Ryan Crosby Named President Of Publishing At Riot Games
On September 22nd, Riot Games announced it had promoted Ryan Crosby to the position of President of Publishing. In thisContinue Reading
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Weekly News Show (#153): Amazon Future, New World Success, Twitch Hack, Paris Hilton x Roblox, Apple Beats Nintendo/MS/Sony, Rivalry IPO, Lenovo Handheld, TSM FTX NFTs
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Amazon’s CEO saying gaming is the future,Continue Reading
Xbox Cloud Gaming Teases PlayStation Controller Compatability
A recent social media post from Xbox Game Pass hints that PlayStation controllers may be compatible with Xbox’s cloud gamingContinue Reading
Dolby Vision Now Available On Xbox Series X/S
Xbox Series X/S consoles now support Dolby Vision for gaming purposes. This means that over 100 Dolby Vision HDR-optimized gamesContinue Reading
Microsoft Gaming Revenue Up 11% From Last Year
Microsoft recently announced revenue from the company’s gaming division increased by $357 million from last year to this year. AsContinue Reading
Microsoft Begins Testing Cloud Gaming On Consoles, Makes Interesting Deal With Epic Games
Microsoft has certainly been keeping itself busy in September. On the 28th, the company began testing its Xbox cloud gamingContinue Reading
Microsoft Releases New Edge Browser For Xbox
After six months of testing, Microsoft officially rolled out its new Xbox dashboard which includes an updated version of itsContinue Reading
A Record Amount Of Money Spent On Video Games And Gaming Products In August
A record amount of money was spent on video games and other gaming products in the month of August, accordingContinue Reading
Major League Baseball Partners With Microsoft And The Misfit Society
Major League Baseball recently announced it had partnered with Microsoft Studios and The Misfit Society. As a result, these organizationsContinue Reading
Business of Esports – Weekly News #368
In this week’s esports business news: a new spin on Tetris, Excel Esports gets a ton of money, Monster EnergyContinue Reading
Netflix Continues Push Into Gaming With Executive Hire, Mobile Games, And Rumored PlayStation Partnership
Netflix has continued its furious pursuit into the world of gaming. On July 14th, the company hired Mike Verdu toContinue Reading
Phil Spencer Says Xbox Games Work Well On Steam Deck
Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, managed to get his hands on Valve’s new device the Steam Deck. After usingContinue Reading
Windows 11 To Be Released By Microsoft In October
Microsoft recently announced it will be releasing Windows 11 on October 5th. This new operating system will be available forContinue Reading
Esports Team Partners Revealed For “Halo” Championship Series
343 Industries and Microsoft recently revealed the nine organizations that will be taking part in the rebooted Halo Championship SeriesContinue Reading
Microsoft Cloud Gaming Coming To Xbox Consoles
On August 24th, Microsoft announced the organization’s cloud gaming service will be coming to Xbox consoles later this year. xCloudContinue Reading
Microsoft Unveils “Gaming For Inclusion” Event
Microsoft recently announced it would be launching an inaugural esports experience known as Gaming for Inclusion. The creation of thisContinue Reading
xCloud Now Available To Xbox Insiders
Xbox’s Cloud Gaming service, xCloud, is now available to members of the Xbox Insider program. This comes after a betaContinue Reading
Microsoft Continues To Adapt To The Fast-Growing Gaming Market
June has been a very busy month for Microsoft. It all started on the 11th, when the company announced itContinue Reading
Microsoft Reveals Windows 11 Gaming Features And Expansion Of Cloud Gaming Capabilities
On June 24th, Microsoft revealed the name for its next Windows release would be Windows 11. According to The Verge,Continue Reading
Microsoft Hosts Excel Esports Tournament
On June 8th, Microsoft hosted one of the world’s first Excel esports tournaments. The competition saw eight competitors face offContinue Reading
Microsoft’s Xbox Mini Fridge Will Be Available Later This Year
Microsoft announced the company will be releasing a mini-fridge, shaped like an Xbox Series X console, later this year. TheContinue Reading
Microsoft Azure Being Used By Nexon To Continue Expansion Into Global Gaming Market
The Korean gaming firm Nexon has reportedly been using Microsoft Azure to help the organization’s global expansion efforts. As aContinue Reading
VentureBeat Says 5G Will Help Cloud Gaming’s Growth
An article was recently put out on Venture Beat entitled “5G to accelerate cloud gaming expansion”. In this piece, JonathanContinue Reading
Intel Says Windows Is Better Than Mac For Gaming
According to PCGamer, Intel recently claimed that Windows PCs offer gamers a better user experience than gaming Macbooks. To furtherContinue Reading
Bango And Microsoft Expanding Access To Xbox Cloud Gaming
Bango recently announced it has teamed up with Microsoft to spread Xbox’s cloud gaming service, xCloud, throughout Europe. As aContinue Reading
Tencent Launches Over 60 New Video Games, Announces Partnership With Microsoft
On May 16th, Tencent Holdings unveiled over 60 new video game titles at the organization’s annual gaming conference. This newsContinue Reading
Microsoft Expanding Dolby Vision Gaming Tests
Microsoft recently announced it is expanding tests for Dolby Vision HDR gaming on the Xbox Series S and X. TheContinue Reading
Microsoft Unveiling New Features For Surface Duo Phones
On May 24th, Microsoft updated its xCloud gaming beta app for Android. As a result, Microsoft’s Surface Duo smartphones canContinue Reading