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2 days ago | windowscentral.com | Sean Endicott

A collection of hand-drawn games is a welcome addition to the Steam Deck. Valve's Steam Deck still ranks among the best gaming handhelds, despite launching in 2022. There's also the newer Steam Deck OLED, which has a 90Hz display if you'd like a better gaming experience on the go. While the Steam Deck is capable of playing many demanding titles, a simpler game caught my eye recently. Better With A Friend is a collection of minigames made for the Steam Deck.

2 days ago | windowscentral.com | Sean Endicott

China and the United States have agreed to pause reciprocal tariffs, and leaders will likely meet again to discuss further plans. The United States and China have agreed to pause several tariffs for 90 days. The agreement sees reciprocal tariffs between China and the United States reduced greatly. The agreement reduces U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, and China's tariffs on American goods from 125% to 10%, marking a significant de-escalation in the trade dispute.

3 days ago | windowscentral.com | Sean Endicott

From new Surface devices and fresh Windows 11 features to a leaked Xbox handheld and another legal blow to Palworld, here's everything that made Microsoft headlines this week. Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 12-inch and Surface Laptop 13-inch this week. Both PCs feature more compact designs than their Surface siblings, but they're more than smaller computers. The Surface Pro 12-inch is a fanless 2-in-1 PC that is in many ways the spiritual successor to the Surface Pro X.

3 days ago | windowscentral.com | Jez Corden

The year is 2079. Humanity now largely dwells in crowded underground bunkers, having scorched the surface with nuclear war. Subsisting on recycled protein paste and mildly-irradiated arthropods, humanity endures, driven by an endless yearning for the one thing that can unite all cultures, creeds, and class divides: Windows Phone. What year is it again? I am here today to write about Windows Phone as though it was 2015. It's also Sunday and there are no other editors around who can stop me.

3 days ago | windowscentral.com | Jez Corden

"No Rest for the Wicked" is a hardcore action RPG with precise combat and absolutely stunning art, however, its difficult early access development cycle has overshadowed the potential. It's no secret that Microsoft's "Xbox One" generation was a bit of a dud, for a variety of reasons. The botched reveal of the Xbox One led to problems Xbox is still unravelling over 10 years later.