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Reçu — 14 décembre 2025 ⏭ Windows Central - News, Forums, Reviews, Help for Windows 10 and all things Microsoft.

Wavlink's new Thunderbolt 5 dock is way more affordable than the competition — it's now my favorite budget option if you need extra ports

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Par : [email protected] (Cale Hunt)
14 décembre 2025 à 09:55
Most Thunderbolt 5 docks I've tested so far retail for $400+, but Wavlink's new Thunderlight dock bucks the trend in a big way. Here's what you need to know, and why it's my new favorite TB5 dock for budget shoppers.

Wavlink Thunderbolt 5 Thunderlight Dock

Valve's "Steam Machine" gaming PC will be in trouble if this RAM pricing crisis worsens — should we expect gamers to foot another unwanted bill from AI-obsessed megacorps?

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Par : [email protected] (Ben Wilson)
14 décembre 2025 à 09:04
AI advancements are driving up the price of RAM, and it's giving gamers an awful reminder of how cryptocurrency did the same to GPUs. Can Valve navigate this crisis for its Steam Machine PC?

Valve Steam Machine gaming PC with Crucial DDR5 memory edited with artificial flames added by Gemini

Seagate’s Astro Bot Limited Edition HDD combines reliable storage with playful design — here’s how it stacks up in our review

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Par : [email protected] (Rebecca Spear)
14 décembre 2025 à 08:53
Seagate's Astro Bot-themed game drive is a limited edition HDD that works for PC, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. But is it worth buying for PC? Our review.

A hand holding the Seagate Astro Bot Limited Edition Game Drive in ftong of a colorful background.

OPINION: The Xbox Ally X handheld is too rough for me right now, but I see the vision — and I'm still extremely excited for Xbox's next-gen

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14 décembre 2025 à 08:46
The Xbox Ally X offers powerful handheld gaming, yet early setup issues, software problems, and what I call "jank" show it needs serious refinement before it can shine.

A closeup of the ROG Xbox Ally X's D-Pad, Xbox button, and joystick.

DOOM developer id Software has officially unionized under Microsoft — marking a major shift in the gaming industry’s labor landscape

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)
14 décembre 2025 à 08:16
id Software, the Texas-based developer behind DOOM and Quake, has unionized, with Microsoft voluntarily recognizing the union.

Doom union posters

'Death Howl' is an evocative Xbox indie that combines turn-based tactics, retro-horror pixel art, atop a powerful story

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Par : [email protected] (Cole Martin)
13 décembre 2025 à 12:49
From the publishers behind emotional narratives like This War of Mine and Indika, Death Howl offers a gut-wrenching story about a mother who travels to the spirit realm in search of her lost son only to face restless spirits in tactical combat.

Death Howl screenshots

Windows 11 lets you shrink taskbar icons for a cleaner, more compact look — here’s how to enable smaller icons easily

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Par : [email protected] (Mauro Huculak)
13 décembre 2025 à 11:56
On Windows 11, you can make the app icons small in the Taskbar right from the Settings app, and in this guide, I'll show you the easy steps to complete this configuration.

IMages showing off smaller icons for Windows 11 for a how-to article.

7 games from The Game Awards 2025 I'm looking forward to most — Wishlist now or check them out ahead of launch

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Par : [email protected] (Rebecca Spear)
13 décembre 2025 à 11:38
We got a look at several upcoming games during The Game Awards 2025, but seven, in particular, stood out to me the most. These are the games I personally cannot wait to play.

Lara Croft from Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis holding her two guns, a strange fiery structure from Divinity, and Dylan Faden from Control Resonant.

The Best Games of 2025 — The Windows Central team ranks our favorite titles across Xbox and Windows PC

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Par : [email protected] (Jez Corden)
13 décembre 2025 à 11:24
The Windows Central team has come together to vote and rank on our favorite games of 2025 launching on Xbox and PC, with a few honorable mentions on top!

