If the next Xbox is a PC, Microsoft needs to prove it can avoid Windows? biggest problems
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:20:21 +0000
I've been using Windows almost daily for 30 years. I know my way around its idiosyncrasies and foibles. But is that what the average Xbox gamer wants to have to deal with?
Death Standing becomes one of Xbox's most played games this week ? and it's all thanks to Xbox Game Pass
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:15:19 +0000
The Director's Cut of Hideo Kojima's critically acclaimed Death Stranding hit Xbox Game Pass recently and has quickly become quite popular on the Xbox ecosystem because of it. Here's where it stands on the most popular Xbox games of January 2026
That survival game we were all hooked on 5 years ago just got a big birthday update, with the devs teasing more coming soon ? "2026 is going to be a great year"
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:24:38 +0000
It's the fifth anniversary of Valheim's Early Access launch, and to celebrate, its developers have released a new Patch 0.221.10 update with big improvements.
Microsoft adds a ton of new Xbox "Stream Your Own Game" titles to cloud gaming ? Rimworld, Blasphemous, Divinity: Original Sin 2, and more
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:19:30 +0000
Xbox Cloud Gaming just got a whole lot better, especially if you want to punish yourself and your sanity.
Hide your Cronus, hide your XIMs ? Call of Duty's anti-cheat team targets third party devices ahead of Black Ops 7 Season 2
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:11:03 +0000
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's Team RICOCHET has announced new changes to anti-cheat security ahead of the launch of Ranked Play and Season 2 coming February 5.
User reactions make it clear Microsoft?s real AI problem on Windows 11 isn?t the tech ? it?s trust
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:19:33 +0000
Since the Windows Central exclusive was published about Microsoft pausing its aggressive AI push on Windows 11, it sparked hundreds of comments in the community, and here is what users had to say.
Windows 11 has seemingly burst through the wall ? market share skyrockets as OS passes 1 billion users
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:21:16 +0000
Windows 11 adoption hit 62.41% this month, but after a year of flatlining growth, it's unclear if this spike represents a real trend or a statistical outlier.
Notepad++ compromised by "state-sponsored hackers" ? Here's what you need to do if you use the popular Notepad alternative
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:02:44 +0000
The popular Notepad alternative's team just published a security update detailing the effects of a state-sponsored hack. Here's what you need to know, including how to protect yourself going forward.
Turkey moves to regulate digital game platforms ? Steam and Epic could face access throttling under the new framework
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:13:32 +0000
Turkey is reviewing draft legislation that could impose strict requirements on digital game platforms like Steam and Epic Games Store, including local offices, age ratings, and potential bandwidth throttling.
Inside Microsoft?s chaos vocabulary: A former engineer explains why phrases like ?even the fires are on fire? weren?t jokes, they were survival tools
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:51:07 +0000
Veteran engineer Raymond Chen revealed that Microsoft would often use corporate jargon like "on fire" to describe
Nioh 3 is a six-month timed PlayStation console exclusive ? could an Xbox release happen?
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:38:09 +0000
Nioh 3 is launching as a timed PlayStation console exclusive, raising fresh questions about whether the action RPG series could finally arrive on Xbox despite its history.
Meta Quest 3 adds a "Surface Keyboard" ? but it?s not a Microsoft Surface keyboard
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:09:26 +0000
Meta's Horizon OS v85 update adds a "Surface Keyboard" to Quest 3, allowing users to type on any flat desk.
Former Windows chief shared confidential Microsoft emails with Epstein ? as leaders scrambled to contain the Surface RT disaster
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:29:42 +0000
Steven Sinofsky sought advice from Jeffrey Epstein in newly released Epstein files, revealing that the former Windows head shared confidential Microsoft emails with the disgraced financier in 2012-2013.
Microsoft plans to bury its NTLM security relic after 30 years ? replacing it with stronger Kerberos-based alternatives via future Windows client releases
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000
Microsoft recently highlighted a three-phase plan to disable the legacy New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol by default for stronger Kerberos-based alternatives in the next major Windows Server release and associated Windows client releases.
NVIDIA CEO denies reports he was 'unhappy' with OpenAI ? reiterates plans for a "huge investment," but how much will it be?
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:48:42 +0000
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang joins in with other companies floating investment to save OpenAI from imploding.
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