WIP of a griffin. I'll be working on drawing the wings, body details, and background this week, but here's how it looks so far. ✏️
Rebecca Spear
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Consumer tech and gaming editor. Previously @windowscentral.com. Digital artist @eclipsospear on Instagram. Tech enthusiast. Content strategist.
"I can only draw stick figures." Good! That's the first step. Tweak, add, and explore from there. I'm a discovery artist, and my drawings look so different from start to finish. Have fun drawing and tweaking. Most importantly, don't give up on yourself! #digitalart #timelapseart #speeddrawing #cat
did sony really just acquire bluepoint after it independently made two excellent remakes, use it for support on god of war, and then immediately shut it down
I was laid off last week and am no longer part of @windowscentral.com. It’s been a lot to take in, but I’m genuinely excited for a new chapter. I’ve spent nine years covering consumer tech and gaming, and would love to keep working in either of those spaces or something closely related.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says critics and the "doomer narrative" around AI are damaging our society. "It's not helpful to people. It's not helpful to the industry."
NVIDIA CEO says the AI "doom narrative" is hurting society and AI safety
Jensen Huang claims the negative comments about AI are preventing people from making investments that could make the tech safer.
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Free game giveaways helped the Epic Games Store reach millions of players, but they also changed how players spend. Is Xbox doomed to make the same mistake on PC?
Is Xbox repeating Epic’s mistake?
Epic Games Store’s user base has exploded, but spending has barely moved.
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A modder has already managed to get DOOM running inside Hytale before early access, giving an early look at how far its tools can be pushed. Should Minecraft be concerned, or is this just a harmless alternative?
Hytale modders get Doom running before release
With Doom already playable inside Hytale, the game is showing early signs of becoming a powerful modding platform that could sit alongside Minecraft.
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The ASUS Zenbook A14 was one of our favorite laptops last year. Now it is back and better than ever, this time joined by its faster, sleeker big sibling — The Zenbook A16. buff.ly/KPCMcxj
New Zenbook A16 is powerful beast of a laptop in a lightweight design
The new Zenbook A16 is among the very first laptops equipped with the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme SoC, an 18-core monster.
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AMD's new FSR Redstone upscaling suite is a major upgrade over FSR 3, but it's currently only available on the latest RDNA 4 GPUs. Could that change one day? ⤵️
Could gamers with an older AMD GPU one day get access to FSR Redstone?
AMD's new FSR Redstone upscaling suite is a major upgrade over FSR 3, but it's currently only available on the latest RDNA 4 GPUs. Could that change one day?
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Hints of a long-awaited Intel Arc B770 "Battlemage" desktop GPU have been found in Panther Lake laptop drivers, but the discrete card still doesn't have an official announcement. Is this budget-friendly graphics card ever coming out?
Why didn't the Arc B770 Battlemage GPU show up at CES if it has drivers?
Hints of the codenamed BMG-G31 discrete GPU were found in Panther Lake laptop drivers, but it was never announced.
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The PC market is under strain with ongoing memory and storage shortages. Analysts believe 2026 will not see the same strong market growth as 2025 📉
PC sales were strong in 2025, but analysts warn that 2026 won't be the same
The PC market is under strain with ongoing memory and storage shortages. Analysts believe 2026 will not see the same strong market growth as 2025.
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says artificial intelligence could advance so significantly that it would eventually lead to the development of.. "God AI" 🤨 "God AI isn't going to show up next year, but the whole world needs to move forward."
NVIDIA CEO says "God AI" could exist someday — but not in the next decade
Jensen Huang says AI could advance significantly, leading to the development of God AI, but narrows down the timeline to a biblical scale.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says AI is advancing rapidly and could even be used to develop "bioterrorism" weapons. "I believe the advances will not plateau before exceeding human levels."
Bill Gates warns of a bioterrorism AI threat greater than COVID-19
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says AI is advancing rapidly and could be used to develop bioterrorism weapons.
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Catch up on last week's biggest Windows news, from the return of XPS to Microsoft shooting down rumors of massive layoffs in January, and more.
Windows Wrap: Dell saves XPS while Lenovo steals Surface's crown
From the return of the real XPS to HP's wild "EliteBoard," this week's Windows Wrap proves the PC market can still be exciting.
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ASUS revealed the ROG Zephyrus Duo this week, a dual-screen gaming laptop with impressive specs, including 16-inch OLED displays and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 L.
ASUS ROGintroduced a new dual-screen gaming laptop with an RTX 5090 L
The Zephyrus Duo offers two 16-inch OLED displays and powerful specs to meet both creative and gaming needs.
