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Xbox Developer_Direct is back for a third year to give gamers a closer look at some of the games coming to the platform in 2025, including behind the scene interviews with the developers making the magic happen. This year has a solid roundup of games, with a heavy hitter alongside some brand new entries. There’s even...
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Microsoft wants people and organizations to pick up a new PC in 2025, referring to it as “the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh.” To try and entice users to make the jump to its latest operating system, it’s highlighting the benefits available in the latest crop of Copilot+ PCs. Although it’s also reminding those who...
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The two-pronged strategy of having a powerful console alongside a more modest and affordable option has been a double-edged sword for Microsoft's Xbox. The Xbox Series S has been the more popular choice, comprising a significant portion of its console sales. Unfortunately, the disparity in hardware between the Series...
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Just in case you thought Windows 11 24H2's issues were over, here's the latest headache from the good folks at Microsoft. It turns out that physical installation media (meaning CDs and flash drives) created for Windows 11 24H2 that also includes security updates from between October 8th and November 12th could result...
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With Christmas behind us, there is a chance you're now playing on your new Microsoft Xbox Series X|S or Sony PlayStation 5 / PlayStation 5 Pro system. While those consoles are great on their own, there are some great accessories out there that will bring your gaming to the next level. While most holiday sales are...
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You're almost assuredly familiar with the hassle, because you probably use Windows, and you probably use another browser besides Microsoft's Edge on Windows. That's just going by statistics. Most Windows users use something besides Edge, and a huge majority of those users are on Google's Chrome.
Microsoft wants to...
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Windows' Auto HDR feature is a wonderful convenience for those with high-end gaming displays. Basically, it allows PC gamers to play games without built-in HDR support in HDR mode. Unfortunately, it turns out that Auto HDR (like many other things) is kind of broken on Windows 11 24H2, and it's also behind a spate of...
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Companies like OpenAI continue to push the boundaries with large language (LLM) models in its pursuit of the holy grail of artificial general intelligence (AGI). Meanwhile, Microsoft is taking a different track by continually improving its more efficient small language models (SLM). The company’s newest SML, Phi-4, is...
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As more and more sites and services have required login accounts, users have become overwhelmed with having to juggle so many passwords. This typically leads to users making poor choices, such as reusing passwords or passwords that are too simple and inherently unsecure. The situation has improved slightly with...
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Apple users who venture outside the company’s ecosystem suffer from a less than stellar experience. Microsoft has worked over the years to make things a little easier for Windows PC users with iPhones. It provides the Phone Link app on PCs alongside the Link to Windows app for iPhone, which allows the devices to at...
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It's easy to blame your controller (or cat, or dog, or a loud noise outside, or...) when missing that critical head-shot in a game or bricking an easy bucket in NBA 2K25. If you know someone who often turns to that excuse, do them a solid (depending on your perspective) and consider gifting them a pro-level game...
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Indiana Jones has been a legendary franchise for movies, and it is no surprise that it continues to push out new content. While there have been Indiana Jones-themed games in the past, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the latest, next-generation iteration. What also comes with new games is typically a slew of...
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It has taken a few attempts, but Arm is finally starting to hits its stride on Windows, and it's thanks in large part to Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and Plus processors. What's also helped is that Microsoft promoted Snapdragon X Elite/Plus laptops as the first wave of Copilot+ PCs. Don't get us wrong, we're not...
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Recently rebranded Halo Studios is gifting Halo Infinite players a seasonal treat with the Operation: Snowbound event, which will run from December 3, 2024 to January 7, 2025. This content update brings some new gameplay modes and several maps sporting a wintry wrinkle that longtime players will appreciate seeing...
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Two things you can always count on when it comes to Indiana Jones are his iconic leather jacket and his trusty whip. Three things, if you add his fedora into the mix. It looks like all three will be included in Bethesda's upcoming Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game, and if you're planning to play on PC, there's a...
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After a couple of recent social media posts, which claimed Microsoft was training AI on user’s Word and Excel data sent users into a frenzy, Microsoft has responded. According to the software giant, it was all just a big misunderstanding, much like an incident with Adobe earlier this year.
One of the first claims...
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With the latest update to Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft noted that users running Windows 11 24H2 are susceptible to some annoying issues. However, it appears as if this isn’t the only game from the publisher that’s having problems on Microsoft’s latest operating system. Microsoft has acknowledged in a bulletin that...
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Microsoft has announced that it will be removing the Xbox Avatar Editor app from Xbox consoles and PC. The move means users will no longer be able to access Xbox Avatars, or any of their purchased items, starting January 9, 2025.
Microsoft first debuted the Avatar app in 2018, launching the new editor app on Xbox...
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Microsoft has released its controversial Windows 11 Recall feature for Copilot+ PC owners, in preview form. The news comes after the tech giant announced earlier this month that it was delaying the release of Recall in order to “refine the experience” ahead of the preview release.
For those who may not be familiar...
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The console war used to be hyper focused on technical specifications, such as the 64-bit Nintendo 64 (N64) versus its 32-bit rivals like Sony's first PlayStation. In 2024, the real battle comes down to which platform can control the highest quality intellectual property games. It's simple; these games have large...
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Xbox is following up its heavily memed “This is an Xbox” campaign with the launch of a beta program for Xbox Cloud Gaming. It’s part of the company’s strategy “to bring more games to more people around the world, across devices.” While users have been able to stream games available on Xbox Game Pass for some time now...
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Fans eagerly anticipating taking to the skies with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 are finding themselves grounded instead, as launch day issues are plentiful in what turns out to be a repeat scenario of the previous game’s launch in 2020. This has led to a backlash from irritated gamers who have bombarded the game’s...
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