Month: July 2017

It’s simple — games are better with friends. Starting Friday, July 21 to Sunday, July 23, you can play online in any game you own with your friends for free during our Multiplayer All-Access event on Xbox One and Xbox 360 — Xbox Live Gold membership not required. And if you’re looking for a new multiplayer experience to try during the Multiplayer All-Access event, the Destiny 2 Open Beta on Xbox One also runs for free from July 21 to 23. Though let’s be real. You should play the Destiny 2 Open Beta even if you’re not actively looking for… Continue reading Play Destiny 2 Open Beta During the Multiplayer All-Access Weekend→

Calling all heroes! Gigantic has officially launched on Xbox One and Windows 10. We at Motiga and Perfect World Entertainment couldn’t be more excited to get our unique hero-shooter into the hands of gamers across the globe. The development team has been working for years to create a visually stunning and strategic experience featuring massive Guardians, creatures to summon, and a diverse roster of heroes. One of the best aspects of gaming is that it offers experiences for all types of gamers. With Gigantic, we’re proud to offer 19 heroes (with many more on the way) that each have their… Continue reading How to Choose Your Hero in Gigantic→

We’re extremely excited to announce the Windows Template Studio 1.2. What makes this release even more special is we’ve been accepted into the .NET Foundation! We are thrilled to be accepted in. In this release, our major new feature is adding content into an existing application with Right-click add. We’ve grown up past only File->New […] Continue reading Windows Template Studio 1.2 released!→

Yesterday, our CEO Satya Nadella discussed the company’s quarterly results with financial analysts and highlighted several customers and partners to underscore our momentum. I want to share a bit more about how these companies are partnering with us to embrace digital business. Organizations around the world are looking to technology to help power their innovation…

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Understanding the Power of Calendars in Microsoft Project Dale Howard is the Director of Education for Sensei Project Solutions. He is based in St. Louis, Missouri.  This year, Dale’s celebrating 20 years using Microsoft Project, and 17 years using the Microsoft PPM solution. He’s the co-author of 21 books on the subjects. He’s married with three… Continue reading Here’s To Finishing Off A Great Week! Have A Look At The Friday Five.→

This week underscored the power of technology to advance social good, from a group of organizations that are helping young people thrive in a changing economy to a new cloud-based initiative to protect the electric grid. We also take a look into the future of autonomous cars, hear from indie developers who are shaking up…

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A couple weeks ago I highlighted the very cool micro:bit hardware kit, The Small Micro:bit Makes it Big in the US and Canada. When checking it out, I saw that the Microsoft MakeCode site was mentioned as one of the supported development environments.No… Continue reading Maker Code with MakeCode!→

Josh Caplan, a Sr. Program Manager from the Azure Analysis Services team, joins Scott Hanselman to show how you can get started using Azure Analysis Services with Azure SQL DB and Data Warehouse. It includes how to build your first data model and … Continue reading Azure Analysis Services with Azure SQL DB and Data Warehouse | Azure Friday→