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Xbox Live has been rebranded to Xbox Network
“The update from ‘Xbox Live’ to ‘Xbox network’ is intended to distinguish the underlying service from Xbox Live Gold memberships.”
Read More »Xbox Store adds overdue language information – “We believe that fans will more likely engage with content when they know that it supports their preferred language”
We talk to Briana Roberts, senior program manager at Microsoft, about the new tagging sytem
Read More »Microsoft completes ZeniMax acquisition – confirms that some Bethesda games will be Xbox and PC exclusives
Xbox head Phil Spencer revealed that "some" of Bethesda's titles will be exclusive to Xbox consoles and PC.
Read More »Developers can now send their games to Microsoft to test its accessibility
Microsoft has now expanded its Xbox Accessibility Guidelines, and is now offering to assess developers' games to see how accessible they are.
Read More »Microsoft is internally testing cloud gaming in a web browser for iPhone
Microsoft joins Amazon and Stadia in workaround for Apple devices
Read More »The Xbox Series X|S launch was the most successful in Xbox history
"The launch of Xbox series X and series S was the most successful in our history with the most devices ever sold in a launch month."
Read More »Duracell spokesperson claims long-term deal is reason for Xbox Series X still using AA batteries
"We intentionally offer consumers choice in their battery solutions for our standard Xbox Wireless Controllers," says Microsoft in response
Read More »Microsoft requests Xbox drift lawsuit to be handled by arbitration
"Plaintiffs repeatedly agreed not to bring a lawsuit like this in court."
Read More »Microsoft offers refunds on Cyberpunk 2077 digital sales
Microsoft is now offering full refunds to anyone who bought Cyberpunk 2077 digitally from the Microsoft Store, until further notice.
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