Month: September 2017

It’s been four action-packed years since we rebooted our favorite fighting game. In that time we’ve shipped three, massive seasons featuring 29 characters, 20 stages, all-new expansion modes like Shadow Lords – a team-based campaign experience that is completely unique from any other fighting game — plus we brought Killer Instinct to Windows 10 with Xbox Play Anywhere support. Thanks to the incredible Killer Instinct community, KI has welcomed over 10 million players to the franchise across Xbox and Windows 10 PC. Today, we’re growing again! Killer Instinct is now available on Steam. We want to give people a choice… Continue reading Killer Instinct Available on Steam Today→

Add to your ever-growing collection of great games on Xbox thanks to October’s Games with Gold! Starting October 1 on Xbox One, play the emotionally gripping first-person narrative adventure game Gone Home: Console Edition. Then on October 16, take to the stars in the challenging sci-fi puzzle game The Turing Test. Also in October for Xbox 360, and Xbox One through Backward Compatibility, the classic Xbox Live Arcade platformer Rayman 3 HD will be available to play, as well as the epic World War II first-person shooter Medal of Honor: Airborne. All games will be available for a limited time… Continue reading Fall into October’s Games with Gold→

Teams and Forms Integration 
In Microsoft Teams, you can now use the Microsoft Forms app to quickly conduct a poll in a conversation through the Microsoft Forms bot. By adding a Forms tab, you may invite others to respond to a survey, collaborate … Continue reading New features of Microsoft Forms Sept 2017→

Tanner Foust and Josef Newgarden may be accomplished professional drivers, but on September 30 at 1 p.m. PT their true talent will be put to the test as they go head-to-head with the all-new Forza Motorsport 7 on Xbox Live Sessions, an interactive livestream hosted on the Mixer Xbox Channel. During the livestream, fans who tune-in can submit questions and get the chance to win some awesome prizes. This ultimate racing showdown between Josef, who was just crowned IndyCar champion, and Tanner, former champion in both Global Rallycross and Formula Drift, will be hosted by Xbox Daily Show host Major… Continue reading Watch Tanner Foust and Josef Newgarden Compete in Forza Motorsport 7→

Microsoft Forms is a simple, lightweight tool that lets you quickly create a form, collect responses in real time, and view automatic charts to visualize your data. You can build a form in minutes – no training necessary – and respondents can fill&… Continue reading What is Microsoft Forms→

With Cortana and Alexa becoming BFF’s, today’s project from Michael James seemed appropriate.The cool thing about Michael’s post is its format. Michael takes you along on his journey on learning how to create an Alexa skill, including all the bumps in … Continue reading Alexa Skill Learning Journey→

Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams helps you transcend geographical boundaries by connecting you to people in other locations. To succeed within an organization, you need to make sure calls get connected properly and call quality is good. What cons… Continue reading BRK2010: Call quality management for Skype for Business and Microsoft Teams→

We are back with GoingNative #61, where Steve Carroll talks to Kyle Reed about C++ Core Check rule sets you can enable in Visual Studio to improve the quality of your code. These rules are based on the C++ Core Guidelines introduced several years ago. 

More resources: 

• Guidelines Support Library (GSL)
• Blog Post: C++ Core Guidelines Checker in Visual Studio 2017
• Blog Post: Managing warnings in the C++ Core Guidelines Checker

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