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• Microsoft may release two Xbox consoles next year

  A new reports suggests that, contrary to what Microsoft employees have been saying for months, there are two Xbox models ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• The greatest and best Cyber Weekend tech deals... in the world, ever

  What do you get if you cross Black Friday and Cyber Monday? THE CYBER WEEKEND SUPPOSEDLY! Here are some great discounts on ...

  • Callum Booth

• Astro's A50 wireless headset feels and sounds great (but it costs more than it should)

  Astro's fourth-gen A50 wireless headset is comfortable to wear and sounds great... but it's got some issues that make its ...

  • Mix

• Xbox's Project Scarlett won't do VR because 'no one's asking for it'

  Phil Spencer, Xbox head honcho, said in a recent interview that Microsoft has no plans to push Xbox Scarlett into the virtual ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft rolls out first preview of Xbox-to-Android streaming

  Microsoft today rolled the first preview of its Xbox Console streaming feature, meaning you can stream games from your Xbox ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft now lets you control your Xbox with the Google Assistant

  Microsoft today revealed it's collaborating with Google to bring the Xbox Action to the Assistant -- meaning you'll soon ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft pledges to fight climate change with carbon neutral Xbox

  Microsoft is joining Sony on the efforts to combat climate change by switching things up on the console front. In the former's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Gears 5 is the latest blockbuster game to welcome the LGBTQ+ gaming community

  Gears 5 is almost here, it's welcoming to queers, and the fact that it's just one of many AAA gaming titles featuring in-game ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Microsoft is listening to you via your Xbox One (Update: not anymore)

  Update (August 22, 2019): In a story published on August 21, Microsoft told Vice it's stopped listening to recordings from ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Sony's acquisition of Insomniac mirrors Microsoft's aggressive expansion

  Sony's absorbed its perennial partner, Insomniac Games -- probably to protect it from Microsoft, which has acquired multiple ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Sony boss wants to bring first-party PlayStation titles to PC

  Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) boss Shawn Layden yesterday alluded to the possibility that first-party PlayStation ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is arriving on November 14 in 4K

  Microsoft has announced that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will launch on November 14 across Microsoft Store, Xbox ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Xbox confirms Project Scarlett is the only console it has in the works

  Xbox chief Phil Spencer confirms the company isn't working on a cloud gaming console -- and not to expect one any time in ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Explosive Switch and PS4 sales show third-party exclusives are king

  The PlayStation 4 and Switch sales are through the roof, most likely thanks to their excellent exclusives. Hopefuly the next ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to sync your game controllers wirelessly to your PC

  Want to use your console controllers on your PC? Here's how you can sync any current-gen controller to your computer, no ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft removes Cortana from the Xbox One in latest update

  Microsoft is retooling the Xbox Home page yet again, and this time, in addition to "streamlining" the interface, they're ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft may still have a streaming-only console on the drawing board

  Microsoft's new baby, the console codenamed Project Scarlett, is currently getting the lion's share of attention. Despite ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Xbox head thinks E3 is about boosting gaming's reputation -- it's not

  Xbox's Phil Spencer says gaming companies should stand together to change public perception of gamers -- except that's never ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft bundles Xbox Game Pass and Live Gold in a $15 monthly plan

  Microsoft officially launches Xbox Game Pass Ultimate for $14.99, almost two months after it was unveiled as a beta.

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Microsoft's next Xbox is coming in 2020 with 8K graphics and SSD storage

  At its E3 briefing today, Microsoft announced Project Scarlett, the working name for its next-generation Xbox game console. ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Xbox enshrines wholesome 'trash talk' in its community standards

  Microsoft changed the wording of its standards, explicitly banning offensive trash talk on its services and offering less ...

  • Rachel Kaser