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Total War: Warhammer 40,000's first, unedited gameplay deep dive into its ranged combat has firmly convinced me to put this Xbox title on my wishlist

The developers on Total War: Warhammer 40,000 recently unveiled a livestream deep dive into its combat system, in particular showcasing mechanics, special abilities, and tactics focused on ranged combat.

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Steam just MASSIVELY improved gifting, and I hope Xbox copies it

Steam has announced new changes to its gifting system so that it's easier to buy and send games to friends and family. Here's how the new system works.

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Xbox Live Services are currently down — could this be why players can't access Halo: Campaign Evolved's early access? [UPDATE]

Just as Halo: Campaign Evolved has launched in early access, Xbox Live services shut down at literally the worst time possible, but Microsoft is aware of the outage and is working on fixing it.

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People paid big money for Halo: Campaign Evolved's early access on Xbox and they aren't getting it

Halo: Campaign Evolved has launched in early access for people who purchased the Premium Edition or Premium Edition Upgrade, but unfortunately, there have been many reports of people unable to access it.

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Xbox's plan to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to the mass market — Free tier revealed, powered by ads, with access to all games you own

Here are the details of Xbox's initial ad-powered Xbox Cloud Gaming service, set to go live soon in an early testing phase.

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Xbox is FINALLY boosting download speeds on console and PC — I tested it, and I'm finally consistently getting the speed I pay for

One thing that has bugged Xbox fans for years at this point is finally getting fixed, as Microsoft improves download logic across its gaming network.

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Halo: Campaign Evolved is the top-tier remake Xbox's legendary flagship deserves — but I wanted more for the asking price

Halo Studios has delivered a fantastic remake of Xbox's first flagship with Halo: Campaign Evolved, though for $50, I wanted more. Here's our full review.

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NVIDIA pushes out a hotfix driver that you'll want to grab before playing Halo: Campaign Evolved

Halo: Campaign Evolved begins its early access period, but if you're playing on PC and you have an NVIDIA RTX 50 series graphics card, you'll want to get this hotfix driver first.

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Xbox's new backwards-compatible games on PC are "already Xbox 360 games" — and that changes everything about what's next

New details about how the four new back-compat Xbox games on PC are running lead me to believe that Xbox 360 games are on the way. I break down what appears to be going on behind the scenes and why it's a big deal for game preservation.

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NASCAR 26 finally has a release date with some serious new features and no delayed PC launch this year

NASCAR 26 has revealed some important new information about the game in its first dev diary, including the release date for PC and console as well as some important new features.

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RuneScape’s CEO makes a bold claim, saying the team is aiming to beat World of Warcraft and become the biggest MMO on the planet

In a lengthy interview with The Game Business, the boss of RuneScape, one of the oldest MMOs in the business, has declared his ambitions to make the 25-year-old game the best in the genre while expanding the franchise to new pastures.

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Blizzard rolls out new BlizzCon 2026 digital bundles packed with rewards for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Hearthstone

With the long-awaited return of BlizzCon being less than two months from now, Blizzard Entertainment has decided to get fans excited for the event by revealing several digital bundle packs containing new in-game items for its World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Hearthstone franchises.

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Gears of War: E‑Day’s big multiplayer gameplay reveal is locked in, and fans finally know when they’ll see the action

Xbox and Coalition have set the date for when they plan to reveal gameplay footage for Gears of War: E-Day's multiplayer, which so far has been confirmed to include 12-player PvE horde mode and a 4v4 PvP mode.

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Xbox Series X|S consoles U.S. sales see an impressive 86% jump in June 2026, as PS5 and Nintendo slide — "Highest units this year."

Is it the Asha Sharma effect? Xbox is seeing positive momentum in console sales for the first time in a long time, although it remains to be see if it can hold on.

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Steam Deck sales are going off a cliff but you shouldn't be buying one right now anyway

Steam Deck sales are cratering, but this should be absolutely no surprise given the current climate and the aging hardware. There's a better handheld to buy.

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Xbox brings back compat to Windows: Microsoft pledges 4 games on PC for the first time, soon with achievements — with more to come

Conker, Crimson Skies, Fuzion Frenzy, and Blinx head to Xbox PC for the first time, soon with Xbox achievements, and more are on the way.

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Free Copilot is turning into a demo as Microsoft shifts real features to paid tiers

Microsoft is shifting key Copilot features, including Deep Research, behind paid subscriptions. Here is why the free version of Copilot is starting to feel like a glorified demo.

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Nvidia says Sega’s $5 million Dreamcast‑era investment saved the company, and 30 years later the partnership is coming full circle

I always love hearing stories from the early days of massive companies like NVIDIA, and this one from CEO Jensen Huang makes me wonder what the video gaming world would look like if Sega hadn't invested despite a botched Dreamcast GPU.

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Google scrubbed it, but Bing kept the receipts that show where LeBron James may play next season

A private video on the Miami Heat's YouTube channel titled "LeBron James Introductory Press Conference" was scrubbed quickly, but Bing still indexed the link.The indexed video caused speculation about the superstar's plans.

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Microsoft is finally modernizing Windows 11's decades-old File Explorer properties window with a new UI

The first signs of a completely modernized File Properties window using WinUI are hidden in the latest Windows 11 preview builds.

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Microsoft and Meta are teaming up to offer Xbox Game Pass with the Quest VR Horizon+ subscription — Xbox VR controller improvements coming too

For all 6 Meta Quest owners reading Windows Central today, Microsoft and Xbox have a new offering for you.

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I didn't expect the biggest new Xbox Game Pass title this past week to be a game about bowling

Among all the most recent day-one releases into Xbox Game Pass, an unlikely success story has been found in the bowling alleys with a game that launched eight months ago.

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Analog hobbies are booming as AI burnout hits Gen Z hardest — and the Windows PC could be the unexpected winner

The rise of AI, the prevalence of smartphones, and the general digital overload have created an analog revival of sorts, and Gen Z seems to be at the forefront. Does the trusty Windows PC stand to benefit from this movement?

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These special Surface PCs are reserved for true Manchester United fans

Microsoft Surface is coming to Manchester United kit, but the limited-edition PCs are what I care about.

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“It was horrifying”: Xbox sources say Microsoft is finally working to fix its abysmal hacked‑account support after years of user nightmares

We spoke to affected Xbox users who lost thousands of games, and in some cases, decades of memories from OneDrive. Microsoft did nothing to help.

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