Explore Gaming
Gaming
Latest about Gaming
![Promotional screenshot of Age of Empires IV](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xaMYJjX2EtRpLgDpaTBZm-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xaMYJjX2EtRpLgDpaTBZm-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xaMYJjX2EtRpLgDpaTBZm-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xaMYJjX2EtRpLgDpaTBZm-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xaMYJjX2EtRpLgDpaTBZm-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xaMYJjX2EtRpLgDpaTBZm-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xaMYJjX2EtRpLgDpaTBZm-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6xaMYJjX2EtRpLgDpaTBZm-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Best Xbox mouse and keyboard games 2024
By Zachary Boddy last updated
Alternative Xbox Controls Behold our list of all the best Xbox games with mouse and keyboard support.
![Brad Smith Microsoft President](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVuKTkRi67XQqmeZoNiYvW-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVuKTkRi67XQqmeZoNiYvW-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVuKTkRi67XQqmeZoNiYvW-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVuKTkRi67XQqmeZoNiYvW-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVuKTkRi67XQqmeZoNiYvW-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVuKTkRi67XQqmeZoNiYvW-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVuKTkRi67XQqmeZoNiYvW-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mVuKTkRi67XQqmeZoNiYvW-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Microsoft's Brad Smith reflects on the UK CMA regulator, changes tone while discussing the Xbox-Activision purchase
By Jez Corden published
Breaking Brad Previously, Microsoft's Brad Smith said that the UK was "closed for business" over regulatory scrutiny of Xbox's big Activision deal, but has since changed stance.
![Baldurs Gate 3 images](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7y8NBSoK6KB9FM2oVfVP4e-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7y8NBSoK6KB9FM2oVfVP4e-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7y8NBSoK6KB9FM2oVfVP4e-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7y8NBSoK6KB9FM2oVfVP4e-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7y8NBSoK6KB9FM2oVfVP4e-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7y8NBSoK6KB9FM2oVfVP4e-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7y8NBSoK6KB9FM2oVfVP4e-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7y8NBSoK6KB9FM2oVfVP4e-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Infamous Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox save bug gets new workaround fix from Larian: "We’re doing everything we can to ensure this problem ... is resolved as quickly as possible"
By Brendan Lowry published
Try This! Larian has offered a new workaround for the Baldur's Gate 3 issue on Xbox causing saves to be deleted.
![Baldur's Gate 3, Hi-Fi Rush, and Star Wars: Jedi Survivor compilation image with characters](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swoX7RsumnnZQpYfRM7qge-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swoX7RsumnnZQpYfRM7qge-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swoX7RsumnnZQpYfRM7qge-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swoX7RsumnnZQpYfRM7qge-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swoX7RsumnnZQpYfRM7qge-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swoX7RsumnnZQpYfRM7qge-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swoX7RsumnnZQpYfRM7qge-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/swoX7RsumnnZQpYfRM7qge-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
My favorite Xbox and PC games of the year don't include Baldur's Gate 3 (yet), but here are the best games I DID play
By Zachary Boddy published
GOTY With 2023 nearing its final hours, I look back at some of the best Xbox and PC games of 2023... Even though I haven't played Baldur's Gate 3 or Alan Wake 2 yet.
![Best PC games of all time hero](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojvmKWQaDhV9Mz8Nh9nrmJ-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojvmKWQaDhV9Mz8Nh9nrmJ-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojvmKWQaDhV9Mz8Nh9nrmJ-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojvmKWQaDhV9Mz8Nh9nrmJ-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojvmKWQaDhV9Mz8Nh9nrmJ-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojvmKWQaDhV9Mz8Nh9nrmJ-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojvmKWQaDhV9Mz8Nh9nrmJ-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ojvmKWQaDhV9Mz8Nh9nrmJ-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Best PC games of all time: Our top picks you should play in 2024
By Rebecca Spear last updated
Must-play PC games There are hundreds of classic PC games out there, but these are the very best titles. If you haven't played these before then you really ought to.
