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A jury has awarded Microsoft $15m in damages following a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Motorola. The suit, which was first filed by the telecommunications company in 2010, claimed Microsoft had infringed upon five different patents. Four of those five alleged infringements were quietly dismissed over the past few years. …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s the first Xbox One TV ad
Microsoft’s first TV ad for Xbox One focuses on its TV, chat and NFL functionality. The machine will of course be pitched differently to lots of different markets and the appeal of its multimedia functionality will mean that Microsoft will inevitably be targeting some sales in non-gaming markets. But considering …
Read More »Microsoft selling Xbox One hardware at a profit
Xbox chief marketing officer Yusuf Mehdi has claimed that Microsoft will not make a loss on each Xbox One it sells. Console platform holders have traditionally taken a hit on hardware in the hope of regaining any losses via software sales. Nintendo is the notable exception to this rule, although …
Read More »Microsoft admits surprise at extent of Xbox One negativity
Was I surprised that people had a reaction to it? No. I mean, we knew it was going to be a controversial decision. Was I surprised how negative the reaction was going to be? Yes.” That’s the admission of Xbox One strategy boss Albert Penello, who admitted to Rev3Games (as …
Read More »Xbox One to sell at a profit
Console will at worst break even at launch, claims Yusuf Mehdi
Read More »Microsoft launches new rewards programme
Xbox Live Rewards switches to credit-based incentives as Microsoft Points phased out
Read More »No plans for Torchlight II on current or upcoming consoles, says Runic
Runic’s hit action-RPG Torchlight II won’t be expanding to consoles, the developer has confirmed. A company representative told VG247 the team has no plans for Torchlight 2 on consoles,” when asked if it had plans to bring the popular sequel to current or next-gen hardware. The original Torchlight launched initially …
Read More »Xbox One indie scheme now accepting devs
Microsoft's bid for the indie community kicks off this week
Read More »Digital game trade-ins will return to Xbox One at some point
Microsoft still hopes to re-introduce some of its more ambitious online plans for Xbox One at some point in the future. Specifically, this includes both the ability to trade-in digital Xbox One games and the option of allowing assorted family and friends to access a user’s purchased games – both …
Read More »Xbox One to get digital trades and loans
Microsoft senior director Albert Penello says company will bring back family sharing 'when time is right'
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