Month: July 2018

We know you’re busy and might miss out on all the exciting things we’re talking about on Xbox Wire every week. If you’ve got a few minutes, we can help remedy that. We’ve pared down the past week’s news into one easy-to-digest article for all things Xbox! Be sure to come back every Friday to find out what’s happening This Week on Xbox! First-Ever Xbox Gaming Tournament Hosted at 2018 Special Olympic USA Games The Xbox Gaming Tournament at the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games was a first in the world of competitive video gaming. Xbox and Special Olympics partnered… Continue reading This Week on Xbox: July 13, 2018→

Microsoft Stream, the intelligent video service in Office 365, is adding new capabilities and expanding availability of existing intelligence features to more customers.
 
Announced today, live event capabilities will be coming to Microsoft Stream… Continue reading Microsoft Stream powers live events and brings intelligent video to Microsoft 365→

You’ve deployed the latest and greatest in tools for collaboration and creativity. Now what? Are people using them? How? Microsoft 365 usage analytics illustrate adoption patterns to help you empower your business and realize the full value of your IT … Continue reading Realize the full value of your IT investment with Microsoft 365 usage analytics in Power BI→

Upgrade Readiness in Windows Analytics provides an inventory of devices and applications for enrolled devices. We’ve had a lot of customers ask about the details of how this works, and this blog post is meant to answer those questions.
 
Who does … Continue reading How does Upgrade Readiness in WA collects application inventory for your OMS workspace?→

Warframe is charting a bold new future, taking the fight from a planet’s surface to the outer atmosphere. During our annual TennoCon event, we revealed our next two free Warframe updates with a live, 32-minute gameplay demo. Over 2,000 Tenno watched in-person, joined by 400,000 more online, as we explored our new open world on Venus and our most ambitious update yet — Codename: Railjack. Welcome to Fortuna Our live gameplay demo began in the neon underworld of Fortuna, home of Solaris United. Customizable weapons, K-Drives (our version of hoverboards), and trapping gear: the Solaris have it all for the… Continue reading Digital Extremes Reveals the Future of Warframe at TennoCon 2018→

Starting at 2:00 p.m. PDT today, members of the Xbox One Preview Alpha – Skip Ahead and Preview Alpha rings will begin receiving the latest Xbox One system update (1810.180710-1920). Learn more about the new features in development for 1810 here, and read on for a list of fixes and known issues in this 1810 system update. Fixes Sign In Fixed an issue where users reported being unable to sign in or add accounts to their console. Headsets Fixed an issue where users were reporting that the audio mixer was not working correctly in the Guide. Known Issues Headsets We… Continue reading New Preview Alpha and Alpha Skip Ahead 1810 Update – 7/13/18→

In just a few hours, the Gears Pro Circuit and Halo Championship Series will unite in New Orleans for a simultaneous, crossover esports event, where the best Gears and Halo players will each compete for $250,000 prize pools. Featuring hundreds of players, two main stages, multiple feature stations and two open brackets, the tournament is sure to be required viewing for fans of both franchises and esports! The competition kicks off this afternoon at 2 p.m. CDT/12 p.m. PDT, streaming live on live.gearsofwar.com, Mixer.com/Halo, Twitch.tv/Halo, Twitter and Facebook. Gears players tuning into the action will have the chance to earn free in-game weapon… Continue reading Tune-in Today for Gears Pro Circuit and Halo Championship Series Action→

Our team at Holospark has been working relentlessly on Earthfall, a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters, and we’re excited that it is now available on Xbox One! Success in Earthfall is not an easy task – so here are 10 tips on how you and your buddies can survive this near-future hostile takeover of Earth. Buckle up and get ready to kill all aliens! Upgrade your Barricade Doors One of the first things that you will notice as you travel through the alien infested Pacific Northwest is that… Continue reading 10 Tips for Earthfall, Available Now on Xbox One→