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VoodooPC founder Rahul Sood resigns from Microsoft to start his own company

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 3, 2014
2 min

Rahul Sood, the high-profile founder of VoodooPC and more recently the general manager of Microsoft Ventures, has resigned to start his own company dubbed Unikrn. Sood founded VoodooPC as a boutique seller of custom-made gaming computers.

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PS4 versus Xbox One: Microsoft outspends Sony on TV advertising

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 27, 2014
2 min

The PlayStation 4 is outselling the Xbox One, but Microsoft is striving to keep the race close. Microsoft has spent more than $47 million...

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Sunset Overdrive's crazy style is a gleeful blend of Tony Hawk Pro Skater and combat (review)

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 27, 2014
6 min

One of Microsoft's biggest Xbox One exclusives for the holidays has plenty of style and wild action to match.

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The DeanBeat: Be sure to make some time for the best games of the fall

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
October 24, 2014
8 min

Forget GamerGate. Let's get back to playing games.

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8 min

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Microsoft sees Surface revenue soar to $908M in Q1 2015, Xbox console sales grow 102%

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 23, 2014
1 min

At its very core, Microsoft is a software company. Yet these hardware results are nothing to dismiss.

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ESL follows up Xbox One streaming app with Halo: The Master Chief Collection tournament

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 22, 2014
2 min

Microsoft is using e-sports to promote its new shooter, since the tournament will take place a few days before the game hits the public.

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Microsoft releases final Kinect SDK 2.0 and starts accepting Kinect apps in the Windows Store

Posted byby GamesBeat
October 22, 2014
2 min

Microsoft today released the final Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, which you can download now for free directly from Microsoft.com. The launch means developers...