Cronos: The New Dawn, one of our favorite modern horror games, has revealed new gameplay footage for its upcoming DLC | Windows
In the midst of a tumultuous week for gaming thanks to Sony killing physical PlayStation Discs and shutting down the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita digital stores, we could all…
Read moreWSL keeps getting better, and it’s because Microsoft is finally admitting where developers want to be | Windows
If there’s anything I’ve learned about Microsoft over the decades of using its operating systems, it’s that it doesn’t enjoy ceding to rival products. Honestly, if you want to get…
Read moreMinecraft Bedrock just got a huge accessibility upgrade with closed captions: Here’s everything you need to know | Windows
Minecraft is probably the most iconic game in the world. It’s the one with all the blocks, where creativity comes alive. For a long time, though, players on Minecraft’s Bedrock…
Read moreMicrosoft 365 just got a price hike over continuous innovation, but Copilot is the AI tax on businesses | Windows
As if the price increases across nearly everything weren’t enough, Microsoft 365 subscribers are now staring down a price hike that was first announced back in December 2025. Microsoft is…
Read moreMicrosoft’s new Intelligent Terminal isn’t locked to Copilot, and I got it running with a local LLM in five minutes | Windows
I first saw Microsoft’s Intelligent Terminal at Computex, running on one of Nvidia’s RTX Spark machines. At the time, I had no clue what it was, but it showed a…
Read moreSwitching to Microsoft Office? This Pro License Is Only $35 With Free Bonus Training | Windows
TL;DR: Use code JULY30 to get a Microsoft Office Pro 2021 license and a full training course bundle for $35, through 7/5 at 11:59 p.m. Switching to Office can be…
Read moreSico – Microsoft Research | Windows
Project Sico (Symbiotic Intelligence for Co-evolution) investigates how agentic systems achieve persistent, system-level improvement. The key research theme behind Sico is agentic evolution, the shift from self-improving agents to co-evolving…
Read moreExcel on web is booming, but Google Sheets is still popular after years of Microsoft’s dominance | Windows
Excel for the web usage is up 10x in 6 years, Microsoft says. Excel on the web has grown 10 times over in usage over the last 6 years, says…
Read moreMicrosoft caves after Teams AI backlash, will let you turn off Copilot, Facilitator and Recap mid-meeting | Windows
I asked Microsoft whether it has any plans to give presenters or organizers greater control over AI features in Teams, including the ability to turn off meeting AI features, such…
Read moreThis free Xbox 25th Anniversary tool puts your lifetime Xbox stats on display | Windows
Xbox is celebrating it’s 25th anniversary this year, something that’s easy to forget within the deluge of seemingly bad news right now. While they’ve already announced the snazzy Xbox Series…
Read more“What’s the point of a console without discs?” — I’m beginning to wonder why anyone would buy a console over a PC, and I’m not alone | Windows
I imagine that Sony knew its recent announcement that it’s ending physical disc production in 2028 would cause backlash, but not likely to this extent. Indeed, the amount of pushback…
Read moreGamers push back: 71% say they’re not ready to let physical games die as PlayStation and Xbox move toward a digital-only future” | Windows
It’s been a few days since PlayStation announced the end of physical games, and to say the reception has been bad would be an understatement. While we here at Windows…
Read moreChange is afoot at Xbox’s Arkane Studios and MachineGames — with Machine’s co-founder taking over Arkane’s operations | Windows
Xbox is having major changes, slated to go live in full this Monday from what we’ve heard. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been signalling for weeks that Xbox’s studios need…
Read moreMicrosoft follows Anthropic and OpenAI into the AI super app race with overhauled Copilot and AutoPilot agents | Windows
Microsoft is planning yet another overhauled version of Copilot, reportedly set to release in August. According to an internal memo seen by The Information, the company will merge its consumer and enterprise apps…
Read moreEx-Microsoft engineer rebuilds Notepad in 2.5KB using nothing but stuff Windows already had | Windows
Tiny Notepad shows exactly what is wrong with modern software development. Dave Plummer, the retired Microsoft engineer who built Task Manager and helped ship Space Cadet Pinball, has recreated Notepad…
