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Good news for Windows handhelds: Microsoft is now letting you launch installed Steam, Battle.net, and other storefront games from the Xbox app
By Jacob Fox published
News Xbox is becoming more of an all-encompassing platform.

The Elder Scrolls Online studio head says Microsoft's brutal cuts were 'super emotional… it was awful'
By Rich Stanton published
News Despite the cancellation of Blackbird, still wants to make a new game.

This tiny version of Windows 11 fits into just 2.29 GB and is 'extremely aggressive' in removing bloat such as Xbox, Solitaire and Defender
By Jacob Ridley published
News The debloating wizard is back at it again.

'Microsoft has become like an arsonist selling firefighting services to their victims' says US senator, referring it to the FTC for a cybersecurity flaw, though Microsoft says it has a plan
By Andy Edser last updated
News "There is one company benefiting from this status quo: Microsoft itself."

Microsoft's big Windows 11 25H2 update is now available to download but in terms of new features it's a total nothing burger
By Jeremy Laird published
news At least it'll be easy to install and (probably) won't break anything.

'This is an Xbox', Microsoft claims over an image of a car that will soon offer cloud game streaming
By Jacob Fox published
News Seems like the logical next step.

Microsoft Azure services experiencing latency to traffic through the Middle East due to undersea fibre cable damage in the Red Sea
By Hope Corrigan published
news There's no word yet as to whether the cuts were accidental or sabotage.

If Microsoft wins this UK court case it might spell the end of second-hand Windows licenses
By Jacob Fox published
News Microsoft's defence is to do with "non-program" parts of the OS.

Former MS engineer Dave Plummer admits he accidentally coded Pinball to run 'at like, 5,000 frames per second' on Windows NT
By Andy Edser published
News One whole core for pinball duties.

Former Xbox VP says Game Pass creates 'weird inner tensions' because a game's popularity can actually damage sales: 'The majority of game adoption on GP comes at the expense of retail revenue'
By Andy Chalk published
news Hi-Fi Rush drew in more than three million players, but that wasn't enough to save Tango Gameworks.
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