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Xbox legend "often thinks about" where Halo could've gone with more ODST-style stories — What should Microsoft do with Halo? https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/halo/xbox-legend-often-thinks-about-where-halo-couldve-gone-with-more-odst-style-stories-what-should-microsoft-do-with-halo

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma re: PlayStation's disc backlash — "I know players love physical media," but what about next-gen Helix plans? https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/ceo-asha-sharma-on-discs-for-xbox-gamers-i-know-players-love-physical-media-but-doesnt-comment-on-next-gen-plans

The Division 2 continues to grow with the "Echoes of Central Park" expansion taking us to another unseen part of New York City https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/the-division-2-continues-to-grow-with-the-echoes-of-central-park-expansion-taking-us-to-another-unseen-part-of-new-york-city

State of Decay 3 isn't dead, as Xbox confirms it's still coming to Game Pass, and it's hosting closed beta tests later this year https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/state-of-decay-3-still-coming-to-game-pass

'Star Wars Zero Company' review — Turn-based tactics at its absolute best, and a new bar for the genre https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/star-wars-zero-company-review

PowerToys Window Hopper is a must-have feature for Windows 11, especially if you live within your browser https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/powertoys-window-hopper-is-a-must-have-feature-for-windows-11-especially-if-you-live-within-your-browser

Xbox Play Anywhere is spreading like wildfire, and this impressive Dungeons & Dragons action-RPG is its latest beneficiary https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-play-anywhere-adding-warlock-dungeons-and-dragons

Final Fantasy VII: Revelation's Gamescom trailer shows off my all-time favorite Final Fantasy bosses remade in glorious next-gen graphics on Xbox and PC https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/final-fantasy-vii-revelations-gamescom-trailer-shows-off-my-all-time-favorite-final-fantasy-bosses-remade-in-glorious-next-gen-graphics-on-xbox-and-pc

'The Witcher 3: Remastered' drops on Sept. 29 — with SURPRISE Xbox Play Anywhere support and FSR 4.0 for the Xbox Ally. Here's what's new. https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/the-witcher-3-remastered-drops-on-september-29-with-surprise-xbox-play-anywhere-support

PREVIEW: Gears of War: E-Day might be remembered as the best Gears story ever, if the entire campaign is as good as this https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/preview-gears-of-war-e-day-might-be-remembered-as-the-best-gears-story-ever

Windows XP was released to manufacturing 25 years ago, preparing a launch of arguably the most iconic OS that Microsoft ever made https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/windows-xp-released-to-manufacturing-25-years-ago

Upgrade your PC with discounts on some of our favorite Intel desktop CPUs, and get two free pre-order game codes as a bonus https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/intel/core-ultra-200s-plus-antonline-2026

OpenAI's Sam Altman just admitted he was "wrong" about AI — laments that he made the tech seem "scary" https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-chatgpt/openais-sam-altman-just-admitted-he-was-wrong-about-ai

The Witcher 4 is years out, but CDPR’s 2028 window hints at a massive next‑gen overhaul for the franchise https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/the-witcher-4-is-years-out-but-cdprs-2028-window-hints-at-a-massive-next-gen-overhaul-for-the-franchise

The Xbox release of Wuthering Waves still suffers from issues that make it hard to recommend (for now) https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/why-is-wuthering-waves-so-trash-on-xbox

Windows 11 will soon let you control unified memory, just in time for NVIDIA RTX Spark https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-will-soon-let-you-control-unified-memory-just-in-time-for-nvidia-rtx-spark

Microsoft accidentally admits new Outlook looks bad https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-accidentally-admits-new-outlook-looks-bad

Windows 95's redesign is still the most profound 31 years later — I take a look at what survived more than three decades of hardware evolution https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows/windows-95-31-years-start-taskbar

Windows 11 is finally getting better, and the Windows Central Podcast breaks down all the improvements that have been announced and delivered since March https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-is-finally-getting-better-and-the-windows-central-podcast-breaks-down-all-the-improvements-that-have-been-announced-and-delivered-since-march

A faster OS and UI fixes won't save Windows 11 if Microsoft's apps remain laggy web wrappers https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/a-faster-os-and-ui-fixes-wont-save-windows-11-if-microsofts-apps-remain-laggy-web-wrappers