In a nutshell: Most will agree that Xbox Game Pass for PC is an excellent service, offering a slew of top titles for subscribers to download and play for just $5 per month—not to mention the initial $1 per month introductory offer. But the service has been in beta since launch, and when that ends on September 17, the price is doubling.

Buried in the slew of Xbox Series X/S announcements yesterday was confirmation that the Xbox Game Pass for PC would exit beta and "become

The big picture: Android 11 isn't packed with new features, and that's a good thing -- Google just made the existing ones more prominent and easier to use. Android phone makers are finally making a true effort with timely updates for select devices, but that won't solve the fragmentation problem anytime soon, and Android still needs optimizations to work better on tablets.

Google has started rolling out Android 11 to the general public after several months of beta testing . The latest update to the

In context: Microsoft's latest Flight Simulator is easily one of the most relaxing and graphically realistic games ever released. Indeed, the game is so intensive that even our most potent test bench -- powered by an RTX 2080 Ti -- failed to hit 60 FPS at 1080p. However, that level of real-world realism and detail doesn't entirely extend to Flight Simulator's expanding list of player-made mods.

One such mod is so committed to tossing

A hot potato: The fireworks continue between the two tech drama queens, Epic and Apple, as they bicker about the App Store tax. Today, the game maker said the iPhone maker is cutting off its access to the "Sign In with Apple" feature. Users are warned that they might lose their accounts if they do not update their sign-in credentials.

On Wednesday, Epic Games announced via Twitter that users who access Epic accounts through the Sign In with Apple system need to change their login credentials within the

In a nutshell: The next-gen console wars began months ago, but Microsoft has chosen this week to strike first in terms of value. Not only has it nailed down a release date, it also revealed prices, financing options, and today another service added to its Game Pass Ultimate bundle. It's Sony's move now.

Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it would begin adding EA Play to Xbox Game Pass at no extra charge. EA's subscription service will be rolled into Game Pass for PC

In brief: Nintendo has reportedly asked its manufacturing partners to ramp up production of its Switch handheld gaming system yet again. Will it be enough to meet demand heading into the holiday buying season?

Nintendo’s Switch has been in short supply for most of 2020 for one reason or another.

The Japanese gaming giant in early February said that the coronavirus, which was just starting to make global headlines, was having an impact on production. Specifically, hardware destined for sale in Japan was being delayed.

As

Highly anticipated: With most of the PC world having palpitations over the arrival of Nvidia's Ampere cards, some have forgotten about rival AMD—but that could soon change. The company has taken the discussion to Twitter, including CEO Lisa Su who has now confirmed an unveil date for the RDNA 2-based Radeon 6000 series and Zen 3 CPUs.

AMD has confirmed they are ready to roll out their next generation products starting next month. First, the next wave of Ryzen desktop processors using the "