Xbox Live down for some gamers on Xbox One and Xbox 360
Update on Friday, December 18: Xbox Live is down again for some. People are having troubles getting their Xbox One to function. Xbox Live is...
XboxDVR site makes it easier to get your Xbox One recordings on YouTube
Microsoft has left its GameDVR feature open for developers to build on, and that’s led to a new feature that’ll make it faster for...
Xbox One gets backward compatibility with Doritos Crash Course — and some other junk
One of the greatest accomplishments in adver-gaming lives thanks to Microsoft’s backward compatibility initiative. The Xbox One now supports 16 more Xbox 360 games....
Halo 5 developer finally releases Forge mode as part of Cartographers Gift update
Community builders can finally reshape Halo 5 to their liking. Developer 343 Industries launched the Cartographer’s Gift update for Halo 5: Guardians today on...
How Pokémon Go will benefit from Niantic’s lessons from Ingress on location-based game design
Niantic Labs was an oddball startup within Google. Conceived by John Hanke to promote exercise and an appreciation of public art, Niantic created a...
Watch us play Minecraft: Wii U Edition
Microsoft has a new Nintendo game … that’s a strange thing to write. Minecraft comes to Wii U on Thursday, and we got our...
The DeanBeat: For Microsoft, it’s time to worry about the console war
The evidence is piling up. Sony’s grip on the console business with the PlayStation 4 is starting to look unbreakable. Microsoft has to start...
November 2015 NPD: Call of Duty outsells Fallout 4 as PlayStation 4 takes November
Correction: This article originally said that Wii U’s unit sales surpassed 11 million, but that’s not accurate. Nintendo has actually sold 11 million Amiibo...
PlayStation 4 outsold Xbox One in November
Sony and Microsoft went into the gift-giving holiday battle armed with deals and bundles, but only one console could come out on top. And...
Minecraft: Pocket Edition trailer reminds fans how far the game has come
Minecraft is one of the best-selling games ever made, and Microsoft wants fans to know that it is constantly working to make it better...