Games

Online reactions to Microsoft’s Xbox One announcements have been curiously venomous, with critics hammering the firm for the console’s high price and its seemingly Draconian policies. Some of the complaints have merit, others do not. But rather than excuse or condemn Microsoft across the board, here’s an examination of the complaints with some common sense advice where needed....More

Microsoft today confirmed that it will open several hundred store-within-a-store locations at Best Buys throughout the United States and Canada this summer, dramatically increasing its retail footprint and giving customers a chance to go hands-on with Windows devices and phones....More

As an avid Xbox 360 gamer, one issue has proven increasingly frustrating to me over the past few years: Immature miscreants are allowed to ruin the multiplayer experience, spewing expletives and other nonsense into their headsets and, in games like “Black Ops 2,” creating incredibly offensive in-game content. With Xbox One, Microsoft may just be set to finally do something about this stupidity. The key is an enhancement to the Reputation feature that, today, simply doesn’t do a thing....More

Continuing its ongoing series of disclosures about the Xbox One, Microsoft today detailed a few first party hardware accessories it make available at launch in November. It’s a decent list, but with no real surprises....More