Sea of Thieves is already a hit, but Microsoft needs to make it a success
Sea of Thieves buzz is hot coming out of its closed beta on Xbox One and Windows 10. It had one of the biggest audiences...
StatCounter: Windows 10 overtakes Windows 7 in usage share
Windows 10 has overtaken Windows 7 in usage share. The milestone was reached some 29 months after the latest and greatest operating system from...
Xbox One X launch leads Microsoft’s gaming division to 8% growth
The Xbox One X has helped to grow Microsoft gaming business. The Xbox division generated $3.9 billion in revenues during the company’s Q2 of...
Microsoft reports $28.9 billion in Q2 2018 revenue: Azure up 98%, Surface up 1%, and Windows up 4%
Microsoft today reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter of 2018, including revenue of $28.9 billion, net income of $7.5 billion, and earnings per...
3 reasons a Microsoft EA acquisition sorta makes sense
I don’t think Microsoft is going to acquire Electronic Arts, but that rumor is attracting a lot of attention today after appearing in a...
Sea of Thieves: What happens if you sail off the map
The Sea of Thieves beta has a couple of days left, and players are trying to find the edge of the world. So what...
Microsoft buys live game operations startup PlayFab, will integrate into Azure
Microsoft has acquired PlayFab, a startup which accelerates game development by handling live operations and other tasks so developers can concentrate on making their...
We’re only beginning to make games more accessible
Games are played by more than a billion people, and games have become a $116 billion industry. But that doesn’t mean they are as...
Sea of Thieves closed beta extended through January 31 after choppy start
Microsoft launched the closed beta for its online pirate game Sea of Thieves yesterday on Xbox One and Windows 10, but you may have...
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...