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Xbox's outage even prevented discs from working and it plans to address it
Gaming Xbox CTO Scott Van Vliet recently addressed issues concerning Xbox discs not launching games during Xbox Live's most recent outage and plans to make sure this doesn't happen again
I talked to the developer of Endstate, an app that restores your Windows app settings after a clean install
Apps I spoke with the developer of Endstate, a new free and open-source tool for Windows 11 that uses WinGet and Chocolatey to reinstall your apps and modules to restore your customized settings.
Double Fine laid off staff in order survive breaking free of Microsoft
Gaming Double Fine Productions announces it has laid off 23 employees, as it was the only way to survive after regaining independence from Xbox during its big "reset"
Why Asha Sharma had to kill Phil Spencer's "every screen is an Xbox" vision
QOTD Phil Spencer once envisioned an Xbox on every screen. Here is why new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma had to abandon that multiplatform strategy and double down on dedicated console hardware.
Why can't World of Warcraft have unique Tank Classes like this?
Gaming I never played as a Tank Class in World of Warcraft because none of them ever appealed to me, but if it took inspiration from Final Fantasy XIV's new 'Bastion' job, I might consider playing as one
Windows 11 update brings Voice Isolation and improved Braille display support
Windows 11 The latest Windows 11 build brings Voice Isolation to Voice Access and instant Braille display support, proving once again that accessibility tools end up making life easier for everyone.
Xbox Helix and Steam — and why it no longer makes sense
Xbox One of the coolest new features of the next-gen Xbox is the promise of PC-like openness. But ... does it still make sense from a strategic point of view? Does it still fit Xbox's wider plan under Asha? Let's discuss.
Microsoft has finally fixed Xbox services for most users as of 6:48 PM ET
Gaming Xbox Live is having errors that are preventing people from signing in, seeing their library, and playing their games, but Microsoft's engineers are on the case to fix it ASAP.
"This is an unacceptable situation," Xbox CTO apologizes for its biggest outage in recent memory
Xbox Xbox just had its biggest outage in recent memory, with Xbox's core services down for well over 15~ hours for some users. Xbox CTO just took to X (Twitter) to explain what went wrong.
