The video game industry is a black hole for cybersecurity
New data from Akamai, an internet delivery and cloud services company, has exposed that the video game industry remains a growing threat vector for...
Microsoft continues its quest to speed up Xbox One’s dashboard
I’ve had fewer problems with the speed of the Xbox One’s dashboard in recent months. But I think that’s because I almost never use...
Microsoft joins the XR Association, which promotes responsible AR/VR development
The XR Association, or XRA, now counts Microsoft among its membership, joining founding members Google, Facebook, Sony, HTC Vive, and Samsung. The trade association...
NPD: Nintendo Switch outsold PlayStation and Xbox in June
The video game business in the United States is at the beginning of a generational transition. Hardware sales are down overall, but that’s not...
Xbox One sales have slowed to a crawl as the current gen wanes
We are at the end of a video game console generation, and you can see that in Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report. The company revealed...
Microsoft reports $33.7 billion in Q4 2019 revenue: Azure up 64%, Surface up 14%, and LinkedIn up 25%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $33.7 billion, net income of $13.2 billion, and earnings per...
Microsoft is closing down asset platform Remix 3D
Microsoft is getting rid of its answer to Sketchfab and Google Poly early next year. Remix 3D, the company’s online hub for storing 3D...
Minecraft Earth beta is coming soon
Minecraft Earth, an all-new mobile AR version of the global sensation sandbox building and survival game, is coming to iOS later this month and...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Eye Control, notification, and Your Phone improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview with Eye Control, notification, and Your Phone improvements. The update bumps Windows 10 from build 18922...
Minecraft Marketplace May 2019 report: 10th anniversary is golden
Minecraft is now 10 years old, and Microsoft held an anniversary event last month to celebrate. That included a free level that helped push...