Xbox

German Court Orders Microsoft To Stop Selling Xbox 360s

A Mannheim court ruled today that Microsoft can no longer sell its Xbox 360 and Windows 7 operating systems in Germany. According to the German judge, this is because Microsoft infringed upon a Motorola patent while using certain video compression software.


October 19, 2011
Xbox

Kinect, Windows Phone, Windows, Office: They All Live Together Peacefully In This New Ad

Microsoft kicked off their new global campaign this week, showcasing not a one of their products, but all of them and they managed to squeeze in a little Dance Central too!


May 20, 2011
Xbox

Stay In School, Buy A Windows PC, And Get A Free Xbox 360

Microsoft wants U.S. high school, college, and university students to be productive, but not too productive. That’s why they’re giving away a free 4GB Xbox 360 to students purchasing a Windows 7 PC priced at $US699 or higher.


December 15, 2010
News

Microsoft Imagines A Word Without iPhones, PS3s, Wii

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The Microsoft Store is like a Bizarro World version of an Apple Store.


November 2, 2010
In Real Life

Watch The World’s Coolest Maths Teacher Troubleshoot Haunted PC

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This man is unarguably the greatest maths teacher in the history of maths teachers. Or at least the greatest at pulling off large-scale video projector pranks that leave you laughing, stunned and a little bit awed.


October 26, 2010

Microsoft: We Are Doubling Down On PC Games

Exactly a year after rolling out Windows 7 with much fanfare, Microsoft seems to be finally remembering the gamers who help make their platform so popular.


March 18, 2010

Reader Review: Shattered Horizon

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Do you have what it takes to get a review published right here on Kotaku? Raph determines whether Shattered Horizon is a successful launch, or an Apollo 13.


February 10, 2010
News

Windows 7 Overtakes Vista For Hardcore PC Users

Well, here’s something we didn’t notice last time we checked: It seems Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system has already overtaken Windows Vista as the hardcore PC gamer’s operating system of choice.


October 24, 2009
News

R.U.S.E. Gets Touchy-Feely With Windows 7

Ubisoft’s upcoming strategy game R.U.S.E. craves your touch, announced as one of the first games to fully support the new multitouch capabilities of Windows 7.


October 23, 2009
News

This Is Why DiRT 2 PC Was Delayed

Codemasters trotted out the PC version of Colin McRae: DiRT 2 today at the Windows 7 launch in New York, showing off the snazzy DirectX 11 features the game was delayed for.