Month: July 2018

Back by popular demand, the Xbox Wireless Controller – Armed Forces II Special Edition is the second iteration of the original Xbox Wireless Controller – Armed Forces Special Edition. This version takes on the fan-favorite modern military green camouflage pattern and has a new hint of orange on the Bind button. Plus, with this version, you’ll get the latest and greatest features available for Xbox Wireless controllers. Available for pre-order today for $64.99 USD, this controller will start shipping to all Xbox One markets worldwide on August 14. Specific to the U.S., the controller will be available exclusively at Walmart… Continue reading Get Tactical with the Xbox Wireless Controller – Armed Forces II Special Edition→

Cloud native. What does it really mean? Why do you need it? How and where should you get started?Justin Garrison, Cloud Native Infrastructure, co-author, and Bridget Kromhout cover the what, when, why, when, and how of cloud native, including what Just… Continue reading Getting Started with Cloud Native Infrastructure | The Open Source Show→

Justin Luk joins Scott Hanselman to show the new Azure Cloud Shell editor. Since its launch, Cloud Shell included a variety of editors (vi, emacs, and nano) for editing files. In collaboration with the Visual Studio Code team and their open-source… Continue reading Azure Cloud Shell editor | Azure Friday→

Join Olivia Nelson, a (relatively) new marketing hire at Microsoft who works on Surface product launches. She discusses Microsoft’s ACE Rotation program, music, and how she realized her passion for marketing. Continue reading Interview with Olivia Nelson – Queen of Marketing Nerds | GALs→

At last month’s E3 we gave players a tease of the upcoming Sea of Thieves content updates that we have planned for the summer. We’re thrilled to announce that the first of these summer updates – Cursed Sails – will be available for free to all Sea of Thieves players from July 31. New Content To Include Skeleton Ship AI Enemies and the Brigantine Ship Designed For Three-Player Crews As part of our ongoing commitment to deliver new Sea of Thieves content throughout the year, Cursed Sails will offer our biggest update yet at no charge for those who own… Continue reading Sea of Thieves ‘Cursed Sails’ Free Update To Unleash Skeleton Ships On July 31→

Hello! A week from today on July 24, No Man’s Sky, including the Next update, will launch on Xbox One for the very first time. We are focused on development, but we know people are hungry for details. It’s nearly two years ago our small team of friends, with a shared love sci-fi, opened the universe of No Man’s Sky for the first time. It was an innovative, weird, and at times, lonely game. I loved that. It reminded me of the science fiction books I grew up with. It was broad in a way that almost no other game… Continue reading See Multiplayer in Action in New No Man’s Sky Trailer→

Security is critical in IoT applications, but how different is it from (or similar to) traditional IT security? Richard Ku, expert in Industrial IoT Security for Enterprise OT environment at TrendMicro visited the IoT Show to share his perspective on w… Continue reading A Perspective on Industrial IoT Security by TrendMicro | Internet of Things Show→

Today I’m very happy to announce that Mothergunship is now available digitally on Xbox One! As the spiritual successor to Tower of Guns, Mothergunship blends bullet hell intensity with the FPS genre and promises one of the most unique gun crafting systems ever seen in a video game. In Mothergunship you play as a member of the last bastion of survivors after Earth has been conquered by a robotic alien race. Your mission is clear: destroy the Mothergunship and take back Earth! In order to achieve that, you must equip yourself with an over-the-top arsenal and fight your way through… Continue reading The Bullet Ballet Begins: Mothergunship is Available Now on Xbox One→