Microsoft

Revenues up 6% to $3.74bn in Xbox's best non-holiday quarter to date

Content and services, including Xbox Game Pass, grew 4% to £3.02 billion, but fell short of expectations

Marty O'Donnell and Mike Salvatori settle legal dispute over Halo music

Pair filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in 2020 over unpaid royalties from using their work in the franchise

Microsoft considering in-game ads for free-to-play titles - Report

Xbox maker would not take revenue cut and limit ads to a select group of brands at first

Minecraft launches Rivercraft

The world is intended to serve as a lesson guide to inspire children with solutions for climate change and flooding

Microsoft & Gamers Outreach announce Beyond Xbox: Therapeutic Play program

In addition to the program the companies released a film also showcasing the benefits of gaming for hospitalized youth

Xbox looking to publish cloud games

Senior director of cloud gaming Kim Swift detailed the objectives of Xbox's cloud-focused publishing division

Microsoft opens up cloud functionality to indies with ID@Azure, virtual machines | GDC 2022

Director of product marketing Bryan Saftler tells us why its giving studios of all sizes free access to its cloud tools

Generation Overlap: The next-gen consoles learn to cohabit | Opinion

Supply and demand issues, coupled with some strategic moves from Microsoft and Nintendo, mean that PS4-era performance will be the industry's baseline for years

Microsoft promises all Xbox consoles, games and packaging will be 100% recyclable by 2030

Platform holder also urges Xbox users to switch to Energy Saver mode, reiterating that it still downloads updates in standby

Group urges FTC to monitor Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard

Organization collective also expressed concerns over the possible undermining of workers unionization efforts

Xbox Wire launched in Japan

Official Microsoft news site goes live 20 years after console first debuted in the region

FTC to investigate Microsoft/Activision deal

The commission will be reviewing whether the acquisition harms competition

Will Activision Blizzard change Xbox? | Podcast

Latest episode is available to download now as we discuss the industry's biggest deal to date

Buying Activision Blizzard is the industry's biggest gamble | Opinion

The sheer scale of Microsoft's acquisition shouldn't distract from how risky and difficult it will be - and some major questions won't have answers for years

Blizzard reiterates commitment to cultural change

Company creates several new roles including new HR and DEI leaders, triples compliance and investigation team

"The deal that will change the industry forever": Analysts on Microsoft's Activision acquisition

Experts break down the biggest implications from the record-breaking $68.7 billion deal

Kotick expected to leave Activision Blizzard after Microsoft deal closes

WSJ reports that the CEO discussed buying games press outlets to "change the public narrative about the company"

Microsoft acquisition "does not change the goals" of ABK Workers Alliance

Employee group says it "remains committed to fighting for workplace improvements"

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

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