- It’s ridiculous to blame Xbox Game Pass customers for Gears of War: E-Day’s fateby Jennifer Young on November 1, 2026 at 5:11 pm
Blaming Xbox fans for ‘E-Day’ retail sales misses the mark. Game Pass changed how players spend, and one game won’t fix hardware concerns either.
- Maingear Zero review: The cleanest pre-built I’ve tested in yearsby c.cale.hunt@gmail.com (Cale Hunt) on November 1, 2026 at 3:20 pm
The Maingear Zero is a new PC featuring the company’s patented MG-RC connector, moving ugly cabling out of sight behind the motherboard. I’ve been using the PC for a few weeks to see if this setup has any drawbacks, and, ultimately, whether or not it’s worth a buy.
- 12+ useful Windows 11 features Microsoft tested in October 2026by mhuck@live.com (Mauro Huculak) on November 1, 2026 at 2:33 pm
Microsoft is testing a wave of Windows 11 features, including a customizable context menu, native speed tests, better privacy controls, and some long-overdue Start menu options.
- Microsoft explains why Windows 11 users cannot drag the taskbar to reposition itby zac.bowden@futurenet.com (Zac Bowden) on October 31, 2026 at 10:00 pm
Windows 10’s (and prior) ability to reposition the Taskbar by dragging it with your mouse is not coming to Windows 11, Microsoft confirms.
- XBOX made generational leaps with each console — So, what happens next?by ben.wilson@windowscentral.com (Ben Wilson) on October 31, 2026 at 3:19 pm
As XBOX approaches its 25th anniversary, Windows Central is looking back at the generational performance leaps that defined its iconic consoles.
- EA reportedly killed Mass Effect and BioWare to bet on Star Wars Battlefront 3 insteadby Alexander Cope on October 31, 2026 at 1:38 pm
Time has passed since EA shut down the legendary RPG studio BioWare, and people are speculating about the reasons why the publisher did it. Bloomberg offers its own take in a report claiming EA closed down BioWare and cancelled the next Mass Effect game to invest in Star Wars: Battlefront 3.
- Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold is delayed, shows off a new player Job, and moreby Alexander Cope on October 31, 2026 at 11:06 am
Square Enix has released the full trailer for Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold, while also revealing a new release date, a new player job called Zephyr, and more.
- OpenAI sociopath Sam Altman says it’s “terrible” that your PC, Xbox, etc. have RAM that could be used for his AIby jez@windowscentral.com (Jez Corden) on October 30, 2026 at 6:58 pm
Altman once again makes himself look like a generational knob in this latest quip, where he doubles down on his aspiration to deprive you of ownership.
- This free app makes moving the Windows 11 taskbar feel like Windows 10 againby sean.endicott@futurenet.com (Sean Endicott) on October 30, 2026 at 5:09 pm
Microsoft finally brought back the option to move the taskbar in Windows 11, and this third-party app makes dragging the taskbar into different positions easier.
- So this is how liberty dies… with Surface wallpapersby sean.endicott@futurenet.com (Sean Endicott) on October 30, 2026 at 2:49 pm
One of Microsoft’s newest Surface Laptop Ultra wallpapers has Star Wars fans seeing the Galactic Senate instead of a grid of screws.
- Skip the Halloween party: Xbox just made WUCHANG and Dead by Daylight free to play this weekendby Alexander Cope on October 30, 2026 at 2:17 pm
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Dead by Daylight, Spirittea, Darkwood, and Everspace 2 are free to play for this weekend’s line-up of Xbox Free Play Days titles, one of which doesn’t require an Xbox Game Pass sub in order to play.
- Steam Deck gets an Xbox Series X|S dashboard UI with this community-made pluginby Adam Hales on October 30, 2026 at 1:00 pm
A new Steam Deck plugin called Decky Xbox Dashboard brings the Xbox Series interface to Valve’s handheld, complete with familiar navigation, game pages, and more.
- Metro Redux earns a Next-Gen update on Xbox with Play Anywhere supportby Alexander Cope on October 30, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Microsoft has announced that the Metro Redux bundle containing the first two entries of the Metro series has received a next-gen update, adding 4K resolution and 120 FPS modes. Additionally, this bundle now has Xbox Play Anywhere support.
