James Gwertzman started PlayFab to provide cloud-based tools and services for game developers, offloading the server infrastructure grunt work so developers could focus on games. In 2018, Microsoft ...

Microsoft today announced a new initiative that combines under a single umbrella all of the company’s gaming-related products for developers like Xbox Live, Azure PlayFab, Direct X, Mixer, Virtual ...

As Microsoft continues its march toward delivering an Azure-powered streaming game service, the company simultaneously is targeting more third-party game developers with its apps and services. On ...

For most professional enterprise-grade business software users, Microsoft is not really a games company. For Xbox users and games-focused software application developers, Microsoft does of course ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. Video game remakes often strike a balance between authenticity and ...

Video rooms played a key role in a cheating scandal, but they were closed last year to encourage social distancing. Their return is welcome news for many hitters who struggled without them. By James ...