Asynchronous programming with async and await has existed in .NET for years. Now Microsoft is delivering a new runtime environment for asynchronous execution.

Microsoft plans to begin shipping early units of its next generation console, codenamed Project Helix, to game studios ...

Xbox Project Helix will feature a custom AMD silicon and support next-gen pipelines for ray-tracing and frame generation tech, while also unifying the game development pipeline for PC and console. The ...

A paid, unofficial port of the xemu original Xbox emulator is on Android, sparking controversy and a promise from the real developers for a free release. The post An original Xbox emulator just hit ...

Google is developing a new advanced face unlock system called “Project Toscana” for Pixel phones and Chromebooks. Toscana is designed to perform better in challenging lighting conditions than Google’s ...

What a five years it’s been for Xbox. The Xbox Series consoles’ lifespan has seen Microsoft’s gaming ambitions shot into the stratosphere by the $67.9 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. At ...

Cranberry Township kicked off a year-long celebration of America’s 250th birthday by unveiling a special bell. Experts watched the viral White House video about Iran — their conclusions are telling ...

Microsoft's Xbox division is responsible for a variety of gaming innovations we now take for granted. Direct-to-digital, at home cloud-based gaming multiplayer, achievements, among other things — but ...