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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Cortana, revamped Start menu, and Xbox app

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 23, 2015
4 min

The January build, as the company is calling this version, includes almost everything the company revealed at its event on Wednesday, including Cortana on the desktop, the revamped Start menu, easier wireless audio and video connectivity, Windows Store beta, and new apps.

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Minecraft’s Ender Dragon boss gets a makeover for update 1.9

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
January 22, 2015
2 min

A Mojang developer says he has "plans" for what many consider the end-game boss of Minecraft.

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2 min

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Holograms suddenly make Microsoft cool again

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 22, 2015
3 min

If Microsoft ever needed a dose of the cool, it's now. Fortunately, the company seems to have gotten the message.

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3 min

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PlayStation 4 in China: Why Sony is willing to put up with piracy, the gray market, and communist red tape

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 22, 2015
10 min

Sony's launch of the PlayStation 4 in China has the potential to be huge.

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10 min

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Minecraft fans, get ready: Mojang COO tweets that MineCon news is coming ‘soon’

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 22, 2015
1 min

Minecraft fans, your suffering is almost at an end. For today, for it appears that an announcement about the next MineCon is at hand.

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a big update — and 343 wants your help testing it

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
January 22, 2015
2 min

If you are an Xbox One Preview program participant, you can sign up for a chance to get the beta.

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I tried Minecraft with Microsoft HoloLens, and now I don’t want to work anymore

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 22, 2015
2 min

I'm not a gaming guy. But now I kind of want to be one.

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2 min

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Everything Microsoft announced at its Windows 10 event, including that crazy HoloLens

Posted byby GamesBeat
January 21, 2015
3 min

Today Microsoft unveiled the future of Windows, from the cross-platform Windows 10 to a new VR headset. Even if you're an Apple fan, you're going to want to see this stuff.