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How Microsoft’s new Gaming Chief Strategy Officer Matthew Ball could save Microsoft's Xbox business

XBOX has a new chief strategy officer as part of another leadership shakeup from CEO Asha Sharma. How might Matthew Ball handle XBOX's future? We can infer a bit from his own analysis.

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“Our job is to turn around the business": New Xbox chief strategy officer says joining was "irresistible," and his goal is "reviving storied franchises"

As part of plans for "strengthening Xbox’s console business," its new CSO Matthew Ball aims to elevate Microsoft's social "creator-centric" games.

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This new Windows app is a quiet, thoughtful Markdown reader that feels great to use

Sefer is a quiet, well‑designed Markdown reader with wide margins, a built‑in table of contents, and a custom renderer that makes documents and books easy to read.

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Microsoft Teams is retiring Together mode, and I'll miss the quirky feature

Microsoft will retire Teams Together mode on June 30, removing the shared views introduced during the remote‑work boom. The company says the change will simplify meetings and reduce cognitive load.

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007: First Light's global launch times have been announced — Here's exactly when you can play James Bond's latest adventure where you are

IO Interactive has announced the global launch times for 007: First Light, an upcoming action-adventure game that will tell the tale of James Bond from an upstart rookie into the iconic secret agent he is today.

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The next Xbox may drop the disc drive, but players seem ready for disc‑to‑digital — if it's even real

Poll results and community reactions show strong interest in disc‑to‑digital, even though the program isn’t confirmed. With Project Helix potentially dropping the disc drive, readers are signalling how they want Xbox to handle discs.

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Whoa, this nifty Forza Horizon 6 mod lets you play your Spotify music through the in-game radio — here's how it works (and why you can't use it yet)

This sweet Forza Horizon 6 mod lets you play your own Spotify music through the in-game radio, but it's not available yet due to a Nexus Mods complication.

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Fallout 4 is finally getting this huge update on Xbox and PlayStation 6 months late next week — Bethesda's RPG will never be the same on consoles

Bethesda is finally giving Fallout 4 on Xbox and PlayStation the mod storage increase update that was originally supposed to come to the RPG months ago.

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Microsoft's Xbox CEO Asha Sharma hires "widely respected" gaming industry analyst for strategy — the move helps "position Xbox for the future”

In her latest wave of Xbox leadership hires, CEO Asha Sharma has brought industry analyst Matthew Ball and two others into the fold at Microsoft.

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The old Metro‑era Xbox 360 dashboard lives on as one fan recreates the classic experience on PC with impressive attention to detail

A fan project called DashX360 recreates the classic Xbox 360 Metro dashboard experience on PC, complete with Steam integration, social features, and a functional Xbox Guide.

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Oh boy, it's real: the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 dev is making a new The Lord of the Rings RPG in Middle-earth — and a third KCD game is coming next year, too

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer Warhorse Studios is officially working on a The Lord of the Rings RPG, and also a new KCD game that's coming soon.

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Windows 11's new "Haptic Signals" feature is a quality of life upgrade I didn't realize the OS needed until I tried it

Microsoft has added a subtle new feature to Windows 11 that makes its UI respond with haptic feedback on compatible devices, and it's honestly great.

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Mac users say Microsoft Teams won’t stop demanding location access, and Microsoft is now blaming Apple for the undismissible pop‑ups

A macOS security update is causing Microsoft Teams to repeatedly ask for location access, sparking frustration among Mac users

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The 13 biggest Windows 11 changes from early May — and why these updates matter for how the OS evolves through the rest of 2026

Windows 11 preview builds add Taskbar positioning, quieter Widgets, smarter Search, and major update improvements for 2026.

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Microsoft confirms Windows 11’s May 2026 update is failing to install with error 0x800f0922 and outlines a mitigation for affected PCs

Microsoft confirms that the Windows 11 May 2026 update fails with error 0x800f0922 on some computers, but a rollback and a fix are already available.

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Microsoft refuses to make the ultimate Surface Laptop, forcing people to choose between its best features

The Surface Laptop 8 for Business adds a privacy screen that works far better than film protectors, but choosing it means losing 5G. It continues Microsoft’s habit of spreading important Surface features across different models instead of building one complete device.

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The top 20 "Xbox Player Voice" trending feedback items you voted for so far: Game Pass Family Plan, Backwards Compatibility ... and yes, Xbox exclusives — and more

Xbox is taking YOUR feedback through its new "Player Voice" portal. Here's what's actively trending as of right now.

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Microsoft's open house left this community with more AI data center questions than answers — St. Joseph County protests reduced water and spiked electricity bills

Microsoft’s St. Joseph County data center project faces community backlash over water access and rising utility bills.

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ON THIS DAY: Microsoft is working on its own 'Bing Concierge Bot' to rival Google Assistant

From our archives: Ten years ago today, Microsoft was testing a Bing “concierge bot” designed to live inside your conversations, handle tasks, and fetch info — basically the same thing Google is now announcing as its new AI information agents. The irony is hard to miss.

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Former Halo art director accuses studio leadership of ethics violations and calls for an outside investigation into Halo Studios’ culture

Former Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel has renewed allegations against Halo Studios leadership, citing claims of cronyism and calling for a certified third-party investigation following new reporting from Mr. Rebs.

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Forza Horizon 6 is now available on Xbox Game Pass, just as fourteen other games have been revealed for May 2026's second batch and beyond

Microsoft has unveiled the second wave of games coming to Xbox Game Pass for May 2026 and early June 2026. Alongside that main attraction, which is Forza Horizon 6, this batch includes other titles like Jurassic World Evolution 3, Remnant 2, and Echo Generation 2, to name a few.

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Microsoft plans to end SMS two-factor authentication, potentially setting the pace for a passwordless Windows 11 future: "SMS as MFA is horribly vulnerable on multiple fronts."

Microsoft is pulling the plug on SMS-based two-factor authentication because it has become a leading source of fraud, replacing it with passkeys and verified email.

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The Xbox Game Pass 'Stream Your Own Game' library grows again with nearly 70 new titles to play from the cloud

Xbox has added nearly 70 more titles to its Stream Your Own Game feature for Xbox Cloud Gaming, including Forza Horizon 6, Oxenfree, Katana ZERO, and more.

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Is the new Surface Pro for Business (12th Edition) worth an upgrade over the Pro 11? Here's what you need to know before you buy.

Microsoft just launched a new Surface Pro for Business (12th Edition) featuring Intel's "Panther Lake" Core Ultra Series 3 chips. Is it an upgrade you should rush out and buy? I compare the new model to the last-gen Surface Pro 11 to find out.

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Forza Horizon 6 pulls in over 270,000 Steam players at launch, and the number is still climbing as Playground’s racer picks up momentum

Forza Horizon 6 has surpassed 270,000 concurrent players on Steam following its full launch, massively outperforming Forza Horizon 5’s peak player count while continuing to climb.

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