From the publishers behind emotional narratives like This War of Mine and Indika, Death Howl offers a gut-wrenching story about a mother who travels to the spirit realm in search of her lost son only to face restless spirits in tactical combat.

On Windows 11, you can make the app icons small in the Taskbar right from the Settings app, and in this guide, I'll show you the easy steps to complete this configuration.

We got a look at several upcoming games during The Game Awards 2025, but seven, in particular, stood out to me the most. These are the games I personally cannot wait to play.

The Windows Central team has come together to vote and rank on our favorite games of 2025 launching on Xbox and PC, with a few honorable mentions on top!

Even as Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman advocates for humanist superintelligence, the executive recently indicated that the company will pull the plug on the technology if it becomes a threat to humanity.

WhatsApp is pushing Windows users toward a new wrapped web app that uses significantly more RAM, raising concerns about performance on lower-end PCs.

As 2025 comes to an end, explore the top Windows 11 features released in 2025, including Start menu changes, Quick Machine Recovery, Xbox FSE, Battery Percentage in Taskbar, Administrator Protection, widgets, and more.

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic director Casey Hudson of KOTOR and Mass Effect fame says the game will come out before 2030.

To nobody's surprise, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at The Game Awards. But it also won Best RPG — and it shouldn't have, against Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

A big iPad Air discount underscores how Apple still leads in tablet usability, even as Microsoft’s Surface Pro offers stronger productivity features.

The developers of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 have reacted to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 beating the RPG in three categories at The Game Awards.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won 9 awards, including Game of the Year, during The Game Awards 2025. I finally decided to look up the translation to its hauntingly beautiful music, and I'm happy I only did so after beating it.

The latest entry in Microsoft's critically-acclaimed Surface Pro laptop series has gotten an early Christmas 31% discount for a limited time, just in time for professionals looking for an affordable laptop to take on 2026.

Microsoft Gaming CFO Tim Stuart is transitioning to ZeniMax Media COO in 2026, while Xavier Pokorzynski takes over his old role.

Hot off the heels of Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred's cinematic reveal at the 2025 Game Awards, Blizzard has revealed a line-up of new merchandise to commemorate it, from apparel to figures.

Framework’s DIY laptops now cost more due to a 50% jump in DDR5 prices, showing how AI datacenters continue to squeeze consumer RAM supply.

RAM prices are completely out of control, making it tough to upgrade a PC. Whether you're hoping to buy for yourself or for your favorite PC gamer, I have some advice to help you avoid overpaying.

OpenAI finally launched its GPT-5.2 model after CEO Sam Altman declared code red following Google's successful Gemini 3 launch. The model ships with advanced capabilities across coding, text, image, and video.

AYANEO makes some pretty wild portable gaming devices, and in 2026 it's going to be making its first phone. 15 years on, we're finally getting a spiritual successor to the Sony Xperia Play.

There's no denying that the Xbox Ally X is expensive. If you still want a solid gaming handheld but don't want to pay that much for one, the original ROG Ally is the device to consider, not the Xbox Ally.

The Walt Disney Company announced that it is investing $1 billion in OpenAI in a new three-year licensing agreement, which will allow Sora to create user-prompted social videos from its copyrighted content.

Creative Assembly showed up to the Game Awards 2025 to reveal Total War: Warhammer 40K.

During The Game Awards 2025, it was confirmed that Hogwarts Legacy is the newest free game on the Epic Games Store, at least for a limited time (so go redeem).

Crystal Dynamics appeared at the Game Awards 2025 to announce two different Tomb Raider games.

Diablo 4 shocks fans with Paladin now playable and expansion date reveal

Remedy Entertainment showed up to the Game Awards 2025 to announce Control Resonant, which is set to launch in 2026.

Larian Studios officially revealed a new Divinity game during the Game Awards 2025, with a gruesome teaser trailer showing a horrifying outbreak.

During The Game Awards 2025, we got our first teaser for Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, a brand-new action-RPG coming to PC and consoles... eventually.

The Game Awards 2025 featured tons of new game announcements, reveals, world premieres, and more for Xbox, PC, and handhelds. Here's an overview of everything announced.

Pragmata has been on players' radar for a long time, now, but Capcom has finally announced a proper release date at The Game Awards 2025, along with other news.

Compulsion Games' stop-motion adventure set in the American Deep South is yet another Xbox Game Studios title making its way to other consoles as the developers announce a spring launch for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2.

Here are all the winners from the Game Awards 2025, from the biggest blockbusters to smaller indie games.

Battlefield 6's new Winter Offensive update brought several nasty bugs and issues to the game, but the devs say fixes are coming soon.

Windows 11 users frustrated with its look now have an easier way to customize it, thanks to a new Themes section in the Microsoft Store.

