PC, Xbox Game Pass

The first new PC game I played in 2025 is the medieval combat sim I've always wanted, and it's free on Steam
The New Year is a great time to play a new game, and my first of 2025 is Half Sword — an amazing medieval combat sim that's completely free-to-play right now.
Xbox’s Game Pass now rewards users for playing PC games
Microsoft is allowing PC Game Pass members over the age of 18 to earn rewards by playing PC games, a perk previously available only to console gamers with a Game Pass Ultimate subscription. This update goes into effect on January 7.
Meta Quest 3 Will Be Able To Play AAA Console And PC Games
Virtual reality headsets including the Meta Quest 3 will soon be able to play high-end games with ray tracing graphical effects, thanks to Nvidia GeForce NOW.
Microsoft Making Big Changes to Game Pass Quests and Rewards
Microsoft is introducing significant changes to Game Pass Quests and Rewards, offering new ways for players to enjoy their subscription service.
Xbox Game Pass: Swing Into Action With Indiana Jones and More Games Now
Microsoft brought some movie magic to Game Pass subscribers with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and the company added a handful of other games to the service, too. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate -- a CNET Editors' Choice award pick -- offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X,
Xbox adds PC games to rewards scheme, after previously making it much worse
Microsoft has announced a revamp of its Rewards with Xbox scheme, which provides points that can be exchanged for store credit. Rewards with Xbox doles out a small smattering of points simply for logging on and playing Xbox games,
The Best Games On Xbox Game Pass (January 2025)
Xbox Game Pass is unquestionably worth the subscription fee, but which of the available games are the best use of your hard drive space?

PC, Alienware

Obscure Dynasty Warriors game is shutting down forever with no refunds
As the launch of Dynasty Warriors Origins draws near, one overlooked game in the Koei Tecmo RPG series is about to disappear ...
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Reveals Full PC Requirements
Square Enix reveals the full slate of spec requirements for the PC port of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, including three presets ...
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Acer's New 8 and 11-inch Windows Game Handhelds Push The Limits On Portable
The Nitro Blaze 8 and 11 show Acer's staying committed to the portable PC game space, and there's a new folding mobile game ...
Grab the most brutal zombie game ever for its lowest price yet
If you’re looking for a gorily good time in a zombie apocalypse, survival action game Dead Island 2 has a huge discount for a ...
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One of Game Pass Ultimate's best features is finally coming to PC Game Pass, but there's a major catch
The biggest hurdle for PC Game Pass, however, is that only games that don’t require a third-party launcher will count towards your progress, or have Quests associated with them to begin with. That ...
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Siliconera’s PC Game of the Year 2024
These awards represent the consensus of the Siliconera staff. Multiplatform games are considered on the platform for which ...
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PC Led for Much of the Game, But Wilted to UConn’s Pressure, Losing 87-84
The Friars dominated the Huskies in the first half. The Friars led at halftime 39-27 behind the outstanding play of Ryan Mela ...
The WWE reveals WWE 2K25 during Monday Night RAW's Netflix debut for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC
As WWE ushers in a new era on Netflix, WWE 2K25 gets unveiled along with screenshots showcasing iconic superstars like Cody ...