Tom Warren

Microsoft is holding an Xbox Partner Preview event on Wednesday. The 30-minute broadcast will include “more than a dozen new trailers,” for new and upcoming games from publishers like Capcom, Nexon, EA, and others. Tales of Kenzera: Zau, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, and The First Berserker: Khazan will all be part of the preview. The event will be broadcast on Twitch and YouTube on March 6th at 10AM PT / 1PM ET / 6PM UK.

Microsoft is selling a limited edition SpongeBob SquarePants Xbox Series X console later this week. The “limited supply” console will be available at Best Buy on March 7th, priced at $699. It comes with a digital download of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 and a custom Xbox controller featuring SpongeBob, Squidward, Gary, and Mr. Krabs. Microsoft usually creates custom consoles for giveaways, so this is a rare opportunity to actually buy a custom Xbox Series X for the inflated price of $699.

Intel launched a special edition of its Core i9-13900K processor last year, and it looks like it’s about to unveil a 14900KS successor soon. Overclocking enthusiasts have already got their hands on the unannounced processor, which looks set to offer 6.2GHz boost clocks. That’s up from the 6GHz boosts found on last year’s 13900KS. Intel hasn’t officially announced the Core i9-14900KS yet, but that’s probably about to change real soon.

Celebrating 20 years of Xbox is a full and detailed history of the original Xbox. The Kickstarter project already had a first limited run and now it’s back for second print run. There are more than 360 pages detailing the timeline of every game released on the original Xbox, and contributions from “Founding Father of Xbox” Ed Fries, Xbox community members, and even a section on Xbox Live from yours truly. You can back the Kickstarter project right here.

Microsoft-owned GitHub is launching its Copilot Enterprise subscription today, designed to allow developers to work with businesses’ own internal code. The $39 per person per month subscription includes an AI chat interface, code completion, smart actions, and integration with GitHub. Microsoft’s Bing search engine will also provide the web search for queries that go beyond a company’s own data.

Corsair is taking on Lian-Li and NZXT with some new dual chamber PC cases. The 6500 series include a front panel that can be customized with different finishes, and the ability to swap between glass and airflow. These cases are even compatible with the reverse connector motherboards that are starting to hit the market, so you can have a pretty PC with less cables showing.

Microsoft partnered with Mistral AI yesterday in an investment worth €15 million ($16.3 million). Now EU regulators are looking to analyze the deal, according to Bloomberg. There’s no formal investigation yet, but both the UK and EU are already examining Microsoft’s more than $10 billion investment into OpenAI. The Mistral AI deal will see the company’s open and commercial language models available on Microsoft’s Azure AI platform.