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Microsoft: 'We're moving away from being a maker of packaged goods'
The future of the games industry is in the cloud, Microsoft VP Phil Harrison said today.
EA Origin UK boss Roger Walkden joins Microsoft
EA Origin's UK chief Roger Walkden has joined Microsoft Studios.
Phil Harrison on Steam-box: 'It's very hard to launch hardware'
Microsoft boss Phil Harrison says it will be hard for the likes of Steam and Nvidia to launch mass-market games consoles.
VIDEO: Microsoft's IllumiRoom creates next-gen buzz
With uncertainty abounding about the viability of the next-gen market, Microsoft has demoed some tech that could create huge excitement for the future of the Xbox brand.
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60m sales and counting for Windows 8
Microsoft has sold in excess of 60m Windows 8 licenses in the ten weeks wince the operating system was launched.
$8bn - the total losses made by Xbox 360 and PS3
The console sector is at a crossroads, and a look at the numbers behind Xbox 360 and PS3 make for uncomfortable reading.
Revealed: The UK's Top 20 bestselling games of 2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II was 2012's biggest selling game of the year at UK retail.
Microsoft acquires R2, beats Google and Apple
Microsoft has acquired US home entertainment start-up R2 Studios for an undisclosed sum.
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158 days - the Xbox 720 countdown begins
The fist shot in the next-gen console battle has seemingly been fired.
Tories launch video games tax breaks microsite
The Conservative Party has launched a microsite explaining the reasons why it believes the UK video games industry is worthy of a tax break.
New Xbox Live entertainment apps launch
Xbox Live has added several new offerings to its budding entertainment app section.
Xbox controllers, accessories and points cards cut in price for indie retailers
Gem is running another trio of deals this week for independent retailers.
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'Oban', 'Kryptos' and 'Thebes' - the latest PS4 and Xbox 720 rumours
The safe money is on both Sony and Microsoft announcing their next-gen consoles next year, so expect the rumour mill to intensify from this point onwards.
Minecraft 360 edition averaging 50,000 sales a week
It looks as if the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft has a good chance of running down its PC predecessor in terms of sales.
Xbox 360 leads US hardware sales in November
There may be new consoles and handhelds on shelves, but Microsoft's seven-year-old machine still shifts the most units in the US.
Halo franchise hits 50m units sold
Microsoft has announced its Halo franchise has hit 50m lifetime sales.
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Xbox Live adds new entertainment apps
Xbox Live is launching a handful of various entertainment apps in select countries this week.
Business Insider: "Microsoft can no longer afford to keep investing in Xbox"
Financial news site Business Insider has questioned Microsoft’s ongoing ability to keep throwing money at its Xbox platform.
Patent Office rejects Microsoft's Killer Instinct trademark application
Microsoft has failed in a bid to renew the trademark for Killer Instinct.
Halo 4 episodic CGI deal for UK animation firm Axis
Glasgow animation outfit Axis has been signed up to do the CG FX for the Halo 4 episodic series Spartan Ops.
New Xbox will launch in less than 12 months, says Bloomberg
Microsoft will have its Xbox successor on the market before Thanksgiving and Christmas 2013.
Microsoft Vancouver renamed Black Tusk Studios, is working on new triple-A franchise
The developer formerly named as Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver has a new name – Black Tusk Studios.
Xbox accessories cut in price for indie retailers
Gem is running another trio of deals this week for independent retailers.
Windows 8 sells 40m licenses in first month
Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 8 has sold 40m licenses during its first month.
Xbox 360 moves 750,000 units in US during Black Friday week
Microsoft has revealed Xbox 360 US sales data for the week of Black Friday, announcing the results of the sales period have exceeded the firm’s internal forecasts.
