Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been dominating its home turf for the past couple of years, sitting atop the monthly sales charts for the U.S. video-game console market, but the Redmond company has… Read More
Microsoft’s quarterly profits topped Wall Street’s expectations, thanks in part to growth in the company’s server and business software divisions, but the company’s Windows unit continued to feel the effects… Read More
Microsoft reports its financial results for the December quarter Thursday afternoon. Here are a few of the items we’ll be watching. Overall: The bar isn’t high. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters… Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 cemented its position as the undisputed champion of the U.S. game console industry in 2011 with December sales of 1.7 million units — putting the company atop… Read More
One piece of news disclosed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer here at the Consumer Electronics Show last night was that cumulative sales of Kinect have surpassed 18 million units since… Read More
It was a tough year for Nintendo, including a rocky start for the Nintendo 3DS handheld gaming machine, but the big price cut made by the company in July appears to… Read More
I admit it, I’m a sucker for a good marching band, so I make a point of tuning in to the Tournament of Roses Parade from Pasadena every year. One… Read More
Millions of people are waking up to new video-game consoles under the tree this morning. But how they end up using their new consoles might surprise you. And it’s likely… Read More
With the expansion of Microsoft’s Kinect beyond the Xbox 360 to Windows, computer scientists and researchers are coming up with all sorts of novel uses for the motion sensor and… Read More
Microsoft this morning took another step to expand the world of Xbox 360 games to Apple iOS devices, releasing a version of its Kinectimals mobile game for iPhone and iPad.… Read More
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 registered another month atop the U.S. console market in November, posting record sales as the peak holiday shopping season got under way. The Xbox 360 sold 1.7… Read More
Microsoft may have some catching up to do with Apple in the area of speech interfaces and intelligent assistants on mobile devices, but the Redmond company’s Kinect sensor for Xbox… Read More
The rollout of Microsoft’s Xbox Live dashboard update, originally planned for this morning, has been “slightly delayed,” according to a message posted on Twitter this morning by Xbox Live’s Larry Hyrb.… Read More
Microsoft recently marked the 10th anniversary of Halo, bringing back lots of fond memories of the blockbuster Xbox franchise. And of course we’ve been innundated with great stories about Steve… Read More
Microsoft’s overhauled Xbox Live dashboard, rolling out this week, marks the start of a new effort by the company to change the way people interact with ads on television screens, using… Read More
Six years after the original Xbox 360’s debut, Microsoft this week is overhauling its video-game console, again, with a big software update that attempts to cement the company’s place in… Read More
Microsoft says its Xbox 360 sold more than 960,000 units in the U.S. during the past week, setting a new weekly record for the console as the holiday shopping season… Read More
An interesting report from Eurogamer today quotes an unnamed “development source” detailing Microsoft’s plans for the next version of its Kinect sensor for Xbox 360 — saying it “will be so… Read More
To get a sense for how much things have changed in the world of video games, look no further than the sponsorship deal announced this morning between Microsoft and the… Read More
The video-game console business can be extremely fickle (just ask Nintendo) but the Xbox 360 continues to rack up victories in the U.S. market. Microsoft’s console was No. 1 in… Read More
Microsoft this morning marked the upcoming first anniversary of its Kinect for Xbox 360 with this inspiring video showing how the motion sensor is expanding beyond the world of gaming,… Read More
Microsoft is now the proud owner of an undead marionette cowboy. If you haven’t played the crazy (and oddly fun) Xbox 360 game “The Gunstringer,” here’s the translation: Microsoft Studios has… Read More
A new Xbox TV service, announced by Microsoft this morning, aims to give the company’s Xbox 360 game console a larger role in the living room by making it a… Read More
A few months back, Microsoft revealed plans to debut a new TV service through Xbox Live, with news, sports and local channels. Comcast and Verizon Communications are among the providers… Read More
Sorry, kid, but you’ve got the arms of a 12-year-old, and you’re not watching the Spice Channel tonight. That’s the idea floated by Microsoft in a patent filing made public… Read More
Gears of War from Epic Games has been a huge video-game franchise for Microsoft’s Xbox 360. It’s an important (and exclusive) component in the Redmond company’s effort to cater to… Read More
Halo fans were lined up around the corner for a panel this morning on Halo 4 at Penny Arcade Expo, filling the Paramount Theater for inside details on the next… Read More
Here’s a rare bit of good news for Seattle’s jilted NBA fans: The Glove, The Reign Man and even Detlef are back in green and gold — at least in… Read More
An announcement by Sony this afternoon could give the PlayStation 3 an edge over Microsoft’s Xbox 360 among a certain segment of sports fans … at least those with some… Read More
Speech technology from Microsoft’s Tellme group is quickly becoming a bigger part of the company’s products, starting with the upcoming revamps of Xbox Live and Windows Phone. Users will have more… Read More
