At first it was the Xbox One’s parity clause that disgruntled devs. The parity clause deemed that indie titles have to be published on Xbox One either before or at the same time as other platforms but for some developers this strategy just wasn’t possible. Meanwhile, confusion about the use of Xbox One retail models as dev kits also frustrated game makers who had expected to use retail units to cut down development costs....
Shownotes This week, we discuss: News Microsoft to acquire Activision-Blizzard Call of Duty to remain on PlayStation Robot vacuum escapes hotel James Cameron warns of the dangers of deepfakes Grindr scammer jailed for blackmailing men Tips and tricks What Is the Difference Between USB-A and USB-C How Does Car Wi-Fi Work? Recommendations Evercade VS retro gaming system Cleer Ally Plus II earpods Christian Cawley and Gavin Phillips host this podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @gavinspavin, with your suggestions for future topics....
Cuando apenas ha echado a rodar el nuevo año fiscal 2021 de la compañía de Redmond, sus directivos han anunciado importantes cambios algunos de los cuales estarían directamente relacionados con la nueva situación que vivimos en todo el mundo. Desde el pasado mes de abril, fruto de la situación provocada por el coronavirus, Microsoft se comprometió a celebrar todos sus eventos de manera virtual hasta al menos el mes de julio de 2021....
Technology giant Microsoft is in the process of buying Activision Blizzard, which is the publisher of Call of Duty games among other leading video game franchises. The companies have already inked the deal, but it is awaiting approval from the Federal Trade Commission. FTC determines whether antitrust regulations would allow the acquisition, and the process is estimated to last far into 2023. Usually, when companies are not allowed to merge in this fashion, it is due to them creating some form of monopoly....
This news comes off the back of Google announcing that it will be shifting Chrome into a four-weekly release schedule after more than a decade off six week updates for the browser. Microsoft Edge was previously on an eight-week release schedule, so it seems like Microsoft has taken the opportunity to close the gap. It makes sense too, since Microsoft is actively collaborating with Google on the Chromium open-source project....
According to Xbox Wire, the Game of the Year Edition of the flight sim will be a free update for anyone who currently owns the game through retail or on Xbox Game Pass. The post makes sure to point out that the update will be available for PC players as well as those experiencing Microsoft Flight Simulator on consoles following its July 2021 console release. RELATED: Modder Adds Mario Kart Tracks to Microsoft Flight Simulator...
This is a digital event that will see industry veterans talking to UK students about their experience in different roles. The Xbox Academy Will Inspire Future Developers As announced on Microsoft News Centre UK, Microsoft will host a digital Xbox Academy that aims to “inspire the next generation of games creators in the UK”. Xbox Academy will take place during Microsoft’s “Work Experience Week”, which runs from May 10 and aims to give children an insight into Microsoft and what an early career at the company looks like....
How to Create a New Document in Publisher When you open Publisher, you’ll see a selection of design templates to jump-start your publication, as well as a blank template if you want to start from scratch. Select the Built-In tab above the templates shown. Scroll down a bit and select Greeting Cards. Select a template from the Birthday section at the top. Choose Create in the right pane. How to Edit Existing Text in Publisher The pages of the birthday card display as thumbnails on the left side of Publisher, with the first page ready for you to customize....
Microsoft originally revealed its revised Avatars during E3 last year, but the updated Avatars were delayed until this year. The new Avatars that are coming with the October update are much more inclusive than the original ones, with customization options such as gender-neutral clothes and diverse body types. The Avatar editor also allows people with disabilities to represent themselves, offering items such as wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs. Finally, users can also customize each element of their Avatars, including skin, hair, clothes and accessories, with more than 16 million colors available....
The private press event is intended to bring the console out into the forefront ahead of E3 2013 on June 11-13, and Microsoft vaguely foreshadowed what to expect when it confirmed the date in April: “On that day, we’ll share our vision for Xbox,” the company said, “and give you a real taste of the future.” But while that “taste” comes in many flavors – hardware specs, online functionality, peripherals, pricing – there’s only one staple food everyone in the industry truly craves: games....
