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Kowabunga! GoPro video channels coming to Xbox Live

For those of us who can’t get enough first-person videos of crazy people doing extraordinary things, the Xbox is bringing… Read More

Microsoft wants to buy your PlayStation 3 for $100

Have an old PS3 or Xbox 360 sitting around? Microsoft wants to take that off your hands. The company is… Read More

Microsoft results show tough realities of company’s expansion into hardware

Microsoft this afternoon posted record revenue of $24.5 billion for the December quarter, an increase of 14 percent. And yet… Read More

Pro tips: How Microsoft’s Surface tablet and Xbox One can work together

If you own both a Microsoft Surface and the Xbox One, the video above is certainly worth a watch if… Read More

Xbox One sales top 3 million in ‘epic launch’ for Microsoft game console

This holiday season left Microsoft a rather significant present. The Redmond-based company announced today that sales of the Xbox One… Read More

Free games for Xbox Live Gold members: Sleeping Dogs, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Microsoft announced today that as part of its Games with Gold program, Xbox Live Gold subscribers will be receiving two… Read More

Xbox original documentary will uncover mystery of legendary Atari video-game burial

It’s fitting that the first documentary slated for Microsoft’s Xbox is about video games. But it sounds like a great… Read More

Bitcoin … that’s the new game for the Xbox, right?

While it’s possible to go out and pay for an education with Bitcoin, some Americans think it’s something that involves… Read More

PS4 global sales hit 2.1 million, Sony says

It’s been a little more than two weeks since the Playstation 4 hit shelves, and now Sony is reporting that… Read More

Steam hits 7 million concurrent users for first time, up 16% from last year

While much of today’s video game buzz is focused on next generation machines like the Xbox One and Playstation 4,… Read More

A bridge to Xbox: Microsoft to fund $33M project connecting employees to light rail

Microsoft will pay more than $33 million to fund a project that includes a pedestrian and bicycle bridge across state… Read More

Here are two ways to fix your broken Xbox One (whack it really hard)

If you’re an owner of a bricked Xbox One and still haven’t ordered a replacement console, here are a couple… Read More

Microsoft giving away free first-party launch game to those receiving replacement consoles

If you were one of the unlucky gamers with a broken Xbox One, well, at least you’re now eligible for… Read More

Noise of Death: Microsoft replacing bricked consoles to frustrated gamers within ‘a matter of days’

Most of the one million-plus Xbox One owners are spending the weekend in video game heaven, playing with Microsoft’s newest console… Read More

Surprise: YouTube is coming to the Xbox One after all

One of the things that was keping the media atwitter with the Xbox One nearing its launch was the continued… Read More

Microsoft delays streaming Xbox One gameplay to Twitch until January

While PS4 users have been able to start streaming their gameplay to the popular Twitch.tv service, Xbox One owners won’t… Read More

Want a rare white Xbox One? You’ll need at least $11,000

If you want a white Xbox One — the rare console that only Microsoft employees received — you’ll need to… Read More

Friendly competition: Microsoft congratulates Sony on PS4 launch as new console era officially begins

A new console era officially kicked off a few hours ago when thousands of Sony fans waited in line and… Read More

Let the console hype begin: New details on Xbox One and PS4 launch events

Christmas is coming a wee bit early for gamers out there, as two next generation consoles are set to hit… Read More

Xbox One for sale on Ebay for $3,000 after early shipping fiasco

If you want to get your hands on the Xbox One before anyone else, you’ll have to pay some extra… Read More

Here are the entertainment apps coming to Xbox One starting on launch day

ESPN, Hulu Plus and Netflix will be among the first wave of apps to debut the Xbox One, part of… Read More

Xbox One first impressions: Up close with Microsoft’s versatile new console

The clock is ticking down inside Studio A on Microsoft’s Redmond campus. In the heart of Xbox country, a giant… Read More

Chart: Valve now has more users than Xbox Live, but PlayStation Network still rules

Xbox Live, watch out: It’s full Steam ahead for Valve. Bellevue-based Valve says its Steam video-game platform now has 65… Read More

PlayStation 3 rules global console market in build-up to new generation

Sony sold 2 million PlayStation 3 consoles worldwide in the latest quarter, continuing the 7-year-old console’s late surge as Sony… Read More

New PS4 commercial takes you down PlayStation’s memory lane

Those who have owned three generations of PlayStation consoles are going to like Sony’s latest commercial. The video game giant’s… Read More

Halo’s Mister Chief: The story behind a ‘terrible idea that snowballed out of control’

Ten years ago, Mister Chief was a “terrible idea that spun out of control,” but now Frank O’Connor’s creation has… Read More

Set-Top Box Showdown: A graphical guide to your options

[Editor’s Note: Jon Mann is a design director at Artefact, the Seattle-based technology product design firm. This post and graphic… Read More

The streak is over: Xbox 360 dethroned by PS3 after 32 months atop U.S. market

Thirty-two months, or 2-and-a-half years: That’s how long Microsoft’s Xbox 360 held the top spot in the U.S. console market, based… Read More

Here’s what the Xbox One’s friends list will look like

To go with the new look of its console, Microsoft has announced a new, way of interacting with your friends,… Read More

Xbox One back in stock on Amazon, GameStop

The Xbox One has been sold out at most online retailers for a while now — maybe President Obama is… Read More

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