Microsoft is buying "Call of Duty" publisher Activision in a $68.7 billion deal. Kotick is expected to leave once the deal closes, according the WSJ.
Even though Microsoft's Xbox group was willing to bend to Apple's demands, it appears as though Apple wouldn't budge.
Whether you have an Xbox, a gaming PC, or both, Microsoft just made a very strong argument for its "Netflix for gaming" subscription service.
By April 2021, Microsoft should be shipping enough Xbox Series X and Series S consoles to meet demand, according to an executive. “I think we’ll continue to see supply shortages as we head into the post-holiday quarter,” Xbox CFO Tim Stuart said, per The Verge. Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, […]
Microsoft is buying a major game publisher, the company announced on Monday morning. In a deal worth $US7.5 billion, Microsoft is buying Bethesda Softworks’ parent company, ZeniMax Media, which includes such gaming blockbuster franchises as “Doom,” “The Elder Scrolls,” and “Fallout,” among many others. The deal will bring all of […]
This November, Microsoft is launching two versions of the next-gen Xbox: The Xbox Series S, and the Xbox Series X. Both consoles play the same games, but the latter is far more powerful – and far more expensive: The Xbox Series X will cost $US500 when it launches on November […]
In late 2019, Microsoft announced that its next-generation Xbox console would arrive in time for holiday season 2020. In the months since, Microsoft’s supply chain and workforce have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic, which has moved its employees out of its offices and delayed some manufacturing. Microsoft CEO Satya […]
This holiday season, both Microsoft and Sony are planning to launch next-generation game consoles: the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5, respectively. Though the two companies compete directly in the video game business, Microsoft is going in a new direction: Instead of focusing on the new Xbox console as […]
The video game industry has enjoyed record profits amid the spread of the coronavirus, as millions of people sheltering in place turn to gaming for entertainment. Huge game releases like “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” and “DOOM Eternal” enjoyed larger than expected launches, and upcoming games like “The Last of Us: […]
Starting in the summer of 2017, Microsoft made a major bet on a new style of game service: For $US10 a month, Xbox Game Pass provides access to a library of over 100 games. The library includes every game that Microsoft publishes, major third-party games like “NBA 2K20” and “Red […]
The video game industry had an absolutely massive March in terms of sales, as the coronavirus pandemic drove millions of Americans indoors: “We’re seeing a big flood of new people come in to gaming,” Xbox head Phil Spencer told Business Insider in an interview last week. Video game hardware, software, […]
This holiday season, both Microsoft and Sony are planning to launch next-generation game consoles: the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5, respectively. Though the two consoles compete directly, Microsoft is intentionally moving its Xbox business away from direct competition with Sony. “When you talk about Nintendo and Sony, we […]
This holiday season, both Microsoft and Sony are planning to launch next-generation game consoles: the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5, respectively. Though the two consoles compete directly, Microsoft is intentionally moving its Xbox business away from direct competition with Sony. Instead of focusing on the new Xbox console […]
The next-generation Xbox was officially unveiled last December at the 2019 Game Awards in Los Angeles. It was introduced as the “Xbox Series X,” but the way that name was presented made it look like the console generation was actually just named “Xbox.” That is the case, Microsoft confirmed to […]
Sony and Microsoft are working on the next versions of the PlayStation and the Xbox: The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, respectively. Both new consoles are expected to arrive in the the 2020 holiday shopping season. Despite both consoles being months from launch, we know a surprising amount of […]
Microsoft just revealed the Xbox Series X, a brand-new video game console launching during the 2020 holiday season. The Xbox Series X was previously called Project Scarlett, a codename used by Microsoft during its development. The company teased the next generation console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in June, showing […]
On Thursday night, Microsoft gave its next-generation Xbox console a surprise reveal. The new console is named the Xbox Series X, and it looks … distinct. There’s no price for the console just yet, nor is there a specific release date, but we do know that it’s scheduled to arrive […]
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