Xbox’s Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb ‘taking a step back’ from Microsoft Larry Hryb, better known to the Xbox player community by his gamer tag “Major Nelson,” announced Friday that he’s “taking… Read More
Xbox Live releasing nearly 1 million gamertags that have been inactive for years The Xbox Live gamertag you’ve always wanted could very well become yours if it’s among the nearly 1 million IDs… Read More
How kids (and parents) can get started on Minecraft: Advice from Xbox Live’s Major Nelson GeekWire’s John Cook has a problem, and it might sound familiar to a lot of parents out there: His 6-year-old son… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Here’s our show from the Microsoft Store, and a chance to win an Xbox One This week’s GeekWire podcast is sponsored by the Microsoft Store. Check out their 12 Days of Deals. We had a… Read More
See the GeekWire radio show in person, featuring Xbox Live’s Major Nelson We’re hosting a fun GeekWire event in Seattle on Thursday evening, and you’re invited to attend. The event is a special recording of… Read More
Want a rare white Xbox One? You’ll need at least $11,000 If you want a white Xbox One — the rare console that only Microsoft employees received — you’ll need to… Read More
Gamers receive Xbox One two weeks early thanks to Target ‘systems error’ Thanks to a Target shipping error, a few gamers received an early Christmas present in the form of an Xbox… Read More
Pea-shooting plant fans rejoice: Plants vs. Zombies sequel coming in July While we don’t have many more details about the sequel to Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap did just release a new video… Read More
Master Chief’s new job: Pizza Hut delivery man Master Chief has done so much in the last decade, tirelessly fighting off the Covenant in countless epic battles throughout the… Read More
Bored this weekend? Xbox Live Gold is free for everyone If you’ve wanted to experience the benefits of Xbox Live’s Gold service but didn’t want to dent your wallet, Microsoft… Read More
Movie time: Flixster arrives on Xbox Live If Netflix or any other movie app on Xbox Live ain’t cutting it for you, there’s another option now available:… Read More
Xbox Live apologizes for outage, offers free month of service Xbox Live users who suffered through a weekend outage are being treated with a post-Christmas gift. Xbox Live offers a… Read More