Microsoft Outlook, Xbox and Asda suddenly crash affecting thousands

Azure was down for more than 16,600 users and Microsoft 365, which includes Outlook and Teams, was down for nearly 9,000.

‘Unchecked exposure to violent online content can be harmful’

It often begins innocently enough – a few rounds of Roblox, Minecraft or Free Fire – but for many young minds, online gaming ...

Former Microsoft and Blizzard exec says new Xbox consoles are "just PCs," and that might be why World of Warcraft is "killing addons"

Mike Ybarra, former president of Blizzard Entertainment and Xbox corporate vice president, responds to reports of the ...

A Multi-Million Dollar Blind Spot: How Privacy Silos Impact Compliance

While the need for privacy-security collaboration has expanded, teams struggle with communication breakdowns and structural ...

Console yourself.

Microsoft has said the idea of a video game exclusive locked to a single storefront has become “antiquated for most people,” ...

Bored Ape Yacht Club is making a comeback — as a metaverse

Even though the NFT hype has died down, Yuga Labs is making a big new push with a metaverse called Otherside.

Satya Nadella's "Xbox competes with TikTok" comments don't make sense — but not for the reason you think

Yes, Xbox competes with TikTok and other forms of social media. But the reason TikTok is winning is because Microsoft refuses ...
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Microsoft Azure outage prevents users from playing Minecraft and Xbox Game Pass

With so many services tied to Microsoft, the outage's shockwaves were felt everywhere, including in gaming. Minecraft and Xbox users were caught off guard.

Video game exclusives are ‘antiquated’ says Xbox exec who has never heard of Mario Kart

Microsoft believes exclusive video games are a relic of the past, despite the fact the Nintendo Switch 2, with Mario Kart ...
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'The Idea of Locking It to One Store or One Device Is Antiquated for Most People' — Xbox President Says Microsoft Is Seeing Players 'Evolve Way Past' B…

Microsoft has said the idea of a video game exclusive locked to a single storefront has become “antiquated for most people,” ...
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That Massive AWS Outage Explained: Failures and Fixes Tripping Over Themselves

It wasn't funny for anyone who couldn't access regular online destinations, or for the engineers trying to fix the problems, but Monday's massive Amazon Web Services outage was something of a comedy ...