Windows Central: The Best Games of 2025

Microsoft’s AI chief Mustafa Suleyman has warned that the odds of existential doom are “nearly absolute” — the company could walk away from AI if risks escalate

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Par : [email protected] (Kevin Okemwa)
13 décembre 2025 à 10:24
Even as Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman advocates for humanist superintelligence, the executive recently indicated that the company will pull the plug on the technology if it becomes a threat to humanity.

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman.

WhatsApp is logging out native app users — and forcing them onto a slower, resource-heavy web wrapper, sparking outrage

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
13 décembre 2025 à 10:09
WhatsApp is pushing Windows users toward a new wrapped web app that uses significantly more RAM, raising concerns about performance on lower-end PCs.

WhatsApp Desktop on Windows

My top 17 Windows 11 features introduced in 2025 — personal picks from cleaner UI experiences to major PC gaming upgrades

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Par : [email protected] (Mauro Huculak)
13 décembre 2025 à 09:00
As 2025 comes to an end, explore the top Windows 11 features released in 2025, including Start menu changes, Quick Machine Recovery, Xbox FSE, Battery Percentage in Taskbar, Administrator Protection, widgets, and more.

Windows 11 features for 2025

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic director Casey Hudson promises release date before 2030 — “I’m not getting any younger!”

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
13 décembre 2025 à 00:02
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic director Casey Hudson of KOTOR and Mass Effect fame says the game will come out before 2030.

A screenshot taken from the teaser trailer of Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic.

Expedition 33 absolutely robbed this The Game Awards nominee of a win — it didn’t deserve this award

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
12 décembre 2025 à 18:31
To nobody's surprise, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won Game of the Year at The Game Awards. But it also won Best RPG — and it shouldn't have, against Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

Screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 showing Sophie and Gustave on a dark background.

iPad Air deal highlights a tough truth — Microsoft still can’t match Apple’s tablet experience

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)
12 décembre 2025 à 16:20
A big iPad Air discount underscores how Apple still leads in tablet usability, even as Microsoft’s Surface Pro offers stronger productivity features.

Surface Pro 12-inch and iPad Air side-by-side

"We have officially been robbed" — Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 devs react to Expedition 33 beating the huge medieval RPG at The Game Awards

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Par : [email protected] (Brendan Lowry)
12 décembre 2025 à 15:10
The developers of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 have reacted to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 beating the RPG in three categories at The Game Awards.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

I finally looked up translations for Expedition 33's main songs — I had no idea how much they gave away the plot this whole time

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Par : [email protected] (Rebecca Spear)
12 décembre 2025 à 14:08
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won 9 awards, including Game of the Year, during The Game Awards 2025. I finally decided to look up the translation to its hauntingly beautiful music, and I'm happy I only did so after beating it.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

2025's ultimate portable AI laptop is now on sale for less than $550 — it's the perfect Christmas gift for travelling typists and students

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12 décembre 2025 à 14:02
The latest entry in Microsoft's critically-acclaimed Surface Pro laptop series has gotten an early Christmas 31% discount for a limited time, just in time for professionals looking for an affordable laptop to take on 2026.

Microsoft's Surface Pro 12-inch 1st Edition (2025) powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus processor.

Xbox leadership gets a shake-up in 2026 — current CFO Tim Stuart transitions to COO of ZeniMax Media

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Par : [email protected] (Samuel Tolbert)
12 décembre 2025 à 13:33
Microsoft Gaming CFO Tim Stuart is transitioning to ZeniMax Media COO in 2026, while Xavier Pokorzynski takes over his old role.

Xbox's logo at Summer Game Fest 2024

Blizzard announces new Diablo IV merch in celebration of Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred's reveal at The Game Awards — here's what they're selling

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12 décembre 2025 à 11:03
Hot off the heels of Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred's cinematic reveal at the 2025 Game Awards, Blizzard has revealed a line-up of new merchandise to commemorate it, from apparel to figures.

Collage image of new Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred merchandise

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