While revenue is comparable, China boasts a much larger gaming community, representing a huge opportunity for growth – and Microsoft appears to recognize this. A new job posting at Xbox, recently discovered on X (formerly Twitter) by HazzadorGamin, suggests the company is preparing to expand its presence in the Chinese market.
When Microsoft stops supporting a version of Windows, it means they no longer release updates, including important security fixes, and no longer offer technical assistance for that version of the operating system.
Following code review and improvements to Battlefield 6 and its Frostbite engine, Buhl explained that these changes resulted in a smoother, more reliable game for everyone.
As a researcher, I always raise an eyebrow when a game limits reviews to just one platform, and it felt significant that review copies of Borderlands 4 were only initially available for PC. While the game runs okay on Xbox Series X, I found the narrow field of view and the poor, stuttering performance in the quality mode to be quite disappointing. However, the issues seem even more pronounced on the PC version.
I personally don’t use AI to write articles for Windows Central, except maybe Copilot to quickly look up product details while I’m reviewing something – and even then, I always double-check the information because AI sometimes makes things up. It feels like fewer and fewer people are doing things this way, though.
The biggest news this week is the release of *skate.*, a brand new installment in the popular *skate* video game series that fans have been eagerly awaiting.
The HP OMEN 35L VALORANT Limited Edition is a pre-built gaming PC based on the OMEN 35L (2024), which I previously reviewed and liked. It’s being released as a preview for the upcoming OMEN 35L Stealth Edition, which will be the official PC used in professional VALORANT and League of Legends esports competitions.
The Razer Kraken Kitty V3 Pro isn’t necessarily an upgrade over previous models – it’s cheaper by about $70, doesn’t perform as well, and has fewer features. However, its adorable design is surprisingly popular, and I’ve been impressed with the positive reaction to it during my testing over the past few weeks.
It’s easy to feel like everything’s already been done, and that true originality is impossible. But that’s not true! A great example is the video game Ruffy and the Riverside, which is one of the most creative games released this year.
He’ll be joined by two leading figures in the rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA.