Tag Archives: Microsoft

Earlier this month we reported that a preview of the upcoming Windows 9 operating system will presumably arrive in late September or early October. This rumor is still going strong and now there’s one more source backing it up while also giving us a more specific date for when to expect the OS. According to The Verge, Microsoft will be a hosting a press ...

Developer Signal Studios announces that Microsoft has discontinued support for their game, “Ascend: Hand of Kul” and removed it from the Xbox Marketplace. The developer states that they only found out about this when they were investigating several issues that players had over the weekend. Microsoft has not released any statements regarding this matter yet. “Ascend: Hand of Kul” is ...

Microsoft has revealed more information on “Scream Ride”, an Xbox exclusive game made by Frontier Developments. After the brief trailer shown at Gamescom, the publisher issued a press release in which they give more information regarding the game’s track-sharing capabilities and its three gameplay modes. The game puts the player in charge of creating a theme park that is being ...

PS4 has sold extremely well since its release. Playstation worldwide studios president Shuhei Yoshida says that the 10 million consoles sold in nine months is beyond what they had hoped for. He also states that Sony is now able to supply units in every territory and that the console is now easier to find by the players. For the company, ...

Microsoft has been incredibly quiet when in comes to Xbox One sales recently. Actually, they haven’t revealed any sales figures ever since they announced that the console sold 3 million units by the end of 2013. This announcement was made back in January, with another one following in April, which stated that more than 5 million Xbox One units have already been shipped ...

The Gamescom announcement that Rise of the Tomb Raider will be an Xbox exclusive managed to upset a lot of Playstation and PC owners who were eager to play the game on their platforms when it releases. Granted, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer confirmed that the game will only be timed exclusive so developer Crystal Dynamics can do whatever they want with it after ...

A new XBOX One update begins rolling out today, according to Larry Hryb, the Director of Programming for Xbox Live. The update will contain improved social features, requested by the users through Xbox Feedback. The new features that will be available to Xbox One gamers over the next few days include the ability to purchase games remotely, through Xbox SmartGlass ...

According to a reliable insider that goes by the name of Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft is planning to release a Windows 9 public preview next month or early October. The next version of the operating system is currently called “Threshold” according to several sources presumably close to the matter. This upcoming “technology preview”, as Foley calls it, is said to offer a ...

The latest console wars results show that Xbox One is taking quite a beating from the PS4 and have been doing so almost since the whole thing started. But Microsoft isn’t ready to call it a day just yet, and not only that, they actually plan on winning. Granted, this is quite a difficult task however Phil Spencer is confident that ...

Microsoft’s newest collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) will come with a host of features that will greatly improve both PC and Xbox One gaming. But what about other devices? Well, it seems that DirectX 12 will be even more effective at improving the performance of thermally constrained devices such as tablets. Intel proved this by doing a demonstration this week as ...