Microsoft’s cloud gaming ambitions will take a big step forward later this year when the company launches its cloud gaming service on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One consoles. The… Read More
Microsoft’s fiscal fourth quarter earnings report mostly contained good news for the Xbox department. While 2021’s slow release calendar has created a sluggish market for third-party games, Xbox reported continued growth on… Read More
Microsoft announced Monday that its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, formerly known as Project xCloud, has officially expanded into the world of web browsers. Starting today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers… Read More
— Kim Swift has been named the senior director of cloud gaming for Xbox Game Studios Publishing. Swift is a longtime Seattle-area gaming industry vet whose resume includes Valve Software… Read More
It’s the world’s most powerful running joke: Microsoft’s Xbox Series X-themed mini fridge will be available for sale later this year. Fans and journalists alike have been saying for over… Read More
Halo Infinite‘s multiplayer modes will be free-to-play; Jack Sparrow is coming to Sea of Thieves; the next Forza Horizon is going to Mexico; and the mysterious Redfall turned out to be… Read More
Microsoft is doubling down on its Xbox Game Pass video game subscription service with plans to embed it directly into internet-connected TVs, requiring just a controller to play Xbox games.… Read More
Last month, Seattle-based startup Rainway came out with some big news: the tech behind its web-based gaming platform powers the PC and iOS versions of Microsoft’s Project xCloud. xCloud, currently in… Read More
Microsoft revealed in a court appearance this week that it does not, and has never, earned money on the per-unit sales for the Xbox. Each console is sold at a… Read More
In a move to compete with Steam, Microsoft plans to increase the money it pays to developers who publish their games on the Microsoft Store. Starting on August 1, the… Read More
As per the company’s fiscal third quarter earnings report, Microsoft’s Xbox division posted $3.6 billion in revenue, up 50% year-over-year. Microsoft also reported a 232% increase in overall gaming hardware… Read More
Xbox Series X owners who don’t want to move far from their gaming perch to visit the fridge got some welcome news this week. Microsoft is apparently going to make… Read More
Update, April 20: Report: Discord ends acquisition talks with Microsoft Original story: The gaming-focused VoIP app Discord is reportedly on the market, and it’s possible that Microsoft might be the… Read More
After 18 years, Microsoft is retiring the Xbox Live brand. Members of the Xbox Insider program, an opt-in service that lets customers get early access to new Xbox features, reported… Read More
The European Commission has approved Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media, the Maryland-based holding company for the video game publisher Bethesda Softworks. In conjunction with last week’s Note of… Read More
J Allard, the onetime Microsoft executive who was a co-founder of Xbox, left Intellivision Entertainment last year, shortly after joining that company to be global managing director. News of Allard… Read More
Amazon is bringing new voice control capabilities to Microsoft’s gaming consoles with the surprise release of a new “Alexa for Xbox” app. The announcement goes far beyond the Alexa skill… Read More
— After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of technology at Seattle online retailer Zulily. Kissler was most recently… Read More
The long-awaited live-action adaptation of Halo has a new release date, as well as a new network. It’s now scheduled to air in the first quarter of 2022, as a… Read More
In a big news day for Microsoft’s Xbox division, the company announced a new wireless headset for the Xbox Series X|S and an upgrade of its gaming accessibility programs. The… Read More
The ninth generation of console hardware has gotten off to a rocky start, and it’s not likely to let up until this summer. The New York Times recently reported on… Read More
Energy consumption by the new Xbox gaming console could cost new owners of the Microsoft device more than $500 million on their electricity bills over the next five years, according… Read More
The latest Xbox console release helped Microsoft hit a new mark for gaming revenue, topping $5 billion during the December quarter, up 51% year-over-year. Microsoft’s gaming arm boosted its fiscal… Read More
Microsoft’s revenue climbed 17% to more than $43 billion for the December quarter, and profits rose 33% to $15.5 billion, eclipsing Wall Street’s expectations amid growing demand for the company’s… Read More
Update, 1/23/2021: Microsoft has updated its original post to indicate that the cost of Xbox Live Gold will not increase after all. This decision, apparently spurred by a substantial consumer… Read More
Microsoft is expanding its Xbox refund policy specifically to accommodate consumers looking to return digital copies of the recently-released action RPG Cyberpunk 2077, which has been plagued by bugs and… Read More
Microsoft is putting together a heck of a team to get kids interested in coding, and the stars are LeBron James and Bugs Bunny. The tech giant announced Monday that… Read More
Even in a month that saw record-breaking worldwide launches for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, the Nintendo Switch was the best-selling video game console in November. That’s the… Read More
Microsoft plans to make its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service available for iOS devices, as well as PCs, offering cloud-based access via web browser in spring 2021. A blog post… Read More
Microsoft has acquired the esports organization tool Smash.GG, according to an announcement by MSN’s new esports hub. Smash.GG confirmed the acquisition with a small blurb on its front page. Smash.GG… Read More