Month: March 2018

Since Xbox made its first appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in 2000, Xbox has had a major presence at the show, delivering exclusive and powerful ways to let fans in on what we’re up to, and 2018 will be no different.  In fact, it will be our biggest showing ever. With the evolution of E3, now including fans and extended show hours, we saw an opportunity to create an entirely new show experience reaching E3 attendees and those that are following the show from afar.  With that, in collaboration with the Entertainment Software Association, the organizers of E3,… Continue reading E3 2018: Microsoft Readies Biggest E3 Showing Ever→

I’m thrilled to share that we plan to deliver the Microsoft Cloud from our first datacenter locations in Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates, and we’ll expand the cloud options for customers in Germany. I’m also excited to reveal that the Microsoft Cloud in France is officially open with the general availability of Microsoft Azure…

The post Microsoft expands cloud services in Europe and into Middle East to meet growing customer demand appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog.

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We’re celebrating the release of R.B.I. Baseball 18 for Xbox One on March 20 with the R.B.I. Baseball 18 Opening Day Xbox One S Sweepstakes! We’ve created 30 custom Xbox One S consoles and matching Xbox Wireless Controllers – one for every MLB team – to give away to 30 lucky Xbox fans in the U.S. and Canada. Each custom Xbox One S console will include a retail boxed copy of R.B.I. Baseball 18 for Xbox One. Enter now for your chance to win the custom Xbox One S console for your favorite MLB team at mlb.com/rbi18openingdaysweeps from now until… Continue reading Get Pumped for the MLB Season with Custom R.B.I. Baseball 18 Opening Day Xbox One S Consoles→

Several forces that are compelling digital transformation across the financial services industry are also commanding heavy scrutiny from business leaders as they strive to achieve meaningful change. Globally, the sector is being reshaped by factors lik… Continue reading Closing the Productivity Gap in the Financial Services Sector→

In November 2012, Microsoft became the first cloud service provider to include explicit regulator examination rights in our contracts for financial services customers. Since then, we’ve continued our journey by working closely with customers and financ… Continue reading Microsoft Helps Financial Institutions Comply with the New European Banking Authority Requirements→

In this episode of GALs, filmed at the Microsoft Reactor space in San Francisco, Christina interviews Rita Zhang, a principal software engineer in CSE at Microsoft. Rita had just come off a technical presentation about using TensorFlow, Kubernetes, and… Continue reading Interview with Rita Zhang, Principal Software Engineer | GALs→

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 17115 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17115 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from developer section on Windows Insider. For feedback and […] Continue reading Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17115 now available→

Q.U.B.E. 2 is supporting the Xbox One X straight out of the box so we thought we’d share our experience on why the Xbox One X is the perfect way to experience the beautiful world of Q.U.B.E. 2. One of our major focuses when developing the game was to take the mundane cubes of the first game and craft beautiful and lush environments. Although the game looks great on Xbox One S, Xbox One X allowed us to drastically increase the graphical quality of lighting, particles, and environments. This gives players the opportunity to become fully immersed in the world… Continue reading Q.U.B.E. 2: the Enthralling Puzzle Platformer is Back→