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Tech giant Microsoft has introduced its new "Friends & Community Updates" channel for Xbox Insiders.
Microsoft has stopped its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscription platforms, which allowed users to try the service for $1 for the first month before upgrading to more expensive plans
Microsoft said Tuesday that it has struck a deal to make Xbox PC video games available on the Boosteroid cloud gaming platform, its latest move to appease antitrust regulators scrutinising its purchase of game maker Activision Blizzard. The US tech giant said the 10-year agreement would also include Activision Blizzard titles like the popular Call of Duty franchise if or when the acquisition gets approved. Microsoft has been announcing new partnerships as it tries to persuade regulators in the U.S. and Europe to allow the $69 billion all-cash transaction to go through. In recent months, Microsoft has signed similar agreements with Nintendo, Nvidia and Steam as it battles stiff opposition from Sony, which makes the rival PlayStation console and fears losing access to Call of Duty and Activision's other hit games. The agreement makes "more clear to regulators that our acquisition of Activision Blizzard will make Call of Duty' available on far more devices than before, Microsoft ...
Microsoft announced that it has expanded the Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan to six more countries, which allows up to five friends and family members to share Game Pass Ultimate benefits.
A network issue caused the mega outage at Microsoft services like Teams, Xbox Live, Outlook and Microsoft 365 suite as millions of users globally, including in India, were left in the lurch
Microsoft has announced that it will roll out new power mode options, including shutdown (energy saving) to Xbox Series X and S consoles in a bid for sustainability and cost savings
The OLED display (128 x 40 resolution) will mostly be used for switching profiles during games or for checking charging or mic status or Bluetooth pairing
Redfall will join the 'Starfield' game as part of the tech giant's big Xbox and PC gaming console line-up
Starting with the racing game of the year, the latest edition of the "Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels" has been specially enhanced for Xbox Series X/S
Microsoft will reportedly raise its first-party Xbox game prices from $59.99 to $69.99 next year
This feature blocks background noises like barking dogs and clicking keyboards while continuing to clearly transmit your voice, the blogpost added
The tech giant's gaming hub won't be available on 2021 TVs and only individual applications will be accessible
To develop Games for Work, Team Members worked with Microsoft Casual Games, an Xbox Game Studios division
These unauthorised accounts can impact players in a variety of ways, such as making cheating easier, disseminating spam, and artificially inflating friend/follower counts
Amazon.com Inc, Microsoft Corp, and Alphabet Inc have pledged to run their own operations on 100 per cent clean power. But their suppliers remain deeply reliant on fossil fuels
Recently, the company had launched YouTube integration with an affordable Nitro subscription which unlocks several additional benefits
Given Apple's restrictions on third-party app stores on iOS, it is impossible to see Microsoft store on iPhones
Phil Spencer, Microsofts head of Xbox, has revealed a dedicated Xbox game streaming device on Twitter.
Tech giant Microsoft has started testing a new Xbox Game Pass plan that will allow multiple people, including friends and family, to share Game Pass Ultimate benefits
Japanese giant Sony on Friday warned weaker sales of its PlayStation (PS) gaming consoles ahead, along with reducing its annual profit outlook, as it closed the $3.7 billion acquisition of Bungie