![Screenshot of Bramble: The Mountain King running on Xbox Series X.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpJJ5HNwkpMUocP2wfAyy7-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpJJ5HNwkpMUocP2wfAyy7-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpJJ5HNwkpMUocP2wfAyy7-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpJJ5HNwkpMUocP2wfAyy7-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpJJ5HNwkpMUocP2wfAyy7-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpJJ5HNwkpMUocP2wfAyy7-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpJJ5HNwkpMUocP2wfAyy7-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cpJJ5HNwkpMUocP2wfAyy7-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
The best kept Xbox Game Pass secret of 2023 may be this Swedish folklore horror gem
By Zachary Boddy published
Folklore Horror I'm closing out 2023 with one last 2023-released game, and it ended up being one of my favorites of the year. Bramble: The Mountain King is a hidden gem.
![Best Xbox Games](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyLYXCpSqVX4v2xuiH9RWX-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyLYXCpSqVX4v2xuiH9RWX-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyLYXCpSqVX4v2xuiH9RWX-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyLYXCpSqVX4v2xuiH9RWX-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyLYXCpSqVX4v2xuiH9RWX-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyLYXCpSqVX4v2xuiH9RWX-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyLYXCpSqVX4v2xuiH9RWX-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyLYXCpSqVX4v2xuiH9RWX-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
The best Xbox games right now: Our picks for the top games should play on Xbox Series X|S in 2024
By Jez Corden, Alexander Cope last updated
Best of the Best What are the best Xbox games to play right now? They're right here, that's where — in our comprehensive roundup of the best and brightest the gaming industry has to offer.
![Lethal Company](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBNycpE7BYNucipUmTGf4e-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBNycpE7BYNucipUmTGf4e-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBNycpE7BYNucipUmTGf4e-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBNycpE7BYNucipUmTGf4e-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBNycpE7BYNucipUmTGf4e-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBNycpE7BYNucipUmTGf4e-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBNycpE7BYNucipUmTGf4e-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBNycpE7BYNucipUmTGf4e-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Lethal Company was 2023's best indie game surprise, and it's so brilliant I can't stop playing
By Brendan Lowry published
Genius One of this year’s best games is Lethal Company, and I’ve been hooked ever since I started playing. Here’s why.
![Idea Planet's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 consists of a bronze-coated Ghost plaque, COD inspired lithographic prints, and a metallic poster inspired by Zombies.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCaRiu88a4oYg2cEBY2XyA-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCaRiu88a4oYg2cEBY2XyA-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCaRiu88a4oYg2cEBY2XyA-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCaRiu88a4oYg2cEBY2XyA-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCaRiu88a4oYg2cEBY2XyA-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCaRiu88a4oYg2cEBY2XyA-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCaRiu88a4oYg2cEBY2XyA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CCaRiu88a4oYg2cEBY2XyA-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
I didn’t know this $9 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Collector’s box existed until it was discounted, so I HAD to buy it
By Cole Martin published
$9 MW3 Idea Planet created a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 collector’s box with exactly zero marketing, so when I found it was on clearance at Walmart for $9, I had to get one.
![Bobby Kotick](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWN4weeM4evrJoFSKaWcM-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWN4weeM4evrJoFSKaWcM-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWN4weeM4evrJoFSKaWcM-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWN4weeM4evrJoFSKaWcM-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWN4weeM4evrJoFSKaWcM-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWN4weeM4evrJoFSKaWcM-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWN4weeM4evrJoFSKaWcM-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8AWN4weeM4evrJoFSKaWcM-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
As Bobby Kotick leaves Microsoft and Activision for good, ex-employees recall how Kotick once threatened to 'have an employee killed'
By Jennifer Young, Jez Corden published
💀ABK Today marks Bobby Kotick's last day at the helm of Activision Blizzard King, a day this former employee chose to recall a disturbing tale of Kotick's behavior while CEO of the company.
Get the Windows Central Newsletter
All the latest news, reviews, and guides for Windows and Xbox diehards.