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March 13, 2019

Xbox On The Go

Microsoft’s xCloud streaming service lets you play Xbox One games on your smartphone

Public trials will begin this year

March 4, 2019

Error 404

Report: Forza Street in development for mobile

Turn10 Studios and Electric Square helming the project

February 26, 2019

Money, Money, Money

Streaming toolkit Lightstream raises $8 million in initial funding

Chicago firm has accrued $9.8 million overall to date

February 25, 2019

Warfare

Microsoft workers demand stricter ethics as HoloLens prepares to kill

Open letter calls for the cancellation of a recently-signed army IVAS contract

February 25, 2019

Enterprise Ar

Microsoft unveils $3,500 HoloLens 2 headset

Epic's Tim Sweeney praises tech giant's open approach to development

February 15, 2019

Diamonds Are Forever

Minecraft has its best year ever on mobile earning $110 million

Good news for Steve

February 6, 2019

Change Of Name

Microsoft Studios renames to Xbox Game Studios

"2019 is going to be a great year for Xbox gamers everywhere"

February 5, 2019

Cross-platform Xbox

Microsoft readying SDK for Xbox Live cross-play on mobile and Nintendo Switch

In part thanks to the Big M's acquisition of PlayFab in January 2018

October 2, 2018

Craft

Fortnite isn't top dog yet - Minecraft is now pushing 90 million monthly active users

The second-highest selling game of all time found an extra 20 million monthly users in 2018

September 7, 2018

R&d

Scotland set for $11.6m games research and development centre

Students also stand to benefit with work experience through InGame partnership

July 30, 2018

Code Kids

Microsoft puts $500k behind tech training for students of colour

Publisher enters partnership with Black Girls Code to improve STEM education

June 22, 2018

Beef

Nintendo and Microsoft dunk Sony on Twitter over Minecraft cross-play

Sony’s cross-play policy has been under public scrutiny since Fortnite launched on Switch

June 19, 2018

Augmented

Report: Microsoft plans to unveil Hololens 2 in late 2018

“Sydney” set to launch next year with a significantly lower price tag

June 15, 2018

Storm Closing In

Nintendo and Xbox go on the attack as Sony flounders on Fortnite cross-play controversy

Crackdown on cross-platform play continues to rile up players

June 10, 2018

Xbox Mobile

Microsoft building Xbox streaming service to bring console games to any device

Looks like Xbox games could be coming to mobile

June 10, 2018

Popping Up

Gears Pop blends Gears of War with Funko Pop for mobile

Gears Pop release date set for 2019 on Google Play and App Store

June 4, 2018

Microhub

Microsoft acquires GitHub for $7.5 billion

Announcement could be made as early as Monday, June 4th

April 4, 2018

Gender Pay Gap

UK games companies reveal gender pay gap

New figures show men earning more than women

January 30, 2018

Rumour Mill

Report: Microsoft considers EA acquisition

Deals for Valve and PUBG Corp also rumoured to be on the cards

January 29, 2018

Up In The Clouds

Microsoft acquires backend services provider PlayFab

Technology to complement computing giant's own Azure platform

January 25, 2018

More Minecraft

Minecraft cleared 144 million copies sold and 74 million MAUs in December 2017

Unclear how many sales come from mobile

October 10, 2017

Windows Phone Is Dead

Microsoft halts further development of Windows Phone features and hardware

Looks like the end of the line for OS and handsets for Windows 10 Mobile

October 6, 2017

London Continuum

Microsoft will deliver Windows Mixed Reality keynote at Develop:VR

Pete Daukintis and Mike Taulty to close the one-day conference and expo taking place on 9 November at Olympia

September 1, 2017

Mix It Up

Microsoft’s Mixer Create mobile app lets players stream games from their phones

Co-streaming also available across PC and console

May 25, 2017

Mix It Up

Microsoft launches Mixer Create to livestream games from mobile devices

Offers co-streaming and viewer interactivity

January 18, 2017

Acquisition News

Microsoft snaps up 3D optimisation tool Simplygon

Firm aims to make tech more accessible for studios

October 12, 2016

Life Thru A Hololens

HoloLens pre-orders open in Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and UK

Prices starting at £2,719

June 2, 2016

Mobile > Pc And Console

Mobile is the most popular platform for worldwide Minecraft players

Big lead in APAC, Middle East and Africa, noses in front in North America and Europe

May 25, 2016

Microsoft Streamline

Microsoft cuts 1,850 jobs as it "streamlines" mobile hardware business

Restructuring to cost company $950 million

May 20, 2016

Minecraft Enters China

NetEase bringing Minecraft to China on mobile and PC

World's biggest game meets world's biggest game market

May 18, 2016

Resurrection?

As Microsoft gives up, a Finnish startup attempts to reboot Nokia

Mobile business sold for $350 million

March 15, 2016

Bangalore Ftw

Microsoft, Unity, VentureBeat confirmed for PGC Bangalore 2016 advisory board

They join FICCI, Reliance Games, TAGS, and Steel Media

October 6, 2015

Looking Ahead

Microsoft's HoloLens devkit will cost $3,000, available in Q1 2016

AR next

October 5, 2015

Moves

Tools consolidation continues as Microsoft snaps up Havok

Intel tags out

September 12, 2015

Start Big

Miguel Vicente presents keynote to kick off Lisbon's Microsoft Game Dev Camp 2015

Microsoft Portugal's Audience Marketing Manager keynotes

August 25, 2015

Category Conscious

How to advertise to the Indian market

Locally grown knowledge

August 19, 2015

App-y Days

Google, Amazon and Microsoft talk app store best practices

Get noticed and make money

July 1, 2015

Master Your 'craft

Microsoft encourages classroom crafting with 'Minecraft in Education' portal

Getting teachers up to speed

April 29, 2015

Port Me

Microsoft creates easy porting path to bring Android and iOS code to Windows 10

Bows to implications of third place

April 29, 2015

Another Platform

Unity 5 to support Microsoft's HoloLens VR hardware

VR for all

April 7, 2015

Window Of Opportunity

Make a Windows game using Cocos2d-x and win $25,000

Deadline is 31 May 2015

February 10, 2015

Rival Realities

Has Microsoft HoloLens helped augmented reality overtake virtual reality?

Our VR Mavens discuss the impact of the new holographic headset

February 5, 2015

A New Window

Marmalade and Microsoft add second tier to Windows Developer Offer

Win $2,000, a Surface Tablet, and 1 million ad impressions

January 28, 2015

Holo-gaming

Will Microsoft's HoloLens trump the VR competition or fall on its ambition?

Did virtual reality just become obsolete?

January 13, 2015

Paid Success

Minecraft: Pocket Edition crosses 30 million downloads mark

Smartphone version performs at premium price point

January 9, 2015

Free Event

Registration opens for Microsoft Cloud Gaming Day on 19 January

Head down London way

January 5, 2015

Data

Microsoft's says Windows Store downloads were up 110% during 2014

With registered developer numbers up 80%

December 23, 2014

Virtual Reality

Microsoft enters the virtual reality gaming race with Xbox One VR

Reportedly prepping its own headset

November 19, 2014

Nokia Store will shut in mid-2015, users redirected to Opera Mobile Store

Microsoft twists the knife

November 3, 2014

Microsoft joins the wearable battle with its notification and fitness-friendly Band

Takes a cross-platform approach