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This week James is joined by MSN News team members Matt Perzel and Sleiman Vierira to discuss how they built he new MSN News application from the group up using Xamarin. We discuss architecture, Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms, their DevOps pipeline, and how… Continue reading Building the New MSN News App with Xamarin | The Xamarin Show
Starting at 6 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Update all our Preview Rings (Alpha, Beta, Delta and Omega) will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1804.180403-1920). Read on to learn more about fixes and known issues in the latest system update. Fixes: Chat Pad Predictive text is now working when using the Official chat pad or a USB keyboard. Guide We have resolved the issue Guide staying on the screen or being blank when exiting a game or app. Home Fixes for when quitting a game or app via the guide you will… Continue reading New Preview Alpha, Beta, Delta & Omega 1804 System Update – 4/5/18
This weekend only, all Xbox Live Gold members can enjoy WWE 2K18 for free and get a chance to be in the virtual ring. The Free Play Days event will begin at 9:00 a.m. PT on Thursday, April 5 and run through 11:59 p.m. PT on Sunday, April 8 in Xbox One markets. During the week, you’ll also have the option to purchase WWE 2K18 and the WWE 2K18 Digital Deluxe Edition through the Microsoft Store at a 50% discount and continue your gameplay experience. Should you decide to return to the ring later, all saved progress and earned achievements… Continue reading Play WWE 2K18 Free This Weekend Only with Xbox Live Gold
Greetings from Larian Studios! In September 2017, we launched Divinity: Original Sin 2 on PC, hoping to push the boundaries of creative roleplaying into new, weird shapes. Since that launch, we’ve been swarmed with daily letters and messages from players asking us to bring the game to Xbox One. Those players weren’t alone: we’ve had it in our minds for some time that we wanted to see our game played on Xbox One, so we went to work figuring out how to make that happen. Encouraged by the community’s enthusiasm, we’re happy to say we’re almost there. For anyone who… Continue reading Divinity: Original Sin 2 is Coming Soon to Xbox One
Here at Toys for Bob, we are incredibly excited to announce that Spyro, the world’s favorite purple dragon, will be returning to console on September 21, 2018 in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. For the first time ever, Xbox players will be able to explore the enchanted Dragon Realms of the original three games, experiencing, in remastered glory, the magic of an iconic platformer that has endeared itself to millions of fans over the years. We are deeply honored to have the responsibility of updating this historic trilogy and thrilled to do so in time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of… Continue reading The Return of Spyro: Bringing an Iconic Platformer Back to Life
The Azure IoT Toolkit extension for Visual Studio Code brings all you need to build your IoT device and application. Check out this walkthrough of the extension with Xin Shi, PM lead in the Visual Studio team.Get the extensionCreate a Free Account (Azu… Continue reading Azure IoT Toolkit extension for Visual Studio Code | Internet of Things Show
Xbox and Mixer are heading to Boston for PAX East this week, running April 5-8, 2018. If you have a PAX East badge, you’ll get the opportunity to play new Xbox games for the first time, interact with streamers through Mixer, and meet some of your favorite developers. Not able to make PAX East in person? Our biggest event will be streamed to you live on Mixer, and the Xbox Most Powerful Gamers Sweepstakes on the official @Xbox Twitter channel is open to everyone. Read on for all the information you need! Xbox Booth Booth #13019 Experience Xbox One’s largest,… Continue reading Visit Xbox and Mixer at PAX East
Xbox has partnered with electronic musician deadmau5 for some of our most epic events, including the west coast launch of Xbox One. So, when we started planning an episode of Xbox Live Sessions from PAX East for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, deadmau5 was the first person we thought of. Not only is he a gamer, he is a huge PUBG fan and player and we’re thrilled to have him join us for another epic Xbox event. On Saturday, April 7 at 10:30 a.m. PST / 1:30 p.m. EST, deadmau5 will be joined by PUBG Creative Director Brendan Greene (PlayerUnknown) and Xbox Live’s… Continue reading Xbox Live Sessions: deadmau5 Joins Xbox at PAX East to Play PUBG