2 months
If you’ve ever streamed games using Twitch or YouTube, you know how toxic those communities can be. While it’s near impossible to rid these platforms of toxicity completely, some do so better than others. MicrosoftR...
3 months
To get it out of the way, I don’t think there’s any veracity to current rumors swirling around that Microsoft is looking to buy Electronic Arts, which was briefly mentioned in a Polygon article recently. In fact, I hes...
4 months
Microsoft's future plans with Cortana are unclear. As Alexa makes incurions into Windows 10 PCs, and Cortana fails to grab the smart-home and automotive market, its becoming uncertain what Microsoft wants their users to see Cortan...
5 months
My Groove Music subscription ran out for the last time yesterday. As readers of this blog and tech news in general would know, Microsoft is shutting down the Groove Music service by the end of this month. The app for Windows 10 PC...
7 months
Video games are more popular than ever, and it makes sense that beginners may be intimidated when looking at the sheer number of them. You wouldn’t know where to start. A game that looks interesting to you might have a high barr...
7 months
It’s a difficult call deciding when a future game should be announced. There are no doubt marketing plans, investment outlooks, and dozens of other variables that go into it. Determining the perfect time drastically affects how ...
8 months
I know the title may turn people away, but bear with me. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle was the butt of people’s jokes for months, but everyone ended up loving it anyway, even praising it. Microsoft doesn’t need an exact Mario...
8 months
We all know by now that the listing on Target for a Game of Thrones video game from Bethesda was faked as those URLs can be spoofed easily (Target should really fix that). But it did get me wondering; what if Bethesda did make a G...
8 months
Exclusive games are the most important factor in purchasing a new console depending on who you ask, and it’s well known that Microsoft has struggled in that regard this generation. With cancelled games (Scalebound and Fable Lege...
8 months
Three years ago, Microsoft appeared at IFA to launch two new Windows phones. They were mid-range devices, the Lumia 830 and the 730, but they continued Microsoft’s then interesting push into mobile and mobile imaging. Two years ...
10 months
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Microsoft announces a new Windows 10 Update and promises everything, the kitchen sink and a bag of chips to boot. Two months before release, the bag of chips is actually supplied by W...
11 months
An often misattributed quote defines insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. With reports of yet another Windows phone reboot (a rose by any other name…), Microsoft may be appro...