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The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet has been well received by many thanks to its thin and light design rivaling that of the iPad Air, but users encountered problems with the device soon enough, reporting serious overheating issues and WiFi inconsistencies.  Microsoft has heard the cry of Surface Pro 3 fans and has announced an update to be released soon. ...

The Wall Street Journal has recently reported that Microsoft is in “serious discussions” to purchase Swedish developer Mojang, best known for its sandbox phenomenon – Minecraft. According to “a person with knowledge of the matter”, MS is prepared to pay a whooping $2 billion for the studio, and said deal “could be signed as early as this week”. Further reports coming ...

In addition to the above screenshot, Microsoft has unveiled Forza Horizon 2’s first details with regards to its last-generation version. According to the publisher, Horizon 2 on the Xbox 360 will not include weather effects or the Drivatar feature, will run at a 720p resolution and at 30 frames per second, and will include fewer cars, in addition to a ...

Stardock Entertainment announced that they will collaborate with and publish BonusXP’s upcoming strategy game. A strategy game from this developer is good news, because Bonus XP was founded by former Age of Empires developer, Ensemble Studios. According to the developer, their upcoming strategy game is using Stardock’s Project Tachyon initiative, a cloud-based metagaming infrastructure, developed by Battle.net engineer Adrian Luff. ...

A technical preview of Windows 9, also known as Windows Threshold is expected to arrive on September 30th. Seeing as how that date is approaching fast, Microsoft is working hard to make sure that the preview includes plenty of new features for users to test. One of these features is the notification center, which was also launched for the Windows ...

Earlier this year, Microsoft had re-released the original Fable on the Xbox 360, calling it Fable Anniversary. The game boasts updated visuals and audio, in addition to including the ‘Lost Chapters’ bonus content and an extra-challenging ‘Heroic’ difficulty. Now, said upgraded version is about to be released on the PC, as Microsoft has announced its official launch date – September ...

Microsoft is really trying hard to sway more customers to its side I’ll give them that. The company’s latest move includes giving away a free game to anyone who purchases an Xbox One from select retailers next week. Even better, the free game will be a title of your choice and you can ask for anything as long as it’s a new ...

Microsoft has just announced that every Xbox One gamer who is also subscribed to the company’s Xbox Live Gold program will soon be able to enjoy the entire Forza Motorsport 5 experience, as the game will be available free-of-charge for the entire upcoming weekend. Said title will be eligible for downloading beginning at 12:01 a.m. PDT, Sept. 4th, and will ...

Back at E3 earlier this year, Activision and Microsoft had announced a Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare-themed limited edition Xbox One console. The details were pretty scarce, but we did find out that the XB1 will be custom-made – hence all those decals mimicking Advanced Warfare’s orange-like theme – and the fact that the actual game would come packed as ...

Microsoft seems to have finished testing Minecraft on the Xbox One because they announced today that the game is ready to launch this Friday, September 5th. A recent post on Xbox Wire reveals that new players can purchase the game for $20 while those who already own Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition can get it at a substantial discount. Veteran players will ...