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Microsoft Brings Call Of Duty To Game Pass In Major Bet

Microsoft for first time makes major Call of Duty release available on Game Pass subscription plan, after $75bn Activision Blizzard…

2 months ago

Microsoft Xbox Marketing Chief Leaves For Roblox

Microsoft loses Xbox marketing chief amidst executive changes in company's gaming division, broader layoffs and spending weakness

6 months ago

Microsoft Promises 10-Year Sony PlayStation Deal

Microsoft offers Sony 10-year contract for Call Of Duty cross-platform release dates, to ease regulatory concern at Activision purchase

2 years ago

No Concessions From Microsoft, Amid Activision Purchase Concern

Microsoft tells UK's CMA it will not offer any 'undertakings' to resolve regulator's competition concerns, prompting start of indepth probe

2 years ago

Microsoft To Acquire Activision Blizzard For $68.7 Billion

Huge tech acquisition, as software giant seeks major expansion of its gaming credentials with purchase of leading gaming holding company

3 years ago

Microsoft Thrives Thanks To Azure Growth

Software giant posts record results, as certain business segments (Azure) thrive during Coronavirus pandemic, but others struggle

3 years ago

Tales In Tech History: Microsoft Kinect

Some assume the Kinect is another tale of Microsoft hardware woe, but it was both groundbreaking and innovative

7 years ago

Microsoft Will Stop Manufacturing The Kinect, Stifling Future Developer Potential

Niche developers may mourn is passing, but they still have the HoloLens to work on

7 years ago

Tales In Tech History: The Xbox & Microsoft’s Big Gaming Adventure

In November 2001 Microsoft introduced its Xbox console which, despite some hiccups, remains the main competitor to Sony's PlayStation

8 years ago

Tech Quiz: Video Game Technology

The original Xbox was released in the UK 15 years ago, but what do you know about video game technology?

8 years ago

Microsoft Creates Speech Recognition Tech With Human Accuracy

The system can transcribe conversational language as accurate as professional transcriptionists

8 years ago

Microsoft’s New Financial Reporting Structure Highlights Strategy Shift

As of October 22, Microsoft will report its earnings in three distinct divisions that show the importance of Windows 10…

9 years ago

Satya Nadella Tells Employees He Wants Microsoft To Change The World

‘Mission statement’ memo reveals aim to help everyone “achieve more” and do “magical things”

9 years ago

British Teenager Arrested After Xbox And PlayStation hacks

A teenager from Liverpool has been arrested in a joint British and FBI operation.

10 years ago

AMD Revamps Globalfoundries Agreement

AMD and Globalfoundries agree a new deal so the latter will now also produce console and graphic chips

11 years ago

Microsoft Surface Mini Tablet To Include Kinect Sensors

More details emerge regarding Microsoft's long rumoured seven-inch Surface tablet

11 years ago

Microsoft ‘Threshold’ Signals Unified Windows Ecosystem

Microsoft's rumoured 'Threshold' project will unite its Windows operating system across multiple devices

11 years ago

Apple Acquires Xbox Kinect Technology Creator PrimeSense

Apple will reportedly pay $350 million for PrimeSense, which is currently working on a depth recognition chip for mobile devices

11 years ago

Microsoft Integrates SkyDrive For Xbox One Personal Cloud

Microsoft's Xbox One will work seamlessly with SkyDrive to extend the reach of the cloud storage service

11 years ago

Microsoft Shows Xbox One TV, Entertainment Apps

Microsoft has revealed the first set of television and entertainment applications for its next-generation Xbox One console, ahead of its…

11 years ago

AMD Back In Black Thanks To Gaming Consoles

AMD returns to profitability thanks mostly to the Playstation and Xbox gaming consoles

11 years ago

Microsoft Boosts Xbox One Specs

Microsoft has tweaked the Xbox One's hardware ahead of launch to bring its performance closer to Sony's Playstation 4

11 years ago

Microsoft Mulls App Store Approach For Xbox One

Microsoft considers streamlining its app certification process for its upcoming Xbox One console

11 years ago

AMD Reveals First 5GHz Processor With Gaming FX-9590

AMD has unveiled the industry's first commercial 5GHz CPU after rolling out the FX-9590 processor

12 years ago

Microsoft Wins ITC Xbox Ruling Over Motorola Patent

Yet another legal setback for Google after Microsoft wins an ITC ruling over its Xbox gaming system

12 years ago

Microsoft Touts Xbox One For Connected Homes

Redmond is to use its Xbox One console as a gateway to other Microsoft services including video calls

12 years ago

Report: Microsoft Planning Mini Tablet

Microsoft is planning to match Apple's iPad Mini with its own 7-inch Xbox Surface tablet, according to a report

12 years ago

Microsoft’s Xbox Infringes Motorola’s Patents, Says Judge

Microsft says Motorola's patents are essential to industry standards for video coding and communicaions

13 years ago