Microsoft’s Xbox Store isn’t trying to cut out Steam in Windows 10
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.
Maybe motion-controlled fountains are Kinect’s future
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.
Microsoft launches global tournament to celebrate 25 years of wasting time with Solitaire
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.
Microsoft will not offer free Windows 10 upgrades to pirates
If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. All that talk about pirates getting free Windows 10 upgrades? Not happening. In January, we learned that for one year, Microsoft would offer free Windows 10 upgrades to those running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1.
April 2015 NPD: Xbox One outsells PS4; Mortal Kombat X tops software chart
Console sales dipped a little while software was up 13 percent.
Xbox One outsold PlayStation 4 in April, according to research firm NPD
Microsoft is boasting about a big increase in console sales for its home system.
Microsoft stokes Killer Instinct engagement with $100K for tournaments
Microsoft's free-to-play fighting game has an engaged audience, and the company is rewarding them.
Unity’s John Riccitiello is bored with Clash of Clans clones — but not platform wars and virtual reality
The CEO of Unity Technologies wants to democratize game development and make developers rich through services.
Gaming’s veterans tell how to break into the business (part 2)
Game veterans talk about the games of the future at the Quo Vadis game event in Berlin.
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell is still gaming’s showman at 72
Read our on-stage interview to find out why he's still so inspiring to gaming's leaders.