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Lenovo has created a concept gaming laptop with a rollable OLED ultrawide screen. It expands from 16 inches to 24 inches, allowing gamers to see more at once.
Lenovo makes its first major gaming innovation in years
The company's proof-of-concept device features a rollable ultrawide OLED display on a gaming laptop.
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After seeing early Snapdragon X2 Plus hardware and live benchmarks in New York, Qualcomm’s numbers look real — and the mainstream Windows PC market is about to feel it.
New Snapdragon X2 Plus could be the most important Windows chip of 2026
After seeing early X2 Plus hardware and live benchmarks in New York, Qualcomm’s numbers look real — and the mainstream Windows PC market is about to feel it.
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Lenovo reavealed a SteamOS variant of its flagship handheld gaming PC is coming to market in 2026. It's a premium handheld that has more powerful internals than Steam Deck.
Legion Go 2 is getting a SteamOS variant this June
Lenovo revealed that its flagship Legion Go 2 is getting a SteamOS variant in June. Here's everything you need to know about it.
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Here are the most impressive laptops, desktops, and other devices from CES 2026.
These are the devices that blew us away at CES 2026
These are the very best devices shown at CES 2026 this year from laptops and desktops to innovative new devices.
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Intel aims to challenge AMD's dominance in the handheld gaming category by leveraging tech it says is "particularly appropriate for gaming." Now, Team Blue is working with several companies to develop new handhelds, including Microsoft.
Intel and AMD are in a handheld war to prove who offers the best chips
During CES 2026, Intel revealed its latest Panther Lake processors. They seem to offer impressive performance that challenges AMD's handheld dominance.
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Copilot users will soon be able to make purchases without leaving the chatbot, thanks to PayPal and Microsoft's new Copilot Checkout AI-shopping experience.
Microsoft and PayPal's Copilot Checkout allows users to make purchases without leaving the chatbot
Copilot users can now make purchases without leaving the chatbot thanks to PayPal and Microsoft's Copilot Checkout.
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New Game Plus Showcase is starting now. Here are all the games shown for Xbox and PC. 👇🏻
Every Xbox and PC game shown during New Game Plus Showcase
45 new and upcoming games were shown during the New Game Plus Showcase. Here's a complete overview of everything announced for Xbox and PC during the event.
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This data explains why even PlayStation couldn't ignore Xbox's heavily-engaged and highly-spending shooter audience. www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/... 👇
PlayStation might be outselling Xbox 3:1, but are the users as active?
Data from Alinea suggests that Xbox "shooter box" stereotypes may be real, as Xbox and PlayStation hit neck and neck on some games user base disparities.
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Lenovo is stepping up to replace the Surface-sized hole in @zacbowden's heart. With unique hardware designs and form factors, Lenovo is one of few OEMs innovating in the PC space currently buff.ly/p5egi0h
Lenovo has become what Surface was supposed to be about — crazy cool PCs
As Microsoft pulls back on Surface, Lenovo steps up as the Windows ecosystem's new innovator. With fresh hardware ideas and crazy designs.
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Just like Season 1 of the TV show, Fallout Season 2 has pushed players back into the games, doubling concurrent player numbers across nearly the entire Fallout catalogue 📈
Fallout Season 2 drives players back to Fallout games
From Fallout 1 to Fallout 4, Steam player numbers have climbed sharply following the release of Season 2, highlighting the show’s continued impact.
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Microsoft is retiring the dedicated "Sway" app for Windows in 2026, moving this underrated presentation gem to a web-only future.
Microsoft 365's best-kept secret is leaving the Windows desktop
Microsoft is retiring the dedicated Sway app for Windows in 2026, moving this underrated presentation gem to a web-only future.
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The Elder Scrolls Online is changing radically across 2026, with a full embrace of the seasonal model and most new content being free.
The Elder Scrolls Online fully shifts to Seasons
New story, reworks, and quests are coming across 2026 — and most new content will now be free.
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At CES 2026, Intel officially unveiled Core Ultra Series 3, the official name of "Panther Lake" that's appearing in many of the latest laptops. Here's what you need to know about the new processor family.
Here's how to understand the new naming for Intel Core Ultra Series 3
At CES 2026, Intel officially unveiled Intel Core Ultra Series 3, the official name of Panther Lake that's appearing in many of the latest laptops.
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The Elder Scrolls Online players have been requesting cross-play for a while now. ZeniMax Online Studios revealed it is working on this functionality, but it might be a while yet.
The Elder Scrolls Online is finally getting cross-play for Xbox, PC, and PlayStation — but don’t expect it to arrive soon
ZeniMax Online Studios is working on the widely-requested cross-play functionality for The Elder Scrolls Online, but it doesn’t currently have a release window.
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