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...
Xbox One Elite Controller 2.0 reportedly has adjustable analog-stick tension
Microsoft is working on the next iteration of its Xbox One Elite controller, according to recent reports. I still think the Xbox One Elite...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with localization, Edge, shell, settings, and input improvements
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs with localization, Edge, shell, settings, and input improvements, among other additions. This build is...
Microsoft: Windows 10 Fall Creators Update was the fastest to reach 100 million devices
Microsoft today announced the latest Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) was the fastest Windows 10 release to reach 100 million devices, “all...
To brand or not to brand your next video game
To brand or not to brand is one of the oldest discussions in video games. Adding a popular brand like Harry Potter could be...
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Sets and Timeline
Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 preview for PCs, bringing new features as well as various improvements. This build is part of the...
Sea of Thieves developer Rare explains how the game and its progression works
Sea of Thieves is one of Microsoft's biggest upcoming games, and now developer Rare is finally explaining its structure. The online multiplayer pirate sim has pleasantly surprised us with its humor, collaborative interactions, and water physics the last couple of times we've seen it.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has a breakthrough control scheme
Microsoft and The PUBG Corporation released PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds on the Xbox One today, and the unfinished last-player-standing shooter, which is available for $30 in...
Cuphead developers bet everything on a 1930s-cartoon-style game
Studio MDHR has sold an estimated 1.5 million copies of Cuphead for the PC and Xbox One since the challenging run-and-gun game debuted on...