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Gears of War developers Black Tusk Studios change studio name to The Coalition

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 3, 2015
1 min

Black Tusk Studios, the Vancouver-based team working on the Xbox Gears of War games, officially changes its name to The Coalition today. Microsoft acquired the popular shooter franchise from Epic Games last year, and it tasked the studio with continuing development of the franchise.

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GameStop looks to alternative payments to boost holiday sales.

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U.S. games industry forecast to grow 30 percent to $19.6B by 2019

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
June 3, 2015
4 min

Games are still much smaller than filmed entertainment, but by no means are consoles or PC games dying.

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The Minecraft Builder Bowl is an international tournament for the maker movement

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 29, 2015
1 min

We've been featuring amazing Minecraft creations for years, and now this has turned into a competition of its own.

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Kinect educational game five times as effective as its mobile version

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 25, 2015
2 min

A recent university study showed the power of educational games using Kinect along with physical objects.

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Xbox Live is down for many, with core services affected (update)

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 25, 2015
1 min

Both Xbox One and Xbox 360 core services are limited.

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Xbox Live purchases down for scheduled maintenance

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 22, 2015
1 min

Want to buy stuff on XBL this morning? You may be out of luck for a while.

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Xbox One tests Windows 10 support and new avatar features in preview

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 21, 2015
1 min

You can soon use Windows 10 to turn your Xbox One on and off.

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Microsoft’s Xbox Store isn’t trying to cut out Steam in Windows 10

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
May 21, 2015
2 min

Microsoft claims it doesn't want to displace PC gaming's biggest store, but it's giving developers compelling reasons to release their games on the Windows 10 unified app market.

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Maybe motion-controlled fountains are Kinect’s future

Posted byby Mike Minotti
May 20, 2015
1 min

A Chinese company, Beijing Trainsfer Technology Development, is using the Windows version of the motion-sensing device to create a system that lets people control water fountains with arm and leg movements, as you can see in the video below.

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Microsoft launches global tournament to celebrate 25 years of wasting time with Solitaire

Posted byby GamesBeat
May 18, 2015
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Microsoft may be embracing new games such as Candy Crush Saga, but the company isn't forgetting its roots as it prepares to celebrate 25 years of Solitaire on Windows.

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