Gaming

Microsoft has rolled out a new update to the Games app in Windows 8 and Windows RT. The update features a new home panel that lets you see game screenshots and the ability to send text messages to friends.

Microsoft is feeling gracious this weekend by offering a Xbox LIVE Gold membership free for the weekend, ending Monday morning April 22nd. If you ever wanted to explore the features that come with a Gold membership, now is your chance!

According to a report by Bloomberg, Microsoft's next-generation Xbox console will not be backwards-compatible when it comes to gaming. In other words, games that you have on your Xbox 360 will not work on the next-gen Xbox.

Microsoft is looking to bring out the inner developer in young kids between the ages of nine and eighteen, and is encouraging interested kids and parents to enter the software giant's Imagine Cup Kodu Challenge.

During the 2013 Game Developer Conference this week, several new game titles for Windows 8 were announced and will be coming soon to the Windows Store. One of the games includes the popular title Bejeweled.

According to a Microsoft narrative writer, women are the "new core" when it comes to gaming. No longer are they a small percentage of the gaming market. Microsoft wants to create more diverse storylines and add more female characters and ethnicities for better gaming,...

In an official company blog post, Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox entertainment console is still number one in market share as of February 2013 and has been number one for 26 consecutive months!

Details for the upcoming Xbox console, codename Durango, have been leaking left and right as of late. We have learned about the device's GPU specs, as well as other various specs. Now, new details have emerged claiming that the new Xbox (Xbox 720 or Xbox Next or just Xbox...

According to Nat Brown, who is one of the founders of the Xbox entertainment console from Microsoft, if Apple were to enter the gaming industry, it would destroy Microsoft's Xbox, Sony's Playstation, and Nintendo's Wii consoles.

In an official company blog post, Microsoft has revealed that the Xbox entertainment console is still number one in market share for the month of January 2013 and has been number one for 25 consecutive months now!