Microsoft announced Age of Empires: Definitive Edition at E3 2017 during the PC Gaming Show press conference. Instead of just slapping a fresh coat of paint on the game and calling it a day, it sounds like Age of Empires: Definitive Edition will be a full-fledged remaster, with 4K resolution graphics and online multiplayer that will utilize Xbox Live’s servers. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition will also have more “zoom levels,” so players can get different views of the action....
title: “Microsoft S Best Free New Year S Templates” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-22” author: “Rosalyn Reeve”
The announcement of Microsoft’s procurement of ZeniMax and the other companies under its umbrella, including Bethesda, Arkane and id Software, came in September of last year. Since then, there has been a whirlwind of speculation about what the decision means for the future of the companies and the franchises in their care. Some fans even wondered if the acquisition was fair or even legal and whether it constituted a monopoly, but today’s ruling from the European Commission seems to snuff out that particular idea....
Irvine runs New York Sidewalk (newyork.sidewalk.com), Microsoft’s new World Wide Web-based entertainment guide to the Big Apple. The software giant launched a Seattle version of Sidewalk in April, and will roll out 10 to 15 more by the end of the year (Boston and Minneapolis launch next, in June). Bill Gates’s incursion into the world of Web content is just one of several guides that are turning the Internet into real competition for local newspapers and city magazines across the country....
As such, the general advice here is simple: if you’ve been considering buying the Surface Book 3 since it was released in June, now is the perfect time to invest. It’s highly unlikely we’ll be seeing these sorts of prices again for many months. But why would you pay more for this device, when the Surface Laptop 3 has seen similarly hefty discounts? The key lies in its versatility. It might not look like it, but what looks very much like a regular clamshell laptop actually has a detachable screen, which you can use like the Surface Pro 7 as a standalone tablet....
Back in February of this year, it was announced that Marty O’Donnell and Mike Salvatori, Halo composers that worked on the earliest franchise installments, had filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in June of 2020. The composers claimed that they were owed royalty payments that went as far back as 20 years. Although, it appears that the lawsuit has been settled between both parties. RELATED: Original Composer Plays Halo Theme on Piano in New TikTok Video...
Microsoft recently announced its fourth iteration, known (perhaps unsurprisingly) as the Surface Laptop 4. It comes sporting a handful of upgrades over 2019’s Surface Laptop 3, although the core design and build is extremely familiar. Here’s everything you need to know about the new device. Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 release date The release schedule of the previous Surface Laptop generations suggested a new one would arrive before the end of 2020: the original launched in June 2017, the second generation in October 2018 and then the Surface Laptop 3 in October 2019....
Known simply as “the new Surface Pro X”, the device adds a new processor and Platinium colour option in an attempt to become the go-to always on, always connected PC. With the Pro 8 and Laptop 4 now expected to be delayed until 2021, it was arguably the highlight of Microsoft’s latest hardware drop. Here’s everything you need to know. Microsoft Surface Pro X (2020) release date In lieu of an in-person event, Microsoft announced the new Surface Pro X alongside the new Surface Laptop Go on 1 October....
If you’ve ever wanted to use Microsoft Teams for something outside of office coordination, now’s your chance. Microsoft is expanding the platform’s scope with the new Communities feature which lets you bring people together outside the tasks of your daily work life. Chats, calls, and file sharing are all part of Teams’ new community features, but Microsoft says it’s adding more than just a new group categorization. You can also post messages to be seen by everyone in the group, organize events and add them to a shared calendar (and track attendance), and store and share documents....
Currently, Word has a dark mode that modifies the ribbon and toolbars, but the canvas stays bright white. The existing dark mode on Word dims the toolbar, ribbons and surrounding area of a page, tests are ongoing using a new dark mode which further blackens the canvas itself – giving users the option to switch between their preferred levels of darkness. Microsoft Word Program Manager, Ali Forelli in an official Office Insider blog post, describes the update as a “long-requested feature” only made more pertinent by the ever-increasing amount of time we spend at our screens....
