Month: June 2018

Starting at 6:00 p.m. PDT today, a subset of members of the Xbox One Preview Delta Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180608-1245).  We are doing the subset of users as we are targeting the upgrade process and will move the remaining set of Delta users in over the next few weeks as we flight new builds to test the upgrade process.  Read on for more about the new feature, fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. New Features:   Group Your Games and Apps In this build we are enabling the Groups… Continue reading New Preview Delta 1806 System Update – 6/14/18→

The Microsoft Rewards Beta is now available to all Xbox Insiders and in the following additional countries! Australia France Germany Ireland New Zealand Singapore United Kingdom To download the Microsoft Rewards app, open your Xbox Insider Hub and join the beta through the “Insider Content” page. In the app you’ll be able to join Microsoft Rewards (if you’re not already a member,) see exclusive offers just for Xbox fans, redeem your points for Microsoft Store gift cards, and check how many points you’ve earned from Microsoft purchases and searches with Bing.  The app is available to Xbox Insiders in the following countries during this beta but will launch to all countries where Microsoft Rewards is supported:… Continue reading Microsoft Rewards Beta now available to all Xbox Insiders and in additional countries!→

Making its appearance during the Xbox E3 2018 Briefing, the isometric camera, colorful visuals, and exploratory gameplay of Tunic were immediately drawing links to another green tunic wearing adventurer. And getting our hands on this title showed that indeed, there are similarities, but Tunic is trying some unique things that make it stand on its own. Waking on the beach of a small island, I took control of the little fox adventurer as he ascended some lengthy stairs, roll-dodging aggressive blobs and made my way into a small cave. Inside I found a small, unlocked chest that contained a large… Continue reading E3 2018: We Embark on a Mini-Adventure with a Furry Friend in Tunic on Xbox One→

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead Ring will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1806.180611-1920). Read on for more about the new feature, fixes and known issues in the latest 1806 system update. New Features:   Game Pass Tab Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead users will notice an update to your dashboard as we test out bringing a new Xbox Game Pass tab to the Xbox Home screen, enabling easy access to the catalog. This tab does replace the Entertainment tab.  We’d love your feedback as… Continue reading New Preview Alpha & Alpha Skip Ahead 1806 System Update – 6/14/18→

You would expect the next game from CD Projekt Red, developer of the acclaimed role-playing game The Witcher 3, to have a sturdy RPG backbone. You might not expect it to have fierce first-person gunplay, however, or a dynamic world on par with the likes of the seminal Grand Theft Auto V. But here we are, and here is Cyberpunk 2077. Fusing deep, multi-faceted role-playing features with riveting action gameplay, this futuristic thriller aims to redefine what fans should expect from an open-world RPG. Based on a recent hands-off E3 demo, we’re convinced it will hit its target. You play… Continue reading E3 2018: Cyberpunk 2077 Takes Open-World Gaming into the Dark, Dangerous Future→

Welcome to The Xamarin Show Snack Pack Edition. A Snack Pack is bite sized episode that is focused on a specific topic and covered in just a few minutes. In this Snack Pack we take a look at Xamarin.Essentials, a powerful cross-platform library th… Continue reading Snack Pack: Xamarin.Essentials – Cross-Platform APIs for Mobile Apps | The Xamarin Show→

How often do you get the opportunity to meet the people behind the products you work with every day—especially the real leaders and innovators? That’s exactly what you’ll get at Microsoft Ignite. From high-level strategy to deep product insights to exp… Continue reading Microsoft Ignite: Learn from the brightest in your field→

Just last week, the WebDriver specification officially became a W3C Recommendation, defining a standard way for web developers and browser engineers to automate the browser. This is a major step forward for web site and web app testing, as well as cross-browser interoperability initiatives like web-platform-tests. Over the past few months we’ve been working to […]

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