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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge, Notepad, Remote Desktop, and Sign-in improvements

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 12, 2018
5 min

Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17713 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are improvements to Edge, Notepad, Remote Desktop, Sign-in, Windows Defender Application Guard, and Inking.

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Xbox Live is down, so play Fortnite on your Switch instead (updated)

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 10, 2018
1 min

Xbox Live is having connectivity problems tonight, July 9, and it is preventing players on Xbox One and Windows 10 to get connected to...

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1 min

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Microsoft’s 10-inch Surface Go starts at $399 and ships August 2

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 10, 2018
3 min

Microsoft today introduced its smallest (10-inch screen) and lightest (1.15 pounds) computer yet: the Surface Go. Powered by an Intel Pentium Gold processor, the...

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge, Fluent, display, and Registry Editor improvements

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 6, 2018
5 min

Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17711 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are improvements to Edge, Fluent Design, display, and the Registry Editor.

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Shawn Layden and Mark Cerny talk about Sony's game business at Gamelab.

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Shawn Layden and Mark Cerny: from Icarus moment to managing 3,000 devs

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
July 1, 2018
27 min

Shawn Layden and Mark Cerny deserve a lot of the credit for why Sony’s PlayStation 4 is sitting at the top of the console...

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27 min

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May 2018’s top 10 Minecraft Marketplace creations: that city livin’

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 29, 2018
3 min

A report claims that Microsoft is going to implement a new feature into Xbox One called Xbox Community Content that will bring mods and...

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ProBeat: Windows 10 dropping Sets (again) is for the best

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 29, 2018
3 min

Microsoft has lately been releasing Windows 10 builds on a weekly cadence. Because of a bug last week, however, this week's build brought more than the average number of improvements (and bugs). And yet, the highlight of this build was not what was added, but what was removed: Sets.

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Xbox One has a few game with mods, but it may get system-wide implementation.

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Xbox One is reportedly getting a Steam Workshop-like take on mods

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 28, 2018
2 min

Microsoft is showing game developers a presentation that highlights the creation of its Xbox Community Content service that will enable people to bring mods...

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Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Edge, Skype, video, typing, font, and Task Manager improvements

Posted byby GamesBeat
June 28, 2018
8 min

Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17704 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are improvements to Edge, Skype, Diagnostic Data Viewer, video, typing insights, font, security, Task Manager, accessibility, container, and Windows Mixed Reality.

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8 min

Sea of Thieves is getting new major add-ons every six-to-eight weeks.

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Sea of Thieves’ updates are transforming player behavior

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
June 22, 2018
22 min

Sea of Thieves is one of the biggest Microsoft releases of 2018, and during our conversation at the Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show, executive...

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22 min

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