The Microsoft executive shakeup continues today as the company has officially appointed Phil Spencer as the Head of Xbox, picking up where former Xbox Leader Don Mattrick left off. Don Mattrick notably left the position to become CEO of Zynga not too…
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With April 1 fast approaching, Microsoft’s Major Nelson has revealed the next two games in the “Games with Gold” program: Hitman: Absolution and Deadlight. The two games stay true to the recent Microsoft formula: an Xbox 360 title paired with…
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard anything in the way of an official update regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Nokia’s handset business, but today both parties are finally providing a long awaited update. According to a post on “…
For the past few months, Xbox gamers who are used to premium chat headsets have been out of luck. Microsoft went with proprietary technology for the Xbox One, and headsets that worked with the Xbox 360, such as those from Turtle Beach and Tritton, weren…
Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC), Sony lifted the curtain on a new product that’s been rumored for a while now: a virtual reality headset codenamed Project Morpheus made for use with the PlayStation 4 console. It’d be easy to point…
One glaring omission from the Microsoft Surface line has always been the lack of a model with mobile connectivity capabilities. While Apple’s iPad and many other competitors officer versions with 3G or LTE networking for a small premium, Microsoft…
As we’ve covered previously, Microsoft plans to roll out a software update for the Xbox One in early March that’ll add some new goodies; for instance, better Xbox Live friend list functionality. I was fortunate enough to get preview access to the…
“I’m thinking about letting my Xbox Live subscription expire,” a friend messaged me today. “You’re a fool,” I replied. And then he explained his reasoning. There hasn’t been anything all that impressive in the multiplayer department since…
In the months leading to the Xbox One’s launch, one of the console’s most talked-up features was its Twitch integration. Unfortunately, the Twitch app at launch was lacking; it only allowed gamers to watch video from players on other platforms (…
If you’ve been waiting for the Titanfall release to buy an Xbox One console, today is your lucky day. Microsoft just put up a pre-order page for a brand new Xbox One bundle that includes a free Titanfall digital download code. It’s the first time…