- MotoGP fans can soon go sim racing with Moza’s new authentic handlebarsby richard.devine@futurenet.com (Richard Devine) on October 30, 2026 at 10:36 am
Sim racing is mostly focused on four wheels, but motorcycles are starting to get more attention. Moza’s official MotoGP handlebars will let you go virtual bike racing without the need for a dedicated rig.
- World of Warcraft on Xbox? Blizzard name-drops Project Helix while talking about WoW’s future beyond PCby Alexander Cope on October 29, 2026 at 8:12 pm
GamesRadar+ recently conducted an interview with Blizzard Entertainment to talk about World of Warcraft: Forever
- Edge’s Reading Mode became an unlikely ad blocker when my plugins couldn’t keep upby ben.wilson@windowscentral.com (Ben Wilson) on October 29, 2026 at 6:15 pm
Reading Mode is a standard feature in Microsoft’s Edge browser on desktop PCs, and it’s also available on smartphones, where I’ve been using it to skip ads.
- Trying a €70,000 Porsche racing simulator spoiled my own sim racing setup for goodby richard.devine@futurenet.com (Richard Devine) on October 29, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Somehow I was allowed to try out a ridiculously expensive Porsche sim racing rig at a recent event. It’s a glowing endorsement of how far this technology has come in recent years.
- Microsoft Edge is first to get Windows 11’s new app launch speed boostby sean.endicott@futurenet.com (Sean Endicott) on October 29, 2026 at 5:39 pm
Microsoft’s browser is the first to support Windows 11’s accelerated app launches, which can significantly reduce launch times.
- Warhammer 40K: Battlesector is getting Xbox Play Anywhere, cross-platform multiplayer, and a massive free updateby Alexander Cope on October 29, 2026 at 4:30 pm
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector, a turn-based tactical game set in the grim dark universe of WH40K, has announced a ton of new features coming soon over the winter seasons, including Xbox Play Anywhere, a new campaign, and more.
- After years of resisting touchscreen laptops, Apple just proved Windows PCs had a pointby daniel@windowscentral.com (Daniel Rubino) on October 29, 2026 at 3:36 pm
Apple spent years resisting touchscreen Macs, but its new touchscreen MacBook Pro shows why treating any tech company’s product philosophy as gospel can eventually come back to bite you.
- McDonald’s created the perfect mouse and forgot to sell it where I liveby sean.endicott@futurenet.com (Sean Endicott) on October 29, 2026 at 2:43 pm
McDonald’s China turned old Happy Meal toys into a fry-shaped mouse, and now I desperately want one.
- Microsoft’s new Windows 11 recovery tool can reinstall your PC without a USB driveby sean.endicott@futurenet.com (Sean Endicott) on October 29, 2026 at 12:39 pm
Microsoft is rolling out Cloud Rebuild, a new Windows 11 recovery feature that can reinstall the OS without USB media.
- Get a $100 Xbox Gift Card for $90 with this code and save on GTA6 (or anything else)by Alexander Cope on October 29, 2026 at 12:05 pm
Newegg has a special promo code offer for a $100 Xbox Gift Card, taking its price down to $90 to save on Xbox Game Pass plans, apps, movies, and expensive titles like Grand Theft Auto 6.
- The Xbox indie successor of Chrono Trigger has confirmed a release dateby Alexander Cope on October 29, 2026 at 12:00 pm
A year after the 2025 Tokyo Game Show trailer, the indie JRPG Threads of Time has uploaded a new trailer revealing a release date and a Nintendo Switch 2 port to the Xbox and PC versions.
- A year later: Xbox Ally X re-review — Is it worth $1,000 a year in?by jez@windowscentral.com (Jez Corden) on October 29, 2026 at 10:00 am
The Xbox Ally X is a year old as of this October. It has somehow escaped price increases (so far), but is this pint-sized gaming beast worth it?
























