Not yet, it seems. “To be clear, there are no organizational changes at our studios,” Microsoft Gaming EVP Matt Booty wrote in a note today. It’s kind of buried under everything else Microsoft’s outgoing and incoming game directors are saying, so figure it’s worth bringing to the surface!
When I walked through the doors of Microsoft as an intern in June 1988, I could never have imagined the products I would help build, the players and customers we would serve, or the extraordinary teams I would be lucky enough to join. It was an epic ride and truly the privilege of a lifetime. … Read more
Xbox boss Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft after nearly 40 years at the software giant. Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft, a major shakeup in the leadership of Xbox and Microsoft’s gaming efforts. Asha Sharma, current product president of CoreAI, takes over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced Phil … Read more
Hi team, I know there is a lot of news today. I am incredibly proud of what we have built together over the past eight years. PC and cloud gaming is growing faster than ever, our next console is in full swing, and together we’ve helped lay the foundation for a more open gaming platform … Read more
Trump’s deregulatory order aims to facilitate rapid construction of new data centers and the fossil fuel infrastructure to power them “The Trump administration is gutting health protections that are important to protecting children from toxins like mercury just to save the coal industry some money,” Nicholas Morales, a lawyer for the environmental nonprofit Earthjustice, said … Read more
SerpApi, a company that offers web scraping tools, is fighting a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google that accuses it of vacuuming search results “on a staggering scale.” In a motion to dismiss filed Friday, SerpApi argues that Google does not copyright its search results, saying the engine is built “on the backs of others who … Read more
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr is urging broadcasters to air “patriotic, pro-American content” to celebrate the US’s 250th anniversary. Called the “Pledge America Campaign,” the initiative encourages broadcasters to run public announcements, short segments or specials to promote “civic education, inspiring local stories and American history.” Carr says broadcasters can “voluntarily choose to show … Read more
Here is a list of things you can bet on right now. This year’s Super Bowl winner, sure. Winner of Survivors season 49, ok. But how many presents will Santa deliver this year? Number of tweets Elon Musk will send in the next 7 days? How much money Avatar: Fire and Ashes will it do … Read more
Over the years I’ve written about a lot of different video game hardware, from new consoles to retro gadgets to whatever you want to call Playdate. But I don’t recall ever being forever sore from testing a device; such are the joys of a virtual boy. Nintendo has turned its biggest flop into an accessory … Read more
As Ring faces fierce backlash over its Search Party feature, a new program encourages developers to move Ring’s doorbell footage from Amazon’s cloud — to users’ own devices. The Fulu Foundation, a consumer advocacy group co-founded by YouTuber Louis Rossmann, is offering an initial $10,000 reward to anyone who can integrate Ring doorbells with a … Read more