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2026-04-21 11 stories

• Xbox drops Game Pass prices as Call of Duty officially exits service's Day One launch slate strategy 21 sources
• Xbox VP Clarifies A Key Detail About Project Helix, But Questions Remain 4 sources
• Years later, Starfield tops the US sales chart again, but all is not as rosy as it seems 2 sources
• Tim Cook oversaw one of gaming’s biggest platforms for 15 years but didn’t seem to notice 2 sources
• Xbox PC Project Might Have Solved How To Fix Hundreds Of 'Broken' Windows Games
• Windows Central Podcast: What's next for Surface? We break down the leaks
• Why doesn't Xbox Game Pass include every Call of Duty game?
• Vampire Crawlers Is Getting Great Reviews Alongside Its Xbox Launch
• Valve Secretly Adds New Steam Controller Unboxing Video
• The makers of Playdate, the console-with-a-crank, will no longer accept games created with generative AI
• Surface fans are now 3D‑printing the hardware Microsoft won’t build

2026-04-20 39 stories

• Here's your next batch of Xbox Game Pass games for April 7 sources
• Forza Horizon 6 Controller And Headset Are Extremely Colorful, Preorders Now Live 4 sources
• Sony Has Global Plans For PlayStation Age Verification - Report 3 sources
• Escape From Tarkov Update 3 sources
• Starfield Tops Weekly US Sales Charts Despite 'Disappointing' Early Estimates 2 sources
• Forza Horizon 6 has reportedly pre-sold 500,000 copies on Steam a month before launch | News-in-brief 2 sources
• All Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass in April 2026 2 sources
• With Pragmata Out, This Vapourware Indie Title Is the Only Unreleased Game from PS5's Reveal
• Windows Wrap: Surface is raising prices while lowering ambition
• Wild Arms 4 Returns on PS Plus Premium, But Its PS2 Reviews Were Ruthless
• We Like Big Pots And We Cannot Lie: Xbox's Kiln Sweepstakes Gets Cheeky
• Video: Overwatch Official Side-By-Side Comparison (Switch 1 & 2)
• UK Charts: Tomodachi Life Is Living The Dream In Its Debut Week
• This is an insane deal on a 2TB Seagate Xbox Storage Expansion Card! — However, it's only available in the UK and only for today
• This AMD-powered, Linux-running mini PC looks like a Steam Machine disguised as a vinyl record player, without the fancy controller
• The Lenovo Legion Go S is RAMageddon’s latest victim
• The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is inexplicably getting cheaper while it's competitors hike prices — making it the best Steam Deck competitor right now
• Roku City Officially Has Its Own Arcade Game
• Review: ZPF (Switch) - A Unique-Feeling Mega Drive Shooter With Some Switch Issues
• PS5 Players Flock to Free Game for Ridiculously Easy Platinum Trophy
• Pragmata Looks Best on PS5 Pro, Say Tech Experts
• Microsoft Rewards Announces Major Changes For May 2026 Across Multiple Regions
• Microsoft is finally adding the right kind of AI support to Windows 11 as it struggles to combat AI popularity on Mac
• Microsoft and Xbox just announced a new games showcase coming this week — here's when it is, what to expect, and how to watch
• It's time for Xbox to stop apologizing for its existence
• Is Invincible VS On PlayStation, Xbox, Or Nintendo Switch? All Console Platforms, Explained
• I tested this Windows 11 customization app with 42 million downloads — why aren't more people discussing it?
• How It Feels To Play Starfield In 2026
• Granblue Fantasy: Relink's Expanded PS5, PS4 Re-Release Adds an Actual Story Intro
• Feature: Why Is There Screen Tearing On Some Xbox Games But Not On PS5 Equivalents?
• Feature: The Worst Idea Ever: Placebo Settings Menus For PS5, Series X and Switch 2
• Feature: Last Chance to Buy These 60+ PS5, PS4 Games in PS Store's Spring Sale
• Does Forza Horizon 6 Have Early Access?
• A Surprise Nintendo Pop-Up Store Has Arrived In London
• 20-Year-Old Sony JRPG Makes Surprise Return to PS5, PS4 This Week, Free on PS Plus Premium
• “This update broke BitLocker for me” — Windows 11’s April patch is locking out PCs, but here’s the fix that works
• "The vault is solid, the delivery truck is not" — strong key storage, shaky transfer: why this Windows Recall feature raises new security questions
• "it’s an understatement to say it’s an amazing value for the money": How is it that this Hall Effect Xbox controller with 1000Hz Polling on PC is this cheap?
• 'We Haven't Forgotten You': No Rest for the Wicked Dev Teases Action RPG's PS5 Release