Tag Archives: Microsoft

If you’re an Xbox 360 owner and are thinking about buying an Xbox One, Microsoft is now giving you an additional reason to do so. A number of last gen users have reported that Microsoft currently has a promotion going it. The company is apparently offering $75 Xbox promotional codes with the purchase of a new standard Xbox One console, Kinect bundle ...

Microsoft has revealed that for the following week it will be running the Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale, with prices being slashed on “some of Xbox 360’s best titles.” The promotion will run for seven days starting tomorrow and will see a variety of games go on sale as part of a daily or weekly deal. Unlike most sales on ...

It’s been more that a year since Gears of War: Judgement was released and news about a possible sequel has been scarce since then. The situation hasn’t changed much lately and all we really know about the next installation is that Black Tusk Studios will presumably develop it for the Xbox One. This isn’t much to go on, but luckily ...

Today Microsoft began taking pre-orders for the Kinect v2 Sensor, which will become available starting with July 15th. The standalone sensor only works on Windows and can be purchased for the hefty sum of $200. By comparison, the $400 Kinect-free Xbox One doesn’t seem all that expensive now. So what’s with the high price tag? Well, according to the product ...

A brand new render depicting the Nokia Lumia 830 has recently been leaked. The original article is in Italian and Google Translate is not exactly known for being accurate, but as far as we can tell the image was found on the Chinese search engine Baidu. The first thing you’ll undoubtedly notice is the “Nokia by Microsoft” branding. If this ...

A new report suggests that Sony might be doing even better than anticipated when it comes to PS4 sales. Microsoft VP Phil Harrison recently had an interview with Edge magazine(via IBTimes) in which several aspects were discussed, including the “classic by now” Xbox One vs PS4 console wars. Harrison didn’t reveal anything new in regards to Microsoft’s sales, but reminded us of the “north of 5 ...

Microsoft is making a version of Office for Android tablets, which will reportedly be on par with their recently released version of the software for the Apple iPad. The company already offers Office for Android phones, but this would be their first offering for tablets. Microsoft seems to want to also be considered a great software provider in addition to a platform ...

Age of Empires Online has been officially taken offline. The MMO real-time strategy game, which was a collaboration between Robot Entertainment (formerly Ensemble) and Gas Powered Games, was taken offline today at 4 PM Pacific Time. The announcement comes via their company blog, and ends a run which began with the game’s launch in August 2011. The final statistics stand ...

As part of a drive to increase security and better protect user’s private information Microsoft has introduced new encryption for its email services. TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption is now available across Hotmail, Outlook, Live and MSN. In addition to beefing up security for email, the company has also brought Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) encryption to OneDrive. The PFS encryption ...

Console owners are not the only ones interested in how the Xbox One vs PS4 battle evolves, many companies also have their reasons for keeping a close eye on the situation. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry International, Electronic Arts COO Peter Moore talks about the importance of the second Holiday season for next-gen systems. Xbox One and PS4 launched during ...