Microsoft Fires Shots at Sony; War at the Top in Full Swing
We may be standing on the threshold of a major war between the two giants of the electronics industry. Sony and Microsoft are bringing up increasingly bigger guns in their battle against each other. The Xbox manufacturer accused the Japanese brand of paying developers not to add their games to Xbox Game Pass.
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Kamil Kleszyk
August 11, 2022
Xbox Series S Games Will Run Better; MS Rolls Out Fixes
Microsoft has released a new set of developer tools for the Xbox Series S. They will enable developers to make better use of the console's capabilities.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
August 5, 2022
Also Microsoft and Xbox Will Come to Gamescom 2022
Several major publishers will be absent from gamescom 2022, but this does not include Microsoft.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 7, 2022
UK Will Investigate Microsoft's Purchase of Activision Blizzard
The UK Competition and Markets Authority will look into Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard and is open to comments from „interested parties”.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 7, 2022
Microsoft on Activision Blizzard Deal: It's Just „the End of the Beginning”
Proceeding at a good pace - that's how Microsoft's executive vice president described the progress of its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. „We're nearing the end of the beginning and entering the beginning of the middle phase”.
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Hubert Sledziewski
May 19, 2022
Xbox Series S With Optical Drive? Microsoft Has a New Patent
Microsoft may be working on an external device for the Xbox Series S. It would enable us to run physical, not just digital copies of games.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
May 11, 2022
PS5 Starts to Lose to Xbox Series X in Sales
This year's console sales figures show that Microsoft is coming out on top. PlayStation 5 is slowly losing its leadership position.
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Krzysiek Kalwasinski
May 4, 2022
Xbox on the Rise; 10 Million Users of Microsoft's xCloud
Microsoft's new financial report is full of data about revenue and profit growth. We also learned about the popularity of the streaming service xCloud.
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Adrian Werner
April 27, 2022
Microsoft Tried to Acquire Blizzard Twice Before; Insiders on Xbox Strategy
A former Microsoft employee has spoken out about attempts to take over Blizzard Entertainment and the creators of Command & Conquer. One of them was thwarted by, as he put it, „a French waterworks company”. Meanwhile, Jez Corden shed some light on the Xbox handheld prototypes and Halo Infinite's battle royale mode.
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Michael Zegar
April 19, 2022
Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision Blizzard Jeopardized; Shareholder Urges Opposition
SOC Investment Group is going one step further in its fight against Activision Blizzard's „incompetent” board. One of the shareholders is pushing other investors to vote against Microsoft's takeover of the company.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 15, 2022
Windows 11 Doesn't Let You Move Taskbar
The taskbar in Windows 11 is extremely stubborn and cannot be moved from the bottom edge of the screen. Moreover, Microsoft is not going to talk sense into it in the near future.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
April 12, 2022
Unnoticeable Changes to Xbox Series X, or Microsoft School of Upgrades
Hardware changes in consoles are a pretty normal occurrence. In the case of Xbox Series X, the upgrade is expected to save money - both for gamers and Microsoft.
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April 12, 2022
Windows 11 Disappoints Microsoft; Still Few Users
Microsoft's latest system is not as popular as the Redmond giant would like it to be. Windows 11 slowed down with user growth in March, reveals report from AdDuplex.
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Dawid Wanat
April 4, 2022
US Senators Have Concerns About Microsoft's Acquisition of Activision
U.S. senators are concerned about the planned acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. Their concerns include the treatment of employees and the position of Bobby Kotick, who has also been involved in sexual harassment controversies.
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Dawid Wanat
April 1, 2022
Xbox Technology Will Speed Up PC Gaming
DirectStorage known from Xbox consoles could speed up PCs as well. Up to 40% less CPU load and faster loading games are possible. The API has some requirements, though.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
March 30, 2022
Xbox Games Will Run Better With AMD's FSR 2.0 Technology
AMD announces that the FSR 2.0 technology is coming to Xbox Series X/S consoles. It will be made available on devkits and appear in games. For gamers, this means better performance and higher resolutions.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
March 24, 2022
Microsft Tests Ads in Windows 11 File Explorer
One user of the Windows Insider program noticed an ad in the Windows 11 file explorer window. Fortunately, this is just testing - I don't think anyone outside of Microsoft thinks this would a good idea.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
March 15, 2022
Windows Drivers for Steam Deck Now Available
Steam Deck can now install Windows 10. Valve has released the official drivers for Microsoft's system, unfortunately they have a few limitations.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
March 11, 2022
Microsoft Pulls Its Products From Sale in Russia
Microsoft is not stopping at actively supporting Ukraine in the fight against cyber attacks and helping refugees. The company has stopped selling new products and services across Russia.
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Jacob Blazewicz
March 4, 2022
Windows 11's New Update May Finally Satisfy Gamers
Windows 11 had a fairly average launch. The new system faced various performance issues, which, however, were mitigated over time. The latest update is supposed to be a remedy for a certain disk problem.
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Dawid Wanat
February 3, 2022