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A farewell to Phil Spencer, he who saved Xbox — and salutations to Asha Sharma, who will steer Xbox through its toughest era

The biggest change to Xbox in years, and it might've come at exactly the right time.

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New Xbox CEO hits social media running — Here's everything Asha Sharma has said so far about the future of Xbox

In all the turmoil, Asha reached out to the Xbox community on X answering questions and putting out some early thoughts on the future of the brand.

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Monster Hunter Stories 3's latest trailer reveals some crazy new Monsties up for taming — and it's making me miss Monster Hunter Rise

Over the weekend, Capcom dropped a new trailer for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, which includes more scenes from the story and massive reveals for a wide variety of monsters to hunt and Monsties to tame.

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Microsoft is killing off a key Edge security feature — are you ready for the switch?

Edge is discontinuing custom primary password support in June 2026, as Microsoft shifts security to Windows Hello and system authentication.

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AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme driver support discontinued? — Lenovo confirms no further Legion Go plans

Lenovo Korea has reportedly confirmed no further driver updates are planned for the Legion Go powered by AMD’s Ryzen Z1 Extreme, raising broader concerns about long-term support for Z1 Extreme handheld devices.

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Windows Wrap: I don't care if the new Xbox CEO is a gamer — I care if she puts gamers first

Asha Sharma’s appointment as Xbox CEO has raised questions about her gaming background, but the real issue is whether she’ll put players and creativity first.

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Highguard failed because it didn't use what made ARC Raiders great — and if it did, it might have had a better chance

Had the development team behind Highguard followed a few key steps that made ARC Raiders great, they might have had a chance.

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After fan pressure on Xbox exclusives, new CEO says — “hear you”

Asha Sharma posts a spree of viral responses on social media, as Xbox fans try to work out what the over-arching strategy might look like.

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Newly named Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared her gamertag — so what is she playing and why does it matter?

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has shared her top three favorite games of all time and her gamertag, which looks to be little more than a month old, in hopes of earning some street cred among the Xbox community.

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Microsoft claims "2026 is the moment" for AI PCs, but its essay-length beginner explanation only creates more confusion — Is it any wonder adoption is slow?

Microsoft recently published an AI PC beginner's guide on its Learning Center blog, and it's a bit of a mess that will almost definitely confuse consumers rather than convince them to buy.

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Xbox’s leadership shift proves it: the gamer era is over, AI runs the show now

As the former lead of CoreAI at Microsoft steps in to replace Phil Spencer, the question remains. What does the future of Xbox and its relationship with AI look like?

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I tried Winhance to debloat and optimize my Windows 11 PC, and I wish I'd done it sooner

I've tried different Windows 11 debloat tools in the past, but I think Winhance might be the best of the bunch. In part, because it's so simple to use.

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Step aside, Battlefield 6 — Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was January 2026’s best-selling game in the US on PlayStation

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 topped US PlayStation sales in January 2026, according to Circana data. Battlefield 6 remained competitive across platforms, while Xbox and PC charts showed varied results.

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Former Xbox director Larry Hryb 'Major Nelson' has advice for the new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma — and what he said is absolutely right

Asha Sharma has replaced Phil Spencer Microsoft Gaming's CEO, and former Xbox director Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb has shared some advice for her.

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Oof, Roblox has as much player engagement as Steam, PlayStation, and Fortnite combined — and now it's even nipping at Netflix's heels

A new report reveals that the free-to-play game Roblox has enough player engagement to match that of Steam's, PlayStation's, and Fortnite's combined.

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Amazon's Fallout TV show writers wanted to do New Vegas right away, but Bethesda's Todd Howard said wait for Season 2 — "there’s a million ways to f**k that up"

Bethesda's Todd Howard revealed the Fallout TV show was originally going to start in New Vegas, but he told the writers to wait to do it until Season 2.

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Phil Spencer retires as Microsoft appoints Asha Sharma CEO of Microsoft Gaming; major Xbox leadership reshuffle announced

Xbox enters a new era as Phil Spencer retires and Asha Sharma takes over

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Everything you can play this week in Call of Duty: Iron Gauntlet, Throwback Moshpit, and a new weekly Camo reward

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone has a constant stream of content and new events, so here's a roundup of everything you can play this week.

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Even Microsoft says that AI chatbots get dumber the longer you talk to them — a paired study with Salesforce shows reliability tanks by 112% over 200,000 chats

Microsoft and Salesforce analyzed 200,000+ AI chats, finding models lose reliability in multi‑turn dialogue despite strong single‑prompt performance.

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I asked ASUS about "Windows 11 pure OS" spotted in its laptop announcement — Here's what it really means (and why you shouldn't get excited)

ASUS unveiled a new ExpertBook B5 G2 laptop this week, and in the marketing documents is mention of "Windows 11 pure OS." I spoke with the company to figure out exactly what it means.

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Microsoft is set to kill a confusing Outlook email feature — as the longstanding but unpopular tool had years of complaints

Microsoft is removing Contact Masking from Outlook on March 31, 2026, after years of user confusion. The feature, which hid suggested contacts across Microsoft 365 services, will disappear across desktop, mobile, and web.

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Microsoft invented "escrow builds" to launch functional apps — that's internal 'Microspeak' jargon for quality control

Here's Microsoft's quirky release vocabulary for products, including bug bars, bake time, and escrow.

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Notepad is slowly becoming Microsoft's version of Apple's "Notes" app, complete with image support and rich text — but should it?

Notepad has slowly gained a plethora of features that elevate it way beyond a basic text editor, now rivaling the likes of Apple Notes and Google Keep. But is Microsoft right to do this?

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The viral Call of Duty "$40 weapon skin" is nothing but inane ragebait farming for engagement

A post on X has gone viral for showing off a "$40 skin" for Call of Duty, except it's complete nonsense designed only for ragebait engagement.

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The game industry's core issues go beyond Xbox, and PlayStation's shutdown of Bluepoint proves it's far more widespread

The industry is in turmoil as it chases the bottom line, but gamers are choosing somewhere else to spend their time.

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