Sea of Thieves players are immediately throwing strangers in the brig
Pirates are well known for their aversion to meeting new people. Stranger danger killed more Caribbean sailors than sharks, and players in Microsoft’s new...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with font, privacy, Timeline, shell, and settings improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with font, privacy, Timeline, shell, settings, Hyper-V, and access improvements. This build is part...
Xbox Game Pass will add new exclusives like Halo and Sea of Thieves on day one
Microsoft announced today that Xbox Game Pass will now include exclusives from Microsoft Studios as they release. This is a big upgrade for the...
Why would game industry veteran Phil Harrison join Google?
Phil Harrison, a veteran of Sony’s and Microsoft’s game console businesses, tweeted today that he has taken a job at Google. That’s a big...
Diversity needs to be an inside job
Disneyland was a good place to check out the diversity of the game industry. I attended the Casual Connect game conference last week at...
NPD: Nintendo Switch was No. 1 in December, but Xbox One outsold PS4
The Nintendo Switch was the No.-1-selling game console in December, but Microsoft’s Xbox One family of consoles outsold Sony’s PlayStation 4, according to market...
Blockception cofounder explains how to make a living from Minecraft’s Marketplace
I like learning about new jobs that didn’t exist a generation ago (or even a year ago). Part of that is because I have...
Why Microsoft knows it needs to beef up its Xbox leadership
Microsoft announced today that Phil Spencer has appointed a new boss of games to handle the role that the executive had previously handled as...
Minecraft boss is now in charge of all Xbox game efforts
Microsoft has promoted Matt Booty, a leader in the Minecraft games business, as corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, making him one of the...
December 2017’s top 10 Minecraft Marketplace creations: Blockception repeats at No. 1
Minecraft is the best example of Microsoft’s modern approach to gaming platforms. The publisher acquired the block-building phenomenon and developer Mojang in 2014 for $2.5...