November 2019 Xbox Live Games With Gold: Star Wars and Sherlock Holmes
We are just one night of trick-or-treating away from November, and that means it’s time for a new set of complementary games on Xbox...
Blade raises $33 million for its cloud gaming service Shadow
Blade has raised $33 million in venture capital as the Paris-based company continues to expand its Shadow cloud gaming service. Founded four years ago,...
Why Electronic Arts games are coming back to Steam (probably)
Electronic Arts is probably going to announce soon that it is bringing its games back to the Steam PC gaming portal. Last week, the...
Microsoft shows off prototype VR controller with force-feedback for grasping
Microsoft Research showed off a prototype VR controller which provides force-feedback for grasping small objects with the thumb and index finger. The researchers claim...
Mike Ybarra joins Blizzard after years as Xbox services boss
Blizzard Entertainment is getting a new executive from Microsoft. Mike Ybarra is taking on the role of executive vice president and general manager at...
Xbox One hardware falters, but software and services are bright spots
Xbox One hardware sales are continuing to fall, and that put a drag on Microsoft’s gaming division. Xbox revenues for Q1 of fiscal 2020...
Microsoft reports $33.1 billion in Q1 2020 revenue: Azure up 59%, Surface down 4%, and LinkedIn up 25%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its first fiscal quarter of 2020, including revenue of $33.1 billion, net income of $10.7 billion, and earnings per...
Xbox Live change enables you to choose any gamertag you want
Xbox Live is changing the way that gamertags work. The service now enables you to change your name to whatever you want — although...
NPD: Nintendo Switch outsold Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in September
As Microsoft and Sony slowly sunset their current-generation consoles, Nintendo is maintaining its momentum. The Nintendo Switch was the top-seller in September, according to...
Microsoft Flight Simulator VR support: ‘We will try our darnedest to make it happen’
In an interview with AVSIM, the head of Microsoft’s upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator stated that the team will “try our darnedest” to add VR support....