NPD: Sea of Thieves is the fastest-selling Rare game ever tracked
Rare just launched one of its biggest games in more than two decades, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. Sea of Thieves is...
Xbox Live and Discord get basic integration
Discord can soon show you what your friends are playing on Xbox Live. Microsoft announced today that it is enabling players to link their...
Consoles need to ditch discs and embrace digital downloads
Sorry, cartridge and disc collectors — in the foreseeable future, console gaming is going to become either download only or download first. This might...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Windows Defender improvements
Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 17650 from the RS5 branch. Among the changes are Windows Defender Security Center and Windows Defender Firewall improvements.
Xbox One is blazing a trail for multi-generational backward compatibility
Backward compatibility is not new. ColecoVision’s 1982 Expansion Module 1 and Sega’s 1989 Power Base Converter set the stage for new consoles to play...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview to fix reliability issues, including BSOD reboots
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with fixes for “reliability issues.” This build is from the RS4 branch, which represents...
Sea of Thieves charts 5 updates with new mechanics in 2018
Sea of Thieves is a game about horizons. The driving force in the open-world online piracy adventure is the question of what is waiting...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Sets, Edge, Data Sense, and Magnifier improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Sets, Edge, Data Sense, and Magnifier improvements. This build is from the RS5...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Sets, Bluetooth, and Calculator improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with Sets, Bluetooth, and Calculator improvements. This build is from the RS5 branch, which...
ProBeat: Windows is dead. Long live Windows
Terry Myerson is out. Microsoft lists his full title as “executive vice president and the former leader of the Windows and Devices Group (WDG).”...