The Helldivers 2 x Killzone crossover from last year is returning with a new Legendary Warbond and fresh content, and some will get it for free.

We've found an early Christmas discount for the Nex Playground, a budget-friendly, Kinect-like gaming system that recently made a name for itself by achieving higher sales figures than Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation during 2025's Black Friday.

A roguelite mode for Helldivers 2 would be incredibly interesting to see, and as it turns out, developer Arrowhead has one in the prototype phase.

2025 is about to draw to a close, so it's time to look back on what your Xbox journey has been this year with TrueAchievements' My YearOn Xbox web app, as Microsoft doesn't have an official way to track a player's end-of-year stats as of yet.

Microsoft Teams on macOS will support native screen sharing for a polished and secure experience, but you won’t be able to give or take control if you opt in.

Promised to launch in 2025 at Computex, AMD has just made it under the wire to deliver an FSR "Redstone" update for its Radeon RX 9000 GPUs. It's all a bit confusing due to some name changes, but I can explain.

Capcom has wrapped up its last Monster Hunter Showcase for 2025, and it has revealed tons of new gameplay information regarding Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection and Monster Hunter Wilds' upcoming updates.

Here is how to watch the Game Awards 2025, with the start time, date, and everything you need to know.

JerryRigEverything's teardown of the ROG Xbox Ally X highlights its plastic construction, making a protective case like dbrand's discounted Killswitch a must-have.

ASUS TUF Gaming's limited-edition RX 9070 XT GPU with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 branding is limited to 1,000 units, but you could get one for free in AMD's sweepstakes.

Dell's laptops aren't just powerful and durable. Let's explore how Dell's ecosystem supporting each of its PCs helps achieve a more realistic work-life balance.

Shocking likely nobody, Microsoft has announced that Call of Duty (in this case, Black Ops 6 and 7 as well as Warzone combined) is the biggest game on Xbox Game Pass for both players and hours played.

A lot of us have been waiting for years for ROUTINE, and some of us have been waiting for well over a decade. It's here on Xbox Game Pass, and it's fantastic.

Lenovo's first Snapdragon-powered mini PC is a winner with a clean design, quiet performance, and Copilot+ capabilities all housed into a small, premium chassis.

Microsoft has released an update for its Prism emulator that adds support for x86 apps that require AVX and AVX2 extensions, such as Ableton Live 12.

Age of Empires and Age of Mythology: Retold are growing with new DLC in 2026, including expansions bringing some fan-favorite factions.

Retro FPS "boomer shooters" have taken off in recent years, and it's arguably thanks to DUSK — a legendary shooter that's currently selling for dirt cheap.

Microsoft president of game content and studios Matt Booty says Microsoft has co-developed FSR Ray Regeneration with AMD, with more to come in the future.

New in Battlefield 6 Season 1's Winter Offensive update is the Ice Lock mode, a fresh and creative twist on the game's Empire State map that I'm a huge fan of.

Razer has officially unveiled the limited Razer Boomslang 20th Anniversary Edition, a reimagining of the original gaming mouse that started it all back in 1999.

DeckSettings is a must-have app for Steam Deck players and it's available now on Android

ASUS has officially launched the ROG Raikiri II wireless Xbox controller, which boasts anti-drift TMR thumbsticks, tri-mode multi-device connectivity, and more.

Black Friday didn’t deliver Xbox deals, but the second-hand market did. Here’s how to find a reliable used console and avoid the common pitfalls.

One of Elden Ring Nightreign's new DLC characters, Scholar, is very complex and tricky to learn. But once you do, you'll realize just how powerful he truly is.

Xbox Design Labs, Microsoft's official platform for creating custom Xbox controllers, has revealed new Fallout-inspired designs for the Xbox Core Wireless and Xbox Elite Series 2 controllers, which are now available for pre-order.

The highly-anticipated 2nd Season of the Fallout TV Show is set to go live on December 17, 2025, exclusively on Amazon Prime. Here's how you can watch the show on Amazon so you don't miss the 1st episode.

Score more with Xbox and this latest collaboration, for real. It's not a console, a PC, or even a piece of tech. Say hello to the first Xbox dartboard!

Just announced is a PC version of Age of Empires Mobile, itself a mobile version of the legendary PC series. It might not make complete sense, but you can try it yourself in early 2026.

Oh my, not a few days after Red Dead Redemption has free upgrade issues on Xbox, legendary action series Yakuza is also unable to offer free upgrades on Xbox. What's going on?

A strong discount makes the Logitech MX Brio Ultra HD 4K more appealing, but the omission of Windows Hello remains a notable drawback.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block recently co-founded a new open source organization called the Agentic AI Foundation designed to promote a clear path and standards for developing AI-powered agents.