Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft plans to show critics how Windows is an open platform at Build Posted byby Jeff Grubb March 11, 2016 2 min Microsoft is fending off criticisms of its plan to unify its products and to raise the profile of its Windows Store, and the company... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Epic’s Tim Sweeney questions Microsoft’s commitment to an open Windows platform Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 4, 2016 7 min Tim Sweeney is of the best-known technical experts in the game industry and the CEO of Gears of War creator Epic Games, and he stirred... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Everything Microsoft announced at its Xbox spring showcase Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 1, 2016 2 min Microsoft held an Xbox spring showcase last week, showing a bunch of games to the press. Here’s a summary of what they announced, as well... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft’s gaming chief discusses Quantum Break and why Windows gaming is good for Xbox One Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 1, 2016 7 min Phil Spencer, head of Xbox at Microsoft, says that his company’s push into Windows 10 gaming isn’t coming at the detriment of the Xbox... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft still struggling to keep up with demand for Xbox One Elite controller Posted byby Jeff Grubb November 30, 2015 2 min One of the hottest items this holiday isn’t a game or a console — it’s a $150 joypad. The Xbox One Elite controller is... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Halo 5: Guardians sales top $400M in first week Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 4, 2015 2 min Halo 5: Guardians has sold more than $400 million in its first week on the market, setting new records according to video game publisher... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox boss admits PlayStation 4 has a ‘huge lead’ — but gamers, not ‘beating Sony,’ is his focus Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 9, 2015 2 min PlayStation 4 is one of the fastest-selling consoles of all time, and Microsoft knows it. But the person in charge of the Xbox division... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Xbox chief wants Xbox 360 games to work on PC Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 9, 2015 2 min Microsoft has already done some magical work to get Xbox 360 games running on its Xbox One system, but now the company wants to... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Hands-on with the new Xbox One experience — see what’s different Posted byby Jeff Grubb October 8, 2015 4 min Cortana isn’t officially in this build of the New Xbox One Experience, but you can unlock it. Here’s our how-to guide. The Xbox One... Continue Reading 4 min
Categories Posted inin Business Microsoft’s Phil Spencer on the importance of Halo 5 to the fate of the Xbox One Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 23, 2015 11 min Microsoft has sold more than 60 million Halo games since 2001. But sales of the Xbox One game console have a long way to... Continue Reading 11 min