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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

Take your business to the next level: Enhance productivity, performance and security with Windows 11 on new Dell AI PCs https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/dell/take-your-business-to-the-next-level-enhance-productivity-performance-and-security-with-windows-11-on-new-dell-ai-pcs

Windows 11 will soon be able to reinstall itself and your drivers without a USB drive via new 'Cloud Rebuild' recovery method https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-will-soon-be-able-to-reinstall-itself-and-your-drivers-using-without-a-usb-key-via-new-cloud-rebuild-recovery-method

"Today is a difficult day": So far, Xbox's cuts haven't targeted Blizzard (for now) — President Johanna Faries emails staff https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/blizzard/today-is-a-difficult-day-so-far-xboxs-cuts-havent-massively-impacted-blizzard-for-now

As Microsoft's Xbox layoffs wrack Bethesda, the dev's union voices frustration — "When will this cycle of cuts in pursuit of ever-greater profits end?" https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/zenimax-bethesda/as-microsofts-xbox-layoffs-wrack-bethesda-the-devs-union-voices-frustration

Microsoft should be jealous of what this file explorer just shipped https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/microsoft-should-be-jealous-of-what-this-file-explorer-just-shipped

Report: Mass Xbox layoffs will impact Fallout and The Elder Scrolls devs Bethesda and ZeniMax "significantly" — they'll focus on their "biggest franchises" like DOOM https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/zenimax-bethesda/report-mass-xbox-layoffs-will-impact-fallout-and-the-elder-scrolls-devs-bethesda-and-zenimax-significantly

Xbox wants to entertain "more than a billion people each day" — and it’s restructuring the entire company to chase that goal https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-wants-to-entertain-more-than-a-billion-people-each-day-and-its-restructuring-the-entire-company-to-chase-that-goal

"Mojang ... will now report directly to me": Xbox CEO takes direct control of Minecraft to better compete with Roblox as Microsoft's huge gaming cuts hit https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/xbox-ceo-takes-direct-control-of-minecraft-to-better-compete-with-roblox-as-microsofts-huge-gaming-cuts-hit