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As Nintendo Switch 2 breaks records, game subscription spending hits another all-time high in the US — boding well for Xbox Game Pass?

As the Nintendo Switch 2 dominates hardware sales in June, video game subscription spending is continuing to rise, per Circana.

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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers review and Metacritic score roundup — does this "brutally difficult" Xbox Game Pass Soulslike live up to expectations?

The highly anticipated Xbox Game Pass Soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is here, and so are reviews for the game. Here's what critics are saying.

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As Elden Ring Nightreign leads the pack, Final Fantasy XVI has a solid Xbox debut — Square Enix's multi-platform strategy for Final Fantasy is paying off in spades

Sales charts have shown that Final Fantasy XVI's Xbox port has cracked the top five best-selling Xbox games of June 2025 alongside popular titles like Elden Ring Nightreign and The Elder Scrolls: Online.

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The MSI Claw 8 AI+ could have muscled out the Steam Deck's rivals — was it the last straw for powerful Intel-based handhelds?

MSI could dominate the gaming handheld scene with its Claw 8 AI+ and Intel's Core Ultra chips if it weren't so expensive, and it might be too late to backtrack.

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Original Xbox quiz: Test your knowledge regarding Microsoft's first gaming console and the games that defined it

We're experimenting with quizzes on Windows Central, so test your knowledge going back to the original Xbox.

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"Three months, 30 simulations, and I can tell you, a ton of work" — how Alienware designed the Area-51 desktop's cooling is fascinating

Thanks to Adam Savage's "Tested" YouTube channel, we now have a behind-the-scenes look at how Dell tests its Alienware desktop PC cooling.

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Atlantic allies turn to xAI and OpenAI — Why chatbots are now a matter of national strategy

OpenAI teams up with the UK as xAI scores $200M Pentagon deal

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Microsoft concedes that 'The Outer Worlds 2' retail price was too high — Xbox says it "will keep our full priced holiday releases at $69.99," with refunds incoming

Xbox controversially raised the base price of its mainline games to $80 in an announcement a few weeks ago. Now, it seems to be backtracking, at least for the rest of 2025. Good, I say.

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Microsoft poaches 24 AI stars from Google to supercharge Copilot — despite DeepMind's ironclad noncompete clauses and lavish year-long PTO

Microsoft recently poached approximately 24 employees from Google's DeepMind AI lab to bolster its Copilot efforts.

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US agency overseeing nuclear weapons breached in Microsoft SharePoint attack

Microsoft SharePoint zero-day flaws were exploited to breach over 50 organizations, including the National Nuclear Security Administration.

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Grounded 2 will only be on Xbox and PC, at least for now — but Obsidian is already subtly hinting at a PS5 and Switch 2 launch

Grounded 2 is about to launch into Game Preview on Xbox and PC, but what about PS5 and Switch? Well, the first game went there, didn't it?

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You can now lock your Windows 11 PC from your Android phone — and it's all thanks to Microsoft's excellent Phone Link tool

A new update to the Link To Windows app on Android has introduced the ability to remotely lock your PC using your phone with the tap of a button.

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I played "Killer Inn" and now I have trust issues — but I can't wait to play this murder deduction game again

I spent about an hour and a half playing Square Enix's Killer Inn multiplayer game during a preview event. It's a compelling social deduction murder game that allows for different strategies, whether you're playing as an innocent lamb or a murderous wolf.

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Riot's fighting game 2XKO launches in beta this September with eventual cross-progression from PC to Xbox — and this Arcane character is joining the roster

Riot Games shared that the closed beta for fighting game 2XKO kicks off on Sept. 9, 2025 for Windows PC users, with Vi joining the playable roster.

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"A system that looks like the one you had as a kid." — This PC fuses 90s throwback vibes with absolute spec overkill

If you grew up with PC gaming in the '90s, Maingear's new Retro95 system should look very familiar. But unlike back then, this throwback can be configured with up to a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5080.

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Windows 11 just got a wave of AI features — one Snipping Tool addition makes me want a Copilot+ PC

Windows 11 is getting new AI tools, including updates to Click to Do, Relight in Photos, and Perfect screenshot, though some are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs.

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NVIDIA boasts a staggering $111 million in market value per employee — since it became the world’s first $4 trillion company

NVIDIA is the world's most valuable company after hitting $4 trillion in market capitalization with 36,000+ employees, each worth over $111 million in market value.

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Sam Altman is "terrified" of voice ID fraudsters embracing AI — and threats of US bioweapon attacks keep him up at night

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that he is alarmed by the continued use of voice authentication by banking institutions as AI becomes increasingly prevalent.

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'Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' came close to fully breaking me multiple times — a soulslike as brutal and as beautiful as it gets

"Wuchang: Fallen Feathers" review in progress: This Chinese soulslike blends OG Dark Souls map design with the punishing combat ballet of Sekiro, resulting in something as gorgeous as it is deadly.

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Free Windows 10 Extended Security Updates are now yours to claim — but there's a catch

You can now get free Extended Security Updates for Windows 10 for one year, but there’s a catch: you must sync settings with a Microsoft account.

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From Xbox to iPad — Elgato’s new 4K S records gameplay in cinematic 4K60 HDR

The just-dropped Elgato Game Capture 4K S is a compact, plug-and-play capture card that records true 4K60 HDR gameplay across consoles, PCs, and more. With analog audio input, premium cables included, and support for popular apps, it’s tailored for creators who want high-quality recording on the go.

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"The best way for us to protect our users is to proactively disable this feature" — Brave gets edgy with its new update that auto-blocks Windows Recall

Brave, the privacy-minded web browser, has announced it will be blocking Windows Recall by default in a future update. But it could also be a little posturing.

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Ubisoft hits 5 million with Assassin's Creed Shadows — but what’s coming next has us guessing

Assassin's Creed Shadows has crossed 5 million players since launch, reaching a new milestone.

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Little Nightmares 3 developer Supermassive Games announces layoffs — while another horror game is delayed

Supermassive Games is laying off up to 36 workers, while the team's upcoming horror game Directive 8020 is being delayed to 2026.

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It only took a week for Minecraft: Java Edition to begin testing the new shelves and Copper Golem statues

Mojang Studios has released Minecraft Preview 1.21.110.20, which includes shelves to swap out your hotbar items and turns Copper Golems into statues.

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