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Can I play Blue Prince on Steam Deck, ROG Ally, and other gaming handhelds?

Blue Prince releases in April and offers a compelling exploration and puzzle game that has a lot of positive scores. But can it play on your gaming handheld?

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An OpenAI employee says an overreliance on AI-powered tools like ChatGPT makes us dumber — Our bottom percentile students are most susceptible

OpenAI's technical staff member Will Depue echoed similar sentiments, suggesting that AI 'atrophies' critical thinking, and might make some people dumber.

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DeepMind AI staff reportedly tied to Google with "aggressive" noncompete clause — Preventing them from joining rivals like Microsoft but offering year-long PTO

Google DeepMind leverages noncompete agreements to prevent its AI staff from defecting to rival AI firms for up to a year.

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I got to see more of trippy sci-fi adventure 'The Alters' and four other upcoming Xbox games — and most are coming to Game Pass

During an exclusive preview event, I was able to see more of five upcoming Xbox games, with three coming to Game Pass on day one (including The Alters).

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Windows Central Podcast: Microsoft's 50th Birthday Special

Zac and Ben discuss Microsoft's big 50th anniversary Copilot announcements, the discovery of a new Start menu for Windows 11, and more!

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Is Blue Prince on Xbox Game Pass?

Blue Prince looks like it could be the next Balatro-style sleeper hit, but is it coming to Xbox Game Pass?

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Microsoft celebrated its 50th anniversary, faced a protester accusing it of aiding genocide, and announced the next evolution of Copilot — all within one hour

Microsoft’s milestone week saw AI upgrades, a dramatic protest at its event, and the Minecraft movie breaking video game film records.

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My favorite new (and free) game just got a big update, and now it's better than ever

The latest patch for Half Sword merges the playtest and demo, adds a new game mode, and makes significant improvements to combat and performance.

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2025's highest-rated Xbox game on Metacritic is coming to Game Pass in a matter of days — but you've never heard of it

Blue Prince is a genre-blending mystery game that drops players into an ever-shifting, puzzle-filled mansion with one simple goal: reach Room 46. It could be the sleeper hit of the year, and it's coming to Xbox Game Pass.

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Call of Duty: Warzone going back in time was just what the game needed to do

Warzone's first map returning is a great step forward, with the old favorite giving a solid platform to once again build from.

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A Minecraft Movie just hit theaters — but McDonald's Nether Flame Sauce is the real star

McDonald’s Minecraft Movie meal includes a fiery new sauce that might be its best ever—plus a dessert that doesn't quite match up.

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NVIDIA driver issues branded "absolutely abhorrent and completely embarrassing" — Gamers Nexus replicates bugs plaguing PC gamers

NVIDIA's RTX 50-series launch hasn't been smooth, and driver issues have now been proven as the cause of some major bugs affecting countless users. Here's what you need to know, including some workarounds.

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Critics slammed it, but A Minecraft Movie just broke a box office record

Despite mixed reviews, A Minecraft Movie earned $157 million in its opening weekend, making it the top video game movie debut ever.

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Microsoft AI boss confirms development of "off-frontier" AI models, but they'll be 3 or 6 months behind OpenAI: "Our strategy is to really play a very tight second"

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman says the company is building AI models that will be "three or six months behind" OpenAI, but they'll have advantages

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How to check apps draining the most battery on Windows 11

Is your laptop's battery not lasting as long as it should? It could be an app, and here's how to check which app is draining the battery on Windows 11.

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Sam Altman says AI will make coders 10x more productive, not replace them — Even Bill Gates claims the field is too complex

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman now says that he's less interested in replacing software engineers and is focused on making them 10x more productive.

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New Xbox games launching this week, from April 7 through April 13: South of Midnight hits Xbox Game Pass

Several new Xbox games are launching this week, including South of Midnight Standard Edition. Here are all the games launching from April 7 through April 13.

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I set out to see if the Razer Blade 16's redesign, AMD, and RTX 50-series put the laptop back on top

Razer finally redesigned its iconic Blade 16 gaming laptop, moving to AMD for the first time and kicking off a new NVIDIA generation. I put it to the test.

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Minecraft friendly ghasts and Vibrant Visuals are rolling out to players

It's time for a Minecraft refresh as Mojang finally releases Vibrant Visuals!

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Seven years after launch, Fallout 76 is offishally getting its most requested, most critical feature 🎣

Fishing! Can you imagine an open world RPG without fishing in 2025? I sure can't. Thankfully, neither can Bethesda anymore.

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Are you watching A Minecraft Movie in theaters, and if so, what do you think of it? — Weekend discussion 💬

For this weekend discussion, I want to know if the readers of Windows Central are watching A Minecraft Movie in theaters.

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Xbox is getting another popular PlayStation-exclusive with a gameplay reveal coming soon

HoYoverse has just announced that the once PlayStation-exclusive brawler, Zenless Zone Zero, is coming to Xbox consoles. In addition, there will be an Xbox spotlight event with more details on the Xbox port later in April.

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The best Minecraft game is free on Amazon Prime

Pick it up quick before it's too late!

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Who needs a console when you can play Quake 2 with AI instead

Forget needing hardware power equal to a TI-84 calculator, overkill it with AI.

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Xbox is getting the sequel to one of Nintendo Switch's biggest cult mechaanimehits

During the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, a new exciting mecha called Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion was announced and it's coming to Xbox.

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