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Gears of War: E-Day's Xbox and PC multiplayer beta tests are starting soon: Here's how to enter, what content to expect, and what rewards they'll offer

If, like me, you were wildly impressed by Gears of War: E-Day's insane multiplayer gameplay showcase and want to play it as soon as possible, then you're in luck. E-Day is holding two beta test ...
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Microsoft Teams just added an app to help you skip meetings

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Xbox Play Anywhere secures its biggest win yet with Baldur's Gate 3, and it being 30% off is just icing on the cake

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I still use Microsoft To Do — and I'm hoping one of my favorite daily Windows apps can avoid the graveyard of forgotten software

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Microsoft's most-underrated gaming feature is steadily gaining traction, but big gaps remain — Xbox Play Anywhere report card

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Windows Hello vs. Enhanced Sign‑in Security: Which sign‑in method actually keeps your Windows 11 PC safer, and what's the difference?

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Halo Campaign Evolved performed well on Xbox, but PS5 gamers give it a collective shrug — just 1% of PS5 gamers tried it, hurting Xbox's brand identity for no real return

Halo Campaign Evolved has been an abject failure on PS5 according to new data, heaping on evidence that Xbox's rush to PS5 publishing has been a huge mistake.

Gears of War: E-Day's cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes pack content and chaos beyond what I imagined

Day has shown off its grand 12-player Horde Siege mode and various 4v4 Versus modes. After viewing it, I'm putting this game at the top of my 2026 Xbox wishlist.
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella promise Xbox will "return to growth" by the end of FY27 — What went wrong last fiscal?

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Microsoft stock price rips on earnings, jumping a 'record breaking' 18% in a week — Wall Street *really* liked Microsoft's earnings

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Congratulations Helldivers 2, you've finally convinced me to give you a chance once this awesome-looking Warhammer 40,000 crossover drops in two weeks

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Xbox’s biggest outage in years proved something uncomfortable — even physical discs don’t mean you truly own your games

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