Microsoft is making the Xbox app compatible with Arm-based processors, giving gamers more options when it comes to gaming laptops and practically opening the road for Arm-powered handheld gaming PC ...

While working from home, you decide you need a well-deserved break. Will it be flicking through some TikTok videos? Playing a round of Clash of Clans? What about a group video call with friends over ...

Smartphone games may be ways away from being at the level of the gaming console and PC. Things are getting better, though, with a slew of excellent games being released every year. In fact, it’s ...

PC gaming via the Microsoft Store can be a pain: game updates can lag, and mod support may be limited. But Microsoft is testing at least one small improvement: modular downloads of games via the ...

Microsoft is testing a feature for the Xbox app for the PC that evaluates how a game will play on a given PC. It has the potential to eliminate confusion about whether to even download a game or not.

You don’t need much software to get your gaming PC running. Grab Steam and some of the publisher-specific launchers, as well as your new GPU drivers, and you’re off to the races. There are a ton of ...

As you may recall, Microsoft first brought game downloads and local play on Arm-based Windows 11 PCs to Xbox Insiders in ...

EA Play is now part of Xbox Game Pass on PC. Microsoft and EA’s video game subscription services merged last year on console, but the PC release was pushed back to 2021. Now that the ability to play ...

I love playing video games, but as a Mac owner, I often have a case of PC envy. Almost all the best games debut on PCs and only show up on Macs years later — if at all. With recent PC-exclusive games ...

The Xbox app for Windows enables users to download and play console games on their computers. However, a lot of Windows users have complained about being unable to download or install games from the ...

A new app called Winlator allows you to play some PC games on your Android phone. We tested a variety of games, but few are playable in our experience. You should wait for the upcoming Cassia app, ...

Android gaming has come a long way -- long enough to enable you to play some of your PC games on Android devices. Here's how to do it in 2026.