Month: May 2018

Vikings, Knights, and Samurai have waged a pitched battle in For Honor for more than a year now, and the developers have been fueling their efforts with regular new content drops and improvements, including new heroes, Xbox One X enhancements, and the addition of dedicated servers. Xbox Live Gold members can jump in and sharpen their For Honor skills for free this weekend. Beginning 1:00 a.m. PT on May 3, and continuing until 12:00 a.m. on May 7, the For Honor free weekend will be an opportunity to sample everything For Honor’s standard edition has to offer. Picking from the… Continue reading Test Your Might in For Honor’s Upcoming Free Weekend→

React expert Brandy Morgan explains how React handles local state, state flow, and props.  Brandy and John cover how components can use state, to take advantage of the life cycle events, and the overall flow of state in apps. Should you throw your… Continue reading Episode 16: Five Things About State in React | Five Things→

We released new Office 365 training last year. Since then we’ve heard positive feedback and requests for more!  
So now we’ve made it easy to find the latest training direct from the Office 365 or Microsoft 365 admin center – choose the training o… Continue reading New: Office 365 and Microsoft 365 training for your business→

Rome Li joins Donovan Brown to discuss how to run your Java microservices in Kubernetes with the help of Visual Studio Code. Java Extension Pack lets you work with Java code and projects. Spring Boot Extension Pack makes it very efficient to work with … Continue reading VS Code for Java Microservices in Kubernetes | Azure Friday→

Over the last month select Xbox Insiders have participated in the Super Mega Baseball 2 Closed Beta through the Xbox Insider Program. We caught up with developers Metalhead Software to chat about their studio, the inspiration behind their game, and how feedback from Xbox Insiders and the Super Mega Baseball community has shaped Super Mega Baseball 2. BH (BroHammersley): Thanks so much for chatting with us! Super Mega Baseball 2 released today on Xbox One, how did Metalhead Software come together as a studio, and what inspired you to create Super Mega Baseball? SD (Scott Drader, Co-Founder–Metalhead Software): In 2008 I… Continue reading Meet the Developers of Super Mega Baseball 2!→

Welcome to Season 4, Fortnite fans! Impact has occurred and the island is changed forever, so it’s time to squad up with your friends, venture through the map, and discover new points of interest. While you’re playing, level up the newly released Battle Pass Season 4 and snag all-new gear. The Island is scarred with massive craters left by the impact containing glowing geodes scattered throughout, allowing you to elevate your experience and leap higher than before when you consume them. Can you find all the impact sites? Season 4 Battle Pass We’ve released a new Battle Pass for Season… Continue reading Fortnite Season 4 Starts Now with a Bang on Xbox One→

Dark Souls: Remastered launches May 25 but Xbox Live Gold members can check out the updated classic hit next weekend with the Dark Souls: Remastered Network Test. Anyone interested in the network test can secure their place in line by pre-downloading the Dark Souls: Remastered Network Test client on the Microsoft Store starting today, May 1 through May 8. At 11:59 p.m. PT on May 8, the client will be taken off the store and no new participants will be accepted. The network test itself will run on May 11 and May 12 with play sessions scheduled for the U.S…. Continue reading 5 PvP Tips to Use During the Dark Souls: Remastered Network Test→

Recently, we announced all proceeds from the sale of Xbox FanFest tickets will be donated to a charity. Today, we are excited to announce that every dollar from FanFest attendees will go to Gamers Outreach to help bring gaming to children’s hospitals. They’re a great organization which has enriched many lives across the country, and we couldn’t be prouder to be working with them. Gamers Outreach was founded in 2007 and is a 501(c)(3) charity organization that provides equipment, technology, and software to help kids cope with treatment inside hospitals. The organization aims to inspire and heal patients through interactive… Continue reading Xbox FanFest Working with Gamers Outreach at E3 2018→