

BY Paul Thurrott with 33 Comments
Microsoft today announced Xbox Game Pass, which will provide unlimited access to over 100 Xbox One and Xbox 360 games for $9.99 per month.
BY Paul Thurrott with 3 Comments
This week, Microsoft revealed a subtle but welcome change to the way that it reports how rare each in-game achievement really is.
BY Paul Thurrott with 2 Comments
Today, Microsoft began offering a preview version of its Beam game streaming service to select members of the Xbox Insider program.
BY Paul Thurrott with 4 Comments
Today, Microsoft Store is kicking off a special sales event tied to Presidents Day here in the US. This sale offers big savings on Surface, various third party PCs, and other products and services.
BY Brad Sams with 9 Comments
Halo Wars 2 brings RTS to the console and the desktop and while the game is not perfect, it is a lot of fun.
BY Paul Thurrott with 20 Comments
Today: Microsoft president recommends a 'Digital Geneva Convention', Forza video games top $1 billion in sales, Microsoft delays Patch Tuesday, much more.
BY Paul Thurrott with 23 Comments
This is starting to become a tradition: Microsoft announces record sales of its Xbox One console. But still manages to fall short of the PlayStation 4.
BY Brad Sams with 2 Comments
An insider at Microsoft has sent me some documentation that breaks-down the size of each internal ring for the Xbox Insider program.
BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
Microsoft head of Xbox Phil Spencer said this week that an Xbox 360 emulator for Windows 10 was possible. That's nice. But it's not enough.
BY Paul Thurrott with 2 Comments
Here's a belated peek at the four free games Microsoft is offering this month to Xbox Live Gold subscribers as part of its Games with Gold promotion.
BY Paul Thurrott with 27 Comments
As any Microsoft fan will tell you, the Windows Insider program is one of the big highlights of the past few years. So why is Microsoft so utterly screwing up the Xbox Insider Program?
BY Paul Thurrott with 2 Comments
Microsoft announced today that it is enabling Gears of War 4 multiplayer cross-play between Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs.
BY Paul Thurrott with 11 Comments
Microsoft today revealed that three additional Creators Update features will be provided to some Xbox Insiders tomorrow.
BY Paul Thurrott with 18 Comments
Today: Thurrott.com is going to Africa, Xbox Insiders Program will have four rings (probably), Norway v. Windows phone, All new Chromebooks will run Android apps, more.
BY Paul Thurrott with 18 Comments
Microsoft announced today that the first wave of Xbox Insider Program members are gaining access to a pre-release version of the Creators Update.
BY Paul Thurrott with 3 Comments
Microsoft today announced two new Xbox One S bundles. Each is tied to a particular game title: *Forza Horizon 3* and *Halo Wars 2*.
BY Paul Thurrott with 3 Comments
Microsoft has revealed that Resident Evil 7: Biohazard will be the first major third-party Xbox Play Anywhere title when it ships next week.
BY Paul Thurrott with 27 Comments
Today: A Games with Gold reminder, a Windows 7 warning from Microsoft Germany, a reported Windows licensing change is coming, much more.
BY Paul Thurrott with 31 Comments
The Xbox One is impressive on many levels, but the astonishingly poor performance of its user interface is still holding it back.
BY Paul Thurrott with 56 Comments
Despite continuous sales from the Black Friday weekend through the end of the year, Xbox One was still outsold by PlayStation 4 in December in the U.S.
BY Paul Thurrott with 5 Comments
The list of Xbox 360 games that are playable on Xbox One surpassed 316 titles this week, with two great Battlefield games making the cut.
BY Paul Thurrott with 21 Comments
If you're anything like me, your Microsoft account is the core of your online identity. It's time for a check-up.
BY Paul Thurrott with 7 Comments
It's a new year, but it's also a new month, and that means another four free games for Xbox Live Gold subscribers, courtesy of Games with Gold.
BY Paul Thurrott with 15 Comments
Here's a New Year's Resolution to embrace: It's time to take control of your online identity, which is comprised of multiple accounts.
BY Paul Thurrott with 4 Comments
With 2016 finally drawing to a close, it's time to look back at another great year for Thurrott.com. Here are our top posts of 2016.
BY Paul Thurrott with 31 Comments
It wasn't the best of times or the worst of times. But 2016 was a notable year for the personal technology we cover here at Thurrott.com.