Microsoft Looks Like It's Teasing A Cyberpunk 2077 Xbox One

Xbox appears to be teasing something related to the highly anticipated Cyberpunk 2077. Upon visiting Xbox.com, you’re greeted with a fake “hacked” screen that quickly flashes images and lines of code across a distorted view of the Xbox homepage. After a few seconds of this, the noise goes away and you get a clear message […]

Microsoft Experimenting With Digital-Only Events Through "Remainder Of 2020"

Update: In a statement to Eurogamer, Microsoft has acknowledged it is “adjusting our event calendar and strategy. For the remainder of 2020 we are embracing the opportunity to experiment with new platforms to provide our partners, customers and developers the highest quality, digital-first experiences.” Appearances at trade shows may be decided on a case-by-case basis. […]

Microsoft Explains Why That Recent Halo: MCC Update Was So Big

In March, Halo developer 343 Industries released a gigantic update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The update was 60 GB, which makes it much bigger than some brand-new games. Some people expressed frustration over this. After all, even a blazing-fast internet connection would require quite a while to download such a large update. The […]

Microsoft Reveals The Power Of Xbox Series X

Today on Xbox Wire, Microsoft revealed the full specs for Xbox Series X, and let Digital Foundry and Austin Evans take this powerful hardware for a test drive. The hardware used for these hands-on sessions isn’t the final model that will ship to retail, but Microsoft is clearly comfortable enough at this point to say […]

Microsoft unveils DirectX 12 Ultimate with improved ray tracing

Microsoft is moving on to the next generation of its DirectX gaming APIs for Windows and Xbox. DirectX 12 Ultimate enables developers to unlock all of the hardware features on PC and in the Xbox Series X. This includes a number of methods for improving game visuals and performance. DirectX 12 Ultimate is getting that […]

Microsoft Dunks On Sony’s PlayStation 5 Reveal With Xbox Release Date

Update (3/18/20): Talk about jumping the gun! The initial Thanksgiving release date has been rolled back by none other than Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, who tweeted out the following. An Xbox product page in some regions inaccurately listed the launch date for Xbox Series X as Thanksgiving 2020. We are committed to launching Holiday 2020. So […]

Microsoft Teams struggles as coronavirus pushes millions to work from home

Microsoft Teams users in Europe are reporting major issues accessing the service today, at a time when millions of people are relying on technology to help them work and study remotely. As people around the world are increasingly working from home in an effort to avert a COVID-19 catastrophe, cloud-based collaboration and communication tools will […]