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Microsoft's steady expansion of the Xbox gaming ecosystem on PC has taken a bold new turn, as the company begins testing an aggregated gaming store system within the Xbox PC app. This change, now available to Xbox Insiders participating in the Windows 11 PC Gaming Preview, signals what could be...

Microsoft and AMD’s announcement of a deeper partnership to co-engineer the next generation of Xbox hardware signals a potentially radical shift in the console landscape. For years, the Xbox ecosystem has gradually blurred the lines between the traditional living-room console and the versatility...

The Microsoft Store, once derided as the Achilles’ heel of the Windows ecosystem, is undergoing another ambitious transformation aimed at shedding its reputation for mediocrity, sluggishness, and clutter. For years, Windows enthusiasts and newcomers alike have lamented the Store’s shortcomings...

The May update for Xbox and PC gamers is making waves as it reimagines how users interact with Microsoft's ever-expanding ecosystem. With headline features such as GeForce NOW integration in the Xbox app, a redesigned and more functional Game Bar, and sweeping enhancements to the Rewards...

Here's a summary of the recent news and rumors about Microsoft allegedly testing Steam integration within the Microsoft Store, and what this could mean for Xbox and PC gaming: Rumor Origin: The source of the rumor is a known industry insider, eXtas1s, who claims that Microsoft is internally...

A quiet but seismic shift is underway in the world of PC gaming, and it is coming straight from the heart of Microsoft's gaming business. In a recent announcement that accompanied the reveal of Gears of War: Reloaded, Microsoft subtly changed the language it uses to describe gaming on Windows...

Microsoft’s push toward innovation in the gaming hardware space is once again making headlines, this time with credible indications that the tech giant is working in tandem with industry manufacturing heavyweights on what could be its most daring hardware gambit yet: a portable Xbox. While...

Back in March, we revealed the Xbox Live Creators Program. Today, we’re excited to announce that any developer can now directly publish their games to Xbox One and Windows 10. We’ve already had some great games published during the preview program (check out the list below!), but there’s always...

Reposted with permission from Link Removed Introduction: Building the best place… to build At GDC Europe 2016, the Microsoft developer platform team is excited to showcase the technologies we’ve been working on to make both game development and gaming better on Windows 10. Not only are we...