With the Xbox Developer Direct showcase around the corner and the 25th year of Xbox finally underway, Microsoft Gaming CEO ...

The next big Xbox showcase has a date. A new Xbox Developer Direct is coming on Jan. 22, Microsoft announced Thursday, and ...

Xbox Cloud Gaming is coming to select Hisense and V homeOS-powered smart TVs in 2026 through the company’s partnership with V ...

DirectX 11 hasn't gone anywhere, and don't expect to see DirectX 13 any time soon, either. Or ever, perhaps. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Forget the polished case studies. The history of the Xbox logo is a rare, honest story of a brand finding its footing through brute force, lucky accidents, and necessary evolution. We dissect this ...

Bad news if you rely on Microsoft’s Lens: PDF Scanner app for your PDF scanning needs. The company has announced that the app will be discontinued in the coming months, and is recommending users ...

Microsoft said Wednesday that it will lay off about 9,000 employees. The move will affect less than 4% of its global workforce across different teams, geographies and levels of experience, a person ...

Microsoft is laying off about 9,000 workers, or roughly 4% of its global workforce. “We continue to implement organizational changes necessary to best position the company and teams for success in a ...

It’s a bittersweet day for Windows users. Microsoft is scrapping its iconic “blue screen of death,” known for appearing during unexpected restarts on Windows computers. The company revealed a new ...

Although ray tracing can add visual realism to top-tier games, it can also maul the performance of otherwise top-tier PCs. It’s been a hurdle for years now, but we’re now one step closer to overcoming ...

Microsoft has announced DirectX Raytracing 1.2 at the GDC conference with claims of "game changing" performance benefits. But the newly revised API looks an awful lot like it has incorporated some key ...

Microsoft has unveiled DirectX Raytracing 1.2 (DXR 1.2) at GDC 2025, introducing two major innovations designed to address key ray tracing performance bottlenecks: Opacity Micromaps (OMM) and Shader ...