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Best Buy's Labor Day Sale has brought one of our favorite high-class gaming laptops' Memory-Crisis-induced price hike down by 24% https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/best-buys-labor-day-sale-has-brought-one-of-our-favorite-high-class-gaming-laptops-memory-crisis-induced-price-hike-down-by-24-percent

Brütal Legend, one of my favorite but underrated Xbox games ever, is FINALLY getting a sequel after nearly two decades — but only with our help https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/brutal-legend-one-of-my-favorite-but-underrated-xbox-games-ever-is-finally-getting-a-sequel-after-nearly-two-decades-but-only-with-our-help

Samsung's new $799 Galaxy Book6 is an antidote to constantly rising PC prices but still offers stellar battery life https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/samsungs-new-usd799-galaxy-book6-is-an-antidote-to-constantly-rising-pc-prices-but-still-offers-stellar-battery-life

Here's how Xbox disc-to-digital works in practice (with video): A HUGE game preservation win https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/heres-how-xbox-disc-to-digital-works-in-practice-with-video

I went hands‑on with Fable at Gamescom, and this reboot finally feels like it has a clear identity — but it'll also be a true test of the 'Xbox Tax' https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/fable-preview

Microsoft executive vice president bemoans employees sending him "AI slop," saying "This is a doom loop." — Maybe take some responsibility? 🤔 https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/microsoft-executive-vice-president-bemoans-employees-sending-him-ai-slop-saying-this-is-a-doom-loop-maybe-take-some-responsibility

No Law is the ultimate cyberpunk sandbox that refuses to waste your time https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/no-law-preview

Dear Microsoft, where is the Surface to showcase all these improvements to Windows 11? https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/dear-microsoft-where-is-the-surface-to-showcase-all-these-improvements-to-windows-11

HP made one of my favorite PCs and had to abandon it — Would this Windows all-in-one stand a chance if it ever risked a comeback? https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/hp/would-the-envy-move-aio-ever-return

I test Windows laptops for a living, and these are the 7 features I can't pass up https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/7-features-i-cant-pass-up

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma leaves the door open for Elder Scrolls VI exclusivity on Xbox — will they actually do it? https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-ceo-asha-sharma-leaves-the-door-open-for-elder-scrolls-vi-exclusivity-on-xbox-will-they-actually-do-it

Microsoft Edge update adds Apple sign-in and scam protection, but officially ends Edge Drop and real-time video translation https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-edge-update-adds-apple-sign-in-and-scam-protection-but-officially-ends-edge-drop-and-real-time-video-translation

Survival‑horror fans should pay attention to this upcoming Xbox Play Anywhere game that literally twists the genre’s perspective https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/indies-idxbox/survival-horror-fans-should-pay-attention-to-this-upcoming-xbox-play-anywhere-game-that-literally-twists-the-genres-perspective

$5.4 billion Microsoft data center vs 41,000 petitioners — "Stopping this project is one of the most significant steps we could take" https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/usd5-4-billion-microsoft-data-center-vs-41-000-petitioners-stopping-this-project-is-one-of-the-most-significant-steps-we-could-take

Diablo's biggest rival has convinced me to give it a second chance when it leaves early access later this year on Xbox, thanks to its amazing new class https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/diablos-biggest-rival-has-convinced-me-to-give-it-a-second-chance-when-it-leaves-early-access-later-this-year-on-xbox-thanks-to-its-amazing-new-class

Microsoft finalizes Windows 11 version 26H2 for general availability: Next version of Windows 11 enters final preview phase before rollout begins https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-finalizes-windows-11-version-26h2-for-general-availability-next-version-of-windows-11-enters-final-preview-phase-before-rollout-begins

Your phone may soon be able to shut down or restart your PC with just a couple of taps https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/your-phone-may-soon-be-able-to-shut-down-or-restart-your-pc-with-just-a-couple-of-taps

So much for "fans" as Xbox Series X25 sells out in seconds with a good chunk going to horrible scalpers https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/so-much-for-fans-as-xbox-series-x25-sells-out-in-seconds-with-a-good-chunk-going-to-horrible-scalpers

As Xbox and PlayStation look towards a world beyond physical media, some PC gamers have started making their own discs https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/as-xbox-and-playstation-look-towards-a-world-beyond-physical-media-some-pc-gamers-have-started-making-their-own-discs

One of my most anticipated samurai games isn't coming to Xbox (or Play Anywhere), but it finally locked in a release date for PC https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/shadow-of-the-road-release-date-confirmed