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Corporate Vice President of Marketing for Xbox, Mike Nichols took to the Xbox Wire to recap the events of Microsoft’s E3 2016 press conference this year while also thanking fans for their continued passion and feedback. Nichols then went on to share some of the following “record-breaking” statistics and viewership totals since E3 kicked off last month: The Xbox E3 2016 Briefing was viewed over 6. 6M times, an increase of 78% over last year and our most viewed live event to date....

In a talk on IGN’s Unlocked podcast, Major Nelson discussed Halo 5 and the DLC it’s deployed. He points out in the podcast that he’s pleased by 343 Industries’ decision to release all of Halo 5’s DLC maps for free, with more maps planned through the Summer. Rather than charging players for Halo 5’s DLC maps, 343 Industries instead decided to earn money via microtransactions by giving players the option to purchase REQ packs....

Although there are currently no plans for an all-ages friendly Halo adventure, 343 Industries boss Bonnie Ross explains that a Lego-esque spin-off treatment is always an option worth considering. Microsoft has apparently been hearing demand for such a game and is currently examining its options. Ross explained that any hypothetical side projects would obviously keep the core audience in mind and do right by the franchise and its history…...

Eleven games in, Arsenal sit top of the Premier League. Who would have predicted that after the opening weekend? They can be quietly confident of maintaining that status, with key players like Theo Walcott, Lukas Podolskiand Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain due to return in the coming weeks. They lost to Manchester United before the international break, with a flu stricken squad exposed at Old Trafford. Their lack in depth in some areas could cost them a title challenge, but these areas could be addressed in the January window....

Four years later, CNN anchor Brian Stelter told NPR he rejected the “both sides trap” because he wants to “be proud of how I covered the Trump presidency.” He also acknowledged CNN journalists were doing more opinion monologues (usually anti-Trump) than before, all in the name of “truth and decency.” Conservatives have a another name for it: liberal media bias, and with Joe Biden winning the popular vote (if not more), many also said that this election put a stake through the heart of the notion of a fair mainstream press, and there’s no looking back....

Michigan GOP Chair Ron Weiser’s comments to a group that gathered on Thursday were shared in a video posted on Facebook. While standing at a podium in front of signage for the North Oakland Republican Club, a political organization based in White Lake, Weiser emphasized the importance of voter participation in the 2022 midterms and said he wanted to shift the state from blue to “bright red.” His comments came just a few months after President Joe Biden won Michigan, which typically serves as a battleground state during presidential elections....

Aidan Hutchinson might change that at the 2022 NFL Draft, which runs April 28-30 in Las Vegas. Hutchinson is coming off a monster year with the Wolverines. The Heisman Trophy finalist helped Michigan win its first Big Ten championship since 2004, and now he is projected by many to be the No. 1 pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jake Long was the No. 1 pick in 2008, and Tom Harmon was the No....

Instead, Hatch will move to a medical scholarship and become an undergrad student assistant. MORE: Best states for college hoops | UNC’s awesome new uniforms | Calipari says he never thought they’d lose “This is, and has been, a very difficult decision; one that we have been discussing with Austin over the last few months,” Michigan coach John Beilein said in a statement. “Together, we made this decision at the end of the season and have been waiting for approval from the Big Ten for his status change....

Despite all the drama, the final decision–due by early summer–may be more likely to tinker with the law than to upend it. In the 1978 Bakke case, a fractured court ruled that quotas and two-track admissions systems were unconstitutional, but upheld the vague notion of using race as one of many “plus” factors in admissions. The Michigan plaintiffs hoped for a new decision that would bar all use of race....

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill in November to repeal the tax on essential menstrual products, including tampons. The bill went into effect on February 3, 90 days after the bill’s signing. “Today, Michigan’s tampon tax is officially repealed,” Whitmer wrote on Twitter. “Michiganders will now save hundreds on the products they need.” During the bill signing, the Democrat mentioned she spent years trying to get the 6 percent tax repealed....

As compared to Sony and Nintendo, Microsoft has chosen to take a slightly different approach to its next console launches. Rather than offer a single upgraded console, Microsoft will offer the high-end Xbox Series X and the less-expensive Xbox Series S. Although many have expressed concern about the weaker specs of the Xbox Series S, there is no denying that it is a compelling option for gamers on a budget....

RELATED: Microsoft Flight Simulator: Points Of Interest You Need To Fly To However, only 20 of those are available in the base game, including the free version of Microsoft Flight Simulator that gamers can acquire with their Xbox Game Pass, as the final 11 are only unlocked through more expensive additions to the game. Updated on September 27, 2021, by Reyadh Rahaman: Despite being relatively recently released on the Xbox Series X and the Xbox Series S, Microsoft Flight Simulator has been around for a while....

In a post on the game’s official site, Asobo set the minimum spec for Microsoft Flight Simulator as 8GB of RAM, the recommended spec at 16GB of RAM, and the ideal spec at 32GB of RAM. This makes Microsoft Flight Simulator one of the most demanding PC games, on the list with Forza Horizon 4 and Red Dead Redemption 2. RELATED: Xbox Series S Lockhart Could Be Much Less Powerful Than PS5, Xbox Series X...

Microsoft Flight Simulator uses real-world mapping data to fill out the game’s geography, and the accuracy is remarkable. However, many cities, buildings, airports, and areas are accurate in terms of where they are placed, but not in terms of what the actual item looks like. The developers take time to make some locations look exactly as they should, which is why the team updates Microsoft Flight Simulator to include more accurate locations within regions like the UK....

In a post on the Major Nelson blog today, Microsoft announced that between March 18-24, it will be giving away a free copy of Sea of Thieves with every purchase of an Xbox One X console. “The promotion will be available in most Xbox One markets starting March 18 through March 24, but start and end dates will vary by market,” explains the post, which encourages potential Xbox One X buyers to ask at their local retailer....

The new Outlook app is set to redesign the way the desktop client looks, making it feel a lot more like the website version. After its semi-public beta earlier this year, the company received valuable feedback from Insiders, which they put to good use to improve the app and add more features. All known details of this major redesign are listed in the article below. The new Microsoft Outlook Windows app will be faster, smoother, and feature-rich Overview One of the main features that the early beta was missing was the inclusion of support for personal email accounts such as Hotmail and Windows Live, and support for other third-party services will be added in the near future, just like the web version....

Project xCloud was first announced back in 2018, and has slowly been making its way to various platforms. The service is intended to eventually allow users to play Xbox games on whatever platform they choose. Last year the service briefly made the jump to iOS devices after first landing on Android mobile phones and tablets. Microsoft had to pull back on its rollout on iPhones and iPad after Apple changed its developer agreements with developers so that the Cupertino company would automatically get a percentage of any revenues derived from applications like Google Stadia and xCloud....

Set to be the biggest acquisition for Microsoft after it bought LinkedIn for $26 billion, it would also be the biggest US tech deal ever, eclipsing the Dell-EMC merger in 2016 worth $67 billion, as reported by CNBC. The value of the deal means that Microsoft will be paying around $95 per share, which will place the tech giant squarely as the third-largest gaming company by revenue in the world, behind only Tencent and Sony....

Microsoft has filed an injunction against Datel to stop the manufacture and selling of the controllers and is also seeking compensation and royalties on any controllers already sold to consumers. Documents pertaining to the lawsuit as well as the patent designs can be found at the source link. While I’ve more than had my fill with lawsuits in the gaming industry in the past few months, it seems like Microsoft has this one pretty much in the bag....