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DOOM dev id Software was "toying around" with game ideas before Xbox layoffs gutted it — a John Wick-style "Gun Fu" game and Perfect Dark were in consideration https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/doom-dev-id-software-was-toying-around-with-game-ideas-before-xbox-layoffs-gutted-it

Report: The layoffs at Xbox's DOOM studio id Software are even worse than we thought — devs at Bethesda's Austin office have been hit, too https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/the-layoffs-at-xboxs-doom-studio-id-software-are-even-worse-than-we-thought

Get $223 worth of Steam-verified LEGO games for just $9 right now https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/get-usd223-worth-of-steam-verified-lego-games-for-just-usd9-right-now

Xbox's RPG studio Obsidian is making a new Fallout game with Bethesda and Fallout: New Vegas' game director — and it's canceled an Avowed sequel to do it https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xboxs-rpg-studio-obsidian-is-making-a-new-fallout-game-with-bethesda-and-fallout-new-vegas-game-director

Xbox's Obsidian has reportedly lost a quarter of its workers to Microsoft's layoffs — the Fallout: New Vegas dev has a "huge list of projects" it's not sure how to continue https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xboxs-obsidian-has-reportedly-lost-a-quarter-of-its-workers-to-microsofts-layoffs

Need for Speed doesn't look like it's got a future and I think it's the most boneheaded move EA could make right now https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/need-for-speed-doesnt-look-like-its-got-a-future-and-i-think-its-the-most-boneheaded-move-ea-could-make-right-now

Microsoft Teams removal shows why we shouldn't get too excited about preview features https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-teams-removal-shows-why-we-shouldnt-get-too-excited-about-preview-features

Lenovo’s stunning new Windows 11 all‑in‑one finally dethrones the Surface Studio with its bold Yoga AIO i Aura design https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/lenovo/lenovo-yoga-aio-i-32-aura-edition-review

Over eight hundred reviews say this laptop is perfect, and with its snappy performance and high-quality features that's now 15% off, it's easy to see why https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/over-eight-hundred-reviews-say-this-laptop-is-perfect-and-with-its-snappy-performance-and-high-quality-features-thats-now-15-percent-off-its-easy-to-see-why

Former Halo 4 developer says game execs were "stupid, detached, money‑grubbing idiots" after recalling meeting with Xbox boss https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/halo/former-halo-4-developer-says-game-execs-were-stupid-detached-money-grubbing-idiots-after-recalling-meeting-with-xbox-boss

Windows 11 cleanup is finally simple with this powerful open‑source tool that strips bloat, boosts speed, and gives you real control https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-cleanup-made-simple-with-this-powerful-open-source-tool

People want more value from Microsoft Rewards, and the new feedback portal makes that impossible to ignore https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/people-want-more-value-from-microsoft-rewards-and-the-new-feedback-portal-makes-that-impossible-to-ignore

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is everything I wanted it to be and more https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-review

"It's a franchise we love": Developers at Toys for Bob express a passionate desire to resurrect the Banjo-Kazooie series on Xbox https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/toys-for-bob-want-to-resurrect-banjo-kazooie-on-xbox

I found Windows laptops with 16GB of RAM on sale for under $1,000 — the memory crisis doesn't have to slow you down https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/laptops/windows-laptops-with-16gb-of-ram-under-1000

Xbox's Backwards Compatibility Program and Cloud Gaming lead has been laid off from Microsoft after 37 years — "I wish the team nothing but success" https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xboxs-backwards-compatibility-program-and-cloud-gaming-lead-has-been-laid-off-from-microsoft-after-37-years

IO Interactive regains full ownership of Project Fantasy from XBOX, but closes one of its studios https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/io-interactive-regains-full-ownership-of-project-fantasy-from-xbox-but-closes-one-of-its-studios

"This should not be possible": How one indie game was refunded over 55,000 times on Steam — and the mystery behind it https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/this-should-not-be-possible-how-one-indie-game-was-refunded-over-55-000-times-on-steam-and-the-mystery-behind-it

Xbox is refocusing on the consoles that make up 80% of its business — while stepping away from smaller game studios https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-refocusing-on-consoles-stepping-away-from-smaller-studios

Windows 11 is accidentally wasting up to 500GB of your PC's storage https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-is-accidentally-wasting-up-to-500gb-of-your-pcs-storage