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'Overwatch' just hit its highest player base on Steam PC since launch — passing Battlefield 6 and Call of Duty
All it needed was a flying kitty. Overwatch is so back, as the kids say.
Overwatch cat with meme juice
Overwatch cat with meme juice
Vue lecture
EXCLUSIVE: New details on Xbox's next-gen console(s) — and Microsoft's most ambitious gaming plans ever
From AMD's claims of a 2027 Xbox to the idea of a plurality of Xbox next-gen consoles — lets sift through some fresh details.
Xbox floating above the water
Microsoft's Gen-10 Xbox is its most ambitious ever, by far. And most risky.
'Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth' Xbox Play Anywhere launch date slated for June 3, 2026 — more details on Part 3 coming later this year
Pre-orders are live now for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, the remake trilogy's open world middle act.
Trailer screenshot of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Trailer screenshot of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Epic wants its store on the next‑gen Xbox — and Microsoft might actually let it happen
We recently caught up with Epic Games Store VP and GM Steve Allison to learn about how the platform is going in a world increasingly dominated by Steam.
Xbox Ally mockup with Xbox logo and Epic Store logos
Xbox Ally mockup with Xbox logo and Epic Store logos
'Xbox Play Anywhere' capabilities arrive for one of this year's most anticipated games — as others leave Xbox PC in the dust
One step forward, a few steps backwards. Microsoft's occasional wins with Xbox PC often come with caveats, highlighting the work still required.
Crimson Desert with Xbox Play Anywhere logo
If the next Xbox is a PC, Microsoft needs to prove it can avoid Windows’ biggest problems
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?
Xbox controller on a Razer Blade laptop with the Xbox app open
Microsoft adds a ton of new Xbox "Stream Your Own Game" titles to cloud gaming — Rimworld, Blasphemous, Divinity: Original Sin 2, and more
Xbox Cloud Gaming just got a whole lot better, especially if you want to punish yourself and your sanity.
Xbox Cloud Gaming Stream Your Own Game feature
NVIDIA CEO denies reports he was 'unhappy' with OpenAI — reiterates plans for a "huge investment," but how much will it be?
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang joins in with other companies floating investment to save OpenAI from imploding.
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO in Taipei
80% of game devs plan to target Windows PC in survey — with only 40% for PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2, and 20% for Xbox. It's lucky the next Xbox is a PC then, eh?
Steam and Windows stays winning, as console support no longer seems to be a priority for game devs.
Xbox Ally X
Microsoft loses a massive $440 billion in market cap as shares tank — investors get increasingly sceptical of its AI strategy
Microsoft investors didn't enjoy the company's FY26 Q2 report, as fears of its AI strategy begin to unravel into despair.
Satya Nadella
'World of Warcraft' expansion roadmap detailed, goes free until Feb 1st — Midnight includes mega solo dungeon Labyrinths, mini raids, and more
At the World of Warcraft "State of Azeroth" event, Blizzard detailed the future of the Midnight expansion, touted as the dark middle act of the Worldsoul saga.
Trailer screenshot of The March on Quel'Danas Raid in World of Warcraft: Midnight
This decade's best horror game picks up "Xbox Play Anywhere" support on PC and Xbox Ally — but ... don't download it yet
Resident Evil Village hits Xbox Game Pass on Jan 20. The landmark horror title concludes Ethan Winters' story, and sets the scene for Resident Evil Requiem.
Resident Evil Village Review
Microsoft claims "Community First" AI data center infrastructure — also known as maximum corpo-washing
Microsoft has begun to realize the backlash to its AI infrastructure push is serious enough to create an entire "Community First" data center plan.
Microslop logo on a Microsoft Azure data center
One of the best Xbox Play Anywhere games just got its notorious save bug fixed for Xbox Ally and Xbox PC
We complained and moaned, and Xbox listened. Kojima Productions, Xbox, and 505 Games collaborate on a strange bug preventing save files from working correctly for Death Stranding on Xbox PC / Xbox Ally.
Death Stranding running on an Xbox Ally X
Jeff Bezos said the quiet part out loud — hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud
Amazon's Jeff Bezos once revealed how he thinks of local PC hardware as antiquated, ready to be replaced by cloud options. Will DRAM prices make it come true?
Amazon founder and current chairman, Jeff Bezos, at the American Business Forum, January 2026.
POLL: Is anyone out there actually using Microsoft Copilot? 📊
Windows Central readers, I'm curious if you're actively using Microsoft Copilot. If so, what are you using it for? If not, why not? Are you using an alternative AI? Let us know.
In this photo illustration, 'Microsoft Copilot' logo is displayed on mobile phone screen in front of a screen displaying the inscription of 'Copilot' in Ankara, Turkiye on March 14, 2025.
Where's the Spotify-style Xbox Wrapped for 2025? It's not coming this year, but there might be a good reason.
Some of you have been asking if Xbox is doing its own "Wrapped" this year, akin to Spotify. The answer is no, but there is good stuff on the horizon.
Xbox controller on a sparkly Christmassy background
"Imagine if Microsoft did this" — Fortnite has been blocked on iOS in Japan by Apple, leveraging new "junk fees"
Apple is once again arbitrarily blocking Fortnite with a wave of new "junk fees" in iOS, and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney raised a good point ... imagine the uproar if Microsoft tried to do this with Windows.
"Free Fortnite" Apple parody meme
Xbox's next Starfield DLC was shown off behind closed doors recently — detailing big upgrades to space travel, a PS5 version, and more
Next year, Starfield is going to get a big upgrade. What exactly will be in this update? Here's what we know so far.
Starfield player with creature.
Quiz: How well do you know Fallout? — See if you can get all of these questions correct
Fallout Season 2 is here on Amazon Prime, and we're celebrating with a quick quiz to test your general Fallout knowledge. How well do you know Fallout?
A Power Armor helmet from Fallout on a dirt floor. A square badge in the upper right corner shows the Windows Central logo and says, "Quiz.
