Microsoft notified another round of workers this week that they’re losing their jobs as part of the 10,000 layoffs announced by the company on Jan. 18. A notice filed with the… Read More
Regulators in the UK expressed concern about the competitive implications of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard, saying it could hamper the ability of Sony and other companies to… Read More
New Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has confirmed that the best-selling video game series Call of Duty will continue to be available on the PlayStation platform, two days after Microsoft… Read More
Microsoft this week had its largest Xbox launch ever. After debuting on Tuesday, the Series X (XSX) and all-digital counterpart Series S are sold out at most major retailers, with… Read More
Microsoft will pay $7.5 billion to acquire the parent company of Bethesda Softworks, the company behind The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein, DOOM, and other top video game franchises, including the… Read More
Microsoft wants to stamp out toxicity, harassment and abuse in gaming, and it called on fellow tech giants to help out. Xbox chief Phil Spencer outlined Microsoft’s commitment to make… Read More
The cloud will increasingly enable you to play the game of your choice on any device of your choice. So suggested Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s gaming division, at Barclays… Read More
As part of a strategy to accelerate its gaming business across the company, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today named Xbox leader Phil Spencer to its senior leadership team. Spencer, who… Read More
Halo 5: Guardians seems to have lived up to all the hype, tallying $400 million in first-week sales and becoming the biggest launch ever for Microsoft’s iconic 14-year-old video game… Read More
Has Microsoft recovered from its early missteps with the Xbox One? What will be the impact of Xbox One backward compatibility? What’s the future of Minecraft inside Microsoft, and what are… Read More
Microsoft learned valuable lessons after some of its most loyal fans were nearly in tears after the Xbox One launch two years ago. Xbox boss Phil Spencer spoke today at… Read More
Exclusive Xbox One games could be the future of the console. At China Joy 2015, Xbox Head Phil Spencer did an interview with Gamecores, where he said that he wants to… Read More
Events at the E3 video-game convention are notoriously over-the-top, like political rallies or religious revivals, but the screams and cheers were on another level when Microsoft announced backward compatibility for Xbox One yesterday.… Read More
Microsoft just dropped a bomb on the game industry, announcing that the Xbox One will be able to play Xbox 360 games — making its newest console backward-compatible with titles… Read More
Why did Microsoft buy Minecraft for $2.5 billion? The most obvious reason is that video game is a massive hit: Created by the Swedish game company Mojang, it earned a hefty profit… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO–Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed a new wireless adapter at Microsoft’s keynote session at the Game Developers Conference designed to make it easier for people to pick up cross-platform… Read More
Xbox head Phil Spencer will take the stage here at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco to talk about the future of gaming across the company’s platform. His talk… Read More
Microsoft has appointed one of its own to become the new head of Xbox, but that doesn’t mean you should be expecting more of the same. In a letter to… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella this morning named longtime executive Scott Guthrie as the head of the company’s Cloud and Enterprise Group, the position that Nadella himself previously held, and which… Read More