Xbox Live is down, so you can’t sign into your Xbox account
Microsoft Xbox Live experienced a major sign-in outage Tuesday afternoon that made it impossible to log into your Xbox profile to play games online. I noticed it after attempting to…
Redditor Finds a McDonald’s N64 Kiosk Filled With Xbox 360 Games in His Dentist’s Office
This story originally appeared on Kotaku. A Reddit user found something quite odd inside their dentist’s waiting room: An old McDonald’s N64 video game kiosk that had been converted into…
The Little 4K Projector That Could, an Actual Xbox Toaster, and More Product News of the Week
As the Consumer Tech team prepares to head to Las Vegas for CES 2024 next week, we cannot stop thinking about LG’s adorable 4K projector while also wondering what an…
Why Xbox Game Pass Will Help Microsoft Win the Console Wars
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers. Xbox hasn’t been able to compete with Nintendo…
Microsoft’s Handheld Version of the Xbox App Is a Good First Step; Now Do Windows
The Xbox app now plays nice with handheld consoles thanks to a new “Compact mode.” Windows-based handheld console users no longer need to navigate through tiny text and jumbled sidebars…
The impending Xbox 360 Store closure makes me wary of Game Pass’ future
I’m an avid Xbox Game Pass user, often trying almost every game that comes to the service and closely following the games coming to and leaving the service each month.…
Xbox 360 Store to Become a Thing of the Past Starting in 2024
Image: Barone Firenze (Shutterstock) Microsoft is bringing an end to its Xbox 360 Store and Xbox 360 Marketplace starting July 29, 2024, the company announced on Thursday. The closure brings…
Xbox Adds New a New Strike System to Help Give Bad Gamers the Boot
Image: vfhnb12 (Shutterstock) Sorry gamers, Xbox says you need to behave. Starting today, Xbox will be cracking down on its Community Standards by rolling out an eight-strike policy that should…
You Can Soon Stream Your Xbox Gameplay to Friends on Discord
Go ahead, show off your Rocket League skills. I won’t judge you.Image: Microsoft Microsoft and Discord want your friends to tear apart your gaming skills, now from the comfort of…
We ranked all the best (and worst) video game system startup sounds
Nintendo First impressions are important. That’s true both in people and video game consoles. The first time you boot up a new gaming system can be a magical moment when…