Microsoft will show Xbox Series X games on May 7
Microsoft announced today that it’s holding an event at 8 a.m. Pacific on May 7, showing games running on the Xbox Series X next-generation...
Microsoft reports $35.0 billion in Q3 2020 revenue: Azure up 59%, Surface up 1%, and LinkedIn up 21%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $35.0 billion, net income of $10.8 billion, and earnings per...
How Xbox Game Pass freed The Coalition to make Gears Tactics for PC
Gears Tactics is launching April 28 for Windows 10, Xbox Game Pass for PC, and Steam. On How Games Make Money this week, host...
March 2020 NPD: Animal Crossing powers March to blockbuster game sales
March wasn’t a good month for anyone. But it was slightly less awful for people who sell video games. That’s especially true if the...
The DeanBeat: The game industry steps up in the fight against the coronavirus
The game industry is known for its fierce competition. But during the coronavirus, cooperation is happening. As the people who run these companies go...
Minecraft with RTX is out, and it’s worth seeing for yourself
Ray tracing is now available in the Windows 10 version of Minecraft. This enables you to get the next-gen lighting technology in the block-building...
Minecraft with RTX launches April 16, and it is breathtaking
Minecraft with RTX is finally launching this week. Microsoft and Nvidia are releasing Minecraft with RTX in beta for everyone April 16. This update...
Microsoft’s Mahjong-winning AI could lead to sophisticated finance market prediction systems
Last August, Microsoft Research Asia detailed an AI system dubbed Super Phoenix (Suphx for short) that could defeat Mahjong players after learning from only...
Valve, Microsoft, and HP are working on a ‘next generation’ SteamVR headset
Valve, Microsoft, and HP are collaborating to build a ‘”next generation” SteamVR headset, called HP Reverb G2. The current HP Reverb is the company’s...
Gears Tactics keeps players engaged by amping up its Gears-ness
Gears Tactics is a Gears game. That’s the impression I came away with after watching the developers play the turn-based tactical adventure for an...