It's the early 2000s. You've just wrapped up your school report on Microsoft Word, and the next thing you instinctively do is play PC games, specifically the free built-in ones, on your trusty Windows ...

Got Xbox Game Pass for Christmas? These are the must-play games to start with, from console exclusives to day-one hits worth your time.

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Xbox Insiders can start testing the mobile app changes before Game Pass app downloads stop in November. Xbox ...

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Game Pass members can now play over 50 old-school games for free. Microsoft's Retro Classics is a library of old-school Activision and Blizzard games from the '80s and '90s, like Pitfall! and ...

Microsoft has announced some major changes for Game Pass. It’s rebranding some of the tiers, which should make it a little easier to keep tabs on what games and features are available on Game Pass ...

TL;DR: Microsoft's Play Anywhere program boosts gamer engagement by offering one game copy for both PC and console, increasing playtime by 20% and player spending. This strategy supports Xbox's merged ...

Matti Robinson is a veteran of the industry originally from Finland, with nearly 20 years of writing and editing experience. His love for gaming started with the Commodore 64 and grew with each ...

Over 500 million people have played Microsoft Solitaire since its 1990 release as an included game in the Windows 3.0 operating system. In 2019, it was inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, ...

Microsoft is finally taking its shot for handheld gaming. During Summer Game Fest on June 8, the company debuted the console with a flashy trailer: a floating block of ice forming into the handheld ...