All Microsoft (Developer) News

"Later this year our cloud game streaming technology, Project xCloud, will come to Game Pass - so you and your friends can stream and play the games you love together on your devices."

Posted 5 years ago by Oscar Dayus 42

Xbox Game Pass has reached a big new milestone - and it's leaving PlayStation Now in its wake, as things stand.

Posted 5 years ago by Oscar Dayus 69

E3 2021's dates have been confirmed by the ESA - here's when the show returns.

Posted 5 years ago by Oscar Dayus 13

Xbox One Insiders will have a new update to enjoy soon - here's everything it does.

Posted 5 years ago by Oscar Dayus 47

The newly announced Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2 has been revealed at this year's E3 and looks to be packing more than enough ways for gamers to step their skills up to "pro" levels.

Posted 6 years ago by Ashley Woodcock 49

Learn more about screen time management, purchase limits, content filters, and more as we check out details on the options available to parents when it comes to managing their child's Xbox Live account.

Posted 7 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

This week, we're looking at Microsoft's surprising (or not?) move to start talking publicly about their next console. How soon is too soon before we see this next console hit stores? Are you eager or hesitant to buy in again?

Posted 7 years ago by Mark Delaney

A brand new and exciting feature has arrived for Xbox One owners as more Backwards Compatible Xbox 360 titles have become enhanced for the Xbox One X. Titles include Fable Anniversary and Crackdown.

Posted 7 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

A couple of new updates have made their way to Xbox One Alpha Insiders with one releasing yesterday and another one today. Take a look at the details of both patches and see what's new, what's been fixed, and more.

Posted 7 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Phil Spencer spoke on all things Xbox, from the launch of the Xbox One X, to the company's interest in cloud-based streaming services, to the hot button of making more first-party games.

Posted 8 years ago by Mark Delaney

Removing 0 gamerscore games is a big deal to some people. Apparently it's a big deal to enough people, because Microsoft has finally built the feature to allow users to remove such games from their profiles starting today.

Posted 8 years ago by Mark Delaney

After the start of the month saw the beginning of Xbox's Game Gifting feature roll out to select users of the Xbox Insider Program, the feature is now rolling out to all Insiders, Mike Ybarra has announced.

Posted 8 years ago by Andy Mills

Sometimes the most honorable thing to do is admit defeat. Microsoft has done so with their Groove music streaming service, formerly known as Xbox Music, instead opting for a partnership with Spotify.

Posted 8 years ago by Kelly Packard

According to Windows Central, the ability to gift digital Xbox One games to others has now begun rolling out to select members of the Xbox Insider Program. If you're running the 1710 preview build, see if it works for you.

Posted 8 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

After a successful launch to 31 markets around the world on June 1st, the Xbox Game Pass will now be making its way to an additional eight markets as well as adding seven more games to the catalogue.

Posted 8 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

Microsoft has revealed three new editions of the Xbox Wireless Controller as well as a smaller Xbox Wireless Adaptor for Windows 10. Check out the story for details, screens, release dates and prices.

Posted 8 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

Announced at GDC, the Creators Program is a way to allow both the community and developers to more easily get their titles onto the Xbox One. Now, some of those in the alpha ring can access it.

Posted 8 years ago by Alex Jones

Almost two years ago we made our wishlist of games we wanted to see on the then forthcoming backwards compatibility feature. Now they've almost all joined the program. That means it's time for round two!

Posted 8 years ago by Mark Delaney

New features will be making their way to Xbox Insiders including Killer-Instinct tournaments, an option to enable a Party overlay, and improvements to the Looking for Group and Activity Feed features.

Posted 8 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

A new series of Xbox Wireless Controllers are making their way to the Xbox One and the first series to be unleashed is the Recon Tech Special Edition.

Posted 8 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

The newest Xbox and Windows Insider Program update will include features such as Beam Streaming, Windows 10 Game Mode, a Gaming Section in the System Settings, Screentime parental options, and plenty more.

Posted 8 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

The Xbox FREEdom Rewards program will allow for gamers to earn rewards through playing, downloading content for, and referring friends to free-to-play titles such as ROBLOX, Neverwinter, Star Trek Online, and more.

Posted 8 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

Scott Nelson of the Xbox Engineering Team dishes all of the details with Larry Hryb, Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson, about the new Clubs and Looking For Group features.

Posted 9 years ago by Ashley Woodcock

At the Microsoft E3 conference, the Director of Program Management Mike Ybarra took the stage to discuss upcoming updates to the Xbox Platform. He also sat down with Larry Hyrb to discuss these new features in depth.

Posted 9 years ago by Chanse Wareham

Microsoft's E3 Briefing revealed a host of new Xbox Live features, including Arena, Clubs, Cortana, and Language Region Independence. Also introduced, is Xbox Play Anywhere, which continues to unite Xbox One and Windows 10.

Posted 9 years ago by Ben Terrett

We've known what will make up the "New Xbox One Experience" update since September. With the big update now only eight days away, Major Nelson and Richard Irving are back with three videos to show of

Posted 10 years ago by Andy Mills

As you all are certainly aware by now, the Xbox One’s user interface and functionality has been steadily evolving since launch. To continue that trend, perhaps the biggest overhaul yet is set to laun

Posted 10 years ago by Joseph C

Over the weekend Microsoft quietly enabled live game streaming for all Xbox One owners with a Windows 10 device. Previously this was only available to participants in the relevant preview and beta pr

Posted 10 years ago by Ben Terrett

Microsoft is wasting no time as they prepare for E3 2015, and have jumped the gun with new product announcements before the expo has even started! Announced yesterday, Microsoft has unveiled a new Xb

Posted 10 years ago by Ben Terrett

As reported in the http://www.trueachievements.com/n19727/xbox-one-april-u....htm article posted last week, Larry Hyrb (Major Nelson) has kept to his word and released further details of t

Posted 10 years ago by Shaun Lappin

Today, Microsoft and BesTV revealed the Xbox One will launch in China on September 23rd. Marking the one year anniversary of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, the Xbox One is the first gaming and enterta

Posted 11 years ago by Jerry Minnich

Microsoft has released the latest video on the many features available on the Xbox One as it heads to Japan this fall. As with the consoles released in regions around the world currently, users in Ja

Posted 11 years ago by Jerry Minnich

In a continuation of the monthly updates to the Xbox One, Microsoft has revealed today the new features that they plan to add in June. This one brings real names, external storage, and more SmartGlas

Posted 11 years ago by Andy Mills

Microsoft has revealed today that they will be releasing a Kinect-less Xbox One, on June 9th, in all countries where the Xbox One is already available. In a post on Xbox Wire, which also detailed the

Posted 11 years ago by Andy Mills

Big news in the gaming world as Microsoft announces, in a partnership with BesTV, that the Xbox One is coming to China in September of 2014. Today marks a monumental day for Xbox, as together with ou

Posted 11 years ago by Bi11zooka

In case you haven't had the chance to use it yet, the Xbox One's OneDrive has officially been made worldwide, and has come with a bunch of new features so everyone can get the most out of the app. ht

Posted 11 years ago by Marc Hollinshead

Microsoft's Xbox One is aiming to be not only your ultimate gaming machine, but also your one and only entertainment system as well, offering movies, music, sports and live TV experiences – all in on

Posted 12 years ago by Joshua Rust