How Remedy’s Sam Lake stepped up the ambition and creativity of Quantum Break
Sam Lake, whose name is an anglicized version of Sami Järvi, has provided the creative spark behind Remedy Entertainment’s games from the beginning. He’s...
Microsoft: ‘VR is beautiful for gaming’ but HoloLens is a ‘new paradigm’ for information
We are in a world where high-end consumer virtual reality devices are shipping to people around the globe, but Microsoft is already preparing for...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Bash, Cortana cross-device features, universal Skype app
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs. This is the first build released since Build 2016, where the company announced the...
Quantum Break takes interactivity, video, and time travel in a riveting direction
Time-travel tales are perhaps the most complicated plots in all of storytelling, and they’re difficult to pull off. But when they work, they’re awesome, such...
Quantum Break tips and tricks that keep you from getting stuck in time
We’ve tried to write this with a minimal amount of spoilers. Quantum Break is the new time travel game from Microsoft and developer Remedy...
Minecraft community’s latest tool randomly connects players to one of over 3,000 servers
Running into a room full of strangers is not something I would advise in the real world, but that’s what video games are for....
An interview with a Microsoft HoloLens true believer
Michael Hoffman is a true believer when it comes to the potential of Microsoft’s HoloLens holographic glasses technology. So much so that he quit...
Microsoft game chief Phil Spencer on openness, HoloLens, and Xbox 1.5
Microsoft has had its fair share of criticism about its platform strategy. Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, recently blasted Microsoft’s commitment to an open...
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer: ‘I’m not a big fan of Xbox One and a half’
As rumors swirl of a potential PlayStation 4.5 and an Xbox 1.5, we can all but rule out the latter. Phil Spencer, the head...
Watch us play Quantum Break
Microsoft is getting ready to launch Quantum Break, one of its biggest games of the first half of 2016, April 5 for Xbox One and PC. This is the latest release from Alan Wake developer Remedy, and it features cinematic storytelling similar to the studio’s other games.