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Microsoft brings 'Friends & Community Updates' channel for Xbox Insiders

Tech giant Microsoft has introduced its new "Friends & Community Updates" channel for Xbox Insiders.

Microsoft halts Xbox Game Pass $1 trial offer, to consider new promotions

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 inks Xbox game deal with Boosteroid cloud gaming platform

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 expands Xbox Game Pass Friends & Family plan to 6 more countries

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.

Microsoft to reveal network issue that caused major outage across services

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's Xbox Series X and S consoles to get new power mode options

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

ASUS to release a new Xbox controller with built-in OLED screen

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

Xbox exclusive game 'Redfall' likely to be launched in early May 2023

Redfall will join the 'Starfield' game as part of the tech giant's big Xbox and PC gaming console line-up

Microsoft reveals its best Xbox games of 2022 for gamers: Details here

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 plans to raise Xbox first-party game prices by $10 in 2023

Microsoft will reportedly raise its first-party Xbox game prices from $59.99 to $69.99 next year

Microsoft rolls out new update on Discord voice chat for Xbox users

This feature blocks background noises like barking dogs and clicking keyboards while continuing to clearly transmit your voice, the blogpost added

Samsung to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia's GeForce Now to 2021 smart TVs

The tech giant's gaming hub won't be available on 2021 TVs and only individual applications will be accessible

Microsoft adds 'Games for Work' to Teams for users to play together

To develop Games for Work, Team Members worked with Microsoft Casual Games, an Xbox Game Studios division

Microsoft suspends 4.78mn Xbox accounts over community guideline violation

These unauthorised accounts can impact players in a variety of ways, such as making cheating easier, disseminating spam, and artificially inflating friend/follower counts

Big tech's dirty supply chains undercut climate promises from headquarters

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

Microsoft announces Discord update on Xbox will soon become phone-free

Recently, the company had launched YouTube integration with an affordable Nitro subscription which unlocks several additional benefits

Microsoft to bring Xbox mobile store to compete Play store, App store

Given Apple's restrictions on third-party app stores on iOS, it is impossible to see Microsoft store on iPhones

Microsoft reveals dedicated Xbox game streaming device on Twitter

Phil Spencer, Microsofts head of Xbox, has revealed a dedicated Xbox game streaming device on Twitter.

Microsoft tests family plan for sharing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate benefits

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

After poor Microsoft Xbox show, Sony expects weaker PlayStation sales ahead

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