News Microsoft acquisition "does not change the goals" of ABK Workers Alliance Employee group says it "remains committed to fighting for workplace improvements" Jan. 19, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
News Satya Nadella: Building a better culture at Activision Blizzard will require "significant work" "It requires consistency, commitment and leadership that not only talks the talk, but walks the walk," Microsoft CEO says Jan. 19, 2022 Marie Dealessandri
Feature Xbox's Activision Blizzard is about more than beating Sony | Opinion Microsoft has more likely targeted Candy Crush than Call of Duty to grow its business Jan. 18, 2022 Christopher Dring 3 comments
News Microsoft confirms Xbox One production ended in 2020 Company states that it stopped manufacturing consoles “to focus on production of Xbox Series X/S" Jan. 13, 2022 Danielle Partis
News Phil Spencer says Xbox supply "as big as it's ever been" despite chip shortages Xbox boss reiterates Series X|S is Microsoft's fastest-selling console generation Jan. 12, 2022 James Batchelor
News Google Play Games app coming to Windows in 2022 Software will enable users to play mobile games on laptops and desktops, won't rely on cloud streaming Dec. 13, 2021 James Batchelor
News Microsoft rebrands Xbox Game Pass for PC New brand PC Game Pass implemented during The Game Awards, more day one games confirmed Dec. 10, 2021 James Batchelor
Feature Xbox is the games publisher of 2021 | Opinion Microsoft has been a star performer over the last six months, which bodes well for the years ahead Dec. 7, 2021 Christopher Dring
News Halo Infinite | Critical Consensus A welcome return to the iconic series' roots with enough gusto to bring it in line with modern shooters Dec. 6, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Phil Spencer "evaluating" Xbox relationship with Activision Blizzard following Kotick allegations Microsoft's gaming leadership "disturbed and deeply troubled" by claims against Call of Duty publisher's CEO Nov. 18, 2021 James Batchelor
News Phil Spencer calls for industry to work on 'legal emulation' Xbox boss says enabling people to continue playing titles they own "seems like a great North Star" for games companies Nov. 18, 2021 James Batchelor
News Phil Spencer says some NFT games feel "more exploitive than about entertainment" Xbox chief thinks market is still in an experimentation phase, but doesn't want "that kind of content" Nov. 17, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Microsoft pledges to fix word filter in Forza Horizon 5 Feature is currently set to mark several common Arabic names as “inappropriate content” Nov. 16, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Looking back at 20 years of Xbox | Podcast Latest episode explores our first and fondest memories of Microsoft's original console Nov. 16, 2021 GamesIndustry.biz Staff
News Sega and Microsoft exploring cloud partnership to boost Sonic publisher's development Japanese firm looking into using Azure to build games as part of 'Super Game' strategy Nov. 1, 2021 James Batchelor
News Xbox hardware revenues up 166% as Microsoft continues to battle supply constraints Declining third-party game sales limits growth for Xbox content and services, but overall gaming revenues on the rise Oct. 27, 2021 James Batchelor
Feature A missed target reveals Game Pass' growing pains | Opinion The subscription service may be beloved for its back catalogue - but even more so than Xbox itself, it desperately needs high-profile new software to drive growth Oct. 22, 2021 Rob Fahey 11 comments
News Xbox Game Pass growth slows as Microsoft misses target Subscription service only grew by 37% during fiscal year, compared to target of 48% and previous year of 86% Oct. 20, 2021 James Batchelor
News Phil Spencer says Xbox is not done acquiring game studios Head of Microsoft's console business says there will be more additions, but there's no quota or timeline involved Oct. 19, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Xbox Series X|S sells 100,000 units in Japan It took the Xbox One four years to reach the same milestone in the country Oct. 15, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Microsoft expands "right to repair" options following shareholder resolution Company will introduce more ways to fix products by the end of 2022 Oct. 7, 2021 Danielle Partis
News Xbox introduces accessibility tags in its store The company also announced a free accessibility course for developers, available in late October Oct. 4, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
News Microsoft joins USC Games' Gerald A. Lawson Endowment Fund Publisher contributes to foundation that supports Black and Indigenous students in games and tech studies Aug. 9, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau
News Forza Motorsport 7 to be removed from sale due to "end of life status" Turn 10 Studios' racing game will retire after only four years on shelves July 30, 2021 Marie Dealessandri
Stub Xbox and Bethesda donate $10,000 to charity in honor of Fallout's dog Following the death of the dog who inspired Fallout 4's Dogmeat, the two companies donated $10,000 to the Montgomery County Humane Society July 9, 2021 Marie Dealessandri