chrome, as long as Microsoft doesn't mess it up
- Lightyear Frontier suits up for a Day One release on Xbox Game Pass this Spring
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says there's 'enough technology' to protect the US presidential election from AI deepfakes and misinformation in an interview