Xbox leaders reunion panel — What went right and almost went wrong
The former leaders of the original Xbox game leadership team got together for a reunion panel during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). I moderated...
Robbie Bach’s Xbox journey, from underdog to survivor to civic leader (video)
Editor’s note: We previously ran a transcript of this fireside chat. Now you can watch on video below. At our GamesBeat Summit 2016 event,...
Robbie Bach’s Xbox journey, from underdog to survivor to civic leader
At our GamesBeat Summit 2016 event, that was evident in our opening fireside chat with Robbie Bach, former chief Xbox officer at Microsoft and author of the recent Xbox Revisited, a memoir of his time at Microsoft as well as his strategy for fixing our country’s problems.
The DeanBeat: Everybody is an underdog. What you do about it is what matters
At our GamesBeat Summit 2016 event this week, our theme was about underdogs. And during our talks with some of the leaders of the...
Why the Red Ring of Death didn’t kill the Xbox 360
If you were a console gamer last generation, chances are good that you have a story about a broken Xbox 360. Years later, one...
The DeanBeat: How to make VR survive long enough to become a boom
Nobody questions the viability of Microsoft’s Xbox business anymore. The company generates billions of dollars a year and healthy profits in the video game business....
GamesBeat Summit 2016’s initial speakers include King’s CEO, Google’s chief game designer
We’re pleased to introduce our first two speakers for the second annual GamesBeat Summit 2016, an event that’s set for May 3 and May 4...
A decade later, the former chief Xbox officer revisits his critical decisions
Microsoft lost $5 billion to $7 billion on the original Xbox, launched in 2001. And it made billions of dollars on the Xbox 360....
Gaming’s ‘Nite to Unite’ raises over $800,000 for children’s charities and scholarships
Every year, the black-tie gala "Nite to Unite -- for Kids" raises money to support the Entertainment Software Association Foundation.
Former Xbox 360 exec’s $1B pain and advice to entrepreneurs
The former president of Microsoft's gaming and devices division spoke to a captive audience about how to create entrepreneurial projects within a larger company. During that talk, he touched on the Xbox 360's early troubles and how that affected him personally.