Feature Articles about Microsoft

Several Xbox gaming icons alongside two Xbox Series consoles, both of which won't be able to play the icons' games offline because of Xbox DRM
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Understanding The Online Xbox DRM That Disrupted Gaming

On May 6, Xbox tweeted that some users were struggling to access their Xbox games and content. This issue persisted throughout that weekend; several times, Microsoft announced that the problem was…

June 1, 2022 | 11:58 EDT

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10 Years of Minecraft: Now and Then

Eyck, I feel old. I wasn’t quite in high school when Minecraft launched back in 2009. It was such a novel concept at the time, a fun way to play with friends without the competitiveness of a shooter…

May 17, 2019 | 02:00 EDT

Mass Effect 10 Year Anniversary
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"We Made It." Celebrating Ten Years of Mass Effect

It has been ten years since Canadian developer BioWare released the first game in what is now a long-running franchise, Mass Effect. The team, fresh off their experience from Star Wars: Knights of…

November 7, 2017 | 09:00 EST

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Predicting E3 2016: Microsoft

With a fairly successful E3 2015 that showed off HoloLens, Gears of War 4, Halo 5, and one of the most expensive (yet surprisingly well-received) controllers to ever grace consoles, it is clear that…

June 9, 2016 | 01:00 EDT