Jez Corden
Fresh out of high school, Jez enjoyed a long career unemployed as a World of Warcraft dragon slayer. After slaying every dragon WoW had to offer at the time, he eventually stumbled into an I.T. support role for a small company smack in the middle of the good old United Kingdom. While in this role, Jez encountered his first "tech fanboys," people who inexplicably get so deep into tech that they start rooting for them, much like a sports team. To spite a particularly irritating Apple fanboy, Jez picked up a Windows Phone on a whim — and little did he know it would eventually land him a role as a managing editor for the biggest Windows-focused site in the world! "This is actually pretty cool," he thought, watching the Windows Phone 8.1 tiles flip and cycle, followed by a "wow!" upon discovering the games therein had actual Xbox achievements baked in as standard. "I must tell the world about this," he resolved and began blogging during breaks at work. As one of the few people on Earth who actually actively used and enjoyed using a Windows Phone, Nokia invited Jez to MWC to watch them launch the Lumia 640. Enticed by the promise of free whiskey, Jez immediately leaped at the opportunity. Wholly impressed by the fact that there was someone else on Earth who loved Windows Phone more than he did, Windows Central editor Daniel Rubino saw Jez's excellent content from MWC and promptly offered him a job, and now the rest is history.
Since joining Windows Central, Jez turned his workaholism and restlessness to producing masses of world-exclusives on the Microsoft ecosystem. From the existence and spec sheet of the Xbox Series S, to unannounced Xbox features and games, Jez also has a wealth of expertise in producing analysis on the Microsoft platform and its future direction. An active user of Windows 11, Surface devices, Xbox consoles, Xbox cloud gaming, and beyond, Jez's role as managing editor is to ensure that Windows Central remains the #1 destination for all news, reviews, and analysis pertaining to the Microsoft ecosystem.
Latest articles by Jez Corden
Thanks to Twitter changes, you can say goodbye to this Xbox DVR feature
By Jez Corden published
RIP Twitter has updated its APIs from "free" to costing over $42,000 per month. As such, some services that integrate Twitter will no longer work. Xbox is the latest casualty.
The Xbox handheld is already here — it's called the Steam Deck (with Windows 11)
By Jez Corden published
WinDeck The common train of thought for the Steam Deck is to leave it endowed with SteamOS, but as an Xbox player and PC Game Pass subscriber, Windows 11 on the Steam Deck makes far more sense.
Report: Samsung is considering dropping Google for Bing search on Galaxy Android phones
By Jez Corden published
Bingtastic Citing AI as a reason, a new report has suggested that Samsung is exploring ditching Google as the default search engine on its phones, expanding its Microsoft-Galaxy partnership even further.
Capcom just confirmed that Exoprimal's worst feature is optional
By Jez Corden published
Good news Exoprimal will have PvE-only modes, yay.
On Xbox, caveats, and mismanaged expectations
By Jez Corden published
ok :( From misrepresentative CGI trailers to unrealized promises, Xbox is under a microscope. Why has Xbox become notorious for misaligned expectations, and are fans actually being fair?
Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer teases 'Keystone,' the unreleased mini Xbox console
By Jez Corden published
Key to my heart Microsoft is working on a mini cloud-based Xbox console formerly codenamed Keystone. Here's your first (grainy) look at it.
Windows PC shipments are down massively in Q1, but Apple took the biggest hit
By Jez Corden published
📉📉📉 A hardware stock surplus has contributed to a massive drop in demand for PCs, but even more so for Apple Macs.
Ghostwire: Tokyo (Xbox) review — Folklore, fresh concepts, frustrated
By Jez Corden published
Haunted After a year of updates, is the former PlayStation exclusive worth your time on Xbox? It depends on your tolerance for performance issues, sadly.
Your future Windows PC might be full of mushrooms
By Jez Corden published
Shrooms The UK's Unconventional Computing Lab is working towards a biomechanical future, which could pave the way for more dynamic algorithms that break free of the binary mold. Pun intended.
Square Enix once again snubs Xbox for a major upcoming game launch
By Jez Corden published
Square Nixed Square Enix and Xbox are no longer friends, apparently. The long-awaited Pixel Remasters of classic Final Fantasy titles is coming to every platform, except Xbox.
These reported PSVR 2 sales figures prove that Xbox was right to skip VR
By Jez Corden published
Xbox VRn't A new report suggests that Sony's PlayStation VR 2 has struggled to reach above 300,000 units, in what comes as something of a vindication for Xbox's ambivalence towards the tech.
Report: A Google AI researcher resigned after learning Google's 'Bard' uses data from ChatGPT
By Jez Corden published
Bard gets barred Bing Chat is powered by an exclusive contract with OpenAI's ChatGPT AI model, and apparently, Google has been "borrowing" its data.
This Diablo 4 map reveals just how big the full game will be
By Jez Corden published
Huge Diablo 4 is shaping up to be a megahit for Blizzard, and given how large the map is, we expect to be addicted to it for many dozens of hours.
Yet another major regulator has ruled in favor of the Xbox, Activision-Blizzard merger
By Jez Corden published
承認 Early this morning, Japan's Fair Trade Commission regulatory body seems to be in favor of Microsoft going ahead with its Activision-Blizzard merger.
U.S. Congress reps have accused PlayStation of paying to block Xbox games in Japan
By Jez Corden published
Oh dear U.S. Congress is reportedly not happy with Sony.
Valve is ending support for Steam on these Windows versions
By Jez Corden published
Evaporated All good things must come to an end, or something. One of those good things is Steam on older Windows operating systems, as the obsolescence cycle continues.
Microsoft may be killing off this amazing Xbox Game Pass deal (Update)
By Jez Corden last updated
Promover Since its launch, Microsoft had a promotional $1 for one month Xbox Game Pass fee to incentivize new users into the service, it seems that promo may now be at an end.
Diablo 4 full interactive map: All dungeons, side quests, cellars, and more
By Jez Corden published
Navigate Sanctuary A huge interactive Diablo IV map is here, showcasing all the game's main cities, cellars, dungeons, Lilith statues, and much more.
During trade talks with Japan, a U.S. senator called out PlayStation's 'monopoly,' defending Xbox
By Jez Corden published
Xbox in Japan Now senators are getting involved in the big Xbox-PlayStation console war, this time as part of trade talks between the United States and Japan. Oh boy.
OpenAI's ChatGPT is 'only possible' with Microsoft Azure, says Microsoft
By Jez Corden published
AI Azure Microsoft touts its massive NVIDIA-powered cloud array powering ChatGPT.
Confirmed: Microsoft killed the PlayStation version of Redfall for Xbox exclusivity (Update)
By Jez Corden last updated
Redfallen Arkane's upcoming vampiric shooter Redfall was originally slated for PlayStation, confirmed by the studio.
Is Sony asking for PlayStation VR support as a concession in the Xbox-Activision deal?
By Jez Corden published
Call of Duty VR? A footnote in the most recent regulatory filings with the UK CMA may hint at Sony's ideal outcome for the big Microsoft Xbox-Activision merger.
Even in beta, it's clear to me that Diablo 4 is game of the year material
By Jez Corden published
Beautiful in Sin Dark, gritty, and bleak, Blizzard pulls no punches in showcasing why the Diablo franchise defined a genre.
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