Month: January 2018

We’ve brought a few new updates to Preview Alpha this week, and now Preview Beta Insiders are getting the chance to try out a new build (1802.180121-1921). Beta Insiders can expect to receive this update starting at 6 p.m. PST today and can learn more about the Fixes and Known Issues involved below. Fixes: System Setup – Kinect When configuring a Kinect during the initial console set-up experience, the process no longer fails when attempting to tune audio. Network Transfer The network transfer no longer fails when initiated from a console on 1802 (this update). Known Issues: Profile Some users are… Continue reading New Preview Beta System Update – 1/25/18→

Ever wanted to be the leading actor or actress in a film? With the latest feature update to Photos, now is your moment. Continue reading New feature update to Photos allows you to “Choose a Star”→

We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Head over here to read about the new “Choose a star” feature in the Photos app or how Xbox Game Pass expanded to include new releases from Microsoft Studios, check out our Windows 10 Tip on how to get started annotating your books […] Continue reading This Week on Windows: LG gram Notebooks, Photos app updates and more→

Dead Cells is a mash-up, a veritable Frankenstein’s monster of a game, which pretty much makes me Dr. Frankenstein, which is nice. We’re trying to wed the randomness, replayability, and adrenaline pumping threat of permadeath that you find in a rogue-lite, (think Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon, Rogue Legacy, etc.) with the anticipation of exploration, the thrill of discovering a secret and the progressive unlocking of a world that you find in Metroidvania games (think Ori and the Blind Forest, Guacamelee, Axiom Verge, etc.). The main inspiration for the game is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, which you might… Continue reading Roguevania Dead Cells Coming Soon to Xbox One→

Get ready fight fans! EA Sports UFC 3 is launching Friday, February 2, 2018 on Xbox One. Join cover athlete Conor McGregor and become the greatest of all time, inside and outside the octagon! You can start your training even earlier and become the G.O.A.T. even faster with EA Access. EA Access members can try EA Sports UFC 3 on January 25. Plus, your saved progress will carry over to the full game if you decide to buy. And as an EA Access member, you will also get a 10% discount automatically with your membership! Sign up for EA Access today. Get UFC 3… Continue reading Step into the UFC 3 Octagon Before Launch with EA Access→

Gears Esports heads south of the border for the Gears Pro Circuit Mexico City Open from January 26 to January 28. This open event, held at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, will feature one of biggest and most passionate crowds in all of Gears of War esports cheering on their favorite teams as they battle for a $200,000 prize pool. Watch and see if local favorites Ronin and World Best Gaming are able to leverage the raucous, Latin American crowd to propel them past North American powerhouses like OpTic Gaming and Echo Fox or if OpTic Gaming will… Continue reading Gears Pro Circuit Descends on Mexico City→

In this episode, Robert is joined by Omer Raviv, who shows how the OzCode Visual Studio extension makes debugging C# code simple, easy and even fun. Omer demonstrates many magical debugging features, including a LINQ debugging experience, which makes l… Continue reading OzCode V4 | Visual Studio Toolbox→

Welcome to another exciting month of titles included with Games with Gold! This month on Xbox One we’ll get our hands on the cult-classic first-person shooter Shadow Warrior and travel to 19th century India in Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: India. Then on Xbox 360 and Xbox One thanks to Backward Compatibility, we’ll get to experience the thrill of reality television racing in Split/Second as well as reliving those arcade racing days with the classic Crazy Taxi. All games will be available exclusively for Xbox Live Gold members for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. With Xbox Live Gold,… Continue reading New Games with Gold for February 2018→