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Sounders explore new naming rights deals as Microsoft Xbox jersey sponsorship expires

The Sounders may look a little different after the 2018 season — aesthetically speaking, at least. Seattle’s MLS club announced… Read More

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Geared Up: Microsoft’s Xbox One X is powerful, but is it worth the big price tag?

The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is in full swing this week. It’s as one of the biggest… Read More

Microsoft wins U.S. Supreme Court ruling in decade-old case over scratched Xbox 360 games

Microsoft won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a complex case that goes back close to a decade, involving scratched… Read More

Microsoft: Xbox One backward compatibility expanding to original Xbox games

Now there’s a logo you wouldn’t have expected to see at Microsoft’s 2017 Xbox E3 press event. That’s the original Microsoft… Read More

Nintendo Switch online service coming in 2018, with $20 annual membership cost

Nintendo will launch a paid, online gaming service for the popular Switch hybrid console next year. Right now, Switch players… Read More

Microsoft game-streaming service Beam is now ‘Mixer,’ with new features to take on Amazon’s Twitch

Nine months after Microsoft’s Xbox group acquired Beam, the game streaming service is getting a new name and a host… Read More

Xbox’s $9.99/month gaming subscription service debuts June 1 with more than 100 rotating titles

Xbox Game Pass, the $9.99 gaming subscription service, will become available to all users starting June 1. Microsoft announced the… Read More

Microsoft boosts profits by 16% even as LinkedIn drags on bottom line

Microsoft this afternoon posted revenue of $23.6 billion, up 6 percent, and earnings of 73 cents a share, an increase… Read More

Microsoft to reveal more about new Xbox, codenamed ‘Project Scorpio,’ at E3 in June

Microsoft plans to reveal much more about its new Xbox console this June at the big E3 video game conference.… Read More

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Geared Up: Apple admits redesign missteps with Mac Pro and we discuss some of our favorite games

Apple admitting to its mistakes isn’t something you see every day. That’s what makes a recent, secretive meeting between the company… Read More

Microsoft reveals hardware specs for new Xbox ‘Project Scorpio,’ the ‘most powerful console ever built’

Microsoft today revealed more details about its new Xbox that will debut later this year. The company partnered with Eurogamer’s… Read More

Gaming gets a bedside boost with donation of 10 Xbox GO Karts to aid patients at Seattle hospital

Hospitalized children often crave any sort of distraction that might help them cope with their surroundings and whatever illness they’re dealing… Read More

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Geared Up! The new Xbox Game Pass, and the future of smartphone design

It’s going to be a formative year for smartphones: the highly anticipated Samsung S8 and the upcoming LG G6 are just two… Read More

Xbox introduces $9.99/month subscription service with access to 100 games like Halo, NBA2K, others

Microsoft today unveiled a new subscription service that gives Xbox owners another way to purchase and play games. Called “Xbox Game… Read More

Xbox Live monthly active users reach record 55M, up 15% from last year

Microsoft’s Xbox Live platform continues to add more users as the company expands its gaming business across consoles and PC devices. As… Read More

When boxes collide: Dropbox releases universal Windows app for Xbox cloud storage

Dropbox this morning announced a new universal Windows app for Xbox that lets users view and manage files stored in… Read More

Xbox One streaming for Oculus Rift VR headsets coming Dec. 12

Xbox One players will soon be able to strap on an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to further immerse themselves… Read More

Xbox Live monthly usage drops from June to September, raising stakes for the holidays

As part of its quarterly earnings report last week, Microsoft said Xbox Live monthly active users reached 47 million — up 21… Read More

Microsoft takes on Amazon-owned Twitch with new game streaming tech for Windows 10, Xbox One

Microsoft today unveiled new game streaming technology that puts it in direct competition with Amazon and shows the fruits of… Read More

What to expect from Microsoft’s big Windows 10 event in NYC this week

Coming off a great quarter that saw its stock hit an all-time high, Microsoft is set to make a series… Read More

Why Nintendo ‘desperately’ needs its hybrid Switch console to be a hit

The first look at Nintendo’s new hybrid Switch console generated plenty of buzz, but one report suggests disappointing sales could… Read More

First Look: Nintendo’s new hybrid Switch console makes its debut

Nintendo has released the first trailer for its new console, and now we know its name, Nintendo Switch. The trailer… Read More

Seattle Sounders are battle ready with Xbox ‘Gears of War 4’ jerseys for regular season finale

Seattle Sounders FC fans will watch their team do battle in jerseys that have a little extra fighting spirit designed… Read More

Microsoft releases first ‘Play Anywhere’ cross-platform game for Xbox One and Windows 10

Gaming consoles are notorious for their vertical integration: only in-house games, services, and controllers will work on them, and occasionally… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Uber tests flat rates, Microsoft’s Xbox Onesie, and inside the tech talent wars

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Uber announced a beta test of a new flat rate program this week, designed… Read More

Microsoft reveals the ‘Xbox Onesie’ and the internet goes nuts

Australia has done it again. The land down under brought us Margot Robbie, the boomerang, Ugg Boots, and now a new… Read More

Microsoft begins rolling out Windows 10 Anniversary Update, starting with newest machines

Microsoft began rolling out its Windows 10 Anniversary Update today, the first big update to the operating system since it was… Read More

Microsoft slashes Xbox One price to $250 ahead of new console release

If you’ve been holding out for an Xbox One because of its price, there hasn’t been a better time to buy… Read More

Former Microsoft Xbox Live leader Marc Whitten joins Amazon after stint with Sonos

Marc Whitten, a longtime Xbox Live leader who was most recently chief product officer at Sonos, is now working as an… Read More

Xbox Live hits 49M users but Microsoft gaming revenue down 9% as Xbox revenue slumps

Microsoft’s games business was a mixed bag in the June quarter, with Xbox Live monthly active users climbing 33 percent… Read More