Tag: Microsoft
Dead Rising 3: Arcade Remix DLC announced by Microsoft – available RIGHT NOW!
While much of what Microsoft announced in its E3 presentation won't be out until later this year, or even 2015, there was one new "game" revealed that is available right now. But it has a very silly name. Are you…
Microsoft's 2014 E3 Presentation: The long awaited apology for last year
We've waited a long time for it, but this evening's Microsoft E3 presentation, announcing games for the forthcoming year was essentially an apology for last year's disastrous presentation, which went on to set the tone for the opening salvos in…
E3 2014 preview roundup
The biggest video games show in the universe – well, on planet Earth at least – is about to kick off. For one week every June, the Los Angeles Convention Centre is taken over by the great and good of…
Skype to translate audio in real time – the future has arrived!
Microsoft CEO Satyna Nadella has dropped a bit of a bombshell: later this year Skype will be getting real-time audio translation on Windows 8.1. For real. How space-age is this? The idea is that you will be able to hold…
Is the Windows XP registry hack safe?
The tech news sites were buzzing this morning with the revelation that a simple registry hack could enable those still using Windows XP to receive updates from Microsoft. PC Pro was just one site reporting that a registry "tweak" would…
Does Microsoft expect Windows Phone to fail?
Contrary to expectations, it has emerged that Microsoft will continue to make Nokia's nascent line of Android handsets now that it has acquired Nokia's phone business. Does this suggest that Microsoft are expecting Windows Phone to fail? Wait, what? Go…
Halo 5: Guardians coming in 2015
Master Chief will return to the battlefield next year. Microsoft and game developer 343 have announced the next instalment in the Halo universe – Halo 5: Guardians, due out in the autumn of 2015. Announcing the sequel, 343 general manager…
Microsoft give up on Kinect – here's how Microsoft have killed motion controls for another console generation
So it's official – with a few weeks to go before E3, Microsoft have announced a mea culpa. In a press release titled "delivering more choice for fans", Xbox head Phil Spencer reveals plans to release begin selling Xbox One…
Is Microsoft developing a smartwatch?
A new patent reveals that Microsoft is working on a smartwatch to rival the Samsung Galaxy Gear and the rumoured Apple iWatch. The patent application, which was filed in 2012 but only published by the US Patent Office this week,…
Upcoming Microsoft event reignites Surface Mini rumours
According to MicrosoftNews, Microsoft has sent out invitations to various members of the press to a "small gathering" on May 20, where the Surface Mini may finally be revealed. The cosy event will be held by the software (and now…
