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Amazon announced today that it has released its first original and ad-free mobile games for kids.

Microsoft has kicked off its annual Xbox Spring Sale today, and for a limited time the company is offering up to 80% discounts on a selection of over 600 Xbox and PC games.

What constitutes a technology topic? Phones, PCs, and smart TVs? What about cars and bikes? Or washing machines?

The April 2022 Xbox Update brings the ability to switch TV input using the Xbox controller and to mute all sounds on the Xbox OS.

Microsoft has just revealed the first new games that will join the Xbox Game Pass catalog in April, and the headliners include MLB The Show 22 and Life is Strange: True Colors.

The first episode of Halo The Series will be free to watch on YouTube for a week, though only in the US.

The Entertainment Software Association has pulled the plug on E3 2022, though the organization promised a "revitalized" physical and digital show next year.

Microsoft may finally start offering a family plan option for Xbox Game Pass, which has been a popular request from Xbox gamers.

Intel announced today that its first Arc mobile discrete graphics products are now available, offering up to 50 times the performance of integrated graphics.

The April 2022 Games with Gold lineup includes Another Sight, Outpost Kaloki X, the puzzle adventure game Hue, and the off-road racing game MTX vs. ATV Alive.

Sony is re-launching its PlayStation Plus game subscription service in June to better compete with Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass.

As Microsoft’s Xbox Series X consoles still remain very hard to find in 2022, the company has started offering refurbished units on its online Microsoft store.

Microsoft’s new Cloud Gaming organization aims to support studios developing cloud-native games that will be released exclusively on Xbox.

Microsoft Flight Simulator has just received the free World Update VIII content update, which introduces more detailed landscapes in Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and Andorra.

The much-anticipated Halo TV series is making its big debut today on Paramount+, and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members will be able to watch it for free.

Microsoft's [email protected] program aims to help small developers embrace the same cloud services used by the most popular games on the market.

The alpha version of Steam for Chromebooks that Google announced last week is now available on the Chrome OS Dev Channel, and it supports Windows games via the Proton compatibility layer.

An Activision Blizzard regulatory filing reveals that the FTC has asked for more information about its proposed acquisition by Microsoft.

Epic Games announced today that it has already raised $36 million to support humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, all thanks to Fortnite. The announcement comes just a day after the Fortnite developer said that for a limited time, it would be committing all of its Fortnite proceeds for humanitarian relief for Ukraine.

Xbox Cloud Gaming is now accessible on Valve’s Steam Deck via Microsoft Edge. The Redmond giant has released a new beta version of Microsoft Edge for the Linux-based SteamOS that now recognizes the Steam Deck as a gamepad.

At its Google for Games Developer Summit on Tuesday, Google confirmed rumors that it is pivoting Stadia to be a different kind of service.

Tunic, a new indie action adventure game that was announced as an Xbox console launch exclusive a couple of years ago just had a surprise day one release on Xbox Game Pass.

We’ve known for quite some time that Google had been working with Valve to bring Steam on Chrome OS, and an alpha version was announced yesterday at the Google for Games Developer Summit.

Google kicked off its Google for Games Developer Summit today, where the company announced new tools to help Android game developers bring their games to more screens.

The development of Microsoft’s Perfect Dark reboot is apparently not going so well. The Initiative, the new “AAAA” Microsoft studio working on the new Perfect Dark game is reportedly being affected by high turnover, with almost half of the core development team leaving the company during the last year.

Microsoft has unveiled the second wave of new games coming to Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming in March, and the highlights include the new snowboarding game Shredders and the Xbox Series X|S version of the grand strategy role-playing game Crusader Kings III.

Microsoft has improved how Xbox Cloud Gaming performs on iPhones and iPads, and the company says that players should now enjoy a smoother and more responsive gameplay experience.