Xbox Designs the Ultimate Football Ring for Fans

How would you like to win your very own Xbox ring inspired by the Big Game just by playing Madden NFL 18 on Xbox One? We’re talking 10 carats, premium white gold with 188 diamonds and 46 earthy green tsavorite stones valued at over $10,000! From now until February 5, Xbox fans who win an online head-to-head matchup playing Madden NFL 18 on Xbox, while broadcasting on Mixer, will be eligible to win our one-of-a-kind Xbox-themed ring. Check out the full details of the sweepstakes on Mixer here. The winner will be selected at random on February 7, so don’t… Continue reading Xbox Designs the Ultimate Football Ring for Fans

Xbox Live Sessions: Rob Gronkowski to Play Madden for Special Football Show

Calling all football fans! The Big Game is almost here and who better to help us celebrate than with two-time champ, Rob Gronkowski? That’s right! Gronk is bringing his gaming skills to Xbox Live Sessions: Big Game Edition, as he challenges former teammate LeGarrette Blount to a Madden NFL 18 showdown on Xbox One X. Featuring our 4K Ultra HD enhanced edition of Madden for Xbox One X, Gronk and Blount will square-off on Tuesday, January 30 at 5:30 p.m. PT. Fans are invited to visit the Microsoft Store at Mall of America to watch Gronk and Blount in-person, but other… Continue reading Xbox Live Sessions: Rob Gronkowski to Play Madden for Special Football Show

Target Surface Hub and Windows 10 S on a Snapdragon processor with your UWP apps

When submitting your UWP app or game to Microsoft Store through Dev Center, you have the flexibility to choose the device families on which customers can acquire your app. By default, we make your app or game available to all device families which can run it (except for Xbox, which you can opt into as […] Continue reading Target Surface Hub and Windows 10 S on a Snapdragon processor with your UWP apps

SmartHotel360 Demo App Overview | Visual Studio Toolbox

This is the first of a five part series where Robert is joined by various technical experts to review the SmartHotel360 demo app, which was used in the keynotes at Connect() last November and is available on GitHub. In this episode, Erika Ehrli takes u… Continue reading SmartHotel360 Demo App Overview | Visual Studio Toolbox

These MVPs’ Powershell Module Makes Submitting Community Contributions Faster And Easier!

It’s renewal season! This means MVPs worldwide are busy submitting their community contributions for award consideration this coming July 1st. And this time around, MVPs Francois-Xavier Cat and Emin Atac have supported their peers in a big way. They’ve developed a tool to make the submission process easier and faster: it’s called the MVP PowerShell module. Building off the… Continue reading These MVPs’ Powershell Module Makes Submitting Community Contributions Faster And Easier!