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Microsoft throws in an Xbox One in promotion aimed at students who buy a Surface

Hey, math majors, check out this equation: Students who purchase a Surface and Xbox One at Microsoft retail and online stores… Read More

Top 5 cool things from E3 2016, despite a smaller feel and fewer exhibitors

While this year’s announced attendance was up at the E3 game convention, the number of exhibitors was significantly smaller, and many… Read More

Xbox ‘Project Scorpio’ will be ‘the most powerful console ever built,’ Microsoft vows

Microsoft’s new Xbox One S console wasn’t the only hardware announcement from the company at the E3 video game convention… Read More

Microsoft says new Xbox One S console won’t have a dedicated Kinect port

Microsoft just confirmed that it will be releasing a redesigned console, dubbed the Xbox One S, selling for $399 for a version… Read More

Leak reveals white ‘Xbox One S’ in advance of Microsoft’s E3 briefing

An image posted on a popular video game forum today is providing what appears to be the first glimpse of… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant arrives on Xbox One with new software update

Microsoft is rolling out two software updates for its Xbox One gaming console in the coming months that include new integration… Read More

Microsoft drops Xbox One price by $50 to $299

Microsoft on Tuesday dropped the price of its Xbox One console by $50 to $299. The console, which retailed at $499… Read More

PlayStation 4 console sales surpass 40M; software sales reach 270M

Sony announced today that sales of its PlayStation 4 have eclipsed 40 million, a new milestone for the top-selling console.… Read More

Microsoft to launch new Xbox consoles and streaming devices, reports say

More Xbox products — including new consoles and streaming devices — are on the way. That’s according to two reports published… Read More

Analysis: Wii U has twice as many top-rated exclusive games as PS4 and Xbox One combined

It is clear that Sony has run away with the “win” in the current video game console generation in terms… Read More

Sony PS4 tops Microsoft Xbox One again for U.S. console sales in February

Playstation 4 topped the Xbox One for U.S. console sales in February, as Sony ousted rival Microsoft for the ninth time in 10 months.… Read More

PlayStation 4 continues to outsell Xbox One in January, but hardware sales slow across the board

Consoles sales are slowing after a record-breaking holiday season, down 15 percent year-over-year to $157 million in January, according to the latest data from… Read More

User-generated game platform Roblox now lets anyone build free games for the Xbox One

There are a ton of video games available for the Xbox One, from AAA shoot-em-ups like Halo to titles that are more… Read More

Microsoft adds more backward compatible games to Xbox One, updates release schedule for new games

Microsoft isn’t going to make fans wait to play the latest games added to the Xbox One backward compatibility list. The company… Read More

How Microsoft is changing the social features on Xbox One and the Windows 10 Xbox app

Xbox One Preview members and users of the Xbox beta app on Windows 10 will start seeing a number of tweaks… Read More

Xbox One, Playstation 4 U.S. sales reach record highs as Sony ousts Microsoft in December

U.S. sales of the Xbox One and Playstation 4 hit record-highs last month. The NPD Group reported its monthly console sales… Read More

Sony worldwide PS4 sales reach 35.9M; holiday sales hit 5.7M in 2015

LAS VEGAS — Worldwide sales of Sony’s Playstation 4 have reached nearly 36 million. Sony CEO Kaz Hirai announced today at… Read More

Video Review: Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller impressions

Microsoft has crafted what is likely the best controller ever made for any video game controller in history. The Xbox… Read More

Forza 6 Xbox One Limited Edition Console Unboxing & Impressions

The Forza Motorsport 6 Xbox One Limited Edition Bundle features an Xbox One console with a custom blue paint job, complete with… Read More

Xbox One emulation engine for Xbox 360 games struggles with ‘Halo: Reach’

The hit game Halo: Reach is part of the latest group of backward compatibility titles available on the Xbox One, but it… Read More

Microsoft brings 16 more Xbox 360 games to Xbox One, including Deus Ex and Halo: Reach

Last month, Microsoft released a killer feature for the Xbox One: backward compatibility for Xbox 360 games. While many welcomed the news,… Read More

Sony tops Microsoft for U.S. console sales in November

Sony topped Microsoft for U.S. consoles sales during a busy shopping month in November. One month after Microsoft sold more… Read More

Microsoft’s Windows 10 passes Windows 8 in one huge benchmark

Windows 10 is still trailing behind Windows 8 when it comes to overall market share, but Microsoft announced last night… Read More

Microsoft overhauls Xbox One experience with a renewed focus on gamers

When the Xbox One debuted, some gamers were disappointed that Microsoft seemed to be leaving behind its gaming heritage for… Read More

Here are the 104 Xbox 360 games you’ll be able to play on Xbox One with backward compatibility

Microsoft delivered on its promise to make more than 100 Xbox 360 games playable on the Xbox One this holiday… Read More

Sony sells 4M PS4 consoles in latest quarter, building momentum as holiday approaches

Sony sold 4 million PlayStation 4 consoles in the September quarter, an increase of more than 21 percent from the… Read More

Review: Microsoft’s vastly superior Xbox Elite Controller might just be worth the crazy price

The new Xbox Elite Controller is over-engineered, extra-complicated and, at $150, three times the price of a regular Xbox One controller. And… Read More

Sony PS4 tops Microsoft Xbox One in U.S. console sales for 5th straight month

Sony topped Microsoft again for U.S. current-generation hardware sales in September as its PlayStation 4 trumped the Xbox One for the… Read More

Sony slashes PlayStation 4 price, matching the price of the baseline Xbox One

Sony is gearing up for the holiday season with a price cut to the PlayStation 4, the first across-the-board price cut… Read More

Xbox chief Phil Spencer on how Microsoft recovered from early Xbox One blunders

Microsoft learned valuable lessons after some of its most loyal fans were nearly in tears after the Xbox One launch… Read More

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