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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma explains “return to Xbox,” stating “Xbox starts with console” in our interview

In an exclusive interview, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma reassures fans that console remains the foundation of Xbox’s future strategy and hardware investment.

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Exclusive: Talking to new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and CCO Matt Booty — "This team has brought it back before, and I'm here to help us do it again."

As former Xbox CEO Phil Spencer prepares to exit, we caught up with incoming CEO Asha Sharma and newly promoted CCO Matt Booty to learn about what the future holds for Microsoft's gaming operation.

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Microsoft's new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma celebrates Phil Spencer's legacy — "A lot of careers get summed up by milestones. Phil’s impact shows up in stories."

With Microsoft Gaming CEO and Xbox head Phil Spencer retiring and Asha Sharma taking his place, she took to social media to celebrate Spencer's legacy.

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Windows 11 keeps adding new features — but two of them feel like classic “Microsoft, please stop” moments

Windows 11 Snap Assist and Drag Tray flyouts can disrupt multitasking. Here’s why they feel unnecessary and how to disable them on your computer.

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Discord delays its global age verification update after widespread backlash, severing Persona ties — "We’re listening. We'll get this right"

After weeks of intense backlash, Discord has announced it's delaying the rollout of its global age verification requirements until later in 2026.

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Microsoft just released an actually good Windows 11 update — with system performance improvements, better wake from sleep, and more

The Windows 11 non-security feature preview update for February just landed, and it's the first Windows update in a long while that includes a number of actually good changes. Here's what you need to know.

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Mortal Kombat's creator wants your opinion — what would be the best way for Xbox to bring back Killer Instinct?

How would you revive Xbox's Killer Instinct fighting game franchise? Ed Boon, the creator of Mortal Kombat, wants to hear your opinion on the matter.

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Blizzard just announced Overwatch Rush — a top‑down mobile spin‑off nobody asked for, but honestly looks kind of fun

Blizzard has announced Overwatch Rush, a new top down hero shooter built specifically for mobile. Here is everything revealed so far, including heroes, gameplay details, and platform hints.

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A cult‑classic studio just came back from the dead — and it might revive one of gaming’s wildest open‑world experiments: Prototype

Radical Entertainment has resurfaced as New Radical Games, led by former studio heads, prompting fresh speculation that Prototype could return. A recent Steam update has only added to fan excitement.

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Windows 11 discovers MIDI 2.0 in 2026, musicians politely pretend to be surprised — though we get improvements to MIDI 1.0

Windows 11 now supports MIDI 2.0 alongside enhancements to MIDI 1.0, introducing two-way communication, improved precision, multi-client support, and better compatibility for music creators.

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Classic Outlook bug makes users click blind — and the fix is the most Windows thing ever

Microsoft says a bug in Outlook causes the mouse pointer to vanish. It's investigating the issue and has already offered temporary workarounds, including restarting your PC.

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Need a Mini-PC with swift performance rates to help you beat work in a jiffy? — Then feast your eyes on KAMRUI's E3B 11 Pro that's now $150 cheaper

The KAMRUI Mini PC E3B 11 Pro is a well-designed workhorse Mini-PC with fast performance rates, a compact design, 4K display support, and many more features that are now 31% more affordable at Amazon.

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ARC Raiders just dropped Hurricanes, new Arcs, and a long‑requested fix — the game’s getting weird in a good way

ARC Raiders’ Shrouded Sky update adds long-requested facial hair customization, a Hurricane map condition in the Rust Belt, two new ARC enemies, a free Surgeon Raider Deck, and updates to Dam Battlegrounds.

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Xbox partners with Tokyo Drift's Sung Kang for Forza Horizon 6 sweepstakes — want to win a Japanese car culture adventure?

Xbox partners with Sung Kang of Tokyo Drift fame to give away a supercharged trip to Japan to experience the best of the country's thriving car culture (with lots of snacks) for ten lucky winners.

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PowerToys Command Palette is already better than Windows Search — the gap is about to widen

Command Palette lets you search files, launch apps, run system commands, and more — and a new lightning-fast mode makes those actions even snappier.

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Intel's "Unified Core" CPU architecture is one step closer to reality — a new job listing suggests hybrid chips are being phased out

There have been rumors surrounding Intel's switch back to a Unified Core design, and those rumors just got more credible as the company hopes to hire a senior CPU verification engineer for its "Unified Core" team.

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Hideo Kojima's next big collab is finally available to pre-order — this "Limited Special Edition" 2-in-1 gaming PC is straight out of Death Stranding

You won't want to wait too long if this is on your shopping list; this special edition PC is indeed very limited.

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Marathon's exclusive weapon charms are inspired by Minecraft — manage your expectations accordingly

Marathon has revealed its Xbox exclusive charms, confirming two Minecraft-themed cosmetics for players ahead of launch. The studio also detailed its March 5, 2026, release date, upcoming server slam, permanent bans for cheaters, dedicated servers, and a reconnect feature.

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Microsoft quietly removes an AI blog post after realizing "pirating the Harry Potter books" isn't a great look

Microsoft deleted a post suggesting AI training on pirated Harry Potter books, sparking backlash and raising copyright concerns.

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Overwatch reaches a gaming milestone that it hasn't touched in 4 years — and suddenly everyone remembers they liked this game

The Reign of Overwatch is here as popularity continues to surge.

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Microsoft finally makes OneDrive look at home on macOS — but does native design really matter?

Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned OneDrive for macOS with new native UI elements, marking one of the app’s biggest visual updates in years.

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The new CEO of Xbox replies to 'fake gamer' and generative AI accusations across social media — "Faking it would be a terrible idea"

Asha Sharma responds to accusations that she is a fake gamer or AI, clarifying her gamertag situation and outlining her vision to strengthen Xbox’s future.

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A brand new indie games showcase is coming to promote exposure and funding — all from an independent gaming site

Insider Gaming is hosting its own showcase in May to help alleviate one of the main struggles independent developers face: funding.

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Assassin's Creed has new leadership taking the helm, and the names they're listing are nothing but promising

There's new leadership taking the helm for Assassin's Creed. The names they listed are nothing but promising.

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Meta's safety director handed OpenClaw AI agents the keys to her emails — and watched it "speedrun deleting" her inbox

A Meta executive reveals that OpenClaw's AI agent wreaked havoc on her inbox before she shut it down by killing all the processes on the host.

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