Read moreCyberpunk 2077 has sold over 40 million copies — CD Projekt Red thanks fans who helped keep the game alive all these years | Windows
CD Projekt Red has announced on X that Cyberpunk 2077, its open-world dystopian sci-fi RPG, has hit a new sales milestone of selling over 40 million copies worldwide, whether individually…
Read moreMicrosoft Edge is Adding Support for Google Account Sign-ins | Windows
Microsoft is starting to roll out support for Google account sign-ins in its Edge browser. The new feature is now rolling out gradually to Windows and Mac users running the…
Read moreMicrosoft Defender adds protection for local AI agents | Windows
Microsoft Defender can now discover local AI agents and block prompt injection attempts on managed devices. Microsoft has announced new Defender capabilities designed to help organisations secure local AI agents…
Read moreXbox’s Red Ring of Death still haunts gamers as Steam Machine owners report a “Red Line of Death” after GPU failures | Windows
I’m sure most Xbox fans, especially those who go as far back as the Xbox 360, remember the absolute tragedy that was the Red Ring of Death. Millions of Xbox…
Read moreThis 3K OLED premium laptop with all-day battery life demolishes the competition — and now a discount drops it below $1,000 | Windows
Many laptops in the premium category cost thousands of dollars to justify the advanced specs built in, but few feel like they’ve earned their premium spot like the Dell XPS…
Read moreWhat is Project Aion? Inside Microsoft’s secret agentic Copilot OS incubation project that runs on Windows and Android | Windows
Leaked materials from 2024 have revealed that Microsoft has built a working prototype Copilot OS that is platform agnostic, derived from the Microsoft Edge web browser and runs on top…
Read more“Rockstar bosses can easily afford to sit around the table with the people whose hard work created these games”: GTA 6 developers are looking to unionize before potential post-launch layoffs | Windows
Grand Theft Auto 6 has a chokehold on the gaming industry. Rival studios have completely avoided November launch windows to not compete against Rockstar Games‘ money-printing behemoth, and the recent…
Read moreResidents sue Microsoft over Mount Pleasant data center noise | Windows
Residents sue Microsoft over noise from Mount Pleasant data center Residents in Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft over noise during construction of the company’s…
Read moreMicrosoft GitHub is burning free CDs of your public code to troll PlayStation, and XBOX should take notes | Windows
You can now submit your GitHub repo to be the select few that may get the code burned into a CD and delivered to your home Less than two days…
Read moreMicrosoft layoffs could affect 4% of its workforce next week | Windows
Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Microsoft is expected to lay off up to 2.5% of its workforce as early as next week. The cuts, which could affect 5,000 employees,…
Read moreCGI Advantage Earns Microsoft Certified Software Designation | Windows
CGI has earned Microsoft’s Solutions Partner with certified software designation for its CGI Advantage government ERP platform The certification confirms the platform’s compatibility with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics…
Read moreWatch: Leak from 2024 shows off Microsoft’s Copilot OS for PCs, and it’s nothing like Windows 11 | Windows
In 2024 or earlier, Microsoft was working on a Copilot-focused operating system codenamed “Aion,” which is web-based and runs on a modified version of Microsoft Edge. That means it is…
Read moreHaleon Expands AI Transformation with Five-Year Microsoft Partnership » World Business Outlook | Windows
Haleon, a consumer health company solely focused on better everyday health, announces on July 1st a new five-year collaboration with Microsoft to scale digital, data and AI capabilities across the…
Read moreWindows 11 can now run Linux containers with WSL Containers, no Docker Desktop needed (hands on) | Windows
WSL Containers in action on Windows 11 Windows 11 can now build, run, and manage Linux containers on its own, without Docker Desktop in the background. Microsoft calls this WSL…
Read more“The gates of Oblivion are opening on Nintendo Switch 2”: Bethesda confirms August 11 release date | Windows
If you’re anything like me, your immediate reaction to the Oblivion Remaster on Switch 2 might be, “Hmm… how… huh?” Of course, I’m referring to how, on God’s miserable Earth,…
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