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I played Gears of War: Reloaded on the ROG Xbox Ally X after the Xbox Games Showcase 2025, and it's a fantastic experience.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/gears-of-war-reloaded-xbox-ally-x-summer-game-fest-2025

Microsoft and ASUS have announced the ROG Xbox Ally gaming handheld, and it could be amazing... But I'm not excited about one part of the new handhelds.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/the-xbox-ally-gaming-handheld-would-be-perfect-to-me-if-it-wasnt-for-this-one-thing

It turns out that the Xbox Ally is rather comparable to the Steam Deck. Here's how these two gaming handhelds match up against each other.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox-ally-vs-steam-deck-which-gaming-handheld-is-better

ChatGPT is down right now. The AI tool from OpenAI is unavailable to many, according to reports. We'll update this piece as soon as we know why ChatGPT is down.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/chatgpt-is-down-when-will-chatgpt-work-again

I watched Apple unveil its new Liquid Glass design language for its software platform, but it just feels like a bad copy of Microsoft's Aero Glass from 2006.

https://www.windowscentral.com/apple/apple-liquid-glass-wwdc-sorry-imitation-of-windows-vista-aero

Windows 11’s new Start menu adds grid and category views, screen scaling, and the option to disable recommendations entirely for a cleaner experience.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11s-new-start-menu-is-ready-for-testing-and-its-a-massive-upgrade

Apple claims that AI models often fail to perform effectively when subjected to complex queries, despite having sufficient computing power to complete the task.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/apple-researchers-openai-o3-an-illusion-of-thinking

Thanks to backwards compatibility, no other console can play Final Fantasy games the way Xbox can.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox-is-the-only-console-that-can-play-all-mainline-final-fantasy-games

A blog post from Arm states that 100 of the most popular Windows apps are now Arm native, and users are spending upwards of 90% of their time in non-emulated apps, a huge milestone.

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/windows-11-on-arm-now-has-enough-native-apps-that-most-users-are-spending-the-majority-of-their-time-in-them-says-arm

LEGO Party! is full of zany minigames and shocking turnarounds, and from my time hands-on at Summer Game Fest 2025, it's a family game worth playing.

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/lego-party-summer-game-fest-2025-preview