Why you can trust Windows Central Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. Earlier this year, HyperX released the Pulsefire Saga Pro Wireless, a modular pro-level gaming mouse, which comes with extra components that can be … Read more
As soon as The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remaster was announced, I downloaded it through Xbox Game Pass, but once I saw it was Steam Deck Verified, my excitement hit fever pitch, and I instantly dropped $50 on the Steam version with high hopes to play the game on my handheld. Unfortunately, this was yet … Read more
It’s 2006, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion just released on a cold Monday morning in March. A 16-year-old me was just fired from my below-minimum-wage pizza oven career, but after seeing some Elder Scrolls gameplay, I was bound and determined to get an Xbox 360. After months of turmoil, taking on odd neighborhood jobs … Read more
Intel will soon lay off more than 20 percent of its workforce, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move is reportedly aimed at reducing middle management at the chipmaker. Intel had 108,900 employees as of the end of 2024, so the upcoming cuts would likely see over 20,000 fired. The job cuts would be … Read more
PC shipments increased 6.7% in Q1 2025 compared to the same quarter from last year. The rise is likely due to the upcoming end of Windows 10 support and uncertainty caused by tariffs set by the United States. The figures for Q1 2025 come from Counterpoint Research. They largely align with stats shared by Canalys … Read more
Why you can trust Windows Central Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. I spend a good chunk of my life working on PCs with Adobe Creative Cloud programs, and so I know how important it … Read more
I feel like this isn’t the first time I’ve felt compelled to write how good Xbox Game Pass is, but it feels a little different this time. Last winter, I wrote about how Xbox was enjoying some huge positive momentum going into the holiday season. Call of Duty launched straight into Xbox Game Pass for … Read more
Forza Horizon 5 is about to introduce a whole new audience to the franchise over on PlayStation, and they’re going to be eating well. Nobody needs to tell us how good this game is, but it looks like in the porting process, the new best console version of the game will no longer belong to … Read more
Yesterday, on April 23, Intel updated its “Game On” driver for Arc & Iris Xe graphics hardware, moving to version 32.0.101.6737 — now available for download directly from Intel.com. The new driver officially supports the blockbuster re-release of Bethesda’s instant hit RPG, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on Intel’s Arc B-Series “Battlemage” desktop GPUs, … Read more
Frostpunk developer and publisher 11 bit studios announced Frostpunk 1886 on Thursday, revealing that the studio is revisiting its original survival city-builder. This comes just days after 11 bit studios had previously confirmed that a new Frostpunk game was in development, though there weren’t many details at the time. Frostpunk 1886 is described as being … Read more