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Windows Central Game Awards 2024 — Showcasing the best Xbox and PC games of the year

It's that time of year again. Windows Central's team comes together to showcase our favorite games of the past year across Xbox and Windows PC.

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Older games dominate Steam as 85% of playtime in 2024 was spent on titles released before this year

Steam Replay revealed that only 15% of playtime on the platform was spent on games released in 2024, but that's actually an increase from last year.

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OpenAI's Sam Altman says AGI is becoming a "less useful term" with o1 — "astonishing cognitive capabilities" predicted before 2026

Sam Altman claims the term is increasingly becoming less useful. He predicts AI systems that "can do truly astonishing cognitive tasks" by the end of 2025.

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The next CODMas event is live in Black Ops 6, and its brought Stakeout 24/7 back for the festivities [UPDATE]

Call of Duty's second holiday event, Archie's Festival Frenzy, kicks off today alongside the return of the Stakeout 24/7 playlist.

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Capcom has revealed new framerate and resolution improvements coming to Monster Hunter Wilds's launch, along with weapon gameplay changes and more

Capcom has a hosted Community Update video on gameplay and graphical improvements coming to Monster Hunter Wilds at launch day.

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Can Microsoft convince gamers to upgrade to Windows 11?

A new blog post from Microsoft argues that Windows 11 is the best version of Windows for gaming. The question is if the OS has enough features to get people to upgrade or purchase a new PC.

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Is Google copying Microsoft's security playbook? Chrome might get a new AI-powered tool to detect scams

The latest Google Chrome Canary update ships with a new "Client Side Detection Brand and Intent for Scam Detection"

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Helldivers 2 developers embrace holiday spirit of giving — some Killzone crossover content will now be entirely free

Arrowhead Game Studios is making some changes to its Killzone crossover event after player feedback indicated the items were too expensive.

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I tested AMD's new AFMF 2 tech in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — extra FPS with "Performance" mode on ASUS ROG Ally

AMD's Fluid Motion Frames 2 provides smoother gameplay on my ASUS ROG Ally with the correct settings and tweaks.

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I went hands-on with Fallout 76's Ghoul update and it's exactly as much fun as you'd expect

I got to preview Fallout 76's highly anticipated Ghoul update, with its unique perks awaiting players in March 2025.

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Microsoft confirms ads for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 in Windows 11 — here's how to turn them off

Windows 11 has shown ads for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Microsoft Defender to some users. Here's how to disable those types of ads.

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Microsoft launches free tier for GitHub Copilot — over 150 million developers can now access Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o

Microsoft recently introduced a new free tier for the service dubbed GitHub Copilot Free with access to 2000 completions/month, 50 messages/month, Copilot Chat in GitHub, and Block suggestions matching public code.

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Three easy ways to crop images on Windows 11 — no extra tools needed

On Windows 11, if you want to remove a part of an image, you can use the cropping tool available in the Snipping Tool, Photos, and even in the Microsoft Paint app, and in this guide, I will show you how.

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Some of the biggest players in Call of Duty are stepping away from Black Ops 6 and Warzone, and the reasons why are inexcusable now Microsoft owns the game

Now that Microsoft owns one of the biggest franchises in gaming, networking issues and an anticheat that just doesn't work cannot be excused any longer.

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STALKER 2's massive update contains over 1,800 gameplay fixes — including much-requested repairs to the A-Life System

GSC continues to refine the quality of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl with a new 1.1 Patch update, which features bug fixes, gameplay improvements, and more.

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The recipient of The Game Awards' inaugural Game Changer award has a history of helping developers affected by layoffs find new placement in the games industry, but now he is the target of a hate campaign

Who is Amir Satvat, a man one interviewee called the "career Santa Claus", and why is he the target of a hateful comment campaign following his receipt of the inaugural Game Changers award?

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth PC system requirements and specs — Is your computer ready for Cloud's return?

Check out the PC requirements for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and make sure your rig is ready to run this Square Enix JRPG.

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Xbox fans can relax, as it seems PlayStation won't be buying up one of the industry's best game studios — for now

Rumors of a FromSoftware buyout from PlayStation owner Sony have ended, as Kadokawa forges a "strategic alliance."

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"Xbox's new ad campaign is disruptive by design." An advertising expert breaks down Microsoft's controversial 'This is an Xbox' marketing blitz.

Ad expert and YouTuber Deadly Headley breaks down the latest moves at Xbox, specifically with his take on the "This is an Xbox," advertising push.

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Grab your Steam Year in Review 2024 and check out the PC games you played over the last year

Valve joins in the year-end recap fun with the Steam Year in Review 2024, letting players easily check what they played this year.

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Intel outlines five major issues affecting its latest desktop CPUs — could Arrow Lake be better for gaming than we thought?

Intel's "Arrow Lake" desktop CPUs didn't wow us with gaming performance, but we weren't getting the whole picture. Intel has now revealed the 5 main issues with solutions that are already underway.

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The Elder Scrolls Online is making some big changes in 2025 — Here's what the developers are focusing on now

The Elder Scrolls Online is set to get some big changes in 2025 as ZeniMax Online Studios works on new kinds of content.

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Final Windows 11 Dev Channel build of 2024 adds support for live captions and real-time translation to Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs

Windows Insiders with select AMD and Intel-powered PCs can now test live captions and real-time translation.

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On the 10th day of 'Shipmas,' OpenAI called, and ChatGPT answered — You can now add ChatGPT on speed dial or text it on WhatsApp

OpenAI announced that users in the US can now call ChatGPT directly from their phone for 15 minutes every month for free. Users in other regions can also interact with the chatbot via WhatsApp messages.

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AFMF 2 for ROG Ally: How to download, frame rate improvements, new features, how to enable, and everything you need to know for your gaming device

AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 beta has released for ROG Ally. Here's everything you need to know for this frame generation technology.

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