Microsoft working with Dell, HP, HTC, Intel to bring Windows Holographic beyond HoloLens
At the Computex industry conference in Taiwan today, Microsoft is showing off new ways that people will be able to collaborate in virtual reality...
Microsoft bans corporations from using Minecraft as a marketing tool
Minecraft is a huge deal for a generation of kids, and it is a great way to reach that young, crucial demographic. But marketers...
Microsoft updates Windows Holographic with multitasking, Bluetooth mouse support, and tabs in Edge
Microsoft today updated Windows Holographic, which lets developers turn Windows 10 apps into holograms for the company’s HoloLens headset. This is the first major...
Microsoft Games pioneer Ed Fries spends 3 months fixing Gotcha, the first color arcade game
Ed Fries was one of the pioneers of video games at Microsoft. He took over Microsoft’s game business in 1995 and moved it into...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Groove support in Cortana, Windows Ink improvements
Microsoft today announced the release of a new Windows 10 preview build for people participating in the fast ring of the Windows Insider Program....
Microsoft will reportedly unveil smaller Xbox One and 2 streaming devices at E3, more powerful console in 2017
We’re still more than two weeks away from E3, but Microsoft’s announcements are already starting to leak. Kotaku is reporting a smaller Xbox One...
Goat Simulator, XCOM: Enemy Unknown free for Xbox Live Gold members in June
If you’re paying for Xbox’s premium online service, you’re getting some nice rewards next month. Microsoft today revealed which games its Xbox Live Gold...
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney still opposes Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (video)
Editor’s note: We previously published a transcript of our fireside chat with Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. Now we’re publishing the video below. Sweeney’s...
China’s NetEase will take Minecraft into China on mobile devices and PCs
It took a long time to happen, but Minecraft is finally making it to China. Microsoft and its Mojang division have partnered with China’s...
Halo 5’s Forge map-making tool is coming to Windows 10 — without the full game
The Halo series of first-person shooters left the PC back in 2004, but 343 Industries is bringing a key component to Windows 10: the...