Month: November 2017

This past weekend, we released a new system update to our Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omega rings. This update (1711.171115-1914) is now mandatory in all system update rings and includes fixes to various “Sounds & Settings” on the Xbox One console. Please read on for more about these fixes as well as known issues related to this particular update. FIXES: Sound & Settings: Various fixes solving for issues enabling Dolby Atmos for Home Theater, error codes in settings, no-audio issues with ERA games, and Blu-ray passthrough not working with all known devices. Users with 2017 LG TVs should no longer… Continue reading New Preview Build Available to All Rings – 11/20/17→

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the AI Show. In this show you get to learn all about Data science and how to use Microsoft products to help you do data science. This show is not only for data scientists, though, it is also for developers inter… Continue reading Introduction to the AI Show | AI Show→

Andrew Parsons joins the show to share the latest updates on the Dream.Build.Play game developer competition. We’ll also cover some tips and tricks for setting up Xbox Live in your game through the Windows Developer Portal. Dream.Build.Play i… Continue reading Dream.Build.Play November Update | Level Up→

We’ve come a long way since we launched DirectX 12 with Windows 10 on July 29, 2015. Since then, we’ve heard every bit of feedback and improved the API to enhance stability and offer more versatility. Today, developers using DirectX 12 can build games that have better graphics, run faster and that are more stable […] Continue reading New DirectX 12 features in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update→

Did you know, with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you can now edit the URL of any favorite in the Favorites menu or the Favorites Bar? Here’s how to get started: Simply go to Hub, then Favorites; right-click on a favorite and select “Edit a URL.” Head over here to see how you can […] Continue reading Windows 10 Tip: Edit any URL in your Microsoft Edge Favorites →

Many of gaming’s most compelling stories come from those who’ve helped to create our favorite Xbox One games. In our Inside Xbox One X Enhanced series, these creators will share the behind-the-scenes accounts of the work involved in enhancing these epic games for Xbox One X, how they’ve helped chart the course of the world’s most powerful console, and what that means for the future of gaming. Today, we’ll be chatting with Wargaming’s TJ Wagner, Creative Director and Executive Producer on the action-packed World of Tanks. What specifically is your development team doing to enhance World of Tanks for Xbox… Continue reading Inside Xbox One X Enhanced: World of Tanks→

Starting on November 11, Xbox fans in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands and Spain will find some very bold content on their Xbox dashboards! Fans will come across several interactive videos, where they will get the chance to find out who is truly the ‘boldest’ gamer in Europe. The Doritos #PlayBold challenge is simple. It challenges the talents of Ali-A, Jelly and AlphaSniper to prove that not only are they kings of gameplay, they can even take on the games in real life. The interactive videos offer fans a unique opportunity to view this exciting content by switching between game mode… Continue reading Xbox and Doritos Team up with YouTube Stars to Play Bold→

Edu Muñoz had a problem. While in Visual Studio, he kept finding the need to edit his CSProj files. You all know that drill, and how if can be a little bit of a pain. Edu said enough, and being a Dev, developed a quicker and easier solution. And best o… Continue reading Taking the Pain out of Proj Editing→