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Latest reference to Series S appears to have come straight from Microsoft, highlighting the difficulties 2020 has caused
Read More »Another Xbox Series S reference – this time direct from Microsoft
New curvier Xbox dashboard breaks cover with a raft of improvements
New dashboard design will come to all consoles, smartphones and PC
Read More »“There is an attitude here of ensuring that we’re learn-it-alls rather than know-it-alls” – Xbox’s Imogen Beresford-Bone
Imogen Beresford-Bone, production partner manager at Xbox, talks about her varied role, the importance of collaborative work and of owning your mistakes
Read More »Could Halo: Infinite be the last ever Halo title, as 343 calls it a “platform for the future”
“But then we're going to continue Master Chief's saga and that will kind of grow and expand inside of Halo infinite over the years to come.”
Read More »“It was a breakthrough quarter for gaming” says Satya Nadella on Microsoft’s $1.3bn boost
Gaming revenue increased by 64 per cent year-on-year
Read More »Phil Spencer says Xbox is challenging console financial tropes – and the way 2020 is going his timing might just be perfect
"Because I don’t think everybody should have to go buy a new collection of games when they buy a new console"
Read More »Microsoft removes 12 month Xbox Live subscriptions, may be preparing to drop the paywall entirely
Both the single and three-month tiers remain, but the 12 month option has been removed
Read More »Project xCloud to join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in September
"So when Halo Infinite launches, you and your friends can play together and immerse yourselves in the Halo universe as Master Chief—anywhere you go and across devices."
Read More »Tencent now in driving seat to acquire Splash Damage and Digital Extremes
Bloomberg sources believe that Sony is in talks to acquire parent Leyou which includes Warframe's Digital Extremes
Read More »Microsoft introduces lockdown-friendly version of Project xCloud for developers
Microsoft has made changes to Project xCloud to accommodate developers who are still unable to return to their offices
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