Microsoft widens its efforts to support DirectX 12 games on Windows 7
DirectX 12 works on Windows 7, but that wasn’t always the case. Microsoft originally only supported the newest graphics API on Windows 10 and...
System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition is ‘coming soon’
System Shock 2 is getting an Enhanced Edition from developer Nightdive Studios. The team announced its plans to update the 1999 immersive sim in...
Microsoft reports $33.7 billion in Q4 2019 revenue: Azure up 64%, Surface up 14%, and LinkedIn up 25%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $33.7 billion, net income of $13.2 billion, and earnings per...
Microsoft is closing down asset platform Remix 3D
Microsoft is getting rid of its answer to Sketchfab and Google Poly early next year. Remix 3D, the company’s online hub for storing 3D...
How Microsoft is tackling cloud gaming with Project xCloud
Microsoft took the wraps off its Project xCloud cloud gaming service this week without a lot of fanfare. At the company’s Electronic Entertainment Expo...
Microsoft unveils Minecraft AR at Apple’s WWDC
Apple showed off its updated augmented reality platform at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote event today. Apple has a new version of its...
Microsoft reports $30.6 billion in Q3 2019 revenue: Azure up 73%, Surface up 21%, and LinkedIn up 27%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $30.6 billion, net income of $8.8 billion, and earnings per...
ProBeat: Microsoft needs to make the case for Cortana — or leave her to Halo
There wasn’t that much Cortana news this week, but then again there never is. While Microsoft’s plans for Cortana haven’t changed, they are still...
Tim Sweeney announces $100 million Epic MegaGrants fund for game developers
Epic Games just completed giving out $5 million in grants to developers. And now it’s going to get started again with a $100 million...
Google launches Flutter 1.2 and Dart DevTools
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Google launched version 1.2 of Flutter, its open source mobile UI framework that helps developers build native...