It has been a while since Microsoft announced that support for its widely used Windows 10 operating system will officially end on October 14, 2025, closing the chapter on a platform that has powered ...

Most of the changes Microsoft outlined are reserved for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, and so is the price increase. Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions previously cost $19.99 per month, and they'll now ...

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is getting a major price hike, jumping 50% to $29.99/£22.22 per month, which will cost subscribers almost $120 (£88.92) more annually.

Update September 11, 18:12 EDT: Revised story and title after Microsoft's confirmation that the outage has been mitigated. Microsoft says that it has mitigated an Exchange Online outage affecting ...

The Black Ops 7 closed beta rolls directly into the game's open beta period, during which anyone will be able to try out the new Call of Duty multiplayer experience. Black Ops 7's open beta begins ...

Gamers are taking to the streets. On Tuesday, Microsoft announced a partnership with LG to bring its Xbox Cloud Gaming platform to cars that have LG-provided internet capabilities. “Whether you’re ...

Back in July, Microsoft announced a mass layoff of around 9,000 employees that included the cancellation of large-scale gaming projects and the closure of studios. That massive headcount decrease has, ...

Generative AI is a power-hungry beast. As its demands for more, larger data centers continue to grow, so does the strain placed on existing power grids and power plants. The answer to the growing AI ...

Preloads went live on September 21, 2025, so players can begin downloading the game now if they pre-ordered the Standard or Deluxe editions. When will Silent Hill F release in early access? The early ...

New web standards could limit AI's access to websites in profound ways, and Big Tech companies including Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI are trying to halt or water down the effort. The battle is being ...

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