Longtime Xbox Live executive Dan McCulloch stated he would be moving onto other career opportunities after 15 years of service. In a tweet, McCulloch teased he would be announcing his next job while thanking players, employees and other supporters from working at Microsoft. “I made so many friends, learned so much and truly had a […]

Microsoft’s time with the Kinect has come to an end.

Microsoft, in an interesting move that runs counter to current technology trends, has not thrown its hat into the virtual reality ring. Instead, they’ve introduced their own helmet mounted device that goes in the opposite direction, not immersing players in a virtual world, but immersing virtual elements in our own. It’s called the Hololens, and, […]

When Deadly Premonition creator Suehiro Hidetaka (a.k.a. Swery 65) first announced the Xbox One-exclusive spiritual follow up, D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die at last year’s E3, the Xbox gaming landscape was looking very, very different from the one that exists now.  The Xbox One that Swery65 had been tirelessly developing his game for was still […]

 The start of this latest console generation has been a tough one for Microsoft fans. The Xbox One was initially launched with a very different vision of where the new hardware was supposed to go. It was intended to be an all-in-one, living room/entertainment media solution, where gaming was just one aspect among a few […]

One of the main complaints about Microsoft’s Xbox One was that consumers needed to buy the Kinect sensor with the console. Now it seems that this problem has been eliminated. Just now Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox announced that starting June 9th, consumers will be able to buy the Xbox One without the Kinect. This […]

Imagine that it’s a mild summer’s afternoon, and you’re about to take off for a vacation. You board your flight, Oceanic Airlines Flight 816, and take off for the wild blue yonder. Like the poor souls of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815, who crash on the Lost Island, you also find yourself stranded on a strange […]

Despite reports this past summer that Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users’ communications to be intercepted, Microsoft corporate affairs executive Brad Smith expressed his concerns regarding “government snooping” on his blog on Wednesday. “Many of our customers have serious concerns about government surveillance of the Internet. We share their concerns. That’s why we […]

The company decided to hold a press conference a few weeks before E3, finally showing off the Xbox One.

Dazzling style takes centre stage in the Just Dance franchise, and this certainly hasn’t changed with Just Dance 2014. The pop-culture vibe is evident, the neon lights are still blinding, and the overall light-heartedness will satisfy Just Dance fanatics and newcomers alike, but it’s a new focus on fitness is that elevates the series to an unexpected level of fun […]