Microsoft has shared few usage numbers since acquiring Skype for $8.5 billion in October 2011. Skype’s monthly active users, for example, haven’t been updated since…
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Microsoft and Xbox: A Series of Unfortunate Events – Reader’s Feature
A reader looks back at the rise and fall of the Xbox brand and why they’re still optimistic about its prospects in the next generation.…
Microsoft gives business developers new tools to build Teams apps
Microsoft wants to help business developers tap into the explosive growth of Microsoft Teams. At Build 2020, the company launched a Visual Studio and Visual…
Games Inbox: Is Microsoft in trouble with the Xbox Series X?
The Monday Inbox shares new game rituals past and present, as one reader sticks up for Wii Sports as one of the best launch games…
Xbox Exec Says Microsoft "Set Wrong Expectations" For Xbox Series X Event
The recent Inside Xbox presentation promised the first look at gameplay for the upcoming Xbox Series X, with the big-budget Assassin’s Creed Valhalla serving as…
Xbox 20/20: Microsoft Reveals More Details About The Xbox Series X Stream
Recently, Microsoft announced that it will start hosting monthly Nintendo Direct-style video updates in order to reveal upcoming games ahead of the launch of the…
Microsoft built Xbox Game Pass for this moment, and it’s thriving
Xbox Game Pass doesn’t have Friends, but it does have the friends we’ve made along the way. And that’s not just a silly phrase by a very…
Microsoft rebrands Visual Studio Online as Visual Studio Codespaces, cuts pricing by over 60%
Not a month goes by without Microsoft rebranding something. Visual Studio Online is now Visual Studio Codespaces. It’s still the same remote development tool though:…
Microsoft Showing Off Xbox Series X Games Next Week
Microsoft has announced an Inside Xbox presentation featuring Xbox Series X games on May 7 at 8 a.m. Pacific for the upcoming holiday console. The teaser doesn’t list…
Microsoft Trademarks The Xbox Series X Logo, See It Here
Microsoft appears to be setting the stage for another Xbox Series X reveal. On April 16, the company filed a new trademark application for the…