Microsoft acquires esports tournament platform Smash.gg By Andy Chalk news Smash.gg said it will continue to operate as 'a self-service esports platform' that's available to all game communities.
Here's every game included in the Xbox PC Game Pass By Morgan Park Roundup It's an enormous list, making Xbox Game Pass one hell of a deal.
Sea of Thieves is switching to seasonal updates and a battle pass By Andy Chalk news The new reward system, with an optional 'Plunder Pass,' will go live in January.
Microsoft's new Christmas sweater is an homage to the world's trustiest app, MS Paint By Jacob Ridley News It sadly sold out in a flash, but at least a portion of the proceeds went to Girls Who Code, a non-profit organisation.
Halo community manager says battle royale rumor is 'unfounded' By Andy Chalk news Not necessarily inaccurate, though.
Xbox chief reveals more about how developers earn money through Game Pass By Rich Stanton news Phil Spencer says Microsoft's deals with developers are 'all over the place.'
Microsoft Flight Simulator's USA update makes America seem like somewhere you might want to go By Jody Macgregor News The free update is available now.
Play around with this Windows 1.0 emulator to celebrate its 35th birthday By Wes Fenlon News Windows 1.0 may be old, but it still has charm.
Halo TV series: Everything we know so far By Omri Petitte Showtime The Halo TV series has its core cast and has resumed production. Here are the details.
Don't expect Halo Infinite at The Game Awards this year By Malindy Hetfeld News But there will be a 'high-level update' soon.
Microsoft will not make Bethesda games exclusive to Xbox (yet), but wants to offer the best version of them By Malindy Hetfeld News "We want that content to be either first or better or best on our platforms."
Xbox 'absolutely has to' invest in new studios and games, Phil Spencer says By Malindy Hetfeld News "We're going to continue to invest in great games so that people can find their next favorite game on our platform."
Meet the civil engineer building his own country inside Minecraft By Jack Yarwood Crafty No fantasy castles or dragons—Whiteburg is built to look like a real country with classic Georgian architecture.
The Project xCloud beta will roll out in Australia next week By Shaun Prescott News Game streaming services have long snubbed Australia's crappy internet infrastructure, but now we can actually test it.
Halo TV series recasts Cortana with the voice actor from the games By Andy Chalk news Natascha McElhone was signed to portray Cortana and Dr. Catherine Halsey, but has run into scheduling difficulties.
Phil Spencer says Microsoft isn't shopping around for Japanese studios By Andy Chalk news As far as he knows, anyway.
Microsoft is looking to buy Japanese studios, according to report By Jody Macgregor News Why stop now?
The Xbox Series X and PS5 features coming to a gaming PC near you By Jacob Ridley, Jeremy Laird Next-gen Even your PC will benefit from the next generation of game console technology.
This Xbox Series X refrigerator is a 'prize' that you can 'win' By Tyler Wilde news Who the hell keeps donuts in the fridge?
Halo Infinite studio director Chris Lee has left the project By Andy Chalk news He's still a Microsoft employee, but he's not working on the game anymore.
