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'Fanchise Model' campaign boost custom controller sales by 350 per cent
Read More »Xbox Design Lab: How to sell Xbox custom controllers? Give creators a cut
Forza Horizon devs Playground Games on joining Microsoft’s party: ‘We want to become… the best developer in the world’
Studio director Gavin Raeburn discusses why now was the right time for the studio to go first-party and the benefits it brings
Read More »Xbox Game Pass sizzles at E3: day-and-date third party titles, FastStart and new library titles all announced
Microsoft pushes Xbox Game Pass to the fore of its console gaming strategy with a raft of new announcements
Read More »Microsoft makes huge first-party studio investment: Playground Games, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs and Compulsion Games are all acquired
Huge announcement could just be the beginning of a massive investment in exclusive titles on Xbox and Windows PC
Read More »Xbox head of first-party: ‘We need to use established franchises as a home base from which we can expand’
Matt Booty is Microsoft's new head of first-party development, in an exclusive interview MCV talks about Xbox's strategy before his first E3 in the role
Read More »Microsoft unveils Xbox Adaptive Controller
Coming later this year, the Xbox Adaptive Controller is aimed at players with physical disabilities – it features large programmable buttons and can be connected to various external mounts and joysticks to customise its setup
Read More »State of Decay 2: ‘We didn’t want microtransactions or loot boxes with Zombucks’
Can State of Decay 2 survive against the battle royale horde? Chris Wallace talks to Undead Labs' design director Richard Foge about Xbox Game Pass, cross-play and the importance of community
Read More »Microsoft nods to Fortnite in Q3 results: ‘record levels of engagement driven by a third-party title’
A bittersweet pill as PUBG loses out to free-to-play rival?
Read More »Albert Penello to leave Microsoft
Leaving Microsoft after 18 years, Penello said he’s “excited about [his] new opportunity” which he will “be talking more about” soon
Read More »Microsoft details its Xbox E3 activity
Press conference to be broadcast in six languages
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