Microsoft trims Xbox 360 and Kinect to $99, but this promotion comes with a catch Last week, word leaked out that Microsoft planned to introduce a $99 version of the 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect… Read More
Netflix to Comcast: “Internet caps should apply equally” In a broadside aimed directly at Comcast, Netflix devoted a section of its quarterly shareholder letter on financial performance to… Read More
Xbox used more for movies, music than online games If you needed any more evidence that Microsoft views the Xbox 360 as a key weapon in its fight to… Read More
Master Chief, the ultimate Microsoft security guard I spent some time today over at Microsoft’s Worldwide Public Safety Symposium, and spent some time inside the company’s Global Security… Read More
Now working for Xbox: Former PlayStation exec Phil Harrison Here’s a hire that no one would have predicted five years ago. Phil Harrison, the former head of worldwide studios… Read More
Xbox Rumor of the Day: No disc drive in Microsoft’s next video-game console? There are so many rumors flying around about Microsoft’s plans for its next Xbox that it’s hard to keep track… Read More
Activision hires Microsoft game exec as new finance chief Game publisher Activision Blizzard just named a new chief financial officer: Microsoft veteran Dennis Durkin, a key executive from the… Read More
Why this gamer just lost his username on Xbox Live Christopher Gooche has been a loyal fan of Xbox Live for many years, using his last name of “Gooche” as… Read More
Seattle’s gaming industry: A hidden success story that keeps on growing Seattle’s gaming industry doesn’t always get the respect it deserves. But the industry is a very big business, and it… Read More
Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft GM Kindel to advise FreePriceAlerts; Amazon gets a Yahoo; etc. Charlie Kindel, who left his general manager job on the Windows Phone team last August, is finding plenty of stuff… Read More
Xbox console maker resolves dispute with Chinese workers after threats of suicide Foxconn Technology Group is in the spotlight again. The giant Chinese contract electronics maker — the subject of playwright Mike… Read More
Microsoft Kinect in the Rose Parade: Behind-the-scenes videos and a giant Xbox 360 I admit it, I’m a sucker for a good marching band, so I make a point of tuning in to… Read More
Year in Review: The 100 most popular stories on GeekWire Whoa, can we catch our breath now? We’ve certainly had plenty to cover on the tech beat over the past… Read More
Xbox TV: Live from Verizon in December; on-demand from Comcast in early 2012 With the revamp of the Xbox Live service this week, one big addition in the U.S. will be live and… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Inside stories from former Microsoft games chief Ed Fries Our guest on this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast is Ed Fries, the video-game guru and startup adviser who… Read More
Microsoft’s Black Friday: $100 Kinect, free Windows Phone, discounts on Office and games Microsoft’s growing retail footprint, in stores and online, comes with an obligation to participate in the annual Black Friday sales… Read More
Valve’s Newell predicts Apple will shake up game consoles Over the weekend we posted Valve co-founder Gabe Newell’s recent comments about the pricing experiments that the company conducts using its Steam… Read More
Why Microsoft just launched one of the largest advertising campaigns in its history A Microsoft television ad that debuted Sunday night is the beginning of a new campaign that aims to connect and… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: iPhone 4S, Xbox TV, and remembering Steve Jobs On this week’s GeekWire radio show and podcast, we share our thoughts on the passing of Steve Jobs, hear what… Read More
Microsoft, Bill Gates patent ‘virtual entertainment,’ with belt A patent awarded to Microsoft this morning, with Bill Gates listed as one of the inventors, will sound familiar to… Read More
Windows Phone games: Details on Microsoft’s ‘Fast Async’ service As part of an update about upcoming Windows Phone gaming features, Microsoft this week offered a teaser about a new service… Read More
Former Xbox chief Robbie Bach resurfaces on Sonos board Robbie Bach, the former head of Microsoft’s Xbox business, is returning to the technology world, sorta. Bach, a 22-year Microsoft… Read More
Xbox launches Avatar Kinect: A review by my avatar After a long wait, Microsoft today is releasing Avatar Kinect, the online video chat application for Xbox that uses the… Read More
Microsoft’s ‘coherent’ UI for PCs, phones, everything else Microsoft’s default Windows 8 interface, unveiled last month, was clearly modeled in part after the Xbox Live and Windows Phone… Read More
Nerd Notes: Iron Man goes to work, Jobs lands a comic and a woolly Robin Williams makes commercial Bungie announces Bungie Mobile. Keep tabs on your Halo: Reach score and your buddies via iOS. Goodbye capes and Spandex, hello… Read More
Halo 4 in development, and other E3 leaks from Microsoft’s own site Halo 4 is “on the way.” That’s the (inadvertently) official word from Microsoft this morning. The company isn’t taking the stage… Read More
Apple, Xbox set to battle for attention of tech world It’s hard to remember a week with so many big tech companies staging so many potentially big announcements. It kicks… Read More
Now leaving: The guy who led Microsoft’s iPad rival … years before the iPad existed Long before Apple introduced the iPad, Otto Berkes and his team at Microsoft were working on devices called UltraMobile PCs… Read More
Inside Microsoft’s Kinect SDK Get ready for a new wave of Kinect applications on Windows PCs. One of Microsoft’s goals at its MIX conference… Read More
